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This forum has always been very helping for me as its members actively participate in every discussion. Now a days, I am preparing for one of FPSC papers. Grammar portion always give me tough time. I feel that it needs proper preparation and I am now undergoing this phase. I have selected some sentences from past papers and request all grammar expert buddies to solve it with an explanation where necessary. Urgent response is requested. I will be highly obliged of those who spare some precious time out of busy life.

Climbing down the stairs, he fell head long.
Tell me the last news of war.
They decided for starting on their journey.
He denied to accept the invitation.
The jury were unanimous in their verdict.
Whom was she talking?
The population of Karachi is greater than any other town in Pakistan.
I went there with a view to get first hand information.
Though he has enough money, but he will not purchase a house.
I don't know the reason why he dislike me.

Open this knot.
He does not care for his money.
He behaved cowardly.
I am ill since three months.
Send this letter on my home address.
There is nothing such as chance.
My friend told me that he is not to blame.
The judge disposed the case at once.
No sooner I had fallen than they ran away.
What to speak of French, he does not know even English.

He or she is a thief.
Certificates are attached herewith.
She died from cancer.
No sooner he left than the storm broke.
I would sooner quit than to do it.
Slower you move, greater the time you take.
They considered him as a great fool.
She was too pleased to hear the news.
He walks as if he is lame.
One can learn his lesson if he applies his mind to it.

For goodness's sake leave my alone.
She is more intelligent of the two.
Who do you want to see?
Let Sabiha and I go there.
We saw much less films than last years.
Between you and I, he is a cheat.
The climate of Multan is better than Lahore.
I only did two sums.
Latest part of the book is very difficult.
There is a little truth in your statement.

They found that the ship is leaking.
He was arrested under the charge of stealing.
He is sitting besides his mother.
So nice a man I have never seen.
Faisalabad is Manchester of Pakistan.
The gold is more costly than the silver.
He is a man of words.
What is this book's price?
His hairs have turned white.
Either he or I are right.

I met him prior than his departure for Karachi.
He is the ablest and efficient teacher.
They did their duty should be rewarded.
It is no doubt that the man is dead.
I doubt that he will come.
No sooner he left than the storm broke.
He likes me reading the novel.
I asked him what he ate.
He ran as fast as he could run.
I said it in his face.

He made three goals in the last match.
When Amjad or his brother visits us we are delighted.
He asked me where I came from.
There is little to do in such a hopeless case as this.
He always had hatred against inefficiency.
You ought to have treated him you equal.
He enjoys the most worldwide reputation.
The boy who was promoted, he was my brother.
He availed of the opportunity.
I would sooner quit than to do it.

He is M.A. while his friend is B.A.
He has been died today.
He is hardly hit by the bank's failure.
This is another side of the question.
The debate was now coming to a close.
He ran three hundred meters race.
My tooth is paining very badly.
Najma eats like Salma does.
He has lit up the fire of reform.
I did not know that honesty was the best policy.


Our parents may be resembled to a tree which gives us cool shade.
I do not know where was he at that time.
I request you not to cut jokes in class.
If I fail in this examination I will give the next.
We met at the house of a mutual friend to make peace.
Have you heard of your son's robbery?
The downfall of the king is to be attributed to nothing else than pride.
If you do not come, then I shall not help you.
Scarcely had he gone than a policeman knocked at the door.
Have you seen her latest photograph.

Poetries have their appeal to the heart.
This poultry belongs to him.
Unless you don't work hard, you cannot secure good marks.
I hate those sorts of men.
He has been operated.
He is such a man who is linked by everyone.
He said to them if can you help me.
The rotten mangoes smell badly.
Please, do the needful.
Leave was availed at once.

Saleem and I am enemies.
He has often beat me at tennis.
He was born in nineteen hundred eighteen.
I have not seen you since a long time.
The time passed off quickly.
I cannot pull on my work.
Write with ink.
I do not care for these sorts of things.
She is not clever to do it.
He is a coward boy.

My brother's only help were his friends.
These two boys hate one another.
We should pray God every morning.
It is half past five in my watch.
He availed of the leave.
He visited many worth-seeing places.
Neither he comes, nor he writes.
Why he wrote that foolish letter?
I shall stay at Murree for few days.
He only is responsible for this act.

There is a best teacher in that class.
These all pears are ripe.
He is reading at the medical college.
Few people attended the meeting.
The man is selfish by nature.
I seldom or ever take medicine.
The child died at three year old.
Not a line of the lectures were written.
He is bent to do it.
It is much hot today.

He made a goal against our college.
I shot the bear but missed.
They pay no attention to their old father.
He is the student whom I think deserves praise.
Is not he your brother?
A darkest cloud has a silver lining.
Aslam has been ill from five days.
Please tell me where is your brother?
No less than twenty people died in the accident.
Himalayas lie in the North of India.

