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Errors in the use of nouns

It has often been found that those who learn English as a second language commit some glaring errors frequently whether it be in the use of nouns, verbs, adjectives etc. Here, therefore,is a series of tests on such errors starting with those committed in the use of nouns.I hope these will help in making the use of one's language a fairly error-free one.

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1. My father always brings home two dozendozensI don't know apples.

2. Unfortunately the new scissorsscissorI don't know I have purchased are blunt.

3. Without a doubt the sceneriessceneryI don't know in Kashmir are extremely lovely.

4. I am a vegeterian and thankfully I love fruitsfruitI don't know and vegetables.

5. Though he is still in his twenties his hairshairI don't know has gone grey.

6. I can count three grey hairhairsI don't know on my moustache.

7. This sturdy building has been made out of brickbricksI don't know and mortar.

8. He ran an amazing ten milesten mileI don't know race and bagged the trophy.

9. Politics,without any doubt, areisI don't know today a game for scoundrels.

10. Finally, what I have been eagerly waiting for - the summer vacations arevacation isI don't know quite near.

11. He badly needs two pairspairI don't know of boots.

12. He narrated the story superbly in great detailsdetailI don't know.