What is wrong with the following sentence
Television can attract 'the' attention of people more than anything else.
More to follow......
Missing article...im not very sure though
Missing article...im not very sure though
Sentence Correction:
He put the eye drops in the man's eyes who was lying in the bed.
Answer is:
He put the eye drops in the eyes of the man who was lying in the bed.
Please help me to understand why apostrophe s is eliminated here?
I vs me
---------
I is a pronoun that must be the subject of verb
Me is a pronoun that must be the object of the verb
Use I with subjective pronouns like we ,she,you,they
Me with objective pronouns like us,him ,her
The easiest way to decipher the two is to remove the other noun and see if it still makes sense .
for eg :
He told Tom and (I or me?) to get ready.
He told I to get ready? NO
He told me to get ready? YES
Therefore, He told Tom and me to get ready.
If John and (I or me?) get married, we'll have two kids.
If me get married? NO
If I get married? YES
Therefore, If John and I get married, we'll have two kids.
Just between you and (I or me?), this is a bad idea.
Because "between" needs to be followed by a plural, we'll use "we" and "us" to figure this out.
Just between we? NO
Just between us? YES
Just between you and me, this is a bad idea.
He lives...in... Bengaluru...on...115, Richmond road.
u can't live at road...u can live on the road...
living 'at the road' means, kind of ur home is the road itself...i hope u get my point...
IMHO, 115, Richmond road refers to a specific address, and not the whole road, hence it is to be treated different from living on the road.
The apt term should be at 115, Richmond Road.
Please correct me if I am wrong guys.
Regards,
Mohit Sharma
Batch of 2013,
Institute of Management,
Nirma University.
2. In the 1950's astronomers were divided between those
who believed the universe began in a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") with those who favored the model
of an eternal and infinite steady-state universe.
(A) universe began in a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") with
(B) universe began with a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") and
(C) universe had a beginning a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") or
(D) universe's beginning was a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") or
(E) universe's beginning was a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") against
2. In the 1950's astronomers were divided between those
who believed the universe began in a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") with those who favored the model
of an eternal and infinite steady-state universe.
(B) universe began with a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") and
2. In the 1950's astronomers were divided between those
who believed the universe began in a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") with those who favored the model
of an eternal and infinite steady-state universe.
(A) universe began in a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") with
(B) universe began with a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") and
(C) universe had a beginning a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") or
(D) universe's beginning was a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") or
(E) universe's beginning was a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") against
My take in bold
eye is an object....sth that doesnt have life....so u cant use apostrophe to show possession...its possible only when apostrophe is used in context with a person to show possession....
for eg....This is Ram's pen.:RIGHT
but saying...
The pen's cap is broken:is WRONG
u shud say...
The cap of the pen is broken: RIGHT
u can also use an apostrophe to show contraction....like
It is really hot: can be written like: It's really hot.
I am a bad boy:I'm a bad boy
thanks ....i always used to get confused with this....can also give some insight on the usage who/whom???
plz do post if u have knowledge about their usage
I vs me
---------
I is a pronoun that must be the subject of verb
Me is a pronoun that must be the object of the verb
Use I with subjective pronouns like we ,she,you,they
Me with objective pronouns like us,him ,her
The easiest way to decipher the two is to remove the other noun and see if it still makes sense .
for eg : He told Tom and (I or me?) to get ready.
He told I to get ready? NO
He told me to get ready? YES
Therefore, He told Tom and me to get ready.
If John and (I or me?) get married, we'll have two kids.
If me get married? NO
If I get married? YES
Therefore, If John and I get married, we'll have two kids.
Just between you and (I or me?), this is a bad idea.
Because "between" needs to be followed by a plural, we'll use "we" and "us" to figure this out.
Just between we? NO
Just between us? YES
Just between you and me, this is a bad idea.
thanks ....i always used to get confused with this....can also give some insight on the usage who/whom???
plz do post if u have knowledge about their usage:)
Sentence Correction:
He put the eye drops in the man's eyes who was lying in the bed.
Answer is:
He put the eye drops in the eyes of the man who was lying in the bed.
Please help me to understand why apostrophe s is eliminated here?
eye is an object....sth that doesnt have life....so u cant use apostrophe to show possession...its possible only when apostrophe is used in context with a person to show possession....
for eg....This is Ram's pen.:RIGHT
but saying...
The pen's cap is broken:is WRONG
u shud say...
The cap of the pen is broken: RIGHT
u can also use an apostrophe to show contraction....like
It is really hot: can be written like: It's really hot.
I am a bad boy:I'm a bad boy:)
hope thiis answers ur doubt
eye is an object....sth that doesnt have life....so u cant use apostrophe to show possession...its possible only when apostrophe is used in context with a person to show possession....
for eg....This is Ram's pen.:RIGHT
but saying...
The pen's cap is broken:is WRONG
u shud say...
The cap of the pen is broken: RIGHT
u can also use an apostrophe to show contraction....like
It is really hot: can be written like: It's really hot.
I am a bad boy:I'm a bad boy:)
hope thiis answers ur doubt
sorry i gave the wrong explaination...its the same doubt as urs that i've now
sorry dude
Reposting...
Find what are wrong with the following sentences.
1)Television can attract attention of people more than anything else.
2)Hydrogen is touted the lightest gas in the world.
3)In the election of 2009, the internet emerged as the new communication media to be used by political parties to inform the voters about their agenda.
identify the correct
a)Don starry is a tall,husky man ,grey haired and grey eyed ,
b)who wears steel -rimmed glasses and spoke with authority .
c)He enjoys carpentery and painting his summer house in the solitary mountains of colorado.
d)He managed his 4000 volume library meticulously.
e)He looks like a university president -which ,in fact ,he was for a time -although not at a conventional university.
1)a,b and c 2)b and c 3)a,d,and e 4)c and d 5)a,c, and e..
a)No jewish mother ever wanted her son to be a president .
b)special assistant to the president ,may be ;but president ,never.
c)traditionally,politics never played an important role
d)in the jewish community as it did in the other communities .
e)And the jewish mother is not what she used to be as there are currently three governors in the U.S of jewish origin .
1)a only 2)a,b,c 3)A,D,E 4)c only 5) d only
plz provide explanation also...:)
reposting ...:)
prats92 Saysreposting ...:)
1st ques: A C & E are correct i guess....coz the remaining sentences violate the tense consistency of the paragraph...i think so....do post the correct ans ....
Reposting...
Find what are wrong with the following sentences.
1)TheTelevision can attract attention of people more than anything else.
2)Hydrogen is touted asthe lightest gas in the world.
3)In the election of 2009, the internet emerged as the new communication media to be used by political parties to inform the voters about their agenda.
My answers to 1 and 2 in bold.
Reposting...
Find what are wrong with the following sentences.
3)In the election of 2009, the internet emerged as the new communication medium to be used by political parties to inform the voters about their agenda.
Here internet is a single medium.
2. In the 1950's astronomers were divided between those
who believed the universe began in a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") with those who favored the model
of an eternal and infinite steady-state universe.
(B) universe began with a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") and
2. In the 1950's astronomers were divided between those
who believed the universe began in a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") with those who favored the model
of an eternal and infinite steady-state universe.
(A) universe began in a cosmic explosion
(t
(E) universe's beginning was a cosmic explosion
(the "big bang") against
OA is 2
posted below are some sentence correction question. Please mark your answer which is the correct as per grammar usage.
5.A collection of 38 poems by Phillis Wheatley, a slave, was published in the 1770s, the first book by a Black woman and it was only the second published by an American woman.
(A) it was only the second published by an American woman
(B) it was only the second that an American woman published
(C) the second one only published by an American woman
(D) the second one only that an American woman published
(E) only the second published by an American woman
Sentence Correction:
He put the eye drops in the man's eyes who was lying in the bed.
Answer is:
He put the eye drops in the eyes of the man who was lying in the bed.
Please help me to understand why apostrophe s is eliminated here?
In the first sentence their is a problem with misplaced modifier. The sentence effectively means that the eyes of the man lay on the bed. So we rectify it to the second sentence given. Add to it the fact that an apostrophe followed by an 's' is in most cases where the noun is animate. So the error is not with elimination of apostrophe but with placement of modifiers. Hope you get it