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Soumya Sindhuri,
Rajahmundry.
1. Seeing the teacher the stu-
dents rose up - Meaning?
A: The students saw the teacher
and they stood up.
2. I went to the house where I
had been to - say in English.
A: I had gone to the house once
before.
I went to the house again later.
3. They didn't have patiency to
get every explanation of
every pard/ to listen to every
explanation of every pard-
Say which is correct. If both
are wrong say the right one.
A: There is no such word as
'pard'. Perhaps you have mis-
taken 'word' for 'pard'. 'Ward'
means a person, especially a
small child in the protection
of a person. It sometimes is
used with the meaning of
children/ young boys and
girls living in a hostel.
'They didn't have to patience
(not 'patiency'- no such word in
English) to listen to every expla-
nation of every ward' is correct.
4. Part away with/ part with - let
me know the uses of the with
examples as well as "part".
A: Part away with - Wrong.
Part with = give something to
others, unwillingly.
i) On court orders he parted with
a part of the property to his
cousins = .. .... ...
. ... . ... ..
... ..... .:.:
ii) She parted with her necklace
to clear her debts = . ...
.... .. . . ..
...:
5. The office open from 9 a.m -
12 p.m. Is this correct?
A: Correct.
6. .. ..
A: I have joined the college.
7. . ....: ... ..
Say in English.
A: How long/ since when have
they been here?
Sabdar Khan, Vijayawada.
1. Is my work of being here over
/ complete - Is this correct?
A: Is my purpose of being here
over/ complete? ('work' is not
correct here, as 'work' in
English means only doing
something).
2. Muslims / The Muslims - Is
the underlined word necessary
before the word Muslims?
Whenever it is to be written or
said. And say if the first letter
of Muslims capital or small.
A: When you refer to Muslims
in general, no 'the' before it.
Muslims worship Allah (All
Muslims - not of any particu-
lar group.)
The Muslims of old city area go
to the Jama Masjid.
(Which Muslims? = the Muslims
of old city - a particular group of
Muslims - so 'the' before
Muslims).
Muslims - the first letter should
be a capital letter, because it is
the name of a religion.
Muslims, Hindus and
Christians.
Ch. Sivaraj, Vizianagaram.
1. Can we use "Today onwards" in the Future?
i) He comes today onwards.
ii) He is coming today onwards.
iii) He will be coming tomorrow onwards
iv) He will attend tomorrow onwards. -
Which one is the correct? Explain the
above four.
A: 'Today onwards' can be used to refer to/
talk about future (NOT 'in the future').
From today onwards every boy will practise
music for half an hour (practise ..
Future).
i) He comes from today onwards.
ii) He will be coming from today onwards.
iii) He will be coming from tomorrow
onwards.
iv) He will attend from tomorrow onwards. -
. . ... ...
All the sentences above refer to the future, but
note that '.. onwards' should be followed by
'from'.
2. Say difference.
i) Study/ Read ii) Laugh/ smile/ chuckle
A: i) Study = Learn something by yourself
from books. (What teachers teach at
school you learn at home by studying) =
......
Read - When you read, you understand/ not
understand what you read. You read for
information about something, to know about
something. You may or may not care to
remember what you read = .....
You read a newspaper/ a hand bill = ...:./
..... .....
Study your class subjects = Course : .
. .. .. . ./ . :: .. ...... .
ii) Laugh - When you laugh you open your
mouth and make sounds .
Smile - When you smile you change the shape
of your lips and eyes silently :../ ..
..
Chuckle: to laugh (Opening your mouth
widely) quietly (making a little sound).
Rajendar Singh, Vizianagaram.
1. Please say the meanings of the following
words in Telugu with examples.
a) coach b) compartment c) solve
d) resolve e) search f) research
g) intelligent h) brilliant i) gem j) alley.
A: a) Coach = (Train coach) = compart-
ment = ....
Compartment ... . bag .. .. :
..
c) Solve = . .. ..... resolve
d) Resolve = 1) solve. Resolve . ... ...
.. 2) ... :... .. .....
We are unable to solve the problem of cor-
ruption = .. .:: .. .... .
.....
We do not know how the Telangana -
Samaikyandhra dispute will be resolved =
.... .... :... . .... .t
..
e) Search = ...../ ..
I am searching for a good house = ..:
... .. ....
The search for the rapist is going on = .
..... . .. .. t../ ..
...:
f) Research = A deep study of a subject to
find new things = .. :.. ....
. ....
Research is going on for a cure for cancer =
cancer .... .... ....:
g) intelligent = h) brilliant = bright = clever =
. .t:./ .. .:.../ ... .
..
Ateacher is happy to have clever students =
.t. :..... ...... ...
She is an intelligent girl who can understand
things quickly = .. ... ... .t.
.... ..
i) gem = .... . .. ... diamond
polished. .... ... .... ....
..../ ..../ .... ..
He is a gem of a teacher - .. . .
