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Rule 43 - The word 'oral' means 'not written' and the word 'verbal' means 'in words'. For example -

1. The boy failed in both oral and written test.
2. Please send a verbal message to your father.
3. There are only a few verbal differences between the two statements.

4. The policeman took a verbal statement from the criminal.
5. An oral exam was held in the class.

Rule 44 - The participles, which are verbal adjectives, are used as nouns. For example -

1. I have been fed-up with your doings.
2. My friend came to my house with all his belongings.
3. Let bygones, be bygones.
4. Do you have cuttings from the newspapers?
5. Killings must stop.

Rule 45 - In expressing a comparison, if two nouns refer to the same person or thing, the article is used before the first noun only. For example -

1. He was a better leader than man.
2. She is a greater lady than wife.
3. The student is a better thinker than orator.
4. Shakespeare was a greater dramatist than poet.
5. He is a better scientist than teacher.

Rule 46 - If two nouns refer to different persons or things, the article must be used with each noun. For example -

1. He was a better writer than a philosopher.
2. She is a better doctor than a lecturer.

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