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  1. IF the phone rings, please say that I will be back at seven.
  2. It cost fifty and a half pence and I have got only a fifty pence piece.
  3. A word of thanks is enough
  4. It never occurred to me to ask him for proof of his identity.
  5. What country do they belong to?
  6. c) abated, berate
  7. a) interwined, perceptual
  8. b) exhausted, interest
  9. e) gloat over
  10. b) diminishing, a problem
  11. He inquired if his name was asad.
  12. The judge commanded to call the first witness.
  13. He said that if his children were older, he would emigrate.
  14. He said that they were coming that week.
  15. He colleague bade him goodbye and said that they would meet again.
  16. c) imminent
  17. a) euphuism
  18. d) ingenious
  19. d) genius
  20. b) notorious
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thanks for helping us practice and learn keep up the good work.

About the compliment question shouldn't it be shrug off instead of gloat over? Because gloating means being pleased about something in an annoying manner, it won't fit well with the theme of the sentence. Nobody would compliment twice a person who gloats.
Typos on my part. Yesterday I wrote Lease instead of leave and today too I have missed a few things. May be I am too much over burdened to handle everything easily.

Yes shrug off is the right option. I have missed "s" too in another option.

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I believe "have got" is grammatically incorrect
It is not grammatically incorrect.

It is perfectly idiomatic. It adds emphasis. In American English, “have got” is an intensive form of “have”. For example, if you say, “I’ve got a really big TV,” you are placing more emphasis on your possession of the TV than if you say, “you have a really big TV.” If you say you haven’t got any money, you’re stressing the fact that you’re broke. Note that you can use “has got” or “have got” only in the present tense.


In American speech, “the form without ‘got’ is used more than in the UK”, so in other words, Americans tend to say, “have” and the British tend to say, “have got.” For example, according to The New Fowler's Modern English Usage, in Britain, you’re more likely to hear the question “Have you got this book in stock?” whereas in America, “Do you have this book in stock?” would be more common.

“Have got” also has another meaning: to indicate necessity or obligation. Saying, “have got” is a little stronger than saying, “must”. So if I’m running late, I might tell my friend, “I have got to go now,” with the emphasis on the word “got.” And my friend might tell me, “You have got to stop being late so often.”

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To what country do they belong?
It isnt wrong but grammatically "belong to" is more preferred.

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He wished if his children had been older, he would have emigrated.
He wished to emigrate, if his children were older.
Conditional sentences type 2 and 3 remain unchanged.

Conditional Sentence Type 1
It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.

Conditional Sentence Type 2
It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.

Conditional Sentence Type 3
It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.
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And do tell the result too, as was told in very first exercises.
Brother, I think it will be very cumbersome and time consuming for her to find out the exact number of correct answers of every candidate. One can easily know his/her result from the answer key given by her.

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Brother, I think it will be very cumbersome and time consuming for her to find out the exact number of correct answers of every candidate. One can easily know his/her result from the answer key given by her.

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She has been doing a wonderful job for aspirants by taking so much interest, therefore aspirants must take full benefit by participating in this exercise.
Yes, Indeed. But, i get confused. On account of I do indirect speech differently and it makes me to ask that this was wrong or right.

Like:

He said, "If my children were older, I would emigrate."
He wished if his children had been older, he would have emigrated.
He wished to emigrate, if his children were older.

I have come to know now that Conditional sentences type 2 and 3 remain unchanged.

But, He wished to emigrate, if his children were older. Is it wrong?
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Typos on my part. Yesterday I wrote Lease instead of leave and today too I have missed a few things. May be I am too much over burdened to handle everything easily.

Yes shrug off is the right option. I have missed "s" too in another option.

It is not grammatically incorrect.

It is perfectly idiomatic. It adds emphasis. In American English, “have got” is an intensive form of “have”. For example, if you say, “I’ve got a really big TV,” you are placing more emphasis on your possession of the TV than if you say, “you have a really big TV.” If you say you haven’t got any money, you’re stressing the fact that you’re broke. Note that you can use “has got” or “have got” only in the present tense.


In American speech, “the form without ‘got’ is used more than in the UK”, so in other words, Americans tend to say, “have” and the British tend to say, “have got.” For example, according to The New Fowler's Modern English Usage, in Britain, you’re more likely to hear the question “Have you got this book in stock?” whereas in America, “Do you have this book in stock?” would be more common.

