Please correct the following sentences and if possible give reasons why they are incorrect:

1. I doubt that he will come.
2. There was no other consideration but his merit.
3. You can’t blame him of theft.
4. She insisted to go there.
5. His all hopes were dashed to the ground.
6. No less than ten persons were killed.
7. I m sorry I have a few friends.
8. You need is greater than that of mine.
9. Najma was the first, who arrived.
10. I do not like you making fool of others.
11. I went there with a view to get information.
12. He saw the patient who was long ill.
13. Until you rein idle, you will make no progress.
14. In the end the invaders were driven.
15. No sooner he heard the noise, he went out.
16. He in order to frighten me fired.
17. He was rather a conceited dandy.
18. You shell remember what u read, if you read inventively.
19. None of us would like to live in charity.
20. You separation distresses me.
21. He no sooner saw the picture but started laughing.
22. He inquired about his heath.
23. His friends sided him.
24. I pitied on him.
25. I am ill since three months.
26. The waves beat the shore.
27. I doubt that he will come.
28. He told me to keep the secret with myself.
29. He avoids to go there.
30. Salma was charged of murder.
31. A notice was served to A to vacate the house.
32. He made great contribution to art.
33. She makes him to obey her orders.
34. He is my neighbour.
35. She is on leave.


Besides aforementioned sentences there are two other sentences:
Incorrect: Islamabad is a worth seeing sight.
Correct: Islamabad is a sight worth seeing.
Incorrect: I request your favour of granting me three days’ leave.
Correct: I request the favour of your granting me three days’ leave.

Please give reason why incorrect sentences are incorrect.

SALAM..!!

Following is a recommended solution to the sentenses posted by you.

1 i doubt that he will come
(doubt is negative, so should be followed by a negative assertion)

i doubt that he will not come
OR i expect that he will come

2 there was no other considration but his merit
(indication of one option from among many available, separate by 'except')

there was no considration, except his merit
OR there was no considration other than his merit

3 you can't blame him of theft.
(Blame is 'find someone responsible; accuse is appropiate)
you cannot accuse him of theft

4 she insisted to go there
('insist to' is non existant in eng.)
she insisted that she will go

5 His all hopes were dashed to the ground
(structure)
All of his hopes dashed to the ground

6 no less than ten persons were killed
('no less than....of' construction)

No less than ten of the persons were killed

7 i am sorry i have a few friends.
(vague meaning)
Regretably, a few of the friends, i only have; or simply
i am sorry, i have only a few friends.

8 you need is greater than that of mine
(need cannot be greater or smaller)
Your need is more urgent, than that of mine.

9 Najma was the first, who arrived.
(no cohesion)

Najma was the first one to arrive; or


10 i do not like you making fool of others
(assertion about action, not person)

i do not like your making fool of others

11 i went there with a view to get information

(construction: with a view of doing sth)
i went there with a view of getting information

12 he saw the patient who was long ill
(tense structure)
he saw the patient who has been ailing since long.

13 until you rein idle, you will make no progress
(until..n/pn..do/does not...assertion)

Until you dont rein idleness, you will make no progress

14 In the end the invaders were driven.
(structure)
In the end the invaders were driven out.

15 no sooner he heard the noise, he went out
(Positve..positive)
As soon as he heard the noise, he went out.

16 He in order to frighten me fired.
(Order)

He fired, in order to frighten me.

17 he was rather a conceited dandy

he was a rather conceited dandy.

18 you shall remember what you read, if you read inventively

You shall remember, whatever you read inventively.
or you shall remember whatever you read, if you read inventively

19 none of us would like to live in charity.
(live on)
None of us would like to live on charity.

20 you separation distresses me

Your separation from me, distresses me.

21 he no sooner saw the picture, but started laughing
(no sooner...past perfect..past ind.)

no sooner had he seen the picture, than he started laughing.

22 He inquired about his health
(Inquire after .. ask abt health)

He inquired after him.

23 his friends sided him
(side with)
His friends sided with him.

24 i pitied on him

(pity .. a noun)
I felt pity for him

25 i m ill since 3 months.

i have been ailing since 3 months.

26 the waves beat the shore.
(beat against; on... to hit repeatedly)

the waves beat against the shore.

27 i doubt that he will come

i doubt that he will not come

28 he told me to keep the secret with myself

He told me to keep the secret to myself.

