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Q: Sir, what is the meaning of 'ifs and buts'?
--- (---), -f ->-x.
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Eg: With so many ifs and buts it is easier
to wait and see. - Please say in
Telugu.
A: The actual phrase is, 'no ifs and buts',
which means telling a child not to argue
Concern
but just obey you. (pC -E, O grateful to you sir. If it - Hari, Rajahmundry.
is wrong, please correct it.
870 Q: Sir, how to recognize transitive
-E C--lE x- p--E ).
A: It should be, 'for which act of and intransitive verbs in the sen-
- Ravuru Narasaiah, Puducherry.
- Gongati Saveen Kumar kindness, I shall be ever grateful tence?
Q: Please explain how to use the following to you'. A: Put the question 'whom' or 'what'
in different contexts with examples. Q: What is 'Concern' - Please explain it with
different types of examples and Telugu - Gowtham to the verb. If you get an answer
1) Having said that it is a transitive verb. If you don't
meaning also. M. SURESAN
2) Given a scenario Q: Sir, please clarify my doubts. get an answer it is intransitive.
A: 1) Worry = - ; We are con- Can and can be --u ----- -N--
A: 1) In spite of what has been said. Eg: He loves his classmate (Question - loves
cerned (worried) about our friend's whom? Ans: His classmate). She loves
Eg: He doesn't usually spend money, but J--.-
health. A: 'Can' is not a main verb. It is a helping music (Question - loves what? Ans:
having said that, he spends a lot on
books. 2) A business company = u n; verb. It means the ability to do something Music) - so 'love' is transitive.
TISCO is a Tata concern. ( = n u). With just 'can', there can Now look at this sentence:
2) Against this background / in the present
situation. 3) Interest = h; How many are con- be no sentence. (can, verb . E She walks everyday to school - 'Walks what'
Q: The assumptions and beliefs that under- cerned about it? (-C E h 'be' F, j doing word (come / go / do, We do not get an answer - So walk is intran-
pin our whole lives. Please let me know --o?) etc.,) F h C verb -C.) sitive.
the meaning of underpin. 4) About = j N J*; What 'Can be' is a main verb. That is, you can Similarly, in the sentence, 'The baby is cry-
A: Supports / justifies. he said does not concern you = Not have a sentence using, 'can be' (--). ing', crying what / whom? - no answer, so
about you / not connected with you (-F the verb 'cry' is intransitive too.
Q: What is the meaning of 'blessed with'? Eg: He can be there in ten minutes = He will
A: Blessed with = is gifted with / have / has.
J* / F -C-*C ). be able to be there in ten minutes (-- - Akshaya Selvi
5) Responsibility = u; How their chil-
- Sri Harsha, Vijayawada. dren study is the parents' concern = How
\ C EN-x --). Q: "Pen is mightier than sword." - Please
She can sing well = ---. change into positive degree. They have
Q: Sir, can you explain me the difference children study is the responsibility of
given answer as "Sword is not so mighty as
between the following. the parents.
pen" (We never use not in +ve degree, you
1) Are you in the train? 6) Importance = vu; That is of concern know sir?) Can you please explain that one?
Are you on the train? to us. (C vu o N). A: The sword is not so / as mighty as the pen.
2) He did a great job. - Kantipudi Kameswara Rao, Mortha. This is correct. This sentence is not a posi-
He does a great job. tive sentence, but a sentence in the positive
Q: Sir, is it correct to write as follows: degree of the adjective. 'No' is used in the
I guess, He / She is generally followed
For which kind of actness I shall ever be positive degree, and it is not wrong.
by 'does'. - Which one is correct?
A: 1) Are you on the train - Correct.
- G . Kiran Reddy

Rolling stone gathers... Q: Sir, what is the difference between would

have been done and could have been done?
A: Would have been = It was possible for
- Md. Yaseena Begum, Kakinada.
*C - o d someone to be somewhere / something, but
Q: Sir, -C -u- one word substitutes - , A o d ----). they were not (C F ).
-N--J---. 3) There is no use being in a hurry. Everything Eg: He would have been there if you had asked
1) A person who believes in humanism takes time to achieve. Everything needs him = y-T - - \ - =
2) A group of people who have been cho- sometime to do, and until that time, we have y- - , - E - \- - - .
2) Both the sentences are correct with sen to listen to all the facts in a trial. to wait patiently (C C- -- -o E Could have been = Someone had the ability
different meanings: to be somewhere but they were not
3) A person who writes an opera. d C - - v - (--L-
He did a great job - Correct.
4) A lover of authors. . - - - Et--E F / --L-- F ).
