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6 th Unit: C-Reading: A Tale of Three Villages Para - Para No: 34 from the List
Correct (22): They have been in pain, terrible pain.
Explanation: We use the preposition in with the word “pain.”
on pain ❌ (wrong preposition)
in pain ✔ (correct expression)
Correct (23): Lots of our children are sick.
Explanation: We use “lots of” to talk about a large number of people or things.
Lot of ❌ (incorrect)
Lots of ✔ (correct)
Correct (24): … asked the Government to take the drums away…
Explanation: The natural word order is “take + object + away.”
In formal writing, “take the drums away” is clearer and fits the meaning better than “take away the drums.”
Correct (25): We have written to Italy, but they do nothing.
Explanation: “But” shows contrast between two ideas (we contacted them, but they still did nothing).
Replacing “and” with “but” gives the correct meaning.
Correct (26): “And they,” pointing to mountain of death in the clearing the , “are our neighbours.”
Explanation: The descriptive phrase adds extra information, so it must be separated with commas.
The noun “mountain” needs the article “the” to make the meaning clear.
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