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[shibli]

Incorrect  His room's windows are open.
Correct    The windows of his room are open.
   
Incorrect    It is everybody's duty to defend their country.
Correct    It is everybody's duty to defend his/her country.
    
Incorrect    Either of them are to go.
Correct    Either of them is to go.
    
Incorrect    More police was sent to the scene of the crime.
Correct    More police were sent to the scene of the crime.
   
Note : The noun police is singular in form but plural in sense.
    
Incorrect    Mary pretended to not recognize me.
Correct    Mary pretended not to recognize me.
   
Incorrect    She neither speaks English nor Bangla.
Correct    She speaks neither English nor Bangla.
    
Incorrect    Only I and my friend were at the concert.
Correct    Only my friend and I were at the concert.
   
Incorrect    There is a dirty mark on the rug which must be removed.
Correct    On the rug, there is a dirty mark which must be removed.
   
Incorrect    Lizzie approached me and held my hand, said, "Hello !"
Correct    Lizzie approached me, held my hand, and said, "Hello !"
   
Incorrect    The climate of Japan is different from Taiwan.
Correct    The climate of Japan is different from that of Taiwan.


Incorrect   We realized where our weak points were and how to get rid of them.
Correct    We realized where our weak points were and how we could get rid of them.
   
Incorrect    All I know is my friend is right.
Correct    All I know is that my friend is right.
    
Note : When the "that clause" is the object of a verb, the subordinating conjunction that may be omitted. When it is a complement of the verb be, that cannot be omitted.
    
Incorrect    Most of us found difficult to comprehend his speech.
Correct    Most of us found it difficult to comprehend his speech.
    
Incorrect    Her heart sank and could hardly stand.
Correct    Her heart sank and she could hardly stand.
   
Note : Not changing the subject will make "her heart" seem to have "feet" on which it stands.
    
Incorrect    While doing the work, there are obstacles ahead.
Correct    While doing the work, they met with obstacles.
   
Note : A certain action must be attached to the actor; otherwise the action becomes dangling.
    
Incorrect    Mandy is easy to suffer from cold.
Correct    Mandy suffers from cold easily.
    
Incorrect    How much is the price of this pen ?
Correct    How much is this pen ? Or How much does this pen cost ? Or What is the price of this pen ?
   

[ashiqbest012]

I will complete all of the lesson one by one Inshallah...Sir carry on this post.....Educative post....Thank you...... 

[shibli]

Incorrect: I look forward to meet you
Correct:   I look forward to meeting you

[shibli]

Incorrect: We are committed to ensure quality education
Correct:   We are committed to ensuring quality education

[shibli]

Incorrect: I would like to thanks my course teacher
Correct:   I would like to thank my course teacher
Correct:  I would like to offer thanks to my course teacher
Correct: Thanks to my course teacher

[shibli]

Incorrect: Thank you so much for inform us.
Correct: Thank you so much for informing us.
Correct:  Thank you so much for having informed us.

General rule is : Preposition + Verb+ ing

Incorrect: I don't believe in overload my stomach
Correct:   I don't believe in overloading my stomach

[Nushrat Nahida Afroz]

thank you so much for this topic.it is so helpful for us.

Regards
Nushrat Nahida Afroz
Lecturer
Business & Economics

[shibli]

Incorrect: I don't know who are you?

Correct: I don't know who you are.

[shibli]

Incorrect: I saw a police man
Correct:   I saw a police officer.

[shibli]

Incorrect: We want a camera man.
Correct: We want a camera operator.

[shibli]

Incorrect: If a customer comes, please attend him.
Correct: If a customer comes, please attend him or her.

[bidita]

This wing is the best one in the Forum, i think.... Shibli sir should be awarded for this venture. I have learnt many grammatical things from this wing. 

[Al Mamun Bhuiyan]

Thank you, sir .We should learn English grammar appropriately.So will be able to reading , writing , speaking etc accurately.Student in DIU should give more emphasis on learning of English grammar.

[Mostakima Yesmin]

Sometimes we face many grammatical problems. Thank you dear Shibli sir for gives us some tips. I will try to complete your process.

[shibli]

Incorrect: We should try to talk English as much as possible.
Correct:    We should try to talk in English as much as possible.