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Read the following passage carefully and make notes
Experiments are sometimes made by experts to find out how many
errors people do make in their statements. One finds that at least ten
per cent error is committed Travel is an important part of a young
man's education and helps to make least errors in one's statement by
getting familiarised with the manners and social customs of other
people and widen the circle of his acquaintance One should meet
important people and acquire more and more knowledge to achieve
self-confidence. Remember that whenever you argue with someone
about a point or a thing, that there is quite a good chance that you
are wrong and never feel confident about yourself always.
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Explanation:
speaking population in the world. It is a second language for a vast majority of people. In a country where many regional languages are used, a lot of errors creep into the grammar and vocabulary of an average English speaker in India.
Writing and speaking in English as a non-native speaker has its own set of problems. Grammatical errors come in many forms and can easily confuse and obscure meaning. Some common errors are with prepositions most importantly, subject verb agreement, tenses, punctuation, spelling and other parts of speech.
Prepositions are tricky, confusing and significant in sentence construction.
Here are 16 English grammar mistakes Indians commonly make:
1.
Incorrect: Myself I am Suresh babu.
Correct: I am Suresh babu.
While introducing oneself, it is usually observed that the users mix up both the possessive pronoun 'myself' and the subject pronoun 'I'.
2.
Incorrect: I am having four brothers and three sisters.
Correct: I have four brothers and three sisters.
Present continuous tense cannot be used for pragmatic situations such as this. Simple present tense should be used.
3.
Incorrect: He do not have a laptop.
Correct: He does not have a laptop.
Do not should not be used after the subject pronoun (He, She, It).
4.
Incorrect: Does she has a car?
Correct: Does she have a car?
The helping verb does is used at the beginning and the main verb have denotes possession or ownership.
5.
Incorrect: (Question) "Today office is there?" (Answer) "No office is not there. Today is Bharat bandh."
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