29 he avoids to go there
(avoid..avert danger; refrain.. stop oneself)

he refrains from going there.

30 salma was charged of murder.

salma was accused of murder.

31 A notice was served to A to vacate the house.
(serve on..to deliver afficial notice)
A notice was served on A to vacate the house.

32 he made great contiribution to art
(contribute to...creat article etc)
he contributed to art a lot.

33 she makes him to obey her orders.

she makes him obey her orders.

34 He is my neighbour.
(COrrect by any standard)

35 she is on leave
(leave, noun.. permission to go off work)
she has a leave (for today).

Besides aforementioned sentences there are two other sentences:
Incorrect: Islamabad is a worth seeing sight.
Correct: Islamabad is a sight worth seeing.

This relates to arrangement. Islamabad is a sight, which is worth seeing; and not that islamabad is worth (vague assertion), as implied by the incorrect sentense

Incorrect: I request your favour of granting me three days’ leave.
Correct: I request the favour of your granting me three days’ leave

The , 'favour of granting me 3 day's leave' is a noun clause. thus having no verb reference; it refers to the abstract-favour itself
Thus is replaced with 'The favour of your granting me leave' which is a verb clause-complete in itself. It refers to the act of doing favour.

I expect the experts to jump in and find faults with whatever i have asserted.

Thanx
C U Around
Allah Nigeh Ban

So we’ve got another expert (small one) here. Dear Mohiuddin, after fervently trying to detect the worms in your post to irritate you I’ve come up with the following assertions!

The rests were fine with me except:

3 you can't blame him of theft.
(Blame is 'find someone responsible; accuse is appropiate)
you cannot accuse him of theft

According to my dictionary!
blame (verb) Feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong: (Mark this word, it can be used in the theft condition. So we don’t need to change the verb at all)

The mistake according to me can be corrected by changing the preposition!
3 you can't blame him for theft. (it can be like this)

12 he saw the patient who was long ill
(tense structure)
he saw the patient who has been ailing since long.
(I think the tense has been changed)

I have no personal correction. I will take yours as correct!

24 i pitied on him

(pity .. a noun)
I felt pity for him

Pity is also a verb!

I pitied him (it can be like this)

25 i m ill since 3 months.

i have been ailing since 3 months.

(I will prefer to correct it without changing the verb)

25: I have been ill since 3 months (im’ not sure whether since is also used in present tense, however I personally do it)

30 salma was charged of murder.

salma was accused of murder.

(Adil's law of change of preposition applied)

30: salma was charged with murder (charged… with)


35 she is on leave
(leave, noun.. permission to go off work)
she has a leave (for today).

I still have problems with your correction. I have heard that sentence many times. And I think its correct!

The younger expert here has tried to provide his assertions. They in no way are claimed to be perfect. The adroit is requested to take pain to correct me if I’m wrong!

Regards,
Adil Memon

I made this post in a hurry.. please pardon the mistakes!

Once again, the sentences corrected by changing the prepositions don't stand your sentences incorrect at all. I would prefer the preposition change over the verb. You can make your own choice... so don't get irritated!

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"The race is not over because I haven't won yet."

Adil Memon
Police Service of Pakistan (P.S.P)
37th Common Training Program

salam.

Note the following.

1 the purpose of correction is to 'correct the sentense'. That a sentense can be corrected by changing its preposition, and not by changing the verb is mind-boggling.

2 (On leave)

The mere usage by laymen would'nt rectify an error. If you find this in any authintic word-store, do tell me. that would be a favour. Something non-existant in dictionery cannot be recommended.

3 (pity)

The mith that a sentense can only be rectified in "One" way is recommended to be abandoned. Infact there are many ways.

4 (ill since)

the construction is ..Sub...has/have been ....verb.....Object"

if any dictionery suggests that 'ill' is a verb, do tell me.
(that it is used is a truth. But equally incorrect)

5 (charged with)

Your correction is correct too. i believe in many possible solutions.

6 (Since in present)

No problem with that. it is usually used.

Pakistan has been making great progress.......etc

Are you sure u saw the "Flash of Changing tense"

the tense has not changed. it is still past. the second part is 'dependent sentense. it cannot change the tense. it can merely add to the meaning of first clause'

this was my BLUNDER. you did not notice it. i wanted to edit it yesterday. But thanx to your kindness, i did not get anything of what you promised, so i had to contact authorities...!!!

