50 Common Errors of Noun for SSC Exams
1–10 : Singular / Plural Errors
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❌ She gave me many advices.
✅ She gave me much advice. -
❌ He gave me two furnitures.
✅ He gave me two pieces of furniture. -
❌ The scissor is sharp.
✅ The scissors are sharp. -
❌ These informations are useful.
✅ This information is useful. -
❌ The poetries of Keats are famous.
✅ The poems of Keats are famous. -
❌ The offsprings of dogs are cute.
✅ The offspring of dogs are cute. -
❌ He gave me good suggestionses.
✅ He gave me good suggestions. -
❌ The childs are playing.
✅ The children are playing. -
❌ He is very fond of musics.
✅ He is very fond of music. -
❌ The newses spread fast.
✅ The news spread fast.
11–20 : Collective Noun Errors
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❌ The jury have given its verdict.
✅ The jury has given its verdict. -
❌ The team are winning the match.
✅ The team is winning the match. -
❌ The committee were strong.
✅ The committee was strong. -
❌ The army are marching.
✅ The army is marching. -
❌ The audience were clapping.
✅ The audience was clapping. -
❌ The family are large.
✅ The family is large. -
❌ The police is investigating.
✅ The police are investigating. -
❌ The cattle is grazing.
✅ The cattle are grazing. -
❌ The people is honest.
✅ The people are honest. -
❌ The peoples of India is united.
✅ The peoples of India are united.
21–30 : Possessive Case Errors
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❌ This is my father-in-law’s house’s gate.
✅ This is the gate of my father-in-law’s house. -
❌ The book’s cover is torn.
✅ The cover of the book is torn. -
❌ The car’s price is high.
✅ The price of the car is high. -
❌ The tree’s leaves are green.
✅ The leaves of the tree are green. -
❌ The door’s handle is broken.
✅ The handle of the door is broken. -
❌ The house’s roof is leaking.
✅ The roof of the house is leaking. -
❌ The mountain’s top is covered with snow.
✅ The top of the mountain is covered with snow. -
❌ The river’s bank is crowded.
✅ The bank of the river is crowded. -
❌ The college’s building is new.
✅ The building of the college is new. -
❌ The India’s population is huge.
✅ The population of India is huge.
31–40 : Wrong Use of Abstract Nouns
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❌ He lost his courageous in the war.
✅ He lost his courage in the war. -
❌ He is a man of honests.
✅ He is a man of honesty. -
❌ His knowledges are great.
✅ His knowledge is great. -
❌ Sceneries of Kashmir are beautiful.
✅ Scenery of Kashmir is beautiful. -
❌ He is full of jealousies.
✅ He is full of jealousy. -
❌ He gave me two researches.
✅ He gave me two research papers. -
❌ Her luggages are heavy.
✅ Her luggage is heavy. -
❌ The equipments are costly.
✅ The equipment is costly. -
❌ The stationeries are on the table.
✅ The stationery is on the table. -
❌ His behaviours are bad.
✅ His behaviour is bad.
41–50 : Miscellaneous Errors
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❌ Mathematics are tough.
✅ Mathematics is tough. -
❌ Physics are interesting.
✅ Physics is interesting. -
❌ The United States are powerful.
✅ The United States is powerful. -
❌ The Arabian Nights is interesting.
✅ The Arabian Nights are interesting. -
❌ The wages of sin is death.
✅ The wages of sin are death. -
❌ The wages of the workers is high.
✅ The wages of the workers are high. -
❌ The United Nations are working.
✅ The United Nations is working. -
❌ The United Arab Emirates is rich.
✅ The United Arab Emirates are rich. -
❌ The riches is temporary.
✅ The riches are temporary. -
❌ The pains is unbearable.
✅ The pains are unbearable.