Top 20 English Editing Rules – (IX^th to XII^th)

Hello students, In this post (Top 20 English Editing Rules), I am going to give you top twenty rules of Editing. As you know in the board exams of CBSE, it is always asked. There are minimum five questions based on this topic. I would like to suggest you all to go through this post and grab 5 marks in English without a doubt.

Let’s start…

Rule – 1. Generally base form of verb (MV¹) is used after ‘To’. In this case, ‘To’ is considered to be the infinitive particle. But when it is considered to be a preposition, it takes the ‘ING‘ form of verb. If it is a verb, it generally comes with verb to be (am/is/are/was/were).

Look at the below examples to understand it better.

Ex. I want to talked to you. (✘)

I want to talk to you. (✓)

He is addicted to drink. (✘)

He is addicted to drinking. (✓)

She comes here to learned English grammar. (✘)

She comes here to learn English. (✓)

Rules- 2. As I have mentioned in the Rule number, it is clear that after a preposition, only ‘ING’ verb form is used.

Look at the below examples to understand it better.

After enter the classroom, I greet my friends. (✘)

After entering the classroom, I greet my friends. (✓)

She came here before do her work yesterday. (✘)

She came here before doing her work yesterday. (✓)

Rules- 3. Only the base form of verb (MV¹) is used after the helping verb ‘Do/Does/Did’; As you know these verbs are used in simple or indefinite tense of present and past.

Look at the below examples to understand it better.

As I know, they did helped the poor. (✘)

As I know, they did help the poor. (✓)

She does not sings a song. (✘)

She does not sing a song. (✓)

You don’t does your homework on time. (✘)

You don’t do your homework on time. (✓)

Rules- 4. After the helping verb ‘Has/Have/Had’, we can use various types of verb, Look at structures below to get it better.

Have/Has/Had + Noun

Have/Has/Had + MV³ (Gone/written/been)

She has a book of English. (✓)

They have win the match. (✘)

They have won the match. (✓)

We had an expensive car. (✓)

Rohan has been advised to study hard. (✓)

Rules- 4. As you know there is a section in the Preposition chapter called ‘Fixed Preposition‘ Just memorize some of the important fixed preposition expected to be asked in the Board Exams.

There is no preposition used with ‘Tell, know, marry etc.’ but in the passive voice they take preposition ‘To’.

