The officer is responsible to maintaining accurate records of all transactions.
Responsible for + gerund is required. Correct: The officer is responsible for maintaining accurate records of all transactions.
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The new policy is intended not only to reduce expenditure but also improving efficiency.
The two infinitive structures must be parallel. Correct: not only to reduce expenditure but also to improve efficiency.
Having completed the investigation, the final report was submitted to the authorities.
The introductory participial phrase incorrectly appears to describe the final report. Correct: Having completed the investigation, the officers s…
The revised guidelines were sufficient clear to eliminate confusion.
An adverb is needed to modify clear. Correct: The revised guidelines were sufficiently clear to eliminate confusion.
It was so a complicated issue that the committee required additional time.
With a singular countable noun, use such a + adjective + noun. Correct: It was such a complicated issue that the committee required additional ti…
The supervisor informed to the employees that the meeting had been postponed.
Inform takes a direct object referring to the person. Correct: The supervisor informed the employees that the meeting had been postponed.
The accused denied to have received any confidential documents.
Deny normally takes a gerund. Correct: The accused denied having received any confidential documents.
The department avoided to disclose the confidential information.
Avoid is followed by a gerund. Correct: The department avoided disclosing the confidential information.
He used to working in the finance department before his transfer.
The past-habit construction is used to + base verb. Correct: He used to work in the finance department before his transfer.
The organisation is committed to ensure equal opportunities for all applicants.
In be committed to, to is a preposition followed by a gerund. Correct: committed to ensuring equal opportunities...
The candidates were advised to refrain to discuss the questions during the examination.
Refrain from + gerund is correct. Correct: The candidates were advised to refrain from discussing the questions during the examination.
The company failed in comply with the mandatory safety regulations.
Fail to + base verb is required here. Correct: The company failed to comply with the mandatory safety regulations.
The revised guidelines prohibit candidates to use electronic devices during the examination.
The standard construction is prohibit someone from doing something. Correct: prohibit candidates from using electronic devices...
The officer prevented the applicant to enter the restricted area.
Prevent + object + from + gerund is the standard construction. Correct: The officer prevented the applicant from entering the restricted area.
The committee objected against the introduction of the new policy.
The standard construction is object to + noun/gerund. Correct: The committee objected to the introduction of the new policy.
It is high time the administration takes action against repeated violations.
In the conventional it is high time + clause structure, past simple expresses an overdue action. Correct: It is high time the administration took…
If he would have studied the instructions carefully, he could have avoided the mistake.
In a standard third conditional, the if-clause uses past perfect. Correct: If he had studied the instructions carefully, he could have avoided th…
Had the officer informed us earlier, we would make the necessary arrangements yesterday.
The sentence refers to an unreal past result, so the main clause requires would have + past participle. Correct: we would have made the necessary…
Only after the verification was completed the payment was released.
The main clause must be inverted after initial only after. Correct: Only after the verification was completed was the payment released to the ben…
Not only the officer rejected the request, but he also refused to explain his decision.
When not only introduces a clause at the beginning, inversion is required. Correct: Not only did the officer reject the request, but he also refu…
No sooner the announcement was made than the candidates began celebrating.
Initial no sooner requires inversion. Correct: No sooner was the announcement made than the candidates began celebrating.
Scarcely had the train left the station than the passengers noticed the problem.
Scarcely is paired with when, not than. Correct: Scarcely had the train left the station when the passengers noticed the problem.
Rarely the authorities have encountered such a complicated situation.
A negative or restrictive adverb such as rarely at the beginning requires subject-auxiliary inversion. Correct: Rarely have the authorities encou…
Many a talented candidate have failed because of inadequate time management.
Many a + singular noun takes singular agreement. Correct: Many a talented candidate has failed...