Saturday, October 20, 2012

Confused Nouns


Floor and Ground

Rule: Floor is the surface of a room on which we walk; Ground is the surface of the earth outside a building.

Incorrect Usage: (a) His clothes were scattered on the ground of his room.
                             (b) That floor is not fit for building houses.

Correct Usage: (a) His clothes were scattered on the floor of his room.
                          (b) That ground is not fit for building houses.

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