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Y. Srinivasu, e-mail
Q. Which of the following
sentence is correct?
The point has been verified
during the audit
The point was verified
during the audit
A. The first sentence is
correct. 2nd sentence: 'The point was verified
during the audit'- Here 'was verified' (past sim-
ple-passive) refers to a past action at a definite
time. As no time is mentioned, it is wrong.
However, if the context indicates a past time,
for example, if in a previous sentence, the time
is mentioned, 'the point was verified during the
audit' is also correct. Look at the following:
The audit was conducted yesterday. The point
was verified during the audit.
I was accompanied by the Dy. Commissioner.
Dy. Commissioner was accompanies by me.
A. The Dy. Commissioner was accompanied by
me' is correct, because, as you have
yourself pointed out, the Dy. Commissioner is
superior, according to protocol,
Dy. Commissioner was accompanied by me.
In such cases, Active Voice is preferable.
I accompanied the Dy. Commissioner.
Uday kumar, e-mail
Q. Explain meanings of the following words.
Awesome
A. Awesome = Impressive and at the same
time causing fear = .. .... .t..
A rocket soaring into the sky is an awesome
sight.
Rocking
A. Rocking = ...
The mother is rocking the cradle = . .t
. . ...:
Bloopers
A. Bloopers = . . . . :.. . ..
.. (An embarrassing mistake in public)
Piravi
A. Piravi - English .. .. .: .. .:
.. . .:.: : ... .....
..... .. .... ....
Out standing performance
A. Outstanding performance = . .
...
Laxman's score of 165 (not out) in the last
test match was an outstanding performance
Grace period
A. Grace period ..
Stunning beauty
A. Stunning beauty = .... t./ ...
.... ./ ... .. . ....
Negotiable
A. Negotiable - ... :.../ .... . ...
. .t
The salary is negotiable = ...
... .. . .... ...
Sizziling beauty
A. Sizzling .. ... .. . . . ...
... .... sizzling biryani, sizzling
summer day. .... sizzling ... ... ...
... .t.. .... .: .... sexual
affairs . ... ...
A sizzling love affair- especially a love affair,
not accepted by society .. .. ...
:.. . sizzling beauty - .: ...
.. . combination.
T. Ram Mohan Rao, Kanigiri
Q. Explain the difference among the following
words.
Audience/ Spectator.
A. Audience = People
who listen to and
watch a perfor-
mance/ speech.
Spectators = people
who watch a show.
A movie has
audience/ spectators whereas a match/
magic show/ dance show has spectators.
audience = ... .... : . ..
spectators .... ...
Match/ Game/ Sports
A. Match = A game competition = ... ..
Game = ../ ..
Sports = ..
.... games . sports . .. ..:
Game - ... .. .. ... .. ..
Sport - .... .. .... ..:
. .... ..... ... ...
....
Ornament/ Jewellry
A. Ornament = .. ...../
Jewellry = ..... ...- A set of
ornaments
Apprise/ Inform
A. Apprise = To tell someone of something
because they have to be told :....t,
.. .. : . ....
Inform = To tell someone of something =
... ....
I request you/ I am to request you
A. I request you = on my own ....
... .... ...
I am to request you - (official) = Someone
has ordered me to request you.
Large/ Big/ Broad
A. Large - used when we refer to a thing of
large measurements, Volume, Quantity or
amount - a large hall, a large box, a large tin/
barrel etc., - .....
Big - When we refer to weight, size or
volume - a big book,
a box too heavy to carry - ..
Broad = wide . . ...
Movie/ cinema/ picture.
A. Movie = a film ..:..
Cinema = The hall in which a film/ movie/
picture is shown.
(Correct English Cinema = :. ...
../ . .. ... ..:.. ..
The cinema = ..:. . Picture = ../
..:..
They spent the whole day writing the novel/
they were writing the novel during the day.
A. They spent the whole day writing the novel =
They were writing the novel throughout the
day - without break.
During the day = The whole day, but may
not be continuously
They were talking to one another the whole
day/ They were talking to one another during
the day.
A. Same as above.
Q. Translate the following into English. .. .
:. .. ... :... . . .. ..
. ..:
A. She did so thinking that if she slandered him
the marriage might not take place.
A. Krishna Gitarjuna, Nidadavolu
Q. .... . .... .... . . :.
.. ... . .... ... .
