8th English: Unit 1: Prose: The Nose-Jewel
Language Check Point
Common Error 1: Using 'cope up with'
Incorrect: I cannot cope up with this pressure.
Correct: I cannot cope with this pressure.
Usage: The meaning of cope is to manage. Cope is followed by the preposition 'with', and never followed by 'up'.
Common Error 2: Telling Time
Incorrect: What is the time in your watch?
Correct: What is the time by your watch?
Usage: 'In your watch' is incorrect. Use 'by' to ask time.
Common Error 3: Uncountable Nouns
Incorrect: He has grey hairs.
Correct: He has grey hair.
Usage: All the hair on one's head is considered uncountable and so, 'hairs' is almost always incorrect.