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Answers to last week's exercise:
a) Kumar: Read the letter, will you?
Laxman: I don't wish to .... .
b) Khadar: He is buying another house.
Juber: Well, he has the money to. ...
.. ..: .... ... ....:
c) David: You didn't say good bye to him.
Vinai: I forgot to ....
Raju, Vizianagaram.
1. Rhythm/ Rhyme - say the differ-
ence. Is a poem read in a
Rhythmatic manner or Rhyme
manner? Explain.
A: Rhythm = Regular repeated
pattern of sounds or move-
ments. 'We have rhythm in
poetic writing .
.... ... .. ..t
.. .. ... ..t.
.. Soldiers' march
Rhythm ....: Left,
right, left, right . .. timing ....
march .... Rhythm ... .
... .:.. ..
Eg: Twinkle, twinkle, little star- poetic
line ... ... t. ..
... .: ... .... .. .. ..
t. :. ...: ..
... .: . .t. ..
... .... .: rhythm.
Rhyme - If two words end in
the same sound, they
rhyme with each other;
1) Beauty - duty
2) High - sky
}
Rhyme
3) Cake - make
A poem is read in a rhyth-
mic manner ...
2. Please let's know about stress. e.g. 'hotel-
: .. . .....Hovercraft
..... .:......
A: 'stress' = pronouncing a sound with some
force. In 'twinkle, twinkle, little star'- the
sound 'Twin' is said with more force than
'kle' and 'lit' is said with more force than
'tle'. That is, the 'stress' is on 'Twin', and
'lit'.
Hotel - Pronunciation: h Utel = ... .
:.. :..... . stress .. ...t
Hovercraft- pronounced - ....
3. Falling tone ... .:. .: .. ...
... ..
A: Falling tone = sentence .. ...
.. :. . rising stress)
..... :. :.. ... ...
.....
Where is Ram going?
Suppose, you want to know the place Ram
is going to, .... .: ....
... .... ... force . .t.
:. ... ... ....
.: rising tone. :. ....
falling tone.
4. They did have gone - sentence
...
A: They did have gone - Wrong.
Read the six classes of verbs
given in the first ten lessons.
5. I am stinting myself in order
not to be a burden to my par-
ents - : .. .
..t
A: . .t..... ... .... ......
.... . ...... (I
am stinting)
6. Plunder/ rob - say the difference.
A: Plunder = .....
During a war, the victorious
army, t: . .....
. .....
Muslim invaders plundered
India ..:. ....:..
... ....
Rob = ...... .. ../
... ... .. (take things
by force)
7. On the 7
th
January/ On
January 7
th
- which one is
correct?
A: On the 7
th
January = On January 7
th
-
both are right.
8. If the drop wasn't there the Ocean would
be less of it.
A: Correct.
Raghavendra, Eluru.
1. I have been studying in this school from
Nursery - can this sentence be correct to be
said?
A: I have been studying in this school since
my nursery class - correct.
2. Does the word 'actress' have its plural from?
A: Actresses - plural.
3. To be + V
4
i.e., to be going, to be studying
- explain.
A: To be waiting in a queue for a long time is
tiring.
To be going to the same place every day is
boring .:.. .. ... . ..... :
To be studying the same subject all the day
is not good. .... .. :.. ....
..... ..:: ..
4. Curricular activities/ Co-curricular
activities -explain.
A: Curricular activities =Activities connect-
ed with the subjects in the course (studying
subject books, doing lab work, going out to
study geographic
features, etc).
Co-curricular activ-
ities: sports, games,
etc.
5. Speak in English/
Speak English -
explain.
A: Speak in English = You say this when
someone is speaking in some other lan-
guage.
Speak English = Asking somebody if they
know English/ When
you want to test some-
body's knowledge of
English.
6. .. .. ..
... ... .::.
. communication
.. say in English.
A: If you study at home
without going to
school, you can't
improve your communication skills.
7. They communicate with/ to us - say the cor-
rect one.
A: Both are correct with different meanings.
Communicate with = Converse
with/ exchange ideas/ views/ share
opinions with others.
Teachers communicate with their
students.
Communicate to = tell somebody
something.
He hasn't communicated to me the
result of his exam = He hasn't told
me/ informed me of his result of
the exam.
Sneha Kolhapuri, Vijayawada.
