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Talking about One's Friend

l ^éÌê Ð]l$…¨ õܲíßæ™èl$Ë$ E¯é²Æý‡° ^ðlç³µyé°MìS...
"I have many friends" A° ^ðl´÷µ^èl$a. ©°MìS º§ýl$Ë$V> "I have a lot of friends" A° MýS*yé
^ðl´÷µ^èl$a.
Error: I have much friends. (wrong)
I have many friends. (correct)
Reason: "much" A¯ól ³ç §ýl… "^éÌê' A° Ìôæ§é ÌñæMýSP ò³rtÌôæ° Ðésìæ VýS$Ç…_ ^ðlõ³µr糚yýl$ ÐéyéÍ.
Ìôæ§é ÌñæMýSP ò³rtVýSÍVóS Ðésìæ VýS$Ç…_ ^éÌê A° ^ðlç³µyé°MìS "many" A¯ól 糧鰲 ÐéyéÍ.

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l õܲíßæ™èl$Ë$ MýSÍW E…yýlr… A§ýl–çÙt… A° ^ðlç³µyýl…...
"Fortunate" A¯ól 糧é°MìS A§ýl–çÙt… A° AÆý‡¦…. ^éÌê Ð]l$…¨ õܲíßæ™èl$Ë$¯]l²…§ýl$MýS$ A§ýl–çÙtÐ]l…™èl$yýl$

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A° ^ðlç³µyé °MìS "I am fortunate to have many friends" A° ^ðl´÷µ^èl$a.
Error: I am fortunate for having many friends. (w)
I am fortunate to have many friends. (c)
SReason: MýSÍW E…¨ A¯ól AÆý‡…¦ ™ø "have"A¯ól 糧鰲 Ðéyólr糚yýl$ §é°MìS "ing" MýSË$ç³MýS*yýl§ýl$.
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l {í³Ä¶æ$OÐðl$¯]l õܲíßæ™èl$yýl$ GÐ]lÆø ^ðlç³µyýl…...
"My best friend is Ravi" A° ^ðl´÷µ^èl$a.
Error: My most best friend is Ravi. (w)
My best friend is Ravi. (c)
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Reason: "best" A¯ól¨ "good" A¯ól adjective MýS$ superlative degree. ©°MìS Ð]l¬…§ýl$
"most" A¯ól 糧鰲 ÐéyýlMýS*yýl§ýl$.
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l _¯]l²¯ésìæ ¯]l$…_ õܲíßæ™èl$yýl$ A° ^ðlç³µyýl….

"Since" Ìôæ§é "from" A¯ól 糧é°MìS "¯]l$…_' A° AÆý‡¦…. õܲíßæ™èl$yýl$ _¯]l²ç³šyýl$ ¯]l$…_ ™ðlË$çÜ$ A°
^ðlç³µyé°MìS, "I have known him since/from childhood" A° ^ðl´÷µ^èl$a.
Error: I have known him for childhood. (w)
I have known him from/since childhood.(c)
Reason: ¯]l$…_ A° ^ðl³ç µyé°MìS "since" Ìôæ§é "from" ° ÐéyéÍ. "for" A…sôæ Mö…™èl M>Ë…V>
A° AÆý‡¦….

l _¯]l²ç³µsìæ ¯]l$…_ V>Éýl õܲíßæ™èl$Ë… A° ^ðlç³µyýl…...

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Error: We are thick/close friends since childhood. (w)
We have been thick/close friends since childhood. (c)
Reason: JMýS çÜÐ]l$Ķæ$… ¯]l$…_ A° ^ðlõ³µr糚yýl$"have been" ° ÐéyéÍ, "is" ° ÐéyýlMýS*yýl§ýl$.

l õܲíßæ™èl$yìl™ø JMóS çÜ*PÌZÏ ^èl¨ÐéÐ]l$° ^ðlç³µyýl…...

"We studied together in the same school" A° ^ðl´÷µ^èl$a.
Error: We were studied together in the same school. (w)
We studied together in the same school. (c)
Reason: "studied" A¯ól¨ D ÐéMýSÅ…ÌZ second form of the verb M>ºsìæt ©°MìS Ð]l¬…§ýl$
"were" ° ÐéyýlMýS*yýl§ýl$.

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l õܲíßæ™èl$yìl¨ H FÆø ^ðlç³µyýl…...

