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The examination for the Precise Composition subject consists of a 100-mark paper assessing skills in various areas including Precis Writing, Reading Comprehension, Grammar, and Vocabulary. Key components include writing a precis and title, answering comprehension questions, correcting sentences, grouping words, differentiating pairs of words, and translating Urdu sentences into English. Suggested readings include several grammar and usage books, all available for free delivery in Pakistan.

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The examination for the Precise Composition subject consists of a 100-mark paper assessing skills in various areas including Precis Writing, Reading Comprehension, Grammar, and Vocabulary. Key components include writing a precis and title, answering comprehension questions, correcting sentences, grouping words, differentiating pairs of words, and translating Urdu sentences into English. Suggested readings include several grammar and usage books, all available for free delivery in Pakistan.

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Precise Composition) (100 Marks) The

examination in this subject will be


based upon a paper carrying 100
marks to Test the candidate’s abilities to
handle Precis Writing, Reading
Comprehension, Sentence Structuring,
Translation, Grammar and Vocabulary,
etc.
• Precis Writing (20 marks)
A careful selected passage with an orientation of generic understanding
and enough flexibility for compression shall be given for précising and
suggesting an appropriate title. Out of the total 20 marks allocated to this
question, 15 shall go to précising the text and 5 to suggesting the title.

• Reading Comprehension (20 marks)


A carefully selected passage that is rich in substance but not very technical
or discipline- specific shall be given, followed by five questions, each
carrying 4 marks.

• Grammar and Vocabulary (20 marks)


Correct usage of Tense, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuation,
Phrasal Verbs, Synonyms and Antonyms etc.

• Sentence Correction (10 marks)


The sentences shall be given each having a clear structural flaw in terms of
grammar or punctuation. The candidates shall be asked to rewrite them
with really needed correction only, without making unnecessary alterations.
No two or more sentences should have exactly the same problem, and 2-3
sentences shall be based on correction of punctuation marks.
• Grouping of Words (10 marks)
A random list of twenty words of moderate standard (neither very easy nor
utterly unfamiliar) shall be given, to be grouped by the candidates in pairs
of those having similar or opposite meaning, as may be clearly directed in
the question.

• Pairs of Words (10 marks)


Ten pairs shall be given of seemingly similar words with different meanings,
generally confused in communication, for bringing out the difference in
meaning of any five of them by first explaining them in parenthesis and
then using them in sentences.

• Translation (10 marks)


Ten short Urdu sentences involving structural composition, significant terms
and figurative/idiomatic expressions shall be given, to be accurately
translated into English.

SUGGESTED READINGS
English Grammar in Use Raymond Murphy (Cambridge
University Press).

Practical English Usage M.Swan (Oxford University Press).

The Little, Brown Handbook H. Ramsey Flower & Jane Aaron (The
Little, Brown & Co; Harper Collins.)

A University English Grammar R. Quirk & S. Greenbaum (ELBS;


Longmans)

Write Better, Speak Better Readers Digest Association.

Modern English in Action Henry Christ (D.C. Heath & Co.)

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