1. . .... ....: : English
. ..t
A: My bicycle tyre had a puncture/ is flat.
2. He is gone mad/ he has become mad - say
the correct one.
A: He has gone mad - correct.
3. Meat/ flesh - give the meanings.
A: Meat = the flesh of an animal or bird eaten
as food.
Flesh - The soft substance between the skin
and bones of an animal (including humans)/
bird.
4. He isn't cleverer than any other/ than any
student in the class - clarify. Which is cor-
rect?
A: He is not cleverer than any other student in
the class.
(He is compared with the other students in
the class. So we should use, any other.)
5. He plays better than any other player/ than
any player - ... sentences . ..
... ....
A: He plays bet-
ter than any
other player -
Here, ...
.. ...
group .
... ...
.t ...
.. .:. any other - correct. ..
player, ... ... players . ...
.. any other player ... correct.
He is better than any player - ... ...
player .....
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Vijay Rajya Sindhia, Hyderabad.
1. I am thankful to all for giving me this
opportunity to speak to you all - Is this
one right?
A: The sentence is right, but 'thankful' is
wrong. We are 'thankful' only to God; to
human beings, we are, 'grateful'.
2. Can all types of degrees of comparisons
be changed into question forms?
e.g. No other boy is as good as Raju - Is no
other boy is as good as Raju? e.g.: Vijay
is better than Raju- Is Vijay better than
Raju?
A: They can be. Is no other boy as good as
Raju? - This is a good example.
Sohel Khan, Warangal.
1. Andhra Pradesh is bigger than any other
state/ than any state in South India - say
the difference.
A: Since AP is also a state in South India,
we say, It is bigger than any other state
in South India.
('Bigger' than any state in South India'
gives the meaning that AP is not in South
India.)
2. I have done wrong by making you sit at
your desired place - Is this sentence
right?
A: Right
.c.- 'thankful'.. cs- 'grateful'
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Teachers
communicate with
their students.
He hasn't
communicated
to me the
result of his
exam
Anything else / more?
Aditya: Have you anything else to say?
. .... ..t, ...
Sarath: Nothing else .... .
Aditya: Who else did you say this to? ....
.. ... ::
Sarath: To Kiran and Kapil .... ...
Aditya: Does anyone else know this? Did you
tell them? ...... :.. ..
. ... .. :..
Sarath: No, I didn't ...
Aditya: How else did they come to know of
it? .. . .t.: .. :..
Sarath: They must have got it from someone
else. ... .. .. ... ...t
Aditya: OK. I'll find it . ....
Dear Readers, You must have observed the
use of 'else' in the conversation above.
:. . ... 'else' .... ...
.... .: . ...... .. .
.... ... ... .. ..:
else = .... .: ....
.... 'else' independent ... .....
..... ... :.. ..... . ....
....
. ... ... ....
Anything else = ....
Have you anything else? = .. ....
... Have you any thing more? = Have
you any other thing?
.. correct. .... ... ...
..: Anything else.
Sukhram: Have you anything more to say?
:. ..t,.: .... ...
Narayana: Nothing more.
. ... 'more' .. 'else' ...
... ....:
Sukhram: Have you anything else to say?
Narayana: Nothing else.
Observe the use of 'else' in the following
sentences:
a) Madan: Have you anything more to say?
Kishan: I have little more to say
Compare:
Madan: Have you anything else to say?
Kishan: I have little else to say.
b) You can take the help of some other person
= . ..... .. ... You
can take the help of someone else/ some-
body else.
More about this in the next lesson.
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Sudheer: I was speaking to him just a few
minutes ago. ... ... .. ...

Amith: Who to? ....

Sudheer: Jairam. We had a discussion that
lasted ten minutes. ..... .: :
... . .. ...:
Amith: Oh, you are annoying. What about?
. . :. . ..:
Sudheer: About our trip north. . ...
.. .. ..:
Amith: When? Why didn't you be clearer?
... .. .... ...
Sudheer: He said he would be bringing his
cousin Parasuram. .... . ....
.... ..... .. ..
Amith: Who did he say he would bring
along with him? ... .
..
Sudheer: His cousin Parasuram, I said.
.. .. cousin .....
... .. .. .. .. .....
.. English ...... (in spoken
English) .. :.. . :... ...
. ... . . .. . .. Interrogative
responses .... ...