......
j) alley = lane = ..Walking up the alley
you see the temple = . .. ... .:
. . . ...:
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Subham Kureshi,
Warangal.
1. Hurrah! We have won the game.
2. Alas! She is alive - these sentences
are there in Wren and Martin
English grammar book on the page
no.3. Once you said that there
should be exclamatory marks
at the end of exclamatory sen-
tence but no exclamatory
marks are kept at the end of
two sentences (above) and also
say if the first letter of the
above underlined words capital i.e. after
exclamatory marks mentioned above.
A: In the present day English, the exclamation
mark is placed both at the end of the inter-
jection (Alas!, Oh!, etc.) and at the
end of the sentence too.
Eg: 1) Alas! He is no more!
2) Oh! What a thing to happen!
3. I saw him go/ I saw him going -
Say the meaning in Telugu of the
above two sentences.
A: 'I saw him go' and 'I saw
him going.'
There are differences of opin-
ion about the difference
between, 'I saw him go' and 'I
saw him going'. Some gram-
marians say that they both mean the same - I
saw when he was going.
However some others feel that 'I saw him go'
means, 'He went away and I saw it' ... ..
.... .. and that 'I saw him
going' means,
'I saw him while he was going'. ... ...
..
However, most people see no difference
between the two. They think that they both
mean, 'I saw him while he was going' ...
... ..
4. If I hadn't come here, I would have been
studying the novel - Is this correct?
A: Correct.
5. To reach the alley one has to come down it
from the house - say in Telugu.
A: . .. ..... . ... .: .. ...
..t :. . sentence . . ..
....
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M. SURESAN
She parted with her necklace..
W We have seen till now various expressions,
phrases and sentences frequently used in
functional English which is a part of spoken
form of English. .. ...... .....
English ..... .. ::. ... ..
.... ... ... . .: ..
.... .. . practise . . .:
. ... .... Practice .. ...
. exercises . .. . .....
..: ..:....
Exercise - 1
Give short responses .. ... to the
following questions; both affirmative and
negative. (= both yes and no.)
Eg: 1) Is she here?
Short response a) Affirmative - Yes, she is.
b) Negative - No, she isn't.
2) Have you seen him?
Response: Affirmative: Yes, I have.
Negative: No, I haven't.
Use Only Short Forms
1) Does she sing well?
2) Did your students do well in the exam?
3) Most of our politicians are corrupt, aren't
they?
4) Do you play chess?
5) Will India ever be corruption - free?
6) Did India win the match?
7) Naresh will be there tomorrow, won't he?
8) Can Rajani speak English?
9) How many have done the home work?
Yes, we all ______. No, __________
10) Need we attend the dinner?
Yes, we ______. No, we ____
11) Who got the first mark?
I ______ (Yes). I ______ (No)
12) Which of you likes ice-cream?
We all _____. (What is the response if
the answer is 'no')
13) Who shut the door?
I _______.
14) Are you studying well?
15) Didn't he come here yesterday?
Answers in the next Lesson.
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A Afraid ... .. .. Fear something ..
.... Everybody is afraid of a lion = .:
. ... ...... .:..
... ... ...
.... ........ lessons .t.. 'afraid'
I'm (I am) afraid . expression ..
... ..: :.. .. .t.... sen-
tence beginning ....
Suman: Did our friend Hemanth pass?
. :.. .... pass ...
Bhaskar: I'm afraid not . . .. .
.. ....
. I'm afraid short responses .
.... ...
a) Sampath: Need I start now? .. .
.t, .... ...
Viroop: (Yes), I'm afraid you must. ...
.t . short response).
b) Ganesh: Do you have enough money to
buy that bike? . .. . . ....
Harinder: I'm afraid not. ....
Example: 1) Do you think he will come?
Response: a) I'm afraid not
... ... ...... ..: :.. ..
. .... I'm afraid so = ... .... ...
..: :.. ..
I'm afraid I wonder .... ... I doubt
= . ....
Example: 'Is he coming?'
Response: I wonder . ....
I'm afraid not..
1. Does she sing well?
A: Yes, she does/ No, she doesn't.
2. Did your students do well in the exam?
A: Yes, they did/ No, they didn't.
3. Most of our politicians are corrupt, aren't
they?
A: Yes, they are/ no, they aren't.
4. Do you play chess?
A: Yes, I do/ No, I don't.
5. Will India ever be corruption free?
A: Yes, it will/ No, it won't.
6. Did India win the match?
A: Yes, it did/ No, it didn't.
7. Naresh will be here tomorrow, won't he?
A: Yes, he will/ No, he won't.
8. Can Rajani Speak English?
A: Yes, she can/ No, she can't.
9. How many have done the homework?
A: Yes, we all did/ No, we didn't.
10. Need we attend the dinner?
A: Yes, we need to/ No, we needn't.
11. Who got the first mark?
A: I did/ I didn't.
12. Which of you likes ice-cream?
A: We all do/ None of us do
13. Who shut the door?
A: I did
14. Are you studying well?
A: Yes, I am/ No, I (amn't) am not.
