Thursday, September 13, 2007

Common Errors in English

Date: 14.09.2007





Today let us see the correct usage of the phrase, "One of ................"





The phrase, "One of......................" always takes up a plular noun and a singular verb. For example:





* One of the friends of my sister is an employee of Microsoft





* One of my cousins always enjoys playing cricket





* One of my pens has a platinum coating on it





By making use of the phrase, "One of...........", we are actually choosing one particular person/thing from a group (which has more than one) and then describing the action of that particular person/thing. Hence, the noun that follows "One of......." should be a plural noun and the verb that denotes the action of the noun should be singular.





1 comment:

ARABINDOO T.C said...

17TH JUNE 2008
Tuesday
11.40 am

You can add the following common (general) error also:

Most of the people say:

"He is my relation" instead of saying

"He is my relative"

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