YEAR: 11 NO SEPTEMBER, 2016 PRICE: ` 20 Publisher & Editor ALOK KUMAR GUPTA Asstt Editor HS BHATIA Editorial & Admn Office: 12-H, New Daryaganj Road, New Delhi-110002 Tel: 23261567, 23245124, 23275224 Website: www.rameshpublishinghouse.com E-mail: ET@rameshpublishinghouse.com Subscription Rates: ` 200/- (for One Year) ` 360/- (for Two Years) To be paid through MO/ DD in favour of ‘English Today’ and post it to our Admn office For more details refer page no 24 All rights reserved with the Publisher No part of this publication may be printed in whole or in part without written permission of the Publisher Edited, Published, Printed & Owned by: ALOK KUMAR GUPTA 12-H, New Daryaganj Road, New Delhi-110002 Printed at: Amar Ujala Publications Ltd Noida From The Editor’s Pen Lecture Forum In Simple Terms Personal Questions Modern Grammatical Practices Day-To-Day Conversation Formation of Words One Word Substitution Terminology Book Review Same Words Used As Different Parts of Speech Vocabulary Finding Errors Idioms & Their Usage Pronunciation Punctuation Prepositions Transformation Verbal Diagram Prefixes & Suffixes Quotations & Abbreviations Number, Gender, Conjugation Spellings Language Games Think it Over Cloze Test Quips Words Confused & Misused Quiz Time Verbal Niagra Fall Potpourri Talking to the Author Chain Anagram Sets Literature What If Chain Words Can You Remember ! Answers Corner English Today September 2016 14 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 46 47 49 51 53 55 56 57 59 60 61 63 64 65 66 67 69 70 71 73 Book Name General English for Competitive Exams Spoken English The English Enhancement Book Common Errors in English (English-Hindi) Handbook of Idioms & Phrases Handbook of Proverbs Advance General English Spoken & Communicative English Idioms, Phrases & Proverbs (English-Hindi) Writing Correct English Write English Right How to Write Correct English (Hindi-English) ikWiqyj feuh baxfy'k Lihfdax dkslZ Hindi-English Master (Senior) Master English in Easy Way All About English Treasury of Synonyms & Antonyms (Words with Hindi Meanings) All Time English Popular Phrasal Verbs Prepositions and their Usage Handbook of Abbreviations Dealing with English Made Easy Handbook of Quotations Objective General English General English (With MCQs) Paragraph Writing Art of Precis Writing English Reading Comprehension Gloria English Speaking Course (Hindi-English) English Improvement Course English Today September 2016 Code Price (` ) R-1762 90 R-1654 210 R-1720 180 R-1709 210 R-473 65 R-514 95 R-230 130 R-1801 295 R-353 65 R-541 110 R-578 110 R-451 120 R-657 60 R-418 80 R-189 240 R-1391 260 R-1348 R-1100 R-528 R-787 R-228 R-1042 R-190 R-229 R-311 R-304 R-191 R-303 R-218 R-358 180 120 95 95 80 95 130 140 160 95 80 160 280 260 the f se o st s, der Rea ar We’ve d De udie From the Editor’s Pen Dear Readers, We have since been studying the phrases in which articles are not used We’ll continue our study OMISSION OF THE ARTICLE THE USE OF PHRASES WITHOUT ARTICLES Take cognizance of (attend to): The government is committed to take cognizance of the needs of the poor Fall within one’s cognizance (of things that fairly concern someone): Supervision of this department does not fall within my cognizance Fall beyond one’s cognizance (of things that not concern someone): Maintaining accounts of such transactions is beyond my cognizance Coin money (get money fast): These days lawyers are coining money as never before Coincide or concur with (agree with in opinion, etc): I coincide/ concur with you in this matter In cold blood (without excuse of excitement): The poor traveller was killed by robbers in cold blood Cold feet (disinclination to fight): On seeing our troops, the enemy developed cold feet Cold snap (sudden spell of cold weather): While climbing the hill, we had to face a cold snap Come into collision with (Clash or of interests): (a) The two trains came into collision with each other (b) His love of sports comes into collision with his desire for reading books voraciously 10 Conflict of interests (clash of two different interests): He is chairman of sports club, but