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English Today August 20163

� From The Editor’s Pen .... 5� Lecture Forum .... 7� In Simple Terms .... 9� Modern Grammatical Practices .... 13� Personal Questions .... 15� Day-To-Day Conversation .... 17� Formation of Words .... 19� Verbal Diagram .... 22� One Word Substitution .... 23� Terminology .... 25� Book Review .... 27� Same Words Used As Different Parts of Speech .... 29� Vocabulary .... 31� Finding Errors .... 33� Idioms & Their Usage .... 35� Pronunciation .... 37� Punctuation .... 39� Prepositions .... 41� Words Confused & Misused .... 43� Transformation .... 45� Prefixes & Suffixes .... 47� Quotations & Abbreviations .... 49� Number, Gender, Conjugation .... 51� Spellings .... 53� Language Games .... 55� Think it Over .... 58� Cloze Test .... 59� Quips .... 61� Quiz Time .... 62� Verbal Niagra Fall .... 63� Potpourri .... 64� Talking to the Author .... 65� Chain Anagram Sets .... 66� Literature .... 67� What If ... .... 69� Chain Words .... 70� Can You Remember ! .... 71� Answers Corner .... 73

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From the Editor’s Pen...

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Dear Readers,We have since been studying the phrases in which articles are not used. We’llcontinue our study.

OMISSION OF THE ARTICLETHE USE OF PHRASES WITHOUT ARTICLES

1. Clear off ((a) go away (b) get rid of):(a) At last the intruders cleared off.(b) I cleared off all my doubts after meeting him.

2. Like clock work (regular and mechanical): Her every activity is likeclock work.

3. Sit/Stand close (near): Please sit/stand close to me.

4. In close proximity (in or nearly in contact): He lives in closeproximity to us.

5. Close by (near): Her residence is situated close by.

6. Close upon (surround): At last the police closed upon the thieves.

7. Close resemblance (resemblance to a great extent): The two sistersbear close resemblance.

8. Close contest (almost equal): There is a close contest between thetwo rivals.

9. Close to (near, about): The government has announced close to onethousand rupee relief for the flood victims.

10. Closet play (play to be read not enacted): Have you read any closetplay?

11. Clothe face in smiles (hide real intentions behind smiles): Do notbe taken in by him; he is only clothing (his) face in smiles.

12. On cloud nine (extremely happy and lucky): After winning thelottery, he finds himself on cloud nine.

13. Heap coals of fire (return good for evil): He heaps coals of fire evenon his detractous.


14. Carry coals to Newcastle (superfluous action): To help a billionairewith money is only to carry coals to Newcastle.

15. Dust one’s coat (beat a person): Why did you dust his coat fornothing?

16. Turn one’s coat (change one’s loyalty): There are many politicianswho turn their coat frequently.

17. Cock one’s nose (in contempt): Why is he cocking his nose at you?

18. Cock one’s eye (glance knowingly): When I asked a favour of him,he cocked his eye at me.

19. Peaceful coexistence (mutual toleration): All the countries mustfollow the policy of peaceful coexistence.

20. Drive nail into one’s coffin (hasten one’s own or other person’sdeath): To rebuke an ailing person is to drive (a) nail into his coffin.

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Dear Readers,We have been studying for some months the use of Past Participles of someverbs as Adjectives. We’ll continue our study in this issue also.

PAST PARTICIPLES USED AS ADJECTIVESDirections:

(i) Use the following Past Participles as Adjectives in sentences of yourown.

(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

1. H ______ D (6)(a) Full word: (b) Usage:




5. H ______ T (4)(a) Full word: (b) Usage:


LECTURE FORUM


7. H ______ N (6)(a) Full word: (b) Usage:








15. I ______ D (4)(a) Full word: (b) Usage:



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EXERCISE-1

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:

Here are some wall decor styles that you can implement in your own home.

Everyone deserves entertainment in their lives and the best way to experience

it is by redecorating a room witha tropical theme. The best thing about the feel

of the tropics in a home is that there will be a soothing and cool touch all

around. Add wall hangings, paintings, bright colours and lights to make your

guests feel as if they are back in the tropics, enjoying and drinking margaritas

on the beach and having a feel of spending a quality time. Use bright white,

garden turquoise or tropical beach colour palette to lend a feel of being near

a beach and give a refreshing cool feel in hot summer. Bricks and use of stone

and tiles on the accent wall is ideal to create a rustic look. In order to create

this look play with earthy tones of brown, slate and ochre in the material of your

choice. Wood panelling, though uncommon in India is another way to achieve

this look.

QUESTIONS

1. What is the author going to present?

2. Who deserves enterntainment in his life?

3. What is the best way to experience entertainment?

IN SIMPLE TERMS


4. What should be done to give the guests a feel of the tropics?

5. What should be done to lend a feel of being near a beach?

6. What is ideal to create a rustic look?

EXERCISE-2

Make a precis of the following passage and give it a suitable heading:

The real estate sector in India is now showing unprecedented growth. This

happened when in February 2006 the government allowed 100 per cent foreign

direct investment (FDI) in this sector under the ‘automatic rule’. According to

an expert in the line, the relaxation of the FDI ceiling has resulted in several

big global real-estate developers eying India for investment in a big way. This

trend in the real estate in India is all set to throw up competition between Indian

and overseas players. Industry insiders and experts feel that while profession-

ally-run Indian realty firms will be able to compete effectively or become equal

partners with multi-nationals, unprofessionally-run organisations would defi-

nitely feel the heat and could well be out of business. However, this is only

one supposition. Another possibility in that the small players will join hands

together and move to small cities and towns to ensure mutual survival. As far

as the foreign investors are concerned, they are more likely to have joint

ventures with Indian companies at the initial stage. It is because they are wary

of land acquisition rules in India and they will also take their time. According

to an expert, “Only professionally-run companies having considerable expe-

rience would be able to enter into JVs with overseas players. This itself will

stir competition in the real estate industry in India,” he said. He also felt that

most of the JVs would be on a 50:50 basis, with both Indian and foreign

companies holding equal equity as the returns were quite high in the realty

sector. (Words = 257)


PRECIS

Title

EXERCISE-3

Do as directed:

1. Do your work. (Change Voice)

2. He said to me, “I am your friend”. (Change Narration)

3. He is too lazy to do anything. (Remove ‘too’)

4. She was good enough ............ (Complete the sentence)

5. Truth is higher than all. (Change Degree)

6. Will you help me? (Change into Complex)

7. They are coming tomorrow. (Change into Past Indefinite)

8. Never tell lies. (Change into Affirmative)

9. I’ve read three-fourth of this book. (Correct)


10. When can their glory fade? (Change into Assertive)

11. He came into the room and sat down on the sofa.(Change into a Simple Sentence)

12. He shouted loudly. (Use the Adjective form of ‘loudly’)

13. I laughed loudly. (Change into Negative)

14. The scenery is, indeed, charming. (Change into Exclamatory)

15. I cannot forget those days. (Use Adjective of ‘forget’)

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EXERCISE

Write the words in the following sentences in their proper order:

1. plants and trees / I am / fond of / very / gardening / so / as my hobby /

chosen / I have

2. in the morning / I pursue it / and evening / during my spare hours

3. from a nursery / kitchen garden / I get / grow them / seeds and saplings /

and / in my

4. I am overjoyed / on them / as they grow up / green and purple / and /

leaves / appear

5. plants / regularly / water / I / the

6. also apply / as required / to them / I / to them / manure and pesticides

7. kitchen garden / flower plants / in my / I grow / and vegetables / fruit plants

8. also help me / and my sister / sometimes / my mother

9. come and sing / sometimes / in my garden / birds / sweet songs

MODERN GRAMMATICALPRACTICES


10. keep sitting / enjoying / for many minutes / in my garden / bounties of

nature / I

11. derived from / which make life / the word discipline / rules and principles /

the word ‘disciple’ / which is / worth-living / refers to / established / certain

12. We must follow / in order to / and for others / in all walks of life / make

life happy / discipline / for ouerselves

13. the commands / his superiors / has to obey / of / a soldier

14. regular and punctual / an office-goer / has to be

15. the set rules / he must / obey / his boss / and / follow

16. work / from the beginning / a student / right / hard / session or semester /

of the / must

17. able to / in the examination / otherwise / good results / will not be / he or

she / show

18. in life / we see / thing / discipline / most important / thus / is / the

19. can be / without discipline / nothing tangible / achieved

20. great men and women / in all walks of life / if you study / you will see /

to follow the rules / the lives of / that / was / the first thing / they did / of

discipline

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Note:(1) No answers to the personal questions will be provided.

