[QUOTE=taim231;290980]please explain the reason of the sentence number 1, 6, 7[/QUOTE]

1.... Wages is a plural noun.some nouns are plural in form but used as singular.


7.......sweetest is the Superlative degree and is used for comparing all,so no need to mention all flower,

plz change the vice.
1... The earth revolve around the sun.

2....They are coming back from school.

3....Why are the students coming back early from school

[QUOTE=taim231;291049]plz change the vice.
1... The earth revolves around the sun.
the sun is revolved around by the earth.
2....They are coming back from school.

3....Why are the students coming back early from school[/QUOTE
..

I compared his essay to Mushtaq’s and found them to be almost identical.
 

I compared his essay to Mushtaq’s essay and found it to be almost identical.

@chaudhry 12....
in the narrations 3rd number is:
3. They say. "Is this the right time to arrive9 Aren't you forgetting something"?
Ans: they say that is this the right time to arrive?aren't you forgetting something?

i ve a link of a website in which it is stated that when the reporting verb is in present or future the reporting speech will not change....
[url=http://targetstudy.com/languages/english/direct-and-indirect-speech.html]Narration, Change of Narration, Direct and Indirect Speech, Direct Speech, Indirect Speech, its use in English Grammar with examples and exercises[/url]
chk it n correct me if em wrong...

[QUOTE=Chauhdary12;114873]Assalam-u-Alaikum to all,



They asked if that is the right time to arrive. if you are not forgetting something.

[/QUOTE]


i ve a website in which it is stated that when reporting verb is in present or future reporting speech will not be changed...

so i guess then ans should be.....they say that is this the right time to arrive?aren't you forgetting something?

[URL="http://targetstudy.com/languages/english/direct-and-indirect-speech.html"]Narration, Change of Narration, Direct and Indirect Speech, Direct Speech, Indirect Speech, its use in English Grammar with examples and exercises[/URL]


kindly correct me if em wrong...

em having problem in passage question answers of 2002 paper...can any 1 help me plzz...:(

plz plz do ans me...

EXAMINATION 1980

4. a) Correct Answers:

i) Where is a very different atmosphere in the town this morning than there was yesterday.
ii) Every one must decide for oneself what to do about it.
iii) I shouldn’t be surprised if he will not turn up tomorrow.
iv) Neither Farooq nor Akbar are going to the wedding lunch on Saturday.
v) I compared his essay to Mushtaq’s and found both to be almost identical.

you are welcome to correct me as well.

[QUOTE=Sikandar Abbas;357970]EXAMINATION 1980

4. a) Correct Answers:

i) Where is a very different atmosphere in the town this morning than there was yesterday.
ii) Every one must decide for oneself what to do about it.
iii) I shouldn’t be surprised if he will not turn up tomorrow.
iv) Neither Farooq nor Akbar are going to the wedding lunch on Saturday.
v) I compared his essay to Mushtaq’s and found both to be almost identical.

you are welcome to correct me as well.[/QUOTE]

Dear, here are some corrections:

iii) I should not be surprised if he does not turn up tomorrow.
iv) Neither Farooq nor Akbar is going to the wedding lunch on Saturday.
v) I compared his essay with Mushtaq's and found both to be almost identical.

[B][U]Advice on using 'Compare to' and 'Compare with'[/B][/U]
Compare usually takes the preposition “to” when it refers to the activity of describing the resemblances between unlike things: e.g. He compared her to a summer day. Scientists sometimes compare the human brain to a computer.

It takes “with” when it refers to the act of examining two like things in order to discern their similarities or differences: e.g. The police compared the forged signature with the original.

is it correct to say
[U]my mother and father are doctor [/U]or[U] my mother and father are doctors[/U].
which one is correct first or second.

[QUOTE=Zohaib786;357985]is it correct to say
[U]my mother and father are doctor [/U]or[U] my mother and father are doctors[/U].
which one is correct first or second.[/QUOTE]

The second sentence is correct:

My mother and father are doctors.
OR
Both of my parents are doctors.

[QUOTE=taim231;291049]plz change the vice.
1... The earth revolve around the sun.

2....They are coming back from school.

3....Why are the students coming back early from school[/QUOTE]

1. the sun is revolved around by the earth.
2. the action of coming back from school is being done by them.
3. why the action of coming back early from school is being done by them?

it,s realy a good step for learning in short time, thanks
 

proceed
to come, to conduct , to go forward

Precede
To go before in time rank, place or time (monday precedes tuesday)

Right
just law ful. true . well planned or adjusted
Rite
Observence: a religious ceremony:form. Marriages rites in our church are carried out in tha same way

Weather
general atmospharic condition

Wether
a castrated ram

[QUOTE=dr.atifrana;110691][CENTER][B][U][SIZE=3]EXAMINATION 1980[/SIZE][/U][/B][/CENTER]


[B]4. a) Below are five sentences each containing a common grammatical error. Make the necessary corrections:[/B]

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.

[B]OR[/B]

[B]b) Correct the spelling of the following ten words:[/B]

i) occurance ii) esctacy
iii) drunkeness iv) irrisistible
v) supercede vi) embarrasing
vii) dissapoint viii) occasional
ix) indespensible x) preserverance.

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[B][U]Answers[/U][/B]

[B]Correct spellings are as below[/B]

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.

[B]Correct:[/B] Neither Farooq nor Akbar is going to the wedding lunch on Saturday

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[COLOR=blue][B]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.[/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=blue][B]Thanks [/B][/COLOR][/QUOTE]



iv) Neither Farooq nor Akbar are going to the wedding lunch on Saturday.
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.
v) I compared his essay to Mushtaq’s ,and found it almost identical.

[QUOTE=bhacho;358039]1. the sun is revolved around by the earth.
2. the action of coming back from school is being done by them.
3. why the action of coming back early from school is being done by them?[/QUOTE]

can u explain the 3rd sentence which u have written in passive plz?

[QUOTE=Raz;110701]What if we write like: "that of Mushataq" instead of Mushtaq's and "these" instead of "them"


What if we write:

There was a very different atmosphere in the town this morning than that of yesterday's.

OR

Atmosphere was very different this morning than that of yesterday's.


These are not corrections. Please opine one these examples.[/QUOTE]
sir you are spot on..

[QUOTE=Kamran;110698]Every one must decide for himself what to do about it.




I shalln't be surprised,if he doesn't turn up tomorrow.



I compared his essay with Mushtaq's and found them to be almost identical.




Neither Farooq nor Akbar is going to the wedding lunch on Saturday



Where was a very different atnosphere in the town this morning than yesterday.

Regds[/QUOTE]

Sentence # 5:'Different' doesn't take 'than' in BrE though it is possible in North American Verbal only. Secondly 'Where' in the last sentence seems to have been wrongly used since it does not give out a perfect sense as the sentence does not end at a question. Thus, the correct sentence should be as under:
"There was a very different atmosphere in the town this morning from 'as' was yesterday "
Remember that using 'that of yesterday' has now been equalled to using apostrophe s but it is not necessarily important in the above structure.
Sentence# 2: There is no any contraction in English such as 'Shalln't' instead we could write 'shan't' as a contraction of 'shall not'. And, we can not put a comma before 'if'. Interesting thing is that if we do not change 'shouldn't, the sentence will remain grammatically correct.

@raza:doubt in b ..plz confirm that is it right..
 

b) He said, "Should I bring you tea". OR He said to me, "Should I bring tea".y we use should ..?y not will?

[QUOTE=Kamran;110698]
I compared his essay with Mushtaq's and found [B]them [/B]to be almost identical.
[/QUOTE]

Sir, Is it not better to use [B]That[/B] instead of them on account of there is one Essay?

@Raz, These, Them or That?

[QUOTE=zuhaib ahmed;413595]Sir, Is it not better to use [B]That[/B] instead of them on account of there is one Essay?

@Raz, These, Them or That?[/QUOTE]

Them. Those two essays are identical.
If you want to use "that" or "it" instead, it goes like this: "I compared his essay with Mushtaq's and found it almost identical to the one written by Mushtaq.

[QUOTE=Last Island;413597]Them. Those two essays are identical.
If you want to use "that" or "it" instead, it goes like this: "I compared his essay with Mushtaq's and found it almost identical to the one written by Mushtaq.[/QUOTE]

Yes, It is. But it seems incorrect to use [B]them.[/B]

I compared [B]his essay[/B] with Mushtaq's and found [B]them[/B] [B](THAT)[/B] to be almost identical.

I may be wrong.

It is correct to use them.

[QUOTE=ramshakhan;112082]Make corection , m girl, Ramsha khan not borther.

I am surprised how it could be

[B]Although he is senior than any officer yet he is not promoted.
Although he is senior [B]yet[/B] he is not promoted.[/B]

With any , other is always used. With Although, yet is used.

You can say as
Although he is senior than any other officer yet he is not promoted. gramatically yet is used. Confirm it. M dead sure about my statement althoug hm not claiming tobe perfect.

[B]She is succeeded to win the first prize.
She succeeded to win the first prize.[/B]

You have changed sentence into past. if I wana tell some other person about her achievement on the same day , then what should we say?

