[QUOTE](5) He thinks that his writing is better than his friend.

He thinks his writing is better than his friend.[/QUOTE]
He thinks that his writing is better than that of his friend.

[QUOTE](7) I sent a verbal message to my friend.

I have/had sent a verbal message to my friend.[/QUOTE]
I have sent a verbal message to my friend.
(Never use third form with had while making a past perfect tense)

[QUOTE](8) He has visited as many historical places as one has or can visit.

He has visited as many historical places as one has visited or can visit[/QUOTE]
He has visited as many historical places as one may has visited or can visit.:con

[QUOTE]Quote:
(5) He thinks that his writing is better than his friend.

He thinks his writing is better than his friend.

He thinks that his writing is better than that of his friend.[/QUOTE]

He thinks that his writing is better to his friend.

[QUOTE]7) I sent a verbal message to my friend.

I have/had sent a verbal message to my friend.

I have sent a verbal message to my friend.][/QUOTE]

[B]I sent a message to my friend.[/B] (it sounds correct)
OR i gave verbal message to my friend.


@ farooq_basir...after 'had' we always use 3rd form of verb.Pls clarify watt do you mean by this [B](Never use third form with had while making a past perfect tense)[/B]

[QUOTE](8) He has visited as many historical places as one has or can visit.

He has visited as many historical places as one has visited or can visit

He has visited as many historical places as one may has visited or can visit[/QUOTE]

He has visitied as many historical places as one can visit.

[QUOTE]@ farooq_basir...after 'had' we always use 3rd form of verb.Pls clarify watt do you mean by this (Never use third form with had while making a past perfect tense)[/QUOTE]

kamran i will give just an example

She had gone to school.

the abobe sentence is incorrect,if u want to use third fom with "had" in a past perfect tense than also use some adverb or change it into past indifinite tense. i.e she went to school or she had already gone to school.

now the sentence "I had sent a verbal message to my friend" should be:
i sent a verbal message to my friend. or i had already sent a verbal message to my friend.

@ farooq_basir,

............Agreed................


Regds

[COLOR=Navy][COLOR=Black][B]Paper 2007 [/B]

I have left the narration
Please attempt them, I'll try to join you later [/COLOR][/COLOR][B][COLOR=Navy][COLOR=Black]
[/COLOR][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=Black]We are only left with one more paper :) phewwww [/COLOR][B][COLOR=Navy]

[COLOR=Black]Corrections/Improvements welcomed[/COLOR]


Q.3. Write a comprehensive note (250 – 300 words) on any ONE of the following : (20)
[/COLOR]
(a) Honesty is the best policy but advertising also helps.
Reference:
[/B]Could not find [B]
Explanation:[/B]
I think it is related to business and has nothing specific with literature. [B]May be some other member can elaborate this

(b) It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.
[/B][B]Reference:
[/B]Ancient Proverb[B]
Explanation:[/B]
Extreme need makes survival impossible.
Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue
[B]
(c) A suspicious parent makes an artful child.
[/B][B]Reference:
[/B]Thomas Chandler Haliburton[SIZE=2]
Canadian (Nova Scotia) jurist and author[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2](1796 - 1865)[/SIZE]
[B] Explanation:[/B]
artful means shrewd, clever. Thus the quote implies that the children of suspicious parents become good at deceit and are clever because they have being dealing with their parents.
[B]
(d) Spontaneity and creativity as symbols of freedom.
[/B][B]Reference: [/B]
Could not find[B]
Explanation: [/B]
means a self-generated expression, typically requiring no outside influence or help (spontaneity) and creativity represent freedom (physical and more preferably freedom of mind)
[B]
(e) Means justify the ends.
[/B][B]Reference: [/B]
Proverb[B]
Explanation:[/B]
[I]The proverb is usually recorded as "Ends justify the means". The below explanation is according to the aforementioned version. You can get the idea of "Means justify the ends" as well i.e good deeds justify the ends whatever they are.