(2) You can put these questions (and your answers which will remain withyou) to a number of uses, if you would so like, e.g. .....

(a) personal diary;

(b) to enhance memory;

(c) to sharpen your answering capability;

(d) to hone your general awareness, talents, intelligence, nature,mood, temperament, etc.

(e) to gather experience, etc.

(3) Sometimes, some questions may be abstract or mysterious in nature,but they are otherwise important in their own way. You should be carefulwhile answering them.

EXERCISE

1. Do you meet your neighbours frequently? [Why? Why not?] (3-4 lines)

2. How can neighbours be helpful to each other? (3-4 lines)

PERSONAL QUESTIONS


3. (a) What kinds of disputes usually take place between neighbours?(3-4 lines)

(b) How should disputes be solved amicably? (3-4 lines)

4. Should relatives on both sides intervene in the disputes betweenneighbours? [Why? Why not?] (3-4 lines)

5. (a) What kinds of disputes usually occur between couples? (3-4 lines)

(b) How can such disputes be solved most amicably? (3-4 lines)

(c) Should relatives on either side intervene in such disputes?[Why? Why not?] (3-4 lines)

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DAY-TO-DAY CONVERSATION

Dear Readers,The two friends, Reena and Reema, have been discussing Non-finites andother topics in the past some issues.Let’s see what they discuss today.Reena : Hi Reema!Reema : Hi Reena!Reena : I’m pleased that your performance has so far been quite up to the

mark.Reema : I’m thankful to you. However, I believe it’s mainly because of

your guidance and persistence. You’ve never failed to show methe right path, though in a very subtle, imperceptible manner.

Reena : I’m overwhelmed to know that you think so highly of me. But ondeep contemplation I realize that the main factor of your successis you yourself. You’ve never missed a single class, and you’venever flinched from performing your duty admirably well.

Reema : If that’s so, it takes me to the seventh heaven. Now, I conjectureif we are to continue with our study of Present Participles beingused as Adjectives.

Reena : If you so wish, it will be continued. So, here is the task for you.Reema : (takes) Thanks!Reena : Welcome!

EXERCISE

(For Reema and ET Readers)

USE OF PRESENT PARTICIPLES AS ADJECTIVES

Fill in the blanks with suitable Present Participles used as Adjectives:

1. The clouds worried the flood victims.

2. The building belongs to Ms Gulati.

3. Is there no solution to this problem?

4. There is friendship between them.


5. Some noises were heard in the neighbourhood.

6. The lawyer went on arguing.

7. The price being too high, cannot be paid.

8. The professor was overwhelmed to see the discipline in the

institution.

9. Your suspicion can be true.

10. The news upset some people.

11. The birds pleased us all.

12. We should have regard for all beings.

13. The habit of some people is a nuisance.

14. It was difficult to hinder the horserider.

15. The note of the young bird upset the mother bird.

16. The crowd stood on either side of the road.

17. The policemen at last caught the robber.

18. She is on a spree these days.

19. The triumphant leader was enveloped in glory.

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Directions:(i) Given below is a starting word or part of a word.

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(b) When we add to it, M O N Y at the end, it becomes—

(c) H A R M O N Y(d) Meaning: symphony.

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Follow the steps given below for the formation of new words:Start Now:

1. (a) Word or part of a word: N E C E S S(b) Letter/s added:(c) New word:(d) Meaning: constraint or compulsion.

2. (a) Word or part of a word: M A(b) Letter/s added:(c) New word:(d) Meaning: sailor.

3. (a) Word or part of a word: M A R I O N(b) Letter/s added:(c) New word:(d) Meaning: puppet worked by strings, representing person, etc.

4. (a) Word or part of a word: F R A(b) Letter/s added:(c) New word:(d) Meaning: easily snapped or shattered.

5. (a) Word or part of a word: F R A G(b) Letter/s added:(c) New word:(d) Meaning: part broken off; detached piece.


6. (a) Word or part of a word: D E F E A S

(b) Letter/s added:

(c) New word:

(d) Meaning: rendering null and void.

7. (a) Word or part of a word: W O B

(b) Letter/s added:

(c) New word:

(d) Meaning: revolve with changing inclinations.

8. (a) Word or part of a word: S U P

(b) Letter/s added:

(c) New word:

(d) Meaning: pliant.

9. (a) Word or part of a word: Q U A R A N

(b) Letter/s added:

(c) New word:

(d) Meaning: isolate.

10. (a) Word or part of a word: S I G I L L

(b) Letter/s added:

(c) New word:

(d) Meaning: (of pottery) with impressed patterns.

11. (a) Word or part of a word: P U L L

(b) Letter/s added:

(c) New word:

(d) Meaning: sprout (seed), sprout out (shoot, bud).

12. (a) Word or part of a word: M A

(b) Letter/s added:

(c) New word:

(d) Meaning: beat and bruise.


13. (a) Word or part of a word: G E O G

(b) Letter/s added:

(c) New word:

(d) Meaning: geology of a district.

14. (a) Word or part of a word: D O V E

(b) Letter/s added:

(c) New word:

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Directions:(a) Below is given a Verbal Diagram with the letters at the

Apex.

(b) Below the top, there are blocks up to the base.

(c) Each block is divided into sub-blocks.

(d) In each block, one sub-block on either side goes on increasing or

decreasing in the descending order from the top to the base as shown.

(e) Starting and ending should be with the words given.

(f) You can use abbreviations, but the full word for each abbreviation should

be given as a note under the Diagram.

(h) There can be more than one answer in some cases, but only one answer

is given in the Answers Corner for your convenience.

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VERBAL DIAGRAM

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3

5

7

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13

11

9

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5

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A T

A T

A E

A C

A S

A N

B N

B L

B D

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Give one word for each of the following:

1. Disagreeable or ill-bred child or youth.

2. Light shallow rowing-boat usually for carrying passengers.

3. Utter succession of light tremulous sounds.

4. Lasting only a short time.

5. Not feeling or expressing gratitude.

6. Consonance of sounds.

7. One living on another’s earnings.

8. (To) place below water.

9. A fine distinction.

10. Unsightly suburbs.

11. Drawing or writing scratched on wall, especially ancient wall.

12. Taking place by degrees.

13. Appropriate rapaciously.

14. Position or character attaching to gentle birth.

ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION


15. Science of churches, especially of church building and decoration.

16. Casting off slough in serpents.

17. (To) Grade in civilian organization.

18. Repetition of sound by reflection of sound-waves.

19. Fastidious aesthetic person, often imitating English speech, dress andmanners.

20. Require as a necessary condition or claim.

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Knot Points: It relates to the pointsthat are on the yield curve forwhich there are discernible ratesfor traded instruments.