he is also manager of a concern that supplies English Today September 2016 equipment to the club Thus, he has a clear conflict of interests (or Thus, it is a clear case of conflict of interests) 11 Change colour (turn pale or red): On seeing the lion he changed colour 12 Show one’s (true) colour (show one’s real qualities, positive or negative): He showed his true colours at the contest 13 Sail under false flags (to be a hypocrite or impostor): I put great faith in him, but finally I discovered that he was sailing under false flags 14 Come off with flying colours (win credit): Everybody praised him when he came off with flying colours in the examination 15 Put fast colours upon (show something in a distorted way): Pakistan is always putting false colours upon the Kashmir problem 16 See in its true colours (see something sincerely in the proper way without distorting it): Pakistan must see the problem of terrorism in its true colours 17 Under colour of (under pretext of): The robbers robbed the jeweller having come under colour of making some purchases 18 Give no colour for saying (show no reason, or make a false plea or pretext): Pakistan gave no colour for saying why she supported the Kashmir militants H.S Bhatia READER’S DELIGHT NOBEL LAUREATES A Brief Details OF WINNERS SINCE 1901 Price: ` 65/- only Printed Pages: 172 ISBN: 978-81-7812-356-8 For Cash on Delivery (COD) E-mail your order to: order@rameshpublishinghouse.com RAMESH PUBLISHING HOUSE, 12-H, New Daryaganj Road, New Delhi-2 For Online Shopping Visit: www.rameshpublishinghouse.com English Today September 2016 Book Code: A-45 LECTURE FORUM Dear Readers, We have been studying for some months the use of Past Participles of some verbs as Adjectives We’ll continue our study in this issue also PAST PARTICIPLES USED AS ADJECTIVES Directions: (i) Use the following Past Participles as Adjectives in sentences of your own (ii) Only the first and last letter of each Past Participle is given (iii) After the Past Participle, the number of letters is given in brackets (iv) No word should be repeated EXERCISE H D (12) (a) Full word: (b) Usage: H D (10) (a) Full word: (b) Usage: H D (9) (a) Full word: (b) Usage: H D (6) (a) Full word: (b) Usage: H D (7) (a) Full word: (b) Usage: English Today September 2016 H T (4) (a) Full word: (b) Usage: H D (8) (a) Full word: (b) Usage: H D (6) (a) Full word: (b) Usage: H D (6) (a) Full word: (b) Usage: 10 H D (10) (a) Full word: (b) Usage: 11 H D (8) (a) Full word: (b) Usage: 12 I D (4) (a) Full word: (b) Usage: 13 I D (9) (a) Full word: (b) Usage: 14 I D (8) (a) Full word: (b) Usage: 15 I D (7) (a) Full word: (b) Usage: English Today September 2016 IN SIMPLE TERMS EXERCISE-1 Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow: Children are very fond of flying kites Small childen fly small kites while grownup children fly big kites Kites are made of paper and thin bamboo sticks They are flown with a string which remains in the hands of the kite-flyer Most of the kites are made of thin, plain, colourful paper, but on some kites artistic designs are drawn Some kites are made of shining golden and silver-coloured paper A kite flies high in the sky if the wind is steady Sometimes, the strings of two kites get entangled in the sky Then the kite the string of which is snapped or the twine of which is broken is lost The children make a lot of noise when a kite is lost Some children run after such a kite to catch it Some children fall down and get hurt Kites must be flown with great care QUESTIONS What are kites made of? How are they flown in the sky? When does a kite fly high in the sky? What happens when the strings of two kites get entangled in the sky? What the children when a kite is lost in the sky? Give a suitable title the passage English Today September 2016 EXERCISE-2 Change the following sentences into Passive Voice: I don’t like rice Rakesh writes a letter to his father Some birds eat grain The girls solve the sums He confesses his fault The teacher reads a poem We love our country She teaches the students The old woman weaves the cane baskets 10 These boys collect stamps 11 Do you play the piano? 