Error Corrections (HS 2nd year, Alternative English) - Harmony
HS 2024 (a) Don’t make noise. Don’t make a noise. ( “Noise” is a countable noun in this sense, so ‘a’ article is needed) (b) Furnitures were bought. Furniture was bought. (“Furniture” is an uncountable noun, so no plural form and singular verb is used) (c) She sings delightful. She sings delightfully. (An adverb (“delightfully”) should describe the verb “sings,” not the adjective “delightful.”) (d) He had a strong headache. He had a severe headache. (“Severe” is the correct collocation with “headache”) (e) Hemingway is one of my favourite author. Hemingway is one of my favourite authors. (After “one of,” we always use a plural noun.) (f) Whom, according to you, will the prize? Who, according to you, will win the prize? (“Who” is subject here; also, the verb “win” is needed.) (g) He is much younger than me. He is much younger than I. (Correct usage in formal English is “than I” (understood: than I am). (h) At last the detective founded the clue At l...