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sajad ali memon Saturday, February 15, 2014 08:41 PM

Sentence Correction.. Check plz
 
1. Every piece/article of the furniture in this display is on sale at half-price
OR every piece/article of furniture in this display is on sale for half the (regular/usual) price

2.he is abusing his father's money

3. the duty of the new secretary is to answer the telephone, type letters and bookkeep
OR the duty of the new secretary is answering the telephone, typing letters and bookkeeping

4. The new models are not only less expensive but also more efficient

5. He complied with the requirement that all graduating students in education should write a thesis
OR He Complied with the requirement of writing a thesis by all graduating students in education

6. No sooner had we left the shop than it began to ran

7. The population of Karachi is bigger than any other city in Pakistan

rarasham Saturday, February 15, 2014 08:42 PM

1.To bring grist to the mill ( Use everything to gain profit whether by hook or by crook ) .
2.To keep one's fingers crossed ( Hope for the best , Pray for good luck )
3.With one's tongue in one's cheek ( tell a lie ,to cheat , to deceit )
4.A storm in the tea cup ( fight on a trivial thing )
5.to talk through one's hat (?)
6. Hum and haw ( one who do not say some thing clear , ambiguity )
7. To let the grass grow under one's feet ( laziness )
8 . Penny wise and pound foolish ( ?)

pureapak Saturday, February 15, 2014 08:43 PM

"
[B][COLOR="Black"]Intelligence obtained from the virtue of controlled emotions is productive intelligence.[/COLOR][/B] "

Last Island Saturday, February 15, 2014 08:44 PM

[QUOTE]i) Each furniture in this display is on sale for half price.[/QUOTE]
Each piece of furniture in this display is on sale for half price.

[QUOTE]ii) He is abusing the money of his father.[/QUOTE]
Nothing wrong

[QUOTE]iii) The duties of the new secretary are to answer the telephone, to type letters and bookkeeping.[/QUOTE]
The duties of the new secretary are to answer the telephone, to type letters and to do the bookkeeping.

[QUOTE] iv) The new models are not only less expensive but more efficient also.[/QUOTE]
The new models are not only less expensive but also more efficient .

[QUOTE]v) He complied with the requirement that all graduate students in education should write a thesis.[/QUOTE]
He complied with the requirement that all graduate students in education write a thesis.

[QUOTE]vi) No sooner we left the shop it began to rain.[/QUOTE]
No sooner had we left the shop than it began to rain

[QUOTE]vii) The population of Karachi is greater than any other city in Pakistan.[/QUOTE]
The population of Karachi is greater than that of any other city in Pakistan.

pureapak Saturday, February 15, 2014 08:51 PM

li

what about each furniture item and wealth instead of money ?

saadqureshi Saturday, February 15, 2014 08:53 PM

My outline was " Human intelligence and social morality "

Precis was relatively easy with less difficult words.

Last Island Saturday, February 15, 2014 08:56 PM

[QUOTE=pureapak;695364]li

what about each furniture item and wealth instead of money ?[/QUOTE]
Each furniture item is wrong. Wealth has a broader meaning. It includes many things. No substitute is needed.

aleem muhammad Saturday, February 15, 2014 08:59 PM

[QUOTE=Last Island;695357]Each piece of furniture in this display is on sale for half price.


Nothing wrong


The duties of the new secretary are to answer the telephone, to type letters and to do the bookkeeping.


The new models are not only less expensive but also more efficient .


He complied with the requirement that all graduate students in education write a thesis.


No sooner had we left the shop than it began to rain


The population of Karachi is greater than that of any other city in Pakistan.[/QUOTE]


respected madam ,,,,my humble opinion ,as i appeared in this exam,,still a learner;i am .so just sharing my viewpoint,,,is it not the simplest case you missed in the last sentence "than" will be incorrect ,it will be "then",,,,secondly madam .....he is misusing his father,s money ,will be correct because possessive sense is quite clear in it .....

Last Island Saturday, February 15, 2014 09:05 PM

[QUOTE=aleem muhammad;695372]respected madam ,,,,my humble opinion ,as i appeared in this exam,,still a learner;i am .so just sharing my viewpoint,,,is it not the simplest case you missed in the last sentence "than" will be incorrect ,it will be "then",,,,secondly madam .....he is misusing his father,s money ,will be correct because possessive sense is quite clear in it .....[/QUOTE]
Nope. I am not wrong there. Its THAN, not THEN.
Father's money can be abused. If the sentence is not wrong, there is absolutely no need to change anything. If you change anything needlessly, paper checker will know that the candidate was not confident enough and he has changed it because he believed that something has to be changed anyway.

Masood Shakir Saturday, February 15, 2014 09:06 PM

[QUOTE=Last Island;695357]Each piece of furniture in this display is on sale for half price.


Nothing wrong


The duties of the new secretary are to answer the telephone, to type letters and to do the bookkeeping.


The new models are not only less expensive but also more efficient .


He complied with the requirement that all graduate students in education write a thesis.


No sooner had we left the shop than it began to rain


The population of Karachi is greater than that of any other city in Pakistan.[/QUOTE]
What if we use "No sooner did we leave the shop than it began to rain"?
and is it correct to say "All the furniture in this display is on sale for half price."


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