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Add Correctness to the following sentences:
1. She can’t hardly get the work done on time
2. The eminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going for skiing.
3. A change in the policy will effect workers motivation.
4. You can except a raise in six months.
5. We sold less fans last monthcorrected:
1. she can hardly get the work done on time.
2. The eminent danger of a blizzard stopping him from going for skiing.
3. Even a slight change in the policy will effect workers motivation.
4. you can expect a raise in next six months.
5. we have sold less fans than last month1.She can’t hardly get the work done on time
She can hardly get the work done on time.
Explanation: “can’t hardly” makes double negative which is incorrect.
2.The eminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going for skiing.
The imminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going skiing.
Explanation: imminent is the right word to use with danger. ‘for’ isn’t used here.
3.A change in the policy will effect workers motivation.
A change in the policy will affect workers’ motivation.
Explanation: ‘affect’ means change & ‘effect’ means the result of a change. And to show plural possession, add
apostrophe at the end of a word. For singular use ‘s.
4.You can except a raise in six months.
You can expect a raise in six months.
Explanation: except means to not include whereas, expect means to suppose or to look for.
5.We sold less fans last month
We sold fewer fans last month
Explanation: less is not used with a plural.1)She can hardly get the work done on time.
2)The eminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going skiing.
3)A change in the policy will affect (workers’/a worker’s) motivation.
4)You can expect a raise in six months.
5)We have sold fewer fans last month.1- She can hardly get the work done on time.
2- The eminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going skiing.
3- A change in the policy will affect workers motivation.
4- You can expect a raise in six months.
5- We have sold less fans last month.Corrections :
1- She can hardly get the work done on time.
2- The eminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going skiing.
3- A change in the policy will affect workers motivation.
4- You can expect a raise in six months.
5- We have sold less fans last month.1.She can’t hardly get the work done on time
She can hardly get the work done on time.
Explanation: “can’t hardly” makes double negative which is incorrect.
2.The eminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going for skiing.
The imminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going skiing.
Explanation: imminent is the right word to use with danger. ‘for’ isn’t used here.
3.A change in the policy will effect workers motivation.
A change in the policy will affect workers’ motivation.
Explanation: ‘affect’ means change & ‘effect’ means the result of a change. And to show plural possession, add
apostrophe at the end of a word. For singular use ‘s.
4.You can except a raise in six months.
You can expect a raise in six months.
Explanation: except means to not include whereas, expect means to suppose or to look for.
5.We sold less fans last month
We sold fewer fans last month
Explanation: less is not used with a plural.Corrected of following sentences
1) She can hardly get the work done on time.
2) The imminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going skiing.
3) A little change in the policy will affect workers motivation.
4) You can expect a raise in next six months.
5) We have sold fewer fans than last month.1- She can hardly get the work done on time.
2- The eminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going skiing.
3- A change in the policy will affect workers motivation.
4- You can expect a raise in six months.
5- We have sold fewer fans last month.She hardly gets the work done on time.
The imminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going for the skiing.
A change in the policy will affect the workers’ motivation.
You can expect a raise in six months.
We sold out less fans in the previous month.1)She can hardly get the work done in time.( can’t Substandard & can More Acceptable)
2)The imminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going skiing.(imminent not eminent)
3)A change in the policy will affect workers motivation.(affect not effect)
4)You can expect a raise upto six months.(expect not except)
5) We sold limited/fewer fans last month.Correct:
1.she can hardly get the work on time .
2. The eliminate danger of blizzard stopped him from going skiing .
3. A change in the policy will effect workers motivation.
4. You can expect a raise in six months.
5. We have sold fewer fans last month.ANS: (1). She hardly gets the work done on time.
(2). The imminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going for the skiing.
(3). A change in the policy will affect the workers’ motivation.
(4). You can expect a raise in six months.
(5). We sold out less fans in the previous month.Following are the corrected sentences.
1:She can hardly get the work done on time.
2:The eminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going skiing.
3:A change in the policy will affect worker’s motivation.
4:You can expect a raise in six months.
5:We have sold fewer fans last month1)She can hardly get the work done on time.
2)The eminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going skiing.
3)A change in the policy will affect (workers’/a worker’s) motivation.
4)You can expect a raise in six months.
5)We have sold fewer fans last month.correct sentences are :
1:She can hardly get the work done on time.
2:The eminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going skiing.
3:A change in the policy will affect worker’s motivation.
4:You can expect a raise in six months.
5:We have sold fewer fans last month
thanksShe can hardly get the work done on time. The eminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going skiing.
A change in the policy will affect workers motivation.
You can expect a raise in six months.
We have sold less fans last month.Correct:
1. she can hardly get the work done on time.
2. The eminent danger of a blizzard stopping him from going for skiing.
3. Even a slight change in the policy will effect workers motivation.
4. You can expect a raise in next six months.
5. We have sold less fans than last month1).She can hardly get the work done on time. (we should not use can’t here because it will create a double negative.
2).The imminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going skiing. (Corrected imminent a spelling mistake and omitted for).
3).A change in policy will effect the worker’s motivation.
4).You can expect a raise in six months.
5).We sold fewer fans last month.Questions :
1. She can’t hardly get the work done on time
2. The eminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going for skiing.
3. A change in the policy will effect workers motivation.
4. You can except a raise in six months.
5. We sold less fans last monthCorrections :
1. She can hardly get the work done on time.
2. The eminent danger of a blizzard stopped him from going skiing.
3. A change in the policy will affect workers motivation.
4. You can expect a raise in six months.
5. We have sold less fans last month.
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