“Have got” also has another meaning: to indicate necessity or obligation. Saying, “have got” is a little stronger than saying, “must”. So if I’m running late, I might tell my friend, “I have got to go now,” with the emphasis on the word “got.” And my friend might tell me, “You have got to stop being late so often.”

It isnt wrong but grammatically "belong to" is more preferred.

Conditional sentences type 2 and 3 remain unchanged.

Conditional Sentence Type 1
It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.

Conditional Sentence Type 2
It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.

Conditional Sentence Type 3
It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.
Sis, Check this for Conditional Sentence Type 2. It can be changed.

If the reporting speech is in the past tense, the following changes will take place in Type I/ first conditional / the will condition.

1. the present indefinite tense of “if” clause changes into the past indefinite tense.
2. the “will” of the result clause changes into “would”
3. “that” comes between the two speeches.
4. “if” of the conditional sentence remains in it own place.
Note: the following changes will take place in type II / second conditional / the would condition.
1. the past indefinite tense of “if” clause can remain unchanged and it can also be changed into the past perfect tense.
2. “would + IV” of the “result clause” can remain unchanged and it can also be changed into “would have + IIIV”

3. “that” comes between the two speeches.
4. “if” of the conditional sentence remains in its own place.
Note: (i) no change will take place in the “if clause” and “result clause” of type III / third conditional / would have condition.
(ii) “tenses” , “here and now words” , “pronouns” and other changes will take place according to the previous rules.

He says,” If he works hard, he will pass the exam.”
He says that if he works hard, he will pass the exam.

He said,” If he works hard, he will pass the exam.”
He said that if he worked hard, he would pass the exam.

He said,” If he worked hard, he would pass the exam.”
a) He said that if he worked hard, he would pass the exam.
b) He said that if he had worked hard, he would have passed the exam.


He said,” If he had worked hard, he would have passed the exam.”
He said that if he had worked hard, he would have passed the exam.


Source.

http://www.cssforum.com.pk/css-compu...arrations.html

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Typos on my part. Yesterday I wrote Lease instead of leave and today too I have missed a few things. May be I am too much over burdened to handle everything easily.

Yes shrug off is the right option. I have missed "s" too in another option.

It is not grammatically incorrect.

It is perfectly idiomatic. It adds emphasis. In American English, “have got” is an intensive form of “have”. For example, if you say, “I’ve got a really big TV,” you are placing more emphasis on your possession of the TV than if you say, “you have a really big TV.” If you say you haven’t got any money, you’re stressing the fact that you’re broke. Note that you can use “has got” or “have got” only in the present tense.


In American speech, “the form without ‘got’ is used more than in the UK”, so in other words, Americans tend to say, “have” and the British tend to say, “have got.” For example, according to The New Fowler's Modern English Usage, in Britain, you’re more likely to hear the question “Have you got this book in stock?” whereas in America, “Do you have this book in stock?” would be more common.

“Have got” also has another meaning: to indicate necessity or obligation. Saying, “have got” is a little stronger than saying, “must”. So if I’m running late, I might tell my friend, “I have got to go now,” with the emphasis on the word “got.” And my friend might tell me, “You have got to stop being late so often.”

It isnt wrong but grammatically "belong to" is more preferred.
Thanks for elaborating buddy. So this means from CSS point of view we should focus on American English instead of British English?
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Thanks for elaborating buddy. So this means from CSS point of view we should focus on American English instead of British English?
No, We should focus on British English. You have not understood Last island's post comprehensively.

She Says, HAVE is used in American English and Have got is used in British English.

I have a car. Amr
I have got a car. Bri

It costs fifty and a half pence and I have got only a fifty pence piece. British
It costs fifty and a half pence and I have only a fifty pence piece. American

It is better to follow British.

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No, We should focus on British English. You have not understood Last island's post comprehensively.

She Says, HAVE is used in American English and Have got is used in British English.

I have a car. Amr
I have got a car. Bri

It costs fifty and a half pence and I have got only a fifty pence piece. British
It costs fifty and a half pence and I have only a fifty pence piece. American

It is better to follow British.

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Yeah an oversight from my side. Thanks for pointing it out.
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em also waiting... I daily open this thread.. hoping for ur next post.. What happened sis?? why u r not posting in it?? is everything Okayy???
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