Land Contract: Otherwise known asan article of agreement, a landcontract denotes a form ofcontract, wherein the buyermakes periodic installmentpayments to the seller, in order tobuy a real estate. But, the title tothe property is not transferred tothe buyer, until he makes the finalpayment.

Land Flip: A colloquial expressionused to denote a real estate fraud,wherein the prices of undevelopedproperty is artificially increasedto high amounts, which are abovethe fair market value. This is oftenaccomplished by a group ofcolluding buyers, who purchaseand resell the same property,among its members, severaltimes, each time increasing theprice. When the price becomesunrealistically high, they sell theproperty or raise a loan for itsdevelopment.

Lease: A contract, through which,the owner (lessor) of a certain

BANKING TERMS

property, allows another (lessee)to use the same for a specifiedperiod, in exchange for a valuecalled the rent.

Lessee: One who takes property onlease.

Lessor: A person, Corporation, orother legal entity that leasesproperty to a lessee.

Letter of Credit (LC): A formaldocument issued by a bank onbehalf of a customer, stating theconditions under which the bankwill honour the commitments ofthe customer.

Leverage: The effect on a companywhen the company has bonds,preferred stock, or bothoutstanding. Example: If theearnings of a company with1,000,000 common sharesincreases from $1,000,000 to$1,500,000, earnings per sharewould go up from $1 to $1.50, oran increase of 50%. But, ifearnings of a company that hadto pay $500,000 in bond interestincreased that much, earnings percommon share would jump from$.50 to $1 a share, or 100%.

(to be continued...)

(... continues from July 2016 Issue)

TERMINOLOGY


SOCIAL SCIENCES TERMS

Creative destruction: A revolution-ary process of capitalism de-scribed by Joseph Schumpeterin which new technologies andindustries incessantly destroy oldones, thus, causing great turmoilin the economy.

Credentialism: The tendency forjobs to require more and moreformal education, even thoughthe skill or knowledge require-ments for the job have notchanged.

Crime: Any action that violates crimi-nal laws established by politicalauthority.

Criminology: A social science dis-cipline that focuses upon thestudy of crime and the criminaljustice system.

Crisis medicine (also called “cura-tive medicine”): Medical treat-ment that focuses on curing ill-ness rather than preventing it.

Cross tabulation (Crosstabs): Atable illustrating the relationshipbetween two variables, such assex (male and female) and yearsof education.

Crude birth rate: A statistical mea-sure representing the number ofbirths per year for every thou-sand people in a given popula-tion.

Crude death rate: A statisticalmeasure representing the numberof deaths per year for every (to be continued...)

(... continues from July 2016 Issue)

thousand people in a givenpopulation.

Cult: A fragmentary religious groupthat lacks permanent structure.

Cultural diffusion: The transmis-sion of cultural elements betweensociocultural systems.

Cultural lag: A dysfunction in thesociocultural system that resultswhen a change occurs in onepart of the system but anotherpart of that system fails to ad-just to the change. The failureoften causes conflict until ad-justment is made. An exampleis the engagement of marriedwomen in outside employmentand the continuance of the tradi-tional domestic division of labour.

Cultural materialism: A macro so-cial theory that attempts to ac-count for the similarities and dif-ferences between socioculturalsystems by focusing on the en-vironmental constraints to whichhuman action is subject.

Cultural pluralism: The more orless peaceful coexistence ofmultiple subcultures within agiven society.

Cultural relativism: The idea that acultural item can be judged orunderstood only in relationshipto the entire culture in which it isembedded.


The book His Last Bow is a collection of eight Sherlock Holmes stories

by Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, His Last Bow.

Given Holmes’ popularity it’s not surprising that when World War I broke

out, that a young British soldier might ask Doyle whether Mr. Holmes was

doing anything for the war effort. That encounter with the soldier resulted

ultimately in Doyle's penning His Last Bow, a story published during the

war, but which is set just prior to Britain's entry into the war, with Holmes

outwitting a German spy in the months and days before Britain's entry into

the conflict on 4 August 1914.

His Last Bow was meant to be the last of the Holmes stories. The story

is unusual in that it is one of only a couple of Holmes stories not written

in the first person; most of the Holmes’ stories, and all of the novels are

written from the point of view of Dr. Watson, Holmes’ faithful companion,

and a few stories are written from Holmes’ own perspective. This story,

though, was written in the 3rd person, perhaps because Doyle wanted to

present this story of espionage thwarted in such a way that Holmes’

entrance comes as something of a surprise, though the subtitle kind of

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serving von Bork, the German spy, and his true identity is not revealed

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In addition to His Last Bow, this collection contains “The Adventure of the

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(a) Noun

(b) Verb

2. Advance

(a) Noun

(b) Verb

3. Alike

(a) Adjective

(b) Adverb

4. Ally

(a) Noun

(b) Verb

5. Alone

(a) Adjective

(b) Adverb

6. Amount

(a) Noun

(b) Verb

7. Animal

(a) Noun

(c) Adjective

8. Another

(a) Pronoun

(b) Adjective

SAME WORDS USED ASDIFFERENT PARTS OF SPEECH


9. Answer

(a) Noun

(b) Verb

10. Any

(a) Pronoun

(b) Adjective

(c) Adverb

11. Appeal

(a) Noun

(b) Verb

12. Paint

(a) Noun

(b) Verb

13. Arch

(a) Noun

(b) Verb

(c) Adjective

14. Arm

(a) Noun

(b) Verb ��


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EXERCISE-1

Give at least one Antonym for each of the following words:

Word Antonym

1. To2. Go3. True

4. Start5. Make

6. Everywhere7. Now

8. Ever

Word Antonym

9. Beware

10. Hinder

11. Fair

12. Fall

13. Flow, move

14. Weak

15. Grow, develop

EXERCISE-2

Give at least one Synonym for each of the following words:

Word Synonym

1. Advent2. Behaviour

3. Stress4. Familiar

5. Humility6. Mend7. Require

8. Frequently

Word Synonym

9. Fashionable

10. Picturesque

11. Famous

12. Finish

13. Forgetfulness

14. Peak

15. Powerful

VOCABULARY


EXERCISE-3

Form Nouns:Word Noun

1. Go2. Give3. Do4. Sing5. Think6. Wise7. Happy8. Awkward

Word Noun9. Sophisticated

10. Liable11. Appreciate12. Glorious13. Require14. Casual15. Congruent

EXERCISE-4

Form Adjectives:

Word Adjective1. Labour2. Convert3. Solidify4. Variety5. Regress

Word Adjective6. Transparency7. Sight8. Condemn9. Passion

10. Progress

Word Verb1. Particular2. Permit3. Recommendation

4. Regular5. Forgetful6. Simple

Word Verb7. Assurance8. Lamentation9. Legal

10. Trivial11. Little12. Beauty

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EXERCISE-5

Form Verbs:


Rewrite the following sentences, correcting them:

1. He has ten heads of cattle.

2. She has few rupees in her purse.

3. Please tell me the next way to the inn.

4. The all students have passed.

5. Milk of this cow is sweet.

6. Which is hottest month of the year?

7. It is the duty rich to help poor.

8. Let’s discuss about this matter.

9. Why are you shouting on me?

10. I have a idea to tell.

11. This added his troubles.

12. Let us enter into the cave.

13. He died with malaria.

14. On fourth day they saw the land.

15. Please don’t refer it.

FINDING ERRORSP u p i l


16. I know who is he.

17. Then we reached at the station.

18. I could not help give money to him.

19. I think he will need not your help.

20. He is a great friend of I.

21. This book is my.

22. He is mine best friend.

23. Now tell me where are you going?

24. Who there is?

25. She knew that they will not help her.

26. Don’t work with stress.

27. He promised to help with me.

28. How you will find the lost ring?

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1. To cry over spilt milk

Meaning:

