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| My father is in the teaching line. | My father is in the teaching profession.
Note : Teaching line is a slang word. |
| His hat was blown off by a strong air. | His hat was blown off by a strong wind.
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| The magistrate has passed order for his release. | The magistrate has passed orders for his release. |
| There is no place for you on this bench. | There is no room for you on this bench. |
| The police has arrested the thief. | The police have arrested the thief. |
| The wages of sin are death. | The wages of sin is death. |
| The weather of Delhi does not suit me. | The climate of Delhi does not suit me. |
| Credit this sum in my name. | Credit this sum to my account.
Note: In my name is a slang expression.The correct use is to my account. |
| I have learnt these poetries by memory. | I have learnt these poems by memory.
Note: There is no such word as poetries. There is no plural of the word poetry. In place of poetries, we should use poems. |
| He does everything for conscience’s sake. | He does everything for conscience sake. |
| Has the agendum for tomorrow’s meeting been drawn. | Has the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting been drawn up?
Explanation: Agendum is not used in English. Agenda (programme of a meeting) is treated as singular. |
| My uncle’s friend‘s son is a doctor. | The son of my uncle’s friend is a doctor.
Note: the use of the double possessive (‘s) should be avoided. |
| Good night! How do you do? | Good evening! How do you do?
Note : Good night is a parting salution.When we meet someone( in the evening time), the saluation should be Good evening. |
| The juries consist of ten members. | The jury consists of ten members. |
| The jury was divided in its opinion. | The jury were divided in their opinion.
Explanation: jury is a collective noun. Whenever there is a sense of unanimous action, we use singular. |