Look at the following too:
Bhanu: My brother is as strong as Bhima
. . :...... .....
.: .. .... .: .... .
. .. .. . . ... ..
.. ..: :.. .:.
Seenu: As strong as who? ... ...
.. .. ..
. ..... 'As strong as who?' is not a
question sentence, but a question
(Interrogative) response. It makes our con-
versation natural.
Look at some more examples:
Ashish: Listen! :
Akash: Who to? / What to ... / .
:....
Ashish: Listen to me. Send it at once.
..: : . ... ......
Akash: Send what and who to? . ....
.......
Ashish: The book, to my brother . ..
. .....
Akash: Which address to? . ...
Ashish: Here it is. .:
responses - Interrogative / question
responses- . practice ... . spoken
English ....
Which address to?
Sanjay Singhania, Jeedimetla.
1. Obviously it is clear from his
accounts - Is it necessary to
write the underlined word?
Please clarify.
A: Not necessary. It is even
wrong, because, obviously =
clearly.
2. Not to ask me anything about it.
But can I ask it after sometime?
- Here after the underlined word
object should be there.
A: Not to ask me anything about it
- WRONG - Not a sentence.
What's your meaning?
Can I ask you (somebody) about it
after some time? - Correct.
(Yes, 'ask' should be followed by
both the direct and indirect
objects).
3. He asked me to make fun of the
visitors/ to make the visitors fun
- say the correct one.
A: He asked me to make fun of the
visitors - grammatically cor-
rect, but it doesn't have a prop-
er meaning. You can say
instead, he asked me to play/
make jokes at the visitors.
4. But don't catch hold of me -
translate into Telugu.
A: ....
5. I made a gentleman of you/ I
made you a gentleman - say the
right one.
A: I made a gentleman of you = I
made you a gentleman.
Vijay Rajya Sindhia,
Hyderabad.
1. He poses as if he is going to
buy the bike - Is this correct?
A: He poses as if he were going
to/ would buy the bike.
2. Can we use had + been + ing
(V
4
)/ had + V
3
after 'as if' -
Please explain.
A: Yes. He talked as if he had
been doing it/ he had done it
for a long time.
3. He died from/ of hunger - say
the correct one.
A: He died of hunger
4. He is older/ elder than his
brother - is this correct?
A: He is older than his brother/
He is his brother's elder.
(Elder to/ than- wrong)
5. I do the cooking and listen to
radio.
A: I listen to the radio as I do the
cooking.
6. I went to tour/ on tour that's
why I was absent from school
- say the correct one.
A: I went on a tour. That's why I
was absent.
Akshara Singhaniya, Rajahmundry
1. Agriculturist / farmer / peasant /
cultivator - Say the difference.
A: Agriculturist = farmer = A per-
son who owns the land he culti-
vates (Landlord).
Peasant = Cultivator = Aperson who
cultivates the land he may not
own and takes for lease = ..
.. .. .: . ...
... / .....
2. Please pay the salary of six days
besides my salary - Is this correct?
A: Correct.
3. He was dejected after spending three days
on the hospital bed - Say if it isn't necessary
to write / say for before the underlined
above?
A: Not at all necessary.
after spending three days - correct.
'spend' is not followed by 'for' in
situations like this.
4: Let me know what are produced
in factories and in industries.
A: Goods and machinery.
5. I will be home, I will be home at
lunch - Say in Telugu
A: ... / .. ..
. .... . / ...
...
6. I am very thankful to you for
giving me a chance to give a
small speech.
A: You are 'thankful' only to God. For human
beings, it is, 'grateful'.
I am thankful that I have such good parents =
... .t.... .... .... .....
I am very grateful to you for giving me a
chance to make a short speech = .:.
.. :. ....
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Saheb Khan, Machilipatnam.
1. He did have gone - can this be used?
Clarify.
A: You say either, He did go or He has gone.
'He did have gone' is not a sentence, as
there is neither a verb nor has the group of
words has complete meaning.
He did go- an emphatic way of saying, 'He
went'.
2. If I have said any wrong, please excuse me
- Can this be said at the time of parting/
parting away with our friend? Explain.
A: If I have said anything wrong, please
excuse me- You can say so at the time of
parting with your friend.
3. He enjoyed on seeing/ seeing his son -
translate the above two into Telugu.