The wages of sin are death.
Eight miles are a long distance.
I believe your are better now.
I am studying the newspaper.
He aims to please everybody.
She came here for singing.
I felt the cold air to strike my face.
Alarmed at the news, the police was informed.
Rose is the sweetest of all flowers.
I am much glad that you are here.

His friend and benefactor have left the room.
Every one of them want to go to sea.
He is reading at the medical college.
Few people attended the meeting.
Either of these two houses are to let.
The teacher took a test of the students.
He insisted to do it.
He has no money for giving you.
I bade him to do it.
It is much hot today.

He had come yesterday.
Ahmad plays good.
She is angry on me.
Neither of these ten boys has failed.
We enjoyed at the concert.
I reached prior than him.
Such students who don't work hard fail.
He requested me to say little more.
She is cooking the meal for 30 minutes.
He goes there never.

The poor is neglected.
One of the players is injured.
I am senior than him in service.
I read the same book which you purchased.
Lahore is a worth-seeing city.
He has any books.
None of the boys were naughty.
His hairs are brown.
The lion attacked at him.
She is more cleverer than he.

Mr. Zahis with his wife and children live here.
A number of boys is absent.
We should avail of this chance.
They went to the fair and enjoyed.
The murdered was hung.
You are very kind on me.
You need not to go there.
He has visited Lahore yesterday.
If you will come to me, I will help you.
He swore of God.

She sings good.
He comes often late.
Do you know to cook?
I had not written any letter last night.
He did nothing but played.
He is suffering from fever for ten days.
He said that he can help me.
She was married with her cousin.
Although he is old but active.
Tariq as well as Asad are my friends.

He was failed in B.A.
I am sick with his company.
Bring me any water to drink.
He congratulated him for his success.
Many a men was present there.
Either he or his friends helps me.
None of the two brothers is intelligent.
I object to his go there.
I shall not let him to go there.
Such careless students who do not work hard seldom pass.

We all did not go.
One should not waste his time.
This is not such weather which was expected.
You need not to worry.
He is more better than I.
This book is superior than that.
We had have nice tea.
Either he or his brother are at fault.
What makes you to look so happy?
Both Nazia as well as Nazish are intelligent
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Try following sites.

1) http://www.gingersoftware.com/grammarcheck#.VgpDpuyqqkq

2) http://www.reverso.net/spell-checker...lling-grammar/

3) http://www.onlinecorrection.com/
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They decided for starting on their journey.
He denied to accept the invitation.
The jury were unanimous in their verdict.
Whom was she talking?
The population of Karachi is greater than any other town in Pakistan.
I don't know the reason why he dislike me.

They decided to start on their journey.
He declined the invitation.
The jury was unanimous in its verdict.
Who was she talking to?
The population of Karachi is greater than that of any other town in Pakistan.
I don't know the reason why he dislikes me.

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I am ill since three months.
My friend told me that he is not to blame.

He or she is a thief.
She died from cancer.

Who do you want to see?
Between you and I, he is a cheat.
The climate of Multan is better than Lahore.

They found that the ship is leaking.
The gold is more costly than the silver.
He is a man of words.
His hairs have turned white.
Either he or I are right.


I am ill for three months.
My friend told me that he was not to blame.

He or she is the thief.
She died of cancer.

Whom do you want to see?
Between you and me, he is a cheat.
The climate of Multan is better than that of Lahore.

They found that the ship was leaking.
The gold is costlier than the silver.
He is a man of his word.
His hair has turned white.
Either he or I am right.
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Just because i was bored....enjoy.
He was failed in B.A.
He failed in the B.A examination.
I am sick with his company.
I am sick of his company
Bring me any water to drink.
Bring me some water to drink
He congratulated him for his success.
He congratulated him on his success
Many a men was present there.
Many men were present there
Either he or his friends helps me.
Either he, or one of his friends will help me.
None of the two brothers is intelligent.
Neither of the two brothers are intelligent.
I object to his go there.
I object to him going there.
I shall not let him to go there.
I will not let him go there.
Such careless students who do not work hard seldom pass.
Careless students who do not work hard, seldom pass.

We all did not go.
None of us went there.

One should not waste his time.
One should not waste one’s time.
This is not such weather which was expected.
This weather was not expected.
You need not to worry.
You need not worry
He is more better than I.
He is better than me.
This book is superior than that.
This book is superior to that one.
We had have nice tea.
We have had a nice tea.
Either he or his brother are at fault.
Either he or his brother are the ones at fault. (incorrect either way since he should have been substituted with a proper noun. The only way this sentence works is if it is a narration.)
What makes you to look so happy?
What makes you look so happy?
Both Nazia as well as Nazish are intelligent
Nazia and Nazish are both intelligent.

Climbing down the stairs, he fell head long.
As he was climbing down the stairs, he fell headlong. (still a fallacy to the English language. I mean the whole sentence structure is completely preposterous; then again it IS pakistan.)
Tell me the last news of war.
Tell me the latest news of the war.