15. Didn't he come here yesterday?
A: Yes, he did/ No, he didn't.
Answers to last week's exercise
K. Venkatesam, Nandyal.
1. Ponzi law to get more teeth.
2. Blessing in disguise
3. Steps on one's toes
4. Spread its wings
. expressions ... :...: ..
... ....
A: 1) Ponzi Law = ... . ..
.. ... .. ....
..... ...: .
.. ...... .. ..
:.. ...
To get more teeth = to be more
powerful . .. ... ...
(More powerful) ....
2) Blessing in disguise = Something
that appears bad but turns out to
be good .. ...: ..:
...:..:
Our missing the train was a blessing
in disguise. It met with an accident
.. .. ...... .. .
....: .: accident . ..:
.: blessing in disguise.
3) Step/ tread on one's toes = mak-
ing someone angry by interfering
with them = ..... ..:.:
:.. ... .t... ..
... ...... .... . .:
.. ./ .. . ..: .
:. .t...
You are stepping on the boss's toes by
changing the procedures in the office
= .. . . .. .. boss.
.. . . . . .: . .:
: .. boss . ..: .:.:
4) Spread your/ somebody's wings
= to do new things that are inter-
esting and exciting = ..,.
. . t.. .. ..
....
Now that our exams are over, let us
spread our wings. How about a
walking tour? = ... .
....... .. .. :..
.. .t..: .. ... .
.. ... ..:
. idioms . . ....:
......:
Pavithra Sauri, Rajahmundry.
Q. Freedom / independence -
Explain.
A: Freedom = The right to do
what a person wants to do/
being able to do what you like,
without anybody opposing you.
Independence, on the other hand,
refers 1) to a country being free
from foreign rule, 2) to the time
when a country gains freedom
and 3) the freedom to decide
how you live, take your own
decisions without depending on
others.
We say 'Independence day' but not
freedom day.
Aperson has freedom when they
are out of jail/ have no restric-
tions, but we don't say they are
independent.
To have independence is to be in a
position to do something on your
own, without others help.
Sumanjali, Guntur.
1. Whether he is the innocent man or
the murderer nobody will be able
to tell - I have seen the above sen-
tence in a text book - Is the above
sentence correct? Since 'tell' isn't
followed by an object.
A: As a rule tell is followed by
the person to whom some-
thing is told.
Eg: He told me/ her/ themetc. to
go home/ that he was not
going out.
But there are a few exceptions:
Eg: Tell a story/ jokes/ lies/truth /the differ-
ence/ A from B, etc.
To tell one from the other = to know the differ-
ence between one and the other
.. .t...
You can't tell him from his twin =
you can't distinguish between the
twins.
2. Explain cause/ counsel with
examples and also say if the
word counsel doesn't have its
plural form.
A: Cause = 1) Something that is
responsible for something
else. Electric short circuit is
the cause of the fire.
Cause = 2) A noble idea people fight for =
... .... . ....
Potti Sreeramulu sacrificed his life for the
cause of Andhra State = ... ... . ...
:. .. .... .... ...
'Cause' with the meanings above is countable.
But in phrases like 'no cause for worry', 'good
cause' 'a' is not used before 'cause'.
Counsel = advice given by older people/
experts- with this meaning, 'counsel' is
uncountable. No plural.
Counsel = a lawyer/ group of lawyers. With this
meaning it is countable. This has plural form.
3. He has remarkable eyes - Say the meaning of
the above underlined.
A: Eyes which are remarkable are eyes which
appear very attractive/ beautiful.
4. There was/ were no lack of volunteers.
Which is right?
A: There was no lack of volunteers - Here 'lack'
is the subject, is singular. So 'was' is correct.
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Kavitha Sahni, Vizag.
1. One's relation with the members of family
is more important than anything/ than any
other thing - Translate the above two sen-
tences into Telugu.
A: One's relations with the members of his
family are more important than any other
thing (With the meaning of connection
among the members of a family, the word
used is 'relations' (Plural) and not 'relation'.
Relation = relative. .... .. ...
... .... ... :.. ...
. ....
2. English is an international language/ is
international language - Say the correct one.
A: Language - Countable singular. So we
must use 'a' before it. So, an international
language is correct.
3. They are building/ constructing a house -
Say the right one.
A: Both are correct, but 'building' is simpler
than correct. So 'building' is better.
4. View/ vision - Say the meaning in telugu.
A: View = i) Opinion (My view of it is dif-
ferent from my dad's).
ii) Sight - What you can see from a point.
From the window of my room, we can
have a view of the sea.
iii) Scenery iv) Picture a photo shows.
Vision = i) ability to see .
The old man's vision is poor = The old man
not able to see properly.
ii) The area which you can see.
5. Theist - Is this used?
A: Used. Meaning: One who believes that
there is God X Atheist.
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Maheshwar, Vizag.
Clarify the following doubts.
