Common errors by South-Asian students — Their corrections

^{Correct the mistakes in the following sentences……..}

 ^{1. The population of Bombay is far larger than Bengaluru.}

 ^{2. If I continued to defy my boss, I will loose my job.}

^{3. When I will reach home, I will make a call to my dad.}

 ^{4. The horse’s health has became stable. So, the veterinary doctor asked us to take it back to the stable.}

 ^{5. Continual rains don’t disrupt our daily routine as much as continuous rains does.}

 ^{6. I refuted the allegations against me vehemently and decide file  defamation case against the maligner.} 

 ^{7. When banks borrow money, they charge interest on the loan whereas when banks lend money, they pay interest on the amount.}

 ^{8. The continuing strife between the Meteis and the Kukis have sullied the image of India abroad.}

 ^{9. Mira along with 12 of her friends come here to playbasketball in this court.} 

 ^{10. Last year the teacher bitterly complained to the principal that the minister’s son had stubbornly defied her.}

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ANSWERS …

^{Q1.  The population of Bombay is far larger than Bengaluru.}

^{Ans 1.  The population of Bombay is far larger than that of Bengaluru.}

 ^Or

 ^{The population of Bombay is far larger than Bengaluru’s.}

 ^{Q2. If I continued to defy my boss, I will loose my job.}

 ^{Ans 2. If I continue to defy my boss, I will lose my job.}

 ^{Q3. When I will reach home, I will make a call to my dad.}

 ^{Ans 3. When I reach home, I will make a call to my dad.}

 ^{Q4. The horse’s health has became stable. So, the veterinary doctor asked us to take it back to the stable.}

^{Ans 4. ..The horse’s health has become stable. So, the veterinary doctor asked us to take it back to the stable.}

 ^{Q5. Continual rains don’t disrupt our daily routine as much as continuous rains does.}

 ^{Ans 5. Continual rains don’t disrupt our daily routines as much as continuous rains do.}

 ^{Q6. I refuted the allegations against me vehemently and decide file  defamation case against the maligner.} 

 ^{Ans 6. I vehemently refuted the allegations against me and decided to file a defamation case against the maligner.} 

 ^{Q7. When banks borrow money, they charge interest on the loan whereas when banks lend money, they pay interest on the amount.}

 ^{Ans 7. .. When banks lend money, they charge interest on the loan whereas when banks borrow money, they pay interest on the amount.}

 ^{Q8. The continuing strife between the Meteis and the Kukis have sullied the image of India abroad.}

 ^{Ans 8. ..The continuing strife between the Meteis and the Kukis has sullied the image of India abroad.}

 ^{Q9. ..}Mira along with 12 of her friends play basketball in this court.

  ^{Ans 9. ..Mira along with 12 of her friends plays basketball in this court.}

 ^{Q10. Last year the teacher bitterly complained to the principal that the minister’s son had stubbornly defied her.}

^{Ans 10. Last year the teacher had bitterly complained to the principal that the minister’s son stubbornly defied her.}