EXAMINATION 1980
4. a) Below are five sentences each containing a common grammatical error. Make the necessary corrections:
i) Where was a very different atmosphere in the town this morning than there was yesterday.
ii) Every one must decide for his/her self what to do about it.
iii) I shouldn’t be surprised ,if he would not turn up tomorrow.
iv) Neither Farooq or Akbar are going to the wedding lunch on Saturday.
v) I compared his essay to Mushtaq’s ,and found it almost identical.
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b) Correct the spelling of the following ten words:
i) occurance ii) esctacy
iii) drunkeness iv) irrisistible
v) supercede vi) embarrasing
vii) dissapoint viii) occasional
ix) indespensible x) preserverance.
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Answers
Correct spellings are as below
i) Occurrence ii) ecstasy
iii) Drunkenness IV) irresistible
v) Supersede vi) embarrassing
vii) Disappoint viii) occasional
ix) Indispensable x) perseverance
iv) Neither Farooq nor Akbar are going to the wedding lunch on Saturday.
Correct: Neither Farooq nor Akbar is going to the wedding lunch on Saturday
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All CSS qualifiers, seniors, friends, and people who have good grip in english grammar are requested to correct the rest of the incorrect sentences. After the mess is cleared up, I will post incorrect sentences in subsequent papers.
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