1. The poor - means poor people. Similarly can
we write the following the innocent/ the
lower class/ the clevers - means innocent
people/ lower class people/ clever people,
etc.
A: Yes, we can. The innocent = innocent peo-
ple; the lower class, of course means the
people of the lower class, but unlike 'inno-
cent' it is a phrase (a group of words with-
out a verb); The clever = clever persons.
2. Can I have a share in your food - Can this
be said?
A: Yes. It can.
3. I have been here since then doing my job -
Say in Telugu.
A: . .... ....: ...
.
4. He is eating food in/ on plate - Say the right
one.
A: On a plate- correct.
Exercise
G Give suitable short response to the follow-
ing questions. (Give all kinds of respons-
es in addition to, I'm afraid, I wonder).
1. Has he to teach her English?
(Yes, and no responses)
2. Will he have any difficulty in finding my
home?
3. Do you think he will come today?
4. Does she know where to wait for you?
5. Was he able to finish the work on time?
6. Must he submit the exercise today?
7. Didn't he help you in your work?
8. Was she here yesterday?
9. Has he passed the exam?
10. Can she sing well?
(Answers in the Next Lesson)
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Jagannath: Who was the winner in the chess
championship last week? .... ... ..
.. .. :.. ...
Susmitha: I wonder. I didn't follow the
matches. .... ... ... .
...
Jagannath: I wonder how our friend Jagadish
fared. . :.. .: . ... .
.:
Look at the following:
1) Susmitha: I wonder.
2) Jagannath: I wonder how
our friend Jagadish fared.

Spoken English 'wonder'
... .. ..... . ..:
.:.... . .... ... ..
.... (Think about some-
thing we are not sure of and try to
guess).
Eg: a) Sujana has left this morn-
ing. I wonder where she is
now. . .. ..
...: .......
b) Kesava: Kumar will be here tomorrow
evening ... .. ... . ... ...
Hanif: Long since I saw him. (I) wonder if I'll
(I will) be able to recognize him . .
...: ... . .... . .
.:
'Wonder' ... 'doubt' .... . ....
....
Himabindu: Will Nischala come today?
.. .. ...
Sowbhagya: I wonder . ...

. ...... ..: ..
.. (polite way of asking
for permission). .. won-
der ....
Hiranmayi: Welcome,
Vanaja. Long time, no see.
What's the matter? ..
.. . ......: . ...
:..
Vanaja: I am OK. How are you? I
wonder if I can use your scooter for
a few hours . .
.. . ..... ..
..... ......

Last lesson 'afraid' . :: ....
lesson 'wonder' . :: ....
... ..Now do the following exercises.
We've (we have) been practising short
responses .. ... for quite some time
now. Look at the following examples.
Amrith: You can't understand Hindi.
Ananth: But I can!
..... ... response, 'But I can' shows
disagreement, ... ... .... ....
.. ... response, 'But'. ......:
Exercise - 1
D Disagree with the following statements. ..:
... .... :.:....
Example: 'He can sing well'
Response: But he can't
1. Sampath: I know you don't like coffee.
Giridhar: ....
2. Sunayana: He won't give it to me.
Bhasker: .....
3. Chandra: You haven't been here before.
Sarala: ............
4. Ramesh: Why did you come late?
Narayana: ............
5. Chakri: Six and five makes ten.
Saketh: ......
Exercise -2
A Agree with the following statements:
Ex: Amit: You like sambar
Bhanu: Yes, I do.
1. Chandana: Devi likes tea.
Harsha: .........
2. Samyuktha: Her looks are interesting.
Giridhar: .........
3. Indu: Their work is fine.
Bindu: ......
4. Jayanth: The fruits are delicious.
Kalpana: ..........
5. Kesav: The weather is cool.
Madhav: .............
Lessons 751, 752 ... .....
M. SURESAN
M. Pratibha, Warangal.
1. Is the word "train" common
noun? Is it necessary to write
or say 'the' before the names of
trains? for e.g. The Intercity Express - clarify.
A: Yes, it is. Yes 'The' is necessary before the
names of trains, and every word in the
name of the train begins with a capital.
2. The ant was unable to be seen - Say in
Telugu.
A: The ant was unable to be seen - Passive of
'somebody was/ Nobody was/ We were
unable to see the ant.
Your sentence in Telugu = . :. .....
...: .. . ......
3. The ball is in/ through - Please say the cor-
rect one as well as say if the first letter of
the above underlined capital or small.
A: The ball is in = The ball is inside an area.
The ball is through = The ball has passed
through the goal (foot-ball, hockey, etc).
Yes, the first letter 'P' in your sentence should
be in capital.
4. Is the first letter of the word muslim capi-
tal? Is it necessary to write or say the defi-
nite article "the" before the word "Muslim"
- clarify.
A: Yes. It must be, because Muslim means a
person belonging to the Muslim religion.
'Muslim' is the name of a religion. So 'M'
should always be in capital.
