200 English Grammar Mistakes!: A workbook of Common Grammar and Punctuation Errors with Examples, Exercises and Solutions So You Never Make Them Again

much
miles to cover in the race.
Correct: 
There are 
many
miles to cover in the race.
Incorrect: The soup has 
many
water.
Correct: 
The soup has 
much
water.
Incorrect: I have 
less 
questions to answer.
Correct: 
I have 
fewer 
questions to answer.

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Simply add "-er" as a comparative to words like strong, fat, tall, etc.
Incorrect:
And the boy grew 
strong
and 
strong.
Correct:
And the boy grew 
stronger 
and 
stronger.
Qualifiers such as "both," and "all" must go before possessive words.
Incorrect: He lost 
his all
investment.
Correct: 
He lost 
all his
investment.
Avoid the mistakes of using 
farther
and 
further
in comparing distance.
Incorrect:
Which of the following places is 
further?
Correct:
Which of the following places is 
farther?
The use of 
prefer
:
Incorrect: I prefer biking 
from 
skating.
Correct: 
I prefer biking 
to
skating.
Use the superlative adjective (e.g., most) in the latter part of sentences.
Incorrect: My brother is the 
most 
enterprising and ablest man I have seen.
Correct: 
My brother is the ablest and 
most
enterprising man I have seen.
MCQs: Choose the appropriate options from the statements below:
1. Are your dresses _____ shorter these days? (A. More B. much)
Answer: B
A
2. There is too _____ noise in the air. (A. much B. many)
Answer: A
3. I have ___ worries than you do. (A. less B. fewer)
Answer: B

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4. We will go out _______. (A. next Friday B. Friday next)
Answer: A
5. ___ question in the script carries equal marks. (A. Every B. Each)
Answer: B
6. Dad gave me _____ money to spend at school. (A. little B. a little
C. few D. small)
Answer: B
7. Tell me the ___ news. (A. last B. latest)
Answer: B
8. The _____ of the story was emphasized. (A. important B.
importance)
Answer: B
Conjunctions
Conjunctions are words used to join a word to another word, a sentence to
another sentence, and a word to a clause. For example: He was playing
music, yet I studied. Here, “He was playing music” is a sentence, and “I
studied” is another sentence. Word "yet" is simply joining the two sentences
together to convey key information in the compound sentence. There are
several conjoining words that students commonly misuse in sentences. The
following important rules are to be followed when using conjunctions:
Use