In each of the following questions, some sentences are given which are on the same theme. Decide which sentence is the most preferable with respect to grammar; meaning and usage, suitable for formal writing in English. Find the correct sentence.
A) A series of incidents have taken place.
B) It is a five men committee.
C) This pronunciation is peculiar to Sindhis.
Now, my question is, what are the the correct sentences for
Also help me in finding the correct sentences for the ones given below:
A) They have placed order for books.
B) He has applied for lectureship.
C) The river has overflown its bank.
D) Give me rupees two and a half.
A) The proceeds of the charity show are for riot victims
B) He asked Ajay and I to go.
C) The weather of this place does not suit me.
D) Either Rajesh or his friends has done it.
A) It is far too hard an essay for me to attempt.
B) It is too far hard an essay to attempt for me.
C) Too far it is an essay hard for me to attempt.
D) It is too hard an essay for me to far attempt
A) Hoping to be hearing from you, I remain yours sincerely.
B) Hoping to hear from you, I remain yours sincerely.
C) Hoping to have heard from you, I sincerely remain yours.
D) Sincerely I remain yours hoping to be hearing from you.
A) “A series of incidents has taken place”. However, some people would also accept “have” here. There may be AmE/BrE differences in preference/acceptability.
B) “It is a five-man committee”.
For your other set of questions, probably you should attempt to answer them first.
Thank you for your prompt response:) Please correct me if I’ve gone wrong anywhere.
A) They have placed order for books. ----I think the correct sentence is “They have placed an order for books”
B) He has applied for lectureship. ---------He applied for lectureship.
C) The river has overflown its bank.-------I don’t know the answer for this
D) Give me rupees two and a half.---------I don’t know the answer for this
A) The proceeds of the charity show are for riot victims–No idea.
B) He asked Ajay and I to go.--------- He asked Ajay and me to go.
C) The weather of this place does not suit me.— no idea
D) Either Rajesh or his friends has done it.—I don’t think there’s any mistake here with “HAS” cos it should be singular when “either” is used
I don’t know the rules for this set. Which one of far/too/hard should be placed first?
A) It is far too hard an essay for me to attempt.
B) It is too far hard an essay to attempt for me.
C) Too far it is an essay hard for me to attempt.
D) It is too hard an essay for me to far attempt.
A) They have placed order for books. ----I think the correct sentence is “They have placed an order for books” Yes
B) He has applied for a/the lectureship.
C) The river has overflowed its bankb[/b]. – (“banks” seems more likely).
D) Give me two and a half rupees.
A) The proceeds of the charity show are for riot victims–Sentence is OK (apart from missing full stop).
B) He asked Ajay and I to go.--------- He asked Ajay and me to go. Yes
C) The weather in this place does not suit me.
D) Either Rajesh or his friends has done it. — With “either”, a rule often quoted is to match the verb with the nearest noun. Here this is “friends”, so by that rule it should be “have”.
A) It is far too hard an essay for me to attempt. This one is correct.
B) It is too far hard an essay to attempt for me.
C) Too far it is an essay hard for me to attempt.
D) It is too hard an essay for me to far attempt.
Thank you so much Dozy 