Meaning: In the past he did a great job. 5) A letter or a poem whose writer is V ?). Eg: He could have been there if you had asked
unknown. 4) One who is not steady and keeps changing him = y-Eo T , --\ --
A: 1) Humanist 2) Jury 3) Composer their plans cannot achieve anything (C- L = y---, -E --\
4) No one-word for this 5) Anonymous -, -E, E-O %d .
dL u
- Vijaykumar Thokala D C-). - Prasanti Dadi

Q: Sir, please say the meanings in Telugu of 5) By being slow and steady, you can achieve Q: Sir, I have some doubts please clarify it.
the following "Proverbs" and expand in anything (E, --- v). What is the difference between "I was
He does a great job - also correct. English. MLA and I have been MLA?". Please
- Syama Sreesatya, Khammam. explain it.
Meaning: He regularly / always does a great 1) Necessity is the mother of invention.
job or (sometimes) now he is 2) A bird in hand is worth two in bush. Q: After "To when came the ing form and sin- A: Your question should be, I have some
doing a great job. gular verb" - Please explain. doubts, please clarify them.
3) Rome was not built in a day.
A: I am sorry your question is not clear. Is this I was an MLA = in the past I worked as an
- Varalakshmi, Visakhapatnam. 4) Rolling stone gathers no mass.
your question? 'When does the 'ing' form MLA. I am not an MLA now.
5) Slow and steady wins the race.
Q: Sir, please explain 'being' with Telugu follow 'to' in the singular'? I have been an MLA =
A: 1) Necessity forces us to invent something
explanation. The 'ing' form follows the following phrases: 1) In the past I was an MLA
that can satisfy the necessity, that is,
A: Being = because ( x). when we need something badly, we 1) With a view to ( l-). 2) I was elected MLA sometime ago, and
a) Being rich he can buy whatever he likes. invent something to satisfy the need (- 2) Object to ( ~--). from that time onwards till now / even
( --- x, j - L-T--p h h -- 3) Look forward to (-- ---). now I have continued to be an MLA.
). 4) In addition to (E ).
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b) Being a great actor, she has a number of 2) It is better to keep something you have than 5) Be / get used to (----) - these are
fans ( p x trying to get something better which you followed by the 'ing' form and not by the
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- Sri Harsha
Q: Sir, please explain the Telugu meanings
and give examples to the word 'Come
across'.
had had -- ----a? - V. Sanjeeva Rayudu, Kurnool.
Q: Can passive voice be written as 'A book is
had by me' for 'I have a book?' (Or) 'A
book is had had by me' for 'I had a book?' -
A: Come across = / - (-- - Ashok kumar, before them. However, we can use,
), -n--. A. Naresh Naik, Kothakota. 'a piece of / pieces of', and 'some' and
-O--x --C j- -u- -N--J--.
'a lot of' before all of them. A: It can be, but it looks very awkward (ugly).
Q: Sir, I am very confused about When you can say, directly and more sim-
Eg: Let me give you advice / a
Countable nouns especially ply, 'I have a book', why use the ugly pas-
piece of advice. I have two
using singular, plurals. - - sive? As far as possible, it is always good
pieces of advice for you.
-- -N--J--. to use the active voice.
A: Things we count in numbers as - Thadu Ramakrishna
.
M. SURESAN 'A book is had had by me', you can use,
1,2,3, etc. are countables. Eg: Q: Sir, -C --- --u ---- when you refer to two past actions, one tak-
bus - we say one bus, two buses, etc. Pen -
one / ten / fifteen pens, etc. Man - one man,
--- N--J--. ing place before the other. 'A book is had
Till now So far Until had by me before someone stole it'. But this
Eg: I have not come across such a great two men, a hundred men, etc.
Till Yet Upto is awkward too. Isn't it better to say, 'I had
man as Gandhi. (--D p uhE 1) Countables have singular number and plural
A: Till now = so far. Till = until = yet. had a book before someone stole it?'
number.
However, 'yet' is mostly used with 'not'/ in
- / -n---).
2) a / an is a must before a countable singular. - Krishna Kishore
questions / to.
- Jampa Srinivas We don't say, 'Umbrella is useful in rain'.
The correct way to say it is, 'an umbrella', Eg: a) He has given me ten books so far / till Q: Sir, please explain the passive voice briefly
Q: How to find out adverb and adjective because it is a countable singular. now / until now. with examples and their meanings.
phrases in different sentences? - Please Uncountables are things we don't count (but b) I will wait here till / until my friend A: This has been explained a number of times
explain with examples. weigh / measure). comes. before. Refer to the previous lessons.
