Common Errors while using Noun and Pronoun in Sentences

This lesson will help you eradicate some common errors in your English. As English is not our first language, we often make mistakes while making sentences. This lesson will help you remove some common errors and make your English more natural.

Errors in the use of Noun with example sentences

Wrong Sentence	Correct Sentence
The sceneries of Kashmir are very charming.	The scenery of Kashmir is very charming.
Sana has no issues.	Sana has no issue.
She had gone to buy fruits.	She gad gone to buy fruit.
Her hairs are jet black.	Her hair is jet black.
The mother feeds the poors.	The mother feeds the poor.
I told these news to my father.	I told this news to my father.
The fleet were destroyed by the enemy.	The fleet was destroyed by the enemy.
These buildings are made of bricks and stones.	These buildings are made of bricks and stones.
I have no more breads to give to the beggar.	I have no more bread to give to the beggar.
I’ll go to the town on feet.	I’ll go to the town on foot.
All her furnitures have been sold.	All her furniture has been sold.
The machineries are not functioning properly.	The machinery are not functioning properly.
I have many works to do.	I have much work to do.
The teacher gave us many advices.	The teacher gave us many pieces of advice.
My younger brother did many mischiefs.	My younger brother did many acts of mischief.
The boys were shouting abuses.	The boys were shouting words of abuse.
I have learnt the alphabets.	I have learnt the letters of the alphabets.
I have a five rupees note.	I have a five rupee note.
We bought two dozens pencils.	We bought two dozen pencils.
He ran in a two miles race.	He ran in a two mile race.

Wrong Sentence	Correct Sentence
Amna is a ten years old girl.	Amna is a ten year old girl.
It’s a three feet rule.	It’s a three foot rule.
I had gone to buy vegetable.	I had gone to buy vegetables.
The road is closed for repair.	The road is closed for repairs.
The judge passed order for his release.	The judge passed orders for his release.
Very few peoples are hard-working.	Very few people are hard-working.
His spectacle is very expensive.	His spectacles are very expensive.
The scissor is blunt.	The scissors are blunt.
Your trouser is not loose.	Your trousers are not loose.
The K-2 is the highest Mountain.	The K-2 are the highest Mountains.
The fisherman catches many fishes in the pond.	The fisherman catches many fish in the pond.
I saw many deers and sheeps in jungle.	I saw many deer and sheep in jungle.
The cattles are returning to the village.	The cattle is returning to the village.
The gentry of the town has been invited.	The gentry of the town have been invited.
This is not my copy.	This is not my copy-book.
Bring some blotting from the office.	Bring some blotting paper from the office.
He lives in the boarding.	He lives in the boarding house.
Please put your sign here.	Please put your signature here.
Your servant is a coward boy.	Your servant is a coward.
She is my cousin sister.	She is my cousin.

Errors in the use of Pronoun with example sentences

Wrong Sentence	Correct Sentence
It is I.	It is me.
I, you and he will go to Kolkata tomorrow.	You, he and I will go to Kolkata tomorrow.
You are wiser than I.	You are wiser than me.
Let her and I do this work.	Let her and me do this work.
One should do his duty.	One should do one’s duty.
Everyone must do their best.	Everyone must do his best.
Every man and boy is busy with their work.	Every man and boy is busy with his work.
These two sisters love one another.	These two sisters love each other.
These three sisters love each other.	These three sisters love one another.
Neither Fatima nor Amna are in the class.	Neither Fatima nor Amna is in the class.
Neither you nor I are lucky.	Neither of us is lucky.
She has studied neither of these ten books.	She has studied none of these ten books.
Who is this for?	For whom is this?
Who are you expecting now?	Whom are you expecting now?
Say whom you think will get the prize?	Say who you think will get the prize?
Who do you think we met?	Whom do you think we met?
I am enjoying now.	I am enjoying myself now.
Atiqa hid behind the wall.	Atiqa hid herself behind the wall.
They resigned to the will of God.	They resigned themselves to the will of God.
We applied heart and soul to the task before us.	We applied our heart and soul to the task before us.
Which is cleverer, Ahsan or Mohsin?	Who is cleverer, Ahsan or Mohsin?
Please bring mine pen.	Please bring my pen.
This pen is my.	This pen is mine.
I do not like any of these two books.	I do not like either of these two books.
I like not any of these two books.	I like neither of these two books.

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