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shibli:
USE OF ADJECTIVES
Incorrect He is sick.
Correct He is ill.
Incorrect I have strong headache.
Correct I have a severe headache.
Incorrect This is more preferable than that.
Correct This is preferable to that.
Incorrect No less than fifty students were present.
Correct No fewer than fifty students were present.
Incorrect I want a little quantity of milk.
Correct I want a small quantity of milk.
Incorrect Ram only is guilty.
Correct Ram alone is guilty.
Incorrect Do not go out in the sun with your head open.
Correct Do not go out in the sun with your head bare OR uncovered.
Incorrect Give a verbal translation of the passage.
Correct Give a literal translation of the passage.
Incorrect The association has three thousands of rupees in cash.
Correct The association has only three thousand rupees.
shibli:
USE OF ADVERBS
Incorrect He does not know to swim.
Correct He does not know how to swim.
Incorrect Don't go in the sun.
Correct Don't go out in the sun.
Incorrect I know him too well.
Correct I know him very well.
Incorrect I shall of course do it.
Correct I shall certainly do it.
USE OF CONJUNCTIONS
Incorrect Now you are tired, you may rest awhile.
Correct Now that you are tired, you may rest awhile.
Incorrect No sooner had he died, when his sons began to quarrel.
Correct No sooner had he died than his sons began to quarrel.
Incorrect He asked me that why I had not gone there.
Correct He asked me why I had not gone there.
Incorrect Until you remain idle, you cannot succeed.
Correct As long as you remain idle, you cannot succeed.
shibli:
ERRORS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SENTENCES
Incorrect One of his family members is dead.
Correct A member of his family is dead.
Correct One of the members of his family is dead.
Incorrect My brother's all the books have been stolen.
Correct All my brother's books have been stolen.
Correct All the books of my brother have been stolen.
Incorrect For what you are here ?
Correct What are you here for ?
Incorrect Tell me why did you go there ?
Correct Tell me why you went there ?
Incorrect I, you and he will go together.
Correct You, he and I will go together.
Incorrect Exercise is good both for work as well as health.
Correct Exercise is good for work as well as health.
Incorrect He did not abstain to smoke but persisted to purchase valuable cigars.
Correct He did not abstain from smoking but persisted in purchasing valuable cigars.
Incorrect To him I did a request which he did not comply.
Correct To him I made a request with which he did not comply.
Incorrect I cannot bear your separation.
Correct I cannot bear separation from you.
Incorrect Open the last but one page of the book.
Correct Open the last page but one of the book.
Incorrect I solicit your favor to grant me leave.
Correct I solicit the favor of your granting me leave.
Incorrect Those who are absent, I shall punish them.
Correct I shall punish those who are absent.
shibli:
Incorrect After doing the work, his face brightened.
Correct
After he had done the work, his face brightened.
Incorrect We shall be glad to get your good news.
Correct
We shall be glad to get good news from you.
Incorrect I feel myself feverish.
Correct
I feel feverish.
Incorrect You have no excuse to be forgetful.
Correct You have no excuse for being forgetful.
Incorrect He rose equal to the occasion.
Correct He rose to the occasion.
Correct He was equal to the occasion.
Incorrect Are your work busy ?
Correct Do you have a busy job ?
Incorrect I am going to a picnic.
Correct I am going on a picnic.
Incorrect I am a bit in a hurry.
Correct I am in a bit of a hurry.
Incorrect I'll date her out this Saturday.
Correct I'll take her out on a date this Saturday.
Incorrect If one day I am good in English, I would definitely admit it.
Correct
If someday I am good at English, I will definitely admit to it.
Incorrect How do you think to learn the English ?
Correct What is your point on learning English ?
shibli:
Able
Capable
able - if someone or something is able to do something, they have skills or qualities which make it possible for them to do it.
capable - if a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability, capacity, or potential to do it.
The different usage between able and capable is ' able ' has a broader meaning in one's ability but ' capable ' shows one's ability in a more specialized aspect.
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She is an able teacher. ( She is a teacher with quality )
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She is a capable teacher. ( She has the ability to be a teacher )
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Capable also shows a sense of possibility whereas there is no such usage with able.
* The situation is capable of improvement.
In this situation, we can't replace capable with able to show the possibility for improvement.
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Ability can be acquired through a series of training, but capability has nothing to do with training.
* I do not doubt his ability to do the work.
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