A: An adjective phrase (group of words with- Eg: Rice, sugar, milk, etc. Uncountables don't c) I have not seen the movie yet (till now)
- Murali
out a verb) qualifies a noun, that is, it have plurals. We don't use a / an before = I have yet to see the movie.
describes a noun. them. (Note: 'Yet to' can be used without 'not') Q: Sir, -L ----- ---A -----E
Eg: This is a book about the beauty of The important point however is, certain d) Has / hasn't he come yet? -C--- --C j- ---?
Kashmir. Here, the phrase, 'About the English words which we think are countable Up to = 1) Until (Not later than). Up to yes- 1) Can I come in, sir?
beauty of Kashmir' describes the noun are uncountable. terday he was here (Till / until yesterday he 2) May I come in, sir?
book. So, it is an adjective phrase. Here is a list of nouns which in English usage was here).
How to find out an adjective phrase? When are uncountable: advice, bread, business (with 2) Responsibility - It is up to the principal
you see a phrase following a noun put the the meaning of work), furniture, human hair, to take a decision.
question, 'What kind of?' and the answer information, news, poetry, soap, work, etc. 3) Less than / equal to, but not more than.
you get is an adjective phrase. These are all uncountables. That is, we don't Up to (not more than) two hundred peo-
In the sentence above, put the question,
use them in the plural, and we don't use a / an ple have bought it so far.

- - - L-
- - - voice ?
'What kind of book' and you get the answer
'about the beauty of Kashmir'. So, 'about the A: Both are correct. However, 'Can I come
beauty of Kashmir' is an adjective phrase. in, sir?' is less formal than 'May I come
An adverb modifies a verb, that is, it adds to
.
in, sir?' That is, when we are better
the meaning of the verb. If a phrase adds to known to a person, we use, 'Can I come
the meaning of the verb, it is an adverb - Jyothi Prasad - Here we don't mention who actually in, sir?'
phrase. closed the road. ( J uC E
Q: Sir, -- voices -n- -\- --p-- If the person is someone who is not
Eg: He walked all the way from home to col- -Tx-- passive voice \- --- - . Do x repair known to us so well, or above us in rank,
lege. Here the phrase, 'all the way from -? Eg: We need Lawer. -D-Eo -\- L- d passive voice, The we say, 'May I come in, sir?'
road has been repaired ).
home to college' adds to the meaning of -. Lawer is needed - --v- -\-
the verb, 'walked'. So it is an adverb --. -F --- -- active voice - - Y. Rohit Kumar Reddy - R. Siva Kumar
phrase. \- ---. --- --- -K~- Q: Sir, will you please answer these questions. Q: Sir, please look at these sentences:
- Raheem Shaik -- --E -- -F ---E -- -K~ -- 'What are past future tenses? And explain 1) "When would XYZ bank release the
Q: Sir, what are quantifiers? What are sim-
--C --E -- --?- N--J--. in detail' like 'subject + would + verb +
A: Who said we use passive voice more than results of clerk exam?"
iles? Why and how we use these? - object.' And what does it mean if we frame
active voice? Active voice is always prefer- a sentence? 2) "When would XYZ bank releases results
----- -N--J--. able to passive. Passive voice is to be used of clerk exam?"
A: 'Would' expresses future from the past.
A: A simile is a direct comparison between only when we do not know the doer of an 3) "When will XYZ bank release the results
two persons, places, things, etc. That is, Compare:
action. 'We need a lawyer' is always better of clerk exam?" - j -u- x --C j--C?
saying one thing / person is like another. than and is more common than, 'A lawyer is a) He says / is saying (that) he will come next
A: 1) The first sentence is wrong - when you
Words indicating a simile are like, as, as needed'. We say 'A lawyer is needed' only month ('Says / is saying' here is present
are talking about a simple future action,
. . . as, etc. when we are not clear who exactly needs a tense, meaning, he is saying NOW (pre-
sent), so 'will come' in the sentence is future you should use 'will', and not 'would'. The
lawyer. We say in passive, 'The results have correct form is, 'When will XYZ bank
from NOW - the present.
been announced', (PV) because we are not release the results of the Clerks' Exam?'
sure about the persons / agencies / institu- b) He said some time ago (that) he would
come tomorrow. ('Said' is past tense; his 2) The second sentence is wrong too, because
tions etc., who / which announces the
saying was in the past, and his coming is in we don't have a verb form like 'would
results. We don't at all say, 'The exam is
the next month from the time of his saying releases'. The proper verb form is, Will /
taken by him' - This is very uncommon. We
- in the past. So we use, would come. would / shall / should / can / could, etc + V1
usually say, 'He takes the exam'. (O G-
. Eg: He is like a lion in bravery.
v J- . * - - , x
L---, O----- active voice
Some more examples:
Compare:
Eg: Will release / would release etc., the mean-
ing changing from one form to another.
i) I know (now - present) that he will come. 3) When will XYZ bank release the results of
He is as brave as a lion. v - . p - - p, u E
ii) I knew (past) that he would come (future the Clerks' Exam? - Correct.