.. .. .....
A. ... Omen
... some one crossing your path
.... cross someone's path. idiomatic
meaning, ....../ .. .... . ..
..:
e.g.: 1) May I cross your path as you start? =
... ...
2) You cross my path as I start = . ... .
3) If she crosses our path, no good happens/
we may not succeed = .:. ... . .
. ...
4) Make some you have a good omen = ..:
... . . .
M.Ramaiah, Pedakondapalli
Q. ..: ... .. . ..:....
.. .. .. .:
A. She is drying up the clothes.
... . .. .. .. . ...
.. .t....
A. We brought him here with the hope/ hoping
that he would solve the problems here.
.. ...::. ....:
A. Whose house is this? It's away from the rest
of the houses
Q. ..: .. .: ...
To their places of work
To their places of works
A. To their places of work - Correct.
To their places of works - Wrong.
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M.SURESAN
Shall I buy that Car?
Harish: Shall I meet you tomorrow for the
book? (... .. .. ..
.
Kamal: Oh, by all means. I'll keep the book
ready for you? (..... .. .
.. .. ... .
Harish: How long can I have the book? When
do you want it back?. ..
... ... ... . ..
.. . .: .. .
..t
Kamal: You can have it,
may be, for two or three
days. Can you return it
say, by Monday next?
. .. . ...
.. ..... ...
.. . . . . ..
..
Harish: Oh yes, that suits me fine. And thank
you very much for letting me have the
book for so long.(. . . .. .
.... . ... .:... Thanks.)
Kamal: Oh, not at all. Anyway, I won't be
needing the book till then, because I
will be out of town for the next few
days. .... . ...
... .. ... . ..... .
Harish: I wouldn't trouble you if the book were
available in the market. Even the
library hasn't a copy of it. (...
.... . ... . ..:..
Library .. . .. .
Kamal: Why the library can't acquire the book,
I can't see. They can write to the
publishers and get some copies of the
book. It is such a useful book and we
are not able to get it easily. ..
.... ..... ... .. .. ..
. . .. . . . . . .. .
...... ... .: ...
......
Harish: I think I'll suggest it to the librarian
tomorrow.(.. Librarian . ..
Kamal: By then, (.
... (Conversation) Shall I .... ? .
... ..... ....: ..
I/ we . shall, questions .
1) Permission .. .. ....
a) Shall I go now? .. .
b) Shall we come tomorrow . . ..
...
c) When shall we see you again? ..
:... .. .....
. .. .. ... .... (Advice)
a) Shall I buy that
Car? . ..
.
b) Shall I put my
daughter in that
school? . ..
.. . ...
.
c) Shan't we leave
these books here
then?
.... ..... ......
d) ... Shall with I and we ... shall I/We
...? offers . .. ....
a) shall I make you some coffee?
= :. .. .. (offer)
b) Shall we buy you tickets for the Matinee?
:. Matinee tickets . offer.
.... ...t, :. .
Shall I/ We ... ?
informal .. . .... . ... .
... ... .. . ... permisions/
offers/ advice . ....
.. Will I/ We ... ?
- ... I/ We . will .. questions .
...
FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH
May I cross your path?
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Paayal Bhatnagar,
Manchiriyal
Q. Explain about 'Adverbial
Qualification' in Telugu.
A. Verb .. .: .. .
../ ... adverbial
qualification ....
He went home - ... went
verb; home .: .... .. . verb
.. .:.. ..: .. home - adverbial
qualification.
Q. Translate the following 'Active voice' sen-
tences into 'Passive voice'
Please look into the matter carefully.
A. You are requested to look into the matter.
Lay the basket there.
A. Let the basket be laid by you.
Raise your hands .
A. Let your hands be raised (by you).
I wish for nothing more.
A. Nothing more is wished for by me/ I .
The Police Inspector asked for his name.
A. His name was asked for by the Police
Inspector.
Q. Is the first letter of the Professional word
written capital? e.g. Doctor, Actor.
A. Yes.
Q. She does get her house white washed - is
this correct?
A. Correct. 'Does get' is more emphatic than
'gets'
Q. Pronunciation/ Pronoun- what is the differ-
ence between these two words?
A. Pronunciation - the way in which a word is
uttered - .. .. .. ... :. .
