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Grammar English - Miscellaneous expenses, besides utility bills, are heavy on my purse.
Rule: The following adverbs will be used immediately after subject
For Example: Adverbs of frequency:
Barking dogs; seldom bite.
He often comes to me.
I frequently visit here.
Rule: The following sentences give a singular thought.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Horse and carriage is on the road.
Rice and curry is my favorite dish.
Rule: As well as is used to show too interest or vocation.
He is a musician as well as a painter. (wrong)
He is a musician as well as painter. (right)
I love my motherland. (wrong)
I love my mother country. (right)
Bear in mind. (right)
Keep in mind. (wrong)
Rule: Preposition will be used in the end of a sentence that ends at infinitive.
She has a pen to write with.
He has a decent house to live in.
He has a beautiful car to travel by.
He has a large family to work for.
RuIe: The following adjectives are always used in the end of a sentence.
Worth-seeing: Islamabad is a place worth-seeing.
Worth-reading: This is a book worth-reading.
Worth-visiting: The valley of Kalash is worth-visiting.
Worth-listening: The Pakistani music is worth-listening.
Worth-mentioning: This quotation is worth-mentioning.
Comparison
Stockings (wrong) Socks (right)
Sceneries (wrong) Scenery (right)
Poetries (wrong) Poems (right)
Summer vacations (wrong) Summer vacation (right)
Vegetable (wrong) Vegetables (right)
Blotting (wrong) Blotting papers (right)
Off course (wrong) Of course (right)
Three females (wrong) Three women (right)
English professor (wrong) Professor of English (right)
Not on meeting terms. (wrong) Not on visiting terms. (right)
When do you sleep? (wrong) When do you go to the bed? (right)
Pin drop silence (wrong) Unbroken silence (right)
Aim to (wrong) Aim at (right)
We saw a theatre. (wrong) We saw a play. (right)
Look for (wrong) Look up (right)
I lived there for a day. (wrong) I stayed there for a day. (right)
I have come to know that he is going abroad (wrong) I have leant that he is going abroad. (right)
She has learnt the letters of alphabets. (wrong) She has learnt alphabets. (right)
The horse is lame by one leg. (wrong) The horse is lame of one leg. (right)
This mango is very sweeter than the other. (wrong) This mango is much sweeter than the other. (right)
Fish is good to be digested. (wrong) Fish is good to digest. (right)
Make an injury to a person. (wrong) Do an injury to a person. (right)
Please excuse me for giving me you trouble. (wrong) Please excuse me for the trouble I give you. (right)
A man is good in health. (wrong) A man is in good health. (right)
On seeing the lion, she felt very much afraid (wrong) On seeing the lion, she felt too much afraid. (right)
I am reading in sixth class. (wrong) I am in the sixth class.(right)
Difference between soon and quickly:
Soon is related to time while quickly is related to speed.
He walked quickly
He ate soon.
Difference between use of future life and rest of life :
Future life is the life of the hereafter whereas rest of life is the man's mortal life.
We should be conscious for our future life.
Where are you going to spend the rest of your life?
Difference between home and house:
Man makes a house, woman makes a home
Difference between hope and fear:
Hope >> It gives a pleasant sense.
I hope to win prize in English.
Fear >> It gives an unpleasant sense.
I fear he will fail in exams.
Difference between farther and further:
Farther It means more distant.
When we went farther, lye saw a stream of cold water.
Further It means additional.
Further investigation is required on the murder case.
Difference between some and any:
Some It gives affirmative (+ive) sense.
I gave him some fruit. Any It gives -ive sense.
I gave him some fruit but he did not give me any.
Difference between of course and certainly:
Of course >> It is used to denote a natural or inevitable consequences.
If he sits in the exams off hand, of course he will fail.
Certainly It emphasizes a fact that has just been discovered.
My son certainly won the prize in English Language.
General Word
Enjoy >> For good health : I am enjoying a good health.
