MASTER NOUN ERRORS!
Common Noun Errors, Reasons & Solutions | संज्ञा संबंधी सामान्य गलतियाँ
🔴 Incorrect: He gave me many advices.
🟢 Correct: He gave me some advice.
💡 Reason: Advice is an uncountable noun and normally has no plural form.
✅ Solution: Use some advice or a piece of advice.
👉 Hindi: उसने मुझे कुछ सलाह दी।
🔴 Incorrect: She bought two furnitures.
🟢 Correct: She bought two pieces of furniture.
💡 Reason: Furniture is an uncountable noun.
✅ Solution: Use pieces of furniture when counting.
👉 Hindi: उसने फर्नीचर के दो सामान खरीदे।
🔴 Incorrect: I need some informations.
🟢 Correct: I need some information.
💡 Reason: Information is an uncountable noun.
✅ Solution: Use some information or a piece of information.
👉 Hindi: मुझे कुछ जानकारी चाहिए।
🔴 Incorrect: He gave me three feedbacks.
🟢 Correct: He gave me some feedback.
💡 Reason: Feedback is generally an uncountable noun.
✅ Solution: Use some feedback or three pieces of feedback.
👉 Hindi: उसने मुझे कुछ सुझाव/प्रतिक्रिया दी।
🔴 Incorrect: She has two childs.
🟢 Correct: She has two children.
💡 Reason: Child has an irregular plural form.
✅ Solution: Remember: child → children.
👉 Hindi: उसके दो बच्चे हैं।
🔴 Incorrect: I saw many mouses in the room.
🟢 Correct: I saw many mice in the room.
💡 Reason: The standard plural of mouse is mice.
✅ Solution: Remember: mouse → mice.
👉 Hindi: मैंने कमरे में बहुत सारे चूहे देखे।
🔴 Incorrect: One of my friend is a doctor.
🟢 Correct: One of my friends is a doctor.
💡 Reason: After one of, we use a plural noun.
✅ Solution: Use one of + plural noun.
👉 Hindi: मेरे दोस्तों में से एक डॉक्टर है।
🔴 Incorrect: The sceneries here are beautiful.
🟢 Correct: The scenery here is beautiful.
💡 Reason: Scenery is normally an uncountable noun.
✅ Solution: Use scenery, not sceneries, in ordinary usage.
👉 Hindi: यहाँ का प्राकृतिक दृश्य बहुत सुंदर है।
🔴 Incorrect: I bought a pair of shoe.
🟢 Correct: I bought a pair of shoes.
💡 Reason: After a pair of, we use a plural noun.
✅ Solution: Use a pair of + plural noun.
👉 Hindi: मैंने एक जोड़ी जूते खरीदे।
🔴 Incorrect: She has beautiful hairs.
🟢 Correct: She has beautiful hair.
💡 Reason: Hair is generally uncountable when referring to hair collectively.
✅ Solution: Use hair for hair in general.
👉 Hindi: उसके बाल सुंदर हैं।
🔴 Incorrect: I have two luggages.
🟢 Correct: I have two pieces of luggage.
💡 Reason: Luggage is an uncountable noun.
✅ Solution: Use pieces of luggage when counting.
👉 Hindi: मेरे पास सामान के दो बैग हैं।
🔴 Incorrect: She bought a new equipment.
🟢 Correct: She bought a new piece of equipment.
💡 Reason: Equipment is uncountable and cannot normally be used with a/an.
✅ Solution: Say a piece of equipment.
👉 Hindi: उसने एक नया उपकरण खरीदा।
🔴 Incorrect: He has a lot of homeworks.
🟢 Correct: He has a lot of homework.
💡 Reason: Homework is generally uncountable.
✅ Solution: Use some homework or a lot of homework.
👉 Hindi: उसके पास बहुत सारा गृहकार्य है।
🔴 Incorrect: She bought a new cloth to wear.
🟢 Correct: She bought some new clothes to wear.
💡 Reason: Cloth means fabric, whereas clothes means garments.
✅ Solution: Use clothes for things you wear.
👉 Hindi: उसने पहनने के लिए नए कपड़े खरीदे।
🔴 Incorrect: The peoples of India are diverse.