A: He enjoyed seeing his son (on seeing
wrong) = He felt joyful/ happy seeing his
son.
4. I am aware/ I know - say the difference.
A: I am aware = I know
5. I am a B.Sc. with computers as one of my
optional subjects - Is the above correct?
A: Correct.
Krish D, Bandam Charla.
1. .. ... . ..: 'Indian are desperate, said Clark' . ...
Indians are . India is . .: ..:
A: 'India' here means the members of the Indian team. So it is cor-
rect. If we say 'Indians', it means all Indians, and not the mem-
bers of the Indian team.
Inayathulla Khan, Karimnagar.
1. 'He must not buy the book', they said (DS)
- They said that he had not to buy the
book.
A: The indirect speech for the sentence is:
They said that he must not buy the book.
'Must' in direct speech becomes 'had to'
in indirect speech, but 'must not' does not
become had not to buy/ had not had to buy,
because the meaning of had not had to buy is
had not needed to buy, which is different
from must not buy.
Must not/ should not in direct speech, are
used in indirect speech too.
2. She is less intelligent than her sister - Is
the underlined word adjective?
A: 'Less' here is an adverb and not an adjec-
tive, because less here modifies the
adjective 'intelligent'.
3. He got less rice than his friend - Is the
above underlined word adjective? -
Explain.
A: In this sentence, 'less' is a determiner, that
is, it says something about a noun. In a
way it is an adjective, but modern gram-
marians prefer to call it a determiner.
4. Less, lesser, least, and lessest - Explain if
the above are PD, CD, and SD.
A: Less and lesser are comparative degree of
'little' (positive degree) and 'least' is the
superlative degree of 'little'. No such
word as 'lessest' in English.
Zuber Hussain, Amalapuram.
1. One should always be active and punc-
tual towards his duties / in his duties
...
A: One should always be active and
punctual - correct. (in his/ towards his
duties - not correct.)
2. Good morning to everyone / all of you
/ to all .: ..:
A: All the three are correct.
3. He feels hunger / hungry .: ..:
A: He feels hungry - Correct.
4. The shops are open between 9 to 10 am
/ from 9 to 10 am .: ..:
A: The shops are open from 9 to 10 AM -
Correct.
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Priyanka Pooja Pallavi, Ongole.
1. This is one year course/ this is the course
for one year - say the correct one.
A: This is a one - year course - correct.
2. He is busy with studying/ He is busy study-
ing - say the right one.
A: He is busy studying English- Correct.
He feels hunger / hungry
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Pavan: I wonder where Aswin now is and
what he is doing? .. .... .. .
..
Diwakar: I am sure he is still in Chennai,
searching for a job. I'm afraid he hasn't been
able to land a job. ... . ...
... .. ...... ...
... . ... ..... / .:.. .
Pavan: The last time he called me he told me
that he had had an offer of a Rs.30000 a month
job, but I'm (I am) afraid he wasn't happy
about it. . :... . . . . . .
.. . ... . . .. . .:.. ..
. ... .. . . .: . . .
Diwakar: But do you think he can get more
than that? . ...... .... ......
..
Pavan: I wonder if he can, considering the
fact he has no experience. . ....
....... ... ..... .
Diwakar: I'm afraid he isn't being realistic. I
wonder when he will take a proper view of
the situation. ... .. ......
. ... ... . . .:.
... . ....
.. .. .. Afraid = .... .....
Wonder = .......
.... . ... English conversation
1) I'm afraid ..... .. ..,.. ...
: .t.. :.. ... .....
.... (to convey something disappoint-
ing, annoying, upsetting or that you are
sorry about something.)
a) Vinod: What is that you are prepared to
offer for the bike? . bike . ... .t...
.. .. ..
Vikram: Say Rs.30,000/- (Rs.30,000
....
Vinod: I'm afraid it is too low. .: .
... . ... ....
b) Janaki: Hi Vasantha, I'm surprised to see
you here. What are you doing here? ...
:..... .... ..
Vasantha: This is where I live. See. That's my
home there. What bring you here? ..:
... .. . .. :........
Janaki: I've come for Priyanka. ....
.. ..
Vasantha: I'm afraid you have come to the
wrong address. . .. ... ...
... .: .. . ... ....
c) Nishanth: I haven't seen Mukund for quite
some time. Is he in town at all? .....
. .... ....: . ..
..