They decided for starting on their journey.
They decided to start on their journey. (embark would have been better)
He denied to accept the invitation.
He refused to accept the invitation (wtf?)
The jury were unanimous in their verdict.
The jury was unanimous on their verdict. (kill me now)
Whom was she talking?
With whom was she speaking to?
The population of Karachi is greater than any other town in Pakistan.
The population of karachi is greater than any other city in Pakistan. (kill me)
I went there with a view to get first hand information.
I went there with a view to get some first-hand OR firsthand information.
Though he has enough money, but he will not purchase a house.
Even though he has enough money, he will still not purchase a house.
I don't know the reason why he dislike me.
I do not know the reason for his dislike towards me.

Open this knot.
Please open this knot for me. (manners anyone?)
He does not care for his money.
He does not care about his money.
He behaved cowardly.
He behaved cowardly there. (suggestions??? Are we talking about the ban on the freedom of expression on a certain forum??? Or does it pertain to the deletion of posts as well????)
I am ill since three months
I am ill since the last three months.
Send this letter on my home address.
Send this letter to my home address.
There is nothing such as chance.

My friend told me that he is not to blame.
My friend told me that he is not to be blamed.
The judge disposed the case at once.
The judge disposed of the case at once.
No sooner I had fallen than they ran away.
No sooner had i fallen; they ran away. (like the twits they were)
What to speak of French, he does not know even English.
Punjabi chalay gi?
He or she is a thief.
I am really stumped on this one.
Certificates are attached herewith.
Herewith attached are my certificates.
She died from cancer.
She died of cancer.
No sooner he left than the storm broke.
No sooner had he left, a storm broke.
I would sooner quit than to do it.
I would prefer rather to quit than to do that.
Slower you move, greater the time you take.
The slower you move, the greater time it will take.
They considered him as a great fool.
They considered him to be a great big fool. (great is incorrect since a positive cannot be used with a negative. for the grammar nazis, when great is added with big, both become adjectives.
She was too pleased to hear the news.
She was very pleased to hear the news.
He walks as if he is lame.
He appears to walk as if lame.

P.S i did not complete the whole thing. i blame it on my short attention span, and my general disregard for effort.
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I am ill for three months.
My friend told me that he was not to blame.

He or she is the thief.
She died of cancer.

Whom do you want to see?
Between you and me, he is a cheat.
The climate of Multan is better than that of Lahore.

They found that the ship was leaking.
The gold is costlier than the silver.
He is a man of his word.
His hair has turned white.
Either he or I am right.
Hey,

For the 1st sentence that you've corrected I'd like to make another correction:
I have been ill for three months. [am implies that he is ill now and doesn't denote time. Have been brings in the time element that one has been ill for 3 months. [Refer to exploring the world of english: present perfect tense for more detail].

Another correction: Gold is costlier than silver.
Gold and silver are material nouns the article 'the' can't be placed before them.

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Your correction implies that he WAS ill and now is recuperating. The actual sentence signifies that he has been ill ( and STILL IS ) since the previous 3 months.
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Hey,

For the 1st sentence that you've corrected I'd like to make another correction:
I have been ill for three months. [am implies that he is ill now and doesn't denote time. Have been brings in the time element that one has been ill for 3 months. [Refer to exploring the world of english: present perfect tense for more detail].

Another correction: Gold is costlier than silver.
Gold and silver are material nouns the article 'the' can't be placed before them.

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You are right. 'Have been' will be used istead of 'am'. But if we are using 'have been' then the sentence will be: I have been ailing for three months.
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To be perfectly honest, the incorrect sentences are very poorly constructed. Frankly, it is like a facepalm every time i open a locally published book.
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Your correction implies that he WAS ill and now is recuperating. The actual sentence signifies that he has been ill ( and STILL IS ) since the previous 3 months.
Hey,
When we use am this means that we are talking in the present tense. In this sentence , am cannot be used because of the 'for 3 months' part. This sentence when translated in urdu means 'mai pichlay 3 mahenun say bemar hun,' we are talking about an event that began in the past and ends in the present. Am means that something is happening now whereas have been means that it covers the past as well. In this sentence the past has to be taken into account also which the present perfect tense does. I hope this explains my reasoning.
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He was failed in B.A.
He failed in the B.A examination.

Either he or his friends helps me.
Either he, or one of his friends will help me.

None of the two brothers is intelligent.
Neither of the two brothers are intelligent.

I object to his go there.
I object to him going there.

I shall not let him to go there.
I will not let him go there.

Such careless students who do not work hard seldom pass.
Careless students who do not work hard, seldom pass.
He was failed in B.A examinations.

Either he or his friends help me.

None of the two brothers are intelligent.
or
Neither of the two brothers is intelligent.

I object to his visit there.

I shall not let him go there.
or
I shall not allow him to go there.

Such careless students, who do not work hard, seldom pass.
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