Pronoun- Noun . .. .. .. I, we,
he, she, it etc.
Usha Kiranmayi, Adilabad
Q. Which of the following sentence is correct?
He committed suicide by consuming poison
He committed suicide consuming poison.
A. He committed suicide by consuming poison
-Correct
'by' here refers to the method of suicide. So
'by' is necessary :. ./ :.. .. .
... .... 'by' ....
Q. "Have/ Has" - ... :.. :. .. .
.. .. .. .. ..
A. .. .. I take/ have/ she takes/ has coffee
in the mornings and tea in the evenings.
. ..
She has/ we have breakfast at 8 -Break fast
.. ..
Q. What is the difference between these two
sentences?
He is having treatment.
He is having treatment done.
A. He is having... -Wrong here.
He has treatment done here =
... ... ..... .... -
Correct.
Q. Yesterday, Tomorrow & Today -
adverb, Noun . .. . . . ..
A. Yes.
She left this place yesterday.
She will come here tomorrow.
I will complete it today.
These all underlined words are 'Adverbs'
here.
Today is/ tomorrow will be/ yesterday was
my birthday - Nouns.
Q. Little Jack sat in a corner Is The underlined
part a phrase? And the above sentence
says about the subject Little Jack so is it a
'Predicate'?
A. In a corner - a group
of words without a
verb, so it's a
phrase
Sat in a corner - the
part of the sentence
talking about the
subject Little Jack - So, it is predicate.
U. Srinivasarao, Singarayakonda
Q. . :.. ... :.... . .
. . . . . .. expression
English . . .t. . . ..
A. Unless he eats like that he doesn't feel he
has eaten.
Unless he does like that, he doesn't feel he
has done it.
Q. ..:..: ... . ....:
.. . .. t
A. :. English . ... .
What is the number of Mrs
Gandhi as the PM of India?
..
Pratima, Ongole
Q. Clarify the following doubts.
She had been a teacher before she was/
she got married.
She had been working as a teacher before
she was/ got married.
Is both the sentences give same meaning?
A. Yes, they do.
Once you said that "A clause is a group of
words with verb." Does a clause have
subject?
A. A clause has a subject in addition to a verb,
but, it is easier to pick up the clauses in a
sentence, by treating a clause of as a group
of words with a verb.
They married their daughter with/ to some-
one else- in this sentence which preposition
is used?
A. They married their daughter off to someone
else - correct.
'They married their daughter... gives wrong
meaning. So they married off their daughter
to.. 'is correct'
'The peon rings the bell' - In this sentence -
is the group of words from rings the bell is
predicate or clause ? explain.
A. The peon rings the bell - In this sentence,
'Rigs the bell' is the predicate as it talks
about the subjects, 'the peon'. As I have
pointed out earlier a clause has a subject
too. So, 'The peon rings the bell' is a sen-
tence because it is a group of words with
complete meaning. it is also a clause
because it is a group of words with a subject
and a verb.
What you mean? - Is this sentence has a
clause or not.
A. What you mean? - WRONG. 'What do you
mean?' is both a sentence and a clause, for
the same reason, as in the case of the
sentence, 'The peon rings the bell.'
E. Anil, Hyderabad
Q. Explain bellow sentences in telugu.
People who say so haven't seen who sup-
ported us.
A. . .. ..t ...:. . .
./ . . .. ..t ...: .
..: .t. .
Not anymore, in my guess.
A. .. .: .../ .... ... ....
Who doesn't like to take pictures of exotic
places and people?
A. ... .. .. ... ... ....
... . ... .: .... .. ....:
.. . ...
Q. Witch one of the following is correct?
Why can't I stick to that I like?
Why I can't stick to that I like?
A. . : . . . . .. .. .
......
Why can't I stick to What I like? -Correct.
(that I like? - correct ..
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She can sing well She can sing well
'Can' with I and We in questions (can I/ We ...?)
can also be used for informal permissions/
requests) -
.. . .... ... ..: ....../
. ........ can I/ we ... ? .. ..
a) Can I wait here until your brother comes? =
: .. ..... .. ....
(Permission)
b) Can we call you
again tomorrow
morning?
.. .. ... . :.
phone . . .. ..
(Permission)
c) Can we have your
Car for a day?