[/I]A good outcome excuses any wrongs committed to attain it. For example, He's campaigning with illegal funds on the theory that if he wins the election the end will justify the means, or The officer tricked her into admitting her guilt--the end sometimes justifies the means. This proverbial (and controversial) observation dates from ancient times, but in English it was first recorded only in 1583. The negative of this is also often asserted.
[B]
[COLOR=Navy]Q.4.(A) Choose the word that is nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters : (5)[/COLOR][/B]

[B](1) LACUNAE: [/B]
(a) tiny marine life (b) shallow water (c) local dialect [B](d) missing parts[/B]

[B](2) PAROXYSM: [/B]
(a) moral lesson [B](b) sudden outburst[/B] (c) contradiction (d) pallid imitation

[B](3) GROTTO: [/B]
(a) statue [B](b) cavern[/B] (c) neighbourhood (d) type of moth

[B](4) FETTER: [/B]
(a) rot [B](b) to restrain[/B] (c) make better (d) enable to fly

[B](5) STOICISM: [/B]
[B](a) indifference [/B](b) boldness (c) deep affection (d) patient endurance

[B](6) SUCCULENT: [/B]
(a) edible (b) parched[B] (c) generous[/B] (d) mature

[B](7) MALEDICTION: [/B]
(a) compliment (b) summary (c) perfume [B](d) awkwardness[/B]
[B][COLOR=Navy]
Q.4.(B) Pick the most nearly opposite in meaning to the capitalized word: (5)[/COLOR]
[/B]
(1) TWINE: [B](a) straighten[/B] (b) continue (c) unravel (d) detach
(2) FRUGAL: (a) prodigal (b) intemperate [B](c) extravagant[/B] (d) profuse
(3) GAWKY: [B](a) neat[/B] (b) handy (c) graceful (d) handsome
(4) CAPRICIOUS: (a) firm (b) decided (c) inflexible [B](d) constant[/B]
(5) CONGEAL: [B](a) liquify[/B] (b) molify (c) harden (d) solidify

[B][COLOR=Navy]Q.5.(A)Change the narration from direct to indirect or indirect to direct speech: (5) (Do only FIVE) [/COLOR]

(1) "This world, "he declared" is full of sorrow. Would that I were dead!"

(2) He said to me, "Come early; we shall be waiting for you."

(3) "How delighted I am, "said he," to meet my friends here by my own fireside!"

(4) The man said that he was quite sure he should succeed.

(5) John exclaimed with a sigh that he was ruined.

(6) The constable enquired of the man where he was going.

(7) The boy said that he would walk.

(8) "What losses, "cried he," have I suffered? What anguish have I endured!"
[/B]
[COLOR=Navy][B]Q.5.(B)Correct ONLY FIVE of the following: (5)[/B][/COLOR]
[B]
(1) Either of these three umbrellas will suit me.

[/B][I]Any of these three umbrellas will suit me [/I][B]

(2) Shall you not take my word in this matter?

[/B][I]Should you not take my word in this matter?[/I]
[B]
(3) This poor man was suffering much for a long time past.

[/B][I]This poor man was suffering much for a long time[/I]
[B]
(4) If he had not died, he would grow up to be a murderer.

[/B][I]If he had not died, he would have grown up to be a murderer.[/I]
[B]
(5) Neither he nor I are in the wrong.

[/B][I]Neither he nor I am in the wrong[/I]
[B]
(6) It is high time they mend this road.

[/B][I]It is high time they mended this road.[/I]
[B]
(7) I heard him went down the stairs.

[/B][I]I heard him going down the stairs[/I]
[B]
(8) Paper is made of wood.

[/B][I]Paper is made up of wood[/I].