Nischal: I'm afraid not. He must have left for
Delhi for some interview. . ....
.:. interview . ...t
d) Pramod: Do you think the boss will give
me a rise in the salary? . boss ...
.. ........
Srikanth: I'm afraid not. . ....
e) Vinay: Will the police come now? .:.
.. ...
Charan: I'm afraid so. . . ...:
.: : ... .... ....
In this lesson we are going to study the peculiar use of two
expressions which are quite frequent in spoken English and
which makes our English sound natural. (.. c-
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Pratibha Sowbhagyavathi,
Khammam.
1. They visited the college to get more
information on / about / of the
accused - Let me know the correct
sentence.
A: Information on / about - Correct.
Information of = to give informa-
tion to somebody.
The book is written for the infor-
mation of those going abroad =
...to give information to those
going abroad.
2. Some animals have no predators - Translate
into Telugu.
A: Predator = an animal that eats other ani-
mals. ... ..... : .....
Some animals have no predators = . ....
. : ... ..... . . ..... .
... .... :.
3. "Does he go there?", he said (DS)
He said / asked if he did go there / if he went
there (IDS) - Let me know the right one.
A: He asked if he went there.
4. They are clinching - .. .. :...
. - Is this right?
A: Wrong. Clinch = achieving / winning
something / settle something = :....
/ .. :. .. .... / .. .
. ....
OK. I will pay you the money.
That clinches it. = . . .
. .t ... .
Clinch . .. :...
.... . .. :... drive
a nail.
Nail something down = Come
to a settlement = .. ....
....../ .. .....
All are anxious to nail down
the Telangana issue = ....
. .... ... .... .. ..
..
5. She is working during five hours - ... ..
.... ... .: .. ..: ...
...... ....- Once you translated
the meaning of the word "during" like the
above - Clarify.
A: She has been working during the past five
hours = ... .... .: ... ...
..... .... (not continuously) ...
... ... ... ...: .. : ...
6. Let me be given - Is this right? If it is, say
the Active Voice.
A: Let me be given - this sentence is incom-
plete. 'Let me be given what?' Suppose the
sentence is: 'Let me be given the book',
then the active voice is: Give me the book.
What kind of book it is!
Thazeen Imran, Yellandu.
1. How many inches are / is to a metre - Say
the correct one.
A: Inch - Countable. So 'How many inches
are to a metre?' - Correct.
2. . ... ... - I don't agree with him.
A: We don't agree - better than I don't agree
with him. ...... I don't agree with him
. .. ...: ...... . .
... .. ..:
3. I got 87% in English and as such I am little
bit good at the English language - Let me
know the meaning of the above underlined
i.e. as such.
A: ...... as such - This phrase is not correct
here. As such = as things are usually
understood = . ..:/ .... ...
.. :..
Your sentence is not correct. The correct sen-
tence is: I got 87% in English and it means I
am a little good (little bit good- Wrong) at
English language.
As such = .. ... .. :.. In the
exact sense of the word.
The Headmaster as such may not be better
than the teachers under them = Headmaster
... .. .... .. ......
... ..: ... .....
Shoeb Khan, Warangal.
1. What kind of book is it? / What kind of
book it is? - Which is the interrogative
sentence?
A: What kind of is it? - Question - meaning:
.: ... ... Correct as a ques-
tion. What kind of book it is! = .. .:
... ... .... ..... /
.... ..... . ......
. .......
What kind of book is it? - Question what
kind of book it is! - exclamation ....
.. ... Correct.
2. Neither he has come to see me nor has he
sent me a message / nor he has sent me a
message - Say why the above underlined
words aren't used?
A: The correct sentence is:
Neither has he come to see me nor sent me a
message. (OR) He has neither come to see
me nor sent me a message.
3. The victims lodged a complaint with the
police - I have seen the above sentence in
an English Newspaper - Say if it is correct
or not, as once you said that to the police.
A: You lodge a complaint with somebody =
You complain to somebody. 'Lodge a
complaint with the police' is formal (offi-
cial).
4. Police - .: Political - .t.. Solution
- . - Are these correct?
A: Police - pronunciation: p li:s - ..
.t. .. .t.. .... .
./. . . . .. .. .t...: .:
.. : ...t,.. The same applies
to political.
Sneha, Rakshita, Rupali, Rajahmundry.
1. There is no use his teaching / of his teach-
ing - Clarify.
