General English One Liners for Competitive Exams 2026

General English | English Grammar one liner - Sentence improvement and correction

Sentence improvement and correction

• Sentence: "The scenery of Kashmir are very charming." - Improvement: Replace 'are' with 'is' (uncountable noun takes singular verb)
• Sentence: "He gave me an advice." - Improvement: Replace 'an advice' with 'a piece of advice' or 'some advice'
• Sentence: "I have many works to complete today." - Improvement: Replace 'many works' with 'much work' or 'many pieces of work'
• Sentence: "He has bought new furnitures for his house." - Improvement: Replace 'furnitures' with 'furniture'
• Sentence: "The police has caught the culprit." - Improvement: Replace 'has' with 'have' ('police' is treated as plural)
• Sentence: "Cattles are not allowed to enter the park." - Improvement: Replace 'Cattles' with 'Cattle'
• Sentence: "He gave me two five-hundreds rupees notes." - Improvement: Replace with 'two five-hundred-rupee notes' (hyphenated modifier remains singular)
• Sentence: "Mathematics are a difficult subject for him." - Improvement: Replace 'are' with 'is' (subject name is singular)
• Sentence: "His spectacles was broken during the match." - Improvement: Replace 'was' with 'were'
• Sentence: "One of my sister live in London." - Improvement: Replace 'sister live' with 'sisters lives'
• Sentence: "Each of the boys were rewarded by the principal." - Improvement: Replace 'were' with 'was'
• Sentence: "Neither of the plans are suitable." - Improvement: Replace 'are' with 'is'
• Sentence: "Either of the five players can win the game." - Improvement: Replace 'Either' with 'Any' (for more than two)
• Sentence: "He is senior than all his colleagues." - Improvement: Replace 'than' with 'to' ('senior to')
• Sentence: "She prefers tea than coffee in the evening." - Improvement: Replace 'than' with 'to' ('prefers tea to coffee')
• Sentence: "He is more taller than his elder brother." - Improvement: Remove 'more' (double comparative error; use 'taller')
• Sentence: "She is the most cleverest girl in the group." - Improvement: Remove 'most' (double superlative error; use 'cleverest')
• Sentence: "Iron is more useful than any metal." - Improvement: Replace 'any metal' with 'any other metal' (exclusion rule)
• Sentence: "The population of Tokyo is greater than London." - Improvement: Replace with 'greater than that of London' (logical comparison)
• Sentence: "The streets of Paris are cleaner than Delhi." - Improvement: Replace with 'cleaner than those of Delhi'
• Sentence: "He is more wise than brave." - Improvement: No improvement needed (comparing two qualities of the same person)
• Sentence: "She is braver than wise." - Improvement: Replace with 'more brave than wise'
• Sentence: "This is the most unique opportunity of your life." - Improvement: Replace 'the most unique' with 'a unique'
• Sentence: "Of the two candidates, Rohit is the best." - Improvement: Replace 'the best' with 'the better' (comparison between two)
• Sentence: "He has few knowledge about this subject." - Improvement: Replace 'few' with 'little' ('knowledge' is uncountable)
• Sentence: "There are little apples in the fruit basket." - Improvement: Replace 'little' with 'few' ('apples' is countable plural)
• Sentence: "The two first chapters are very engaging." - Improvement: Replace with 'The first two chapters' (Ordinal before Cardinal)
• Sentence: "He ran fastly to catch the train." - Improvement: Replace 'fastly' with 'fast'
• Sentence: "She sings very sweet." - Improvement: Replace 'sweet' with 'sweetly' (modifying a verb requires an adverb)
• Sentence: "The flower smells sweetly." - Improvement: Replace 'sweetly' with 'sweet' (sensory linking verb takes adjective)
• Sentence: "He works hardly to support his family." - Improvement: Replace 'hardly' with 'hard' (meaning diligently)
• Sentence: "He is enough rich to buy a luxury yacht." - Improvement: Replace with 'rich enough' (adverb 'enough' follows the adjective)
