Sentence Correction - Noun, Verb, Tense, Article, Preposition and Grammar Rules

Sentence Correction in English Grammar - Complete Guide for SSC, Banking and Railway Exams

Sentence Correction is a very important chapter in English section for competitive exams like SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC CPO, Railway, Banking and CTET. In this type of question, a sentence is given with an underlined part and four options are given to correct that part. If sentence is already correct, No Correction Required is the answer. Strong knowledge of grammar rules is essential to master this topic.

Important Fact: In SSC exams, 3-4 questions from Sentence Correction are asked. Most questions are based on Subject-Verb Agreement, Tense, Preposition, Article and Noun-Pronoun correction. Learning 60 golden correction rules can help you solve 80% questions correctly.

1. Noun and Pronoun Correction and Verb Correction

Noun correction involves correct use of countable and uncountable nouns. Advice, information, furniture, luggage are uncountable and never take plural. Pronoun correction involves correct case and agreement with antecedent. Verb correction involves correct form of verb and voice. For example, He gave me many advices is wrong, correct is He gave me much advice or many pieces of advice.

2. Tense Correction and Subject-Verb Agreement Correction

Tense correction checks correct use of present, past and future tense. For example, I have seen him yesterday is wrong, correct is I saw him yesterday because yesterday takes simple past. Subject-Verb Agreement is most important - singular subject takes singular verb and plural subject takes plural verb. Each, Every, Neither, Either take singular verb even if noun after of is plural.

Correction Type	Incorrect Sentence	Correct Sentence
Noun Correction	He gave many advices	He gave much advice
Subject-Verb Agreement	Each of boys are honest	Each of boys is honest
Article Correction	He is a honest man	He is an honest man
Preposition Correction	She is good in maths	She is good at maths
Tense Correction	He has went to Delhi	He has gone to Delhi
Conjunction Correction	Although he is poor but honest	Although he is poor, he is honest

3. Article Correction, Preposition Correction and Conjunction Correction

Article correction involves correct use of a, an, the. An is used before vowel sound not vowel letter - an hour, an honest man, a university. Preposition correction involves fixed prepositions like good at, interested in, afraid of, senior to. Conjunction correction involves correct pair of conjunctions like although - yet, not although - but, no sooner - than, not no sooner - when.

4. Adjective and Adverb Correction, Modal Correction and Sentence Structure Correction

Adjective qualifies noun and adverb qualifies verb. Fast is both adjective and adverb, fastly is wrong. Hard means with effort, hardly means almost not. Modal correction involves correct use of can, could, may, might, shall, will, should, must. Sentence structure correction involves correct word order and removing redundancy. For example, cousin brother is wrong, correct is cousin. Common usage errors include tell a lie vs tell lies and make a mistake not do a mistake.

Exam Tip: Always read the full sentence, identify subject and verb, check tense, then check article, preposition and pronoun. For sentence correction, think which grammar rule is tested and eliminate wrong options. Practice 25 questions daily from previous year papers.

To master sentence correction, learn all grammar rules, practice daily, and revise common errors. Focus on understanding why a sentence is wrong rather than memorizing. This logical approach will help you score full marks in English section and improve overall exam score.

Sentence Correction - Noun, Verb, Tense, Article, Preposition and Grammar Rules