Sentence Correction & Transformation — Quick Revision

Top Errors to Spot

Double Comparatives (WRONG)

• more better → better
• most tallest → tallest
• more easier → easier

Redundancy (WRONG)

Redundant	Correct
return back	return
repeat again	repeat
revert back	revert
advance forward	advance
free gift	gift
enter into (room)	enter
rise up	rise
combine together	combine

Pronoun Case

• After preposition → objective: between you and me (NOT I)
• Subject position → nominative: He and I went (NOT Him and me)
• Each/Every → singular pronoun: Each boy did his work (NOT their)

Degree Change Formulas

From	To	Pattern
Superlative	Comparative	the -est → -er than any other
Superlative	Positive	the -est → No other...as...as
"One of the -est"	Positive	Very few...as...as

Affirmative ↔ Negative

Affirmative	Negative
Only he	None but he
too weak to walk	so weak that cannot walk
as soon as	no sooner...than
must go	cannot but go
everybody knows	nobody does not know

Simple ↔ Complex ↔ Compound

• Simple: phrases (in spite of, being, by + V-ing)
• Complex: conjunctions (although, if, when, because)
• Compound: FANBOYS (and, but, or, so)

Exclamatory ↔ Assertive

• "What a beautiful!" → "It is very beautiful."
• "How brave!" → "You are very brave."

Top Traps

• "return back" = WRONG (return alone = go back)
• "despite of" = WRONG (use "despite" or "in spite of")
• "senior than" = WRONG (always senior TO)
• "more better" = WRONG (better is already comparative)