COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH

COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH (Verbs - 1)

Correct the following sentences (Each question carries 1 Mark)

1.He asked that what are you doing.(Wrong)
    He asked what we were doing.(Correct)
   Exp. In the reported (or indirect) speech the verb changes to the past tense.
If the verb of the main clause is in the past tense and if the embedded
clause begins with a ‘wh’ word, that is obligatorily deleted. The verb
‘are’ which is the present tense changes to ‘were’ denoting past tense.

2.She asked had we taken our food.(Wrong
  She asked if we had taken our food (Correct

Exp.She asked whether we had taken our food
I n the reported speech the word order of an interrogative sentence is
changed into that of an assertive sentence. If it was a yes or no
question the embedded clause would begin with if or whether.

3.Rita said can she go home.(Wrong)
 Rita asked if she could go home.(Correct)

Exp.As the main verb is in the past tense, the reported speech has to have
the verb in the past tense. The word order is changed because it is a
yes/no question and the clause begins with if or whether.

4.He does not care, for my words.(Wrong)
He pays no attention to what I say.(Correct)

Exp.To care for means ‘to look after’ or ‘to provide for the needs of
someone’ whereas to pay attention to means ‘to notice someone or
something’ in the given context, care for is