Latter : Of riches and wealth, the latter is preferable.
Later >> Comparative degree of late. : Yesterday he came into the class later than I.
Latest >> Very very fresh : What is the latest news of the day?
Last >> It shows the position : He came last in the race.
Listen >> Listen carefully : We are listening the lecture of our professor.
Little >> Much in negative sense. There is a little hope of his recovery.
A little >> Much in positive sense. Let me stay a little longer.
The little >> The amount or quantity Do not dissipate the little energy you possess.
Few >> It is negative and equivalent to not many and hardly any. : I am sorry; I have few friends.
A few >> It means positive and equivalent to some. : Will you stay here for a few days?
The few >> It means not many but all are there. The few remarks that he made were very suggestive. Perhaps >> Possibly Perhaps he is late.
Probably >> Most Likely/Chance Probably, the peon is on leave.
Lame excuse >> The excuse that does not work. It is a lame excuse to come late in class due to transport problem.
Rule: Possessive case of pronoun is used before gerund-
I dislike his coming so early
I dislike my friends going there.
Verbs Followed By “As”
1. Regard I regard you as my young brother.
2. Represent He represent as the head of his family.
3. Describe The story is described as.
4. Portray In this poem, Wordsworth has portrayed the little girl as innocent.
5. Depict He depicted as a harmless man in the play.
6. Mention Mr. Chips has been mentioned as an old fashioned person in the novel.
7. Define Newton's laws are defined as
8. Treat She was treated at the event as a V.I.P.
Verbs not Followed By “As”
1. Name His name is Aslam.
2. Consider I consider him a thief.
3. Term The final term ended.
4. Call Bush is called the Hitler of his age.
Following nouns are always used in the Plural
1. Alms
2. Assets
3. Annals
4. Scissors
5. Tidings
6. Drawers
7. Nuptials
8. Trousers
9. Bellows
10. Cards
11. Spectacles
12. Thanks
13. Tactics
14. Tongs
15. Billiards
16. Riches
17. Breeches
18. Pincers
19. Glasses
Rule: The following adverbs will be used immediately after subject
For Example: Adverbs of frequency:
Barking dogs; seldom bite.
He often comes to me.
I frequently visit here.
Rule: The following sentences give a singular thought.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Horse and carriage is on the road.
Rice and curry is my favorite dish.
Rule: As well as is used to show too interest or vocation.
He is a musician as well as a painter. (wrong)
He is a musician as well as painter. (right)
I love my motherland. (wrong)
I love my mother country. (right)
Bear in mind. (right)
Keep in mind. (wrong)
Rule: Preposition will be used in the end of a sentence that ends at infinitive.
She has a pen to write with.
He has a decent house to live in.
He has a beautiful car to travel by.
He has a large family to work for.
RuIe: The following adjectives are always used in the end of a sentence.
Worth-seeing: Islamabad is a place worth-seeing.
Worth-reading: This is a book worth-reading.
Worth-visiting: The valley of Kalash is worth-visiting.
Worth-listening: The Pakistani music is worth-listening.
Worth-mentioning: This quotation is worth-mentioning.
Comparison
Stockings (wrong) Socks (right)
Sceneries (wrong) Scenery (right)
Poetries (wrong) Poems (right)
Summer vacations (wrong) Summer vacation (right)
Vegetable (wrong) Vegetables (right)
Blotting (wrong) Blotting papers (right)
Off course (wrong) Of course (right)
Three females (wrong) Three women (right)
English professor (wrong) Professor of English (right)
Not on meeting terms. (wrong) Not on visiting terms. (right)
When do you sleep? (wrong) When do you go to the bed? (right)
Pin drop silence (wrong) Unbroken silence (right)
Aim to (wrong) Aim at (right)
We saw a theatre. (wrong) We saw a play. (right)
Look for (wrong) Look up (right)
I lived there for a day. (wrong) I stayed there for a day. (right)
I have come to know that he is going abroad (wrong) I have leant that he is going abroad. (right)
She has learnt the letters of alphabets. (wrong) She has learnt alphabets. (right)
The horse is lame by one leg. (wrong) The horse is lame of one leg. (right)
This mango is very sweeter than the other. (wrong) This mango is much sweeter than the other. (right)
Fish is good to be digested. (wrong) Fish is good to digest. (right)
Make an injury to a person. (wrong) Do an injury to a person. (right)
Please excuse me for giving me you trouble. (wrong) Please excuse me for the trouble I give you. (right)
A man is good in health. (wrong) A man is in good health. (right)
On seeing the lion, she felt very much afraid (wrong) On seeing the lion, she felt too much afraid. (right)
I am reading in sixth class. (wrong) I am in the sixth class.(right)
Difference between soon and quickly:
Soon is related to time while quickly is related to speed.