[B][COLOR=Navy]Q.6.(A) Use ONLY FIVE of the following in sentences which illustrate their meaning (5) [/COLOR]

(1) To put the lid on
[/B]if something that happens puts the lid on a plan, it causes the plan to fail
[I]When James resigned that put the lid on the whole project.[/I]
[B]
(2) Flavour of the month
[/B]suddenly but temporarily popular
[I]This rap artist is pop music's current flavor of the month.[/I]
[B]
(3) Zero hours
[/B]hour of fitness, fateful hour, deciding hour
[I]He has a habit of doing things at zero hours[/I][B]

(4) Gloom and doom
[/B] A deeply pessimistic outlook or feeling.
[I]He was looking very gloom and doom today [/I]


[B](5) To pig out
[/B]eat a lot, fill your face
[I]We went to the Dairy Queen and pigged out on soft ice cream. [/I]

[B](6) Bag people
[/B]Homeless people.
[I]Bag people are a common problem of many states in the USA[/I][B]

(7) Compassion fatigue
[/B]A jaded attitude on the part of a contributor toward appeals for donations or charitable aid.[I]People respond with a compassion fatigue towards beggars on roads[/I][B]

(8) No to mince matters
[/B]mince matters = say gently, say something in a soft manner, soften things
No to mince matters = refuse to say something gently [I]The manager decided not to mince matters and talk openly this time [/I][B]

[COLOR=Navy]Q.6.(B) Use ONLY FIVE of the following pairs of words in sentences which illustrate their meaning:[/COLOR]

(1) affluence, effluence
[/B][B]
affluence - [/B]plenty, abundance; wealth, riches
[I]He lives in affluence of luxuries[/I]

[B]effluence -[/B] discharge, emission, something which flows out
[I]The effluence of energy in a chain reaction[/I][B]

(2) wretch, retch
[/B][B]
wretch - [/B]unhappy person, miserable person
[I]I wouldn't trust the old wretch[/I]
[B]
retch - [/B]try to vomit, make an unsuccessful effort to heave; vomit, heave
[I]started to retch after drinking it[/I]

[B](3) euphemistic, euphuistic
[/B][B]
euphemistic - [/B]pertaining to the substitution of a milder or socially acceptable word or phrase for one that is harsher or more unpleasant
[I]"African-American" is a euphemistic word for a "nigger"[/I]
[B]
euphuistic - [/B]Belonging to the euphuists, or euphuism; affectedly refined. An affectedly elegant literary style of the late 16th and early 17th centuries
[I]A euphuistic piece of writing[/I]
[B]
(4) amoral, immoral
[/B][B]
amoral - [/B]lying outside the sphere of morals, neither moral nor immoral
[B]immoral - [/B]against moral principles, unethical, wrong;
[B]
Usage
[/B][I]Amoral[/I] is sometimes confused with [I]immoral[/I]. The [I]a-[/I] at the beginning of the word means `without' or `lacking', so the word is properly used of people who have no moral code, or about places or situations where moral considerations do not apply: [I]the film was violent and amoral[/I]. In contrast [I]immoral[/I] should be used to talk about the breaking of moral rules, as in: [I]drug dealing is the most immoral and evil of all human activities[/I].
[B]
(5) imperial, imperious
[/B][B]
imperial - [/B]pertaining to an emperor or his empire; regal, royal; imperious; fit for an emperor
[I]imperial rule; the imperial palace.[/I]
[B]
imperious - [/B]overbearing, domineering; urgent, absolutely necessary
[I]dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand[/I]
[B]
(6) degrade, denigrate
[/B][B]
degrade - [/B]humiliate, dishonor; reduce
[I]prisons should not degrade prisoners[/I]
[B]
denigrate - [/B]criticize; treat in a disrespectful manner; defame
[I]The critics have denigrated our efforts.[/I]
[B]
(7) temporal, temporary
[/B][B]
temporal - [/B]of secular as opposed to spiritual or religious affairs:not permanent or eternal:
[I]in the Middle Ages the Pope had temporal as well as spiritual power[/I]
[I]a temporal view of drugs as the No. 1 social problem[/I][B]

temporary - [/B]impermanent, passing, brief
[I]a temporary loss of self-control[/I]
[B]
(8) precipitate, precipitous
[/B][B]
precipitate - [/B]urge, hasten; cast down, toss down; throw down quickly
[I]the incident precipitated a crisis[/I]:

[B]precipitous[/B] - very steep, having a high degree of inclination
[I]his fall from power was precipitous





[/I]

[QUOTE](3) This poor man was suffering much for a long time past.
This poor man was suffering much for a long time[/QUOTE]

Shouldn't it be like,
This poor man had been suffering much for a long time?

