PLz Check: Sentence Corrections from past papers - Page 2

Afshan Choudary · #11 Monday, February 04, 2013

2005

1) What does a patient tell a doctor it is confidential?
What a patient tells a doctor is confidential. (Omit does)

2) It is a fact that I almost drowned makes me very careful about water safety whenever I go swimming.
The fact that I almost drowned makes me very careful about water safety whenever I go swimming.

3) Did they not consider this as quiet convincing.
Did they not consider this as quite convincing?

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

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

6) They succeeded with hardly making any effort.
They succeeded hardly making any effort. (omit with)

7) Whatever have you done!
Whatever have you done?

8) The officers were given places according to their respective ranks.
The officers were given places according to their ranks.(omit respective)

Afshan Choudary · #12 Monday, February 04, 2013

2006

1) Playing a game regularly is better than to read books always.
To play a game regularly is better than to read books always.

2) A good reader must be hardworking and possess intelligence.
A good reader must be hardworking and intelligent. (omit possess)

3) I noticed Akbar was carrying a bag in his hand.
I noticed that Akbar was carrying a bag in his hand.

4) Having entered his house, the door was shut at one.
Having entered his house, the door was shut at once .

5) He thinks that his writing is better than his friend.
He thinks that his writing is better than that of his friend.

6) He is such a man who is liked by everyone.
He is such a man liked by everyone. (omit who is)

7) I sent a verbal message to my friend.
I sent a message to my friend. (omit verbal)

8) He has visited as many historical places as one has or can visit.
He has visited as many historical places as one can have or could visit.

Waqas77 · #13 Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Afshan Choudary

2005

7) Whatever have you done!
Whatever have you done?

8) The officers were given places according to their respective ranks.
The officers were given places according to their ranks.(omit respective)

Whatever has you done!
or
Whatever you have done!
The officers were allocated with respect to their ranks.

Waqas77 · #14 Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Afshan Choudary

2006

3) I noticed Akbar was carrying a bag in his hand.
I noticed that Akbar was carrying a bag in his hand

6) He is such a man who is liked by everyone.
He is such a man liked by everyone. (omit who is)
8) He has visited as many historical places as one has or can visit.
He has visited as many historical places as one can have or could visit.

I noticed Akbar was carrying a bag.
He is such kind of man who is liked by everyone.
He has visited as many historic places as one has or can visit.

Farrukh Aziz · #15 Tuesday, February 05, 2013

2. A good reader must be hardworking, and must possess intelligent. (and the sentence you have already corrected is also accurate)
3.I noticed Akbar carrying a bag in his hand. (the verb to be is not used)
4.Having entered his house, I shut the door at once. (I think it should be like that, because I (or someone else was the doer) and if we keep it in passive as in above, the meaning is changed.)
6.He is such a man as is liked by everyone. (Such is always followed by "AS")
8.He has visited as many historical places as one has visited or can visit. Please seniors correct me if i am wrong.. Regards

tasleem~Zahra · #16 Tuesday, February 05, 2013

2005
sentence number 7

whatever you have done.

tasleem~Zahra · #17 Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waqas77

Whatever has you done!
or
Whatever you have done!
The officers were allocated with respect to their ranks.

whatever HAS YOU DONE? HAS is never used with YOU!

tasleem~Zahra · #18 Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waqas77

I noticed Akbar was carrying a bag.
He is such kind of man who is liked by everyone.
He has visited as many historic places as one has or can visit.

what is wrong with 'in his hand'? what if the detail is been given to a detective, in that scenario 'in his hand' would be relevant enough. The sentence she altered is the correct one.

He is a man liked by everyone (no sense of SUCH KIND OF MAN)/he is such a man whom/that everyone likes!

Historic/Historical both are correct in it.

He has visited as many historical places as one could have visited.

tasleem~Zahra · #19 Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Farrukh Aziz

2. A good reader must be hardworking, and must possess intelligent. (and the sentence you have already corrected is also accurate)
3.I noticed Akbar carrying a bag in his hand. (the verb to be is not used)
4.Having entered his house, I shut the door at once. (I think it should be like that, because I (or someone else was the doer) and if we keep it in passive as in above, the meaning is changed.)
6.He is such a man as is liked by everyone. (Such is always followed by "AS")
8.He has visited as many historical places as one has visited or can visit. Please seniors correct me if i am wrong.. Regards

. A good reader must be hardworking, and must possess intelligent. (and the sentence you have already corrected is also accurate) Please refrain from correcting if you are not sure. this causes a lot more confusion. she corrected it the right way.
3.I noticed Akbar carrying a bag in his hand. (the verb to be is not used) what do you mean by verb to be is not used?
4.Having entered his house, I shut the door at once. (I think it should be like that, because I (or someone else was the doer) and if we keep it in passive as in above, the meaning is changed.)
there is a difference between you shutting the door and someone else shutting the door.
uopn entering his house, the door was shut at once.

6.He is such a man as is liked by everyone. (Such is always followed by "AS")
SUCH is not always followed by AS. SUCH AS is a different story.
8.He has visited as many historical places as one has visited or can visit. one could have visited. here we are hoping about a possibility.

mariashamshad · #20 Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Afshan Choudary

2004

1) Passing through ten different cities, Karachi is the most active.
While passing through ten different cities, I found Karachi was the most active.

2) He was laid up for six weeks with two broken ribs.
He was lying up for six weeks with two broken ribs.

3) Someone showed the visitors in the room.
Someone showed the room to the visitors.

4) Until you remain idle you will make no progress.
So long as you remain idle you will make no progress.

5) It is very wrong to be devoted to lying and cheating.
It is very wrong to devote oneself to lying and cheating.(omit be)

6) He told me that he is waiting for me since a long time.
He told me that he had been waiting for me since a long time.

7) The house stood up in the dull street because of its red door.
The house stood up dull in the street because of its red door.

8) He brought the articles to the market which he wanted to sell.
He brought the articles to the market that he wanted to sell.

While passing through ten different cities, Karachi was the most active
Or
While passing through ten different cities i found Karachi,the most active.

4) as long as you remain idle you will make no progress.

What do you think?

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