Not always is 'the' used before Muslim. Only
when you talk of a particular Muslim, is 'M'
in capital.
a) Shiraj is a Muslim (One of the followers of
Islam).
b) I saw a Muslim last evening. The Muslim
was offering namaz.
Suryadev Singh, Machilipatnam.
1. He is used to watching the T.V./ He gets
used to watch the T.V. - translate the above
into Telugu and let me know their use/ uses,
explain in Telugu.
A: be used to = get used to = ........
He is used to watching the TV = He has the
habit of watching the TV.
He gets used to watching the TV = He is get-
ting/ will get used to watching the TV = TV
. .. . .... ... ./ ....
(Future).
Be used to = get used to = .... ....
I am ('be' form) used to getting up early in the
morning = .. ... .... . I
have got used to...
Be used to/ get used to is always followed by
an '...ing' form (as in the sentences above) or
by a noun.
She is used to the heat (noun) of Vijayawada
= ... :.... ... ..../ .. ..
Be used to ... . .t.. noun .
'...ing' form . .... Infinitive (to go/ to
come/ to sing, etc) ..
Mayuri, Machilipatnam.
1. They are going to/ the market/ ground/
shop/ bank/ washroom etc. If they are going
to the above places for special purposes
does the rule of using 'to' apply here? or 'to
the' apply?
A: Yes, you can avoid using 'the' before market/
ground/ shop/ bank/ wash room, if you use
them for the purpose they are intended for.
He is going to market (for buying things.
She is going to ground (to play).
They are going to bank (to deposit, credit or
borrow money).
The boys are going to washroom (for toilet
purposes).
2. .t.... ....... say in English.
A: Without knowing what has happened, don't
shout/ browbeat.
You know we use 'wonder' usually with the meaning of 'be
surprised at' and 'unable to believe something'.
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I wonder where she is now
Raghu, Nellore.
1. All of us have taken the exam - Is this cor-
rect?
A: Correct.
2. Where have you been/ to? .... ...
- Please say the right one.
A: Where have you been? = .... ...
.
Where have you been to? = .... ...
3. Did the bell ring?/ Was the bell rung? -
Which one is right?
A: Did the bell ring? (Active voice) = Was
the bell rung (Passive) - both are right =
.. ...
4. Answers ..... : .. ..t
A: Read/ learn the answers.
5. . answers .:.. - translate into
English. ... ... . ....
A: Have you studied/ learnt those answers?
6. My shirt is getting torn by the nail - Is this
right?
A: Right. (But when your shirt is getting torn,
what are you doing? - simply watching?)
7. Since when has he been here? ....
...: ..:/ .... .../ .....
.: .. ... .. ...
A: Both meanings are correct.
Yogesh, Hyderabad.
1. Village - :t. message - . . agreement
- .... similarly - ..t authority -
.. .. Are these pronunciation correct?
A: Correct.
2. They should swear by their souls that
whether their actions were good by sup-
porting the govt. by paying the taxes and
obeying laws - Is this correct? And also let
me know if the using of the above under-
lined word (3-times) correct or not.
A: The correct sentence is: They should swear
by their souls that their actions of support-
ing the government by paying the taxes
and obeying laws is correct. You can use
the same word provided it gives the mean-
ing and is according to grammar rules.
5. Particular/ certain - say in Telugu.
A: Particular = Someone you know and
your listener knows. .
i) Certain - ...
A certain Rama Rao came for you =
Somebody by name Rama Rao came for you.
On a certain day = on some day = .. ..
..
ii) Sure. I am certain (sure) he got the first
rank.
'The' is necessary..
She is used to the heat of..
Where have you been/ to? On a certain day.. going to market/ shop..
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Arun: Hi Amar, what a pleasure seeing you
after such a long time! Where have you been
all these days? ... ... ... ...
...... .... ...
Amar: The pleasure is mine too. How are you?
How is everybody at home? . .. . :
.. . .. ... ... . ..
Arun: Fine. How is it with you and your peo-
ple? ... ./ . .. .
: . . ..
Amar: Fine too. What are you now and where
are you? What brings you here now? ...
. .... .. ....
Arun: In Mumbai. I am with Freeman &
Forbes, manufacturers of auto spares. ...
.. Freeman and Forbes company
. . .. :... ... ..
Amar: I am in the same position- a professor
in an Engg. College. .. . .
Engineering College professor).

W We have seen earlier that we don't use 'also'
with not, and that even in sentences without
'not'. 'too' is preferable to 'also'. (Not . ..
also ... Not .... also .. too
.... better). Not. also ..t, .:..
1) Neither 2) nor or 3) not either .... .
English. ....:
a) Ekambar: I don't understand the situation.
Nobody here to explain it too. . .
... ..... . :....... ...
... . ..
Farid: Nor do I/ Neither do I/ I don't
either . ... .... .
b) Varma: His brother can't under-
stand Hindi . .... ..:
... ...
Sarma: Nor can his sister/ Neither can his
sister/ His sister can't
(can not) either. ...
