GRAMMAR for CAT 08 and beyond

[kewl.bantee]

Originally Posted by trustrajib

Hii..
Is it right to use " talk yourself "..?
I think its talk to yourself..

nice ques rajib,talk yourself and talk to yourself are poles apart from each other.talk to yourself-it means self talk,the 2nd person neednt be around to listen you, e.g.you murmur to/with yourself.but talk yourself means talk about yourself,e.g.where are you from,what is your purport,etc.now in the asked question definitely talk yourself is the best choice,because unless you talk about yourself(which is like describing your intentions/choice,etc)you cant come out from a difficult situation.

[kewl.bantee]

kewl.bantee,SC15,09.09.08,PgNo.102,Ques'
1. A police car arrived and an angry-looking police officer got off the car and came up to me.
2. Who would know among all the people that matter that you done that?
3. I'm quite decided on what action I'm going to take so it's pointless trying to make me adapt my mind.
4. Before you try to start that car, there's one important thing you have to do and that is to load the battery.
5. I really think you ought to put off your coat because it's very hot in here.

[v-factor]

kewl.bantee,SC15,09.09.08,PgNo.102,Ques'
1. A police car arrived and an angry-looking police officer got off the car and came up to me.
2. Who would have known among all the people that mattered that you did that?
3. I'm quite firm on what action I'm going to take so it's pointless trying to make me change my mind.
4. Before you try to start that car, there's one important thing you should do and that is to charge the batteries.
5. I really think you ought to take off your coat as it's very hot in here.

[shivam_01]

kewl.bantee,SC15,09.09.08,PgNo.102,Ques

My take::

1. A police car arrived and an angry-looking police officer got out off the car and came up to me.
2. Who would know among all the people that matter that you had done that?
3. I'm quite sure on what action I'm going to take so it's pointless trying to make me change my mind.
4. Before you try to start that car, there's one important thing you have to do and that is to charge the battery.
5. I really think you ought to take off your coat because it's very hot in here.

[deepakraam]

My take on kewl.bantee,SC15,09.09.08,PgNo.102,Ques'

1. A police car arrived and an angry-looking police officer got off the car and came to me

2. Who would know among all the ppl the matter that you have done that?

3.I’m quite sure on what action I’m going to take so it’s pointless trying to make me change my mind.

4. Before you start that car,there’s one more important thing you have to do and that is to load the battery

5.I really think you ought to take off your coat because it’s very hot here.

-Deepak

[Catalyst2008]

Originally Posted by kewl.bantee

kewl.bantee,SC15,09.09.08,PgNo.102,Ques'
1. A police car arrived and an angry-looking police officer got off the car and came up to me.
2. Who would know among all the people that matter that you done that?
3. I'm quite decided on what action I'm going to take so it's pointless trying to make me adapt my mind.
4. Before you try to start that car, there's one important thing you have to do and that is to load the battery.
5. I really think you ought to put off your coat because it's very hot in here.

1. A police car arrived and an angry-looking police officer got off the car and came up to me.
2. Who would have known among all the people who matter that you did that?
3. I've quite decided on what action I'm going to take so it's pointless to try to make me adapt my mind.
4. Before you try to start that car, there's one important thing you have to do and that is to load the battery.
5. I really think you ought to put off your coat because it's very hot inside here.

[devils_own]

Moi take: kewl.bantee,SC15,09.09.08,PgNo.102,Ques'

1. A police car arrived and an angry-looking police officer got out of the car and came up to me.
2. Who would know among all the people who matter that you did that?
3. I'm quite decided on what action I'm going to take so it's pointless trying to make me change my mind.
4. Before you try to start that car, there's one important thing you have to do and that is to charge the battery.(no idea)
5. I really think you ought to take off your coat because it's very hot in here.

[stacy1111]

kewl.bantee,SC15,09.09.08,PgNo.102,Ques'

1. A police car arrived and an angry-looking police officer got off the car and came up to me. (correct)
2. Who would know among all the people that matter that you had done that?
3. I'm quite decided on what action I'm going to take so it's pointless trying to make me adapt to my mind.
4. Before you try to start that car, there's one important thing you have to do and that is to load the battery. (correct)
5. I really think you should put off your coat because it's very hot here.

[gir]

Doubt as to when to use "which" & "that"


The bible which was published in 1800
The bible that was published in 1800


Which one of the above statements is correct ??

[insanejuxtapose]

Originally Posted by gir

Doubt as to when to use "which" & "that"


The bible which was published in 1800
The bible that was published in 1800


Which one of the above statements is correct ??

phew !! just woke up in time for cat'08 ! Well according to me- both statements need to be continued further but my grammar tells me - 'that' gives very specific information about a person/object where as which even removed from the sentence would not alter the meaning of the sentence

Say the sentence was :
the bible that was published in 1800 is up for sale,
specifically the one in 1800 is being sold , the whole idea of 'that' being used here is to grab specific information by 'that'

the bible which was published in 1800 is up for sale
here even if 'which' was omitted ,you would know that bible is up for sale
and the omitted part " which was published in 1800" only gives additional information and not mandatory to the sentence

note : which preceded by comma in most cases should refer to inanimate objects ,also it refers to the word immediately preceding it.

Thanks!
IJP
cat'07 - DI- 89.3,QA- 94.5,VA- 96.8
OA -97.12