GRAMMAR 1 assignment: Subjunctive sentences from newspaper: 1.

Mission 2007 needs for its success appropriate public policy support. The policy support needed for sustaining this movement has been discussed among partners of the National Alliance and I wish to describe briefly the recommendations of Alliance Partners for achieving synergy between technology and public policy. 2. if left to the telecom operators focussed on the urban areas, this connectivity will take years 3. The UID is about convergence of silos of information. The biggest concern, however, at my end is about human ethics India is home to more than eight million people with corneal blindness and many more have corneal scars and many more suffer from cataract. 4. After all, to err is human. 5. If she set herself on fire, she said, it would all be over. Second conditional 1. If farmers in developing countries were given a decent price for their produce they would be able to build a better future for their family, community and country. 2. If he does well and gets a good job, I would prove to be a good sister. 3. If not in the next decade but after two more decades, the census would show an abysmal sex ratio disfavoring women. 4. If abortions were not done, there would be about 952 girls born for every 1000 boys. 5. Consumers would be much better off if accurate product information would be printed on the packaging.

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Past Perfect 1. Would it have made any difference if they had packed up their guns and gone to the people? 2. He would have celebrated his 95th birthday this year if he had been alive today. 3. If we had taken tough measures beforehand against Pakistan, we would have got relief by now. 4. If Federer had scored the penalty he would have won the game. 5. If they had taken her to hospital earlier, she wouldn't have lost her life. Zero article 1. Racially offensive remarks are offensive. 2. Money will effect into CBSs decision on whether or not to fire them. 3. Alleged host has said slurs in the past. 4. The delay in overturning the unjustifiable ban on Kamal Haasans Vishwaroopam is beginning to appear every bit as unjustifiable. 5. Indeed, the awards have been used as patronage by successive governments, which have honoured both dubious individuals and men otherwise distinguished but rewarded specifically for a favour done.

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VERB

SINGULAR

PLURAL

SINGULAR/PLURAL

SINGULAR(N/P AND N/P)

Plural sub joined by or/nor

Singular noun in plural

None always takes

Collective noun but individual

Nouns (giving one idea)

Singular sub+with,as well as

Singular sub joined by or/nor

Either/neither/eac h/everyone/many a

2 nouns qualified by each /every

Plural noun but singular meaning

Collective noun referred one as a whole

Plural noun denoting a proper name/collection

Pl noun denoting specific qty

Subject joined by or/nor are in different person

Pains & means depending on consistency [Pains in context of income ALWAYS PLURAL]