1. ' Manager ' in place of ' as a manager '.
2. ' Due to ' should be deleted. The reason is sufficient.
' Due to ' is a duplication and thus is superflous.
3. ' The price ' in place of ' The prices '.
4. ' He retires ' in plac eof ' he will retire'
5. ' of one's ' in place of 'his'. ' one ' is followed by one's.
6. ' Anybody else ' in place of ' anybody '.
7. ' Three hundred year' in place of ' Three hundred years'.
8. ' The stronger and tallest ' in place of ' very tall '. A word showing superlative
degree should not be joined by a word showing comaparative or he assertve degree.
Both qualifiers must be of the same degree.
9. ' On 31 st March ' in place of ' 31st March'. When the letter or the number form
is used, the article will be used. Thus we can say
'31 st March ' and ' the thirty first March '.
10. 'declined ' in place of ' denied '
PRACTICE SET:4
1.Even though he was over ninety he stll enjoyed reading novels and sometimes spend
an evening at the cinema.
2.Up to the time the last vote was recordedd it was difficult to decide whether victory
lay with the ruling party or the opposition.
3.We should always side with those who are true ans unselfish and work for other
4.I will now deal with him in a manner different from th eone I have adopted so far.
5.His manners indicate that he has no other intention than to steal his money.
6.Page after Page of Gita were read and it gave great consolation to his mind.
7.He was unanimously elected the General Secretary of our Association.
8.Before giving the mixture to the child shake it thouroughly.
9.The short story should not exced more than two hundred words.
10.He looks at everything from their best side.
Answers with Explanation:4
1.' Spent ' in the place ' spend '. The reporting verb is in the past tense an thus all
other clauses must be in the past tense.