• Sentence: "She does not know nothing about the project." - Improvement: Replace 'nothing' with 'anything' (avoid double negative)
• Sentence: "Hardly he had gone when it started raining." - Improvement: Replace with 'Hardly had he gone' (inversion rule)
• Sentence: "Scarcely had I entered the room than the lights failed." - Improvement: Replace 'than' with 'when'
• Sentence: "No sooner he saw the police than he ran away." - Improvement: Replace with 'No sooner did he see' or 'No sooner had he seen'
• Sentence: "No sooner had I reached there when it started to snow." - Improvement: Replace 'when' with 'than'
• Sentence: "Seldom I have seen such a breathtaking sunset." - Improvement: Replace with 'Seldom have I seen' (inversion rule)
• Sentence: "I, you and he will travel together." - Improvement: Replace with 'You, he and I' (231 pronoun order)
• Sentence: "You, he and I committed this serious blunder." - Improvement: Replace with 'I, you and he' (123 pronoun order for admitting fault)
• Sentence: "Between you and I, there should be no misunderstanding." - Improvement: Replace 'I' with 'me' ('between you and me')
• Sentence: "Let you and I finish this assignment." - Improvement: Replace 'I' with 'me' ('Let you and me')
• Sentence: "It was him who solved the mathematical problem." - Improvement: Replace 'him' with 'he' ('It was he who')
• Sentence: "One must respect his country." - Improvement: Replace 'his' with 'one's' ('respect one's country')
• Sentence: "This is the man which helped me in distress." - Improvement: Replace 'which' with 'who' (referring to a person)
• Sentence: "This is the only book which I borrowed from the library." - Improvement: Replace 'which' with 'that' (after 'the only')
• Sentence: "All which glitters is not gold." - Improvement: Replace 'which' with 'that' ('All that glitters')
• Sentence: "He availed the opportunity immediately." - Improvement: Replace with 'availed himself of the opportunity'
• Sentence: "She enjoyed at the musical concert." - Improvement: Replace with 'enjoyed herself at the concert'
• Sentence: "Myself am Dr. Verma from Shimla." - Improvement: Replace 'Myself am' with 'I am'
• Sentence: "The two brothers helped one another in their study." - Improvement: Replace 'one another' with 'each other' (for two persons)
• Sentence: "All the students congratulated each other on their success." - Improvement: Replace 'each other' with 'one another' (for >2 persons)
• Sentence: "I objected to him smoking in the room." - Improvement: Replace 'him' with 'his' (possessive before gerund: 'his smoking')
• Sentence: "He lives at Mumbai in Maharashtra." - Improvement: Replace 'at' with 'in' ('lives in Mumbai')
• Sentence: "The dog jumped in the river." - Improvement: Replace 'in' with 'into' (indicating motion into an enclosure)
• Sentence: "Distribute the mangoes between the four boys." - Improvement: Replace 'between' with 'among'
• Sentence: "He sat besides his best friend in the class." - Improvement: Replace 'besides' with 'beside' (meaning next to)
• Sentence: "He has been absent since three days." - Improvement: Replace 'since' with 'for' (duration of time)
• Sentence: "I have been waiting for you for 8 AM." - Improvement: Replace 'for' with 'since' (specific point in time)
• Sentence: "The clinic remains open from 9 AM and 5 PM." - Improvement: Replace 'and' with 'to' ('from 9 AM to 5 PM')
• Sentence: "The match will take place between 3 PM to 6 PM." - Improvement: Replace 'to' with 'and' ('between 3 PM and 6 PM')
• Sentence: "He died from malaria." - Improvement: Replace 'from' with 'of' ('died of malaria')
• Sentence: "He was killed with lightning." - Improvement: Replace 'with' with 'by' ('killed by lightning')
• Sentence: "He cut the apple by a knife." - Improvement: Replace 'by' with 'with' (instrument takes 'with': 'with a knife')
• Sentence: "She is angry at her brother." - Improvement: Replace 'at' with 'with' ('angry with her brother')
• Sentence: "She was angry with his rude remarks." - Improvement: Replace 'with' with 'at' ('angry at his remarks')
