Identity the word that should be removed from the following sentences to make them grammatically correct.
1. Few of people can say that they always tell the truth.
We use few without of before a noun without a determiner.
2. I always take an umbrella if in case it rains.
In case is similar to if but they are not interchangeable.
3. The first time I have met him was last year.
We cannot use the present perfect with past time expressions.
4. As you know that next Friday's meeting has been called.
We use as or that. We cannot use them both.
5. We went out despite of the rain.
Despite is used without of.
6. There is a garage opposite of my house.
Opposite is used without of.
7. Although she had prepared well for the test, but she could not pass.
Although and but are both used to connect contrasting ideas. Use only one of them in a sentence.
8. As he was not there so I left a message with his mother.
As indicates the reason and so indicates the result. Use only one of them in a sentence.
9. This is Jane who she works with me.
The relative pronoun who acts as the subject of the relative clause. Since a clause needs only one subject, we cannot write she.
10. They have got married a couple of months ago.
We cannot use the present perfect tense with past time expressions.
11. This is the guy whom we have met yesterday.
12. Because I have great respect for him so I listened to him.
Because shows the reason and so shows the result. Use only one of them in a sentence.
Answers
- Few people can say that they always tell the truth.
- I always take an umbrella in case it rains.
- The first time I met him was last year.
- As you know next Friday’s meeting has been called.
- We went out despite the rain.
- There is a garage opposite my house.
- Although she had prepared well for the test, she could not pass.
- As he was not there I left a message with his mother. / He was not there so I left a message with his mother.
- This is Jane who works with me.
- They got married a couple of months ago.
- This is the guy whom we met yesterday.
- I have great respect for him so I listened to him.
