Most Common Grammar Mistakes and Corrections Edit

Inc: Gulliver's Travels are a famous book.
Cor: Gulliver's Travels is a famous book.

Inc: We gave him fooding and lodging.
Cor: We gave him food and lodging.

Inc: You are Wordsworth, I see.
Cor: You are a Wordsworth, I see.

Inc: I shall inform this to the principal.
Cor: I shall inform the principal of this.

Inc: Good night, how are you?
Cor: Good evening, how are you?

[N.B. “Good night” is the farewell greeting and “Good evening” is the meeting
Greetings.]

Inc: My all books are lost.
Cor: All my books are lost.

Inc: Shaw is greater than all dramatists.
Cor: Shaw is greater than all other dramatists.

Inc: He said me a humorist.
Cor: He called me a humorist.

Inc: He was hung for murder.
Cor: He was hanged for murder.

Inc: The man hanged his shirt on the wall.
Cor: The man hung his shirt on the wall.

Inc: He is a most perfect judge.
Cor: He is a perfect judge

Inc: You should try your heart and soul.
Cor: You should try heart and soul.

Inc: Whole Bangladesh mourned his death.
Cor: All Bangladesh mourned his death.

Inc: He is one of our family members.
Cor: He is one of the members of our family.

Inc: His English knowledge is good.
Cor: His knowledge in English is good.
Or, His knowledge of English in good.

Inc: No news mean good news.
Cor: No news means good news.

Inc: I knew him an honest man.
Cor: I knew him to be an honest man.

Inc: Recommend for me to the principal.
Cor: Recommend me to the principal.

Inc: This is the wisest plan of the two.
Cor: This is the wiser plan of the two.

Inc: I shook his hands.
Cor: I shook hands with him
Or, I shook him by the hand.

Inc: This stanza is occurred in Nazrul's poem.
Cor: This stanza occurs in Nazrul's poem.

Inc: They, who tell lies, should not be trusted.
Cor: Those who tell lies should not be trusted.

Inc: I have a business.
Cor: I have a piece of business.

Inc: Our car is inferior and less costly than yours.
Cor: Our car is inferior to and less costly than yours.

Inc: Ten men were wounded and one killed. Cor: Ten men were wounded and one was killed.

Inc: He was appointed and dismissed from the post on the same day.
Cor: He was appointed to and dismissed from the post on the same day.

Inc: He tried in vain but could not help you. Cor: He tried but could not help you. / He tried in vain to help you.

Inc: It was a new discovery. 
Cor: It was a discovery/new thing.

Inc: Either this is true or false. 
Cor: This is either true or false.

Inc: The reason of my absence was due to my illness.
Cor: The reason of my absence was my illness.

Inc: The license will be renewed again. 
Cor: The license will be renewed.

Inc: The surgeon operated the patient.
Cor: The surgeon operated upon the patient.

Inc: We take him a fool.
Cor: We take him for a fool.

Inc: They blamed him what he had done. Cor: They blamed him for what he had done.

Inc: I am in dilemma.
Cor: I am in a dilemma.

Inc: He made a visit to our college. 
Cor: He paid a visit to our college.

Inc: Do not try to give dust into my eyes. Cor: Do not try to throw dust into my eyes.

Inc: I request your favouri grant me leave.
Cor: I request the favour of your granting me leave.

Inc: What do you prefer most? 
Cor: What do you prefer?

Inc: We drove the enemy.
Cor: We drove away the enemy.

Inc: Walking in the garden, a snake bit him.
Cor: While he was walking in the garden, a snake bit him.

Inc: Having the sun set, we returned home.
Cor: The sun having set, we returned home.

Inc: He insisted me to go there.
Cor: He insisted on my going there.

Inc: The boy aims to be an engineer.
Cor: The boy aims at becoming an engineer.

Inc: He came with a view to help me.
Cor: He came with a view to helping me.

Inc: I turned every stone to get a job.
Cor: I left no stone unturned to get a job.

Inc: Take a seat please.
Cor: Sit down please.

Inc: He has refused your invitation.
Cor: He has declined your invitation..

Inc: Marconi discovered radio.
Cor: Marconi invented radio.

Inc: Columbus invented America.
Cor: Columbus discovered America.

Inc: The thief robbed my watch.
Cor: The thief robbed me of my watch.

Inc: I caught his hand.
Cor: I caught him by the hand.

Inc: I shall take admission into this college.
Cor: I shall get myself admitted into this college..

Inc: He has admitted his daughter in this school.
Cor: He has got his daughter admitted in this school.

Inc: The principal wants the building to paint.
Cor: The principal wants the building to be painted.

Inc: We did a mistake/error/blunder. 
Cor: We made a mistake/error/blunder.

Inc: He is my fast enemy.
Cor: He is my sworn enemy.

Inc: I have a strong headache. 
Cor: I have a bad headache.

Inc: His both daughters are meritorious. Cor: Both his daughters are meritorious.

Inc: I feel uneasy. 
Cor: I feel unwell.

Inc: Your letter is to my hand. 
Cor: Your letter is to hand.

Inc: The two brothers love each of them.
Cor: The two brothers love each other.

Inc: The villagers help themselves.
Cor: The villagers help one another/each other. 

Inc: He cannot bear your separation.absti m
Cor: He cannot bear separation from you.

Inc: They want your reply.
Cor: They want a reply from you. 

Inc: He should take your leave.
Cor: He should take leave of you.

Inc: It is a nice poetry.
Cor: It is a nice poem/piece of poetry.

Inc: He is fool. 
Cor: He is foolish/a fool.

Inc: The people of Japan are more industrious than Bangladesh. 
Cor: The people of Japan are more industrious than the people of Bangladesh/those of Bangladesh.

Inc: The rice of Dinajpur is better than Faridpur. 
Cor: The rice of Dinajpur is better than the rice of Faridpur/that of Faridpur.