• Sentence: "He is good in English grammar." - Improvement: Replace 'in' with 'at' ('good at English grammar')
• Sentence: "He is blind in his daughter's mistakes." - Improvement: Replace 'in' with 'to' ('blind to his daughter's mistakes')
• Sentence: "She is married with a software engineer." - Improvement: Replace 'with' with 'to' ('married to a software engineer')
• Sentence: "We discussed about the political situation." - Improvement: Remove 'about' ('discussed the political situation')
• Sentence: "He ordered for a cup of tea." - Improvement: Remove 'for' ('ordered a cup of tea')
• Sentence: "The police entered into the building." - Improvement: Remove 'into' ('entered the building')
• Sentence: "She resembles with her mother." - Improvement: Remove 'with' ('resembles her mother')
• Sentence: "The committee comprises of ten members." - Improvement: Remove 'of' ('comprises ten members' or 'is composed of')
• Sentence: "He could not cope up with the heavy workload." - Improvement: Remove 'up' ('cope with the heavy workload')
• Sentence: "You must abstain to drink alcohol." - Improvement: Replace with 'abstain from drinking alcohol'
• Sentence: "He was prohibited to enter the premises." - Improvement: Replace with 'prohibited from entering the premises'
• Sentence: "He insisted to pay the bill." - Improvement: Replace with 'insisted on paying the bill'
• Sentence: "He persisted to ask unnecessary questions." - Improvement: Replace with 'persisted in asking'
• Sentence: "She is confident to win the gold medal." - Improvement: Replace with 'confident of winning the gold medal'
• Sentence: "He is capable to solve this complex puzzle." - Improvement: Replace with 'capable of solving this puzzle'
• Sentence: "I am looking forward to see you soon." - Improvement: Replace with 'looking forward to seeing you soon'
• Sentence: "He is used to get up early in the morning." - Improvement: Replace with 'used to getting up early'
• Sentence: "With a view to help the poor, he started a charity." - Improvement: Replace with 'with a view to helping the poor'
• Sentence: "Both Ram as well as Shyam are invited." - Improvement: Replace 'as well as' with 'and' ('Both Ram and Shyam')
• Sentence: "Although he worked hard, but he failed." - Improvement: Remove 'but' and use 'yet' or a comma ('Although he worked hard, he failed')
• Sentence: "Unless you do not work hard, you cannot pass." - Improvement: Replace with 'Unless you work hard'
• Sentence: "Until the train does not stop, do not get down." - Improvement: Replace with 'Until the train stops'
• Sentence: "As soon as he will arrive, we will start the meeting." - Improvement: Replace 'will arrive' with 'arrives'
• Sentence: "If it will rain tomorrow, the match will be cancelled." - Improvement: Replace 'will rain' with 'rains'
• Sentence: "Supposing if you lose your passport, what will you do?" - Improvement: Use either 'Supposing you lose' or 'If you lose'
• Sentence: "Because he was sick, therefore he did not come." - Improvement: Remove 'therefore' ('Because he was sick, he did not come')
• Sentence: "He asked me that why I was late." - Improvement: Remove 'that' ('asked me why I was late')
• Sentence: "Tell me where do you work." - Improvement: Replace with 'where you work' (assertive order in indirect clause)
• Sentence: "I wonder who is he." - Improvement: Replace with 'who he is'
• Sentence: "He told to me that he was going to Delhi." - Improvement: Remove 'to' ('He told me that')
• Sentence: "He said me that he was tired." - Improvement: Replace 'said me' with 'told me' or 'said to me'
• Sentence: "The teacher forbade the students not to make noise." - Improvement: Replace with 'forbade the students to make noise'
• Sentence: "He is having a large house in the city." - Improvement: Replace 'is having' with 'has' (stative ownership)
• Sentence: "I am knowing him since childhood." - Improvement: Replace with 'have known him since childhood'
• Sentence: "I have seen that movie two days ago." - Improvement: Replace 'have seen' with 'saw' (past time marker 'ago')
