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Chapter-2 NOUNS & CASES CASES—The relation in which a noun stands to some her word, or the change of the form by Which this relation is indicated, is called the ease, . Case az Tat BF (A) Nominative Case or Subjective Case Graf ree) (B) Objective Case Cm rR) (©) Possessive / Genitive Case (arama axe) (D) Vocative Case (aires rem) wel oF For wT F Posessive Case at wef EF, ‘eit Noun % STH Nominative & Objective Case # E Problem 72 Star & =¥€ sf Noun Nominative * Objective Case ee @ we A ceo ts $B Nominate Objnive Nomintie Objet @, Pronoun # Nominative 3% Objective ® #T vfcwtr Gh & faut Prem & et ey PRONOUNS ® aivia att _— POSSESSIVE CASE—Possessive Case, possession (FER T ownership Caries aK &)1 FE possession WT cownctship 70 "WT TT's [Apostraphe °s'] "of" TE fom ant; $3— {i Shakespeare's plays 7 The plays of Shekespeare Fay, ay wt eet ws wt a uat # ate set geet wits 3G Sor ote et Ever wate aC woe Problems fez at #; 43 — i) A table's legs / were broken / by my / angry brother. / “ e © ©) No Error. ® (88 ATT H A table's legs met are BL eH The legs of a table war EMT FAH table / bench sue Fata wert fev are “Gam hr era a fi - (A) Rat sar wien gor gett ae wed a Lem caf / area ee #3—Man's life/ Ram's wife Dogs” kennels / Cows? tals 2. af fe Pt send er Be eT ge Prat wy; $a (@) Death’s icy band. (i) Fortune's favourite sae mma wt ae, Ba (@) A moment's delay, A week's leave, A month's: 40 wer mad wat ae ae Fe wight we a xin Sa (@) Aton’s weight; A gram’s weight 5. Money # gang % are ale Se aT value / worth writ @ aa @ Arupee's value; a pound’s worth 6 Space Tartare wet wey EET Nouns * S3— (i) Aruzor’s edge, A needle’s point, A boat's Tength, LF angie meget (Some dignified natural Spec ams ae Som Sani “The earth’s surface / gravity / creatures / area et ‘The sun's rays: Heaven's will; the heaet’s content, the soul's delight /joumey; the mind’s eye, et. @ Fe ae aeeat F expressions A Seat Tat ere 2; Sa The ship's The train's > arrival / depacture The plane's boat's crew. @) ['s] [Apostrophe's) 3 seater hae go are = 41.81 BTA Nouns W ’s (Apostophe's] ax wr 4 Pre amt; $a Ram's wifes career Kate err ATH Ter BI BE weet ‘GE The career of Ram’s wife ar wh eH SEC) 2.farf Compound Noun #5 sifaer wey 4 's aT RIT tart; da @ His somin-taw's appointment [ f& son's-in- law's appointment} (i) The Government of India’s ordes. “fe fad! Noun % BME Noun in Appositon a aT H # Noun in Apposition 35 mmr ’s 37 art fiver arar 2: S2— (Rajeev my Fiend’ father ‘Beh HT, i) My friend Rajeev's father, 4.91% & Nouns closely related @ @ Sif Noun * HHT Us} sete dart; Sa (@ Ram and Sita’s sons [ £8 Ram's and Sita’s sons} farg, Ram’s and Shyam’s sons. 5. Anybody / Somebody / Nobody / Everybody / Anyone / Someone No one / Everyone & a st 's =r war 8; $8—() Everybody's business is nobody's business Goat Anybody / Somebody site % aE “else” HIT A Hsp wT else we Fr ser &; BB (@) Hike your decision and not anybody else's, 10 A Mirror of Common Errors ‘wa Fre ot STAG Problems RE wie &; FB — 1 follow / your suggestions / and / nobody's else. / a) ®) Oo Ne Error ) {764 nobody's else ae nobody else's 3 at BMT] ‘reach other! ‘one another" % er ft [5] ar ate at ti a (i) They like each others ideas. 