@ lord Avalon,

thanks, I was thinking so.

Correction will be appreciated.[/QUOTE]

[B]Although he is senior, he is not promoted.[/B]

[B]Although is not followed by YET and BUT.

Sis, Last Island, Make me correct If I am wrong. [/B]

Yes. Although is not followed by yet.

[QUOTE=Chauhdary12;114198]
Evil and sufferings [B]has[/B] always troubled man.[/QUOTE]

Evil and sufferings [B]have[/B] always troubled man.

We can use singular verb when two things are connected to each other.
like:
Cart and donkey is/has.....

But, Evil and Sufferings are not connected to each-other So it is better to use plural verb.

I may be wrong.

[B]Regards,[/B]

I think 'evil and suffering' is sort of a compound word and should take a singular verb/helping verb.

[QUOTE=usman khalid;413655]I think 'evil and suffering' is sort of a compound word and should take a singular verb/helping verb.[/QUOTE]

hmm Perhaps, But There is word SUFFERING[B]S[/B]. It brings perplexity.
Is Evil and sufferings compound word?

It's all about 'and' here. 'And' is coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements/nouns [B]to be taken together[/B]. And when two nouns are taken together they become plural. And with plural we, of course, use 'Have' and not has.
Evil [B]and[/B] suffering [B]have[/B].
Evil [B]or[/B] suffering [B]has[/B].
Ali [B]and [/B]Aslam [B]are[/B] going..
Ali [B]or[/B] Aslam [B]is[/B] going..

[QUOTE=candidguy;413869]It's all about 'and' here. 'And' is coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements/nouns [B]to be taken together[/B]. And when two nouns are taken together they become plural. And with plural we, of course, use 'Have' and not has.
Evil [B]and[/B] suffering [B]have[/B].
Evil [B]or[/B] suffering [B]has[/B].
Ali [B]and [/B]Aslam [B]are[/B] going..
Ali [B]or[/B] Aslam [B]is[/B] going..[/QUOTE]

[B]That is what I was asking about. Plural verb was to be used, indeed. [/B]

Off courese two nouns combined by 'and' should normally take plural verb. However, when the nouns/words refer to the same person/thing, it should take a singular verb. 'evil and suffering' is usually used together as a one unit. This is why, i think it most probably should take singular verb not plural.

Refer to the following links and try to search for the combination: 'evil and suffering', you will find singular verb:

[url]http://biologos.org/questions/problem[/url]
[url]http://www.thatreligiousstudieswebsite.com/Religious_Studies/Phil_of_Rel/Evil/evil_suffering_intro.php[/url]
[url]http://carm.org/why-there-evil-and-suffering-world[/url]

Again, my assumption may not be valid. But one thing is for sure that if 'evil and suffering' refers to the same thing it will take singular verb otherwise plural verb.

[QUOTE=usman khalid;413948]Off courese two nouns combined by 'and' should normally take plural verb. However, when the nouns/words refer to the same person/thing, it should take a singular verb. 'evil and suffering' is usually used together as a one unit. This is why, i think it most probably should take singular verb not plural.

Refer to the following links and try to search for the combination: 'evil and suffering', you will find singular verb:

[url]http://biologos.org/questions/problem[/url]
[url]http://www.thatreligiousstudieswebsite.com/Religious_Studies/Phil_of_Rel/Evil/evil_suffering_intro.php[/url]
[url=http://carm.org/why-there-evil-and-suffering-world]Why is there evil and suffering in the world? | Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry[/url]

Again, my assumption may not be valid. But one thing is for sure that if 'evil and suffering' refers to the same thing it will take singular verb otherwise plural verb.[/QUOTE]

Yes, Same I had said in very first post if EVIL and SUFFERING resemble to one thing then singular verb was needed. Matter is, if it refers to one thing or not.
There is not [B]evil and suffering [/B]but there is [B]S [/B]with suffering[B]s[/B] which creates confusion.

I've found a sentence where evil and suffering are taken not as a unit.

"....Thus all evil and human suffering [B]are [/B]traced to that one moment in time".
[url=http://www.sltrib.com/faith/ci_9287124]Utah Local News - Salt Lake City News, Sports, Archive - The Salt Lake Tribune[/url]

So we conclude that it depends on the context. If we were to use it as a single unit, we would use singular verb and vice versa.

Indispensable wrong
indispensible (right)

One man villain is another man hero.

Correct one
 

[QUOTE=husham;110711]One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.

Please correct if i am mistaken.[/QUOTE]

This is tittle of an essay by Micheal de' Montaigne; French essayist who's regarded as the father of personal essays.
One man's profit is another man's loss.

synonyms and antonyms
 

how can i prepare my synonyms and antonyms ?