Quantifiers are words which tell us about
- - L
- - - p / pd - p
v passive voice - ). from the past).
quantity.
Eg: We say, 'The road was closed yesterday', in c) She knew that she would not be selected. '-p- --Tx- - -*- ---..
Eg: Some, many, any, much, several, a lot passive because we don't know who closed (knew - past, and would not be selected -
of, a few and enough. the road. In Telugu we say, '-
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While attending an interview...

not -- 'so.... as' Order of adjectives --...
My dad brought me half a
dozen big tasty mangoes.
Vishnu Pratap 3) I will have my clothes stitched =
Chourasia, Rudrampura Soon in the future the tailor will
Q: He is a minority candidate / He stitch my clothes ( d
is a community candidate. - d---).
Which one is correct? Q: Group of scholars / Groups of
A: Strictly speaking, 'He is a scholars - Which one is correct?
- Divya Ganta Narsimha Pathapalli, Mahaboobnagar
minority community candidate' A: Both are correct. A group of
M. SURESAN Q: Sir, please let me know the order of
Q: Sir could you tell me how to introduce in is correct. Minority community scholars = One group (-
interview? Which type of information I = a community (_), the fol- % ); groups of schol- adjectives.
have to give for interviewer? lowers of which are fewer than those of the ars = more than one group of A: Quantity / number, size, age, shape, etc.
A: The correct form of your question is, majority community. (Minority = of two or scholars ( %). Eg: My dad brought me half a dozen big
'How to introduce oneself in an inter- more groups, the group that is smaller than Q: As your like - means what? tasty mangoes - this is the usual order.
view?' the bigger groups - , - \ A: As you like = Whatever you like = (F d) Q: Difference among today's night, this
This is how you introduce yourself in o _x p u-). Communi- Q: Being seen the movie, I am not interested. night, today night
an interview: ty = (In India) - religion. - Please explain. A: Today's night, this night, today night - all
My name is / I am so and so. I come Q: I am a minority community candidate and A: Being seen the movie I am not interested - wrong. The correct phrase is, tonight.
from such and such a place (the place you has standing of 20 years as an advocate. - Wrong. Having seen the movie - Correct. (This morning / afternoon / this evening,
live in). You then mention your age / date of Please say whether the word 'standing' can (E ---x / E y). tonight).
birth. Then your educational qualifications be written / used after 'has / have'. Q: Can we use fastly as adverb?
with your specializations, the institutions A: Standing = duration, reputation, experience - Surender Bijili
A: There is no such word as, 'fastly'. It is
where you have studied, and the universities (N, uA, - j %Ah). It Q: 'I had seen you somewhere?' - Is this right? just fast - both adjective and adverb.
they are affiliated to, and any job experience can be used after, have / had. A: I had seen you somewhere? - This is wrong Eg: This is a fast (adj) train. This train goes
you have had. You mention the languages Q: Two and two make / makes four - Explain. in two ways: fast (adv).
you know. A: Two and two makes four - Correct. Though 1) Had seen - This is Past Perfect Tense. We
You can tell the board of interviewers the grammatically wrong, it is the usage don't use Past Perfect Tense for a single past - Rambabu, Talluru
sports and games you are good at, the dis- (). action. We use it for the first of two past Q: Sir, what is the difference among Despite,
tinctions you have won, etc. Don't talk about Q: I will have got/ had my clothes stitched/ I actions. The correct form can be: 'I had seen Inspite of, Although?
things you do not know, because if you can't will have my clothes stitched - Please say you somewhere before we met yesterday'.
answer the questions they put you, they will A: Despite = in spite of.
which one is correct. 2) Your sentence is a question, but it is not in
know you are lying, and that is a serious dis- A: Depending on what you want to say, all the Eg: Despite / in spite of the high cost of the
the question form. The proper question form
qualification. three are correct. book, he bought it.
is, 'Had I seen you somewhere, before we
Then you talk about why you think you 1) I will have got my clothes stitched = At / Although / though / even though has the
met yesterday'? (Two past actions, one tak-
are suitable for the job. Then mention that before sometime in the future, my clothes will ing place before another, are a must, when same meaning as 'despite' and 'in spite of',
you are willing to work anywhere in India. have been stitched. (-
- --- -F, - - - you use 'had + Past Participle (V3)'. but the way we use it is different.
Then tell the interview board about your E- -F, - - - -d - d - E- - --). Eg: Although / though / even though the cost
parents, your siblings (brothers and sisters), - Srinivasa Chari of the book was high he bought it.