12 Does she comb her hair daily? 13 Do they make plastic brushes? 14 Does the boy operate the computer? 15 Do the donkeys carry the load? English Today 10 September 2016       LITERATURE Tick ( ) the correct answer: In Dickens’ Great Expectations, who is Miss Havisham’s gatekeeper— A Startop B Herbert C Magwitch D Orlick In Dickens’ Great Expectations, who is Jaggers’ housekeeper— A Biddy B Estella’s mother C Clara D Mrs Joe In Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale who has had a prolonged penance— A Leontes B Florizel C Camillo D Perdita Who speaks the following words in Othello— “ riches, fineless, is as poor as winter To him that ever fears he shall be poor.” A Othello B Emilia C Iago D Desdemona Which one among the following is not a fit example of trochee— A Indwelling B Failure C Facial D Holy Whose prose style, according to Dr Johnson, is “a model of middle style” A Goldsmith B Lyly C Addison D Bacon In his “Apologia” (1595) Sidney upholds the cause of— A The classics B Blank verse C The ambitious nature of the English drama D The Romantic elements in the English drama English Today 67 September 2016 In which of the following books of John Steinbeck does a farmer commit suicide— A Cup of Gold B Tortilla Flat C The Grapes of Wrath D To a God Unknown In which poem of Dryden does the following line occur— “None but the brave deserves the fair” 10 A Absalom and Achitophel B The Indian Emperor C Alexander’s Feast D Annus Mirabilis Whose real name was Mary Ann Evans— A Jane Austen B George Eliot C Emile Bronte D Katherine Mansfield English Today 68 September 2016 WHAT IF ? ?? Study the following imaginative situation with four options and then frame your own options for the situations that follow: What if wild animals like lion, tiger, etc stopped eating flesh Options: (a) it is presumed such animals would then start eating grass and herbs If not, they might die of starvation (b) Other animals would no longer be afraid of such animals and their number would multiply (c) Hunting and poaching of such animals would increase rapidly and forests might soon be empty of them (d) Much more strenuous and concerted efforts would have to be made to save them from getting extinct or turning into endangered species Now, frame your own options for the situations given below: What if lions turned into jackals and jackals into lions (a) (b) (c) (d) What if forests went dry suddenly (a) (b) (c) (d) What if plants stopped growing more than up to a certain height (a) (b) (c) (d) English Today 69 September 2016 CHAIN WORDS Directions: Given below are a number of boxes (i) Each box contains one half of a word; (ii) The other half of the word lies in the second box, placed below, above, to left or right of the first box (iii) In this way, all the boxes together form a continuous chain of words (iv) The different (full) words thus formed may or may not have any relationship to each other except the one explained in (i) and (ii) above You are to write all the full words in the space provided below the boxes You start from the first box on the top right or left and finish at the last box on bottom right or left You can move on any side but the chain must not be broken The second part of each word will become the first part of the next word The boxes given below are only an example Taking a cue from this method, you should try to write your own chain words in the blanks You are not repeat any word or part of the word PLEASURA BLE ED GE AR AT ME TO AL DENT TEND ER GO NE AP IC EP DE TRA EX TUS SLE ET HOS PITAL (Important Clue: There are 24 words in all.) Now, write the words below: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Note: Not only it is important that you fill in the blanks, but it is also important as to how much time you take in doing so Please look at your watch before and after you start doing so English Today 70 September 2016
