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Grammatical Structures made Easy!!!
Asslamulaikum,
The motive behind the inaugural of this thread is to uplift the aspirants, ease, assist and facilitate them, help them to omit and rectify their mistakes and blunders regarding the tiny and minute structures of Grammar. I, hereby, will try my level best to explain and interprete in the simplest words, that I can! Objections and comments are warmly welcomed. I can't define and delimitate all of the structures at once, rather in different replies, because time does not permit me. Here are few of the Grammatical structures. Too: (As an Adverb) It has many usages, firstly it gives the meaning of an Adverb, and is equal to very. Ex: He is too intelligent= He is very intelligent. Note: A simple Question arises that" how can we judge that in the specific sentece,is it working as an adverb or something else? The answer is very simple, in both of the above examples it works as an Adverb because it modifies the Adjective. ( INTELLIGENT). Identification: When "Too" is used with Adjective/Adjective+noun so it gives the meaning of Very/Adjective. 1) Too= More than enough ( Simply Un-bearable) 2) Very= More but in the limit ( Simply Bearable) Note: Too and very have got same meaning but there is some difference in their usages. To be continued. Regards. |
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Article 'the'
Do not use 'the' for general ideas:
1) I like cricket, especially twenty overs game. (not the cricket or the twenty overs game). 2) We don't play tennis very often (not the tennis). 3)Life is not possible without food & water.( not the life....the food...the water) 4) I like chinese restaurants for eating. (not the chinese) 5) I hate exams. (not the exams). likewise: 6) Do you know a shop that sells foreign newspapers? (the shop) 7)Iam not very good at writting. Main Objective: is that we do not use article 'the' in general ideas.All friends are welcomed to stride along. |
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Must and Can not
We use must to say that we feel sure something is true:
1) You have been travelling all day. you must be tired. (Travelling is tiring & you have been travelling all day, so you must be tired.) 2)'Jalal is a hardworker.' 'Jalal? you must be jocking.He is very lazy.' ( must be jocking means 'surely you are jocking.') 3) He must get very bored without his friends. He needs to join them at this evening. We use can't to say that we feel sure something is impossible. 1) You have just had lunch. you can't be hungry already. ( You hav just eaten, so you can't be hungry.) 2)Brain said he would definitely be here before 9.30.It's 10 o'clock now & he's never late.He can't be coming. 3)They haven't live here for very long.They can't know many people. Central idea: is to provide some ideas to use the sence of 'must & can not' correctly. |
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May and Might
We use may or might to say that something is a possibility.Study some suggestions to get the idea.
Affirmative sentences by using 'may or might' 1)It may be true or It might be true (perhaps it is true). 2)She might know about the accident of her relatives in Glasgow (perhaps she knows about the accident.......................................... ...............) 3)Where is A.U? He might/may be having lunch (perhaps he is having lunch) 4)She might be working.(= perhaps she is working) In above sentences, we replace the word 'perhaps' by 'may or might & is/am/are by 'be.' Negative structure: 1) I/you/he (etc.) may/might (not) be (true/in his office etc.) be (doing/working/having etc.) (do/know/have/want etc.) like wise: She might/may not be speaking truth (= perhaps she is not speaking truth.) she might/may not know (=perhaps she does not know.) A.U might not be at work (= perhaps he is not at work.) For the past we use may have (done) or might have done: * A.U: I wonder why Adil did not answer the phone. G.M: He might have asleep (=perhaps he was asleep) # A.U: I can't find my beg anywhere. M.H: You mght have left it in the car. (=perhaps you left it in the car). * A.U: I was surprised that Fida was not at meeting. B.A: He might not have known about it (perhaps he did not know.) # A.U: I wonder why Miss Sarah was such in a bad mood yesterday. B: She might/may not have been feeling well (perhaps she was not feeling well.) Structure: I/You/he (etc.) may/might (not) have been (asleep/at home etc.) been (doing/waiting etc.) (done/known/had/seen etc.) Note: Sometimes could has a similar meaning to may or might: 1) The phone is ringing. It could be Ahmed. (=it may/ might be Ahmed) 2) You could have left your beg in the shop.(=you might/may have left your beg in the shop.) But couldn't (negative) is entirely different from may/might not. Compare: 1)She was too far away, so she couldn't have seen you.( It is not possible that she saw you) 2) A: I wonder why he did not say hello. B: He might/may not have seen you (perhaps he did not see you; perhaps he did) |
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May and Might (2)
We use may and might to talk about possible actions or happening in the future:
1) I haven't decided yet where to spend my holidays. I may/might go to Kashmir.( perhaps i will go to kashmir.) 2)Take an umbrella with you when you go out. It might rain later (= perhaps it will rain ) 'May have to or might have to' is to be used for possibility in future. 1) The bus doesn't always come on time. We might/may have to wait a few minutes (perhaps we will have to wait a few miuntes.) The negative forms are may not and might not (mightn't): The bus is expected to get on the right time. We might/ may not have to wait a few minutes. (perhaps we will not have to wait a few minutes.) I have not decided yet where to spend my holidays. I might/may not got to anywhere. Usually it doesn't matter whether you use may or might.So you can say: Javed might be able to help you or Javed may be able to help you (perhaps javed is able to help you.) There is also a continuous form: may/ might +be+ing. Compare this with will+be+ing: 1)Don't phone at 8.00. I will be having dinner at home. Dont phone at 8 o' clock. I might be having dinner at home.( perhaps i will be having dinner at home) We also use may/might +be+ing for possible plans. Likewise: Iam going to Ireland in October.(for sure) I may/might be going to Ireland in October ( Possible) But we use only might (not may) when the situation is not real: If i knew them better, i might invite them to dinner. (The situation here is unreal because I don't know them very well, so iam not going to invite them.May is not possible in this case.) Might as well/ may as well Study this exmaple: A & B have just missed the bus. The buses run every hour. 1)A: What shall we do? Shall we walk? B: We might as well. It's a nice day & I don't want to wait here for an hour.(We might/may as well means we should walk, because there is nothing better to do it.) |
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@Hassan
My dear thanks very much for the time taking and painstaking posts to guide the juniors and aspirants.
Brother, if u dont mind, kindly let me mention a few mistakes in your sentences.. I hope you would accept my suggestions in the positive way... I quote you from your posts; 1) I like cricket, especially twenty overs game. (not the cricket or the twenty overs game). brother u said 'twenty overs game' but in my knowledge it is 'the twenty over game' because u are specifying the twenty over game among the rest of the moods of the same game cricket.. 2)  'Jalal is a hardworker.' I wonder if there is any such expression as 'hard worker'. I have always seen and heard 'hard working' but not hard worker. 3) He must get very bored without his friends. He needs to join them at this evening. Brother, very bored is not a common expression. instead 'very much bored' is common and appropriate. bored is an adjective for which an adverb of degree is required. very in this sense is not clarifying the modification of the adjective bored. thus the appropriate expression should be 'very much bored'. Hope you will correct your mistakes With a great sorry and Regards, Cosmic libertine
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Quote:
1) Twenty over game is correct (not twenty overs game) 2)Jalal is a hard worker (according to modren English grammer, it is correct but we can also say 'hard working.' 3)Very bored is also correct according to modren English ( but the idea of 'very much bored' also makes an intended sence. Iam really glad to see your kind suggestions. If there is something incorrect, it would be our geniune pleasure to learn about any time.Besides, every body has a right to disagree at ... |
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@Hassan
Dear, I really appreciate your way of receiving my comments. Its a great effort on your part that u are sharing your knowledge with people.. if your are a junior to me, which is most probable the case, then keep it up with this attitude, i'm sure u will learn and earn alot... If yu are my senior, then take my comments as suggestion not correction. cos i never tried to correct my seniors but rather suggested to them all the time..
keep your efforts going buddy.. Its great to see... Regards, Cosmic libertine
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b) Too much/ Too many:
Both of them have got the same meaning,difference can be found in their usages. Both of them gives the meaning of more than enough/limit/more than one is needed/wanted. Too much= Is used With uncountable nouns. Too many= Is used With contable Plural nouns. Too much: Ex: They are too much decent. She is too much talkative. Too many: Ex: There are too many students in the class. There are many Administrators in the Assembly. c) Much too: (Adverb). Much too and too much are the same in meaning, but it's usages are different. Much too is stronger than too much and is always used with stress and emphasis. To be continued..... Regards.
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Iam doing/ I do......... for the future
Present continuous (Iam doing) with a future meaning.
Study this exmaple situation: Suppose you make your diary every day & you have to make some plannings & arrangements for next week.Besides, you have written some developments in it. These are given as below: 1)Iam going to attend a conference in Hague tommorrow. 2)Iam going to play football on Tuesday morning. 3)Iam going to the dentist on Thursday evening. (we can use prepostion to with article the) 4) Iam not working this week. So I can go out somewhere. 5)Abdul Razaque is not playing ICC champions' trophy this year. The main objective is to make you aware of something has already been decided & arranged to do these things. We can also say: 1)What are you going to do on this saturday? Do not use will to talk about what you have arranged to do: What are you doing this evening? (not' what will you do this evening?') Mr.A is getting married next month. (noy' will get') Present simple(I do) with a future meaning. We use present simple when we talk about timtables,programmes,etc.(for example for public transport,watching games in a stadium,etc.) Likewise: 1)The train leaves Lahore at 11:30 P.M & arrives in Karachi at 120 P.M. 2)What time does the match begin? (we are asking for T.V broadcasting) 3)It's Saturday tommorrow. You can use 'Present Simple' for people if their plans are fixed like a timetable: 1)I start my CTP on Monday. 2)What time do you finish your eassy compitition tommorrow. But the present continuous is more useful for personal arrangements: What time are you meeting me at the Hague Railway Station? ( not 'do you met.') Comparison: What time are you leaving tommorrow? But What time does the train leave tommorrow? # Iam going to the National stadium this evening. The match starts at 7.15 this evening. |
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