2) I had my clothes stitched = Sometime ago
etc. in the past = I had the tailor to stitch my Q: Sir, could you please tell me the meanings 'But' also can be used in place of despite /
You are usually asked to talk about your- clothes ( d d- --o of these words in Telugu. in spite of / though.
self just to see how good you are at English. d --C). 1) Hearing 2) Listening Eg: The cost of the book was high, but he
If you are able to speak well and impress the 3) Prohibited 4) Restricted bought it.
interviewers, they go on to the next question, 5) Banned - Madhu Perumala
even before you complete the answers. A: 1) NE--C
The important thing is, to talk boldly, Q: Whom should I inform now? OR
2) vo NC
clearly, loudly enough, slowly, and in such a To whom should I inform?
3) El
way, that the last word of your sentence is as Which is right sir?
4) J-N Eo-, -J
clear as your first word. Avoid using Sir / A: Who should I inform now? - Correct
Madam too often. 5) = 3) El.
(According to modern usage).

- R. Venkatarama Krishna Eg: Ram is not taller than Karim - this is com- - Bhagyasri, Komararam A: He and I are here.
parative degree with 'not' in it. The posi- Q: i) We drew pictures ourselves. Q: Neither/ Either he nor / or I am / I are here.
Q: Sir, Neither - Nor/ Either - or
- Please say which one is correct.
N tive for it is Karim is at least as tall as ii) We ourselves drew the pictures. - Please
A: Neither he nor I am here. When you use
h l -- C-*-
Ram. There is no 'not' in the sentence, so say the difference.
'neither . . nor / either.. or / not only . . but
? N ? N-J---.
we don't use 'so' here. (\ not A: i) We drew the pictures ourselves = ii) We
A: Neither . . . nor, either . . . or can be used also, the verb agrees with the second sub-
both for humans as well as objects or ideas.
d, as.... as v .) ourselves drew the pictures.
Q: Sir, please say the Indirect speech to the ject. (Neither . . . nor/ Either . . . or/ Not
Eg: i) Neither/ either he nor/ or his sister is Q: Being seen the movie, I am not interested /
only . . . but also, verb b d d
following sentences. Having seen the movie, I am not interested.
here.
- Please say the difference.
C).
ii) Neither/ either the book nor/ or the pen can i) "I came last night", he said.
Q: As we are talking to each other... - Please
ii) "If I were you I would do it", he said. A: Having seen the movie I am not interested
be found here. translate into Telugu.
iii) "If you came to me, I would give the (in seeing it again) - Correct. Being seen
Q: Cure is not so good as prevention = Cure is the movie I am not interested - Wrong. A: As we are talking to each other = When /
not as good as prevention. money" he said. because we are talking to each other. (as =
Q: I shouldn't see the movies/ I am not sup-
j Sentence n-Eo-h? A: i) He said that he had come there the day i) When (p
posed to see the movies. - Please say the
- x- - - o- p,
A: Cure is not so / as good as prevention - before / the previous day. ii) Because = ( - x) = (\- n -
difference.
both are correct. However we don't use 'so ii) He said that if he had been I, he would have A: I should not see the movie = I am not sup-
-x- - - o- p/ - x - - x).
done it.
good as' in a sentence without 'not'. ('not'
-, so ..... as a. -, as ...... as iii) He said that if he / I had gone to him, he
posed to see the movie. '-p- --Tx- - -*- ---..
Q: He and I am here / He or I are here - Which
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- Akhitha, Yemmiganur. - Narasaiah Ravuru, Puducherry.
Q: Sir, please let me know the difference Q: Sir, please explain the usage of the follow-
between interrogative pronoun and inter- ing words.
rogative adverb with examples. 1) Watershed event
- Lavanya Ch - Murthy N V K
A: Interrogative pronouns are used mostly in 2) Far-reaching effect
questions and sometimes in place of a noun. Q: Sir, I was lagging in the verbal part of cam- Q: Sir, -1) He could do it. 3) Berserk
What, which, who, whom and whose are pus interviews. Can you suggest me how 2) He was able to do it. -Explain. 4) Estrangement
interrogative pronouns. If you use them in can I come up perfectly in verbal commu- A: 1) He could do it = He had the
such questions as: What is the problem? / 5) Rationale
nication? ability to do it, but it is doubt-
Which is your book? / Who is your 6) To whomsoever it may concern
A: Try to speak English whenever you have an ful if he did it or not.
teacher? / Whom do you want to meet? / A: 1) A happening which causes a
opportunity to speak the language. When 2) He was able to do it = He had the
Whose is this book? - They are all interrog- M. SURESAN big change in the life of a per-
you talk to people who can understand ability to do it and did it.
ative pronouns, when they are used alone. son / in the history of a nation
English, communicate with them only in Eg: He could play cricket well those days = He
They are interrogative pronouns because (
- p - - a - -u--i - - ).