.. . .. : ..
... Request)
d) Can I have your advice on his matter?
: . . .. ..
Informal request
You can ... ... you . can statements
informal permission .... .. ..
a) You can use my computer.
Go ahead = Computer :. .....
(Informal permission - ... .. .
.... . ... ..: ....
b) You can repay the money next month = :.
.. . . . :. .t.... ...
e .: .. . .. . . . :. can not .
.. ..
a) You cannot enter the class now .
.. . class .
.... :.
b) They cannot stay
here any longer =
.. .. ......
...... :..
... ... Can,
. .. . .. . .
.. .t....
.. .. . .
....
She can sing well = .. . .. ..
. .t. ... .. .. :. ...
Look at this sentence: Why the Library can't
(cannot) acquire the book, I can't see = Library
.. .... .... .. (can't acquire)
I can't see .. . . ...
FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH
I will complete it today
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.... . ... .. . ..
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Q. Explain the difference
between following sen-
tences.
They are better than their
parents
A. They are better than their
parents = . .t ....
... . . . Correct.
They are much better than their parents
A. They are much better than their parents =
. .t ....... . . . .
They are more better than their parents.
A. They are more better than .......
WRONG - No Meaning.
'More', and 'better' are both comparatives.
Using two comparatives side by side is wrong.
Q. Leave letter .... 'I Could n't attend
class/ the class/ the school/ school ...
'the' .. t, .. ..... Class teacher
. Leave Letter .... 'Class' . attend
. ... . Principal .. Leave letter
.... 'School' . attend . ...
. .. Explain.
A. I could not attend class - OK. ('Attend the
class' is wrong because, 'class' is what a
student always attends.)
Even if you write to the Principal, you can
write either of the two:... attend class/school.
Mayuri Gupta, Bayyaram
Q. As we were taking a walk- ... ...
. ... . ... .. While were/
when we were taking a walk- ... ...
.:. :......
A. As were taking a walk = While we were tak-
ing a walk/ when we were taking a walk - all
are correct.
Q. . . .... .. .. They Passed
before/ by us- .: Correct?
A. They passed by us - correct.
Q. .. . .. ... . .. feel ...
.. He Feels as if he had a lot of
money - is this correct?
A. Correct.
Q. He did the work himself/ He himself did the
work - ... Sentences .. ... .:.
A. He himself did the work = He did the work
himself. But 'He did the work himself' better.
Q. Translate the following into Telugu.
He will be getting/ having his house white
washed.
A. ... . ... .. . .... ... .
She did get her clothes washed.
A. .. . . . .:... ..:
Rekha Pallavi, Tekulapalli.
Q. Which one is correct?
She was least worried by the amount of
money.
She was least worried about the
amount of money
A. Second sentence is correct.
Q. Is Apart from = Not only that ?
A. 'Is apart from' is not the same as
'not only that'.
'..... is apart from' = is different from/ is in
addition to.
Q. She won the case with the help of Jaggers/
she won the case with jaggers help - here
which one is correct?
A If 'Jaggers' is the name of a person, both are
correct. If 'Jaggers' is a thing (which it is
not), then 'of jaggers' is correct.
Q. Which one is correct?
He made him hard work
He made him do hard work
A. He made him do hard work/ He made him
work hard - Correct.
Y. Gayathri, Asifabad.
Q. Give the meanings
for following words.
Biophysicist
A. Biophysicist = A
student of
Biophysics.
Genome, recombi-
nant,
plasminogen.
A. .: Scientific terms - 'google' . ...
Splice
A. Splice - .. .
Testosterone
A. Testosterone - .. hormone ..
Wiki
A. Wiki- short from of Wikipedia.
Meatspace
A. Meatspace = The World of senses =
...:. .. ..... . . . :.
. . .. .
Webinar
A. Webinar = Web .. ....

(A seminar on the Web).
Xanthipi
A. Xanthipi = . . .. ...:
Socrates . . .. ..
Fauxtography (Pronunciation- ... .
. .. . .. ... .. .. Photos.
Purlicue
A. Purlicue = | . ... t. ... t. ..
... .. ..
2) Handwriting . .. ...
3) ... :.. ..
Voodoo
A. Voodoo = | ... .. .... ..
West Indies ...
