Let’s write good English
Read the following paragraph sourced from FP magazine and write its contents in your own language. FP passage … The earthquake came amid other natural disasters in South Asia, driven by climate change: Massive flooding has displaced hundreds of thousands of people in northeastern Bangladesh … Read more
Deadly earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the eastern province of Khost, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, killing at least 1,000 people. The earthquake was felt across Pakistan, including in the capital, Islamabad. Afghanistan suffered the greatest damage and will need significant help from … Read more
Learn the use of these similar-sounding words…… Source as noun, Source as verb, Resource, Resourceful, Scare as noun, Scare as verb, Score as noun, Score as verb, To settle a score, Scarce, Scanty Source as noun .. The police asked the thief about the source … Read more
A nuclear-powered, volatile Pakistan should not drift to be a vassal state of China — it’s against U.S. and India’s interests The ousted Pakistan premier, Imran Khan has gone hammer and tongs at the newly formed coalition government in Islamabad led by Shehbaz Sharif. In … Read more
Vocabulary building…. Fill in the blanks in the paragraph by selecting the right word from the list given at the end of the paragraph. My grandmother loved Indian classical music very much. In fact, my grandfather chose to marry her after knowing that she was … Read more
Comprehension Questions from BBC article on Muslim marriage and an aggrieved wife’s prayer before Delhi high court for redress BBC article … Polygamy: Muslim women in India fight ‘abhorrent’ practice A 28-year-old Muslim woman’s petition to a court, seeking to prevent her husband from taking … Read more
Learn to write like a Coloumnist .. The portions marked in red are from the TIME magazine of April 21. The parts in black are the paraphrased versions of the original. These are written by us. Compare them to learn the art of effective writing. … Read more
Miscellaneous Grammar exercises to banish your hesitation to write… Convert from Passive to Active. 1. Great danger is posed to civilians by unexploded land mines. 2. Due to the lurking danger of left-over landmines, refugees returning home have been advised by authorities in Kyiv to … Read more
Comprehension exercise.. Then, read the following paragraphs and answer the short questions … Last month, as bombs rained down on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, Anna Horodetska locked up her rented apartment and fled to India, carrying just a couple of T-shirts and a coffee machine – … Read more
Convert from Passive to Active. Q1. All my forays into the goal area of the rival side were thwarted by their two defenders. Q2. My captain and I were utterly dismayed by our failures. Q3. Surprisingly, two quick goals were clinched by one of our … Read more