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(a) Homophones (i) fare (ii) new (iii) principals (iv) route (v) cereal (vi) sail

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(b) Correction of structural errors in sentences. (i) Zahid wanted to finish his homework, take a walk and be in bed by ten oclock. (ii) Afridis batting style is certainly more aggressive than Misbahs batting style. (iii) Salim printed the letter, signed it and left the office. (iv) Wasting time and missing deadlines is not a desirable trait for an aspiring executive. (v) Job interviews are a matter of acting confident and staying relaxed. (vi) We apologize for the inconvenience caused to you due to the repairs of the road. A.2 (a) Adjectives (i) elegant (ii) golden (iii) spacious / spatial (iv) strong (v) young (vi) courageous

(b) Comparative/Superlative Forms (i) lowest (ii) earlier (iii) more handsome (iv) quietest (v) rowdiest (vi) more serious (vii) most keen (viii) cleverest (ix) fastest (x) driest A.3 (a) Articles (i) a, the (ii) the (iii) an, a (iv) the
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(b) Plural (i) calves (ii) information (iii) sisters-in-law (iv) stories (v) sheep (vi) history / histories A.4 (a) Punctuation (i) Examinations are finally over! Sharmen said happily. (ii) Shama, the neighbour next door, told me that the exhibitions of her paintings will be held in Karachi and Islamabad. (iii) Werent you leaving for Malaysia this week? Saira asked. (iv) Where was he born? (b) Matching of nouns with their appropriate applications. (i) forest deciduous (ii) paddy field (iii) sugarcane plantation (iv) textile mill (v) lion carnivorous (vi) nation sovereign A.5 (a) Indirect Speech: (i) (ii)

(iii) (iv) (v) (vi)

(b) Prepositions (i) by (ii) in (iii) from (iv) on (v) of (vi) for

Sadia told/(said to) me that they had gone to the new 3D cinema the day before. Asif told/informed his brother that he was thinking of migrating to Canada next year/ following year. The teacher told the class that they might go for a picnic at the end of that/the month. Maria said that she had been shopping in the Liberty Market when the downpour started. Junaid asked his friend whether/if he thought that the beggar was telling the truth. My father said that he would take me to my friends house the next day/day after.

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(a) (c) (e) (g)

(iv) (iii) (ii) (ii)

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(iii) (iv) (i) (iii)

A.7

(a) Active Voice (i) The police searched the house and recovered the stolen goods. (ii) The children should not touch this alarm switch. (iii) The residents strongly resented the new traffic arrangements. (iv) The board of directors authorised the new austerity measures. (v) The Board announced the examination results on July 25, 2011.

(b) Relative Pronouns (i) Manufacturers whose costs are lower because of mass production can

offer lower prices. (ii) The candidate for whom I had voted, lost the election. (iii) The position of accountant for which he had applied had already been filled. (iv) I cant remember the name of the artist who had painted several award winning paintings.

A.8 A.9

No suggestion No suggestion

A.10 No suggestion
(b) (ii)

A.11 (a) No suggestion

(c) All great leaders have distinctive qualities of: (i) commitment (ii) perseverance (iii) steadfastness (d) (iv) (e) Three inner challenges which great leaders never show in public are: (i) their trials and tribulations (ii) their fears and anxieties (iii) their efforts to overcome the challenges (f) (iv) (g) No suggestion

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