[QUOTE=dr.atifrana;110691][CENTER][B][U][SIZE=3]EXAMINATION 1980[/SIZE][/U][/B][/CENTER]

[B]4. a) Below are five sentences each containing a common grammatical error. Make the necessary corrections:[/B]

i) Where was a very different atmosphere in the town this morning than there was yesterday.
ii) Every one must decide for themselves what to do about it.
iii) I shouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t 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 them to be almost identical.

[B]OR[/B]

[B]b) Correct the spelling of the following ten words:[/B]

i) occurance ii) esctacy
iii) drunkeness iv) irrisistible
v) supercede vi) embarrasing
vii) dissapoint viii) occasional
ix) indespensible x) preserverance.

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[B][U]Answers[/U][/B]

[B]Correct spellings are as below[/B]

i) Occurrence ii) ecstasy
iii) Drunkenness IV) irresistible
v) Supersede vi) embarrassing
vii) Disappoint viii) occasional
ix) Indispensable x) perseverance



iv) Neither Farooq or Akbar are going to the wedding lunch on Saturday.

[B]Correct:[/B] Neither Farooq nor Akbar is going to the wedding lunch on Saturday

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[COLOR=blue][B]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.[/B]
[B]Thanks [/B][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
Where was a very different atmosphere in the town this morning than yesterday.

I think some serious errors are committed by the worthy members to correct the sentence.
Pl note this is a statement not a question , therefore, it starts with 'It' not 'Where'.The correct version is

It was a very different atmosphere in the town this morning than that of yesterday.

Using Yesterday's is also incorrect as we don't use apostrophe 's with abstract nouns.

[QUOTE=nafees khattak;437344]One man villain is another man hero.[/QUOTE]
I think it should be ' One man's villain is another man's hero '.

Please check Correction of sentences (2011)

Incorrect: Please speak to the concerned clerk.
Correct: Please speak to the clerk concerned.
Incorrect: You have got time too short for that.
Correct: You have got too short time for that
Incorrect: Not only he was a thief, but he was also a murderer.
Correct: Not only he was thief, but also a murderer
Incorrect: They thought that the plan would be succeeded.
Correct: They thought the plan would be succeed
Incorrect: It is unlikely that he wins the race
Correct: It is unlikely that he win the race
Incorrect: My uncle has told me something about it yesterday.
Correct: My uncle told me something about it yesterday
Incorrect: I hoped that by the time I would have got there it would have stopped raining.
Correct: I hoped that by the time I get there it would have stopped raining
Incorrect: They prevented the driver to stop.
Correct: They prevented the driver from stopping.

Corrections
 

[SIZE="5"][COLOR="DarkRed"]Please check out my attempt. The first line is the incorrect statement while the following line is the correction.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

CSS Exam 2011:

1. Please speak to the concerned clerk.
Please speak with the concerned clerk.
2. You have got time too short for that.
You have got too short time for that.
3. Not only he was a thief, but he was also a murderer.
He was not only a thief but also a murderer.
4. They thought that the plan would be succeeded.
They thought that the plan would be successful.
5. It is unlikely that he wins the race.
It is unlikely for him to win the race.
6. My uncle has told me something about it yesterday.
My uncle told me something about it yesterday.
7. I hoped that by the time I would have got there it would have stopped raining.
I hoped that by the time I would reach there it would have stopped raining/the rain would have stopped.
8. They prevented the driver to stop.
They prevented the driver from stopping.


Regards
Sonia

Corrections
 

[SIZE="5"][COLOR="DarkRed"]Please check out my attempt. The first line is the incorrect statement while the following line is the correction.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[B]CSS Exam 2012:[/B]

1. A ten-feet long snake made people run here and there.
A ten feet snake made people run here and there.
2. We are going to the concert, and so they are.
We and they are going to the concert.
3. Enclosed with this letter was a signed Affidavit and a carbon copy of his request to our main office.
An affidavit and a carbon copy of his request was attached with his letter to our main office.
4. Fear from God.
Fear from God!
5. Pakistan has and will support the Kashmiris.
Pakistan supports and will support the Kashmiris.
6. He has come yesterday.
He came yesterday.
7. Arshad’s down fall was due to nothing else than pride. Arshad’s downfall was only due to pride.
8. Do not avoid to consult a doctor.
Consult a doctor!

Regards
Sonia

[QUOTE=Kamran;117245]will you not take my word in this matter?



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

(

it is high time to mend this road.
OR
it is high time for them to mend this road.[/QUOTE]
It is high time that they repaired this road.