• Sentence: "India has won the cricket World Cup in 1983." - Improvement: Replace 'has won' with 'won' (specific past year)
• Sentence: "He is living in this house since 2010." - Improvement: Replace 'is living' with 'has been living'
• Sentence: "The bell rang after the students left." - Improvement: Replace with 'after the students had left'
• Sentence: "If I was you, I would accept the job offer." - Improvement: Replace 'was' with 'were' (subjunctive mood)
• Sentence: "I wish I was a millionaire." - Improvement: Replace 'was' with 'were' ('I wish I were')
• Sentence: "It is high time we start the work." - Improvement: Replace 'start' with 'started' ('It is high time we started')
• Sentence: "I did not saw him at the library." - Improvement: Replace 'saw' with 'see' ('did not see')
• Sentence: "The river has overflown its banks due to heavy rain." - Improvement: Replace 'overflown' with 'overflowed'
• Sentence: "The prisoner was hung at dawn." - Improvement: Replace 'hung' with 'hanged' (execution)
• Sentence: "He laid on the sofa and fell asleep." - Improvement: Replace 'laid' with 'lay' (past tense of intransitive 'lie')
• Sentence: "The cost of essential commodities have raised." - Improvement: Replace with 'has risen'
• Sentence: "Ten miles are a long distance to travel on foot." - Improvement: Replace 'are' with 'is' (single unit of distance)
• Sentence: "Bread and butter are his favorite breakfast." - Improvement: Replace 'are' with 'is' (single concept)
• Sentence: "The director and producer have arrived in his car." - Improvement: Replace 'have' with 'has' (single person indicated by singular article)
• Sentence: "The director and the producer has arrived." - Improvement: Replace 'has' with 'have' (two separate persons)
• Sentence: "The captain along with his team were present." - Improvement: Replace 'were' with 'was' (verb agrees with 'The captain')
• Sentence: "Neither the teacher nor the students was in the hall." - Improvement: Replace 'was' with 'were' (verb agrees with nearest subject)
• Sentence: "A number of students is absent today." - Improvement: Replace 'is' with 'are' ('A number of' takes plural verb)
• Sentence: "The number of admissions are decreasing." - Improvement: Replace 'are' with 'is' ('The number of' takes singular verb)
• Sentence: "Many a soldiers was killed in the war." - Improvement: Replace 'soldiers was' with 'soldier was' ('Many a + singular noun + singular verb')
• Sentence: "Nothing but sand dunes were visible in the desert." - Improvement: Replace 'were' with 'was' ('Nothing but' takes singular verb)
• Sentence: "He is one of the players who has been selected." - Improvement: Replace 'has' with 'have' (relative pronoun refers to plural 'players')
• Sentence: "He is an European resident." - Improvement: Replace 'an' with 'a' (consonant sound /j/)
• Sentence: "He is a honest man." - Improvement: Replace 'a' with 'an' (vowel sound /ɒ/)
• Sentence: "He is a MLA from this district." - Improvement: Replace 'a' with 'an' (vowel sound /em/)
• Sentence: "The Gold is a precious metal." - Improvement: Remove 'The' ('Gold is a precious metal')
• Sentence: "The honesty is always rewarded." - Improvement: Remove 'The' ('Honesty is always rewarded')
• Sentence: "He went to the prison as a convict." - Improvement: Remove 'the' ('went to prison' for primary purpose)
• Sentence: "I have little friends in the city, so I feel lonely." - Improvement: Replace 'little' with 'few'
• Sentence: "Could you lend me any money for the bus fare?" - Improvement: Replace 'any' with 'some' (polite request expecting affirmative answer)
• Sentence: "He is too weak that he cannot lift the box." - Improvement: Replace with 'so weak that he cannot lift' or 'too weak to lift'
• Sentence: "He walked so fast to catch the morning train." - Improvement: Replace with 'fast enough to catch' or 'so fast that he caught'
• Sentence: "He is working hard lest he may fail." - Improvement: Replace 'may' with 'should' ('lest he should fail')