Look at the List

Sr. No.	WORD	PREPOSITION	Sr. No.	WORD	PREPOSITION
1	ABIDE	BY	167	GLANCE	AT
2	ABSENT	FROM	168	GRATEFUL	TO
3	ABSTAIN	FROM	169	GUILTY	OF
4	ABILITY	TO	170	GREEDY	OF
5	ACCEPTABLE	TO	171	GAZE	AT
6	ACCESS	TO	172	GUARD	AGAINST
7	ACCOUNT	FOR	173	HANKER	AFTER (FOLLOW)
8	ACCUSE	OF	174	HAPPEN	TO
9	ACCUSTOMED	TO	175	HOPE	FOR
10	ACQUAINTED	WITH	176	HOPEFUL	TO
11	ACQUIT	OF	177	HONEST	IN
12	ACT	UPON	178	HARMFUL	TO
13	ADAPT	TO	179	HIDE	FROM
14	ADD	TO	180	HAND	OVER
15	ADDICTED	TO	181	HEIR	TO
16	ADJACENT	TO	182	HATRED	FOR
17	ADMIT	TO	183	HINDER	FROM (STOP)
18	ADVANTAGE	OF	184	IGNORANT	OF
19	AFRAID	OF	185	IMPRESS	WITH
20	AFFECTED	BY	186	INDEBTED	TO
21	AFFECTION	FOR	187	INDULGE	IN
22	AGREE	WITH (Person)	188	INDIFFERENT	TO
23	AGREE	TO (Thing)	189	INFERIOR	TO
24	AIM	AT	190	INVOLVED	IN
25	ALARMED	AT	191	INVITE	TO
26	ALIGHT	FROM	192	INSIST	ON
27	ALIVE	TO	193	INJURIOUS	TO
28	AMUSED	WITH	194	INTEREST	IN
29	AMAZED	AT	195	INQUIRE	INTO
30	ANGRY	WITH (PERSON)	196	INSPIRE	WITH
31	ANGRY	AT (STH.)	197	INVEST	IN
32	ANNOYED	WITH (PERSON)	198	IMPORT	FROM
33	ANNOYED	AT (STH.)	199	IMPOSE	UPON
34	ANSWER	FOR	200	JUNIOR	TO
35	ANXIOUS	ABOUT	201	JOIN	TO
36	APOLOGISE	TO	202	JOIN	WITH
37	APOLOGISE	FOR (STH.)	203	KEEP	TO
38	APPEAL	TO	204	KEEN	ON
39	APPETITE	FOR	205	KEY	TO
40	APPLICABLE	TO	206	KIND	TO
41	APPLY	FOR	207	KNOCK	AT
42	APPOINTED	TO (POST)	208	KNOCK	DOWN
43	APPROVE	OF	209	KNOCK	AGAINST
44	APTITUDE	FOR	210	LAUGH	AT
45	ASK (DEMAND)	FOR	211	LEAD	TO
46	ASHAMED	OF	212	LOYAL	TO
47	ASSOCIATED	WITH	213	LEAN	AGAINST
48	ASTONISHED	AT	214	LONG	FOR
49	ASSURE	OF	215	LOOK	AT
50	ATTEND	TO	216	LUST	FOR
51	AVAIL	OF	217	MARRY	TO
52	AWARE	OF	218	MATCH	FOR
53	BARK	AT	219	MEET	WITH (Accident)
54	BEG	FOR	220	MAKE FUN	OF
55	BELIEVE	IN	221	NECESSARY	FOR
56	BELONG	TO	222	NEGLIGENT	IN
57	BENT	ON/UPON	223	NEED	OF
58	BEWARE	OF	224	NOTORIOUS	FOR
59	BLESS	WITH	225	NOMINATE	FOR
60	BACK	OUT	226	OBEDIENT	TO
61	BLIND	OF (EYE)	227	OBJECT	TO
62	BLIND	TO (WORK)	228	OPEN	TO
63	BOAST	OF	229	OBLIGED	TO
64	BORN	OF(PARENTS)	230	OVERWHELMED	WITH
65	BUSY	WITH	231	OCCUPIED	IN
66	BORROW	FROM	232	OFFEND	WITH
67	BREAK	INTO( STEAL)	233	OPPURTUNITY	FOR
68	BREAK	OUT (SPREAD)	234	OPPOSITE	TO
69	BENEFICIAL	TO	235	PART	WITH
70	BASED	ON	236	POPULAR	WITH
71	BURST	INTO	237	PREFER	TO
72	CARE	FOR (PERSON)	238	PREPARE	FOR
73	CARE	OF (STH.)	239	PRESIDE	OVER
74	CAPABLE	OF	240	PROUD	OF
75	CALL	ON	241	PROVIDE	WITH
76	CALL	IN (INVITE)	242	PROTECT	FROM
77	CANDIDATE	FOR	243	PRIDE	IN
78	CERTAIN	OF	244	PRAY	TO
79	CHARGE	WITH	245	PREVENT	FROM
80	CHEAT	OF	246	PROFIT	BY
81	CLAIM	ON	247	PITY	ON
82	CLASH	WITH	248	PARALLEL	TO
83	CLOSE	TO	249	PARTIAL	TO
84	CLING	TO	250	PAY	FOR
85	COMPLY	WITH (ACCEPT)	251	PLEASE	WITH
86	COMMENCE	ON	252	PRETEND	TO
87	COMPARE	WITH (PERSON)	253	PARTICIPATE	IN
88	COMPARE	TO (THING)	254	PASSION	FOR
89	COMPENSATE	FOR	255	PROTEST	AGAINT
90	COMPLAIN	AGAINST/OF	256	PROVOKE	TO
91	CONFIDENCE	IN	257	PROCEED	TO
92	CONGRATULATE	ON	258	PONDER	OVER (THINK)
93	CONSIST	OF	259	PROHIBIT	FROM
94	CONTENT	WITH	260	PLUNGE	INTO (DIVE)
95	CONTRARY	TO (OPPOSITE)	261	QUARREL	WITH
96	CONTROL	OVER	262	QUICK	AT
97	COUNT	ON	263	QUALIFY	FOR
98	CURE	OF (ILLNESS)	264	QUARREL	OVER
99	COLLIDE	WITH	265	RECOVER	FROM
100	CONVICT	OF (ACCUSE)	266	RECOMMEND	TO/FOR
101	CONCEAL	FROM	267	RELATED	TO
102	CONFINE	TO (LIMITED)	268	REFER	TO
103	COMPETENT	FOR	269	REFRAIN	FROM
104	CONTACT	WITH	270	REGARD	FOR
105	COMPETITION	FOR	271	REJOICE	AT
106	DEAF	TO	272	RELY	ON
107	DEAL	IN (Business)	273	RESPECT	FOR
108	DEAL	WITH (PEOPLE)	274	RULE	OVER
109	DELIEVER	TO	275	REPENT	OF
110	DEMAND	FOR	276	REPLY	TO
111	DEPEND	ON	277	REMIND	OF
112	DEPRIVE	OF	278	REMEDY	FOR
113	DESIRE	FOR	279	RESULT	OF
114	DESIROUS	OF	280	REGRET	FOR
115	DESTINED	TO	281	SEARCH	FOR
116	DEVOID	OF (DEPRIVE )	282	SEND	TO
117	DIE	OF	283	SEEK	FROM/FOR
118	DIFFER	WITH	284	SEND	FOR
119	DIFFERENT	FROM	285	SICK	OF
120	DISPLEASE	WITH	286	SIMILAR	TO
121	DISPOSE	OF	287	SORRY	FOR
122	DISTINGUISH	BETWEEN	288	STARE	AT
123	DOUBT	ABOUT	289	STICK	TO
124	DOWN	WITH	290	SURE	OF
125	DREAM	OF	291	SUCCEED	IN
126	DULL	OF	292	SUPERIOR	TO
127	DEVOTE	TO	293	SURPRISE	AT
128	DERIVE	FROM	294	SYMPATHY	FOR
129	DIFFERENT	FROM	295	SHOCKED	AT
130	DISGUSTED	WITH	296	SATISFIED	WITH
131	DUTY	TO	297	SHIVER	WITH
132	DEDICATE	TO	298	SACRED	TO
133	DISMISS	FROM	299	SAVE	FROM
134	DISQUALIFIED	FROM/FOR	300	SUFFICIENT	FOR
135	DUE	TO	301	SMILE	AT
136	EAGER	FOR	302	TASTE	FOR
137	ELIGIBLE	FOR	303	THANKFUL	TO
138	EMERGE	FROM	304	THROW	INTO/AT
139	ENGAGE	IN	305	TIRED	OF
140	ESCAPE	FROM	306	TRUST	IN
141	EXCEL	IN	307	TRUE	TO
142	EXCHANGE	FOR	308	TALK	ABOUT
143	ESSENTIAL	FOR	309	TALK	TO
144	ESSENTIAL	TO (WORK)	310	THINK	OVER
145	EXCEPTION	TO	311	TREMBLE	WITH
146	EXCUSE	FOR	312	TRIUMPH	OVER
147	EXPLAIN	TO	313	TAMPER	WITH
148	FAITH	IN	314	USED	TO
149	FAITHFUL	TO	315	USEFUL	FOR
150	FAMILIAR	TO	316	VOTE	FOR
151	FAMILIAR	WITH	317	VOTE	AGAINST
152	FAMOUS	FOR	318	VERSED	IN
153	FEEL	FOR	319	VICTIM	TO
154	FIGHT	WITH	320	WAIT	FOR
155	FIGHT	AGAINST	321	WARN	AGAINST
156	FIGHT	FOR	322	WISH	FOR
157	FILL	WITH	323	WORTHY	OF
158	FIT	FOR	324	WONDER	AT
159	FOND	OF	325	WEARY	OF
160	FORGIVE	FOR	326	WORK	AT
161	FREE	FROM	327	WITHDRAW	FROM
162	FREEDOM	OF	328	YEARN	FOR
163	GIFTED	WITH	329	YIELD	TO
164	GLAD	AT	330	ZEAL	FOR
165	GOOD	AT (WORK)	331	ZEALOUS	IN
166	GOOD	TO (PERSON)	332