English. Don't be afraid that you might make had the ability to play cricket, but he might
we use them in place of nouns. If they are 2) An important effect which will continue
mistakes and they might laugh at you. Just have / might have not played it.
used alongside a noun as in, which book, for a long time.
whose pen, what game, etc., they are inter- feel free and talk only in English, I mean, to He was able to play cricket well those days
those who know English. Then watch = He had the ability to play and played too. Eg: The division of India into India and
rogative adjectives.
English news casts and the debates in the Pakistan has had far-reaching effect = It
When, where, why and how are interroga- - K. Kameswara Rao, West Godavari.
English news channels. Read the English has had a great effect that has continued
tive adverbs, because they add to the mean-
newspaper every day for at least half an hour Q: Sir, please let me know the plurals for the till today. So we say, the division of
ing of verbs. Where did you / when did you
to forty five minutes. This is the best way. following. India has had a far-reaching effect.
why did you / how did you see?
1) Para (The objections raised in the paras 3) Destructively violent.
- Sree Deepya, Anakapalli. - D. Bhavaghni Gupta, Hanamkonda. Eg: The temple elephant ran berserk sud-
may be dropped); 2) Annexure
Q: Sir, how to use 'would have been' at the last Q: Sir, I will tell you the situation: 3) I request your kindselves to grant me denly and killed two people and injured
part of the sentence (follows full stop)? "Once when I was in elevator, one lady got hurt leave for two days. - Is there any word four.
A: 'Would have been' is used at the end of a by my bag then she said MIND YOUR BAG" "KINDSELVES" in English? 4) Quarrel / misunderstanding / separation of
sentence only in replies: - Now I would like to know the sentence 'mind A: 1) Para (short form of paragraph) - singular, a wife and her husband due to misunder-
Eg:A: Were you there yesterday? your bag' is politely spoken one or rude? paras - plural. standing.
B: If he had allowed me, I would have A: It is neither polite nor rude, but just asking 2) Annexure - singular; Annexures - plural. 5) Logic / a set of reasons for an action
been. = He did not allow me, so I was you to see that your bag does not inconve- 3) If you are requesting more than one per- 6) Whoever this may apply to (-D-E- --
not there. nience others. son, your 'kindselves' can be used. --o--J).
- Gongati Saveen Kumar
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Q: Sir, explain the differences between
Q: What is the difference between the fol- Q: Sir, -C
gerund, ing form and plain infinitive, bare
-u-- --Tx-- --N- -h
lowing.. a) Homage and tribute
b) Veteran and legend
c) Uproar and angry
- Explain with examples.
Tribute -N--J--.
1) - --j- - -h -N-t-Lo --- a?
2) -- --L---.
A: 1) If I get any doubts may I ask you to
infinitive.
A: The '-ing' form used as a noun, that is, the
subject of a sentence / the object of a verb /
A: a) Homage = special honour / deep respect - Shashavali Khaji, Uravakonda. the object of a preposition, etc. it becomes
clarify? a gerund.
shown publicly. (-
Q: Sir, Relative Pronouns (possessive)
- -J- j -
Eg: a) Smoking is bad for health (Smoking -
--u- uh- - - / v - - ). -J-* -N--J--. used here as the subject of the sentence,
Tribute = a statement / an act / a gift to show
1) I bought a dog. Its puppy had died. so functions as a noun .
gratitude / respect / admiration for some
I bought a dog whose puppy had died. b) I hate smoking - smoking here is the object
person. (J-
- x %c- uh- - - / J - Can the word 'Whose' also be used for of the verb, hate. So it is a noun, and there-
non-living things?
%- c y- a - - -u-).
fore a gerund.
Veteran Legend 2) How is 'of which' used? c) He was expert in / at cheating others -
A: 1 & 2: 'Whose' can be used for the living 'cheating' here is the object of the preposi-
(including animals) and the non-living. 2) I have sulked.
tion, at. So it is a gerund.
So, I bought a dog whose puppy had died - T. Murali Krishana
An 'ing' form not used in any of these ways
= Right = I bought a dog the puppy of
Q: Sir, when we use both helping verb and is just an 'ing' form / present participle.
which had died.
main verb are past in a sentence? --- The doctor helped me to recover - to recov-
-- -N--J--. er - infinitive = The doctor helped me recov-
A: In a combination of the helping verb and er - recover here is plain / bare infinitive,
b) Veteran = a person with a long experience the main verb, it is always the helping because there is no 'to' before it.
in a particular field. (j J--J- verb that indicates the tense.
