Common Errors in English Usage

MBA CAT 2024
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The purpose of this Thread is to draw attention to the many English language blunders that are made by native speakers, to shed light on why these words and expressions are considered errors, and to help others avoid common grammar mistakes in spe…

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The purpose of this Thread is to draw attention to the many English language blunders that are made by native speakers, to shed light on why these words and expressions are considered errors, and to help others avoid common grammar mistakes in speech and writing.

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SET-1 :mg:

Guess the phrasal verbs:
1) Quick! _______ the bus. It's ready to leave.
2) I don't know where my book is. I have to ______ it.
3) It's dark inside. Can you _______ the light, please?
4) ______ the form, please.

5) I need some new clothes. Why don't you ______ these jeans?
6) It's warm inside. ________ your coat.
7) This pencil is really old. You can _______ away.
8) It's so loud here. Can you ________ the radio a little.
9) The firemen were able to _______ the fire in Church Street.
10) Does your little brother __________ ghosts?


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@miseera
1. Catch
2. find
3. switch on
4. Wear
5. throw it
6. nahi aata
7. extinguish
8. believes in
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@miseera said: SET-1 Guess the phrasal verbs:
HAPPY CATing
1. Get on
2. look for
3. switch on
4. Fill in
5. try out
6. take off
7. take off
8. throw it
9. put out/extinguish
10. [Can fill in many here] believe in/see...
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1.catch
2.search for
3.switch on
4.fill
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6.put on
7.throw it
8.turn down
9.extinguish
10.belives

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@miseera
Guess the phrasal verbs:
1) Quick! _______ the bus. It's ready to leave.
2) I don't know where my book is. I have to ______ it.
3) It's dark inside. Can you _______ the light, please?
4) ______ the form, please.
5) I need some new clothes. Why don't you ______ these jeans?
6) It's warm inside. ________ your coat.
7) This pencil is really old. You can _______ away.
8) It's so loud here. Can you ________ the radio a little.
9) The firemen were able to _______ the fire in Church Street.
10) Does your little brother __________ ghosts?

get on
search for
switch on
pass on
take away
take off
throw it
turn up
turn off
believe in
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BOARD

SEARCH FOR
SWITCH ON
OPEN
PUT ON
TAKE OFF
THROW IT
TURN DOWN
PUT OFF
FEAR
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@Maruti089 said: Subscribed !!gud work @miseera
@rahulkgupta said:
@miseera
1. Catch
2. find
3. switch on
4. Wear
5. throw it
6. nahi aata
7. extinguish
8. believes in
@swetad said:
1)Catch
2)search for
3)switch on
4)fill
5)take
6)remove
7)throw it
8)turn down
9)extinguish
10)see
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@Estallar12 said:
1. Get on
2. look for
3. switch on
4. Fill in
5. try out
6. take off
7. take off
8. throw it
9. put out/extinguish
10. [Can fill in many here] believe in/see...
@bindu60 said: 1.catch 2.search for 3.switch on 4.fill 5 6.put on 7.throw it 8.turn down 9.extinguish 10.belives
@abhijeet018 said:
@miseera Guess the phrasal verbs: 1) Quick! _______ the bus. It's ready to leave. 2) I don't know where my book is. I have to ______ it. 3) It's dark inside. Can you _______ the light, please? 4) ______ the form, please. 5) I need some new clothes. Why don't you ______ these jeans? 6) It's warm inside. ________ your coat. 7) This pencil is really old. You can _______ away. 8) It's so loud here. Can you ________ the radio a little. 9) The firemen were able to _______ the fire in Church Street. 10) Does your little brother __________ ghosts?get on search for switch on pass on take away take off throw it turn up turn off believe in
@madman242 said:
SEARCH FOR
SWITCH ON
OPEN
PUT ON
TAKE OFF
THROW IT
TURN DOWN
PUT OFF
FEAR


Phrasal verb have three categories:
a)Verb + preposition (prepositional phrasal verbs)
b)Verb + particle (particle phrasal verbs)
c)Verb + particle + preposition (particle-prepositional phrasal verbs)

Answers:
1) Quick! Get on the bus. It's ready to leave.
2) I don't know where my book is. I have to look for it.
3) It's dark inside. Can you switch on the light, please?
4) Fill in the form, please.
5) I need some new clothes. Why don't you try on these jeans?
6) It's warm inside. Take off your coat.
7) This pencil is really old. You can throw it away.
8) It's so loud here. Can you turn down the radio a little.
9) The firemen were able to put out the fire in Church Street.
10) Does your little brother believe in ghosts?

Happy CATing :cheerio:
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Incorrect: He loves with me.
Correct: He loves me.