Until is negative itself.

correction is

Until you rein idleness, you will make no progress.
(meaning jab idleness control kar loge TABB progress karoge...pehle nahin)

Continue the good work

Allah Nigeh Ban

Dear Mohiuddin,


I myself would prefer to change the preposition unless it is indispensable to modify the verb. You can have different ideas!


(on leave stuff)
Leave
1 (also leave of absence) time when one has permission to be absent from work or from duty in the armed forces: Joe was home on leave | maternity leave.

This stuff has been pasted by my iFinger Oxford Dictionary. It has the same usage in the sentence. If I am wrong, correct me please!

(pity)
Pity is also a verb. It can be used as I did.

(ill since)

My correction was like:
I have been ill since 3 months

"ill" was not used as a verb. The verb is "been".

(charged with)
Thanks for agreeing. I would prefer to change the preposition before the verb.

(since in present)
Dear fellow, the question was whether "since" could be used in the condition of below mentioned sentences.

I am ill since 3 months!

(THE TENSE CHANGE CONTROVERSY)
In the original sentence, "was" had been used to expose the tense. However your correction contained "has been". The controversy in this case would drive us crazy. So I give up and you neglect it!

Your correction according to me was right. So I left it untouched!

Regards,
Adil Memon

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"The race is not over because I haven't won yet."

Adil Memon
Police Service of Pakistan (P.S.P)
37th Common Training Program

Greetings to Eveyone!!!
Having read the entire web-page about correcting and rectifying grammatical errors,and further realising that they're being modified from time to time, I could no longer help being part of this controversial topic, hoping all the while not to resent anybody in here, the following are some alterations to the prior modified sentences.



4. She insisted to go there.
She insisted on going there.(Because it is a sort of demand)

7.I m sorry I have a few friends
I am sorry I have few friends(Here 'few' sounds reasonably correct)

8. Your need is greater than that of mine
Your need is greater than mine (here 'mine' is a possesive pronoun already refering to what belongs to oneself, suffice to say, 'that of mine' shows awkwardness in the context.)

for example: This pencil is mine( emphasizes something already in possession)


9. Najma was the first, who arrived.

Najma was the first to arrive. Or It was Najma who arrived first.
(the definate article preceeding 'first' strongly relates to the Proper Noun(Najma) who is the subject and therefore No modification such as 'the first one' to be used

12.He saw the patient who was long ill.

He saw the patient who had been ill for long(because 'ill' is an adjective,and the word 'long' must therefore be preceded by 'for','since' doesnt seem to be indicating a point of time

13. Until you rein idle, you will make no progress.

As long as you rein or (remain) idle, you will make no progress(corrections previously made by two gentlemen, are fairly ambigious)
Until is negative itself. as aserted by Mr. MOHIUDDIN
'Until you dont remain idle, you will make no progress'
Here the usage of Until cant be applied, nor this be corrected by placing 'dont'), english cant servive this, heyhey


15. No sooner he heard the noise, he went out
No sooner had he heard the niose, than he went out
Or
He had no sooner read the poem, than he went out.
('No sooner' has a restrictive or negative sence, it gotta be followed by the interrogative form of the verb unless it begins a sentence)

21. He no sooner saw the picture but started laughing.
He had no sooner seen the picture, than he started laughing
(the adverb 'No sooner' does not start in the begining, However the sentence structure doesnt have to be ruined

No sooner did he see the picture, than he started laughing
(if the act of laughing didnt last long and eventually came to a halt, then certainly we would prefer to say as stated above.

25. I am ill since three months.
I have been ill for three months(now)
(Somtimes, sentences like, 'He was hospitalized for two months', is correct, for we are speaking about the duration of time he had to stay in hospital,means 'up to', while 'He had been hospitalized for two months',suggests that he had been there for two months (in the past)

29. He avoids to go there.
He avoids going there(the verb avoid has to be put together with an +ing form)

32. He made great contribution to art.
He made a great deal of contribution to art
other alterations made earlier are wholly acceptable.

6. No less than ten persons were killed.
No fewer than ten persons were killed('less' is when there is something uncoutable,and 'fewer' is where it is countable)


I belive that,No One Is Perfect, no matter how hard we try we are apt to make blunders, as a matter of fact, Perfection cant stand where Critisizers live, anyways,,,,feel free to drop me a line or two an' be my guest forever.

!!!Comments are always welcome!!!
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