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"He belongs to Kurnool" Ìôæ§é "He hails from Kurnool" Ìôæ§é "He comes from Kurnool"
A° ^ðl´÷µ^èl$a.
Error: He belong to Kurnool. (w)
SHe belongs to Kurnool. (c)
Reason: "he" A¯ól ³ç §ýl… third person singular M>ºsìæt ©° ™èlÆ>Ó™èl verb ° Ðéyól糚yýl$ B
verb MìS "s" ° MýSÍí³ ÐéyéÍ.
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l õܲíßæ™èl$yýl$ GÌê…sìæ Ðéyø ^ðlç³µyýl…...
"He is a very friendly person" A° ^ðl´÷µ^èl$a.
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Error: He is a too friendly person.(w)

He is a very friendly person. (c)
Reason: "too" A¯ól ³ç §é°MìS ^éÌê A° AÆý‡…¦ M>± D ³ç §é°² Ð]l$¯]lMýS$ »ê«§lý MýSÍW…^ól ÑçÙĶæ*ËMóS
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ÐéyéÍ.
Eg: It is too hot today. Ð]l$…_ ÑçÙĶæ*ËMìS"very" A¯ól 糧鰲 ÐéyéÍ.

l õܲíßæ™èl$yìl² G…§ýl$MýS$ CçÙtç³yýl™éÐðl* ^ðlç³µyýl…...

"I like him because he is a hardworking person" A° ^ðl´÷µ^èl$a.
Error: I am liking him because he is a hardworking person. (w)
I like him because he is a hardworking person. (c)
Reason: "like" A¯ól ³ç §é°² verb V> Ðéyìl¯]l糚yýl$ §é°MìS "ing" ° Ðéyìl "liking" A°
ÐéyýlMýS*yýl§ýl$.

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l õܲíßæ™èl$yìlÌZ E¯]l² Ð]l$…_™èl¯é°² AÀ¯]l…¨çÜ$¢¯é²Ð]l$° ^ðlç³µyýl…...
"I admire his honesty" A° ^ðl´÷µ^èl$a.
Error: I admire his honest. (w)
I admire his honesty. (c)
Reason: "honest" A¯ól¨ adjective. "honesty" A¯ól¨ abstract noun. D ÐéMýSÅ…ÌZ B
Ð]lÅMìS¢ÌZ E¯]l² JMýS VýS$×ê°² ™ðlÍĶæ$gôæçÜ$¢¯é²Ð]l¬ M>ºsìæt "honesty" A¯ól 糧鰲 ÐéyéÍ.

l A™èl°™ø õܲçßæ… G…™ø ÑË$OÐðl…¨V> ¿êÑçÜ$¢¯]l²r$t ^ðlç³µyýl…...

"I value his friendship a lot" A° ^ðl´÷µ^èl$a.
Error: I value his friendship more. (w)
I value his friendship a lot. (c)

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Reason: ^éÌê A° ^ðl³ç µyé°MìS "a lot" A¯ól ³ç §é°² ÐéyéÍ. "more" ° ÐéyýlMýS*yýl§ýl$. "more"

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A¯ól 糧鰲 Æð‡…yýl$ ÑçÙĶæ*Ë° ´ësìæ…^ólr糚yól ÐéyéÍ.

l õܲíßæ™èl$yýl$ MýSçÙtçÜ$RêÌZÏ ™èl¯]l™ø¯ól E¯é²yýl° ^ðlç³µyýl…...

S"He is always with me through thick and thin" A° ^ðl´÷µ^èl$a. "He is always by my
side" A° MýS*yé ^ðl´÷µ^èl$a.
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Error: He always with me through the thick and thin. (w)
He is always with me through the thick and thin. (c)
Reason: D ÐéMýSÅ…ÌZ "he" A¯ól¨ subject. ©° ™èlÆ>Ó™èl "always" A¯ól 糧鰲 ÐéyýlMýS Ð]l¬…§ýl$
"is" ° ÐéyéÍ.
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l õܲíßæ™èl$yýl$ ^éÌê çÜËàË$ CÝë¢yýl° ^ðlç³µyýl…...