  Directions: Look at the following picture for ten seconds After ten seconds stop looking and cover the picture Now answer the following questions based on the above picture to test your power of remembering things The picture depicts an How many persons are visible in the picture? How many computers are visible? The airconditioner seems to be on True/False The door of the room is partly open True/False Is there a plant visible? Yes/No Is the telephone off the hook? Yes/No The lady seems to be feeling The man seems to be feeling 10 What is written on the airconditioner?


N E C W L S I P OXFORD DICTIONARY’S NEW ACRONYMS Keeping up with the times, the Oxford English Dictionary has updated itself to the digital age and added a number of acronyms used extensively on social media and by textaddicts Here are a few eye-catching entries from among the more than 1,000 new words and senses ● BRB: Be right back; ● ltr OR l8r: Later; ● LMAO: Laughing my arse off; ● TTYL: Talk to you later; ● TL; DR: Uses as a dismissive response to a lengthy online post, or to introduce a summary of a lengthy post; ● SYS: See you soon; ● AFK: Away from the keyboard; ● JK: Just kidding; ● ICYMI: In case you missed it; ● TBH: To be honest; ● GTG: Got to go; ● FWIW: For what it’s worth; ● Deffo: Definitely; ● ROFL: Rolling on the floor laughing (used to convey great amusement) SOME MORE SLANGS ● BOVVER: Thanks to comedian Catherine Tate’s teenage character Lauren’s muchrepeated catchphrase ‘Am I bovvered?’ ● BUDGIE SMUGGLERS: Men’s brief, tight-fitting swimming trunks; ● GLAMPING: A form of camping involving accommodation and facilities more luxurious than those associated with traditional camping; ● STUPID O’CLOCK: A time of the day that is extremely early (or late); ● HOCKEY MOM: A mother who devotes a great deal of time and effort to supporting her children’s participation in ice hockey; ● LISTICLES: Online newspaper or magazine articles presented in the form of a list; ● STARTER MARRIAGE: A short-lived first marriage between young adults ❃❃❃❃❃❃❃❃❃❃❃❃❃❃❃❃❃ READER’S DELIGHT Personality Development Book Code: A-46 Price: ` 220 Pages: 504 ISBN: 978-81-7812-357-8 Empower Yourself WITH THE POWER HIDDEN WITHIN YOU Book Code: A-65 Price: ` 120 Pages: 208 ISBN: 978-81-7812-823-8 For Cash on Delivery (COD) E-mail your order to: order@rameshpublishinghouse.com RAMESH PUBLISHING HOUSE, 12-H, New Daryaganj Road, New Delhi-2 For Online Shopping Visit: www.rameshpublishinghouse.com English Today 72 September 2016 15 (a) Full word: Ignited (b) Usage: The ignited material burst out into flames LECTURE FORUM (a) Full word: Hydrogenated (b) Usage: Do you use hydrogenated oil for cooking? (a) Full word: Hybridized (b) Usage: Are these hybridized vetegables? (a) Full word: Husbanded (b) Usage: He was able to run his house efficiently with his husbanded practices (a) Full word: Hushed (b) Usage: I found a sort of hushed silence in the room (a) Full word: Humbled (b) Usage: He was excessively meek because of his humbled pride (a) Full word: Hurt (b) Usage: Her hurt heart was quite discernible on her face (a) Full word: Hydrated (b) Usage: The hydrated chemical assumed a new shape (a) Full word: Hugged (b) Usage: The hugged child was overjoyed on finding himself in the arms of his mother (a) Full word: Hanged (b) Usage: The last words of the hanged martyr became a byword with the revolutionaries 10 (a) Full word: Humiliated (b) Usage: The humiliated leader felt small in the presence of his fans 11 (a) Full word: Hyphened (b) Usage: What is the meaning of the hyphened word? 12 (a) Full word: Iced (b) Usage: The iced cake gave a very pleasant look 13 (a) Full word: Idealized (b) Usage: Isn’t his idealized posture fake? 14 (a) Full word: Idolized (b) Usage: The idolized leader showed airs of pride English Today IN SIMPLE TERMS EXERCISE-1 Kites are made of paper and thin bamboo sticks They are flown with the help of string which remains in the hands of the flyer A kite flies high in the sky if the wind is steady When the strings of two kites get entangled in the sky, the kite the string of which is snapped or the twine of which is broken gets lost When a kite is lost, children make a lot of noise and they even run after the lost kite Title: Kite-flying EXERCISE-2 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rice is not