Once on the hill, she mocked at me and swore.
This hour I leave to return no more,
But ah, the deadly pair, thy streaming eyes,
They pierce a heart that all in ruins lies

PRE-ISLAMIC POETRY
Soft I if farewell is planted in thy mind,
Yet spare me, Fatima, disdain unkind.
Because my passion slays me, wilt thou part l
Because thy wish is law unto mine heart?
Nay, if thou so mislikest aught in me,
Shake loose my robe and let it fall down free.
But ah, the deadly pair, thy streaming eyes I
They pierce a heart that all in ruin lies.

Super-Confusing Words in English
deny / refuse
deny – say something is not true, or say that you did not do something
The teenager denied stealing the DVDs from the store.
refuse – NOT do something, or say firmly that you will not do something
The employee was fired after he refused to do what the manager asked.
Note that after deny we always use the -ing form, and after refuse we always use the “to” form.
afraid / scared / frightened
When in the passive voice – after the verb “to be” and before “of” – you can use afraid or scared with no change in meaning.
She’s afraid of spiders.
She’s scared of spiders.
However, when used in the active voice, you can use only scared or frightened:
The loud noise scared me.
The loud noise frightened me.
You can also describe something that causes fear as scary or frightening:
It was a scary experience.
It was a frightening experience.
staff / employees
Both of these words refer to people who work at a company. But staff is always singular and uncountable – it describes the entire group of workers as one thing. Employees is countable and plural – it describes the collection of individual workers.
The entire staff was happy about the extra day off.
All the employees were happy about the extra day off.
Whenever you use a specific number, use employees or staff members:
Thirty employees received raises.
Thirty staff members received raises.
Thirty staff received raises.
interfere / intervene
Interfere has a negative connotation; it is when someone/something affects a situation, and you don’t want it to:
I wish my mother would stop interfering in my life!
Intervene has a more positive connotation; it is when someone/something affects a situation in a good way:
Bob and Joe were about to start fighting, but Pam intervened and calmed them down.
problem / trouble
Problem is countable, and trouble is usually uncountable:
I’m having a problem with the computer.
I’m having trouble with the computer.
The bad internet connection caused problems for the students.
The bad internet connection caused trouble for the students.
We have two major problems.
We have two major troubles.
Trouble can also be used as a verb:
These test results are troubling me. (making me worried)
relation / relationship
Relationship can describe a connection between two people (it can be romantic or not):
I’ve been dating my boyfriend for three years. We have a great relationship.
He has a terrible relationship with his father.
Both relationship and relation can describe connections between two things:
I’m studying the relationship between education levels and poverty.
There’s a close relation between smoking and lung disease.
The word relations (plural) is used with general connections in a specific category: international relations, diplomatic relations, race relations, etc.
suppose / supposed to
The word suppose means something like think, believe, imagine, or expect:
He’s not answering his cell phone. I suppose he’s already gone to bed; after all, it’s midnight.
The expression supposed to means something should be done, but it was not (or is not usually) done:
I was supposed to go to work today, but I’m sick so I stayed home.
We’re supposed to park our cars in the company garage, but most people just park on the street.
switch / change
The word change means for something to become different. The word switch is more specific – it means to stop using/doing one thing and start using/doing another.
I’m going to change a few things in my life this year.
Could you switch seats with me, so that I can sit next to my husband?
(the two people will exchange seats)
Her personality has changed a lot recently.
I wasn’t happy with my Nokia cell phone, so I switched to a Samsung.
(I stopped using the Nokia and started using the Samsung)

1- A lengthy discussion of the advantages of solar power is not relevant with an essay that required you to focus on wind turbines.
relevant to
2 It is typical to the disease for it to start with an itchy rash.
typical of
3 This methodology is not appropriate about the kind of research you are planning.
appropriate to \ for
4 The use of original metaphors is characteristic from the writer's style.
characteristic of
5- Relative with previous attempts to explain the phenomenon, this interpretation is quite persuasive
relative to
6 The dark hair and eyes are common for all people from the region.
common to

Only the council votes on Thursday
يجوز نجمعها Thursdays المقصود كل يوم خميس من كل اسبوع
الترجمة
القنصل لوحده من صوت في يوم الخميس = له الحق بالتصويت في أيام أخرى عدا الخميس
The council votes only on Thursday.
القنصل قام بالتصويت فقط في يوم الخميس أي لم يعمل عملا أخر عدا التصويت = ليس له الحق بالتصويت في أيام أخرى

In the first sentence, only indicates that the council alone votes on Thursdays (as opposed to the board, perhaps, which can vote any other day, but not Thursdays). According to that first sentence, the council could also vote any other day of the week. In the second sentence, however, the placement of only indicates that the council cannot vote on any day except for Thursday. When a word changes its position in the answer choices, consider whether the change has an impact on the meaning of the sentence. Look out for short words (such as only and all) that quantify nouns or otherwise restrict meaning

wrong : A small book sat on the desk that Sarah had read That here refers to desk
correct : A small book that Sarah had read sat on the desk
يعني لو أترجم الجملة الأولى بناءً على التركيب النحوي ستكون هكذا :
ساره قرأت المنضدة التي فوقها قد وضع الكتاب الصغير
ربما تفهم الجملة كما هو معتاد ولكن التركيب خطأ

Wrong : Mangoes are more expensive than any fruits
correct : Mangoes are more expensive than any other fruits