-, Eg-). Eg: Would / could / might + I Dw (would / - Chebrolu Prakash, Gudivada.
could / might see, etc.) is in the past
Legend = a story handed down from gen- Q: Why we use Past Participle instead Future
tense, because would / could / might are
eration to generation, believed to be true Tense in the verb forms list?
past tense of will / can / may, etc.)
and historical but without proof ( - This is the book some of whose pages are Eg: Present - Past - Future (in old Books)
I will go - future from the present; I would
-- v-u C E- J- missing = This is the book of which some go if he allowed me - would go past tense. Present - Past - Past Participle
To V- -p- E E - pages are missing. Sp is the case with could / might, etc + I (In present Books)
C --C) / a person whose achieve- Q: She helps me read a letter / She helps me doing word (go, come, etc). A: Even in old grammar books, we find only
ments are so great that they may be unbe-
to read a letter. - Which is correct? - Rupesh Sahu the present tense, the past tense and the past
lievable. ( p-uh E
A: She helps me read the letter = She helps Q: Sir, I have some doubts on using preposi- participle, and not the future tense. We
form the future tense of a verb by adding
Lp-x). me to read the letter. Both are correct.
c) Uproar = a group of people expressing their tion 'as'. What is the meaning if a para
You can either use or omit 'to' after 'help'. started with 'as'? - Please explain. will / shall before it. The past tense and the
anger or protest in public (-
- , - past participles are formed differently for
A: 1) As = because. As (= because) he is
'-p- --Tx- - -*- ---.. different sets of verbs. That is why the past
v -- - L E- / uA-- ) . clever, he can understand it easily.
Anger = not being pleased with a person tense and past participle and not the future
2) As = like. (--) She works hard as her sis-
or at something. www.eenadupratibha.net ter does (She works hard like her sister). tense of a verb are given.
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- B. Sreenivasa Charlu, Hyderabad
Q: In one of the Spoken English lessons you
said, 'Annexure is singular and Annexures
is plural'. I referred the Oxford, the
-b-- 'Ambidextrous' - Ch. Rama Rao
Q: Sir, what is the meaning of "rags-to-rich-
es" in Telugu? Please give some exam-
ples.
Chambers and other dictionaries, but I fail - D. Shiva Narayana, Ongole both the hands equally well.
A: From being a poor person to being a rich
to find ANNEXURE/(S). Is this a colloqui- Q: Sir, please explain the meanings Ambidextrous Ambisinistrous person.
al usage? We find ANNEXE and ANNEX- for the following words with (incapable of using either hand
ES only. - Kindly clarify. suitable examples and mention properly)
A: 'Annex' is the short form of 'annexure'. Just the antonyms for these words. 6) The soul leaving one body after
as the plural of annex is annexes, so is the 1) Teetotaler death, and moving into another
plural of annexure, annexures. We say, for 2) Lunatic Asylum body - no opposite for this word
example, there are a few annexures / annex- 3) Elegy 4) Blasphemy (t E-- Eo CL,
es to the report. Annexes = annexures. M. SURESAN
5) Ambidexter - v-P-/ -bt
Q: In the below sentence which one is gram- 6) Transmigration 7) Swat h).
matically correct? A: 1) A person who strictly avoids drink. 7) Hit with great force - no opposite.
The minimum qualifications for applying Teetotaler Alcoholic. Eg: Mohan rose from rags to riches (rags =
the job are as follows / follow. - Kiran, Rajahmundry
2) A hospital for mad people. Lunatic = mad per- torn clothes), as did Rockefeller. (
A: 'As follows' is correct, in spite of 'qualifica- son. Asylum = place of protection. Calling Q: Sir, I kindly request to clarify the following -x- H-- v-i
tions' being plural. This is a point of usage, mentally imbalanced persons 'mad' is sup- doubts: E-- C-.)
and does not follow grammar. posed to be bad, so no longer are mental hos- What is the difference between
pitals are called so. They are called Lunatic a) Do you understand?
- Venkata Swamy Dodde - Y. Kali Prasad Rao
asylums.
b) Did you understand?
Q: Sir, please explain the meaning of follow- 3) A sad poem written in memory of a dead per- Q: Sir, I have some doubts on using adverbs.
A: a) Do you understand? = Are you able to
ing phrasal verb: son.
understand (NOW). Surprisingly he won the match against his
Take somebody into confidence. Elegy Eulogy ( a poem in praise of a person).
Eg: Do you understand what he is saying? strong opponent.
