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P.Johnson, Podili

A.

Q. Am I right

question tag
--Th. DE uA--
p--p Am not I right? E
--?
A. 'Am I right?' C question, question tag .
I am not right, aren't I? \ 'Aren't I?

Q. She would not have loved him anyless if he

was not rich.
A.

Question tag.
I am not right, am I?
question tag.

DE

'Am I'?

She would not have loved him any the less

(not any the less =
even if
he had not been rich.

'Am I right'?, 'Am I not/ I not right'?

questions
question tags

v,

N
.

, correct question
.

\ ),

Q.

A. If the sentence is, 'The reason why he is

here is...', 'why' is certainly a conjunction. If
the sentence is 'I do not know why he is
here', 'why' is an adverb, modifying 'know'.
Q. I would like to know more about Adjuncts,
disjuncts and conjuncts. Please explain
them in detail by giving
examples.

ing form

C ux

j-?

All these sigments having thousands of

polling booths.

J.V. Jaya Prakash, Proddatur

Q. Please be explained whether the word 'why'
can be used as a conjunction or not as there
is no such usage in dictionaries.

E- -- -E \
vN-C .
O sentence - C. The
correct form of the sentence-

'I am right'
sentence
tag, 'Aren't I'?- 'Amen't I?

* - - v x -- d-D Jg* x -
Ny-.

A.

sentence
without verb)

- phrase (group of words

v.
Phrase B- '...ing' form use
j-. Sigment C j -. E
j segment = N.

Q.

-lt u-vAE Tx- ?

A. -lt u-vA
= Interim CM
Q. Citizens' Interface
counter

N?
A. Citizens' Interface counter =
counter.

V. Srinivas, Narasapur

vy
Q.

S.D. Puri, Nirmal

Q. A dog is a faithful animal (a dog means all
dogs), The peacock is a beautiful bird -

ux C j N-J---.
A. A dog = Any/ every dog is a faithful animal

( \-/ vA \).

-
o) N-.

'The'

).

Q. Business, trade

n,

To represent a class = To represent the

whole class.

o (LT

, hC;

A. Prasanthi, Hyderabad

The peacock = All Peacocks.

All these segments having thousand of

polling booths
polling booths =

A. A 108 Ambulance attendant, Correct; 'An'

(Hundred
a
an

The dog = All dogs.

x 'a/ an' ,
*- -C.

---- v jx-E LE B--.

DEo Tx- The agitators deflated the
tyres of the trucks J--?
A. J--C.
Q. An 108 ambulance attendant E
C-. \ 108 an ?

O u N?
h-- t, ,
, - C-- y s
--/ u.
Commerce = h--,
- t,
N
Ey--/
N.
Trade = F,
uF h- v, Nv- vv/
u.

A. Business =

They r efused to be swayed

A. Adjuncts, disjuncts and

conjuncts are highly
technical terms- we can still speak/ write
correct without knowing what they are.
Anyway, now that you want to know, here
are they:
Adjunct: An adverb/ a phrase that adds to
the meaning of a verb in a sentence.
a) I know him well - well - adjunct.
b) He replied in sorrow- In sorrow- adjunct.
Conjunct and disjunct are terms used in
music.

Artists were at the receiving end with the

E.C.'s tough decision.
A. To be at the receiving end = to be the person
to suffer, and not be the person to cause suffering.
EC J Eg--x -- C---u.
(--, -- -C).
Receiving end ( -)$ Giving end
(C--)
Till now he has been at the giving end, but
from now he will be at the receiving end =

-- C-- --- p
* --- (Receiving end) ---C. OJ-*a sentence E -E
'be at the receiving end' J-.
Q. Refusing to be swayed by the carrots held
out to them.

