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Old Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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1. You ought to have regarded him your benefactor.
2. He has visited as many historical places as one has or can visit.
3. The hostel provides lodging and boarding to students.
4. My cousin-brother will come to meet me.
5. One must boast of his great qualities.
6. He is one of those who always succeed.
7. The black vermin is an odious creature.
8. What to speak of meat, even vegetables were not allowed there.
9. The criminal was sent to the gaol.
10. The firm was willing to forgo its usual commission.
11. This is the historical spot where he was shot dead.
12. I don't remember him giving me a present.
13. Passing by the damaged house, a brick fel on my shoulder.
14. The idea of me flying is too silly to even contemplate.

these sentences have been taken from previous papers of English Precis and composition. Almost all of them seems correct to me. Can you find out the mistakes?? plz correct them if you can. And if they are correct, how the solve them as they might come in exam??
plz answer
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2. He has visited as many historical places as one have or could visit.

4. My cousinwill come to meet me.

5. One must boast of his great qualities. OR
One must boast of one's great qualities.

7. The black vermin is an odious species.

8. Not to speak of meat, vegetables were not even available.

these are what I got to know from the book "EXPLORING THE WORLD OF ENGLISH" by Syed Saadat Ali Shah
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