Error in Use of Noun for Competitive Exam

Errors in Use of Nouns

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1. Nouns which are used in singular form.

(i) Scenery, information, furniture, advice, machinery, stationery, news, poetry, business, mischief, fuel, issue, repair, bedding.

Examples:

The scenery of this place is worth seeing.

He has received no information so far.

(ii) Physics, Mathematics, Economics, Classics, Ethics, Athletics, in ings, gallows.

Examples:

Economics is very interesting subjects.

The Indian team defeated the Australian by an innings.

(iii) Brick, bread, fruit, word (as ‘promise’)

Examples:

Let me buy some fruit.

He is true to his word.

(iv) Words like dozen, score, hundred, thousand, million when preceded by a numeral.

Examples:

He bought ten dozen oranges.

I have four pairs of shoes.

(v) Expressions as a ten-rupee note, a two-hour journey, a four-mile walk, a Five-year plan, a six-man committee, etc.

Examples:

A ten-rupee note is lying there.

Noun used only in the plural form

(i) Cattle, police, poultry, people, gentry, peasantry, artillery.

Examples:

The police have caught the thief.

Cattle are grazing in the field.

(ii) Scissors, trousers, stockings, spectacles, shorts, alms, remains, riches, goods, measles.

Examples:

My scissors are very sharp.

My spectacles are missing.

3. Nouns used both as singular and plural in the same form.

(i) Dear, sheep, fish, apparatus, wages.

Examples:

The wages of sin is death.

The wages of the workers have been raised.

I saw a sheep grazing in the field.

Sheep are sold cheaper than goat.

(ii) Collective nouns as jury, public, team, audience, committee, government, audience, congregation,      orchestra.

Examples:

The team is looking quite fit.

The team has not turned up yet.

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Use of Collective Nouns

Crowd of people

Herd of cattle/cows

Team of players

Flight of birds

Bouquet of flowers

Shoal/school of fish

Bundle of sticks

Army of soldiers

Flock of sheep

Crew of sailors

Mob of angry people

Fleet of ships/cruisers

Pack of wolves

Pack of cards

Loaf of bread

Heap of corn

Stock of grain

A class of pupils

Bunch of grapes

Herd of lions

Swarm of bees

Garland of beads

Gang of thieves

Library of books

Pile of books

Hoarded of nomads

Block of flats

File of papers

5. One of or any of is followed by plural words.

Examples:

I want one of the books kept on the table.

Any of these tools may serve the purpose.

6. Plural nouns are used with fractions and decimal over  

Examples:

It took us one and a half hours.