\ having = LT o.
\, group
verb . C sentence
.

phrase

\-
E
sentence - - C
complete meaning o group of words
d. \ 'experiencing' N-- B-, 'is experiencing' verb
B--L. --p '...ing' form \
correct.

o (*
p, , -{ )
o (-d) - E --.
They refused to be swayed... them= x
-* -/ -{-- x -.
Q. People are now up in arms against the government.

vy O A-- - o x.

Q. The world will withness an hour of darkness.

v - <-E --N--C.

Q. He left people in splits by talking about how

his teeth chattered on the bumpy ride from
Guntur to Ongole.

- \--E v C.
u Et.
Q. d - - . uEo
Tx- pL?
Building campaign =

A. As you like; do it or leave it.

Q.

A--E C?-D-Eo Tx- -L?

A. What's there to eat?

Q. 'Don't live on the edge; live off it.'
A. 'Live on the edge' -

C English idiom. n:
v-- @N -.
On the edge (usually of danger) =
(v) . Don't live on the edge;
Live off it = bike v- n: y-
v--- bike - , y ---- ----L bike ----E.
bike n u y h -E.
Q. 'In response to' N?
A. p-/ pCh.
Q. '' i Ct-A---
DEo Tx- pL?
p

A.Sridhar, Onipenta
Q. Economical, Financial -

O u

N?
A. Economically =

Jn- 1) --E
u, u, - G-%-Cl -C*
2) *a s, --E _d ,
N-, h- G N.
Financially = s, u-x d--
C* N.

Q. Red alert, High alert, Enclave, Saunt,

Middle East countries, Oriental

A. If your head reels when some one hits you,

that's pandu for you.
= head reels).

(Ct-A-- = / x

N-J---.

Carrot and stick policy=

A.

trunk is exclusive to the elephant =

M.SURESAN

Q. Ongole segment is experiencing a triangular

contest.

A. Red Alert =

C* C.

A.

O n ---.
-J v/ E x v vu- a .
Exclusive = --E -C-*. The

A. Exclusive profits =

N
\C C

C u- - nEo ---.

A. Carrot and stick policy

Q. Exclusive profits, Building campaign-

-x--- 555

A. Ongole

K.S.R. Marturu
Q.

B. Shabnam, Anantapur.

A-

v E L

a-J.
High alert =

u --
v u v--E
C - E-
= colony. Gova till 1961 was a
Portugese enclave = 1961
Portugese v- C.
Saunt - English .
Saunter - Nv-A, <-*
E- -.
Middle East Countries = u vu--
= jA, u v .
Oriental = p - -C-* x
Occidental = - - -C-*
Enclave =

Q. Day-by-day

day to day N?
A. Day by day = V V;
Day to day = jE/ j-C = V
v -C-*/ Eu-@-N--E -C*.
Q. lay down n N?
A. d/ E-- N NC-.
Q. - o o (
- O d--- n)
A. Son or no son makes no/ little difference to
her./ Her having a son is as good as not
having one.
Q.

*aC, OE Tx- -?
A. Raw/ unripe = *a.
bitter = .

Q. Ballads, Chivalry, Viz, Revival, Insignia,

Subdued -

n -.
- U (x).
Chivalry = %--, u--
v-h, u Y x. (C
u English/ European \%A
-C-* .)
Viz = Namely = L-. e.g: I met the

A. Ballads =

following officers, viz., (namely) the District

Collector, the Joint Collector, and the
Revenue Officer =

C C---
>x -d-, h -d-, u
-- L-.
Revival = --l- = --- E d-, v---, l--
--l-J- (AJT v-G-).
Insignia = n u E *- J L---
*o (symbol or badge).
--v A/
A insignia.
Subdued = T o/ G_- E.
Q. What is the correct method while doing signature?
A. It should be in one's hand writing, not all letters in capitals but in the script alphabet.
English
capitals

-
~x
(Fo
. N
da. n---
brackets E L.)

G.Shankar, Kesavapatnam
Q. Words can not be learnt parrot-fashion.
What is the meaning of this word
parrot-fashion.
A. Parrot fashion = Like a parrot; learning or
repeating without thinking or understanding.
Q. I was come yesterday.
I had come yesterday.
What is the difference between them.
A. I was come yesterday - WRONG.
I had come yesterday - I arrived here yesterday, before something else happened.

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Phonetics = The study of speech sounds
and how they are formed.

Md. Ghouse Mohiuddin, Kadapa

Q.

C---E - ----.

Shakespeare is greater than any

other English poet. (Comparative)
A.

Semantics = The study of the meanings of

words in a language - how the meanings of
some words change over a period and how
words develop different meanings.

x N o
Shakespeare p-.

Q. Very few kings of the world are as great as

Akbar. (positive)
A.

Sociolinguistics: The study of the way language is affected by the differences in

social classes, places and sex (Male/
female)

v- - \ C V s-
p-x.

Q. Akbar is greater than most other kings of the

world (comparative)
A.

Psycholinguistics = studying how the

human mind produces and processes language.

v- C V o s
p-.

Language acquisition = learning a language.

Q. Akbar is one of the greatest kings of the

world.(superlative)
A.
Q.

Language Lab =

NcEo -C---, u- y, x pronunciation,

grammar, conversational language N
a- A. (a facility which helps us to

v--E u p Vx s .
C exclamatory u- --- -N--J--. ux p how ,
p what ---.
1. How beautiful the rose is!

learn a language through computers).

2. What a beautiful scene this is!

Morphology = A branch of linguistics dealing with words, their structure and meanings.

3. What a wonderful creature an elephant is!

Q.

-j,
i -.

--E
Tx .

A. Anything
more
you wish to say?

(-j
?)

Anything more/ Any more =

A. Serve (the) rice and (the) curry.

Q.

s- o AE--L, o -L,
o .

A. I/ You, etc., have to feed him, bathe/ wash

him. Bathe him/ wash him.
Q.

O-. J a-o.

A. Nothing. I am idle.
Q.

E-- t A --E
L EN- l.

A. Let's observe five minute silence (silence for

5 minutes) so that his soul may rest in
peace.

A. 1.

H
! (
C)
2. %u ---
! (-
C)
3. -i v! (- -C)
Exclamations how , what
- . , what
v--u exclamations , what y
noun F adjective + noun F hC.

start \
.
Q. John said, 'I eat mutton' indirect speech
h John said that he ate mutton C. F direct speech speaker present indefinite pC report speech
simple past tense - correct version -?
A. --p Indirect speech Ja--p,
past regular action L-- would
. p- He said he would eat mutton (regularly) a.
.
.

-j
Q. o d, u.
Anybody else =

Spoken English
Written
begin

G.Shankar, Keshavapatnam
Q. Please explain the meanings of these
words: 1) sorcerer 2) exorciser 3) strapped 4) trellised
balconies

Do anything with perseverance

What a leader Gandhi was!

,
hC.

How

How great he is!

How + great (adjective)
How slowly he walks!
How + slowly (adverb)
Q. Don't you know English?
negative answer

DE affirmative,
N-J---.
A. Yes, I know. spoken English Don't
you know English? question ,
a) No, I don't (negative) (-L- -)
b) Yes, I do (affirmative) ( -)
.
Q. Don't you know this news? DE affirmative,
negative answer ---.
A. j question
Negative - No, I don't (know)
Affirmative - Yes, I do (I know)
Q. Improve, develop
A. Develop=

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Q.
Typology
of
Indian
A. He had/ got me beaten.
Languages = The study of
Q.
the languages spoken in
A. My leg is hurt/ I've hurt my leg.
M.SURESAN
various parts of India and
My leg is benumbed.
how the culture and other aspects of the
Q.
areas affect the people of the area.
A. Don't know why.
Linguistic Phonetics = phonetics = the
Q.
study of speech sounds and how they are
produced.
A. He seems to be drunk/ He seems to be
R.Rajasekhar, Lingasamudram.
intoxicated/ He seems to be on the horse.
Q.
Q.
1) with a view to 2) with regard to
A. In my view it is wrong.
3) with respect to 4) In view of 5) Here with,
Q.
here in, hereby, hereafter 6) Therewith,
A. Go and lie down/ take rest.
thereby, thereafter, therein 7) for the time
Q.
being
A. Do anything with perseverance.
with a view to getting good
A. 1)
Q.
marks he is studying hard
A. 10 die after consuming adulterated liquor.
2)
with regard
Q.
to her behaviour, it is very good = with
A. I had to do it.
respect to (3)
Q.
4) In view of = because of
A. By and by they will know.

o d-.

O u ---.
%Cl-, J- (p)

- J L- .

h-\--ox C (\-
-p).
%d C p.
Rx .

E d-- L.

l-

Mh T C C %A.

Eo J*, N--E-h

C Lq *aC.
-- ---.

In view of the bad weather, the match will

be cancelled.

Q.

= DE; Herein = ;
--; Hereafter = p-

Q.

5) Herewith
Hereby =

%Cl-, ---, \---.

A.Sudhakar, Bhiknur
Q. Please define these words- Phonology,
Syntax,
Phonetics,
Semantics,
Sociolinguistics,
Psycholinguistics,
Language Acquisition, Language Lab,
Morphology, Typology of Indian Languages,
Linguistic Phonetics.
A. Phonology = The study of speech sounds
(the sounds of the words in our speech) of a
language.
Syntax = The way words are arranged to
form a sentence and the rules of grammar
connected with it. (The rules of the construction of sentences). Computer - the
rules telling us how words and phrases
must be used in a computer language.

T-

C-E -N--J--.

-.
Improve=

y *a -C.

s T-LC. ANtJ dC.

What + a leader (noun)

Exclamation how
begin
adjective/ adverb

Q.

A. If you had come, it would have been

good.

-*.
6) Therewith =
thereafter =

--x - f.

A. He got into bad habits.

h J-n-- - L.

A. You must get used to new circumstances.

Q.

N - f.

; thereby = -x;
y; therein = .
7) for the time being = vh--E.
Q. C u- Tx- N-J---.
-\ u--lE - o.
.

A. He is used to it.

A. Even as I was telling him not to (do it) he did

it.

K.L.N.Rao Tenali

Q.

Q.

-o -%-u Ba, Ba--L.

A. Have your wash and other things in the

morning itself.
Q.

A. Whirlwind tour.

Q. Begin, start, commence

A. Begin, start

A. It's as important to learn English, as it's to

learn Telugu.

Commence
commence

A.

1) = vA-;
2) = u--d x-x*
uEo --x.
3) Strapped = s \-- ----F,
--E.
4) Trellised balcony = x---
p \ balcony
(Balcony O * - -
Oo ).
P. Sujatha, Sindhanur, Karnataka
Q.

C u n Eo -.

I am very happy today.

I am so happy today.
A. I am very happy (British) = I am so happy
(American) -

- C/
- !
Q. C u N ---.
1) Money - wealth - treasure
2) Children - kids
3) Process - method - way
A. 1) Money =

s u / Bank
.
Wealth = s-- n,
h x, , x --.
Treasure = EC u -u d
* s, j.
2) Children = Kids. Kids u--J
(Spoken form \ ).
3) Process = vv L /
L--o-P* E ---K
--J N-.
Method = lA N-Eo NN l-x
a. \ -- - vu .
Way = N. N -
-.

Q. She fell and fractured her arm. He fell down

and broke his leg.
fell down
He called
me up last night
call up

u
E L . ?
u
N ---.

A. She fell down and fractured her arm

better. Fall
down
Fall (down

--L u--.

a-- --, Tx a- -.

-hC?
- .
o v-G.
vC. Spoken English

-
y
, --
) --
n-Eo-hC.
/ C--/ y--- n
\ pJhC.
Call up a person/ Call a person up =
uh .
He called me up last night = Eo
vA .

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The theme of Paradise Lost is the fall of
man.

A.Upendar, Khammam.
Q.

-E (Past) -C-*
vo- did, was, were
--T* --.
OE -sx -T- ---.
A. O vo- - C '-E (past)
-C* E. , was, were,
did -. -- was, were
--- -- -n-, was, singular subjects
'-/ C/ o/ C (Fo
), o n-, were, plural subjects
'-x/ N/ oN/ o
) n .
He was here yesterday- Eo \
o.
The book was on the table last night (EovA h table O C.)
The students were happy- Nu-n o ().
Q. vh--E (present) -C-* vo-
do, is, are, has, have --T*
--. E
-s x --T ---.

M. Satyanarayana, Hyderabad.
Q. Yes, right, correct, real, fact

-
p, \, -sx L?
A. Yes = .
Do you read the news paper?

(h--vA --?)
yes = ()
Right = Correct = j.
That is the right/ correct answer =

C j

.
Real =

E-i/ h--i/ -n-i.

E @N-.

In real life =

Though he plays the villain in movies, he is

a good man in real life =

E-x t-_
v , E @N- *-.
Fact = E/ n.
It is a fact that he was here yesterday

Eo \--o--C h/ E.
- N-J-

Q. Full, all, total, net

Nt--;
Bogus injury = E
oC
(-T
l-.)
Dummy= 1) d
shops d
T v-z
-d E t.
2) M h - dummy pistol - Pistol
LT, E-E pistol.
3) t
4) x x .
Duplicate = copy ( h/ uh-
L--o h/ uh). v copies.
Fake = bogus = M ( l-)
Q. What is the difference between stare glance, soap - detergent, global - international, clothes - cloths, parliament - assembly, plot - house, stand by captain - stand in
captain, register - registration, increase enhance, opera - orchestra, journal- maga-

Printing=

vC-.
-n u
- Restaurant.
Club- v, u--- Ey---J
, E building- cricket, Golf club,
Pub-

foot-ball club, walkers' club, Book Lovers'

club, etc.
Cartoon-

N h vA--x
x uh/ h xE v
~-/ -R-- \
t. Cartoon movie= C
*v- --*v.
Caricature= 1) uh v ~--,
-R-- \
t. 2) -u l uh J* u--.
Trainer= Coach.
Coach \- v- .

Do you r ead the news paper?

A. am, is, are questions

statements
Am/ is/ are
'...ing' form/ past participle

-,
-.
v,
(,
-) , p/ p
n hC.
Are you there? (y-\ p o?)/
(O-\ o?)
Is he happy? ( - o?)
Where is the book? ( h \ C?
p)
Q. C u nEo ---.

A.

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A. Stare =

A.

--.
Full = Jh, E.
The bottle is full =

M.SURESAN

E C.
I don't know the full story =

What should I do
What have I to do
What must I do.

Jh L-.
All = Fo/ .

---- -n -- p L?

All these books are mine =

h--Fo

All are here =

Total =
The total amount he gave me is just this =

\ o.
h.

A.Sudhakar, Peddamallareddy.
Q. What is the difference between Idiom,
Phrase and Proverb. Please clarify.
A. Phrase = A group of words without a verb.
eg: In the evening; on his advises etc.
Idiom: A group of words the meaning of
which has no connection with the any
word in the group.
eg: To drive someone up the wall = to
make a person very angry.
Proverb = A wise saying, usually a wellknown phrase/ sentence which gives
advice or says something generally true.
eg: All that glitters is not gold.
Q. Imagery, diction, syntax, figures of speech,
rhythm and theme. Please explain these
words with example of a poem.
A. Imagery = words or expressions used by
poets/ writers in their poems to create in
readers' minds, pictures of places and persons. This includes figures of speech,
description, etc.
Diction = The choice and use of words in literature; the way a person pronounces
words.
Syntax = The construction/ structure of a
sentence and the rules of grammar connected with it.
Figures of speech: A word/ phrase used
with a meaning different from its usual
meaning, to create a picture in the mind.
eg: As dry as dust - This figure of speech
= very dry.
Rhythm = A strong regularly repeated
sounds of music.
Theme = Subject matter

zine, publishing - printing, pub - club, cartoon - caricature, trainer - coach, president
- chairman, among - inter - between, army
- military, tenure - period.

-*a h .
Net = Eo B----.
Net salary = Eo N-- ,
A-a @.
P.Lingam, Nagapuram.
Q. Chess board

j chess & draught board

E C. Draught n N?
A. Draught (vd) , chess .
Q. Eo-, y u- Y -@
pLx N?
A. Psephology ('P' silent)
Q. What is the difference among the discount,
off, subsidy, rebate.
A. Discount =

v--*
T_.
Off = ( ) = discount.
Subsidy = h- x
vy/ n J-.
Rebate = 1) discount 2) v-y-E
Lx--Lq t- \ Lx* ,
u o , - t vy AJT y (Tax

rebate).
Q. What is the different among the Bogus,
Dummy, Duplicate, Fake.
A.

question What is the difference... (differ-

ent

) E L.
-j h-/ uh -
u M h/ uh -T l-.
Bogus currency (M s x);
Bogus doctor = d - d- -Bogus =

JN ; glance = ~- v .
Soap= s; detergent= d/ h-
v--- / v.
Global = v--u-h-i, Eo -
-C-*;
International = Eo - C*C
Eo u (
u ) -C-*
Clothes = d; cloths English
. cloth - f (a piece/ pieces of a
sheet/ sheets of cloth, etc)
Parliament; Assembly -

d- d--. -
h-E d C, Parliament.
Assembly: ZE, v--E d C, d .
Plot = / Et--E (building)
- n. House plot/ garden plot/
vegetable plot, etc.
Stand by-

- -x --- C
-- h-- -, --
.
Standby generator = Nu - EL-*---p ---E generator.
Stand by captain- J-.
Stand in captain = captain, u
----p, captain u--J uh.
Register- 1) / --
2) h.
Registration=
Increase = enhance. enhance
\- abstract ideas .
This enhanced his reputation = -C
vA-e *C.Opera = U , Orchestra = u
t-.
Journal- %Ah/ subject -C* N- vA journal. Medical
Journal, Computer Journal etc.
Magazine=

Eo --J h L-T vA.

h/ v _
N- --

Publishing=
market

*
u.

Chairman = President.
Among=

l-J-/ -- \ o u.
Between- l-J/ - u
Inter= , (International= -b-B)
Army = Ot jE-
(N-/ * )
Military= jE----J -C*.
Tenure= period. (Nu--n x v period
)
Q. N , u
d, DE pLx N?
A. Ousting (d, d ).
Q. Senior, super senior ox super junior
a?
A. Super junior sub junior .
Q. j This is a bio-degradable
cover E C. DE n--N?
A. Biodegradable= L, , , d, Fx
v%A h--x ~-*-.
T-- biodegradable ~*
d L---C.
Plastic- ( )
--vA O o plastic, biodegradable
-v- ~-*- d L----E.
Q. C.C. Camera C.C Jh -N?
A. C.C.= Closed Circuit = J-N v- J
N-- v TV Camera.
Q. What is the difference among - Block, Desk,
Unit, Section, Class, Pool, Chapter,
Category, Classification, Segment, Zone,
Department, Rank Grade, Sector, Ward,
Constituency, Series, Group.
A. Block =

-, Desk = -x, Unit =

~--o h-, --E--
o h- / . N--E
-C-* uh , Section =
N, Class = -A/ v/ _. Pool =
Fx , h- -, Chapter =
h--E u, Category = N,
Classification = N-, Segment = /
N, Zone = , Department =
u/ --E . Rank= vA---d
Eg- n, Grade= vA--v/ u.
Sector= N= Ward/ (-xE v-),
Constituency = E---_, Series = -E o h-/ u,
Group = _.

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Anindya: What are you driving at,
Sampurna? (Do) you mean you
aren't upto doing all that work yourself?

( y-C?
y-\--EO --?)
Sampurna: Yea, nor do I know quite well how
to go about this kind of work.

(. E
J L-.)
Anindya: My problem is I don't know at all
how to do it. I think we need advice
on this matter.

( u N- E
L-. N- J
- -.)
Sampurna: Why don't we approach Prasuna?

(v T ----?)
Anindya: She is out of town on business and
will not be back until tomorrow
evening.

( E O -RxC --
.)

-- j---
lesson * Spoken English
a-o - h -a- (Revise)
-. -- phrasal verbs n,
- --.
1) drive at 2) go about.
Drive at: try to say =

p----o

N.
Though I tried my best I could not see what
they were driving at =

v-Ao-* x
--o--C/ p-----oD n ---.
'Driving at' u ''y-o
n -x/ F-? E yEx .
He spoke for 20 minutes without any one
understanding what he was driving at =

---oD/ p-----oD -J n
x 20 EN- x-.
2) To go about = j E d.
a) Now that you have a chance to do it how
do you go about it?

= p F-E
- *aC ? v-G---o?

1) advice No
plural - advices
wrong. An advice/
a good advice/ a
useful advice/ an
important advice all wronga/ an
a piece of advice/ a few pieces of
advice

O-Eo
p.

a.

2)

furniture
uncountable
a
furniture/ two or three furnitures
An item/ a piece of furniture, two or
three items/ pieces of furniture
Furnitures

J-.

v .

3) The same applies to the word 'news'

s
news
plural
news
singular.
a/ an
This is good news - Correct.
The news is bad - Correct.
a good news/ an important news, etc.
wrong.

h). *J x
v C. F
E-
.

p-

(h/
-

(, C -J
---x. E-O BJ
C ?)
Anindya: Don't you know she has a job now?
she is working for a company dealing in furniture; I think she has a
share in it too.

(F L E-p furniture
company u h-E? x
--.)
Sampurna: Oh, that's news to me. She never
told me of it. How long has she
been in it?

(C h h. -p p-. -- E--h?)
Anindya: Why, it's already two months since
she started it. Perhaps you know
she worked earlier for a company
promoting herbal products.

(, --L
h- -K company E--E F .)
Sampurna: Yes. She keeps herself busy same
way or the other. The most important product was the one for hair.

(. N p Eh C. x u-i
K v-- -C*C.)
Anindya: She is good at gathering information
about jobs that pay. She's made
quite a lot of money too.

(* a J*
- -J-- p.
-C-*C .)

b) I know what is to be
done but I do not know
how to go about it =

, F
M.SURESAN
L L-
.
p C N- -El: countables \--d--L-T-N 1, 2, 3 ... .
Book, Pen, Teacher, Child, Tree- Fo countables - OE numbers ux
one book, 2 books, 10 teachers, 4 children Uncountables

\--d--EN
, , C E p--EN- eg: sugar,
milk, rice, etc.
English

-C-*---- ---LqC- countables , singular number

( h, E-E J* L-), plural
number ( / J \ h-, N-- J* x-) .
Uncountables plural
.
countables --N English
-- uncountables .
English plurals . 'a'/ 'an'
. E lesson E conversation .
Uncountables C sentences
(Fo j conversation E) -E-.
1) I think we need advice on this matter advice - uncountable (U)
2) She is working for a company dealing in furniture- furniture (U)
3) Oh, that's news to me - news (U)
4) The most important product was the one for
hair- Hair (U)

( AJT a --Lq -u-. u

T O l.)

