COMMON ERRORS WITH ADJECTIVES

Correct: He held the bag in both hands.. Correct: He held the bag in both his hands.. Incorrect: Winston Churchill is greater than any other British politicians.. Correct: Winston Church

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Common Errors with Adjectives

Incorrect: Every one knows this

Correct: Everyone knows this

Explanation

Everyone should be written as one word.

Incorrect: He held the bag in the both hands

Correct: He held the bag in both hands

Correct: He held the bag in both his hands

Explanation

We do not use the before both.

Incorrect: Everybody should do some or other work

Correct: Everybody should do some work or other

Incorrect: Iron is more useful than any other metals

Correct: Iron is more useful than any other metal

Incorrect: Winston Churchill is greater than any other British politicians

Correct: Winston Churchill is greater than any other British politician

Explanation

In these comparative sentences we should use a singular noun after any other.

Incorrect: He came a 3rd time

Correct: He came a third time

Incorrect: He is in class eighth

Correct: He is in class eight

Correct: He is in the eighth class

Incorrect: He opened the book at six page

Correct: He opened the book at page six

Incorrect: This is a portrait of King George the sixth

Correct: This is a portrait of King George VI

Explanation

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The numbers of kings and queens should be written in Roman characters

Examples are: Elizabeth II, Louis XIV

Ordinal numbers (e.g first, second, tenth etc.) up to twelfth should be written in words except in dates

Examples

18th October 2003 (NOT Eighteenth October 2003)

This is the fifth time you have asked the same question (NOT This is the 5th time

)

Dates should be written as follows: July 7th or 7th July (NOT 7th of July or seventh

of July)

Cardinal numbers up to twelve should be written in words except when telling the time

Examples

He came at 10 am (NOT He came at ten am.)

She has seven siblings (NOT She has 7 siblings.)

Cardinal and ordinal numbers above twelve and twelfth may be written in either words or figures

Incorrect: He is worst than you

Correct: He is worse than you

Incorrect: Mumbai is hot than Delhi

Correct: Mumbai is hotter than Delhi

Explanation

Only an adjective or adverb in the comparative degree can be used before than.

Incorrect: A horse is usefuller than a car

Correct: A horse is more useful than a car

Adjectives and adverbs having more than one syllable form their comparative and

superlative forms by the addition of more and most.