Rapid Revision · Verbal Ability

Sentence Correction

Spot the grammar error and fix it. A handful of rules, subject-verb agreement, tense, and modifiers, catch the vast majority of exam sentences.

The 3-minute recap

If you read nothing else tonight, read these 5 lines.

Subject and verb must agree in number; ignore the words sitting between them.
Keep tense consistent unless the meaning clearly shifts in time.
A modifier must sit next to the word it describes (watch dangling modifiers).
Use parallel structure in lists: the same grammatical form for each item.
Every pronoun needs one clear noun to refer to; avoid vague 'it' and 'this'.

Work through the cards

6 cards, each one idea: what it is, a worked example, and the trap to dodge.

Subject-verb agreement

Find the true subject, then match the verb. Phrases like 'along with', 'as well as' and 'each of' do not change a singular subject.

'The box of chocolates IS (not are) on the table', the subject is 'box', not 'chocolates'.

Trap: A long phrase between subject and verb is bait; mentally delete it first.

Tense consistency

Stay in one time frame. Shift tense only when the sentence genuinely moves between past, present and future.

'He said that he WAS (not is) tired', reported speech shifts to the past.

Modifiers in the right place

An opening phrase describes the noun right after the comma. If that noun is wrong, the modifier dangles.

'Walking to school, the rain started' is wrong, rain was not walking. Fix: 'Walking to school, I felt the rain start.'

Parallelism

Items joined by 'and' or 'or' must share one grammatical form: all nouns, all -ing verbs, or all infinitives.

'She likes reading, writing and to paint' -> 'reading, writing and painting'.

Pronoun clarity and case

Every pronoun needs one obvious antecedent. Use 'who' for subjects and 'whom' for objects; say 'between you and me', never 'between you and I'.

Trap: If 'it' or 'they' could point to two nouns, the sentence is wrong even if it sounds fine.

Prepositions and idioms

Fixed pairs matter: 'different FROM', 'capable OF', 'prefer X TO Y', 'superior TO'. These are memorized, not reasoned out.

'Different than' is usually marked wrong in Indian exams; use 'different from'.

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