Usage:

2. To take to one’s heels

Meaning:

Usage:

3. To show a clean pair of heels

Meaning:

Usage:

4. To have too many irons in the fire

Meaning:

Usage:

5. A broken reed

Meaning:

Usage:

6. To the bone

Meaning:

Usage:

7. Every inch

Meaning:

Usage:

8. A lame excuse

Meaning:

Usage:

9. A French leave

Meaning:

Usage:

IDIOMS & THEIR USAGE


10. An apple of one’s eye

Meaning:

Usage:

11. By fits and starts

Meaning:

Usage:

12. In a fit of anger

Meaning:

Usage:

13. Hard and fast

Meaning:

Usage:

14. To follow suit

Meaning:

Usage:

15. To blow hot and cold

Meaning:

Usage:

16. A snake in the grass

Meaning:

Usage:

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Give the pronunciation of specified letters in the following words:

1. (i) Word: Sweet(ii) Specified Letters: ee(iii) Pronunciation:

2. (i) Word: Sweat(ii) Specified Letters: ea(iii) Pronunciation:

3. (i) Word: Swear(ii) Specified Letters: ea(iii) Pronunciation:

4. (i) Word: Shuttered(ii) Specified Letters: tered(iii) Pronunciation:

5. (i) Word: Shuttle(ii) Specified Letters: ttle(iii) Pronunciation:

6. (i) Word: Chick(ii) Specified Letters: ck(iii) Pronunciation:

7. (i) Word: Order(ii) Specified Letters: der(iii) Pronunciation:

8. (i) Word: Perplexed(ii) Specified Letters: xed(iii) Pronunciation:

PRONUNCIATION


EXERCISE-2

Point out at least one silent letter in each of the following words:

Word Silent letter1. Posthumous2. Person3. Panel4. Leopard5. Less6. Whole7. Psychology8. Dumb

Word Silent letter

9. Ideologue

10. Plough

11. Plumber

12. Talk

13. Condemn

14. Hockey

15. Knife��


What you’ve studied in the previous issues:The Use of:1. Full Stop 5. Comma2. Sign of Interrogation 6. Semi Colon3. Sign of Exclamation 7. Colon4. Capital Letters

What you are going to study in this issue:1. Dash ( — )2. Hyphen ( - )

THE USE OF DASH ( — )

1. The Dash is used to express(i) A sudden alteration or cessation of thought.

Examples

(a) One must aspire for success—but how can it be achieved?(b) You must not quarrel with your brother—but who am I to guide

you?(ii) Summing up of disparate parts of a subject.

Examples

(a) Industrialists, intellectuals, workers—all are components ofsociety.

(b) There are certain essentials for life—food, water, clothes,house, work, etcetera.

(Note: (i) Dash is often used in place of colon. (ii) Sometimes it isused after colon) (Colon Dash :—)

THE USE OF HYPHEN ( - )

1. The Hyphen is shorter in length than the Dash. It is used(i) To connect parts of a compound word.

Examples

(a) Touch-me-not(b) Now-a-days

PUNCTUATION


(ii) To connect two parts of a word which does not complete in oneline.

Examples

(a) They were passing through a dang-

erous situation.

(b) You must do all things most care-

fully.

EXERCISE

Rewrite the following sentences using the Dash and the Hyphen at theappropriate place:

1. Some people do not care for morals and manners it is no occasionfor us to waste our thoughts on them.

2. Life demands many things hard work, confidence and mutualcooperation.

3. Many passersby watched the juggler’s show.

4. The maid servant broke the cup.

5. What is your father in law?

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Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition:

1. The dog is barking the beggar.

2. Cut your coat the cloth.

3. There was no love lost the two brothers.

4. I’m a loss to know what to do.

5. I invited him tea.

6. Read this letter the lines.

7. Is she annoyed you?

8. What is he aiming ?

9. I sought advice him.

10. Why do you prevent me visiting the garden?

11. What has he been booked ?

12. He is convicted theft.

13. His brother was charged murder.

14. The jury has absolved him all crimes.

15. I took him a thief.

16. You are labouring a misunderstanding.

17. Circumstances are weighted heavily you.

18. It is useless to cry spilt milk.

19. Rome was not built a day.

PREPOSITIONS


20. He is hankering riches day and night.

21. We must abide the laws of our country.

22. Birds a feather flock together.

23. Hard work is the key success.

24. Distribute these sweet the five children.

25. She has been cured her disease.

26. He has close links high-ups a friend.

27. God is us all.

28. The sky is overcast clouds.

29. Do not beat the bush; come the point.

30. She is always complaining her circumstances.

31. Don’t be negligent/forgetful your duties.

32. Beware selfish friends.

33. You can’t kill a dog a bone.

34. He is just his elder brother.

35. She is well-versed doll-making. ��


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Use the following words in sentences of your own so as to make theirmeanings clear:

1. Bourn:

Burn:

2. Cabal:

Cable:

3. Cabin:

Cabinet:

4. Calash:

Clash:

5. Calculate:

Calculus: (a)

(b)

6. Calendar:

Calender:

7. Career:

Carrier:

8. Cavil:

Civil:

9. Cease:

Seize:

10. Caution:

Precaution:

11. Centrifugal:

Centripetal:

WORDS CONFUSED& MISUSED


12. Cereal:

Serial:

13. Certain:

Ascertain:

14. Charter:

Carter:

15. Chargeable:

Changeable:

16. Check:

Cheque: ��


EXERCISE-1

COMPLETION OF INCOMPLETE SENTENCES

Complete the following sentences using Adverb Clauses of Time,

Place, Cause or Reason:

1. Do not disturb me .

2. Put the coin .

3. The child began to cry .

4. I’ll do this job .

5. She could not come .

6. The child was happy .

7. I could not count up to hundred .

8. The old lady blessed the boy .

9. , you cannot pass the examination.

10. You can find good people .

11. Mother, you need not worry about me .

12. Play well .

13. Child, you must now go out .

14. He could not dare enter the dark room .

15. We’ll not harm you .

16. , there is a way.

TRANSFORMATION


17. You can stay with us .

18. , the auction of this plot has been cancelled.

19. Gods live .

20. , I’ll stand by you.

EXERCISE-2

Complete the following sentences by using Adverb Clauses of Purpose:

1. We eat .

2. He is working hard .

3. Run fast .

4. He shouted loudly .

5. Gardeners water the plants .

6. Speak lowly .

7. Keep company with good boys .

8. Keep on working efficiently .

9. I use umbrella in rain .

10. Speak thoughtfully . ��


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EXERCISE

Add the suffix “–able” or “ible” to each of the following words and usethem in sentences of your own:

1. (a) Word: Cart

(b) Addition of –able/ible:

(c) Usage:

2. (a) Word: Carve


(c) Usage:

3. (a) Word: Reject


(c) Usage:

4. (a) Word: Sense


(c) Usage:

5. (a) Word: Ascertain


(c) Usage:

6. (a) Word: Treat


(c) Usage:

PREFIXES & SUFFIXES


7. (a) Word: Challenge


(c) Usage:

8. (a) Word: Transfer


(c) Usage:

9. (a) Word: Change


(c) Usage:

10. (a) Word: Chart


(c) Usage:

11. (a) Word: Charter


(c) Usage:

12. (a) Word: Negotiate


(c) Usage:

13. (a) Word: Chew


(c) Usage:

14. (a) Word: Calculate


(c) Usage:

15. (a) Word: Consider


(c) Usage:

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QUOTATIONS

(ECLECTIC)

1. You spotted snakes with double tongue,Thorny hedge-hogs, be not seen;

Newts and blind-worms, do no wrong;Come not near our fairy queen.Philomel, with melody,Sing in our sweet lullaby;

Lulla, lulla, lullaby; lulla, lulla, lullaby:Never harm,Nor spell, nor charm,Come our lovely lady nigh;So, good night, with lullaby.