A: Treat someone as very close to you and tell 4) Talking badly / vulgarly about God and holy
(Now). The adverb "surprisingly" is used at the
them of your secrets. ( --T-) things (, Nv N- J* -
b) Did you understand = Were you able to beginning which is intended to modify the sen-
Eg: They take their sister into confidence and
tence as a whole. If the same adverb is used at
u x-/ E ---). understand?
tell her all their secrets. Blasphemy Reverence (-i h LT the end of the sentence, is it wrong? - Please
Eg: Did you understand what he said yester-
- Y K Prasada Rao
). day? (He said something yesterday and explain such adverb used sentences.
5) The correct word is, 'Ambidextrous' or
were you able to understand it?). A: Whether 'surprisingly' is used at the begin-
Q: Sir, please give the suitable degree of com- 'Ambidexterity'. 'Ambidextrous = capable of
parison with clarification. Q: Can we use the term 'Regularly' in past ning / at the end of a sentence, the meaning
using both the hands with equal skill.
tense? - Please explain. is the same. Only, a comma should be
This is the elder / eldest of my two sons. Eg: Arjuna was ambidextrous in shooting
arrows - He was capable of shooting A: You can. Those days we met regularly placed after 'his strong opponent'.
A: This is the elder of my two sons. When you
talk only of two persons / things, you don't arrows with the right or the left hand, with every evening at 4. ( Vx - vA Q: 1) Hari flew a kite.
use eldest. There is no superlative when equal skill. v -T- v p- -- 2) The birds flew on the sky.
only two things are compared. Ambidexterity = having the skill of using

K-~ h...Watch
--x). In the above sentences, whether the verb
"flew" is both transitive or intransitive verb? -
- Murthy N V K
Please explain it.
Q: Sir, please explain the usage of "get / got A: Many verbs are used both transitively and
/ getting / gets + V3" with some exam- intransitively. 'Fly' can be both transitive
ples in Telugu. and intransitive.
A: They get their house washed once a week - Swathi, Guntur English?
Eg: They often fly to Delhi - fly is intransitive
(get washed = get + V3) (x E Sentences / structures with 'does / did + V2'
Q: Sir, give the meaning of below sentence. here. In the sentence, He flew a kite, flew
are wrong, aren't they? Can there be sen-
-E--J -T-h.) He would not have gone so far? the past tense of fly is intransitive.
tences like, He does went (V2) there? / He
A: Why don't you add 'please' to your ques- did went there? There can, however, be - V. Bala Murali Krishna
tions? sentences with does / did + V1. Q: Sir, please explain the difference
He would not have gone so far = He would Eg: between the following words with exam-
not have gone to that extent.
a) He does meet (does + meet (V1)) me very ples:
Q: Explain participial phrase and give one often.
example. See, Look, Watch
b) He did meet (did + meet (V1)) yesterday. A: See = appear / if we keep open our eyes,
A: A participial phrase is a group of words These are both emphatic way of saying
having either a present participle (the 'ing' so many things come into our view, that
that he meets me / that he met me. is, we see them. ( E--, x
They got the books given to poor students form) or the past participle (V3).
Examples: - Sailaja Kasse
(got given = got + V3) (x h-- Jh).
H--x p-h.) a) Walking down the street - this is a group of Q: Sir, I am sure about it nobody has lived in
She gets her hair done once a week by the words having a present participle (walking) that house for a hundred years - Here hun-
beautician (gets done = gets + V3) ( in it. So it is a participial phrase. dred years is plural. Plural -- article
-E--J - --- b) The old man, shivering in the cold - shiver- -- -?-- sentence - 'nobody has lived'
C.) ing in the cold - a participial phrase. wrong --E --C--. -N--J--.
Q: What is the "Verb form" of the following c) A participial phrase may also be a group of A: The correct sentence is, 'I am sure of it.
sentence, out of six verb forms and what words (without a verb) having a past par- Nobody has lived in that house for a hun-
If we look at the sky at night, we see the stars.
are the main verb and helping verbs of ticiple (V3) in it. dred years.
the sentence given below? Any period of time and any amount of Look = try and see something (
Eg: a) The injured man.
They will have to assure purchase of cer- money are always singular. If we
vo --- -y- --).
b) The closed window, etc. look at the sky at night, we see the stars =
tain items. Eg: Three months has passed (not, have
Q: Sir, the below structure is existing in
A: 'Will have' is the verb in the sentence - passed) since he was here. vA --j h ~-
English grammar?
will is the main verb, and have is the
'-p- --Tx- - -*- ---..
v E--h.
S + do (or) does / did + V2?
helping verb. 'To assure' is an infinitive, Watch = look carefully / observe. (K-~
A: 'Is existing' in your question is wrong. It
and is not a verb. www.eenadupratibha.net ).
should be, Does this structure exist in