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Some Common Mistakes in English Grammar – Part 1

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At times, there are sentences in the English language, that we get confused with and do the funniest blunders. Well, it can happen to anyone. These mistakes can be related to the entire structure of the sentence or a part thereof. It can be related to verbs, or to words that depict numbers like a pair (2), a dozen (12), etc.

So, let’s move on and start the game.

  • Question of

    Dozen/Dozens

    • Stuart bought three dozen notebooks.
    • Stuart bought three dozens notebooks.
  • Question of

    Scissor/Scissors

    • My scissors are lost. Did you find?
    • My scissor is lost. Did you find?
  • Question of

    Vacation

    • The Diwali vacations will start in India soon.
    • The Diwali vacation will start in India soon.
  • Question of

    Hair

    • Who’s that blonde? Her hairs are very beautiful.
    • Who’s that blonde? Her hair is very beautiful.
  • Question of

    Mile (Denoting distance)

    • The marathon is a 26 mile race.
    • The marathon is a 26 miles race.
  • Question of

    Scenery

    • The sceneries of Switzerland are breathtaking.
    • The scenery of Switzerland is breathtaking.
  • Question of

    Innings

    • England scored 389 runs in the first innings.
    • England scored 389 runs in the first inning.
  • Question of

    Pair

    • I’m going to buy three pairs of trousers.
    • I’m going to buy three pair of trousers.

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Written by Abhijit Bangal

15 Comments

  4. I got question 7 and 8 wrong when in my opinion the answers I chose were correct.

    “In the first inning” is the correct way to say it.
    “Two pairs” is the correct way to say it.
    At least in American English.

    • I believe that Abhijit is Indian, so the sport he has in mind is cricket, not baseball. In cricket, the players play an innings, not an inning, so he is not wrong here. However, I agree with you about the trousers!

      • Yeah mate, I do come from India and whatever I compiled was, of course, that way. My general thought was that at least the grammar rules might be the same all over. But this is my learning part too.

    • As I mentioned in the title, this is the 1rst part. I will try to come up with some more universal statements in the next quiz, though I cannot say how universal they would be. But I’d like to give it a shot.

  7. As a native speaker, I would never say, “Three Pair Of Trousers”. Of course I realise that the grammar differs slightly in Indian English from European English, so perhaps that holds the explanation.

    Also, I’m curious about “Mile (Denoting distance)”. What other kind of mile is there?