liked by me A letter to his father is written by Rakesh Grain is eaten by some birds The sums are solved by the girls His fault is confessed by him A poem is read by the teacher Our country is loved by us The students are taught by her The cane baskets are woven by the old woman Stamps are collected by these boys Is the piano played by you? Is her hair combed daily by her? Are plastic brushes made by them? Is the computer operated by the boy? Is the load carried by the donkeys? EXERCISE-3 Does the shepherd graze the cattle? Jack reads the newspaper 73 September 2016 I am placing an order for Design no-15, 200 m, Design no-23, 200 m, Design no-14, 300 m and Design no-6, 300 m The order is approximately for ` 2,00,000 Please send the cloth as soon as possible Payment will be made on delivery through cheque Thanking You Rajesh hits the ball I not burn the pieces of paper The teacher narrates a new story to the students Does she brush her teeth daily? Does he milk the cow? Sumit washes his face He does not misguide you 10 The old man opens the door Yours faithfully (Manager) EXERCISE-4 11 13 15 17 19 driver pilot chef fisherman cobbler horseman carpenter goldsmith fireman violinist 10 12 14 16 18 20 MODERN GRAMMATICAL P RACTICES worker mason waiter barber lawyer teacher baker tailor mechanic musician EXERCISE-1 (b) (c) (d) EXERCISE-5 11 13 15 17 19 advise cartoons born died quiet fair diary ago bear read 10 12 14 16 18 20 (e) angle edible cattle latter dear hare ideal lightning write envelope (f) (a) (b) (c) (d) EXERCISE-6 (e) Date Nov., Ref No-23 (f) (g) To Sales Manger Bombay Mills Ltd Industrial Area Mumbai Respected Sir Subject: Order for 1000 m cotton cloth I am thankful to you for sending me a variety of patterns The patterns of cotton cloth are good and attractive but they are very costly As similar goods and equally beautiful patterns are available in the market at cheaper rates, I want you to reduce some price or give some discount on them English Today (h) (i) (a) (b) (c) (d) 74 and a child, were drowned when a vehicles in (vehicle) which they were travelling, was wash away in (washed) flash-flood on Roger Canal near London late (in) last night Reports said passengers was (were) drowned and only three bodies have been recovered (but) There is intense international pres(on) sure at Pakistan to has a dialogue with India and to (have) put the composite dialogue—an initiatives (initiative) taken by India-back on the rail On its part, (her) India will like to move head in spite of (ahead) Pakistan’s misadventure on the Kargil region (in) of Jammu and Kashmir for the hope that (with) Pakistan’s President will continued to (continue) maintained restraint along the Line of Control (maintain) Sadhugarh, an important tourist destiny, is (destination) fast becoming a concretes jungle because (concrete) of construction in multi-storeyed buildings (of) Builders in collusion of government officials (with) September 2016 (e) (f) (g) 11 13 15 17 19 21 S AME WORDS USED AS D IFFERENT PARTS OF SPEECH is constructing illegal multi-storeyed (are) buildings About 100 new building have (buildings) been constructed during the past ten year (years) Verb: The wind was veering clockwise Noun: Suddenly he took a veer in his opinion DAY- TO-DAY CONVERSATION Noun: The Taj is one of the seven wonders of the world Verb: I wonder at your ingenuity in accomplishing this difficult task EXERCISE Noun: Paperbacks are usually cheaper than hardbound books Adjective: A paperback book needs more care for preservation than a hardbound one building growing fasting flirting/wooing moving falling broadcasting spreading waning horrifying rustling acting living scheming raining sinking breaking accumulating neighburing crumbling hurtling sleeping 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 Noun: Which film did you see last night? Verb: Most of Shakespeare’s plays have been filmed Noun: Can anybody tell at which mint a particular currency note has been made? Verb: Some people are minting money through dubious means Noun: Why you say you are in a fix? Verb: Some people believe that most of the matches