Regards,

[QUOTE](2) Shall you not take my word in this matter?

Should you not take my word in this matter?[/QUOTE]

will you not take my word in this matter?

[QUOTE](3) This poor man was suffering much for a long time past.

This poor man was suffering much for a long time[/QUOTE]

This poor man had been suffering much for a long time.

([QUOTE]6) It is high time they mend this road.

It is high time they mended this road.[/QUOTE]

it is high time to mend this road.
OR
it is high time for them to mend this road.

[QUOTE]1) "This world, "he declared" is full of sorrow. Would that I were dead!"[/QUOTE]

He declared that This world is full of sorrow and further exclaimed with sorrow that would that he had been dead.

[QUOTE]2) He said to me, "Come early; we shall be waiting for you."[/QUOTE]

He proposed me to come early and further said that they would be waiting for me.


[QUOTE](3) "How delighted I am, "said he," to meet my friends here by my own fireside!"[/QUOTE]

He exclaimed with joy that he was delighted to meet his friends there by his own fireside!

[QUOTE]4) The man said that he was quite sure he should succeed.[/QUOTE]

The man said,''I am quite sure that i will succeed.''

([QUOTE]5) John exclaimed with a sigh that he was ruined[/QUOTE].

John said,Ah! ''i am ruined.''

[QUOTE](6) The constable enquired of the man where he was going.[/QUOTE]

The constable asked the man,''where are you going?''

([QUOTE]7) The boy said that he would walk.[/QUOTE]

The boy said,''i shall walk.''

[QUOTE]8) "What losses, "cried he," have I suffered? What anguish have I endured!"[/QUOTE]

He cried what losses he had suffered and further exclaimed with sorrow what anguish he had endured!

Corrections are welcomed....

Regds

[COLOR=navy][B]Q.5.(B)Correct ONLY FIVE of the following: (5)[/B][/COLOR]

[B](1) Either of these three umbrellas will suit me.[/B]
[I]Anyone of these three umbrellas will suit me.[/I]

[B](2) Shall you not take my word in this matter?[/B]
[I]Shall you not take my words in this matter?[/I]
[I]OR Will you not take my words in this matter?[/I]

[B](3) This poor man was suffering much for a long time past.[/B]
[I]This poor man had been suffering much for a long time.[/I]

[B](4) If he had not died, he would grow up to be a murderer.[/B]
[I]If he had not died, he would have grown up to be a murderer.[/I]

[B](5) Neither he nor I are in the wrong.[/B]
[I]Neither he nor I am in the wrong[/I]

[B](6) It is high time they mend this road.[/B]
[I]It is high time that they mend this road.[/I]
[I]OR It is high time to mend this road.[/I]


[B](7) I heard him went down the stairs.[/B]
[I]I heard him going down the stairs.[/I]

[B](8) Paper is made of wood.[/B]
[I]The paper is made of wood[/I].

Important correction
 

[QUOTE=Kamran5011]
it is high time to mend this road.
OR
it is high time for them to mend this road.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Chauhdary12][B]
(6) It is high time they mend this road.[/B]
[I]It is high time that they mend this road.[/I]
[I]OR It is high time to mend this road.[/I]
[/QUOTE]

Both the above quoted sentences are incorrect
Below are two explanations from two different dictionaries[B]

high time[/B]
late, past due, about time
[I]It's high time you got a job[/I]
[B]
high time[/B]
the latest possible moment;
[I]"it is high time you went to work"[/I]



3rd form of the verb is used (went,got)
and "that", "to" etc. are not used