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Common mistakes: questions and answer review

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41. I am doing sums.

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Answer: Sums are being done by me

Explanation Present Continuous Tense Active Voice: Subject + is/am/are + First of verb + ing + obect . Passive Voice: Object + is being/am being/ are being + third form of verb + by + subject. Active Voice: I am doing sums. Passive Voice: Sums are being done by me. Do is a regular verb which means کرنا Do means perform. Did is the second form while done is the third form of Do.

42. A man attacked ______ her with a sword.

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Answer: No Preposition Required

Explanation The word " attack " does not take any preposition. The word attack is a verb which means کسی پر حملہ کرنا

43. We should not laugh _________ the poor.

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Answer: At

Explanation Laugh is an intransitive verb. Laugh at someone means کسی پر ہنسنا یا مذاق اڑانا Laugh is generally followed by at We should not laugh at the poor means ہمیں غریبوں پر نہیں ہنسنا چایئے

44. 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 liner 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. The colour of mangoes, when the boys visited the farm was:

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Answer: Green

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 liner 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.

45. We eat fruit.

ہم پھل کھاتے ہیں۔

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Answer: Fruit is eaten by us

Explanation We eat fruit = ہم پھل کھاتے ہیں Fruit is eaten by us = پھل ہم سے کھایا جاتا ہے This is a sentence of Present Indefinite Tense. Present Indefinite Tense Active Voice: Subject + Verb + Object Passive Voice: Object + is/am/are+ third form of a verb + by + subject.

46. She died ـــــــــــ a few days

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Answer: After

Explanation Usage of After and In After is used to refer a past period of time. In is used to refer a future period of time. Examples: She died after a few days means وہ کچھ دنوں بعد انتقال کرگئی

47. I know about__________.

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Answer: Him

Explanation Generally, objective case comes after a preposition. Examples:examples : I know about him. “He” is the subjective case while “him” is the objective case. "About" is the preposition here.

48. He could not deliver ____ roads has not yet been plowed

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Answer: the supplies because the

Explanation He could not deliver the supplies because the roads has not yet been plowed وہ سامان نہیں پہنچا سکا کیونکہ سڑکیں ابھی تک ہل نہیں بنائی گئیں۔ **** All the other options are incorrect because the capital 'B' cannot be used in between the sentence Also the use of '!' and ',' are inappropriate here ** ND04-12-2022 ** ND4-12-2022

49. Why did you not agree to my proposal?

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Answer: Why was my proposal not agreed to by you?

Explanation Active Voice : Why did you not agree to my proposal? Passive Voice : Why was my proposal not agreed to by you? Past Indefinite tense Active Voice = Subject + Second Form of Verb + Object. Passive Voice = Object + was/were + third of verb + by + subject.

50. Ahmad suggests that we should follow the code of conducts.

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Answer: None

Explanation Correct answer Shouldn't we

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