are fixed by the players FORMATION OF WORDS 10 11 12 (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) ROPUS GLE SCARUM PRESSIVE POSITIVE SEOUS OM LY LID NACIOUS UVANT CAS (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) PTEROPUS JUGGLE HARUM-SCARUM EXPRESSIVE EXPOSITIVE NAUSEOUS BOOM MANLY VALID PUGNACIOUS ADJUVANT FRACAS Noun: Many refugees are still living in camps Adjective: What is the significance of camp fire? Verb: Where did you camp in the forest? Noun: The building came down with a crash Verb: The prices of commodities have crashed Adjective: The institution is offering a crash course of ten days Noun: I was caught in the crush Verb: Crush these oranges to get juice ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION 11 13 15 17 19 Anvil Antipathy Scapegrace Pedology Botany Obmutescent Paratroops Ruminant Rumour Theroid 10 12 14 16 18 20 10 Noun: There will be a lunch break at 2.00 pm Verb: Why have you broken with him? Antiphonal Dejected Splendent Biology Paraphernalia Obligatory Parasynthesis Rummer Somnolism Thermometer English Today 11 Noun: Somebody was listening to the conversation by means of bug Verb: Some opposition leaders allege that the government is bugging their phones 12 Noun: Leader’s inspirational words gave a boost to workers’ morale Verb: My words boosted his spirits 75 September 2016 VOCABULARY EXERCISE-1 11 13 15 Uncommon Monster Tremendous Delight Mammoth Rapid Exhale Wet 11 13 15 Decay Get Happy Alter Little Magnify Near Success 10 12 14 16 Flop Slight Filthy Certain Alter Thin Lazy Effulgent 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 EXERCISE-2 10 12 14 16 Wise Die Shabby Condemn Less Pull Dispute Rarely 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 EXERCISE-3 11 13 15 Permission Destruction Protence, Pretension Betterment Topic Prevention Truth Frequency 10 12 14 16 Repentance Derivative Belief Sovereignty Type Singularity Simplicity Solidity 24 25 IDIOMS & THEIR USAGE Meaning: a baseless excuse Usage: It is a lame excuse to say that one cannot live without being corrupt these days EXERCISE-4 11 13 15 Fructify Sicken Weaken Solidify Excite Adore Console Glorify 10 12 14 16 Beautify Lengthen Speak Horrify Rarify Grow Brighten Quieten Meaning: consider it sure to be completed Usage: Take it for granted that you are going to pass the IAS examination in the first attempt Meaning: to be ready to anything for somebody Usage: He dances attendance upon his boss to get promotion F INDING ERRORS It’s no business of yours to tell me such things She weighs three stone Why did you not avail yourself of the chance? She is fond of talking English Today It is better said than done Who is there that does not want fame? This is the house where I was born Hardly had we stepped out of the house when it began to rain He or you are to blame Though he worked hard, (yet) he could not pass the examination Do not fire crackers Think deeply over the matter None but you are to blame No other person than she has done this Have you got any other pen than this? Unless you show your ticket, you cannot be allowed to witness the match Do you know how to fly a kite? Do you know when he left this place? Whatever country you may belong to, you must take a vow to serve mankind Mankind loves nature Man is a social animal The cow lives on grass Many women have broken the glass ceiling If you work hard, you will pass Since he does not work hard, he will not pass Meaning: a husband much harassed or dominated by his wife Usage: He is a henpecked husband and has no guts to say ‘no’ to her proposals 76 September 2016 PRONUNCIATION Meaning: for the banefit of somebody or to fulfil their wish Usage: A mother has to make all sacrifices for the sake of happiness of her children EXERCISE-1 Meaning: by any means, right or wrong Usage: You have to this job by means fair or foul Meaning: in any way, right or wrong Usage: He is determined to carry out his project by hook or by crook s as in man as in sarcasm EXERCISE-2 11 13 15 Meaning: to have a great command of words for speaking Usage: He has gift of the gab and can influence anybody and