.. .. ... ..
.
... responses
.. . .....
.... sentence verb
tense . ..t ..
verb, . tense. . ... response
.... ....
c) Nataraj: He is not here. Atleast is his
brother here? ..... . ... ....
..
Mahesh: No. Neither is he/ No, he isn't either
(He isn't here too ...
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Long time, no see.
Not to be seen at all, now a days.
What a pleasure after such a long time!
Where have you been all these days?
.-e- - .co.. .e-o-.-.- c- o.-. ceta
The weather is cool..
As = When/ While
Sowmitri, Vijayawada.
1. At that time that country was ruled by him/
that country at that time was ruled by him -
Say the right one.
A: Both are right
2. He has taken my photo/ He has pho-
tographed me.
A: Both right, but, 'He has taken my photo-
graph' is bookish .....
3. ... . book ... .... Translate the
above in English.
A: Who dropped/ threw the book down?
4. Invert/ upside down - Say in Telugu.
A: ...... ....
5. If you have learnt Telugu, you can learn
English.
A: Correct.
6. If there is holiday to other schools, there
will be holiday to our school.
A: If there is a holiday for other schools,
there will be a holiday for us.
7. .... .... ...
A: They sat side by side/ beside each other.
Sunaina, Kakinada.
1. The house was unable to be seen - Say the
meaning in Telugu.
A: We don't write such sentences. They are
grammatically correct, but we don't usual-
ly speak/ write such sentences. The sen-
tence can be improved as:
We/ you/ they were, OR I/ he/ she was unable
to see the house.
You can say as well: 'The house could not be
seen' = . .. ........: ..
. .. .. ... .. .... .
.. .... .... ..
2. They are made do/ to do - Say the right one.
A: They are made to do. - Correct.
3. .... (Students) line .. All of you
form lines/ stand in lines - Say the right one.
A: All of you fall in a line.
4. All of you should be unable to be seen
watching. T.V. - translate into Telugu.
A: Wrong. No meaning.
5. They returned to their houses - Is this right?
A: Correct.
6. Pass on this book to the boy - Is this right?
A: Right.
7. Sage .:../ The sage .:.. - Which one
is right?
A: Sage Ravindra - If you want to stress,
Ravindra.
The Sage Ravindra if you want to stress 'the
Sage'.
Sumangali, Vijayawada.
1. Although Ravi is old yet he walks two
miles/ Although Ravi is old he walks for
two miles - Which one is right?
A: Although Raju is old, he can walk... -
Correct.
2. .. .... ...
A: I will make them get used to it.
3. .. ..:. .. .. ... .. 1st
floor . Say in English.
A: I have just been down below.
4. The bell is rung/ The bell rings.
A: The bell is rung (someone rings the bell) =
.. ...:/ ...:
5. The bell didn't ring/ The bell wasn't rung.
A: The bell didn't ring = The bell was silent.
The bell wasn't rung (passive) = Nobody
rang the bell (Active).
6. Did the bell ring?/ Is the bell rung?
- Explain.
A: Did the bell ring? = .. ... Was
(not 'is') the bell rung?
Khureshi, Warangal.
1. I will be 25 next week - I
have seen the above sen-
tence in Oxford Grammar
Book written by A.J.
Thomson and A.V. Martinet
- Say the meaning (The book contains the
words: Oxford University Press).
A: It means, My age will be 25 by next week.
.. ... .. . ....:
2. As I was walking I saw the necklace - Say
the meaning of the above underlined word.
A: Here 'As' = When/ While.
3. Three and three make six - Is this correct?
A: The sentence is correct.
4. We are advised to make reading practice of
English language. How can we practise?, as
we don't know stress, intonation, rising tone
or falling tone or syllables. Express your
comment.
A: So long as you are able to read all the words
correctly, with the correct pauses, and
understand the meaning of the sentence,
don't worry about stress, accent, etc. You
can learn them after being able to read and
understand. Stress, accent, etc come auto-
matically if you master correct reading.
5. If a teacher has to put a heading i.e.
Grammar/ grammar (in the black board) -
Say the right one.
A: If it is a heading, Grammar is correct.
Did the bell ring?
They are made do/ to do? Who dropped/ threw...
Do the following exercise: Give nega-
tive responses to the following:
Eg: Chandana: She didn't do well in the
exam. .. ... . ...
Vinaya: . ...: .. .
... Nor did many of us/ Neither
did many of us/ Many of us didn't (did not)
either.
..:... .. .... ....
1. Anitha: I haven't seen Jwala for a long
time.
Bharathi: ...
2. Ananth: Hemanth was not here yesterday.
Saketh:
3. Bhanu: Bhaskar hasn't come yet.
Bhanu: Chief Guest .. ..
4. Chakravarthi: I won't attend the meeting.
Chandrakanth: .. .
5. Damodar: He had not seen it before he
okayed it.
Gandhi: Chairman .. ...
6. Hari: She should not come here again.
Indira: .. .. . .