8. A + Noun + of + Noun construction # afer Noun % Pt aer=aTe: ['s} 3r Fah a & whe AE Noun wg Fert ates &; 3B (A friend of my borther’s. (ii) Ahouse of Ram's, Fg () Apicture of Ram Com a ew wD (i) A picture of Ram's (Os 3 wer Tet He) | PROBLEMS BASED ON NOUNS & CASES Directions : Find out the error in each of the following sentences, if any If there is no error, your answer is “E’ L. You know it well / that you success in life / depends not a ®) ‘on my adviee / but on somebody else. / No Error. © ©) ©) 2. He informed me / that he had gone to / one of the wy ® Minister's residences / and stayed there all night. / © ro) No Error. e 3, The building's roof / needs repairing otherwige / it may « @) fall down and / result into many persons” death. / oO ©) No Brror. e 4, | visited / John’s and Mary's house / twice but found / the (a) 8) oO couple absent. / No Error. ©) ® 15, Aton's weight /is too heavy for/ anyone to/ carry on his Cy @) © © head. No Error. © GBI stopped / his going out late at night / because the « @) © situation / in the town was very tense. / No Error. ) ©) 7. He did not approve / of his son raising / stupid questions “w ®) « and thereby / vexing the teacher. | No Error © e 8 America’s problems / are, however, / not so, serious / and Cy 3) © awful as India. / No Error. Co) 9, Your tone of speaking / as well as your friends /is really w B) extremely sarcastic / yet we never take it seriously. / © © No Error. e 10. The Finance Minister / boasts of improving / the economic a @ condition of / the country’s. / No Exror. oO @ ® 11. The life of the rich /is not in many f ways as peaceful / as « @) oO that ofthe poor’s. / No Error. ©) ®) 12, For your sake / as well as for your wife, / we all wish that (a) B) ‘you may / get that job. / No Exror. © o ® 413. The expert mason reported to / the owner of the hotel “ B) that / there was no question / of the walls falling down. / © ) No Extor ® 414. The officer said / that be appreciated / his staffs coming “a @) a on time f and co-operating him. f No Error. oO ©) © 45. As we are told, / this idea of Mrs. Gandhi's / was totally w ®) ‘valid in the / present condition of India, / No Biror. © ©) e) 16.1 is true/ that I met / the Chief Minister / at one of my @ @ oO friend’s houses, No Exror ©) ® ‘11. The teacher said / 10 us that one ought / to work hard in A ® © order /to attain one goal. / No Exror. ©) «) 18, Being sure of his / success, he told his frends that /he would «a @) ever forget/ even his enemies names, No Error. © © © 19. The survey gives / us much knowledge of the / publie’s @ B) opinion /on the matter of terrorism. / No Error. © © ©) A Mirror of Common Errors u 20. Very few soldiers / dared toturn / a deaf car to their / @ ®) © Commander’s-in-Chief orders. No Exror. ®) 21. Your sof's+in-law’s friend is seriously ill / and be wants, @ ®) © {you /to see hitn as soon as possible, / No Exor. © ® (241 appreciate you / helping the poor / who are really the ee @) © most ignored and completely deprived / section of our o society. / No Error. ® 23.1 have road / many plays of Shaw's / who is called the / (ay @ © Shakespeare of our age. / No Error. @) © 24.1 do not want / to bring her to my home / because her Cy) @) © rashness /is quite intolerable. / No Error. ©) ® @ixe is chienty concerned / with his own problems / but you “ ® aay thar is not. / No Error, @) ) (Goa vind ony cn yey nt a ye a @) © ime for /some money. / No Error. © ® 27. Unfortunately for me / the root cause of my frustration (a ® lies /in the Governments / dubious policy. / No Error. oO o ® 28,He suggested to me / that I should go to the nursery / 10 “ @) bring some beautiful / summer's flowers. / No Error. a ) ® (GH came to his wits / end when he found / that his cy) ® younger / bother had slapped his wife. / No Error, © © © 30, When Jayia and Shyama / came across Jyoti they / caught “ @) one another hands / and talked for a while. / No Error, oO ©) ® 31. The former P.M. of India’s / Mr. P. V. Narsismha Rao's / a @B) visit to Japan strengthened the relationship / between India © and Japan, / No Estor. o © 32. It was India’s / past glory / that attracted / a number of @ ®) © invaders inthe remote past. No Error @ ©) @Beverybody should be careful / to fulfil the society's “ ®) demands / and thereby show his / attachment to it. / © @ No Error. ©) ‘34, “Everybody's business / is nobody's business’, / said the a) 3) teacher /to the students, / No Error. © ©) e) 38.1 postponed him / going to Delhi tonight as / I wanted him “ ®) to deal with / one of my major problems. / No Error. © () ©) @Bre ta her a he ad ever seen / her wil his ins A (By oO eye No Ero @) ©) 37. When I anved / athe gate of his / hows, L fou his «a @) oO Jockng up the door. NO Exe ©) e India and Chin's prescat/ condo cle indicate hat both ine couse wil face Tot sf problems in the © () coming tine. No Eee 3) 39, Keeping in view / the publi’ demands, the company A @) hd declared to improve the quality and lower / the prices oO of its products. / No Error. ©) ® 40, Bis maid servant / behaviour is undoubtedly / indecent Cs) B) bbut I don't / understand how he tolerates it. / No Error. © ) © 41, These buildings’ decoration /is not as much / impressive “ 8 © as it/ ought to be. / No Error. © «) 4BPethi's watsr supply / system is certainly / as good as is “@ B expected / in a capital town. No Error. oO ©) ©) 43; Yeats’s pootry is characterised / by his-unique style / “ @) which he developed / during the long span of his life, / oO o No Exror ) rutus’ role in Julius Ceasure / is very attractive as / well “ ®) as important as far as / the action of the play is concerned. oO ©) Ime blinds ies cealy very miserable / because they a) @) © can't ee / what happens around them. No Brtor m) © 46. Hs did not know even / the name of the seientst J who « @) siscovered / the taws of the earth gravitational force. / © o No Emer ® 47, "This blade’s edge / is sharper than any / other bade’s” A) ®) © sid theses representative ofthe company No Exor © © 48, Many ofthe questions’ given inthis question paper / are a ®) so difficol that / many of the students may fail. / © ©) No Esror ® (Gre President of tai consittional power is limites! (Ay B) buts the P. M. who is,/ indeed, powerful / No Ero. © @ () 50, Many a man’s life is in danger /if the Goverment does “ @) not take / any serious action to / safeguard us. No Error. Oo ® ‘51, Nobody's claim / to be a permancat member / ofthe ub @ ®) © js Valid /in the eyes of the committe. /No Error ©) ® ANSWERS 1.(D) 2 31a) 4.(B) 5.) 6.(B) 7.(B) 8.(D) 9B) 10.(D) UD) 12 (By 3.) 14.(C) 15. (B) 16.(D} — 17.D) 18.(D) 19.(C) 20. (D) (ha Bo Re EO | 26.(B) —27.(C) 28.(D) 29.(A) 30.(C) (ke 2 BO OO | 364E) 370) 38. (A) 39. (B) 40. (A) ALA) 42(E) 43.(E) 44.(E) 45. (A) 46.(D) 47.) aB.(A) — 49.