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Answer: Successful
Explanation
Answer: Can this big parcel be sent by air?
Explanation Send is a verb which means بھیجنا Sent is the second and third from of Send. Can this big parcel be sent by air? (Passive) The sentence is in Simple Present Tense. (Active) Modal (can) has been used.
Answer: Information
Explanation information معلومات
Answer: Whenever
Explanation I visit Faisal Mosque whenever I go to Islamabad. جب بھی میں اسلام آباد جاتاہوں تو فیصل مسجد بھی جاتاہوں۔
Answer: Called
Explanation Fatima Jinnah is called Madr-I-Millat means فاطمہ جناح کو مادر ملت کہا جاتا ہے This is a sentence of passive voice (present indefinite tense) Present Indefinite Tense Active Voice: Subject + Verb + Object Passive Voice: Object + is/am/are+ third form of a verb + by + subject.
Answer: No Preposition Required
Explanation Sometimes, Prepositions are inserted where they are not required. Where have you been to ? ( Incorrect Sentence) Where have you been? ( Correct & Complete Sentence) Where have you been means آپ کہاں تھے
Answer: To protect them from pests and diseases
Explanation It was afternoon by now and Mr. Hassan gave the boys a delicious lunch prepared mainly form the farm`s own produce. Later, the students visited the mango orchard and were delighted to see green fruits, hanging from the branches in large numbers. The trunks of the trees had been white washed with lime and the ground below was neat and clean. They did not see any weeds pr wild grasses around. Mr. Hassan told them that it was very necessary to protect them from pests and diseases which destroy the plants as well the fruits.
Answer: We urged him to mind his own business
Explanation Reporting Verb: "Said to" is typically converted based on the context of the sentence (order, advice, request). "Urged" or "Told" are appropriate here. Imperative Sentence: For commands/instructions, the verb "Mind" is preceded by "to" (to mind). Pronoun Change: "Your" changes to "his" to match the object "him".
Answer: The poor and the needy suffer much. What a pity!
Explanation This sentence is correct . T he poor and the needy suffer much. What a pity! غریبوں اور مسکینوں کو بہت تکلیف ہوتی ہے۔ کتنے افسوس کی بات ہے The sentence structure is appropriate and conveys the intended meaning. " The poor and the needy suffer muc h" is a statement, and "What a pity?" is an exclamation expressing sympathy or regret.
Answer: The vegetables are sold by the shopkeeper
Explanation This is a sentence of present indefinite tense. Helping Verbs A.V = Do/Does P.V = is/am/are Sell is an irregular verb which means فروخت کرنا Sold is the second form of Sell. Sold is also the third form of Sell.
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