Spot the Error topic - verb

#everydayquiz #spot the error #verb

Walking along the road, my pen fell down.
while i was walking along the road...

The girls watched intendly as the model applied her make-up with a practiced hand

practised
We adapt to the environment.adapt ourselves

Acquit (to do better than expected), absent, avail, reconcile ( to accept a situation reluctantly), amuse, resign, avenge, enjoy, exert, apply (to work hard on something), adapt, adjust, pride.. all these need reflexive pronoun

They enjoyed the party.

No error

THERE IS ANOTHER RULE IF AFTER "ENJOY" THERE IS OBJECT THEN WE DONT PUT ANY REFLEXIVE PRONOUN,,

They enjoyed during vacation.

here enjoyed themselves

He was absent.no error

He absented himself.yes,, when absent is used as verb then it takes reflexive pronoun,,,so no error in above sentence

I reconciled with him after the bitter argument.

HERE If reconcile means settlement or compromise..then we dont use reflexive pronoun..

so no error

He reconciled himself to the arrogant attitude of his boss.

here reconciled means accepting something even though you dont want to accept then reflexive pronoun will be used

so the rule is if the subject is receiver of the verb then we will use reflexive pronoun.

Keep yourself away from bad company

Keep away from bad company.
Keep, stop, turn, qualify, bathe, move, rest, hide. these are some words with these we dont use reflexive pronoun,,

He invited me on/for tea.

both wrong,, right is "TO"

he He invited me to tea

I have never and will never cheat you.I have never cheated and will never cheat you.

If he was a millionaire, he would help the millennium project

if he were

I am having a car. i have a car.

Rule of AS

use AS

‘regard, describe, define, treat, view, know

dont use AS

name, elect, think, consider, call, appoint, make, choose.’

I regard him my brother.

I regard him as my brother.

The teacher called him as stupid.The teacher called him stupid.

Biology has been defined the study of organism. Biology has been defined AS the study of organism. 

She is considered as the best student of my classShe is considered the best student of my class

The principal appointed him as a lecturer. remove AS

He thinks her as a foolremove AS

rule of IT IS HIGH TIME AND IT's TIME

if there is subject after these two phrases then use second of the verb.

It's high time you do somethingIt's high time you DID something

Have — lunch

a good time

a shower 

a dream 

a conversation 

take —an exam

 advantage

an action

risk

your time 

make —a demand 

 a gesture 

 a noise 

 a promise
a request
a mistake

Launch scheme

Render help

Impart education

these are some words,,we use these nouns with a definite VERb,,, remember them,,,

(a) Walking along the road/ (b) a car knocked/ (c) him down./(d) No error.

while he was walking along the road

(a) Having done my homework/ (b) my mother allowed me/ (c) to go out and play./(d)
No error.after i had done my homework,,,if you dont chnage these,,, it means mother has done his home work and allowed him to go out and play,,haha,so sweet mother..

(a) Being a rainy day,/ (b) I had to cancel/ (c) all my appointments./ (d) No error.

here again,,, IT being a Rainy day,,

this is popular error of ssc.

(a) A few selfish leaders/ (b) are bent to harm/ (c) the very foundation of Democracy./ (d)
No error

bent on > determined to do smthng,,,

so here bent on harming,,,

Verb + used to, accustomed to, averse to, with a view to, addicted to, devoted to,
in addition to, look forward to, object to, owing to, given to, taken to, prone to.after this we use verb+ing

(a) As I have worked hard,/ (b) I am confident to pass/ (c) with flying colours ./ (d) No
error.

confident takes of preposition...so confident of passing

(a) We went to that place/ (b) with a view to help/ (c) the earthquake victims./ (d)
No error.

with a view to helping..

(a) You should avoid/ (b) to go to school/ (c) as you have severe eye infection./ (d) No
error.after avoid we use v+ing ,, so avoid Going

(a) I have/ (b) no achievement/ (c) to boast./ (d) No error

boast OF... will be right...

(a) One must avail of/ (b) every opportunity/ (c) that comes in life./ (d) No error.

one must avail oneself of

(a) Have the letter/ (b) send/ (c) by someone who is trustworthy./ (d) No error

if we are using GET and HAVE as causative verb then ,,,with them we will use third form of the verb,,

Have it painted.

Get it done..

(a) Would you please order/ (b) for tea and biscuits/ (c) for all of us./ (d) No error.

we dont use FOR with ORDER..so REmove for..

(a) Everyone considered him as/ (b) a brave man/(c) but he fled from the battlefield./
(d) No error.

remove AS....

Rule of AS

use AS

‘regard, describe, define, treat, view, know

dont use AS

name, elect, think, consider, call, appoint, make, choose.’

a) My father does not mind/ (b) to be disturbed/ (c) while he is reading the
newspaper./(d) No error.

after MIND we will use GErund or known as VERb+ing,.. so

mind being disturbed

(a) Perhaps you do not know/ (b) I am having a car and a jeep/ (c) besides a big
house in a good locality./ (d) No error.

I HAVE a car

(a) The lawyer asked me/ (b) if it were worth to take/ (c) the matter to court./ (d) No
error.

worth taking

(a) I bade him/ (b) to submit all the important documents/ (c) before he left the job./
(d) No error.

bade is second form of BID so remove TO...

( I bade him submit all the important documents..

a) He thinks/ (b) himself/ (c) as a great scholar ./ (d) No error.dont use AS with THINK

a) All the candidates/ (b) will give/ (c) a test on Friday./ (d) No error.take TEST is RIGHT..

take —an exam

 advantage

an action

risk

your time 

(a) Mrs Dorai would rather/ (b) spend a quiet evening/ (c) than attending a party./ (d) No error

would rather +v1 so than+v1 ,,, so use attend

(a) The audience/ (b) watched the clowns/ (c) performed their act ./ (d) No error

after WATCH whether it is VERb 1st form or  verb+ing..

so either perform or performing

(a) The life-guard would not/ (b) let the children/ (c) to swim at the deep end of the
pool ./ (d) No error

let+v1  let+to+v1 is wrong formation,...so let the children swim is right

(a) He denied/ (b) to help/ (c) me./ (d) No error.after deny we will use ,,VErb+ing..

so HELPING