CTET 2026 – Sentence Correction (English Grammar)

CTET 2026 साठी उपयुक्त असा हा लेख Sentence Correction (English Grammar) या महत्त्वाच्या घटकावर आधारित आहे. या लेखात Sentence Correction म्हणजे काय, वाक्यदुरुस्तीचे नियम, grammar errors चे प्रकार, subject–verb agreement, tense, article, preposition, pronoun, modifier, voice आणि speech यांचे सविस्तर स्पष्टीकरण English आणि Marathi (Bilingual) स्वरूपात दिले आहे. CTET, TET, MPSC, SSC आणि इतर स्पर्धा परीक्षांसाठी हा 1200 शब्दांचा लेख अत्यंत उपयुक्त आहे.

प्रस्तावना

Sentence Correction हा English Grammar मधील अत्यंत महत्त्वाचा भाग आहे. CTET 2026 (Central Teacher Eligibility Test) मध्ये Language–I & Language–II (English) या दोन्ही पेपरमध्ये Sentence Correction वर आधारित प्रश्न वारंवार विचारले जातात.

Sentence Correction म्हणजे दिलेल्या वाक्यातील grammatical errors ओळखून योग्य पर्याय निवडणे किंवा वाक्य दुरुस्त करणे.

मराठीत सांगायचे तर –
👉 वाक्य शुद्ध करणे (वाक्यदुरुस्ती)

CTET 2026 Tense Rules – Marathi & English

Grammarly – Common Sentence Correction Mistakes

Sentence Correction म्हणजे काय?

Sentence Correction is the process of identifying and correcting errors in a sentence related to:

  • Grammar
  • Tense
  • Subject–Verb Agreement
  • Articles
  • Prepositions
  • Pronouns
  • Modifiers
  • Voice
  • Speech

Sentence Correction म्हणजे वाक्यातील व्याकरणाशी संबंधित चुका शोधून त्या दुरुस्त करणे.

Importance in CTET 2026 |

CTET 2026 मध्ये Sentence Correction:

  • Reading comprehension मध्ये indirectly येते
  • Grammar-based MCQs मध्ये directly विचारले जाते
  • Teacher म्हणून language accuracy तपासण्यासाठी महत्त्वाचा घटक आहे

👉 CTET मध्ये 3–5 प्रश्न Sentence Correction किंवा error spotting वर आधारित असतात.

Types of Sentence Correction Errors | वाक्यदुरुस्तीतील चुका प्रकार

1. Subject–Verb Agreement Error

(कर्ता–क्रियापद सुसंगती)

Rule:
Singular subject → singular verb
Plural subject → plural verb

He go to school daily.
He goes to school daily.

मराठी:
कर्ता एकवचनी असल्यास क्रियापदही एकवचनी असले पाहिजे.

2. Tense Error | काळातील चूक

She is going to market yesterday.
She went to the market yesterday.

मराठी:
काल दर्शवणाऱ्या शब्दांसोबत योग्य tense वापरणे आवश्यक आहे.

3. Article Error (a, an, the)

She is a honest girl.
She is an honest girl.

Rule:
Vowel sound → an
Consonant sound → a

4. Preposition Error | पूर्वसर्गातील चूक

He is good in mathematics.
He is good at mathematics.

Common prepositions:

  • Good at
  • Afraid of
  • Interested in
  • Depend on

5. Pronoun Error | सर्वनाम चूक

Everyone must bring their book.
Everyone must bring his or her book.

Marathi explanation:
Everyone = singular
त्यामुळे pronoun देखील singular हवा.

6. Adjective vs Adverb Error

❌ She sings very beautiful.
✅ She sings very beautifully.

Rule:
Verb modify → Adverb
Noun modify → Adjective

7. Modifier Error

Running fast, the bus was missed by him.
Running fast, he missed the bus.

Modifier should clearly modify the subject.

8. Parallelism Error | समांतर रचना

❌ She likes dancing, singing and to read.
✅ She likes dancing, singing and reading.

9. Voice Error (Active/Passive)

❌ The work has finish by him.
✅ The work has been finished by him.

10. Direct–Indirect Speech Error

❌ He said that he is busy.
✅ He said that he was busy.

Question Pattern in CTET

Pattern 1: Identify the error

Find the incorrect part of the sentence.

Pattern 2: Choose the correct sentence

Multiple options given, choose grammatically correct one.

Pattern 3: Improve the sentence

Best replacement for underlined part.

Examples with Explanation | उदाहरणांसह स्पष्टीकरण

Example 1

Each of the students have completed the work.
Each of the students has completed the work.

Explanation:
Each → singular → has

Example 2

❌ He did not knew the answer.
✅ He did not know the answer.

Rule:
Did + base form (V1)

Example 3

❌ She is senior than me.
✅ She is senior to me.

Commonly Confused Sentence Correction Rules

WrongCorrect
More betterBetter
Very excellentExcellent
Return backReturn
Repeat againRepeat

Tips to Solve Sentence Correction Questions | सोडवण्याच्या टिप्स

  1. Subject आणि verb आधी शोधा
  2. Tense indicator words ओळखा
  3. Articles आणि prepositions तपासा
  4. Sentence meaning logical आहे का ते पाहा
  5. Short sentences आधी वाचा

CTET 2026 Exam Strategy for Sentence Correction

  • Daily 10–15 sentences practice.
  • Grammar rules revise करा.
  • Previous Year Questions सोडवा.
  • Error spotting वर जास्त भर द्या.