Do the Muslims bury their dead?
هل أن المسلمين يدفنون موتاهم ؟
كلمة الموتى التي هي مفعول في جملة المبني للمعلوم ستكون ( فاعل ) في جملة المبني للمجهول في الإنجليزية وليس في العربية لأنه في العربية ستكون اسم ( أنَّ توكيدية ( لغرض التوكيد والتحقق )
Are the dead buried by the Muslims?
هل أن الموتى تم دفنهم من قبل المسلمين ؟

في تحويل الجمل الاستفهامية ( interrogative ) من ال active إلى ال passive نقوم بتغيير الأفعال

1- sentences begin with ( do \ did )
present : the verb ( do ) we change it to ( is , am or are ) according to the subject used and the verb ( did ) to was or were.
2- Sentences begin with ( modal auxiliaries )
We move the modal to front as : will + S + be + pp ( past participle)
Here are examples with solutions : تمرين كامل مع الحل
Change the following sentences into Passive Voice:
1. Does he know you?
2. Are you running a race?
3. Must I reveal the secret?
4. Can anyone think of such a thing?
5. Can you solve this problem?
6. Did the teacher punish you?
7. Have you posted the letter?
8. Should I take exercise daily?
9, Will he invite us to the party?
10. Do the Muslims bury their dead?
11. Did you find any job in the city?
12. Does his success satisfy his parents?
13. Is he doing his homework yet?
14. May I have your umbrella?
15. Were you writing an essay yesterday?
Answers :
1. Are you known to him?
2. Is a race being run by you?
3. Must the secret be revealed by me?
4. Can such a thing be thought of (by anyone)?
5. Can this problem be solved by you?
6. Were you punished by the teacher?
7. Has the letter been posted by you?
8. Should exercise be taken daily by me?
9. Shall we be invited to the party by him?
10. Are the dead buried by the Muslims?
11. Was any job in the city found by you?
12. Are his parents satisfied by his success?
13. Is his homework being still done by him?
14. May your umbrella be had by me?
15. Was an essay being written by you yesterday?

المشكلة العويصة التي تصعب على الكثيرين
وربما 90 % من المتعلمين لا يتمكنون في تحويل انماط جمل كهذه
( تحتوي على participle أو infinitive ) كما في المثال مع الحل
He remembers his friend telling him about the party ( Active)
Remember = stative verb
Answer : He remembers being told about the party by his friendِِ (Passive)



Rule
Participles/ Gerunds are converted into passive voice as follows: (being + verb in third form) For example:
1. I remember my mother taking me to doctor. (Active Voice)
I remember being taken to doctor by my mother. (Passive Voice) 2. I found his friends laughing at him. (Active Voice)
I found him being laughed at by his friends. (Passive Voice)
Rule 11: The Verbs such as let', 'bid', 'make', 'help'. 'feel', 'see'. 'watch'. 'hear, am used with direct infinitive (without 'to) in active voice.
In passive voice these verbs are used with infinitive (to + verb)

Correct usage of neither nor
It is not correct to repeat the same verb ( used in the first part) in the second part of the sentence
He can neither speak English nor he can speak Arabic.
He can neither speak English nor Arabic.

6. He cannot speak Kannada fluently.
He cannot speak Tamil fluently.
Ans. He can neither speak Kannada nor Tamil fluently.
7. She is not happy with her relatives. She is not happy with her friends too.
Ans. She is neither happy with her relatives nor with her friends.

Join the pairs using ( neither ..nor )
We cannot replace what we destroy. Nature cannot replace what we destroy

Virtue is its own reward. = assertive ( statement )
Is virtue not its own reward? = interrogative

When you ask a question especially to express emotions or feelings try to convert it into a negative interrogative. This by any means doesn't mean it is changed to a negative or the idea given = negative

I saw you toss the kites on high
And blow the birds across the sky;
And all around I heard you pass,
Like ladies' skirts across the grass
O wind, a-blowing all day long,
O wind, that sings so loud a song !

We cannot replace what we destroy. Nature cannot replace what we destroy.
(Join using Neither nor )

Answer: What we destroy neither we nor nature can replace

Is it compound or simple ?

2. He was not only industrious but (he was) also wise.

To add emphasis, we can use not only at the beginning of a clause. When we do this, we invert the subject and the verb = inversion

Not only was it raining all day at the wedding but also the band was late.

Not only will they paint the outside of the house but also the inside.

When there is no auxiliary verb or main verb be, we use do, does, did:

Not only did she forget my birthday, but she also didn’t even apologise for forgetting it



Are sentences containing "not only... but also" complex or compound?
I have not only a book but also a computer




https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/54466/are-sentences-containing-not-only-but-also-complex-or-compound


Though it is not a compound sentence, your sentence does contain a compound object consisting of the nouns book and computer, which are connected by the correlative conjunction not only...but also

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For example, you can have two main clauses like this Or you can shorten the sentence with two prepositional phrases: Or you can have two nouns as this version does:
صحيح أتفق مع الأمثلة الأخيرة لكن عندما يتم حذف الفاعل في الطرف الثاني من الجملة لغرض ( تقصير الجملة to be shorten ) تفتقد الجملة لخاصية جملة مستقلة independent sentence لكن تفهم أنها متضمنة وفي هذه الحالة كما في المثالين المدروجين في أعلاه : تكون الجملة الناتجة في هذه الحالة أقرب أن توصف ( بسيطة وليس مركبة ) لكن هم الهنود كما ذكرت وأوضحت مسبقا يفهمون المسألة ( أنها متضمنة )

I have not only a book but also a computer

He was not only industrious but also wise.
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Notice here it is very clear using the structure ( Not only ....but also ) = compound sentence ( made from two independent sentences )
I agree with this author completely

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We not only did our homework, but we also studied for the test
This sentence has two verbs+ conjunction( not only..but also). It is therefore compound