everybody with his words Meaning: to show excellence Usage: She made her mark in the field of home science The′ology ′Therapy De′velopment ′Lector Hatch ′Educate Cre′ation Barge 10 12 14 The′ocracy ′Sideline ′Princi′pality Lec′trice ′Edu′cation Cre′ate ′Creature EXERCISE-3 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 10 Meaning: at a short distance Usage: My house is situated at a stone’s throw from this place 11 Meaning: between two dangerous places, persons or situations Usage: He can neither accept the terms, nor reject them; thus he is between Scylla and Charybdis 12 Meaning: non-existent Usage: In the modern world, all the great virtues of life are dead as dodo among people Ban Pan Van Cat Mat Sat Grad Sand Land Had 11 14 17 20 23 26 29 Can Ran At Fat Pat Flat Grand And Mad Glad 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 Fan Tan Bat Hat Rat Brat Hand Gram Bad Fad P UNCTUATION 13 Meaning: to raise an unnecesary alarm Usage: He cried wolf on just seeing a cockroach EXERCISE 14 Meaning: selfish friend Usage: You can expect no help in an hour of need from a fair-weather friend 15 Meaning: having similar ideas Usage: The two brothers are chips of the same block and won’t let you know the reality 16 Meaning: a flourishing business Usage: My uncle is having a roaring business in footware 10 17 Meaning: labour for which no payment is received Usage: Helping an old man in taking his load to his house was only a labour of love for me English Today ∂ as in May as in May as in uncle 11 12 77 I rise/rice at five in the morning A dog/cat mews Mosquitoes/flies sit on eatables Every man/woman has to his/her duty I stayed at my brother’s in Delhi There are five i’s and four e’s in this sentence Your A’s are not well written Have you read any of Shakespeare’s dramas? This is boys’ hostel The sewing machine was once said to be a girl’s best friend There are two 2’s and three 5’s in my phone number I can’t say when he’ll come September 2016 P REPOSITIONS 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 to of at of By, in from of to at from at to to, of to, of, of 11 14 17 20 23 26 29 32 35 38 round at, of off after at of by, on with, at like for into of behind EXERCISE-3 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 to at to by at of for with per at in about of 10 11 12 TRANSFORMATION 13 14 EXERCISE-1 VERBAL DIAGRAM If you work hard provided (that) he makes a formal request to me In case you come late tomorrow also Unless you work hard Had he worked hard If he sings well If he sang well Had he sung well If you had cared for my advice 10 Were God himself to allow me 11 Were you an angel 12 Whatever may/might happen 13 were he regular in taking the medicine 14 on (the) condition that you raise no more demands 15 whatever arguments you may proffer 16 however clever you may be 17 wherever he may ask me to come 11 10 BUILD BISECTION BOMBOSTICALLY CALLOUSLY COURT (b) Denazifiable (c) Germany had almost become denazifiable by the end of the Second World War (b) Demonstrable (c) This theorem is quite demonstrable (b) Crossable (c) This stream is easily crossable (b) Pardonable (c) Your crime is not pardonable As you sow as done as you please as we had planned As you are making this gift to me with so much devotion As the train has halted as her brother as I have advised you as a professional singer does as your predecessor has been English Today BAR BAILIFF BEAUTIFULLY COURTEOUSLY CALLING 10 CAT PREFIXES & SUFFIXES EXERCISE-2 If I were you as a bee is as a good child is expected to Had you acted wisely In case you not vacate these premises just now provided people start reporting against the corrupt as her word as his brother is Were you allowed to deal with this situation as if she were a queen as the situation demands as you would behave with members of your own family on (the) condition that you will not make a noise as you wish to be done by (b) Laughable (c) His suggestions are laughable (b) Pitiable (c) Her condition is pitiable (b) Collapsible (c) It is a collapsible chair (b) Reformable (c) Modern society does not seem to be reformable 78 September 2016