• Sentence: "The reason why he resigned is because of ill health." - Improvement: Replace with 'is that he had ill health'
• Sentence: "He not only visited Paris but also Rome." - Improvement: Replace with 'He visited not only Paris but also Rome'
• Sentence: "Neither he drinks nor smokes." - Improvement: Replace with 'He neither drinks nor smokes'
• Sentence: "Though he was wealthy, but he lived a simple life." - Improvement: Replace with 'Though he was wealthy, he lived a simple life'
• Sentence: "He asked me that what was my name." - Improvement: Replace with 'asked me what my name was'
• Sentence: "She told that she was happy." - Improvement: Replace 'told' with 'said' ('She said that she was happy')
• Sentence: "The teacher said that the Earth moved round the Sun." - Improvement: Replace 'moved' with 'moves' (universal truth)
• Sentence: "A letter was wrote by Rohit." - Improvement: Replace 'wrote' with 'written'
• Sentence: "The car was being washed with the mechanic." - Improvement: Replace 'with' with 'by' ('by the mechanic')
• Sentence: "He is known by everyone in the town." - Improvement: Replace 'by' with 'to' ('known to everyone')
• Sentence: "The bottle is filled of milk." - Improvement: Replace 'of' with 'with' ('filled with milk')
• Sentence: "He is suffering with malaria." - Improvement: Replace 'with' with 'from' ('suffering from malaria')
• Sentence: "She prevented me to go to the market." - Improvement: Replace with 'prevented me from going to the market'
• Sentence: "He was accused for the theft." - Improvement: Replace 'for' with 'of' ('accused of the theft')
• Sentence: "He insisted for paying the restaurant bill." - Improvement: Replace with 'insisted on paying'
• Sentence: "I am looking forward to meet my old friends." - Improvement: Replace with 'looking forward to meeting my old friends'
• Sentence: "He is senior than me in the department." - Improvement: Replace 'than' with 'to' ('senior to me')
• Sentence: "This machine is superior than the old model." - Improvement: Replace 'than' with 'to' ('superior to the old model')
• Sentence: "The climate of Shimla is better than Delhi." - Improvement: Replace with 'better than that of Delhi'
• Sentence: "The streets of Jaipur are wider than Agra." - Improvement: Replace with 'wider than those of Agra'
• Sentence: "He is more taller than his brother." - Improvement: Replace with 'taller than his brother'
• Sentence: "She is the most prettiest girl in the class." - Improvement: Replace with 'the prettiest girl'
• Sentence: "Copper is more useful than any metal." - Improvement: Replace with 'more useful than any other metal'
• Sentence: "He is the tallest of the two brothers." - Improvement: Replace with 'the taller of the two brothers'
• Sentence: "He ran fastly and caught the bus." - Improvement: Replace 'fastly' with 'fast'
• Sentence: "The soup tastes deliciously." - Improvement: Replace 'deliciously' with 'delicious'
• Sentence: "He works hardly all day." - Improvement: Replace 'hardly' with 'hard'
• Sentence: "Hardly he entered the house when it rained." - Improvement: Replace with 'Hardly had he entered the house'
• Sentence: "Scarcely had he reached than the bell rang." - Improvement: Replace 'than' with 'when'
• Sentence: "No sooner he saw the tiger than he climbed the tree." - Improvement: Replace with 'No sooner did he see the tiger'
• Sentence: "I, you and he are friends." - Improvement: Replace with 'You, he and I are friends'
• Sentence: "Between you and I, this is a secret." - Improvement: Replace with 'Between you and me'
• Sentence: "Let he do this work." - Improvement: Replace 'he' with 'him' ('Let him do this work')
• Sentence: "It was him who called you." - Improvement: Replace 'him' with 'he' ('It was he who called you')
• Sentence: "One must finish his homework." - Improvement: Replace 'his' with 'one's' ('finish one's homework')
• Sentence: "This is the only pen which writes smoothly." - Improvement: Replace 'which' with 'that'
