Tricky – Tracky Adjectives

It is easy to use most of the adjectives but some of them are very tricky.

Incorrect    He did not give me some money.
Correct    He did not give me any money.

Incorrect    Any men die young.
Correct    Some men die young.

Incorrect    Many a man are poor.
Correct    Many a man is poor.
 Or
Many men are poor.

Incorrect    Few men are millionaires.
Correct    A few men are millionaires.

Incorrect    Any twenty men were present.
Correct    Some twenty men were present.

Incorrect    A several men came.
Correct    Several men came.

Incorrect    He had little bread.
Correct    He had a little bread.

Incorrect    He had a much bread.
Correct    He had much bread.

Incorrect    I have an enough milk.
Correct    I have enough milk.

Incorrect    Have you had some bread?
Correct    Have you had any bread?

Incorrect    I had many loaf of breads.
Correct    I had many loaves of bread.

Incorrect    Few loaves will fill the stomach.
Correct    A few loaves will fill the stomach.

Incorrect    Did you bring some pens?
Correct    Did you bring any pens?

Incorrect    She ate a apple.
Correct    She ate an apple.

Incorrect    He is a heir.
Correct    He is an heir.

Incorrect    Will you spend a hour with me?
Correct    Will you spend an hour with me?

Incorrect    The ten women had every a gun.
Correct    Each of the ten women had a gun.

Incorrect    Milk is an useful drink.
Correct    Milk is a useful drink.

Incorrect    Metre is an unit.
Correct    Metre is a unit.

Incorrect    This is an one-eyed giant.
Correct    This is a one-eyed giant.

Incorrect    This is an history book.
Correct    This is a history book.

Incorrect    He came each four hours.
Correct    He came every four hours.

Incorrect    You can take each side.
Correct    You can take either side.

Incorrect    Which book is that?
Correct    What book is that?

Incorrect    What book do you like best?
Correct    Which book do you like the best.

Incorrect    He is an asleep man.
Correct    He is a man asleep.

Incorrect    He went by the train down.
Correct    He went by the down train.

Incorrect    This is a chair to sit.
Correct    This is a chair to sit on.

Incorrect    This is to drink water.
Correct    This water is to drink.

Incorrect    This book is the smallest than all.
Correct    This book is the smallest of all.

Incorrect    The fast you go, the quick you reach.
Correct    The faster you go, the quicker you reach.

Incorrect    This chair is bad than that.
Correct    This chair is worse than that.

Incorrect    He is my older brother.
Correct    He is my elder brother.

Incorrect    Please read farther.
Correct    Please read further.

Incorrect    I went further from home.
Correct    I went farther from home.

Incorrect    You are superior than me.
Correct    You are superior to me.

Incorrect    This cloth is inferior than that.
Correct    This cloth is inferior to that.

Incorrect    You are junior than me.
Correct    You are junior to me.