A: There is no use his teaching - Correct. His
teaching is no use - better.
2. i) .. .....- Clothes are drying
up.
ii) . accident ... :..: - My hand
was broken in that accident - Are the
above ones right?
A: i) Correct.
ii) Correct. However, 'I broke my hand in an
accident' - better.
3. I am understood / I am determined / I under-
stand / I determine - Say the right one.
A: I am understood = Others understand me.
I understand = ... ..
I determine = I decide = ...
... ... :. .
I am determined = ... ...
.... .
4. Are you understood? / Do you understand?
- Say the right one of the above two.
A: Are you understood? (Passive) = . ...
..... /... ....
Do they understand you? (Active) = .
... ...../ ... ...
. ..
... Correct. .... Do they understand
you? - is better.
5. He makes them do the work and goes for a
work - is this correct?
A: He makes them do the work and goes for a
work - not a sentence because there is no
meaning.
He makes them do the work - correct = ...
.. . ....
6. This is Sneha of fourth standard - can we
say this?
A: Yes.
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Hi Vasantha, I'm
surprised to see
you here.
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Lakshmi: Where are our guests - I mean your
uncle and aunt? They left in the morning and
haven't returned so far. I wonder where they
are. . .:.. .. : .... ..
.... .. .. ...... :..
. .... :
Kishore: I wonder too mom. It is raining
heavily. They must have got caught in the
rain and are perhaps waiting for it to stop.
. .. .t.... .... .. ...
...: . :...... .: ..
.. ......
Lakshmi: I'm (I am) afraid she may catch a
cold. She is of delicate health you know.
.... .. .... . .
.. . ... ..... ... ..
Kishore: I wonder when this rain will stop,
and if it will stop at all. ... .
... .. .... . . ....
..:
Lakshmi: Do they know their way back home
at all. I wonder if you could reach them on
the mobile. .... .. .. .. ..
.. .. phone ....
Kishore: I wonder whether he hasn't changed
his number. I remember vaguely his telling
me so. .. phone number .....
.. . .. .. ...
. .
Lakshmi: Ah! Here they are, soaked to the
bone. They have come at last. What a relief?
. ... . .. ..... ...
... : .. :.:..:

Look at the following sentences from the
conversation:
1) I wonder where they are
2) I wonder too.
3) I'm afraid she may catch cold.
4) I wonder when this rain will stop.
5) I wonder if you could reach them on the
mobile.
6) I wonder whether he hasn't changed his
number.
a) Bhanu: Hope he hasn't failed the exam.
... ... ... ..
Vidur: I'm afraid he has. (Fail ... .
... .. .t..... ....
b) Suneeta: Has she married that good for
nothing fellow, after all? :... . ...
.. ....
Sasi: I'm afraid so .. ........
.: 'afraid' ..... :.. .: ....
lesson ... ..
... 'wonder' .. . ... ....
......./ ..../ .... .... con-
versational English .. :.. ...
lesson .... 'wonder' ...
..:.. .t... . .../ ..
.. . ........ ....
1 a) Ashok: Will he be at home now? ..
.. ... .......
Maneesh: I wonder . ....
b) Bahadur: Hello, is it Mukund? .
..... .....:
Mukund: Yes, it is. ..
Bahadur: Thank God. I was just wondering if
I could get you over the phone.
I am happy. :...
. phone ..... .
. ...... ....
...
2 'Wonder' ... ...
..... (think seriously)
. .... .. ....
a) Prasad: You appear
absent minded. Why?
.. .... ..
....
Sravan: I have been
searching for my bike key since morning. I
was wondering where I could have put it.
... .: bike key .. ....
... ... . .:
b) Jayaram: So you are going to meet Sai
today, are you? .... . .. ...
..... ..
Mahesh: So I am, but I wonder if I can recog-
nize him after all these years .. .
. ... ... .... . .
:
3 Wonder guess ..... . ....
.. ....
a) Bharat: The tax people are after Nataraj for
non payment of tax. I've been warning him
again and again. He is in real trouble. ..
... ... .. ..... .
.t..... ... . ...
.. ... ...
Chakri: I wonder what he is going to do now?
..... .. ..... . .:
b) Nischal: Do you think he will pay you back
the money before this month end?
.. . . :. .t.
Chari: I wonder where he can get the
money from. ... . . ... ...