2) .. ... ...... .. . ..:
Sheabutter
A. Sheabutter = . . .. .:
.. ....
Chrissake
A. Chrissake = Hurried pronunciation of
Christ's sake = 'My God' .. . ...
Anthropological
A. Anthropological = .. ... . :
.... .. ..... ..:.::
Sirkee
A. Sirkee = ... .:..
Cuekoo sirkees/ Wood sirkees = ::. ...
.:. ..: ...
Q. Translate the following into English
.. . :. . . . ... ....
...: ... .... .. ... ... ..
. .. ... .. : .... . . . . ...
... ..: ..... . . ....
...: .. . :. . . ... .
... . . . ...: . ....
...t,.: .. .... ... .
A. There is rubbish scatters and dumped/ piled
in all streets. All drains are choked. The stink
(stinking smell .. ) is unbearable. It
became a mosquito breeding centre. There
is every danger of outbreak of epidemics.
Therefore the Gram panchayat is requested
to provide garbage bins and have them
emptied regularly and thus maintain better
sanitary conditions in the street.
Q. What is difference between Superstition and
Sentiment, explain.
A. Sentiment is a feeling. Superstition is belief.
Sometimes a sentiment is one form of
superstition.
Q. . .. .. . . : idioms and phrases
...
He hit upon a plan to get money from his
father
A. correct.
He made a fuss at work, so all the work
spoiled.
A. .... all work was spoiled.
I moved earth and heaven to get distinction.
A. Correct
He tried to take four runs, but it fall flat.
A. ...... but his plan fell flat.
A Reader, Nirmal
Q. What is the difference between following
sentences?
I will go to a party tomorrow
I am going to a party tomorrow
A. I will go to party tomorrow- .. party.
. Not so definite ... .:.. ..
I am going to a party tomorrow- .
.:..
Q. . .. .: ... .. . .. . . . .. ..
If you work hard, you will pass.
A. . . . .. pass ....
. .. ..... Pass .. ..... ...
...
If you worked hard, you would pass.
A. . . ... . ... pass .... .
... . .. .. ..... .
If you had worked hard, you would have
passed.
A. If you had worked hard, You would have
passed - .: .. . . . . ... pass
... .....: ... ...
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M.SURESAN
I haven't got it yet I haven't got it yet
Kiran: You should hurry. The train starts at 10,
and you are still here. . .... ..t
... .:... . .. .: :.. ...
..
Mithra: I am waiting for the
money and I haven't got
it yet. I should have the
money to travel, you
know. . ..
. .:.. ..
.. .. . ...t ..
kiran: Then you Should take the next train
which is two hours later. Are you sure you'll
get the money at least by then? .... .
... ... . .. .. ... . . ..t
.. . .. . . . .. ... ...
Mithra: I Should, if Tarun keeps his word. I am
sure he will. He should be on his way now.
... . .. .. . ... . .
..t ... .. .. . .... ...
. ... .. ...t..
Kiran: Whatever it is, you should not miss
office tomorrow, as there will be an inspec-
tion. In fact you should be half an hour ear-
lier than usual, to be ready with all the
records. .. . .. office ... ..
... . Inspection ..... .. ..
... ...... .... .... ...t
records . .. ... ..
Mithra: Thats right. I should be there, of
course. .. correct, .. ...t
.:..
Look at the use of "Should" in the conversa-
tion above
''Should" . ... . .. ..
.... ... : correct .. .. ..
. .. English Correct .. . ..
..... .:
Now look at this:
a) You should hurry. . .... . .t .:
... . . t, . . .. ..: .. ...
duty/ obligation . t .. .. you .
should .. .... :. ..... ..
b) You should not miss the office tomorrow =
. .. Office ..... .: .. ::
.... .: .... .: .. .. .
.. Prohibition .t. . .:
Should not.
C) In fact you should be half an hour earlier =
.. ... . .... .... ...t .:
.. .. t, . .. .:
.. .. ...t,.: Should, I, We,
you, he, she, it and they .... ::
.. t, . . (Prohibition - .. .
. . .t. . .:
I Should take the book
to Class = class .
.. .t
They should pay the
money by next week =
.. ... . .
.t..t ::
Now look at these
Sentences:
He Should be on his way now = ... ..
... ...t .: .. .. ....