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"Advice" A¯ól ³ ç §é°MìS Üç Ëà A° AÆý‡…¦ . D ³ç §é°² Æ>õÜr糚yýl$ verb V> Ðéyìl™ól "advise" A°
noun V> Ðéyìl¯]l糚yýl$ "advice" A° Æ>Ķæ*Í. õܲíßæ™èl$yýl$ Ð]l$¯]lMýS$ ^éÌê ÑË$OÐðl¯]l çÜËàË$
CÝë¢yýl° ^ðlç³µyé°MìS "He gives me a lot of valuable advice" A° ^ðl´÷µ^èl$a.
Error: He gives me a lot of valuable advices. (w)
He gives me a lot of advice. (c)
Reason: "advice" A¯ól ³ç §é°MìS "s" MýSÍí³ ÐéyýlMýS*yýl§ýl$. G°² çÜËàË$ AƇ¬¯é MýS*yé "advice"
A¯ól ÐéyéÍ, "advices" A° ÐéyýlMýS*yýl§ýl$.

l MýSçÙtçÜ$Rê˯]l$ õܲíßæ™èl$yìl™ø ç³…^èl$MýS$…sêÐ]l$° ^ðlç³µyýl…...

"We share our happiness and sorrow with each other" A° ^ðl´÷µ^èl$a.
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Error: We share our happiness and sorrow with one another. (w)
We share our happiness and sorrow with each other. (c)
Reason: "One another" A¯ól 糧鰲 C§ýlªÇ MýS…sôæ GMýS$PÐ]lV> E¯]l² çÜ…§ýlÆý‡Â…ÌZ ÐéyéÍ. "Each
other" A¯ól 糧鰲 C§ýlªÆý‡$ E¯]l² çÜ…§ýlÆý‡Â…ÌZ ÐéyéÍ.

l G…™èl ™èlÆý‡$^èl$V> õܲíßæ™èl$yìl° MýSË$Ýë¢Ððl* ^ðlç³µyýl…...

"Rarely" Ìôæ§é "hardly" A¯ól 糧é°MìS "AÆý‡$§ýl$V>' A¯ól AÆý‡… ¦ . "often" Ìôæ§é "frequently" A¯ól
糧é°MìS ™èlÆý‡^èl$V> A° AÆý‡¦…. Ðól$… AÆý‡$§ýl$V> MýSË$Ý뢅 A° ^ðlç³µyé°MìS "We rarely/hardly meet
each other". Ðól$… ™èlÆý‡$^èl$V> MýSË$Ý뢅 A° ^ðlç³µyé°MìS "We often/ frequently meet each
other" A° ^ðl´÷µ^èl$a. Ðól$… ÐéÆ>°MìS JMýSÝëÇ MýSË$Ýë¢Ð]l$° ^ðlç³µyé°MìS "We meet once in a

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week" A° ^ðl´÷µ^èl$a.
Error: We meet at least one time in a week. (w)

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We meet at least once in a week. (c)
SReason: JMýSÝëÇ A° ^ðlç³µyé°MìS "once" A¯ól ³ç §é°² ÐéyéÍ. One time A° ^ðlç³µMýS*yýl§ýl$.

õܲíßæ™èl$Ë VýS$Ç…_....
1. Do you have friends?
How many friends do you have?
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I have many friends.
I have a handful of friends.
2. Who is your best friend?
May I know who your best friend is?
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My best friend is Ravi.

Ravi is my best friend.
3. Since when have you known him?
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For how long have you known him?

I have known him since childhood.
We have been thick/close friends since childhood.
4. When did you befriend him?
When did you meet him for the first time?
I befriended him when I was in graduation.
I met him for the first time when I was in school.
5. Where did you meet him for the first time?
In which place did you meet him for the first time?
I met him for the first time at my native place.
I met him for the first time at a party.
6. Did you study together in the same school?
Did you pursue graduation together?
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We studied together in the same school.
We pursued graduation together.
7. Where is he from?
Which is his native place?
He is from Nellore.
He belongs to Nellore.
8. What does he do?
What is he doing now?
He is a software engineer.
He is working in an MNC.
9. What type of family does he belong to?
What is his family background?
He belongs to a middle class family.

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He belongs to an agricultural family.
10. Are you close with his family?

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Do you mix up well with his parents?
I am very close to all the members of his family.
I mix up well with all the members of his family.
11. What type of person is he?
S How is he by nature?
He is a very friendly person.
He is very hard working by nature.
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12. What quality do you like in him?
I like him because he is so humble.
I like his determination.
13. What do you admire in him?
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Can you tell me one aspect in him which you appreciate?

I admire his personality.
I always appreciate his positive attitude.
14. Why do you consider him as your best friend?
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Why have you chosen him as your best friend?

I consider him as my best friend because he gives me a lot of advice.
I consider him as my best friend because he is always there for me when I
need.
15. How often do you meet?
Do you spend a lot of time together?
We meet at least once in a week.
We spend a lot of time together.
-English Academy

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