CTET Sentence Correction – 50 PYQs (Practice MCQs)

Directions (सूचना):

खाली दिलेल्या वाक्यातील चुकीचा भाग ओळखा किंवा योग्य वाक्य निवडा.


1.

He (A) do not (B) like (C) coffee (D).
✅ Answer: A → does not


2.

Each of the students have completed the task.
A) have
B) completed
C) the
D) No error
✅ Answer: A → has


3.

She is more better than her sister.
A) more
B) better
C) than
D) No error
✅ Answer: A → better


4.

He did not knew the truth.
A) did
B) not
C) knew
D) the
✅ Answer: C → know


5.

The teacher along with the students were present.
A) teacher
B) along
C) were
D) present
✅ Answer: C → was


6.

She is senior than me.
A) is
B) senior
C) than
D) me
✅ Answer: C → to


7.

Neither Ram nor his friends is coming.
A) neither
B) nor
C) is
D) coming
✅ Answer: C → are


8.

One of my friends are a doctor.
A) one
B) friends
C) are
D) doctor
✅ Answer: C → is


9.

He is good in mathematics.
A) is
B) good
C) in
D) mathematics
✅ Answer: C → at


10.

She prefers tea than coffee.
A) prefers
B) tea
C) than
D) coffee
✅ Answer: C → to


11.

Everyone must bring their identity card.
A) everyone
B) must
C) their
D) card
✅ Answer: C → his/her


12.

The news are very shocking.
A) news
B) are
C) very
D) shocking
✅ Answer: B → is


13.

She speaks English good.
A) speaks
B) English
C) good
D) No error
✅ Answer: C → well


14.

The patient died from cancer.
A) patient
B) died
C) from
D) cancer
✅ Answer: C → of


15.

He is afraid from dogs.
A) afraid
B) from
C) dogs
D) No error
✅ Answer: B → of


16.

She is married with a doctor.
A) is
B) married
C) with
D) doctor
✅ Answer: C → to


17.

The teacher asked the students to not talk.
A) asked
B) students
C) to not talk
D) No error
✅ Answer: C → not to talk


18.

I look forward to meet you.
A) look
B) forward
C) to meet
D) you
✅ Answer: C → to meeting


19.

He has been working here since five years.
A) has
B) been
C) since
D) years
✅ Answer: C → for


20.

The police has arrested the thief.
A) police
B) has
C) arrested
D) thief
✅ Answer: B → have


21.

She is more intelligent of all the girls.
A) more
B) intelligent
C) of
D) all
✅ Answer: A → most


22.

No sooner did he see the police than he runs away.
A) did
B) see
C) than
D) runs
✅ Answer: D → ran


23.

He is too weak to walk.
A) too
B) weak
C) to
D) walk
✅ Answer: No error


24.

The train arrived late by two hours.
A) arrived
B) late
C) by
D) hours
✅ Answer: C → No preposition / omitted


25.

She insisted to go alone.
A) insisted
B) to
C) go
D) alone
✅ Answer: B → on


26.

He gave me many advices.
A) gave
B) many
C) advices
D) me
✅ Answer: C → advice


27.

She is an university student.
A) an
B) university
C) student
D) No error
✅ Answer: A → a


28.

This is the most unique idea.
A) most
B) unique
C) idea
D) No error
✅ Answer: A → unique


29.

He is fond for music.
A) fond
B) for
C) music
D) No error
✅ Answer: B → of


30.

She is elder than me.
A) elder
B) than
C) me
D) No error
✅ Answer: B → to


31.

I have no money to buy the book.
✅ Answer: No error


32.

The teacher as well as the students were happy.
✅ Answer: were → was


33.

He ordered for tea.
✅ Answer: for → no preposition


34.

She was absent since Monday.
✅ Answer: since → from


35.

The sun rise in the east.
✅ Answer: rise → rises


36.

He is capable to do this work.
✅ Answer: to → of


37.

She did not replied to my message.
✅ Answer: replied → reply


38.

I prefer walking than running.
✅ Answer: than → to


39.

The sceneries of Kashmir is beautiful.
✅ Answer: is → are


40.

She is suffering with fever.
✅ Answer: with → from


41.

He was punished because his mistake.
✅ Answer: because of


42.

The teacher prevented the students to enter the class.
✅ Answer: to enter → from entering


43.

She is junior than me.
✅ Answer: than → to


44.

The boy ran fastly.
✅ Answer: fastly → fast


45.

He is angry on me.
✅ Answer: on → with


46.

I have not seen him from last year.
✅ Answer: from → since


47.

The work has finish by him.
✅ Answer: finish → been finished


48.

She speaks very fluently English.
✅ Answer: very fluently in English / English very fluently


49.

The teacher made the students to write an essay.
✅ Answer: to write → write


50.

He denied to take the money.
✅ Answer: to take → taking

निष्कर्ष

Sentence Correction हा CTET 2026 साठी अत्यंत महत्त्वाचा Grammar topic आहे.
योग्य नियम, सातत्यपूर्ण सराव आणि चुकांची ओळख असल्यास या विभागात सहज गुण मिळवता येतात.

👉 A good teacher must use grammatically correct sentences – and CTET tests exactly that skill.

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