Rules and Tips to Solve Spotting Errors in Sentences:
1.Some nouns always take a singular verb.
Scenery , advice, information, machinery, stationary, furniture, abuse, fuel, rice, gram, issue , bedding, repair, news, mischief, poetry, business, economics, physics, mathematics, classics, ethics,
athletics, innings, gallows.
athletics, innings, gallows.
a) The Scenery of Kashmir are enchanting.(Incorrect)
The Scenery of Kashmir is enchanting. (Correct)
The Scenery of Kashmir is enchanting. (Correct)
2.Some nouns are singular in form, but they are used as plural nouns and always take a plural verb.
Cattle, gentry, vermin, peasantry, artillery, people, clergy, company, police.
a) The cattle is grazing in the ground.(Incorrect)
The cattle are grazing in the ground.(Correct)
The cattle are grazing in the ground.(Correct)
3.Some nouns are always used in a plural form and always take a plural verb.
Trousers, scissors, spectacles, stockings, shorts,measles, goods, premises, thanks, tidings, annals, chattels etc.
a) Where is my trousers?(Incorrect)
Where are my trousers?(Correct)
Where are my trousers?(Correct)
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