Common Errors in Usage of Noun (4)

 Common errors in usage of Noun (4) 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
Her coat’s color is red.	The color of her coat is red.	Apostrophe s (‘s) is not allowed to be used with lifeless things.
He lost his trouser.	He lost his trousers.	It will be trousers and it is always considered plural like billiards, scissors, spectacles etc.
We have read many poetries.	We have read many poems.	‘Poems’ is used here instead of poetry. Secondly poetries is wrong, it will always be poetry.
I went to Murree during the summer vacations.	I went to Murree during the summer vacation.	Vacation does not take‘s’ and considered singular.
He gave five paisas to the beggar.	He gave a five-paisa piece to the beggar.	Paisa, rupee, pound, dozen, hair etc soes not take‘s’.
Nikhat has long hairs.	Nikhat has long hair.	Hair does not take‘s’.
Please bring me scissor.	Please bring me a pair of scissors.	It will always be scissors and it is always considered plural alike spectacles, trousers, tidings, billiards etc.
He cannot see without spectacle.	He cannot see without spectacles.	Spectacle is wrong, it will be spectacles and considered plural.
The United States have a large navy.	The United States has a large navy.	Country name is a singular noun and usually its gender is feminine.
“Gulliver’s Travels” are worth reading.	“Gulliver’s Travels” is worth reading.	Book name is a singular noun.
Ten miles are a long distance.	Ten miles is a long distance.	Like head and score etc ‘miles’ is also considered singular.
A hundred paisas are equal to one rupee.	A hundred paisa is equal to a rupee.	Like dozen and rupee, it will be paisa and one is replaced with indefinite article ‘a’ that denote one or unity.
Two seers of milk a day ar enough for us.	Two seers of milk is enough for us.	Like miles, seers will also take singular verb.
Sixty thousands rupees are a large sum.	Sixty thousand rupees is a large sum.	Like miles, seers etc. thousand take singular verb. Rupee will be rupees in this case.
Twenty hundredweights make one ton.	Twenty hundredweight make one ton.	Similar like miles, seers etc.
He weighs above nine stones.	He weighs above nine stone.	Like dozen, rupee, paisa, pair etc stone will not take‘s’.
He fixed up gallows for him.	He fixed up a gallows for him.	Like politics, gymnastics, ethics, physics etc gallows is always considered singular and thus an indefinite artice ‘a’ precedes it for representing unity or the sense of one.
I received summons to attend the court.	I received a summons to attend the court.	Same as gallows.
We have been asked to memorize the poetry.	We have been asked to memorize the poem.	Poem is used instead of poetry.
She came to his boarding.	She came to his boarding house.	Boarding takes house to develop complete sense, like paper with blotting i.e blotting paper.
He is writing it out in his copy.	He is writing it out in his notebook.	Notebook is the suitable word instead copy.