Weaving spiders, come not here;Hence, you long-legg’d spinners, hence!

Beetles black, approach not near;Worm nor snail, do no offence.Philomel, with melody, & c.

—Shakespeare (Midsummer-Night’s Dream)

2. The deep truth is imageless. —Shelley

3. Oh that’t were possible,After long grief and pain,To find the arms of my true loveRound me once again. —Tennyson (Maud)

4. Woman’s anger is like a diamond’s glitter; it only shines but cannotburn. —Tagore

5. Truth can afford to be simple. —Tagore

6. If you put a chain around the neck of a slave, the other end fastensitself around your own. —Emerson

7. A great man is always willing to be little. —Emerson

8. How near to good is what is fair! —Ben Jonson

QUOTATIONS &ABBREVIATIONS


ABBREVIATIONS

Write full words for the following abbreviations:

Abbreviations Full Words1. NIT =2. IPL =3. PGIMER =4. SPH =5. CHC =6. EML =7. DoH =8. PHC =9. WHO =

10. CrPC =11. FCI =12. AIPGDEE =13. PWD =14. NCRB =15. DEITY =16. HRD =17. VDC =18. PRO =19. IPHD =20. VHP =

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Give the Plurals of the following:Singular Plural

1. Graffito2. Chief3. Loaf4. Goose5. Momento6. Volcano7. Dish8. Kiss9. Ox

10. Tooth

Singular Plural11. Shelf12. Knife13. Thief14. Story15. Man-servant16. Maid-servant17. Erratum18. Madam19. Monsieur20. Archipelago

NUMBER, GENDER,CONJUGATION

GENDER

Give the Feminine Gender of the following:

Masculine Feminine1. Sir2. Colt3. Stag4. Buck5. Friar

Masculine Feminine6. Wizard7. Murderer8. Traitor9. Man-servant

10. Testator

CONJUGATIONConjugate the following verbs:

Present Indefinite Past Indefinite Past Participle

1. Write

2. Strike

3. Sing

4. Bite

5. Steal


Present Indefinite Past Indefinite Past Participle

6. Teach

7. Send

8. Leave

9. Break

10. Fall

11. Forbid

12. Wind

13. Ride

14. Throw

15. Swear

16. Rise

17. Swim

18. Pay

19. Buy

20. Sleep

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2. Spolation

3. MacCarthyism

4. Indefineable

5. Fuesion

6. Fussil

7. Dissentiant

8. Absorbant

9. Buzard

10. Alphabeticle

11. Decieve

12. Decelrate

13. Flunky

14. Groser

15. Scenry

16. Struthous

17. Tiffan

18. Tvang

19. Usfruct

20. Whaker

21. Wasteage

22. Transiant

23. Sudoroferous

24. Solicitious

SPELLINGS


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26. Retairy

27. Pycknic

28. Portmantu

29. Paronomacia

30. Lakustrine

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Use the following words in sentences to convey at least two disparatemeanings in each case:

1. Bark

(a)

(b)

2. Bag

(a)

(b)

3. Bull

(a)

(b)

4. Beat

(a)

(b)

5. Break

(a)

(b)

6. Bear

(a)

(b)

7. Bell

(a)

(b)

8. Beard

(a)

(b)

LANGUAGE GAMES


9. Blue

(a)

(b)

10. Beggar

(a)

(b)

11. Stomach

(a)

(b)

12. Swallow

(a)

(b)

13. Fix

(a)

(b)

14. Fight

(a)

(b)

15. Foot

(a)

(b)

(c)

16. Fair

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)


17. Fare

(a)

(b)

18. Let

(a)

(b)

19. Leave

(a)

(b)

20. Noise

(a)

(b)

21. Grow

(a)

(b)

22. Feel

(a)

(b)

23. Pulse

(a)

(b)

24. Cross

(a)

(b)

25. Stare

(a)

(b)

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Fill in the blanks with suitable words:

(I)

Material management deals the planning and control of all functions

supporting the complete cycle flow of materials an organisation.

It is a logistical function that essentially manages all “raw” components of

supply chain, and involves the sourcing, acquisition, warehousing and

overall management of raw materials, parts and other components that go

the creation of a product that is then sold and shipped end users.

ensure that all the materials required in a factory the soft drinks

in the staff lounge to the multimillion-dollar machinery used manufac-

ture products flow the factory products can continue to flow

of the factory, is the task of a Materials manager. Materials managers

the powerhouse of a company. For a big company, they may

purchasing materials worth crores of rupees. A multinational Fortune 500

company that produces multiple products will far more complicated

requirements a company that produces single product a

regional or local market. , whatever be the materials or products, all

materials managers handle similar activities. They develop the contract

management instructions procedures acquiring a company’s

supplies, and implement the company purchasing policies.

(II)

The great value of Sen’s work, from its obvious historical and empirical

significance, lies the theoretical framework he employed to

explicate the phenomenon of a type of famine. My reference is

his notion of ‘entitlements’, which determine the final consumption of goods

(1)

(2) (3)

(4)

(5) (6)

(7) (8)

(9)

(10) (11)

(12)

(13) (14)

(15)

(16) (17) (18)

(19)

(20) (21)

CLOZE TEST

(1)

(2) (3)

(4) (5)


and services — or just ‘food’ the context of relevance here — a

person is able to achieve. How much food individual or household is

able to command depend the individual’s initial endowment of

‘wealth’ (including ‘assets’ and labour-power); on the technology of production

available endowments can be converted output self-

consumption exchange in the market; the terms of exchange,

which are mediated prices and wages; and by the legal framework, and

its implementation, that circumscribe the of access to final output.

These factors, together, define one’s entitlements. There are circumstances

in the factors can conspire to ensure one’s entitlement to food

is insufficient to escape starvation; and famines often the consequence

of generalised and large-scale entitlement-failures. Entitlement-failure, as

Sen pointed , can happen ‘food availability decline’. That is to

, a famine is not necessarily caused by aggregate supply

deficiency of food: as Sen puts it, starvation can happen not of there

not being food to go but because of some people not

adequate access it. This could happen a number of reasons.

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(8)

(9) (10)

(11) (12) (13)

(14) (15)

(16)

(17)

(18) (19)

(20)

(21) (22)

(23) (24)

(25)

(26) (27) (28)

(29) (30)


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Mother : Child, why do you take fast food?

Child : I hope it’ll make me fast.

Mother : Why do you think so?

Child : Everybody says, “You are too slow, slow in studies, slow inraces, slow in everything, so...”

Mother : But, you know, it’s very harmful?

Child : Yes, I know, it’s harmful to those who are already fast; it makesthem too fast, but, as you also say, I’m slow in everything. So,it can’t harm me.

Mother : Child, how’ll you give up this habit of eating fast food?

Child : If you allow me to eat as much of it as I like, and as many timesas I feel necessary.

Mother : What about your obesity?

Child : That’s an independent subject; let physicians take a decisionon it.

Mother : They tell me to advise you not to take fast food.

Child : Tell them that I’m too slow, and need it to grow fast.

Mother : What will happen then?

Child : Then certainly they’ll change their decision.

