Sentence Correction

Sentence Correction: Study Material with Emojis 📝✨

Key Rules for Sentence Correction 🎯

Rule #1: No Article with “Kind of/Sort of/Type of” 🚫📖

• Don’t use “a/an/the” with “kind of,” “sort of,” “type of,” etc.
  • ❌ What type of the books you like to read?
  • ✅ What type of books you like to read?
  • ❌ What sort of an insect is that?
  • ✅ What sort of insect is that?

Rule #2: “Each of/One of/None of” + Plural Noun 👥

• Always use a plural noun after “each of,” “one of,” “none of.”
  • ❌ Each of the player performed well.
  • ✅ Each of the players performed well.
  • ❌ None of the student scored above 90%.
  • ✅ None of the students scored above 90%.

Rule #3: Collective Noun + Plural Verb When Not a Single Unit 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

• Use a plural verb if the collective noun isn’t acting as one unit.
  • ❌ The resources was divided based on its expertise.
  • ✅ The resources were divided based on their expertise.

Rule #4: Present Continuous for Problematic Recurring Actions 🔁

• Use present continuous (is/are + -ing) for actions that happen repeatedly and are problematic.
  • ❌ She always hits me without any reason.
  • ✅ She is always hitting me without any reason.

Rule #5: Future Conditionals – Present for “If/When”, Future for Result ⏳

• For two future actions, use simple present for the condition, simple future for the result.
  • ❌ The moment she will enter the room, we will start singing.
  • ✅ The moment she enters the room, we will start singing.

Rule #6: Impossible Past Condition – Had + Would Have + V3 ⏪

• For impossible past conditions, use “had” for the condition and “would have + V3” for the result.
  • ❌ If Jacob would have called me, I would have picked him up.
  • ✅ If Jacob had called me, I would have picked him up.

Practice Questions with Answers & Emojis

1. The employees of this company demand higher salaries for a very long period of time.
   • ✅ The employees of this company have been demanding higher salaries for a very long time. 👩‍💼💸
2. The train is expected to arrive between 11 pm to 12 pm.
   • ✅ The train is expected to arrive between 11pm and 12pm. 🚆
3. If the cab would have started on time, she would have reached office on time.
   • ✅ If the cab had started on time, she would have reached office on time. 🚕
4. The renowned Birla’s family is divided on the property.
   • ✅ The renowned Birla’s family are divided on the property. 👪
5. What kind of a car do you want?
   • ✅ What kind of car do you want? 🚗
6. Nishi said to the boy, “Can you take me home now?”
   • ✅ Nishi asked the boy if he could take her home then. 🏠
7. A loud, harsh, piercing cry.
   • ✅ Screech 🦅
8. The payment was collected by the hardworking salesman.
   • ✅ The hardworking salesman collected the payment. 💰
9. Though very old, yet my grandfather is the complete head of the extended family.
   • ✅ Undisputed 👴🏠
10. Back to the drawing board.
    • ✅ An idea has been unsuccessful and a new one must be devised. 🔄📝
11. If the screen of the computer (was bright enough), it would have been easier to read from here.
    • ✅ had been brighter 💻
12. By the time she reached there, he left the place.
    • ✅ By the time she reached there, he had left the place. 🕒
13. This kingdom has been belonging to us since generations.
    • ✅ has belonged 👑
14. Rama told his wife, he would not mind standing and eat the dinner.
    • ✅ standing and eating the dinner 🍽️
15. People in villages do not have enough water, besides many people in metro cities have water even for their swimming pools.
    • ✅ whereas 🌊🏊

Tips for Sentence Correction Success 💡

• Always check for articles, verb forms, and noun agreement.
• Watch for tricky conditionals and tense usage.
• Use present continuous for repeated, problematic actions.
• For collective nouns, decide if the group acts as one (singular) or individuals (plural).
• Read the sentence aloud to check what “sounds right.”

Keep practicing these rules and examples with emojis for quick recall and easy understanding! 😃📖