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mhmmdkashif Monday, February 21, 2011 10:02 PM

He has visited [B]only[/B] as many historical places as one can have visited. (Try to get the sense of the phrase, its not saying [B]He has visited so many historical places that no one else can manage[/B], its saying [B]He has visited only as many historial places as anyone else[/B] :D).

Hope I am rite.

Eager Monday, February 21, 2011 11:05 PM

my question still remains unanswered. what to do if sentence appears absolutely correct?? there is a limit to leave them on choice:D:D

mhmmdkashif Monday, February 21, 2011 11:16 PM

Allah kaa naam le ke 2 3 lafz aage peeche karke wohi sentence likh den, 4 din main to grammer master koi nahin ho sakta :D.

xaara~hussain Tuesday, February 22, 2011 12:39 PM

1). What does a patient tell a doctor it is confidential ?
[B]What a patient tells a doctor is confidential.[/B]

2). It is a fact that I almost drowned makes me very careful about water safety whenever I go swimming
[B]It is a fact that I almost drowned and this makes me very careful about water safety whenever I go swimming.
[/B]
3). Did they not consider this as quiet convincing
[B]Did they not consider this quite convincing?[/B]

4). St Peter’s at Rome is the largest of all other churches
[B]St. Peter's in Rome is the largest of all other churches.[/B]

5). The amount they receive in wages is greater than twenty years ago
[B]The amount they receive in wages is greater than that of twenty years ago.[/B]

6). They succeeded with hardly making any effort
[B]They succeeded without hardly making any effort. [/B]

7). Whatever have you done !
[B]Whatever you have done![/B]

8). The officers were given places according to their respective ranks
[B]The officers were given the places according to their respective ranks.[/B]

Scorpion86 Tuesday, February 22, 2011 01:08 PM

[QUOTE=xaara~hussain;269264]

2). It is a fact that I almost drowned makes me very careful about water safety whenever I go swimming
[B]It is a fact that I almost drowned and this makes me very careful about water safety whenever I go swimming.
[/B]
[/QUOTE]

The fact that I almost drowned makes me careful about water safety whenever I go swimming.

Correct me if I am wrong :sad

Arain007 Tuesday, February 22, 2011 01:09 PM

[QUOTE=mhmmdkashif;269097]He has visited [B]only[/B] as many historical places as one can have visited. (Try to get the sense of the phrase, its not saying [B]He has visited so many historical places that no one else can manage[/B], its saying [B]He has visited only as many historial places as anyone else[/B] :D).

Hope I am rite.[/QUOTE]

You are also right but the examiner is asking to correct the sentence not to delete some words.
According to sentence...us ny kafi historical places visit ki jitni koi kr skta hy [B](present)[/B] ya ki [B](past)[/B]
Both present and past situations are there so you have to correct this sentence without deleting any portion.

I think that this is more suitable [B]He has visited as many historic places as one can have or could visit.[/B]

Farrah Zafar Tuesday, February 22, 2011 02:02 PM

It is a fact that I almost drowned makes me very careful about water safety whenever I go[B](for)[/B] swimming .(what do you say Friends?)
is k elava mujhe Scorpion ka sentence theek lag ra hai.

[QUOTE]6). They succeeded with hardly making any effort[/QUOTE]
They succeeded hardly making any effort.(hardly is used in negative sense and using "without" along doesn't seem appropriate.

mhmmdkashif Tuesday, February 22, 2011 02:13 PM

It is raining since yesterday

Correct that one :D

Farrah Zafar Tuesday, February 22, 2011 02:25 PM

[QUOTE=mhmmdkashif;269325]It is raining since yesterday

Correct that one :D[/QUOTE]

It has been raining since yesterday(or the previous day)

huma gillani Tuesday, February 22, 2011 02:47 PM

[QUOTE=Eager;268897]1. You ought to have regarded him your benefactor.
2. He has visited as many historical places as one has or can visit.
3. The hostel provides lodging and boarding to students.
4. My cousin-brother will come to meet me.
5. One must boast of his great qualities.
6. He is one of those who always succeed.
7. The black vermin is an odious creature.
8. What to speak of meat, even vegetables were not allowed there.
9. The criminal was sent to the gaol.
10. The firm was willing to forgo its usual commission.
11. This is the historical spot where he was shot dead.
12. I don't remember him giving me a present.
13. Passing by the damaged house, a brick fel on my shoulder.
14. The idea of me flying is too silly to even contemplate.

these sentences have been taken from previous papers of English Precis and composition. Almost all of them seems correct to me. Can you find out the mistakes?? plz correct them if you can. And if they are correct, how the solve them as they might come in exam??
plz answer
Regards[/QUOTE]

2. He has visited as many historical places as one [B]have[/B] or [B]could [/B]visit.

4. My [B]cousin[/B]will come to meet me.

5. One must boast of his great qualities. OR
One must boast of [B]one's [/B]great qualities.

7. The black vermin is an odious [B]species[/B].

8. [B]Not to speak of meat, vegetables were not even available.[/B]

these are what I got to know from the book "EXPLORING THE WORLD OF ENGLISH" by Syed Saadat Ali Shah


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