(Probability) .... .:
a) The car looks fine. It should be very expen-
sive = .. .... ..: . ....:
.....t
b) They should be worrying a lot about the
result = . t . ..: . ...
.... ....
c) They should be repenting now = ... .
...... ...
.: should. . . .. ..
:: .. . . t, . . t .. . .
should. .. must/ have to/ has to .. ..
..
You should be here by 10 = You must be
here by 10 = You have to be here by ten =
./ :... .:... ...t (He/ she/
it has to ....
FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH
I moved ear
I moved ear
th and heaven
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T. Satyanarayana,Vempadu
Q. TV Channels over to
studio . Phrase ...
:... ... over to .:
. Part of speech?
: Usage ..:
:......
A Over to studio ... ...
studio (TV Channel .:) . .../ ...
. ... . ...
Q. Parts of speech .... ... Antonyms
..... Prefixes . ... Antonyms .
Prefixes ... ... Antonyms . ..
Rule ...
A. .... . parts of speech . antonyms
..... .... .... . . .. ..
antonyms ... ....
... rule .:. . ... : . .
... :. . antonyms .. . ..
... .. . prefix .. ... ..
antonym . prefix . ... antonym .
... ... .... e.g: Kind Unkind
(Autonyms forward with a prefix)/ Cruel
(antonym formed independently) Cruel,
unkind .. .. . . . .. ..:
cruel = ... unkind = ... ...
.... .. t,.. .. / . . . .
.t..
Q. Be 'Forms' . Root ... .... be . ...
helping verb . .. .. . .. .
.... :......
e.g.: How many of each kind be sold?
.. helping verb ... Direct be sold
. .. .... :. .. ... .:.
A. .. .... .. Imperative sentence
... .... ... . .t. sentences)
.. ..
Be here ... ...
Be kind to poor ..... .. ...
Be within your limits .. . ...
. that clauses .... demand,
suggest, recommend etc., .. ... ..
that clauses
I suggest that you be careful.
She demanded that he be out at once.
We recommend that you be careful about
your money.
How many of each kind be sold - ...
. independent ...
Tell me how many of each kind be sold ...
....
Q. Could you lend me your pen?
... ... Answer: Here you are .
....: :. ... .. . ... ..
.. .. Here it is .. .t. .
. ..
A. Here you are = .../ .: .: ...
(idiom). ... .. :. . .. . .
.:.... .... .... .. ..
... .. .. .. ....
. . :. .. . t, ..
. .: .. Here it is . ..
... ....
Q. Phrasal verbs :.. ...
... up, off ..: Preposition .
.. . Adverb .. . .:
.. .. ... :......
A. .: prepositions ... . adverbs ...
Verb followed by a preposition/ adverb
Phrasal verb .... Phrasal verb ..
. ... ... .. . . ....
.... .: English ... ..
... . . . .. .. ... ./
Dictionary .. ... ... . ...
Phrasal verb is usually a verb followed by
prepositions like, in, on, etc., or short
adverbs like back, down, off. All these
whether preposi-
tions or adverbs
are called parti-
cles. Adverbs like
the above are
Adverbial particles.
prepositions
. adverbs
phrasal verbs
.. .. ...
.... function ... .... .:
Phrasal verbs .. ...
Vijay Singhal, Kothagudem
Q. If science hadnt come to help of the detec-
tives in deciphering crimes. These clever
criminals would still be at large. Here
instead of 'would have been', should have
been is to be used. Explain.
A. Would have been - correct: If clause is: If
science hadnt come to the resume.
The verb is had come - had + pp. So
the verb in the main clause should be,
would/ should/ could/ might have
been or would/ should/ could/ might
have + pp.
Q. Which of the following is correct.
He is the leader/ a leader of the
class.
A. Here, 'he is the leader of the class is correct.
Because a class has only one leader.
Children/ The children are playing.
A. Children/ the children - both are correct,
depending on whether you are referring to
any group of children or a particular group of
children.
e.g: a) Dont drive into the grounds.
Children are playing there.
b) The school has good play grounds - look,
the children (of this school) are playing
there.
He isnt supposed to talk to me in that
manner/ He shouldnt talk to me in that
manner.
A. He isnt supposed to talk to me in that
manner = He shouldnt talk to me in that
manner.
