these are two important patterns, usually used when do creative writing. Do practice and improve your skill of writing.

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1) had batter:( ‫ارگ‬‫وہاگ‬‫رتہب‬
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(S + had better + V(base form) + finisher.)
Example Sentences:
1. You had better tell me the whole truth.
2. He had better learn how to cook, now.
3. She had better leave the party at once.
4. I had better decide it soon.
5. They had better leave for home.
6. They had better talk about it later.
7. Pakistan had better try to solve its problems itself.
8. America had better not interfere in other countries’ matter.
9. You had better find a new job now.
10.I had better sleep now.
11.I had better begin by introducing myself.
12.We had better take an umbrella with us.
13.You had better not say this again.
14.You had better listen to me carefully.
15.Samina had better eat daintily.
16.Ali had better take exams fairly and pass it.
17.You had better not gab.
18.Baby had better not bawl.
19.You had better buy the tickets now.
20.You had better not buy another car now.
21.He had better take this medicine now.
22.We had better not depend on him anymore.
23.They had better stop quarrelling each other.
24.You had better lock the door before you leave.
25.Sana had better stay in the hostel.
26.I had better publish this book soon.
27.You had better visit him one of these days.
28.You had better invest your money in some profitable business.
29.You had better give up smoking. It’s bad for you.
30.Tell James he had better not work so hard. He is overdoing it.
31.You had better get some sleep. You look tired out.
32.You had better not say that to Chris. He’ll be angry with you.
33.You had better not try to lift that by yourself. It’s very heavy.
34.You had better not eat a lot of sweets. It will damage your teeth.
35.You had better go to the dentist’s regularly.
36.You had better not eat between meals if you want to lose weight.
37.You had better clean your teeth at least twice a day.
38.You had better drive carefully on a busy road.

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2) not to speak of + even (‫ایک‬‫یہ‬‫ذرک‬/‫)درانکر‬
(Not to speak of + V(gerund), S + V + even + finisher.)
1. Not to speak of writing, he cannot even read.
‫اتکس۔‬‫ںیہن‬‫یھب‬‫ڑپھ‬‫وت‬‫وہ‬‫ایک‬‫یہ‬‫ذرک‬‫وت‬‫اک‬‫ےنھکل‬/‫اتکس۔‬‫ںیہن‬‫یھب‬‫ڑپھ‬‫وت‬‫وہ‬،‫درانکر‬‫وت‬‫انھکل‬
2. Not to speak of going out for a walk, he doesn’t even step out of his room.
3. Not to speak of walking, he cannot even stand.
4. Not to speak of beating, he doesn’t even catch him.
3) Hardly/Scarcely: (‫ےس‬‫)لکشم‬
(S1 + had + hardly/scarcely + V(past Participle) + finisher + when + S2 + V(past).)
(Scarcely/Hardly + had + S1 + V(Past Participle) + finisher + when + S2 + V(past).)
‫یئگ۔‬‫وھچٹ‬‫اگڑی‬‫ہک‬‫اھت‬‫یہ‬‫اچنہپ‬‫انشیٹس‬‫ےس‬‫لکشم‬‫ںیم‬
1. I had hardly reached the station when the train steamed off.
2. You had hardly entered the examination hall when the question papers distributed.
3. He had hardly reached Rawalpindi when your telegram was received.
4. She had hardly started to talk when everyone began to laugh.
5. I had hardly arrived home when my phone rang.
When a story is told in the past tense, the adverbials hardly, scarcely, barely and no
sooner are often used to emphasis that one event quickly followed another. The verb
describing the earlier event is usually in the past perfect tense. If hardly, scarcely,
barely and no sooner are in the initial position, the subject and auxiliary are inverted: