Showing posts with label rules. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rules. Show all posts

Monday, 5 September 2011

Prepositions of Time At-In-On

The preposition " at "  

CASE -1 time indicated in the sentence is sharp and precise.
Example
1) I have to catch the train at 1 p.m.
2) Church close at noon.
3) I would like to talk to you at dinner time.
4) I love reading at bedtime.
5) The best time to offer prayer is at the sunrise or at sunset.
6) The show starts at 7.30 pm.
7) Its prohibited to go out at midnight.
8) I will meet you at the start of the match
note-'at't is used here with time of the day-sunrise,sunset,noon,midnight
CASE-2  at holidays or festivals
Example
1) I will go to home at Diwali
2) Maria is too busy at Christmas
CASE -3 at an age
Example
1) I would going to buy a car at an age of 18.
2) At 16, he joined his father's business.
CASE-4
at night
at the weekend
at the same time
at present
at any moment

The preposition "in"

used in a period(period of time/months/seasons/years/centuries)
Example
1)in 2 hrs.
2)in 4 days.
3)in February.
4) in summer
5)in 2011
6)in 20th century.
7)in the morning
8)in the afternoon

The preposition "on" 

used for days/dates/special days
Example
1) on Monday.
2) on 29 August..
3) on Father's day.
4) on my birthday.
5) on Independence day eve.
6) on Monday morning




Sunday, 27 March 2011

Pluralisation Errors


Following words need special attention before making their plurals

Child-Children
person-people
foot-feet
mouse-mice
tooth-teeth
man-men
woman-women
ox-oxen
goose-geese

Now look at the following words as they have same identical singular and plural form

aircraft-aircraft
fish-fish
headquaters-headquaters
sheep-sheep
species-species
deer-deer


Some nouns exists only in plural form

cattle
scissors
trousers
tweezers
congratulations
pyjamas

Note- The uncountable noun will take only singular form which will be discussed in the next post