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Common Errors in English
Nouns that are plural in form but
singular in use
 News
 Mathematics
 Summons
 Innings
 Politics
 Gallows
 Wages
Nouns that are plural in form but
singular in use
Examples:
Incorrect: These news are good.
Correct: This news is good.
Incorrect: politics are a dirty game.
Correct: Politics is a dirty game.
Nouns that are only used as
singular.
 Furniture
 Scenery
 Hair
 Machinery
 Poetry
 Luggage
 Fruit
 Bread
 Vacation
Nouns that are only used as singular.
 Examples:
 Incorrect: These furniture are for sale.
 Correct: This furniture is for sale.
 Incorrect: He takes fruits after meals.
 Correct: He takes fruit after meals.
 Incorrect: He wrote poetries.
 Correct: He wrote poetry.
Nouns that are Singular in form but
plural in use
 Cattle
 People
 Peasantry
 Poultry
 Folk
 Gentry
Nouns that are Singular in form but
plural in use
 Examples:
 Incorrect: The cattles are grazing in the
field.
 Correct: The cattle are grazing in the field.
 Incorrect: The village folk is illiterate.
 Correct: The village folk are illiterate.
Nouns that have singular and plural alike
 Deer
 Sheep
 Stone
 Pair
 Poor
 Score
 Thousand
Nouns that have singular and plural
alike
 Examples:
 Incorrect: I keep many sheeps and deers.
 Correct: I keep many sheep and deer.
 Incorrect: He helped the poors.
 Correct: He helped the poor.
 Incorrect: I want two pairs of shoes.
 Correct: I want two pair of shoes.
Nouns used in plural form only.
 Spectacles
 Orders
 Thanks
 Shoes
 Scissors
 Alms
 Studies
Incorrect: His Spectacle is very fine.
Correct: His Spectacles are very fine
Incorrect: The Judge passed order for his arrest.
Correct: The Judge passed orders for his arrest.
’s is used for nouns indicating living beings.
‘of’ is used in the case of lifeless things.
Incorrect: the son of Dass has been
killed.
Correct: Dass’s son has been killed.
Incorrect: This room’s walls are dirty.
Correct: The walls of this room are
dirty.

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  • 2. Nouns that are plural in form but singular in use  News  Mathematics  Summons  Innings  Politics  Gallows  Wages
  • 3. Nouns that are plural in form but singular in use Examples: Incorrect: These news are good. Correct: This news is good. Incorrect: politics are a dirty game. Correct: Politics is a dirty game.
  • 4. Nouns that are only used as singular.  Furniture  Scenery  Hair  Machinery  Poetry  Luggage  Fruit  Bread  Vacation
  • 5. Nouns that are only used as singular.  Examples:  Incorrect: These furniture are for sale.  Correct: This furniture is for sale.  Incorrect: He takes fruits after meals.  Correct: He takes fruit after meals.  Incorrect: He wrote poetries.  Correct: He wrote poetry.
  • 6. Nouns that are Singular in form but plural in use  Cattle  People  Peasantry  Poultry  Folk  Gentry
  • 7. Nouns that are Singular in form but plural in use  Examples:  Incorrect: The cattles are grazing in the field.  Correct: The cattle are grazing in the field.  Incorrect: The village folk is illiterate.  Correct: The village folk are illiterate.
  • 8. Nouns that have singular and plural alike  Deer  Sheep  Stone  Pair  Poor  Score  Thousand
  • 9. Nouns that have singular and plural alike  Examples:  Incorrect: I keep many sheeps and deers.  Correct: I keep many sheep and deer.  Incorrect: He helped the poors.  Correct: He helped the poor.  Incorrect: I want two pairs of shoes.  Correct: I want two pair of shoes.
  • 10. Nouns used in plural form only.  Spectacles  Orders  Thanks  Shoes  Scissors  Alms  Studies Incorrect: His Spectacle is very fine. Correct: His Spectacles are very fine Incorrect: The Judge passed order for his arrest. Correct: The Judge passed orders for his arrest.
  • 11. ’s is used for nouns indicating living beings. ‘of’ is used in the case of lifeless things. Incorrect: the son of Dass has been killed. Correct: Dass’s son has been killed. Incorrect: This room’s walls are dirty. Correct: The walls of this room are dirty.