Mother : (to herself) Alas! child, you knew the danger involved in yourchicanery. ��

QUIPS


QUIZ TIME

1. Death’s day ...

2. Death keeps ...

3. A bad workman ...

4. To kill two birds ...

5. If wishes were horses ...

6. Two of a trade ...

7. All is well ...

8. Out of sight ...

9. Self-praise is ...

10. Physician heal ...

11. To cast pearls ...

12. Death before ...

13. Experience is mother ...

14. Penny wise, ...

15. A figure among ...

16. Silent waters ...

17. Haste makes ...

18. Strike the iron ...

19. Prevention is ...

20. Union is ...

i. ... no recommendation.

ii. ... out of mind.iii. ... quarrels with his tools.iv. ... cyphers.

v. ... better than cure.vi. ... before swine.

vii. ... that ends well.viii. ... is doom’s day.

ix. ... while it is hot.x. ... strength.

xi. ... no calendar.

xii. ... of all knowledge.xiii. ... dishonour.xiv. ... pound foolish.

xv. ... waste.xvi. ... with one stone.

xvii. ... seldom agree.xviii. ... thyself.

xix. ... run deep.xx. ... beggars would ride them.

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II are given the second parts of proverbs and idioms.(iii) The parts of proverbs and idioms in the two sections are not given in

the proper serial or chronological order.(iv) You are to match the two parts given in two sections (Section-I—1-20,

Section-II—i-xx).

Section-I

Section-II


Directions:

(a) Given below is a word containing 6 letters.

(b) Descending under each letter you are to supply a word of your own by

filling in each box.

(c) Your word should tally in meaning with one of the meanings given.

(d) At the end of each of your words write the number of the given meaning

with which it tallies.

(e) Your word should contain the number of letters as per boxes given.

Given Word

YourWords

No.

S A T U R N

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

Meanings:

1. Wavy motion or form

2. Not natural or real

3. Gurgling sound especially in throat of a dying person

4. Evidence or demonstration

5. Expressing existence

6. Daintily tidy; deft ��

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EXERCISE

Briefly explain the following Proper Nouns used idiomatically:

1. Mrs Grundy

2. Fidus Achates

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Dear Readers,

You are hereby invited to send your queries on the English language andgrammar. A few of the best queries received will be printed every month.

QUERIES

Q. What do the following terms mean?(i) Responsory (ii) Aposiopesis

(iii) Apodosis (iv) Protasis

Ans. (i) ResponsoryIt refers to an anthem sung or said by a soloist and choir after alesson.

(ii) AposiosisIt means sudden stoppage of speech.

(iii) ApodosisIt means—(a) Concluding clause of a sentence.(b) More usually it refers to the consequent clause of a condi-

tional sentence.

Examples(Note: Apodosis is underlined in the following sentences)(a) If you work hard, you will pass.(b) Work hard lest you should fail.

(iv) ProtasisIt means—(a) Introductory clause in a sentence.(b) Usually, it refers to the clause expressing condition.

Examples(Note: Protasis is underlined in the following sentences)(a) Unless you accept my terms, I’ll not strike the deal.(b) Provided you stop teasing me, I’m ready to be your friend.

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Directions:

1. Given below are 6 anagram sets. You are to complete the sets by fillingin blank boxes.

2. (i) (a) In the first set, the first word given is ROOM.

(b) Therefore, for the anagram MOOR, the last letter R is given.

(ii) After each set, a blank box is given.

(iii) In each set (except the first)

(a) the last two letters of the first word are given.

(b) the last letter of the second word is given.

(iv) Each new set starts with the last letter of the preceding set.

3. You should not repeat any of the words in the whole chain of sets.

4. You may treat ‘ch’ as one letter (being one syllable), though occupyingtwo boxes or two letters, as necessary.

(A)

(B)

(C)5 E E 6L RR N

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1 2 EO O MM RR R

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Tick (�) the correct answer:

1. In which novel of Jane Austen does the character Lady Catherine de

Bourgh find a place?

A. Sense and Sensibility B. Pride and Prejudice

C. Emma D. Persuasion

2. In Huckleberry Finn where did Huck find the paper card which read:

“Sick Arab but harmless when not out of his head.”

A. Lying on the ground B. Floating in the river

C. Stuck on Jim’s back D. In Sophia’s Bible

3. “Frogs” is a comedy by—

A. Aristophanes B. Aeschylus

C. Sophocles D. Euripides

4. Dryden makes a comparative study of the methods of the satire of

Juvenal and that of Harace in his—

A. Preface to Fables B. Preface to All for Love

C. Prologue to Aurang-Zeba D. Discourse

5. Who is the compiler/editor of “The Golden Treasury of Indo-Anglian

Poetry”?

A. V.K. Gokak B. Manmohan Ghosh

C. Joseph Furtado D. Henry Derozio

6. Spenser’s “Shepherd’s Calendar” appeared in—

A. 1578 B. 1582

C. 1579 D. 1569

7. Name the writer of the following lines:

“Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,

And waste its sweetness on the desert air.”

A. Goldsmith B. William Blake

C. Thompson D. Thomas Gray

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8. Which one of the following statements is true—

A. Donne learnt the use of conceits from Chaucer

B. In the Civil War of 1640’s, the royal navy took the side

of Parliament

C. In England, women attained the right to vote before men

D. Shakespeare preceded Langland

9. In which year did the Bolshevik Revolution take place?

A. 1919 B. 1920

C. 1921 D. 1917

10. Which can be said to be the tragic flaw in Hamlet?

A. Indecisiveness B. Suspicion

C. Revenge D. Jealousy

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What if you lost your suitcase containing important documents while

travelling in a train .........

Options:

(a) I’d write to the railway authorities at the headquarters.

(b) I’d get important documents again.

(c) I’d contact the station master of the destination station.

(d) I’d insert an advertisement in the newspaper in this connection.

Now, frame your own options for the situations given below:

1. What if you miss a flight for reaching the airport late .......

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

2. What if the flight you are to take is cancelled by the airline for some

reason .......

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

3. What if your car goes wrong in a desert area .......

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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WHAT IF ...? ??


Directions:1. Given below are a number of boxes.2. (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.3. You are to write all the full words in the space provided below the boxes.4. You start from the first box on the top right or left and finish at the last

box on bottom right or left.5. You can move on any side but the chain must not be broken.6. The second part of each word will become the first part of the next word.7. 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.8. You are not repeat any word or part of the word.

(Important Clue: There are 24 words in all.)Now, write the words below:1. 2. 3.4. 5. 6.7. 8. 9.

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.��

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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.

1. The picture depicts the scene of an indoor or outdoor party?

2. How many persons are visible in the picture?

3. How many pets are visible?

4. There is only one bird visible. True/False

5. There is a shovel visible. True/False

6. Are there any flowers visible? Yes/No

7. Is there any lamp visible? Yes/No

8. How many persons are sporting caps?

9. How many persons are eating on the table?

10. A person is climbing the ................. with a box. ��

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LLLLLECTUREECTUREECTUREECTUREECTURE F F F F FORUMORUMORUMORUMORUM

1. (a) Full word: Herded(b) Usage: The prisoners herded into

the dungeon were awfully terrified.2. (a) Full word: Hooked

(b) Usage: The shepherd used thelong hooked stick to cut branches oftrees for his flock.

3. (a) Full word: Hashed(b) Usage: Would you like eat to this

dish of hashed meat?4. (a) Full word: Harried

(b) Usage: The harried man at lastcommitted suicide.

5. (a) Full word: Hurt(b) Usage: Anything can be repaired

but not a hurt heart/hurt feelings.6. (a) Full word: Harnessed

(b) Usage: Harnessed water must beused most judiciously.