🟢 Correct: The people of India are diverse.
💡 Reason: People is normally the plural of person.
✅ Solution: Use people for persons in general.
👉 Hindi: भारत के लोग विविधतापूर्ण हैं।
🔴 Incorrect: She gave me two pieces of advices.
🟢 Correct: She gave me two pieces of advice.
💡 Reason: Advice itself does not normally become plural.
✅ Solution: Use pieces of advice when counting.
👉 Hindi: उसने मुझे दो सलाह दीं।
🔴 Incorrect: He bought five stationeries.
🟢 Correct: He bought five stationery items.
💡 Reason: Stationery means writing materials collectively and is generally uncountable.
✅ Solution: Use stationery items when counting individual things.
👉 Hindi: उसने स्टेशनरी की पाँच वस्तुएँ खरीदीं।
🔴 Incorrect: I need a bread.
🟢 Correct: I need a loaf of bread.
💡 Reason: Bread is generally uncountable when referring to the food generally.
✅ Solution: Use a loaf/piece/slice of bread when counting.
👉 Hindi: मुझे एक ब्रेड चाहिए।
🔴 Incorrect: She gave me a useful information.
🟢 Correct: She gave me some useful information.
💡 Reason: Information is uncountable, so a/an cannot normally be used directly before it.
✅ Solution: Use some information or a piece of information.
👉 Hindi: उसने मुझे कुछ उपयोगी जानकारी दी।
🔴 Incorrect: He has many works to do today.
🟢 Correct: He has a lot of work to do today.
💡 Reason: Work is uncountable when referring to tasks in general.
✅ Solution: Use work for general tasks.
👉 Hindi: आज उसे बहुत सारा काम करना है।
🔴 Incorrect: I need some moneys.
🟢 Correct: I need some money.
💡 Reason: Money is an uncountable noun.
✅ Solution: Use some money or an amount of money.
👉 Hindi: मुझे कुछ पैसे चाहिए।
🔴 Incorrect: There are many sheeps in the field.
🟢 Correct: There are many sheep in the field.
💡 Reason: The plural of sheep is also sheep.
✅ Solution: Remember: one sheep → many sheep.
👉 Hindi: मैदान में बहुत सारी भेड़ें हैं।
🔴 Incorrect: We caught three fishes.
🟢 Correct: We caught three fish.
💡 Reason: Fish commonly has the same singular and plural form when referring to fish in general.
✅ Solution: Use fish in ordinary plural usage.
👉 Hindi: हमने तीन मछलियाँ पकड़ीं।
🔴 Incorrect: I bought two knifes.
🟢 Correct: I bought two knives.
💡 Reason: Knife has an irregular plural form.
✅ Solution: Remember: knife → knives.
👉 Hindi: मैंने दो चाकू खरीदे।
🔴 Incorrect: She has three womans in her team.
🟢 Correct: She has three women in her team.
💡 Reason: Woman has an irregular plural form.
✅ Solution: Remember: woman → women.
👉 Hindi: उसकी टीम में तीन महिलाएँ हैं।
🔴 Incorrect: There are two mans outside.
🟢 Correct: There are two men outside.
💡 Reason: Man has an irregular plural form.
✅ Solution: Remember: man → men.
👉 Hindi: बाहर दो आदमी हैं।
🔴 Incorrect: I saw three deers in the forest.
🟢 Correct: I saw three deer in the forest.
💡 Reason: The plural of deer is usually deer.
✅ Solution: Remember: one deer → three deer.
👉 Hindi: मैंने जंगल में तीन हिरन देखे।
🔴 Incorrect: He has two tooths missing.
🟢 Correct: He has two teeth missing.
💡 Reason: Tooth has an irregular plural form.
✅ Solution: Remember: tooth → teeth.
👉 Hindi: उसके दो दाँत टूटे हुए हैं।
🔴 Incorrect: She bought new furnitures for her house.
🟢 Correct: She bought new furniture for her house.
💡 Reason: Furniture is an uncountable noun and does not normally take -s.
✅ Solution: Use furniture or pieces of furniture.
👉 Hindi: उसने अपने घर के लिए नया फर्नीचर खरीदा।
