PART (A) TEXT, PROBLEMS, ANSWERS & EXPLANATIONS Chapter Page No, ARTICLES Articles — “A, An, The’, Idiomatic Uses of “A / An’, Difference between ‘A? and ‘An’, Uses of The’, Omission of Articles. Problems, Answers, Explanations a : 1-8 NOUNS & CASES Case—Definition, Types, Possessive Case, Uses of Aposirophe ‘s’ ('s), Problems, Answers, Explanations oe 915 NOUNS & NUMBERS Nouns and Numbers—Singular Nouns, Singular and Plural Nouns (No change in form), Plural Nouns, Singuiar-Plural Formation, Uses of Singular Nouns, Uses of Plural Nouns, Problems, Answers, Explanations - 623 ‘SUBJECT - VERB AGREEMENT Subject - Verb Agreement, Problems, Answers, Explanations eee HD ‘TIME & TENSES Present Tense—Present Indefinite, Present ImperfecvContinuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, Past 'Tense—Past Indefinite, Past ImperfecuContinuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous, Future Tense—Future Indefinite, Future Imperfec/Continuous, Future Perfect, Problems, Answers, Explanations B41 PRONOUNS Pronouns—Definition, Classification, Uses of Personal Pronouns, Uses of Objective Case Pronouns, “Than” and the Case, Distributive, Reciprocal, Demonstrative, Reflexive, Emphatic, Relative, Uses of who / which / that etc., Who / Whom, Interrogative, Exclamatory, Problems, Answers, Explanations ADJECTIVES Adjectives—Definition, Classification, Proper Adjective, Distributive, Use of each, ‘every, either, neither, each and every, Demonstrative, Numeral, Order of Numerals, Quantitative, Order of Indefinite Numerals and Definite Numerals, Qualitative, Interrogative, Degree of Comparison; Some Important Facts : Comparatively / Relatively, Enough, Interchanges of Degrees, Problems, Answers, Explanations 50— VERBS ‘Verbs—Auxiliary Verbs, Primary Auxiliaries, Modal Auxiliaries, Main Verbs / Principal Verbs, Infinitives—Uses of Infinitives, Uses of Infinitives (without ‘to") or (Bare Infinitives), Participles, Problems, Answers, Explanations : a 9wo. ne com 3 xii) Chapter ADVERBS ‘Adverbs—Classification, Simple Adverbs, Interrogative Adverbs, Relative Adverbs, ‘Some Important Adverbs and their uses, Position of Adverbs, Inversion, Problems, Answers, Explastations CONJUNCTIONS: ‘Conjunetions—Some importent Conjunctions and their uses, Problems, Answers, Explanations VOICES Voice—Definition, Kinds of Voices, General Rules regarding Active to Passive, ‘Tense & Voice, Present Indefinite, Present Imperfect, Present Perfect, Past Indefinite, Past Imperfect, Past Perfect, Future Indefinite, Fusure Perfect, Passive of Interogatve Sentences, Passive of "Yes/No Questions, Passive of Questions beginning with “DorDoes/Did’, Passive of Questions beginning with “Have/Has/Had’, Passive of Questions beginning with ‘Modal Auxiliary Verbs’, Passive of "Wh-Questions’, Passive of Imperative Sentence, Passive of Sentences expressing “orderfrequest’ ete. Passive of sentences eapressing ‘Suggestion/Advice’. Passive of sentences expressing srequest’, Passive of To be + Infinitive (To + V'), Passive of Have/Has/Had + Infinitive (To + V4, Passive of Stative Verbs, Passive of Verbs + Prepasition + Object, Problems, Answers, Explanations NARRATIONS Narration—Definition, Kinds of Narrations, Some important information about ‘Nanation, Changing Direct Narration into Indirect Nesration, General Rules, Indirect Narration of Assertive Sentences, Indirect Narration of Interrogative Sentences, Indirect Narration of Imperative Sentences, Rules regarding ‘order / request’, Indirect Narration of sentences beginning with ‘Let’, Indirect Narration of Optative ‘Sentences, Indirect Narration of Exclamatory Sentences, ‘Must’ and Indirect, Namrtion, Problems, Answers, Explanations PREPOSITIONS Preposition—Defintion, Classification, Prepositions of Direction, Prepositions of Place, Preposition of Time, Some other Prepositions, Some important facts about Prepositions, Some Nouns and approptiate Prepositions, Some Verbs and appropriate Prepositions, Some Adjectives and Paniciples followed by Prepositions, Problems, Answers, Explanations, SUPERFLUOUS EXPRESSIONS & SLANG Superfluous Expressions and Slang—Definition, Some important Suprefluous Expre-sicns and Slang, Problems, Answers, Explanations tok Page No. ns 8693, 94105 106 — 116 17 — 134 135-161Chapter - 1 ARTICLES AVAn Wat The 3 Amticles 7 Sra & ter er FAT first Noun a¥ indefinite ™ Definite = ® fer, farer sre &, sa (i) Abbeggar has stolen your shirt (i) This isthe house in which Live. et ares () begger’ VERA wT HT tA An a Indefinite Anicies at Sra & Fite F feet Noun 3 Indefinte Zaft 1 978: A beggar 1 ahé & “um Fra, we free aig, se ferent eat aE arrerd A & fee oh twat oti aT (i) ¥ house VER the w TT th The a Definite Anicle wet ser & wtf ae Fextt Noun 8 Definite sort 81 97: The house # Fife we ar dhe Sor fi aria, me we faut # oer fi 1. Uses of AVAm : A/An a att fief Singular Countable Noun ® ae th #; 33 — C)Mobanis g singer a Noun (Singular Countable) This is gm apple an Noun (Singular Countable) 8 faa we sree Problems =Eur 7S we Me 6) Ravi prefers / self employment /to job / in any office. / a 8 © ©) No Error, © [BS.RB. (Bhopal) P.O. EXAM, 1989) 3 OSE H Pan (©) waa & BP ‘job" GH Singular intable Noun @ FRE see fat wr wa sh one: SE a job Sm . It being rainy day / most of the people / out on the a) CS) ‘were / carrying umbrellas, / No Error, © oe © [BS.R.B. (Patna) Clerical Exam., 1993] Se FE Pan (A) Tam & eae ‘day’ GH Singular Countable Noun & Ars wee ‘a! ar seit ar atfeg, fg day % eT GF Adjective rainy & fae ae a a aT rainy 72S Gh ste: 8 VENT a rainy day ST (Gi) Summons / was served / on Ram. / No Ettot a 2 © MO [CDS. Exam, 1999] ‘FH Rs FH Part (A) Tera & HTH summons GF Singular Countable Noun & fara’ weet Apr wit erm arm: wet ‘i A Summons mi 2 — Summons—n(novn), pl (= plural) summonses [c (= countable)] an official order to appear in a court of Jaw : serve a summons on sb (= somebody) —LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH (p, 1446) (iv) Laser beams ean carry long distance signals in way / (a) @B) somewhat similar to radio waves, No Error. © ©) ERRB,, (Tiruyananthpuram) ASM. Examn,, 2001] WS FTW Pan (B) tera 8 eA way TH Singular Countable Noun & Praie We8 a ay he Eom see: we vit ina way 2m 2. Some Idiomatic uses of A/An : (@) eT (number) TT AT MT FE we expressions 8; 33— Alot (of) ‘A great many (of) Agreat deal (of) A good many (of) Agood deal (of A number (of) ‘large quantity (of) A large number (of) Alarge amount (0!) _ A great number (of) (0) 3B ST expressions H + eata humble pie, ina hurry, in a dilemma, in a rage, in a mood, in a temper, al a loss, have a drink, have a rest, have @ walk, go for a watk, have @ headache, have a sleep, have a dream, have a chat, have a quarrel, have a fight, make 2 noise, take a risk, take a hint, take ares, take a meal, have a good/bad education, gevgivelnward a scholarship ete. BE idiomatic Sart & Faw ver Problem fear TT tae (Nathan's habit of / delaying bis work / put his Cy @) collegues /to lot of trouble. / No Error. © o 8 [BS.RB. Delhi) PO. Exam, 1990] FET Part (D) ee & FAN lor B we aH RT 8PM 7H: a lot of trouble BH Fah FT NOTE; lot % plural 73 @ sf ae Pan wa Bom ri lots of sx war x at 1 i) ven though our team took the field with gr confidence, the opposition made them eat the hun ie, (A)ahumble pie (B) humble pie (Cyhumble pies (D) No improvement {C.D.S. Exam., 1999} EFT H underlined Part ‘the humble pie" PREET (A 4H fee me wet ‘a bumble pie’ & improve Ft ‘Pits eat a hurable pie GF idiom €12 AMirror of Common Errors 3. Difference between A and An ; A 7% Fi™1 consonant sound (ins waft) BYR eae wa H vee Far 2 SEA pen/A bowA lable/A car. [RT pen FEET sound FV, box #5 eet sound /4/, ge *T WHET sound (R/ FM car Ft TEA sound FF consonant sounds 1) An @ aT vowel sound & YR BATT Wet wey ‘aia $1 $8—Am orange / Am clephant / An ox / Am ass. [ef orange = Weer sound 5i/, elephant 7 Ee sound PR, Ox TET sound 7, ass "5 RET sound AY vowel sounds i] NOTE : Frstt we = Wer sound consonant ® = vowel feet ots ona se re ai feet Sere frre ae BH ‘ate seamen 3 ft wag a eat letter Ht vowel ge yee an sr we Bor ate A consonant B a sat we a a Fae Gm SF MA. weer lever ‘M consonant ® Fa See Se Ta’ Ser Bt TE aT ‘Wee sound M/F vowel $1 Sr: An M.A, = aT Wm, eg Member #1 eet letter M' & fey ear sound // G& consonant @ STE: A Member #_3arT arm Prsfetisn eet ae Awe And wnt at Re: aan X-ray plant (Rar Farr ("Wwe sound AY ty) a one-way ticket [4% feta] [weer sound /@/ Bi] unique man (afr #3] [ee sound P27 81] an umbrella [°¥er] [Fee sound /4/ Bi e Fram K ares Problems aga YS we #1 ea (@ Tam not / wealthy so T / cannot afford to buy / a @) @) © expensive car. / No Error. ©) e [B.S.RB. Jaipur) Clerical Exam., 1991] Q Hat Ae an ar vitt drt iS expensive @anthaa) aT VEST sound /§/ fet #1 vowel 81] (i) He had no / illusion of being / either a distinguished “a B) © writer /or a editor / No Error. ©) ® [BS.R.B. (Lucknow) Clerical Exam., 1993] (6 5H Pat (D) 2 a ace an wove oT “Pils editor SEE sound My Fees RT EE vowel ey Uses of ‘The’ :—The WH Fae onagasagan ft Singular Countable Nous, Plural Countable Noun ™ Uncountable Noun definite =} % fer farar sar t; Be (Youare the te man_ who helped me. the Noun (Singular Countable) (ii) These ae the girls whom I have invited. she noun (Plural Countable) is the, alee ofthis wel is pollute. The Noun {Uncountable) 2. Some Important Uses of The: () eat & ae wee (83 —The Ganges (or The Ganga), The Brabmputra, The Cauvery, The Krishna), 3get set 3 wee The Arabian Sea, The Red Sea, The Dead Sea), Neral ¥ art & yee CBT Indian Ocean, Th. Pacific Ooean The Atlantic Ocean), Hr aera & art yet (82—The Himalayas, The Alps), hers Feemalt & st ¥ Wa GA—The east, The west) sre eral ar ererecor aarad wet % wet G3—Ihe top, The bottom, The enue, The weather, The world, The mountains ete), wet % wet wee GR—Tho Andamans, The Nicobars, The Phillipines, The East Indies, The West Indies) 3. Superative Degree Adjectives WER; $8— (G@ She is the tallest girl in the class. (i) He isthe best boy in the class. Fa fer 1 smenfer problems agar Ye wt fh RA Sunil is 7 a best student / in our class / at present. / “A @) © (D). ‘No Error. [B.S.R.B. (Patna), Clerical Exam. 1988] ® (ee HF 3 Part (B) a3 FSR the FH oo Fie superlative degree % adjective * 788 the Sx mit7 Er ‘1 a: the best student BEt aT HI] 4 Comparative Degree % FE A than AT wo A watt er aT “5a Comparative Degree 8 wE8 the a at a Bhar a (i) He is better than you, [3 P the better than} (ii) She is senior to you. (4 f& the senior to} Wa fren wx amafea Problem 2— (0 The interviewer asked me /ifT knew that / Kalidas was “a @) the greater / tian any other poet. / No Exror, © ©) ® [BSRB_(P.O,) Exam, 1996] (e8 Wes & Pant (©) F the wr weer ee twa BS ‘met % comparative + than * war th sie: Kalidas was greater...7@ THT Mi] fig Prstetinn aftfeafrel # Comparative Degree The wate ett (A) ae Comparative Degree 3 @% of the two aT B, ta Heis the better of the two boys. Lot the comp. ofthe wo (B) We @ war Wet A aed fers a we cei a fr the + Comp. + Subject + Verb, the + Comp, + Subject + Vorb 3 87 Har #s BR — () The more he gets, the more he wants. Ws fron We ame Problems aT Te a A aAMirror of Common Errors 3 (i) Ina mountaineering expedition / higher you go from “ B) the base camp / the colder you feel. /No Error © © ® [S.CRA, Exam, 1998] (pe 51 Fe Parc (BY higher 3 EE the #1 rT Sh ara: we wT the higher mI] . (Gi) The greater the demand, higher the price. (ay high (B) the high (©)thehiigher (D)No inkprovement {S.S.C, (Section officer Commercial Exam., 2001)] {ue FF underlined part higher @ (C) i ee TE ‘wall #1 THR the higher ® improve 7=4 SM S$. eHrTaT Ordinal Adjective % ER the Bet ts ae (i) Who was the first President of India ? 7 6. amram Noun + of + Noun 7a ar BF ee Noun wa thes a Sa 8 FR (The students of his class are naughty rr the Noun of Noun -ge Fro & oraty Probleme aga 7 and th BE “te G@) The teacher drew / an attention of the / boys to the (A) B® © ‘importance / of regular practice. / No Error. © © [BS.RB. Jaipur, Clerical Exam,, 1992} (eet ner % Part B)# an ES the aw weir eT] OMISSION OF ARTICLES Lfrat faere (Subject), AH Canguage), BA (games & sports) % 5; 3; We Anicle a wer Te Sr BSS (@) He is a student of history. (Gi) She can speak Hindi, Sanskrit ond English Cite Possessive Adjective (My, Your, Our, ete), Fett Demonstrative Adjective (This, That, These, Those, No, Any, Other, Any other, ete.) PtH Distributive Adjective (Gach, ether, neither, every) % 3% GET Noun B Teer Anicle 1 wart 3 dim 8; $3 — (i) This is my house. [7 FF althe house] Gi) This house is mine. [7 F& a/the house) (ii) Each boy was ready. [3 F althe boy! 3.Kind of, ¢ype of, sort of, variery of, rank of, post of, ttle of, position of, number of, A large number of, A lot of, Lots of, Plenty of, A great deal of a satel Noun WES Anicle av wan ag Ger fs SB (i) 1 do née like this kind of man, [= f= man] (ii) He has been promoted to the rank of SP. [FF an SPW the SP (Gi) Alot of money has been spent. [¥ F% the money} {OTE : Kind of, type of, sort of ® WE afan a aT B ‘waar tafe TET Interrogative Sentence # W; 38 — What type ofa singer ishe ? 1, What type of singer is he ? 4. Man, Woman, Life, Death, Science, Art, Nature 1 art aig ones oe St ar pam Tee RM Article ST Far ore tet 8; Fa 6) Man is moral. i) Woman is man’s mate. ‘Fa fier staf Problem 2@— ‘The man is mortal / and ultimately he has to leave (a) ®) ‘everything here, / yet how irationally he remains attached 5 © tw his worldly possessions. / No Ertor. @) ® [BS.RB. Bombay) P.O. Exam, 1994) fea wet & Part (A) ¥ man Vet the a ser Er erm] 5. school, college, church, hospital, prison, jail, court, bed, market sar ais. store Stee & fra St at gee Te ‘Prit Article a8 Ber Br (1 g0 to shoot daly, (sre fere] (Gi) The injured man was sent to hospital. (FST! % re] a Fre safes Problems &— (i) The moment Vignesh sas / admitted to the hospital / “ ®) the warden decided /to inform his parents. / No Error. ©- © e [BSRB. Bangalore), P.O. Exam,, 1991] eg TT Pa hos SER te a] (iy The robbers were / caught just as they / were about t0/ @ ®) © exci from the jail, No Error ® © [BS.R.B, (Lucknow) Clerical Exam,, 1992] tye 3a Part D) H jail B WS the we we Te ST ~ ate KT escape from jail 1] 6. FreqferRae phrases ¥ Articles a site wat thar $— (@) by post / by chance / by messenger / by cheque / by air / by land / by sea / by road / by car / by bus / by jeep / ‘by train / by plane / by steamer / by scooter / by bicycle / by mistake. ‘(0 in fact / in dot in shor / in trouble Fin confusion / Sia time / in demand / in danger / in life (in haste / in cricis/ in difficulty fia doubs fin debs. (© on strike / on duty / on foot fon payment / on leave / ‘on demand /on time /on earth, (@) write in ink / write in pencil (HY write with a nen / ‘write witha pencil)Directions : Find out the error in each of the following sentences if any. Ifthere is no error, your answer is ‘E’. L.In science the credit goes to 2 man J who convinces the “a ® world, / not to the man to whom the idea first occurs. / © @) No Ervor. ® 2. is only sfter/ the war is over / that people realise / how a 8) © bad it was/ No Error. ©) ® Glo# the two / answers, this / is defintely / beter. / “ @B) © (wD) NoEnor. ® is unfortunate enough /to lose / few friends he rade / a) ®) © uring his stay at Pata, / No_ Error. ©) ® 5. There were a number / of preity girls in the party / but it “ ®) ‘was Ragini / who remained & centre of attraction. / No © i) Error. © G.Lhave been / informed that / Dr. Sinha visits Patna / the ay ®) © following month. / No Extor. oO ©) - “7. He is / the best artist /of the time but unfortunately / least way B) © recognised. / No Error ©) 8. He said that hy elt nervous / because a friend of his / had Ww - ® given him /a very bad news. / No Error. oO ® ‘9.1 don’t like / that type of a man / who does nothing but / a @) oO find out faults in others. / No Error. D) © i 110. He claims to be a linguist / but, in realty, he / docs not a) ) ‘know even /the AB C of linguistics. / No Error. oO @) ® ting values of humanism / and B) democracy so as to combat / the oncoming brand of oC @) fascism, / No Exot. €) 412, When the house was / set on the firo, all the people / “a (B) started crying at the top /f their voices. [No Ener. oO @ «© 13. A first step /in a rational solution /0 any problem is the / @ ® © recognition of the fact that a problem exists. / No Error. © ® 14, Lite knowledge / of music that he possessed / proved to a (&) be a boon for him / when he was utterly helpless, / No © o Enor, «) 15, Don’ talk to / him, he always / remains in temper / these A) © days, /No Error, _®) ©) (16H boasts of / having good knowledge / of mathematics ~~ A @ “but everybody / knows how far he is good at © © mathematics, / No Error. ® TAI was / by a mistake that he caught / her hand. / No & ©) © ©) Ewer. ® 18, These orders of /the Manager / may put the lives of / wo @ ®) © thousand woskers ina danger. / No Error © © 19, inspired him / wo tke the heat in all adverse situations! @ 8) © and deserve tobe called areal hero. No Exor © ® 20. In my opinion it isnot che fails / thst have made Jira a ®) Tose the heart but the lack of / emotionst support. / © @) ‘No Error, ©) 21, The most happy / marriage would be (a union of a deat A (BD () man toa blind woman. /No Error. @) €)A Mirror of Common Errors 5 fin suggested to / hs brothers that they should / go to tal ® « schoo! regularly / and do their home work sincerely. / © © No Brrr &) 23, After returning / from the jai, Re has abandoned / all the a +e) criminal activities and is determined / to tead a simple © o) life. No Ener. © 724. He was an atheist / but now-a-days he goes to the church A) ® and offers peayess/for hours. ‘No Error © © e 25. His father ( forbade him to go / to cinema / Tate at night. 4 a ® © ® or . © Syne fact shat the compact car / is beter than / conven & ® tional cars has / been proved by its sales, /No Error. © ©) ® 27. There was litle / milk in the botie and she gave it / to the @ ® baby when it/started weeping. /No Error. © ©) © 28, He leads / a very busy life / so he goes everywhere / by a @) © o eat. {No Error © - 28. Thanks to an insight! and persistence of the focal doctor! ®) hundreds of victims have been / able to resume a normal © ©) J No Error No Bs etnues ne hes hal sed te work T9900 « ® and / slipped out unnoticed. No Esto. © o ® 1. He uses / the mockcheroie / style to depiet a violence. ¢ aw 8 © © No Broe ©) « @Efoonle ia Darwin / had become so azcustomed to cyclone @ @) ‘warnings / that few of them paid any attention tothe radio ©. ‘wamings / which began this morning. / No Error. @) ®) 33. One should / be tre to one’s promises / in order 10 earn / w @) © same and fame inthe life. No Error. ©) © ‘BMThe sed / of all the modern amenities / les in the “ ® © science, ‘No Bror. ®) ®) 35."Music is science / but singing is an art” / said the / - “w @) © musi teacher. No Ero. @) «) (BB.We should spend / «good pit of the day /in out of door ce ®) activites and games / because staying indoors all the time © @) is bad forheahh. ‘No Exor. ®) 137. He should mix / his authority with litle / of courtesy and / a ®, © ‘common sense, No Err. o © 38.1tis 0 pity that the son of millionsire/ should indulge / @ ® © in stealing, ‘No Exot ©) ® (Bis / the most important / question which you have / to yo ®) © prepare very carefully. /No Error © © 40, Brahmaputa is / one ofthe fongest rivers / that originate / “ ® © inthe Himalayas, No. Err. @ © 41. The Ganges /is for North India / what Krishna Fis for "a @, © South India, No Error. @) «& ((42,The first Buropean / sailor to come to India in modern a ®) times /was Vasco-da-Gama. ‘No Exor. © © ®) (Gate tw ina forest / most be propery counted end “ 8 numbered / and proper entries be made / in the register. / oO ©) No Entor ®6 A Mirror of Common Errors “a The principal / asked the girls to retwen / (0 the hostel a © ros sete unc No Ee @) «) 4. He foun hse in trouble Fvhen be sa 09 / “w B © soa curse he sation. No Eo © . ©) 46H s/n ei ce a ay ed sus / he A) B) oO psig the eal No Ee oO ® anit consi iy Bel seed tat he pos “w e®) presebes sane mor mpciy.No Er © «) ®) aie slo ofc the ew tt Me Saha A B isa veh ie an imliget ocr No Eos © oO) ®) 49-the wan isthe oly xa that is cadowed with « ® © goweraf speech /NO Exo () ® ws very set pont othe mur of / he “a B® res living / on earth. / No Error. © © ®) ANSWERS La 28) 3 4 5.) 6 70) 8D) 9B) 1B) v.@) 128) BA A) 18) 16.8) 178) 180) 19.8) 200) rc) 22.(C) 3B) 4B) 25.0) 26.(5) 27.(A) 28D) 29.4) 30-A) 3.0) 2G) BO) 34D) FO) x 37.8) 38.(B) 39.) ALA) ao 4 44D) 45.8) Laem 47) BO) 5H) EXPLANATIONS 1. (A) aman the man Go APE man set FAfrst rant at ape at 81 $8—The boy who: the dog which ete, 3h whofwhichfthat eat RT Nouns == the" WE &! 2 (B) the Te a ST SA the war S UH AAT TE wa ate tre t, sat a war any wart RD) beter % Wa the eT aT in eee IT Comparative Degree ® Adjective & choice @ option wr ae Bat Se VER The crm th oid TE Comparative Degree % I ‘of the-ewo! & #3 Comparative Degree 3 eH ‘ihe’ a Fat wat —_ (Heis the’ taller ofthe wo boys. Tv T the comp, of the two. 4. (C) few % TERT the FIT ‘erm aiifs the few friends he made ot and Gar HT go Bet eT Tae” ‘wafer ‘Few friends’ #1 Snf ® ‘No friends’ 5.(D) a % Feet the Sm wife Noun + of + Noun construction % of % wee 3yet Noun eet Smrarag: The Trt &; 8B ‘The boys of thiscollege bob og v ‘The noun of noun 6. (E) wt YE th 7, @) least % EE the Bt TUS Superlative Dezwe * Adjective 3 Wee the aT Get 8 8. (D) a BF WaT Te Sar Fis Nows TH Uncountable Noun #1 %at FR, information, luggage, basen. scenery, drapery 3m EE aan FHT AE at 9, (8) a wart Ae Be FAP ype of, kind of, sort of F ‘aq agea SATE Noun % Tee HATA Article spite 58) feet aret &, SB {)1don't appreciate this kind of book, [F f& this kind of a book] 10. © wr UE EI 11. (B) values 98 the fhm see We SA ST Fa 12. (B) on the fice % = on fire Gtr idiomatic 8 ‘TH fH ‘on fire’ A set (something) on fire ® fire & Tee he’ fa) AT TE HAT A ] 13, (A) AX zea The Gm Tas Pct Ordinal Adjestve ae the sa at 14, (A) Lite WER the BM The le wwe & fg Litle #7 af # almost none GRE * STD! 15. (©) in temper ® WEB in a temper Bm ST idiomatic § ‘Pat wae in a mocd/n # rage/in a dilemma *1 ath 16. (B) good ® wR a TT aA have “a soodo knowledge’ idiomatic $i wart wat fF ‘knowledge Bender am mera Se HB Caehe, HT E aE 3) F laowledge TF Uncountable Noun * A we Ge wee Prat Anicle #20 et eo 8 ( Knowledge is power. (i) He is aman of knowledge.‘A Mirror of Common Errors 7 fe, Se knowledge ® TA aE Adjective HF sa Adjective SES AJAn a at fea Tar &; BI (i) She has a good_ knowledge of English gamma 4 4 v a adj, knowledge fe, SH Knowledge @ Definite rat ome HR coed het tT rey aT eT tS (i) The knowledge of this man is limited toot The knowledge 17 (p) ce ar aT TB, by mistake’ FHT iodiomatic €1 18, (D) “eae Farr FA Br TF in danger, in trouble, in confusion, in debt, in demand, in detail, in fact ate idiomatic ® 19. () the a ware a Ber wtf take hear, take action, take care Smf& idiomatic @ 20.(C) the 3 warm et Br take heart *E lose heart idiomatic 21. (©) aunion ® 4a the union Hon FF: “The + Noun + of + Noun’ construction 1 22. (C) school % FRR the El HM go to schoolchurchjal Sr& @ school, church, jail % stems Serta Era i go to school (7@T % fw goto the school ah rr ad RO 23, (B) jail GEE the TH BM return from jll wr ore & (ear Breve Sa Bete) retum from the jail ae aE 2 aE are wee aa B chem! 24, (B) church 3 Yee the FEt Bm Sat to 22 at HET zai 28. (C) go to the cinema/circus/theatre/opera/station Tf idiomatic #1 a4: go to cinema % ®t go to the cinema S01 * TRIE 27. (a) hie & eS oe TT UTE Atle wT ae & ST Ferg liule a ov & Te URC we TE 4 (D) car B VES aw HAT FE by cas, by Dus by ain Smf% idiomatic $1 4% WE GS car A ain Hr feeta F car WI train % UR atile a bs F8—by the 130 IN ae fieg FF ina car. in a taxi, ina jeep, on a plane, on & ship, on a swamer. on a bicycle, an a scooter, on @ motor cycle anf set &1 29. (A) an FEA the Bat SPF construction “The + Noun + of 4+ Noun’ 3 smite 1 30, (Ay a RSH an BT hour SEAT sound “st” TH vowel BE, (D) awe a AEM “depict violence’ idiomatic €t 2, @ we Tet 233. 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