7. (a) Full word: Hidden(b) Usage: At last, who got possession

of the hidden treasure?8. (a) Full word: Hounded

(b) Usage: The hounded leader wentunderground.

9. (a) Full word: Hooded(b) Usage: Who was that hooded man

who came with you?10. (a) Full word: Honed

(b) Usage: The honed razor was verysharp.

11. (a) Full word: Honoured(b) Usage: The honoured guest climbed

up to the podium most majestically.12. (a) Full word: Husbanded

(b) Usage: The husbanded wealthshould be used most judiciously.

13. (a) Full word: Hunted(b) Usage: The hunted animal was

panting.14. (a) Full word: Hyphened

(b) Usage: Two hyphened words areusually considered one word.

15. (a) Full word: Iced(b) Usage: Would you please give me

a piece of iced cake?

16. (a) Full word: Illuminated(b) Usage: Everybody wanted to sit in

the brightly illuminated hall.17. (a) Full word: Impeached

(b) Usage: The impeached leader stoodaghast before the judge.

IIIIINNNNN S S S S SIMPLEIMPLEIMPLEIMPLEIMPLE T T T T TERMSERMSERMSERMSERMS

EXERCISE-1

1. He is going to present some wall decorstyles for home.

2. Everyone deserves it.3. The best way to experience entertain-

ment is to redecorate a room with atropical theme.

4. Wall hangings, paintings, bright coloursand lights should be added to achievethis.

5. Bright white, garden turquoise or tropi-cal beach colour palette should be usedfor this purpose.

6. Bricks and use of stone and tiles on theaccent wall should be installed to achievethis end. Apart from this, wood panellingand slate and ochre in materials may beused to play with earthy tones of brown.

EXERCISE-2

Real Estate in India in 2006It was in 2006 that the Government of Indiaallowed 100 per cent foreign direct invest-ment in the Realty sector. The new policy wasbound to throw up a competition betweenIndian and foreign players. Though profes-sionally run Indian firms were expected tosurvive or become copartners, there was nohope for the other organisations. Anotherpossibility was that small players would joinhands and survive mutually in small cities andtowns. Foreign firms were likely to have jointventures on 50 : 50 basis in view of dubiousland acquisition laws in India. (words = 93)


EXERCISE-3

1. Let your work be done.2. He told me that he was my friend.3. He is so lazy that he does/will not do any

work.4. She was good enough to help me.5. Positive: Nothing is so high as truth.

Superlative: Truth is the highest thing.6. Is it possible that you will help me?7. They came yesterday.8. Always speak the truth.9. I’ve read three-fourths of this book.

10. Their glory can never fade.11. Coming into the room, he sat down on

the sofa.12. He shouted in a loud voice.13. I could not help laughing loudly.14. How charming the scenery is!15. Those days are unforgettable for me.

MMMMMODERNODERNODERNODERNODERN G G G G GRAMMATICALRAMMATICALRAMMATICALRAMMATICALRAMMATICALPPPPPRACTICESRACTICESRACTICESRACTICESRACTICES

1. I am very fond of plants and trees. So,I have chosen gardening as my hobby.

2. I pursue it during my spare hours in themorning and evening.

3. I get seeds and saplings from a nurseryand grow them in my kitchen garden.

4. As they grow up and green and purpleleaves appear on them, I am overjoyed.

5. I water the plants regularly.6. I also apply manure and pesticides to

them as required.7. I grow flower plants, fruit plants and

vegetables in my kitchen garden.8. My mother and my sister also help me

sometimes.9. Sometimes, birds come and sing sweet

songs in my garden.10. I keep sitting in my garden for many

minutes, enjoying bounties of nature.11. The word discipline, which is derived

from the word ‘disciple’, refers to certainestablished rules and principles whichmake life worth-living.

12. In order to make life happy for ourselvesand for others, we must follow disciplinein all walks of life.

13. A soldier has to obey the commands ofhis superiors.

14. An office-goer has to be regular andpunctual.

15. He must follow the set rules and obey hisboss.

16. A student must work hard right from thebeginning of the session or semester.

17. Otherwise, he or she will not be able toshow good results in the examination.

18. Thus, we see, discipline is one of themost important things in life.

19. Nothing tangible can be achieved with-out discipline.

20. If you study the lives of great men andwomen, you will see that the first thingthey did was to follow the rules of disci-pline in all walks of life.

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EXERCISE

1. gathering 2. adjoining3. enduring 4. binding5. wailing 6. arguing7. asking 8. visiting9. lurking 10. breaking

11. chirping 12. living13. borrowing 14. charging15. cheeping 16. cheering17. chasing 18. buying19. crowning 20. concluding

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1. (b) ITY (c) NECESSITY2. (b) RINER (c) MARINER3. (b) ETTE (c) MARIONETTE4. (b) GILE (c) FRAGILE5. (b) MENT (c) FRAGMENT6. (b) ANCE (c) DEFEASANCE7. (b) BLE (c) WOBBLE8. (b) PLE (c) SUPPLE9. (b) TINE (c) QUARANTINE

10. (b) ATE (c) SIGILLATE11. (b) ULATE (c) PULLULATE12. (b) UL (c) MAUL13. (b) NOSY (c) GEOGNOSY14. (b) TAIL (c) DOVETAIL


VVVVVERBALERBALERBALERBALERBAL D D D D DIAGRAMIAGRAMIAGRAMIAGRAMIAGRAM

1. ART 2. ABOUT3. ARTICLE 4. AUTHENTIC5. ABIOGENESIS 6. APPROPRIATION

7. BIFURCATION 8. BILINGUAL9. BOMBARD 10. BEGIN

11. BUY

OOOOONENENENENE W W W W WORDORDORDORDORD S S S S SUBSTITUTIONUBSTITUTIONUBSTITUTIONUBSTITUTIONUBSTITUTION

1. Whelp 2. Wherry3. Twitter 4. Transitory5. Thankless 6. Symphony7. Parasite 8. Submerge9. Subtlety 10. Subtopia

11. Graffito 12. Gradual13. Grab 14. Gentlehood15. Ecclesiology 16. Ecdysis17. Echelon 18. Echo19. Dude (slang) 20. Postulate

SSSSSAMEAMEAMEAMEAME W W W W WORDSORDSORDSORDSORDS U U U U USEDSEDSEDSEDSED A A A A ASSSSSDDDDDIFFERENTIFFERENTIFFERENTIFFERENTIFFERENT P P P P PARTSARTSARTSARTSARTS OFOFOFOFOF S S S S SPEECHPEECHPEECHPEECHPEECH

1. Noun: This old car is a good buy at onelakh rupees.Verb: Do you want to buy this house?

2. Noun: You must intimate me in regardto your plans in advance.Verb: Prices of goods have advancedsharply.

3. Adverb: Treat all guests alike.Adjective: Both the brothers are alike.

4. Noun: England and France were alliesin the second World War.Verb: Italy allied with Germany in thesecond World War.

5. Adjective: He is alone in this world.Adverb: I finished this task alone.

6. Noun: What is the total amount to bepaid?Verb: Your behaviour amounts to dis-obedience.

7. Noun: We should love all animals.Adjective: She is full of animal spirits.

8. Pronoun: After one boy jumped into thecanal, another followed suit.Adjective: He is another Gandhi.

9. Noun: What is the answer to this prob-lem?

Verb: You should not have answeredher like this.

10. Pronoun: Here are three books; youcan take any.Adjective: Have you got any answer tothis question?Adverb: He does not seem to be any thewiser even after this incident.

11. Noun: She has submitted an appeal tothe court to review the judgement.Verb: The government has appealed tothe people not to waste water.