Incorrect: We discussed about the matter.
Correct: We discussed the matter.


Incorrect: We reached at the airport at 9 pm.

Correct: We reached the airport at 9 pm.


Incorrect: I have ordered for his dismissal.
Correct: I have ordered his dismissal.


Incorrect: He married with his friend €™s sister.
Correct: He married his friend €™s sister.


Incorrect: She entered into the room.
Correct: She entered the room.


Incorrect: The child resembles to its mother.
Correct: The child resembles its mother.


Incorrect: He is intelligence, but he lacks of experience.
Correct: He is intelligence but he lacks experience



Explanation

Verbs such as enter, resemble, lack, discuss, marry, reach, order and approach are normally followed by direct objects without prepositions.

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SET 2

Complete the following sentences using do or make.

1. It will ………………………….. more harm than good.

a) make b) do c) either could be used here

2. I have just ………………………… a cake.

a) made b) done c) either could be used here

3. Will you ………………………… me a favor?

a) do b) make c) either could be used here

4. She gave up without even ……………………………….. an attempt.

a) doing b) making c) either could be used here

5. I like the way she ………………………….. my hair.

a) makes b) does c) either could be used here

6. Don't ………………………… a noise.

a) do b) make c) either could be used here

7. I would like to ………………………….. a phone call.

a) make b) do c) either could be used here

8. People have ………………………….. war since the dawn of civilization.

a) done b) made c) either could be used here

9. She is ………………………….. good progress.

a) making b) doing c) either could be used here

10. I think we are ………………………….. a mistake.

a) doing b) making c) either could be used here

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@Maruti089

Complete the following sentences using do or make.

1. It will ……do…………………….. more harm than good.

a) make b) do c) either could be used here

2. I have just ………made………………… a cake.

a) made b) done c) either could be used here

3. Will you …………do……………… me a favor?

a) do b) make c) either could be used here

4. She gave up without even ………making……………………….. an attempt.

a) doing b) making c) either could be used here

5. I like the way she …………does……………….. my hair.

a) makes b) does c) either could be used here

6. Don't ……………make…………… a noise.

a) do b) make c) either could be used here

7. I would like to ……………make…………….. a phone call.

a) make b) do c) either could be used here

8. People have ………………made………….. war since the dawn of civilization.

a) done b) made c) either could be used here

9. She is ………………making………….. good progress.

a) making b) doing c) either could be used here

10. I think we are …making……………………….. a mistake.

a) doing b) making c) either could be used here
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@miseera said: The purpose of this Thread is to draw attention to the many English language blunders that are made by native speakers, to shed light on why these words and expressions are considered errors, and to help others avoid common grammar mistakes in speech and writing.:gm: :gm: :gm: :gm: CAT12
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@miseera

plz help ::
in sentence correction if all four or five sentences seem to logically follow each other, will our selection of incorrect sentence depend on previous sentence as well..
for eg:
Find incorrect sentence :
a)Divya came home late last evening.
b)Vinod wanted to know where she had been.
c)She replied she was attending to a party in club.
d) Soon a brawl ignited among them.

Here option 'd' seems to b correct if we dnt knw it's a conversation of two ppl.
Will i mark it as incorrect?
Help
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@Maruti089 Help Out Here Please :)
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1.By the time she arrives, we ________________(finish) our homework.

2.She _________________(finish) lunch by the time we arrived.

3.The sun ______(set) at 9 last night.

4.When I stopped __________(speak) to Mary, she was picking some flowers in her garden.

5.Despite ______________(study) hard, he failed the exam.


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@Maruti089 said:

Incorrect: He loves with me. Correct: He loves me.

Incorrect: We discussed about the matter. Correct: We discussed the matter.

Incorrect: We reached at the airport at 9 pm.

Correct: We reached the airport at 9 pm.

Incorrect: I have ordered for his dismissal. Correct: I have ordered his dismissal.

Incorrect: He married with his friend €™s sister. Correct: He married his friend €™s sister.

Incorrect: She entered into the room. Correct: She entered the room.

Incorrect: The child resembles to its mother. Correct: The child resembles its mother.

Incorrect: He is intelligence, but he lacks of experience. Correct: He is intelligence but he lacks experience

Explanation

Verbs such as enter, resemble, lack, discuss, marry, reach, order and approach are normally followed by direct objects without prepositions.

DOUBT:
"Incorrect: She entered into the room.
Correct: She entered the room."

I have read in TIME material that 'into' is used with verb where motion is involved
like... "ran into the kitchen" and entered also involves motion...
whereas 'in' is used with verb where motion is not involved...
like.... "sat in the kitchen"
and now I am confused...