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Common mistakes: questions and answer review

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51. Circumstances will oblige me to go.

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Answer: I shall be obliged to go by the circumstances

Explanation Active Voice: Circumstances will oblige me to go. Passive Voice: I shall be obliged to go by the circumstances. Future Indefinite Tense Active Voice Formula : Subject + Will/Shall + Verb ( Ist form) + Object + (.) Passive Voice Formula : Convert Object to Subject + Will/Shall + Be + Verb (3rd form) + By + Convert Subject to Object + Remaining + (.)

52. He has been swimming _____ one hour.

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Answer: For

Explanation We use preposition since for point of time. We use preposition for for period of time. (Numerals) He has been swimming for one hour.

53. ______________ having finished my work, I went home.

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Answer: No Preposition Required

Explanation Sometimes, Prepositions are inserted where they are not required. After having finished my work, I went home. ( Incorrect Sentence) Having finished my work, I went home. ( Complete & Correct Sentence)

54. Do not laugh at me. (Passive Voice)

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Answer: Let me be not laughed at

Explanation Active Voice: Do not laugh at me. Passive Voice: Let me be not laughed at. Active Voice: Let + indirect object + first form of a verb + direct object. Passive Voice: Let + direct object + be + third form of a verb + by + indirect object.

55. Does she write an essay?

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Answer: Is an essay written by her?

Explanation Does she write an essay means کیا وہ ایک مضمون لکھتی ہے Is an essay written by her means کیا ایک مضمون اس سے لکھا جاتا ہے Present Indefinite Tense Active Voice: Subject + Verb + Object Passive Voice: Object + is/am/are+ third form of a verb + by + subject.

56. He is ______________ match fixing.

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Answer: Against

Explanation Usage of Against Against = opposed to Against = کے خلاف He is against match fixing. Against = in contract with Do not lean against the wall. Against = in direction opposite to She was swimming against the tide.

57. Who will write an essay?

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Answer: By whom will an essay be written?

Explanation Active Voice : Who Passive Voice : By whom Who will write an essay means ایک مضمون کون لکھے گا Future Indefinite Tense Active Voice Formula: Subject + Will/Shall + Verb ( Ist form) + Object + (.) Passive Voice Formula : Convert Object to Subject + Will/Shall + Be + Verb (3rd form) + By + Convert Subject to Object + Remaining + (.)

58. Finding out the correct sentence:I don't know why did he leave early, I need not to know why he left early,I should know why was he leaving early, I don't know why he left early.

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Answer: I need not to know why he left early

Explanation This sentence is grammatically correct : " I need not to know why he left early ".

59. Anger provokes many people to take hasty decisions which they later regret very much.

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Answer: Many people are provoked by anger to take hasty decisions which are very much regretted later

Explanation Active Voice: Anger provokes many people to take hasty decisions which they later regret very much. Passive Voice: Many people are provoked by anger to take hasty decisions which are very much regretted later. People means لوگ Provoke مشتعل ہونا Anger means غصہ Take hasty decisions means جلد بازی سے فیصلہ کرنا Which meas جو Very much means بہت زیادہ Regret means پچھتانا Later means بعد میں Present Indefinite Tense Active Voice: Subject + Verb + Object Passive Voice: Object + is/am/are+ third form of a verb + by + subject.

60. The table is made ___________ wood.

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Answer: Of

Explanation Made of : جو کچھ بنانے کے بعد تبدیل نہ ہو Made from : جو تبدیل ہو The table is made of wood. میز تبدیل نہیں ہوا Wine is made from grapes انگور تبدیل ہوگئے *** RY5022023

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