Grammatical Problems
Recommended Books
⚫ Berry, T.E.(2000). The Most Common Mistakes
in English Usage. New Delhi: McGraw-Hill.
⚫ Fitikides, T.J.(2002). Common Mistakes in
English. London: Longman.
Correct the following sentences:
⚫ This law is able to be evaded.
⚫ Everything was alright.
⚫ Between Habib, Salam, and Shoeb, the
controversy was finally settled.
⚫ I was disinterested in the story.
⚫ The data (facts) is incorrect.
Cont….
⚫ The six students were conversing
excitedly with each other.
⚫ The child continuously disturbed the class.
⚫ We walked further down the street.
⚫ He does not want to loose his wallet.
⚫ We shall precede with the agenda as we
have planned.
Cont….
⚫ He suspicioned that something was wrong.
⚫ The money given by you was not adequate
enough for the purchase.
⚫ I was in a dilemma about what to have for
dinner.
⚫ Rabindranath occupies a most unique place
in Bangla literature.
⚫ He is suffering from an allusion.
Cont….
⚫ A box of eggs are on the table.
⚫ The committee are empowered to make
a recommendation.
⚫ No one among the players are going to
work hard.
⚫ Both of the mice is underfed.
⚫ Salam is one of the boys who is on time.
Cont….
⚫ They theirselves completed the work.
⚫ He put them boxes on the shelf.
⚫ He is playing football for three hours.
⚫ Who did you see last night?
⚫ Who do you want to help you?
Cont….
⚫ Rahim and me are the first in line.
⚫ If I were him, I should not accept the post.
⚫ Mother objected to Mary singing.
⚫ Jabin and myself were in the prow of the
old boat.
⚫ Tomorrow I sing.
Cont….
⚫ I buy the cell phone last month/Monday.
⚫ Nazrul was one of the great man in our
history.
⚫ Did you finish the work yet?
⚫ I plan to hurriedly complete the work and
leave.
⚫ I wish I was as tall as my father.
Cont….
⚫ They had a real good time.
⚫ He is some better today.
⚫ He feels badly about his son’s accident.
⚫ Due to the weather, there was a large
crowd.
⚫ Erosion is where the soil is washed away.
Cont….
⚫ Where is the house at?
⚫ He didn’t speak but once.
⚫ Mr. Halim’s habit of speaking rapidly
impressed the visitor.
⚫ Mother was looking out of the window.
⚫ Keep off of the grass.
Cont….
⚫ He is not as tall as his brother.
⚫ It looks like it’s going to rain.
⚫ She is the prettiest twin.
⚫ This box is more square than that one.
⚫ This is a most satisfactory car.
Cont….
⚫ As a lecturer, he is so bad.
⚫ There were three ws in the word.
⚫ Who’s book is this?
⚫ They were studying spanish and english.
⚫ We had fifty three boxes in the attic.
Cont….
⚫ The leader was not always well-known.
⚫ Dhaka capital of Bangladesh is a mega city.
⚫ The consensus of opinion is that the exam must
be held.
⚫ The teacher is going to repeat the lecture again.
⚫ They would not help us in any way, shape, or
form.
Cont….
⚫ I like to swim, playing football, and traveling.
⚫ The walls were uneven, the foundation was
weak, and the whole house showed signs of poor
workmanship.
⚫ Mr. Jamil is my friend, and he is six feet tall.
⚫ The old president has been defeated, and new
officers elected.
⚫ He is a good worker, and I don’t like him.
Cont….
⚫ I always carry a briefcase because they
protect my books.
⚫ He spoke for a half of an hour.
⚫ Like all Bangladeshis, he thrills to music.
⚫ He came as fast as he was possibly able.
⚫ This is the thing that we must consider.
Cont….
⚫ This company needs a secretary and
treasurer.
⚫ I don’t never go swimming in December.
⚫ I shall contract you early next week.
⚫ Being that I am here, I shall do the work.
⚫ We spoke with Dr. kabir Ahmed, PhD.
Cont….
⚫ This is the kind of a day that makes you
lazy.
⚫ Henry wants in our club.
⚫ The child ate pie, cake, and also ice
cream.
⚫ Robin looks like he is a man in distress.
⚫ His clothes is certainly expensive.