Vasudevi, Lakshmidevipalli
Q. Which one of the following is correct?
Group of school/ Groups of school/
Group of schools.
A. Group of schools and Groups of schools
are correct. Group of schools = a number of
schools of one group. Groups of schools =
a number of schools belonging to different
groups. (e.g.: Goutham group of schools,
Vignan Group of schools etc.)
Two and two make/ makes four.
A. Two and two make four is correct. Because
here are two subjects, Two and two joined
by and. However in usage, Two and two
makes four is also taken as correct. Refer to
the earlier pages of Spoken English for the
meaning of usage.
Ten marks are given/ is given
A. Ten marks are given is correct.
Q. Translate into Telugu.
I got him/ had him new clothes
A. I got him new cloths - .. .. .. ..
../ .
I had him new cloths - Wrong. no meaning.
Sasank & Vamsi, Nirmal
Q. Explain the usage of Though, Although,
Even though
A. Though = Although = Even though.
Q. Ing forms = Present Participle .: ...
A. ...
Q. Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory sen-
tence .... Assertive sentence .
...
A. ...
Q. Have you opened the window/
Did you open the window - ..: .:
A. Have you opened the window? this refers to
a past action the time of which is not known.
Did you open the window? - This refers to a
past action, the time of which is known/
clear from the context .... ...
. .. . time .... .
.. .. Did you open....? ....
.. .... . .... have you
opened? ....
Q. .... .... ..:.. .: ...
.. .t. . . ..
a) Im glad to write that my marriage will be
held...
b) Im glad to say .. .. .. .. .. ..
c) Im glad to tell .. .. .. .. ..
d) Im glad to inform .. .. .. .. .. ..
A. a) letter .... Correct.
b) .... .. . ... Correct.
c) .... .. . ...... tell ...
.... .. : tell you / him/ them/
(somebody) etc., .:.. ..t
d) .... .. . . . . / ....
.... inform ... .. ....
.: ..t
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M.SURESAN
He is clever, isnt he?
Salim: This is the book you want, isnt it?
.. . ..t, ... ..
Harish: Yes, It wasnt there this morning, was
it?
.. ... . .: . . ..
Salim: No. I saw it in the evening. You need it
very much, dont you?
. . ... . . . .:
. .... ..
Harish: I do, of course. You have finished
reading it, havent you?
.. ..
. .: ..
... .....:
..
Salim: I have, It is not
available in the
shops, is it? The
whole trouble is
because of it.
.. .: shop . .. ....
....
Harish: Now that I have it, let me make use of
it.
... . ..: .. .....
...
. ... ... isnt it?, ....was it?,
....don't you? ,...havent you? and... is it?
.. : : ... ... :.. . ..
.. .: . .. .. ..... .: ...
.. . .. .. .. Questions
Question tags .... .... ...
Question . sentence :.. .. Question
tags . . .. ..: . sentences
.. .. Short Questions Question
tags .... .. .. .. .. :. .
.. :.. .. ...... .. . ..
. ... .. .. Short Questions
Question tags .... .: Conversation
.....
. sentences . Questions tags ..
.... Question tags sentences . ...
Subject, Verb .. . .. ...
.....
He is clever, ...:. .. Question tag form
.. t
1) He is Clever .. Comma ....
2) Sentence Verb . .. ..
He is Clever, is
3) Sentence not . .. Verb .. not
.. .... tag not .. .... nt
. .. t . .. Subject he ..
... He is clever, isnt he? . . .:
Mrs. Indira Gandhi was the P.M. of India
:. Question tag .
1) Verb was .. Sentence .. comma
.. was .. Mrs. Indira Gandhi was the
P.M. of India, was.
. Sentence not .
.. wasnt ....
3) Indira Gandhi . she
..
... Indira Gandhi
was the Prime Minister
of India, wasnt she? . . .: ..
Sentence .. not ... Q.Tag not
.. He is not tall, is he?
Snehitha is not short, is she?
.... Verb come, comes .. 1st Doing
word, 2nd Doing word .: . . .
.. ...t
They know you - ... verb know = do
know. .. Question tag, do . .....
... .:
You know him, dont (not) you?
. She sings well .. sentences
Verb sings = does sing. .. She sings
well, doesnt she?
. Past tense .. did . ......
. .: ...... Sang
= did sing.
She sang well, didnt
she? . :
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