(A) 50. (B) A Mirror of Common Errors EXPLANATIONS: 1. (D) else 3 Bre 's [apostrophe"'s)) Ssar TH, gray cle 3 78 else's ww en ae Fa fe SHANG THI WL somebody slse / nobody else / ‘anybody else Sie % aTe else 5 H's lapostrophe sear wer dear fi ftom gaa & fefeftas aor at saree A ere ‘not on my advice but of somebody else's advice a GE clee's Baz ‘advice’ HF repetion 8 wrt Be FE ‘advice’ ieee wee Heat BH EO Reh feafe =e feb understood we wT Bt ore, -augaa Expression & ee Frater 39 3 feet “aot on my advice but on somebody else's”, ee ard orate Fo ort et a (@® This is Rem's book and not Shyam’s. [book] Gi) Your problem is more ifficult than Sita’s [problem] . NOTE : 28 drew 8 RE TE UE [book, problem ote] Fa understood 2) 2. (© one of & WE We 4 Nous w vite SA Te Possession 7 Ownership #4 's SER wa mart & afer ‘of B ae wat & $e — one of the minister's residences % 822 the residence ‘of one of the ministers AT “fee! Sh 4 qe ae Efe ons of WE Noun Pleral Bat tr o:, Fae we WE St Nouns wT ye stent wt oe t fe Se FS see Now Phral 1 te fete ¥ Expression an ox Bh IT tee @ One ofthe minister's residence oft # Fe wT residence] Gi) One of the minister's residences PHT & residences # & carn: Be ARE ond ST SoraaTeHt Baws & fre a Rafe 2 cof a we Pe ST TELL set BPR Me ave BH eT ST BY "the residence of cone of the ministers! ta Bet 3.(A) "Te building's roof! *_ 8 the roof of the building’ = Fae wer vo wife Sree: Pais ent wee FRIET 'S [apostrophe ‘S'] AT AE wd tiem, (i) The room's decoration (i) The wall’s painting safe ST Tere Bl Se Expressions @ er refers wo 3 YER at fi (@ The room decoration The decoration of the room, (Gy The wal painting = The painting of the wall A Mirror of Common Errors 3 4. (B) Tohn’s and Mary's 22% John and Mary's #31 war ST are 2G, fe Ga St Nouns UGE F closely related SF SA GR Nou & oe de Gi ge wee Por (D) % ‘couple! we eT weer faeke xe TT amar & fi John and Mary Weve €i Sr, SF aa a ow a et ug si are 7 PR John’s and Mary's house ff wel Expression & Reg qa sef Eom John’s house and Mary's house’ Swi art & arfer ote Set a TEST 8 5.@) wee ge Bi care 2 Fh SH (weight) TataTe ret Bee eH 's [apostropho's] #1 arr #8 &; 38 — ‘A ton’s weight, A gram’s weight, A kilo’s weight safe 6.) wage 7. (B) son % ’s {apostrophe ‘s'] Farr Sa ISAT FA Genund {f48 Verbal Noun twat Tar &y Boe Possessive Case Wat at 8; 33— a Be Sancing + 4 Possessive — Gerund i) Your, singing + 1 Possessive Gerund 8. (D} india % ae 's @ vetr wort Som sah India wet India’s veer eT TA “America Problems °#f YT India % Problems & #, 7 fe India 31 2a (i) America's problems... India's. [problems] (©) Ram's books and Shyam’, [books] NOTE : (7H dios % fe TE TE understood ze ti, fends 8 [Apostrophe) 3 aq wer Gm ae friends 3 ee friends! a Ar orl AEE TE ae at aaee fd 18) Your tone of speaking as well os your friends” cone of speaking) ‘fee ay vt ert Te ae Peat Plural Noun #1 47 (5) 2 a BS Plural Noun % fae * [Apostrophe) seat Pat arar #, 5 R's (Apostrophe 's'] (i) Boys’ hostel FB Boys's hostel] (Gi) Girls’ hostel [7 FF Girls’ hostel] tery, HF Piural Nouns forrer ar [5] FE oH "SRE ‘s(apostophe's} st BS t; AB ‘Women’s college, Children’s books 271 10, (D) country’s & HEB country we Fee Sea we ['s) abr aarreaw #1 Peiffer Expcessions # ZS — (i) The population of the countey. [7 FR countty’s} Qn a ara) (ii) The progress of the country. (7 F& country’s] GT at afi) 11, (©) poor's 3 3 poor ar west Go HFT that ofthe poor 7 3 & the life ofthe poor. 12.