Rules- 5. Article A/An or Numeral Adjective ‘One’ must be used before a singular noun.

Ex. She is reading book. (✘)

She is reading a book. (✓)

He has eaten apple. (✘)

He has eaten an apple. (✓)

They had car when they were in Delhi. (✘)

They had one car when they were in Delhi. (✓)

Rule- 6. A noun must be in the plural form if it is used after ‘Two/three…. many, several, both’ etc.

Ex. I have two book. (✘)

I have two books. (✓)

She has may friend. (✘)

She has many friends. (✓)

Rule- 7. A singular noun and uncountable noun are used after ‘This/That’ but plural noun is used after ‘These/Those’. Remember one thing that uncountable noun is not used after ‘These/Those’.

This/That + Singular Countable Noun/Uncountable Noun

These/Those + Plural Countable Noun

This boys is my friend. (✘)

This boy is my friend. (✓)

These boys are my friends. (✓)

This water is sweet. (✓)

That idea was not good. (✓)

Rules-8. A plural countable noun is used after ‘Few, a few & the few’.

Few / A Few / The Few + Plural Countable Noun

Ex. There is few student in the class. (✘)

There is few students in the class. (✓)

She has read the few book that she borrowed from library. (✘)

She has read the few books that she borrowed from library. (✓)

I have a few book on English. (✘)

I have a few book on English. (✓)

Rule-9. A singular uncountable noun is always used with ‘Little, A little & The little’.

