Q.12 Identify the error in the following sentences and rewrite the grammatically correct sentences:
- He was painted to realise that he had a little leisure left .
Ans – He was painted to realise that he had little leisure left.
‘A little’ का अर्थ है थोडा किन्तु little का अर्थ है ‘नहीं के बराबर या एकदम नहीं’।
2.There are a little people. These are not enough people to hold a meeting.
Ans – There are few people. These are not enough people to hold a meeting.
- वहाॅं कुछ लोग है जो सभा के लिए पर्याप्त नहीं है। People countable noun है।
- Few का प्रयोग- बहुत ही कम, न के बराबर अर्थात्… यदि आप ऐसे लोगों या चीजों के बारे में बात कर रहे हैं जो संख्या में इतनी कम है कि लगभग न के बराबर हैंI
3. Meena said she had gone for a trek last week but she didn’t take much of photos there.
Ans- Meena said she had gone for a trek last week but she didn’t take many photosthere.
- Much is used to describe mass nouns or uncountable nouns like juice, rice, patience, and happiness.
- When using much, the noun will always be singular; it cannot be plural.
- Many is used to describe countable nouns that can be counted like books, ideas, leaves, and shoes.
- Since the above sentence talks about ‘photos’ which can be counted, the correct filler is ‘many’
4.We already produce good enough food to feed the planet.
Ans – We already produce more than enough food to feed the planet.
- Much refers to a matter of quantity, while more refers to a matter of quantity in comparison with other objects.
- Since food cannot be counted, the best suitable filler is ‘more than’.
5. Manvi has a lot of toys for kids at her home.
Ans – Manvi has lots of toys for kids at her home.
‘Lots of’ is used for informal sentences and ’a lot of’ is used in formal sentences.
As the above sentence is an informal one, the correct filler will be ‘lots of’.
6. We stayed few days in Paris and visited the Eiffel Tower.
Ans – We stayed a few days in Paris and visited the Eiffel Tower.
- Few का प्रयोग- बहुत ही कम, न के बराबर अर्थात्… यदि आप ऐसे लोगों या चीजों के बारे में बात कर रहे हैं जो संख्या में इतनी कम है कि लगभग न के बराबर हैं
- A Few का प्रयोग – थोड़ा-सा/ थोड़ी-सी; कुछ अर्थात्… यदि आप ऐसे लोगों या चीजों के बारे में बात कर रहे हैं जो संख्या में थोड़े हैं /कम हैं लेकिन हैं
- The Few का प्रयोग- जो थोड़ा है वह सब (संख्या में) अर्थात्… लोग या चीजें संख्या में थोड़े हैं /कम हैं लेकिन इतने हैं कि जिनको इशारा करके बताया जा सकता है
7.Every employee must wear the ID card at all times while they are in the office, and they should return it when they leave.
Ans- Each employee must wear /(2) the ID card at all times while they are /(3) in the office, and they should /(4) return it when they leave.
- In this case, we are referring to individual employees, so the determiners “each” should be used instead of “every”.
8. There are too many errors in the report, we need to make some corrections before submitting it.
Ans- There are too many errors in the report, we need to make several corrections before submitting it.
- “Some” should be replaced with “several”. The word “some” is an indefinite quantifier, which refers to an unspecified quantity or number. In this sentence, it does not convey the extent of the corrections needed in the report.
- The use of “several” is more appropriate as it indicates a specific number of corrections that need to be made, conveying a more precise meaning.
9. There was little milk in the bottle and she gave it to the baby when it started weeping.
Ans- There was a little milk in the bottle and she gave it to the baby when it started weeping.
Little के पहले ‘a’ का प्रयोग होगा। ‘A little’ का अर्थ है थोडा किन्तु little का अर्थ है ‘नहीं के बराबर या एकदम नहीं’।
10. No fewer than ten persons have been killed in the recent election.
Ans- No less than ten persons have been killed in the recent election.
- Less तथा Fewer का अर्थ होता है ‘से कम’ पर दोनों के प्रयोग में अंतर है।
- Less से मात्रा/परिणाम (Quantity) का बोध होता है जबकि Fewer से संख्या का ।
- Less का प्रयोग Uncountable Nouns के साथ होता है जबकि Fewer का प्रयोग Countable Nouns के साथ होता है।