Common Errors in Usage of Noun Part (5)

 

Common errors in usage of Noun (5) is written with an intention to elaborate the grammatical rules attached to the usage of Noun while speaking or writing in English Language.

It gives examples of sentences with correction of incorrect use of noun in the light of grammatical rules.

 
It also provides you with the reason why and how the incorrection is corrected in accordance with grammatical rules.

 

Incorrect	Correct	Grammatical reason
This is the fruit of his father’s good advices.	This is the fruit of his father’s good advice.	‘Advice’ when used as counsel does not take‘s’ even though it is plural in sense.
Athletics are his favourite sport.	Athletics is his favourite sport.	‘Athletics’ is always considered singular like politics, innings, gymnastics etc. thus take singular verb.
He forgot to bring his scissor.	He forgot to bring his scissors.	Scissor is always written scissors like billiards, alms, annals, assets, gallows, proceeds, trousers and thanks etc and all of them are considered plural.
She must start eating fruits daily.	She must start eating fruit daily.	Fruit always does not take ‘s’ with it like information, furniture, advice, scenery, hair, vegetable etc.
We have been advised to eat a lot of green vegetables.	We have been advised to eat a lot of green vegetable.	Like fruit, furniture, advice etc the vegetable always does not take’s’ with it.
Her grandmother does not wear spectacle.	Her grandmother does not wear spectacles.	Spectacle always take ‘s’ with it like scissors, tings, tidings, trousers, gallows, billiards etc.
I am a supporter of land reform.	I am a supporter of land reforms.	Like summons, orders, respects etc reform always take‘s’ with it.
You forgot to wash your trouser.	You forgot to wash your trousers.	Like spectacles, scissors, thanks, annals, assets, billiards etc.  trouser always take ‘s’ and considered plural.
I have a ten-rupees note.	I have a ten-rupee note.	Rupee, paisa, pair, hair, deer, brace, yoke, are singular plural alike and does not take ‘s’ for plural in most cases.
They spent a large number of money at the fair.	They spent a large amount of money at the fair.	Amount is the suitable word used for money instead number.
He has got into bad companionship.	He has got into bad company.	Company represents friendship and companionship denotes accomplice.
We saw two females at the party.	We saw two women/ladies at the party.	Specific word women or ladies will be used here. If distinction of gender was meant then females was appropriate.
He is my cousin brother.	He is my cousin.	Cousin is the suitable word to be used here.
The girl wore new dress.	The girl wore new clothes.	‘Clothes’ is the suitable noun to be used in this case.
I put down my sign on the application.	I put down my signature on the application.	Signature will be used instead sign.
One of his student has won the gold medal for public speaking.	One of his students has won the gold medal for public speaking.	Same as above. Something is identified or defined in terms of whole lot of same class or kind, the referring term is always plural.
The road is scheduled for repair.	The road is scheduled for repairs.	Like reforms, orders, summons, respects etc repair will always take‘s’ even though considered singular.
We are all fellow brothers.	We are all brothers.	Simply brother is enough in this case.
He took insult at my remark.	He took offence at my remark.	‘Offence’ is suitable instead ‘insult’.
Cloth is sold by the yards.	Cloth is sold by the yard.	Unit for measurement is always used without‘s’ but when it describes quantity then it will be yards. For e.g 150 square yards.