• Sentence: "He availed of the leave." - Improvement: Replace with 'availed himself of the leave'
• Sentence: "Myself am Rajesh." - Improvement: Replace 'Myself am' with 'I am Rajesh'
• Sentence: "The two girls helped one another." - Improvement: Replace 'one another' with 'each other'
• Sentence: "All the team members congratulated each other." - Improvement: Replace 'each other' with 'one another'
• Sentence: "I don't like him shouting in public." - Improvement: Replace 'him' with 'his' ('his shouting')
• Sentence: "He jumped in the swimming pool." - Improvement: Replace 'in' with 'into'
• Sentence: "Divide the apples between all the students." - Improvement: Replace 'between' with 'among'
• Sentence: "He sat besides the river bank." - Improvement: Replace 'besides' with 'beside'
• Sentence: "He has been sick since four days." - Improvement: Replace 'since' with 'for'
• Sentence: "He has been waiting for 10 AM." - Improvement: Replace 'for' with 'since'
• Sentence: "The match is between 4 PM to 7 PM." - Improvement: Replace 'to' with 'and'
• Sentence: "He died from cholera." - Improvement: Replace 'from' with 'of'
• Sentence: "She cut the cake by a sharp knife." - Improvement: Replace 'by' with 'with'
• Sentence: "He is angry at his friend." - Improvement: Replace 'at' with 'with'
• Sentence: "He is good in sports." - Improvement: Replace 'in' with 'at' ('good at sports')
• Sentence: "He is married with a doctor." - Improvement: Replace 'with' with 'to'
• Sentence: "We discussed about the problem." - Improvement: Remove 'about'
• Sentence: "He ordered for three pizzas." - Improvement: Remove 'for'
• Sentence: "The thief entered into the house." - Improvement: Remove 'into'
• Sentence: "She resembles with her aunt." - Improvement: Remove 'with'
• Sentence: "The book comprises of five units." - Improvement: Remove 'of'
• Sentence: "He could not cope up with the challenges." - Improvement: Remove 'up'
• Sentence: "He was prohibited to enter." - Improvement: Replace with 'prohibited from entering'
• Sentence: "She is confident to clear the test." - Improvement: Replace with 'confident of clearing the test'
• Sentence: "I am looking forward to meet you." - Improvement: Replace with 'looking forward to meeting you'
• Sentence: "Both Amit as well as Sumit attended." - Improvement: Replace 'as well as' with 'and'
• Sentence: "Although it was raining, but he went out." - Improvement: Remove 'but'
• Sentence: "Unless you do not hurry, you will miss the train." - Improvement: Replace with 'Unless you hurry'
• Sentence: "If it will rain, the match will stop." - Improvement: Replace 'will rain' with 'rains'
• Sentence: "He asked that what I was doing." - Improvement: Remove 'that'
• Sentence: "I am having two brothers." - Improvement: Replace 'am having' with 'have'
• Sentence: "I saw the movie yesterday." - No improvement needed (correct past tense with past time marker)
• Sentence: "He is living here since 2015." - Improvement: Replace 'is living' with 'has been living'
• Sentence: "If I was a king, I would help the poor." - Improvement: Replace 'was' with 'were'
• Sentence: "It is high time we leave this place." - Improvement: Replace 'leave' with 'left'
• Sentence: "I did not saw the notice." - Improvement: Replace 'saw' with 'see'
• Sentence: "The river has overflown." - Improvement: Replace 'overflown' with 'overflowed'
• Sentence: "The murderer was hung." - Improvement: Replace 'hung' with 'hanged'
• Sentence: "Ten miles are a long walk." - Improvement: Replace 'are' with 'is'
• Sentence: "A number of books is missing." - Improvement: Replace 'is' with 'are'
• Sentence: "The number of students are forty." - Improvement: Replace 'are' with 'is'
• Sentence: "He is an university professor." - Improvement: Replace 'an' with 'a'
• Sentence: "He is a honest worker." - Improvement: Replace 'a' with 'an'
• Sentence: "The honesty is a virtue." - Improvement: Remove 'The'
• Sentence: "He went to the school to study." - Improvement: Remove 'the'
• Sentence: "He was accused for murder." - Improvement: Replace 'for' with 'of'