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Note: Difference between Just As, Similar To,

Note Just As is followed by a

And Similar to is followed by The . For eg.
A porcupine has quills just as a cactus has needles.
The cactus is similar to the porcupine
The cactus and the porcupine are alike Note if blank of comparison

is in end of 2 nouns then alike will come.

Just As is used to compare ideas and similar to is used to compare
noun. For eg.
Good press photographers must have an eye for news, just as journalists must
have a nose for a good story.
Good press photographers must have an eye for news, similar to/alike as/just
alike journalists, who must have a nose for a good story.

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Whether is not a question word. In first blank question is
asked. Also whether is placed generally to with or if we want to use whether in
form of question then: Do you know whether she used blue or green to make
her scarf (it)?
Also whether and if can be used interchangeably. E.g. Call the bakeries around
town and find out if /whether any of them sell raspberry pies. But whether is
used more formally as compared to if.

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By the time expresses that the end-point of one activity
(with duration) is the point-of-time for viewing the timing of another activity

2) Confusion between Like and As Thought process If Like a group

is used, it will compare any specific group (which group??) whose reference is
nowhere in the passage, if used As a group it means Bird as a community

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>> Some Canadian people hate winter Incorrect
Some Canadians hate winter Correct

>> Most of People have cell phones these days Incorrect

Most People have cell phones these days Correct

>> Some of people enjoy watching movies Incorrect

Some people enjoy watching movies.

>> A lot people study English Incorrect

A lot of people study English

>> Every people should get an education

Every-body, one should get an education [every and people doesnt go together]

>> All person need water to survive Incorrect

All people need water to survive

>> People likes my cooking Incorrect

People like my cooking

>> Everybody like my cooking Incorrect
Everybody likes my cooking
NOTE: Everybody or Each is treated as singular. Hence This FIB goes as:

NOTE: is planning Singular

>> However/Nevertheless vs Whereas

However/Nevertheless is used to state contrast meaning in the sentence which
follows.

Use 'however' (followed by a comma) at the beginning of a sentence to contrast with the
previous sentence:

Some people believe that schools are responsible for the behaviour of their students.
However, others argue that discipline is the responsibility of parents.

Use 'whereas' (after a comma) to contrast two ideas in the same sentence:

Some people believe that schools are responsible for the behaviour of their students,
whereas others argue that discipline is the responsibility of parents.

FOR EG:

In this whereas is ans, which goes well with above logic..

>> Which VS That

Our office, which has two lunchrooms, is located in Cincinnati.
Our office that has two lunchrooms is located in Cincinnati.
These sentences are not the same. The first sentence tells us that you have just
one office, and its located in Cincinnati. The clause which has two lunchrooms
gives us additional information.
The second sentence suggests that we have multiple offices, but the office with
two lunchrooms is located in Cincinnati.
Also note the commas which are there in which clause but not there in
that clause.
>> Difference between Latter VS Later
Between captain and major, the latter is the higher rank.
My favourite is the latter part of the book.

Later has more to do with time.

>> Our car model is faster, better, stronger. Incorrect [faster, better, stronger
than what??]
>> After declining for months, Jean tried a new tactic to increase ROI. Incorrect

[Declining what!!!! ]
Jean tried a new tactic to increase ROI after it had been declining for months. Correct

>> Affect Vs Effect

When we want to used it in form of noun then use effect, If we want to it as a verb then use
affect. E.g.
That movie had a great ___ on me. > Since noun form is required hence effect.
That movie ___ me greatly. Since verb form is expected hence Affect.
>> Who Vs That
When you're describing a person, be sure to use "who." When you're describing
an object, use "that."
Lindsay is a blogger that likes ice cream." Incorrect
>> Alot Incorrect
A lot - Correct

>> Lose Vs Loose

Lose Verb To fail, fail to keep or maintain.
Loose Adj. Not tightened.

>> Less vs. Fewer

10 Items or Less Incorrect
As items are countable hence use 10 Items or fewer
Less travelling Uncountable Correct.

>> Between vs. Among

Between" is used to refer to two (or sometimes more) things that are clearly
separated, and the word "among" is used to refer to things that aren't clearly
separated because they're part of a group or mass of objects.
Choose Between a red shirt and a black shirt
Choose among all your shirts.

>> Aim vs Purpose

Use Aim something you hope to achieve by doing something.

Eg. The main aim of the plan was to provide employment for local people.
Note: with main aim collocate not the purpose
Use Purpose what you want to achieve when you do something
Eg. The games have an educational purpose.
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CONNECTING WORDS IN FILL IN THE BLANKS
ongoing - event
centre-stage (main point)
familiar - ones
known-as (if as is there then put known instead of 'called')
putting on "public - performance" of a play
serve the purpose
mistaken (Not misunderstood, misled which will follow with) for
So-called handedness runs [happens, occurs) in family runs in family is a
collocation
Nobody goes without the Essentials (needs, wants, ingredients) of life
The house dates from[by,to] the 9th century

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>> Sentence Sprawl.
Too many equally weighted phrases and clauses produce tiresome sentences.
Incorrect:
The hearing was planned for Monday, December 2, but not all of the witnesses could be
available, so it was rescheduled for the following Friday
.
[There are no grammatical errors here, but the sprawling sentence does not communicate
clearly and concisely.]
Revised:
The hearing, which had been planned for Monday, December 2, was rescheduled for the
following so that all witnesses would be able to attend
Faulty Parallelism (grammatically use same sentence elements to express 2 or more
matching ideas)
Incorrect:
The candidates goals include winning the election, a health program, and education.

Revised:
The candidates goals include winning the election, enacting a national health program, and
Improving the educational system.
Incorrect:
Some critics are not so much opposed to capital punishment as postponing it for so long.
Revised:
Some critics are not so much opposed to sentencing convicts to capital punishment as they
are to postponing executions for so long.
Unclear Pronoun
Incorrect:
Because Senator Martin is less interested in the environment than in economic
development, she sometimes neglects it.
Revised:
Because of her interest in economic development, Senator Martin sometimes neglects
the environment.
Pronoun Agreement
Incorrect:
When a candidate runs for office, they must expect to have their personal life scrutinized.
Revised:
When candidates run for office, they must expect to have their personal lives scrutinized.
Incorrect:
According to tenets of the new urbanism, everyone needs to consider the relationship of
Their house to the surrounding community.
Revised:
According to tenets of the new urbanism, everyone needs to consider the relationship of
his or her house to the surrounding community

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ADAPT VS ADOPT
ADAPT make fit for, change for new purpose
ADOPT - Choose, follow an idea, policies, strategies

>> REORDER PARA: GENERALLY OLDEST YEAR COMES FIRST THEN ASCENDING
YEAR WISE. BUT SOMETIMES RECENT YEAR COMES FIRST AND THEN OLD YEAR.
THIS WILL HAPPEN IF THERE EXIST PHRASE THIS HAS HAPPENED EARLIER AS
WELL

Note option C, But something like it had happened before this mean
box with before year will come later to this box.
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Note: a, b in option a amateurs is defined, logically b will come after

this but not immediately, because option 'd' says As an alternative
event for professionals(opposite of amateurs)
b says ironically i.e. opposite is already defined and then irony is
happening.

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In this reorder para: understand: if 3 countries are being talked about
combine all sets which talks about one particular country.. Left over
put it at end:
Below
st
screenshot, 1 set talk about 3 countries, 2 sets talk about Britain and
last set talk about
Other 2 countries, hence combine all sets about Britain and put rest in
last

B, A,D [talks about Britain], C[talks about rest of countries]