Little / A Little / The Little + Uncountable Noun

Ex. She has little knowledges of English. (✘)

She has little knowledge of English. (✓)

Rohan has sold the little milk he had. (✓)

 

Rule-10. A base form of verb is always used with a modal auxiliary verb like – can, could, may …. etc.

Modal Verb + MV¹

Ex. She could went there in the night. (✘)

She could go there in the night. (✓)

She will singing a song in the concerts. (✘)

She will sing a song in the concerts. (✓)

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Rule- 11. But Past participle (MV³) is used after ‘Modal + Have’

Modal Verb + Have + MV³

She will have complete her work. (✘)

She will have completed her work. (✓)

You may have hear the name of Mountain man. (✘)

You may have heard the name of Mountain man.  (✓)

 

Rule- 12. Only ‘Were/V²‘ is used after ‘I wish/As if/As though/’ etc.

If only / I wish / As if / As though + Sub + were / V² + object / other words

Ex. I wish she was my friend. (✘)

I wish she were my friend. (✓)

She talks to me as if she was my wife. (✘)

She talks to me as if she were my wife. (✓)

If only I go there the day before yesterday. (✘)

If only I went there the day before yesterday. (✓)

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Rule- 13. The verb used after dummy or introductory ‘There’ must agree with the noun coming after it. If the noun is singular, a singular verb is used and if the noun is plural a plural verb is used.

Ex. There is two boys in the classroom. (✘)

There are two boys in the classroom. (✓)

There are nothing in box. (✘)

There is nothing in box. (✓)

There was many people in the train. (✘)

There were many people in the train. (✓)

Rule- 14. A singular verb is always used after indefinite pronouns ‘Somebody, someone, something, no one, nobody, nothing, anyone, anybody, anything,’.

Ex. Something were not done there. (✘)

Something was not done there. (✓)

Anybody are going to beat you now. (✘)

Anybody is going to beat you now. (✓)

No body have done the homework. (✘)

No body has done the homework. (✓)

Rule- 15. A present participle (MV¹+ing) or a past participle (MV³) is used after ‘Be’ Verb. The present participle is used in the Active Voice and the Past participle is used in the Passive Voice

Be Verbs = Am / Is / Are / Was / Were / Be / Been 

Am / Is / Are / Was / Were / Be / Been + MV¹ + Ing (Active Voice)

Am / Is / Are / Was / Were / Be / Been + MV³ (Passive Voice)

Ex. She is read the book. (✘)

She is reading a book. (✓)

He is beating there. (✘)

He is being beaten there. (✓)

She will be go to school tomorrow. (✘)

She will be going to school tomorrow. (✓)

 

Rule- 16. Continuous Tense is used with ‘While’ and Indefinite and continuous tense is used after ‘When’.

While + Continuous Tense (Generally Past)

When + Indefinite & Continuous Tense (Generally Past)

Ex. She met with an accident while she went to school. (✘)

She met with an accident while she was going to school. (✓)

When I went to him, he was reading novel. (✓)

I saw her when / while I was going to market. (✓)

 

Rule- 17. Duration of Time is used with preposition ‘For’ but Point of Time is used with preposition ‘Since’.

Note:- Questions asked often asked in the use of Preposition.

For	Since
Duration of Time	Point of Time
All Tenses	Perfect & Perfect Continuous
for 15 minutes	since 11 AM
for five days	since Tuesday
for nine months	since January
for 5 years	since 1999
for 3 centuries	since 1600
for a long time	since I left school
for ever	since the beginning of time
for years	since marriage
for months	since childhood

Ex. She has been learning English grammar since six years. (✘)

She has been learning English grammar for six years. (✓)

They have been here for two o’clock. (✘)

They have been here since two o’clock. (✓)

 

Rule- 18. After comparative degree ‘Than’ is used not ‘Then’. And remember one thing in this case article ‘The’ is not used before comparative degree.

Ex. She is the better then Radha is. (✘)

She is better than Radha is. (✓)

Note- But when preposition ‘Of’ is used instead of ‘Than’, article ‘The’ must be used before comparative degree.

Ex. She is better of the two girls. (✘)

She is the better of the two girls. (✓)

Rule- 19. If a noun is used with possessive determiner, the verb agrees with the noun not the determiner.

Ex. My friends is coming here to talk to me.

My friends are coming here to talk to me.

Rule- 20. Use of relative pronoun is very important; ‘Who’ is used for person and ‘Which’ is used for ‘Thing’.

Ex. I know a man which is very rich.

I know a man who is very rich.

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