He walked quickly
He ate soon.
Difference between use of future life and rest of life :
Future life is the life of the hereafter whereas rest of life is the man's mortal life.
We should be conscious for our future life.
Where are you going to spend the rest of your life?
Difference between home and house:
Man makes a house, woman makes a home
Difference between hope and fear:
Hope >> It gives a pleasant sense.
I hope to win prize in English.
Fear >> It gives an unpleasant sense.
I fear he will fail in exams.
Difference between farther and further:
Farther It means more distant.
When we went farther, lye saw a stream of cold water.
Further It means additional.
Further investigation is required on the murder case.
Difference between some and any:
Some It gives affirmative (+ive) sense.
I gave him some fruit. Any It gives -ive sense.
I gave him some fruit but he did not give me any.
Difference between of course and certainly:
Of course >> It is used to denote a natural or inevitable consequences.
If he sits in the exams off hand, of course he will fail.
Certainly It emphasizes a fact that has just been discovered.
My son certainly won the prize in English Language.
General Word
Enjoy >> For good health : I am enjoying a good health.
Latter : Of riches and wealth, the latter is preferable.
Later >> Comparative degree of late. : Yesterday he came into the class later than I.
Latest >> Very very fresh : What is the latest news of the day?
Last >> It shows the position : He came last in the race.
Listen >> Listen carefully : We are listening the lecture of our professor.
Little >> Much in negative sense. There is a little hope of his recovery.
A little >> Much in positive sense. Let me stay a little longer.
The little >> The amount or quantity Do not dissipate the little energy you possess.
Few >> It is negative and equivalent to not many and hardly any. : I am sorry; I have few friends.
A few >> It means positive and equivalent to some. : Will you stay here for a few days?
The few >> It means not many but all are there. The few remarks that he made were very suggestive. Perhaps >> Possibly Perhaps he is late.
Probably >> Most Likely/Chance Probably, the peon is on leave.
Lame excuse >> The excuse that does not work. It is a lame excuse to come late in class due to transport problem.
Rule: Possessive case of pronoun is used before gerund-
I dislike his coming so early
I dislike my friends going there.
Verbs Followed By “As”
1. Regard I regard you as my young brother.
2. Represent He represent as the head of his family.
3. Describe The story is described as.
4. Portray In this poem, Wordsworth has portrayed the little girl as innocent.
5. Depict He depicted as a harmless man in the play.
6. Mention Mr. Chips has been mentioned as an old fashioned person in the novel.
7. Define Newton's laws are defined as
8. Treat She was treated at the event as a V.I.P.
Verbs not Followed By “As”
1. Name His name is Aslam.
2. Consider I consider him a thief.
3. Term The final term ended.
4. Call Bush is called the Hitler of his age.
Following nouns are always used in the Plural
1. Alms
2. Assets
3. Annals
4. Scissors
5. Tidings
6. Drawers
7. Nuptials
8. Trousers
9. Bellows
10. Cards
11. Spectacles
12. Thanks
13. Tactics
14. Tongs
15. Billiards
16. Riches
17. Breeches
18. Pincers
19. Glasses
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