6) Let's note down on paper what we have to

do- paper (U)

(. u .)

A. Injure = hurt; harm; damage =

5) She is good at gathering information- information (U)

. j -Fo uncountables
, x F plurals .
a/ an .

---

/ .
Produce = to cause the birth of
to make
to show
to create
etc.

(--),
(%d)

Melodious = (of music) sweet

(d-);
()

(--i

U N-)
Community = a group people living in the
same area and having the
same beliefs, customs and
way of life. In India it is
often used with the meaning of 'a religion' or 'caste'.
Constitution:

(u)

A person's health and the ability of

their body to fight illness.

I have news for you - Right.

2)

4) English
hair
uncountable
hairs

( uh
nA -u-E -C*)
3) the parts that form something (
h-/ u-n -C )

(v/ v-)

a) She has beautiful dark hair - Right.

b) There is a hair in the tea - Wrong.
There is hair/ a piece of hair in the tea - Right
(Hairs, Science u -,
\ ~-- J* p--p -)
5) Information (- ) C 'news'
uncountable. an information/ a useful
information --O J-. A piece
of information/ pieces of information a.

Glide = move smoothly and quietly - The

wheels of a train glide on the rails

(J-,

l -)
Mere= Only. He gave me a mere ten rupees
(He gave me only ten rupees - complaining)
She is a mere child. What does she
know?

( G-f. ?)
(-).

Opportunity = a chance

We are waiting for a piece of information OK.

In this school you have an opportunity to

learn music =

Informations (plural of information)

- C.

U a-

Sampurna: I think we've to wait till she is back

for us to do this work. In the mean
time let's note down on paper what
we have to do.

Anindya: Ok. That suits me fine.

C -J-* N-J---.
Injure, Produce, Melodious, Community,
Constitution, Glide, Mere, Opportunity,
Scythe, Lime, Honourable.

1) The laws and principles which a government of a country should follow

I have a news for you - Wrong

-x--- 558

Q.

What ar e you driving at?

Sampurna: Isn't it the third time in a week she
is out? What's keeping her so
busy?

C.Bharath Kumar, Kodumur.

J-.
6) Paper paper - uncountable paper/ two or three papers
English

- -, vC--
n, a
j
.

A sheet of/ sheets of paper; a slip/ slips of

paper; a piece of/ pieces of paper
paper
paper
countable
document

a
o
.

.
n-
v
n: 1)
h \-, p-- - T-,
2) certificates; 3) J-- v
(Research papers) n- paper countable -C. n- paper
a/ an a. Papers -E plural
.
a) Here is an important paper about my
right to the property =

h O o
\ L u-i v C.
b) His papers on the effects of smoking
won him an award = Smoking

v J*
J-- v- -A *aC.
Paper/ The papers = News papers.
n paper, countable.
a) His photo appeared in a local paper
this morning =
photo

nE (h) vA-

*aC.

b) All the papers published this news =

Eo h--vA- N-Eo v-J-.

Scythe = a long curved knife fixed to a

long wooden handle used to cut grass -

fE E- - O -j v
*o -Ja - Ah.
Lime = 1) o (- )
2) *a Et- (lemon)
Honourable = Respectable = --F-j The honourable (Hon'ble) CM of A.P.
G. Rambabu, Tenali.
Q. Kool, cool

O C jC?
. Cool, correct.
Q. Smash, damage, spoil, ruin - -O- n
---.
A. Smash = \ \- ---d
N-K--i l.
He smashed the bottle = l/
\, \ud ---d.
Damage = --d/ y /
E L-T-/ s--T-d .
A. Kool - English

He damaged the car by his reckless

driving =
car
car

-v-h ---x
--/
s--T- .
Spoil = --d. He spoiled all my plans
= -EoF --d.
Ruin = / ---.
His drinking ruined his health =
-uEo C.
His carelessness led to his ruin =
-vh --E J-B-C.

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