@) wife Fae 's wT AM sre wile Be ae wife's a FarT dor weil FER AE expression eT & For your sake... for your wife's sake] sat ra @ For Ram's sake and Shyam’ [sake] (i) For his success as well as his wife's (success) a 13. (D) ‘the wall's falling down" % 4% “the falling down of the wall? 37 Fete SAT ST ws wall PT seerd atte ees e's aT veh 3 fer sar NOTE: Praga caro fare sweet 3) 88 BO suatts 7 * faposteophe] a FT sear TM OH f= coming ge _Gonnd_€ sth cal iC Posesive Case Sm Bal £3 Pr Objective aT Nominative Case =; es (He appreciated your singing. (5 “7 {Gy She stopped Raun’s bebaving like this. (UF FT Fe FER ST BE NOTE : (Prag sacea % fog see to 7) 15, (B) Gandhi's ® we Gandhi wi Bor, FH This / That / These Those / Tae + Noun + of + Noun* of ¥% we ae NOUN & BME ’s [Apostrophe ‘s’ = [Apostrophe] = ahr 3 fear sat #; {) This house of Ram fF Ram's Tort or 7 This Noun of Noun (iiy This hostel of Patra College {7 ¥ College's} 16. (D) one of my friend’s houses ** Ee the house of one of my friends =e" TST NOTE : Frege sara % form SH Fo (2) 17. (D) one We 's 3 wate rT sree one & TH one's wa sary arm a () One should keep one's promises. [FE one promises} (i) One should be tue to one’s word. [7 PR one word] 438. (D) enemies % at " [Apostrophe] Far Aer! Sees enemies AB enemies’ 3a Ba (i) He honours his seniors desires. [7 f seniors) 19, (C) public's opinion % 7 public opinion Sr =AT= public / hostel / city / village / 37f@ Noun ® == * 4 AMirror of Common Errors wae Haat Adjective BF ot oie:, TH aye 's a waa or Tem th ta (i) The public consists of you and me T Ni (he i opin eas i sai saloon dena Adi Noun (ii) This school has a beautiful hostel - : Noun? () Heremembershis hostel life oT Adj. Noun 20, (D) Commander'sin-Chief % we@__Commanderin- Chiefs #2 ahs am are (B) wife wee ’s wr sere or was A+ Noun + of + Noun Construction # of & a1 a1 Noun =e ’s {apostrophe ‘s)) 1 stn fear orate ae Noun um fafeaa safer a (i) A. book of Ram's is missing. rr A Noun of Noun’s (4 f& Ram] (ii) A pen of Shyam'’sis red [3 Shyasn] fang, Prrafefsa Phrases ® ae RI G)A picture of Sita ar GH TRAIL (ii) A pictue of Sita's Sav & SE ST wea Sa aw 27.(C) Government ee ’s at wae Bn) eh Government % 2& Government's ya Sri za (i) The Government's dubious policy (Gi) The Government's planning 28, (D) summer's flowers 3% summer flowers 3 aT Err PR season AH [SF summer, autumn, winter, spring Sif] me's [apostrophe ‘s'] sed 4h float aren 1 vars ea FR summer, autumn anf Nouns 3 Be H agar -BF ¥ she Adjectives 3 wrt tea (© Spring. is the king ofall seasons. Noun i) There are 2 number of spring flowers in bis garden Adj. Noun fry. (i) summer, spring, autumn, winter tafe Porsonified Par Se Sg E's a wah Peat ‘ara th $B—Spring’s arrival, Winter's departure (ii) A summer's day ® A summer day, A winter's day “aT A winter day °6 st watt Sr 1 29.(A) 7H wits BHT wits’ NOTE : at one’s wits’ end (Nesfield); at one’s wit's end (A. 8. Hornby) idiom & ferarar anf tar # Gramteatang a Ree 31 30. (C) ‘one another’ % 7H one another's =F FAT eM wre <@ fi 7 each other TT one another % HR's [apostrophe ‘s'] ax sritt ETB A's Lapostrophe ‘s!] other Ta" another ® srt Ber @; S3— @ They pointed out each other's merits and demerits. i) They respoct one another's parents, 31. (A) India % Mi ’s [apostrophe 's'] ew Farr Fe Ber ef India's & axe India er HAT Som Ie Te A ‘fret Noun art ZI Noun in Apposition [1% Noun at Phraso St amy & wee wpe Bae Noun/ Pronoun 3 wer % ser Sex Se Noun / Pronoun BY Explain at tj a wat at 's [Apostrophe '"] ‘51 271 Noun in Apposition tat €; $8— (i) Ram the doctor's advice. : t ‘Noun in Apposition (a P& Ram’s the doctor's advice] 32, (B) arr ue th vars

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