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Common Grammatical Errors

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He is more better than me.

A. He is better than I
B. He is more better than me
C. He is better than me
D. He is more good than I

'Better' is already comparative; 'I' is the correct subject pronoun in comparison.

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The scenery of Murree are beautiful.

A. The scenery of Murree is
B. The scenery of Murree were
C. The scenery of Murree have
D. The scenery of Murree are

'Scenery' is uncountable/singular.

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She invited me and him.

A. She invited him and me
B. She invited me and he
C. She invited him and I
D. She invited I and him

Polite ordering ('him and me') and objective case.

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I prefer coffee to tea.

A. I prefer coffee than tea
B. I prefer coffee to tea
C. I prefer coffee over tea
D. I prefer coffee against tea

'Prefer' takes the preposition 'to'.

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I have finished the work yesterday.

A. I finished the work
B. I have finished the work
C. I had finished the work
D. I was finishing the work

Simple past is required for a specific time ('yesterday').

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It is I who is responsible.

A. It is I who am
B. It is I who is
C. It is I who were
D. It is I who are

'Who' refers to 'I', so 'am' is correct.

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The number of students are increasing.

A. The number of students is
B. The number of students were
C. The number of students has
D. The number of students are

'The number of' is singular.

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A number of people was there.

A. A number of people were
B. A number of people is
C. A number of people has
D. A number of people was

'A number of' is plural.

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He is the person that I was talking of.

A. He is the person of whom
B. He is the person who
C. He is the person that I
D. He is the person about whom

Prepositions prefer 'whom'.

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Everyone has their own opinion.

A. Everyone has his or her
B. Everyone have their
C. Everyone has their
D. Everyone has his

Formal grammar requires singular pronoun for singular subject.

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Hard work and dedication is the key to success.

A. Hard work and dedication are
B. Hard work and dedication has
C. Hard work and dedication were
D. Hard work and dedication are

Multiple subjects ('work and dedication') take a plural verb.

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One of my friends are going to Lahore.

A. One of my friends is
B. One of my friends were
C. One of my friends have
D. One of my friends are

The subject is 'One' (singular).

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The police is coming.

A. The police are
B. The police was
C. The police has
D. The police were

'Police' is a collective noun functioning as plural.

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He asked me to whom I was speaking.

A. He asked me who
B. He asked me whom
C. He asked me whose
D. He asked me to whom

'Whom' is the object of the preposition 'to'.

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If it rains, we will cancel the picnic.

A. If it rained
B. If it rains
C. If it rain
D. If it had rained

First conditional structure: 'If' + present, 'will' + base form.

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I wish I would have gone to the party.

A. I wish I had gone
B. I wish I went
C. I wish I would go
D. I wish I had have gone

'Wish' about the past requires past perfect ('had gone').

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The book, including the notes, were lost.

A. The book, including the notes, was
B. The book, including the notes, have
C. The book, including the notes, are
D. The book, including the notes, were

Subject is 'book' (singular).

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She is taller than anyone in the class.

A. She is taller than anyone else
B. She is taller than any
C. She is taller than anyone
D. She is taller than someone

To compare a person with the rest of the group, use 'anyone else'.

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Neither of the two boys have done the work.

A. Neither of the two boys has
B. Neither of the two boys were
C. Neither of the two boys are
D. Neither of the two boys have

'Neither' is singular.

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