Sunday, 29 April 2018

Common Mistakes

  • Saba informed that everyone had done their job.✖️
  • Saba informed them (us, her, me, etc.) that everyone had done their job.✔️
  • Ahmad told that he was good at English.✖️
  • Ahmad told us (her, him, us etc.) that he was good at English.✔️
  • The police officer assured that all culprits would be arrested.✖️
  • The police officer assured me (him, her, them, etc.) that all culprits would be arrested.✔️
Explanation:
There are some verbs in English that need an indirect object in order to be immediately followed by a that-clause. A that-clause cannot be written right after these verbs. These verbs include "remind, inform, assure, and tell." 
  • Ali pays more attention to movies than dramas.✖️
  • Ali pays more attention to movies than to dramas.✔️
  • He can trust more on you than me.✖️
  • He can trust more on you than on me.✔️
Explanation:
If you are comparing two things, then you must write the preposition before both of those things.
  • Mohid is declared to be in charge of the company.✖️
  • Mohid is declared to have been in charge of the company.✔️
  • Hira is supposed to do this job.✖️
  • Hira is supposed to have done this job.✔️
Reason:
We should use perfect infinitives while talking about the time earlier than that which is stated by the finite verb. 

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