....
7. Vani: She cannot dance.
Pratibha: . .. ..
.
8. Vimala: He shall not be allowed here any
longer here.
Namratha: ... .. .. ....
9. Tarun: You haven't done the home work.
Bhanu: ...: .. .. .. . . . sir.
10. Sarath: You haven't paid the fees yet.
Surendra: ... ...: .. ...
Answers to Lesson - 752
Exercise - 1
1. Sampath: I know you don't like coffee.
Giridhar: But I do.
2. Sunayana: He won't give it to me.
Bhaskar: But he will.
3. Chandra: You haven't been here before.
Sarala: But I have.
4. Ramesh: Why did you come late?
Narayana: But I didn't
5. Chakri: Six and five makes ten.
Saketh: But it doesn't.
Exercise - 2
1. Chandana: Devi likes tea.
Harsha: Yes, she does.
2. Samyuktha: His books are interesting.
Giridhar: Yes, they are.
3. Indu: Their work is fine.
Bindu: Yes, it is.
4. Jayanthi: The fruits are
delicious .:...
Kalpana: Yes, they are.
5. Kesav: The weather is cool.
Madhav: So it is.
Answers to Lesson - 751
1. I'm afraid yes. 2. I wonder.
3. I wonder/ I'm afraid not. 4. I wonder.
5. I am afraid not. 6. I am afraid so.
7. Yes, he did/ No, he didn't.
8. Yes, she was/ No, she wasn't.
9. I wonder/ I'm afraid not.
10. Yes, she can/ No, she can't/ I wonder.
M. SURESAN
753
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So it is
-e.-- a- ..-- ae.a o.. ..-.. a
Ranjitha: Who did you discuss this matter
with, yesterday? .... :..
.....
Susmitha: With none.
Ranjitha: Then what were you and Nirmala
talking about? .. . .. . ..:
.....
Susmitha: We talked about nothing in partic-
ular. We just completed some chapters in
maths. . ..: .... .. .
. .... .....
Ranjitha: Shall I have some coffee? I have
had no coffee since the morning. .
.. . .... .: .. ..
Susmitha: I am afraid there is no coffee left.
Shall I give you some tea? .. ....
. . ..
Ranjitha: OK. Let me have it. I have no ener-
gy left. The tea might give me some. . ..
.. . . .. ... ..: . . .. ..
Susmitha: Wait for a few minutes. I'll fetch
you some . ... . . .: .
Now look at the following sentences from the
conversation above:
1. I discussed the matter with none.
2. We talked about nothing in particular.
3. I have had no coffee since the morning.
4. I am afraid there is no coffee.
5. I have no energy left.
Nothing wrong with the sentences above,
and the underlined expressions. Their meaning
is clear too. . .. . .. grammar
.... . .. . .. ... .. .
...: .... ..:: .....
a) I have no money = ... . .
b) I haven't (have not)/
don't have any money.
(a), (b). .. . .. .
... Spoken English
(a) - I have no money .
... ... (natural)
Spoken English 'no' ..
'not... any' ... :..: .:
.... .... . Spoken
English . ... ....:
Look at the 'not... any' forms
for the 'no', 'not' form in the
examples from the conversation.
1. I discussed the matter with
none (Grammatically correct) = I didn't dis-
cuss the matter with any one (Spoken form).
2. We talked about nothing (Grammatically
correct) = We didn't talk about anything in
particular (Spoken form).
3. I have/ had no coffee since
the morning (Grammatically
correct) = I haven't had any
coffee since the morning.
(Spoken form).
4. I am afraid there is no coffee
(Grammatically right) = I
am afraid there isn't any
coffee (Spoken form).
5. I have no energy left
(Grammatically correct) = I
haven't any energy left (Spoken
form).
Grammatically correct .. . .
expressions (No - something) ...
. .:.. .... ....: Spoken
form ........ .... English .
... English ....: .. 'not... any'
forms . practice ...
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.-=-- ... . -. ee ...e- c- .-c- 'no'
o..-e- ee . --.--.. _--e--- ae..-e
e ---. 'not... any' o.-e ..-. t Spoken
English . ..e-- .--- ee..-e o .--
'not... any' o.-e -o-e e.--.-
Wet your whistle e-e
Suryadev, Kakinada.
1. They cleaned the hospital rooms yesterday-
Is the above underlined word adjective?
A: Yes, because it qualifies (= says something
about) the noun 'rooms'. Usually (when
used independently) it is a noun.
2. Class ... .....:. .: ...
..: Translate into English.
A: How long is it since the class began? How
long is it since they came?
3. He suggested to me/ Me, He explained to
me/ Me - Say the right ones.
A: 'Suggest' is always followed by a 'that'
clause (that is, a clause beginning with
'that) and never by the infinitive (to go, to
see, etc).
He suggested (to me) that I see a doctor imme-
diately. (He suggested to me to see a doctor
immediately- wrong.)
K.Satyanarayana, Narsipatnam.
