Rewrite the following sentences after making the necessary corrections:
1) Hurry up, lest you will miss the train.
2) I had gone to Mumbai last year.
3) They have been living in Delhi from 2010.
4) A word processor is more easier to operate than a typewriter.
5) Our English period starts by 10am.
Answers
Answer:
1) Hurry up otherwise you will miss the train.
2) I went Mumbai last year.
3) They have been living in Delhi since 2010.
4) A word processor is better to operate than a typewriter.
5) Our English period starts at 10 am.
Answer:
) Hurry up, lest you miss the train.
2) I went to Mumbai last year.
3) They have been living in Delhi since 2010.
4) A word processor is easier to operate than a typewriter.
5) Our English period starts at 10am.
Explanation:
1) Hurry up, lest you miss the train.
( The conjunction lest means (1) for fear that, or (2) in order to avoid, 'Will' need not be used with it)
2) I went to Mumbai last year.
( Here, Past tense of 'go' will be used, as the action happened in the past )
3) They have been living in Delhi since 2010.
( Here, we use since with a point in time in the past, i.e. 2010)
4) A word processor is easier to operate than a typewriter.
( Here, with comparative degree of adjective 'easier', more is not required)
5) Our English period starts at 10am.
( Here,'at' is only used to describe particular times. It might be used to describe a particular numerical time on the clock, or it could also be used to point out to particular and specific events or times of day. )