Spotting Errors in English Sentences for SSC Exams- part 3

In the sequence of last post related to Error finding in sentences, which covers the various grammar rules for Part of  Speech which will help you to solve English (5 to 10) questions of error in all the competitive exams.Now I would like present more rules for you to prepare for your systematic preparations of English and recommend you to kindly get through these rules properly and prepare them to follow in error finding questions.

To be Continued:-  …………………

Rule No. 10^th :- Collective Nouns, ”Government, Jury, Committee, Board, Federation, Public, Army, Crowd, Mob, Society, Assembly, Parliament, Crew, Staff, Majority.” When used as single body the verb used in such cases must be singular in form with pronoun “it/ its”. But when meaning seems for individual member/ unit, then the verb used must be plural in form with pronoun “them/ their”.

Example :- (i) The jury have given its decision.      (Wrong Sentence)

                         The jury has given its decision.        (Right Sentence)

                    (ii) The jury was divided in their opinions.       (Wrong Sentence)

                          The jury were divided in their opinions.       (Right Sentence)

Rule No. 11^th :- Verb used either singular or plural depends on the antecedent after which   relative pronoun is used in any sentence.

Example :- (i) He is the boy who have helped me.          (Wrong Sentence)

                         He is the boy who has helped me.            (Right Sentence)

                    (ii) One of the best students that has come be rewarded.       (Wrong Sentence)

                        One of the best students that have come be rewarded.    (Right Sentence)

                   (iii) I, who is your friend will not work with you.            (Wrong Sentence)

                          I, who am your friend will not work with you.          (Right Sentence)

                     (iv) You, who is my senior, should teach me.                   (Wrong Sentence)   
 

                        You, who are my senior, should teach me.                  (Right Sentence) 
               

Rule No. 12^th :- Plural Noun and plural verb is used with “A number of”, while plural noun and singular verb is used with “The number of”.

Example :- (i) A number of boys has come.                      (Wrong Sentence)

                         A number of boy has come.                       (Wrong Sentence)

                         A number of boys has come.                     (Right Sentence)

                (ii) The number of students are increasing.                 (Wrong Sentence)

                      The number of student is increasing.                      (Wrong Sentence)

                      The number of students is increasing.                    (Right Sentence)

                                                                                     (To be continued soon.............)