1. i) He learned all the words. We did too.
ii) They are copying the sentences. We are
too.
iii) You've watched that programme. We have
too.
- . sentences pronoun 'we'. ..
... pronouns ... apply ....
.. statement . ..... pronouns ...
'we' .... ..
A: Apply ....
'We' ... .... ...... 'we'
applies, like 'you' to all human beings in
generalisations (general statements applic-
able to people in general).
i) He learned all the words. She did too/ they
did too/ The whole class did too - All these
are correct, if the context requires it.
2. . sentences we did too, we are too, we
have too .. .. so did we, so are we,
so have we . .... |. question
.... .. ... pronouns so +
helping verb + subjective pronoun (so
did I, so are they, so have . ....
A: So did/ are/ have we. - Correct.
So did I/ so are we/ so have we. - Correct.
Usha Kiran, Rajahmundry.
1. He is sleeping as if I had lulled him/ I lulled
him/ I was/ I had been lulling him/ I am
lulling him - Which one is right?
A: ... as if I lulled him - right.
2. Snailing back to Usha, Ramani said - Is the
underlined one correct? Laughing at his
foolishness, she said - Is this correct?
A: Both are correct.
3. He gets used to do/ he will get used to do/
he is used to doing - Say the meanings of all
the above three sentences in Telugu.
A: He gets used to doing it/ He will get used
to doing it/ He is used to doing it = .: ..
.. ........
4. .. .. . ... You seem work/
working under/ for Raju - Say the right one.
A: Both are correct.
5. Class . student .. ...... ...
.. . .... ...t Say in
English.
A: No student in the class should be idle.
6. Can "simple past" be used to express past
habits?
A: Yes, it can. He smoked and he drank = He
had these habits.
B. Ramakrishna, Nellore.
1. Wet your whistle . ...
... .. :.... .
.:. .: ..
A: Correct. When somebody
wets their whistle they take some drink, espe-
cially alcohol.
2. ..: ... ..
i) Lalitha is loving her pet dog very much.
ii) She loves to look on the moon at night.
iii) They enter into the circus after they buy
the ticket.
iv) Why you are disturbing me?
v) He bought some furnitures for his new
house.
A: i) Lalitha loves her pet dog very much
('Love' is not used in the continuous tenses).
ii) Correct; but she loves looking ... is better.
iii) They enter the circus ..... - Correct.
We enter a place, and enter into an agree-
ment, etc.
iv) Why are you disturbing me? - Correct.
(Why you are ...? - Wrong as a question).
v) ... some furniture - Furniture is uncount-
able, so has no plural. (You can say a piece
of/ pieces of furniture).
...as if I lulled him!
'we'. .-.- -..- Class ... .-..-e
M. SURESAN
754
1. Anitha: I haven't seen Jwala for a long
time.
Bharathi: 1) Nor have I.
ii) Neither have I. iii) I haven't either.
2. Ananth: Hemanth wasn't here yesterday.
Saketh: i) Nor was I.
ii) Neither was I. iii) I wasn't here
either.
3. Bhanu: Bhaskar hasn't come yet.
Bhavan: i) Nor has the Chief Guest.
ii) Neither has the Chief Guest.
iii) The Chief Guest hasn't either.
4. Chakravarthi: I won't attend the meeting.
Chandrakanth: i) Nor will I.
ii) Neither will I. iii) I won't either.
5. Damodar: He had not seen it before he
okayed it.
Gandhi: 1) Nor had the Chairman.
ii) Neither had the Chairman.
iii) The Chairman hadn't either.
6. Hari: She should not come here again.
Indira: 1) Nor should her husband.
ii) Neither should her husband.
iii) Her husband shouldn't either.
7. Vani: She cannot dance.
Pratibha: i) Nor can Suguna.
ii) Neither can Suguna.
iii) Suguna can't either.
8. Vimala: He shall not be allowed here any
longer.
Namratha: i) Nor shall his sister be.
ii) Neither shall his sister be.
iii) His sister shall not either (shan't
either).
9. Tarun: You haven't done the home work.
Bhanu: i) Nor have many others.
ii) Neither have many others.
iii) Many others haven't either.
10. Sarath: You haven't paid the fees yet.
Surendra: i) Nor have many others.
ii) Neither have many others.
iii) Many others haven't either.
Answers to the exercise:
Lesson - 753
I have had no coffee since...
Now do the following exercise
Replace the 'no...' form in the following by the
'not... any' form.
Eg: 1) Are there no books there?
Ans: (Spoken form): Aren't there any books?
1. Sorry, there is no more tea.
2. I can see my book nowhere in the room.
3. He gave me no guidance in the matter.
4. Why is there no school in such a big village
as this?
5. I am prepared to go nowhere.
6. Have I given you no money at all?
7. Have you read no good books lately?
(Lately = recently = .. Late
(.... Lately . .... .
8. Come nowhere near me.
9. He likes no girls to come here.
10. Will you give me no books, then?