hartal day

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1
  1. On the hartal day, all excited activities of the day come to a standstill.
  2. Only rickshaws are seen few and far between.
  3. People are to take a lot of troubles to attend their offices.
  4. The roads look desolate.
  5. In a word, the day does not bear any good things accept suffering to the common people.
  6. Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
    Please correct and comment.
    Thanks.
2
  1. On the hartal day, all excitements/activities of the day come to a standstill.
  2. Only rickshaws are seen few and far between (… seen here and there).
  3. People who have to attend their offices are forced to face a lot of trouble.
  4. The roads look desolate.
  5. In a word, the day does not offer any good things but only suffering to the common people. (… any thing except suffering …)
  6. Seats are allotted on a first-come-first-served basis.
    (I fail to understand the connexion of the last sentence to the rest of the sentences)
3

Allifathima,

  1. On the hartal day, all the excitement and activity of a normal day comes to a standstill. ( You have to compare a hartal day to another day, as there is no activity on a hartal day.)
  2. Only rickshaws are seen, and they are few and far between.
  3. People have to face a lot of trouble to attend their offices.
  4. The roads look desolate.
  5. The day does not offer anything but suffering for the common people. // The day does not offer anything good. It only brings suffering for the common people.
  6. Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. <-- There is no correction needed. The sentence is absolutely correct as you have written it, including the punctuation. Was there meant to be a connection [the alternative spelling is almost defunct and henerally only used in religious or technological contexts] between this and the preceding sentences, or did you just want to explore the use of ‘first-come, first-served’?
4

Beeesneees,
1a. The day does not offer anything but suffering for the common people.
1b. The day does not offer anything but to suffer for the common people.
2a. I cannot do anything but accept the judge’s decision as final.
2b. I cannot do anything but accepting the judge’s decision as final.
3a. I cannot do anything but hope the judge will be fair in my case.
3b. I cannot do anything but hoping the judge will be fair in my case.
Please correct and comment.
Thanks.

5

1a. The day does not offer anything but suffering for the common people.
1b. The day does not offer anything but to suffer for the common people.
2a. I cannot do anything but accept the judge’s decision as final.
2b. I cannot do anything but accepting the judge’s decision as final.
3a. I cannot do anything but hope the judge will be fair in my case.
3b. I cannot do anything but hoping the judge will be fair in my case.