Explanation

Still is modifying the verb lives, showing that the action continues.

Adverbs describe how, when, where, or to what extent something happens—still tells when in this case.

Explanation

• The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was officially launched in April 2015 with an initial value of $46 billion.
• It aims to enhance regional connectivity through investments in transportation, energy, and industrial development.
• It contributing to economic rationalization in a globalized world.

Explanation

A comma is generally used before coordinating conjunctions like and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet when joining two independent clauses.

Example: She was tired, but she kept working.

Explanation

Babur first built a fort here in 1526 after capturing Peshawar.

First mentioned by 7th-century explorer Xuanzang, the fort was used as a royal residence for the Durrani Empire since December 1747.

The Maratha Empire captured it after the Battle of Peshawar in 1758.

The Sikhs reconstructed the fort after capturing Peshawar in March 1823.

Explanation

• The Quit India Movement was launched after the failure of the Cripps Mission in 1942.
• The Cripps Mission was an attempt by the British government to secure Indian cooperation during World War II, but it failed due to various reasons, including the distrust between the British and the Indian National Congress.
• The Quit India Movement, led by Mahatma Gandhi, was a call for immediate independence and an end to British rule in India.

Explanation

The pitch is 22 yards (20.12 meters) long and 3.33 yards (3.04 meters) wide.

The length of the pitch is measured from the center of one wicket to the center of the other wicket.

A cricket pitch is a rectangular area in the center of a cricket field where the game is played.

Explanation

On leaving the shopping plaza, Sania was robbed of her purse.

شاپنگ پلازہ سے نکلتے ہی ثانیہ کا پرس چھین لیا گیا۔

The correct phrase is "robbed of her purse," as "of" indicates the item taken from her.

Explanation

"The petrol boat picked up signals of a ship in distress."

• "Distress" is a noun that refers to a state of danger or emergency.

• "Distressed" is an adjective, but it doesn’t fit the grammatical structure of the sentence.

• "Distressing" is a present participle/adjective that refers to something causing distress, but here we need the noun "distress".

Explanation

Singular noun: Mouse

Plural noun: Mice 

The plural for a computer mouse is either "mice" or "mouses" according to most dictionaries, with "mice" being more common.

Explanation

Abraham Lincoln said "Democracy is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people"

He was the 16th president of the United States

His presidential term was from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.