.. . .:
4 'Wonder' ... .. .....
(Request) .... ....
a) Anand: What brings you here Raju?
Long time no see. .:. ...
....: .
Raju: I wonder if I might borrow
some money from you. .. .
. ... ...... ...
./ ... ..... . ..
... .. Polite request.
b) Pratap: I wonder if I could borrow your
book for a few days. ... ....
.. ... ...
Venkat: I'm afraid I can't just now. .....
... ....
One more example:
Ram: I was wondering if I could borrow your
car for a day? .. . .. ...
... . .:
Rahim: Have it by all means. ......
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.. .... lesson .-.. 'afraid'/ 'wonder' .-..
e... . .. .. e... .... 'Afraid' .-.. e..
....../ ... ..... .. .. .... lesson 'afraid'
.. ..-./ .../ e... ..... ..-. ....
.... .-.. ..: .. ..... ... ...-. .-..
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1. i) M.P.C. group .
ii) M.P.C. course . - Which is correct?
A: i) . Choose/ selected .... ..
ii) . doing/ studying ....
2. i) .. English Language ...
ii) .. English subject .:. :. language .
subject . . .. .:. Explain.
A: i) English Language - language of English = ..
.
ii) English Subject - .:.. :.. (Subject) English.
...... ... ...
The English subject = English language.
5. I am an English teacher/ I am a teacher of English. -
Which is correct?
A: I am an English teacher = I am an English person,
working as a teacher.
I am a teacher of English = I am a teacher (Indian/
English/ American, etc.) teaching English.
But this difference need not be listed upon. ..
... ....... We can say either to mean, 'one
who teaches English'.
Mates, fellows c. .
Ajay, Mahabad.
1. If you want me to get scolded
then you can be here - :. ..
.. . .... . ...
.... If the above sentence
correct.. say whether the above
translation is correct or not.
A: Both the sentence and the trans-
lation are correct. .... . .
:. ....... . .. ..
.. . . :. :.... ..
. ....:
2. He had seen me talking to others
and went away - Say in Telugu.
A: ..... ..... .
... ..... .... 'He saw
me talking to others and went
away'' is better.
3. Material Noun/ Uncountable
Noun - explain.
A: Material noun - The names of
matter/ substance things are mode
of: Iron, gold, silver, clay, etc.
Uncountable noun - Names of
things we can not count - wood,
goodness, beauty, advice, etc.
All material nouns are uncountable,
but not all countable nouns are
material nouns.
eg: Goodness is uncountable, but it
is not a material noun. It is an
abstract noun.
4. Reflexive pronoun/ Emphatic
pronoun - say the difference.
Reflexive: He killed himself - Here
'himself' is a reflexive pronoun,
because the verb, 'killed' says that
the subject, 'He' did something to
'himself'. So a pronoun which
talks of something done to itself is
a reflexive pronoun.
An ''emphatic' pronoun emphasizes
. ...: the other pronoun
it refers to.
I myself saw it. . . .
..: .. 'myself' here is an
emphatic pronoun. Usually reflex-
ive pronoun comes at the end of the
sentence:
I hurt myself (Myself - reflexive)
She herself saw it/ she saw it herself
- Look at the position of the
emphatic pronoun - It may come
immediately after the subject, or at
the end of the sentence, after the
object.
Pratigna Gupta, Yellandu.
1. .... :.: .... .
A: I will never leave India for any other place.
2. .. ... ...
A: He has turned into a ghost.
3. .. ..t....
A: He has become old.
4. ... ...... .. ... .... .:.
... . .. .. Translate the above
sentences in English.
A: See, how he stands like a maimed statue unearthed
in the diggings of the archeological department.
5. They went to the exhibition along with their children/
with their children - which one is right?
A: They went to the exhibition along with their chil-
dren = ...... with their children - both are right.
'Along with' is more emphatic.
6. Please sign on this paper/ in this paper/ this paper -
which is correct?
A: Sign this paper - Correct.
7. Mates/ Colleagues/ fellows/ companions. - Clarify.
A: Mates - friends; Colleagues = People who work in
the same profession/ the same company/ institute.
Fellows = People working in the same position = ..
.: / .. .. ....
Companions = Persons travelling together/ persons
having same interests/ tastes/ persons who share plea-
sures and joys ....
I wonder what he is..