12. Noun: What is the point at issue?Verb: The needle of suspicion points atyou.

13. Noun: Water had reached up to thearch of the bridge over the river.Verb: The central part of the buildingwas arched.Adjective: He is an arch rogue.

14. Noun: I have two arms.Verb: The enemy was armed to theteeth.

VVVVVOCABULARYOCABULARYOCABULARYOCABULARYOCABULARY

EXERCISE-1

1. From 2. Come3. False 4. End, conclude5. Mar 6. Nowhere7. Then 8. Never9. Ignore 10. Help, aid

11. Unfair 12. Rise13. Stay 14. Strong15. Decay

EXERCISE-2

1. Arrival 2. Conduct3. Emphasize 4. Acquainted5. Meekness 6. Repair7. Desire, demand 8. Often9. Trendy 10. Scenic

11. Renowned 12. Complete, end

13. Oblivion 14. Summit15. Potent, mighty, puissant

EXERCISE-3

1. Gait 2. Gift3. Deed 4. Song5. Thought 6. Wisdom


7. Happiness 8. Awkwardness

9. Sophistication 10. Liability11. Appreciation 12. Glory13. Requirement 14. Casualty15. Congruence

EXERCISE-4

1. Laborious 2. Convertible3. Solidified 4. Various5. Regressive 6. Transparent7. Sightful 8. Condemnable

9. Passionate 10. Progressive

EXERCISE-5

1. Particularize 2. Permit3. Recommend 4. Regularize5. Forget 6. Simplify7. Assure 8. Lament9. Legalise 10. Trivialise

11. Belittle 12. Beautify

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1. He has ten head of cattle.2. She has a few rupees in her purse.3. Please tell me the nearest way to the inn.4. All the students have passed.5. The milk of this cow is sweet.6. Which is the hottest month of the year?7. It is the duty of the rich to help the poor.8. Let’s discuss this matter.9. Why are you shouting at me?

10. I have an idea to tell.11. This added to his troubles.12. Let us enter the cave.13. He died of malaria.14. On the fourth day they saw the land.15. Please don’t refer to it.16. I know who he is.17. Then we reached the station.18. I could not help giving money to him.19. I think he will not need your help.20. He is a great friend of mine.21. This book is mine.22. He is my best friend.23. Now, tell me where you are going.24. Who is there?25. She knew that they would not help her.26. Don’t work under stress.27. He promised to help me.28. How will you find the lost ring?

IIIIIDIOMSDIOMSDIOMSDIOMSDIOMS & T & T & T & T & THEIRHEIRHEIRHEIRHEIR U U U U USAGESAGESAGESAGESAGE

1. Meaning: to lament vainly over an irre-trievable lossUsage: It is useless to cry over spilt milkwhen one has failed in the examination.

2. Meaning: to run away, being afraidUsage: On seeing the policeman, thethief took to his heels.

3. Meaning: to flee away, usually from abattlefieldUsage: The enemy showed a clean pairof heels when our soldiers started fusil-lade.

4. Meaning: to be involved in many activi-ties at a timeUsage: He is extremely busy becausehe has too many irons in the fire.

5. Meaning: an unreliable personUsage: Don’t depend upon him be-cause he is a broken reed.

6. Meaning: completelyUsage: He is a patriot to the backbone.

7. Meaning: in all respectsUsage: She is every inch a lovableperson.

8. Meaning: a pretensionUsage: It is a lame excuse to say thathard work does not pay.

9. Meaning: leave without permissionUsage: He is not on official leave butonly on French leave.

10. Meaning: a most lovable personUsage: She being the only child, is anapple of her parents’ eye.

11. Meaning: irregularlyUsage: Those who work by fits andstarts can hardly succeed in life.

12. Meaning: in a paroxysm of rageUsage: She hit her own mother in a fit ofanger.

13. Meaning: strict, fixedUsage: There is no hard and fast rea-son as to what causes diabetes.

14. Meaning: to follow immediately afterUsage: When one student left the class,others followed suit.

15. Meaning: to say contrary things at thesame timeUsage: I could not understand him as hewas blowing hot and cold.

16. Meaning: a hidden enemyUsage: Beware of him; he is a snake inthe grass.


PPPPPRONUNCIATIONRONUNCIATIONRONUNCIATIONRONUNCIATIONRONUNCIATION

EXERCISE-1

1. ‘i’ as in ‘elite’ 2. ‘e’ as in ‘men’3. ‘ai’ as in ‘hair’ 4. t∂d5. tl 6. k7. d∂(r) 8. kst

EXERCISE-2

1. h 2. o3. e 4. o, a, r5. s 6. e7. p 8. b9. ue 10. gh

11. b 12. l13. n 14. e15. k

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EXERCISE

1. Some people do not care for morals andmanners—it is no occasion for us towaste our thoughts on them.

2. Life demands many things—hard work,confidence and mutual cooperation.

3. Many passers-by watched the juggler’sshow.

4. The maid-servant broke the cup.

5. What is your father-in-law?

6. Don’t be excessively enthusias-tic to do this job.

PPPPPREPOSITIONSREPOSITIONSREPOSITIONSREPOSITIONSREPOSITIONS

1. at 2. according to3. between 4. at5. to 6. between7. with 8. at9. from 10. from

11. for 12. of13. with 14. of15. for 16. under17. against 18. over19. in 20. after21. by 22. of23. to 24. among

25. of 26. with, through27. above 28. with29. about, to 30. against31. of 32. of33. with 34. like35. in

WWWWWORDSORDSORDSORDSORDS C C C C CONFUSEDONFUSEDONFUSEDONFUSEDONFUSED& M& M& M& M& MISUSEDISUSEDISUSEDISUSEDISUSED

1. Bourn: I took bath in the bourn.Burn: Do not burn wood as fuel.

2. Cabal: She is a member of the secret,intriguing cabal.Cable: Cables are used in the installa-tion of electric and telecommunicationsystems..

3. Cabin: The captain has a separatecabin in the ship.Cabinet: The cabinet has approved theaddition of a new clause in the bill.

4. Calash: This carriage is equipped witha calash.Clash: A violent clash took place be-tween the two groups.

5. Calculate: Have you calculated thetotal amount?Calculus: (a) She is suffering fromrenal calculus.(b) Please calculate the amount with thehelp of a calculus.

6. Calendar: Please find the date on thecalendar.Calender: Please press the cloth (orpaper) in a calender.

7. Career: You must think about your ca-reer right from now.Carrier: Have you got a carrier on yourbicycle?

8. Cavil: Why do you cavil at my remarks?Civil: I’ve filed a civil suit against him.

9. Cease: The company has ceased manu-facturing this instrument.Seize: The customs have seized alarge quantity of contraband.

10. Caution: I cautioned him to be slow indealing with such traders.


Precaution: You must take all precau-tions while going out.

11. Centrifugal: Some plants are subjectto centrifugal inflorescence.Centripetal: Some federations areformed through the centripetal doctrine.

12. Cereal: India produces cereals in abun-dance.Serial: Please set these files in a serialorder.

13. Certain: I’m certain of my success.Ascertain: Let’s ascertain the factsfrom the resource authority.

14. Charter: The employees have submit-ted a charter of demands to the govern-ment.Carter: He is a carter by profession.

15. Chargeable: No tax is chargeable onthese goods.Changeable: Everything in this world ischangeable sooner or later.

16. Check: Check him from making mis-chief.Cheque: Your cheque has bounced.

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EXERCISE-1

1. when I am busy in my work.2. where you had found it.3. because she had lost her coin.4. since you insist on my doing it.5. as she had to attend to the guests.6. that her aunt had come.7. when I was a little child.8. because he had helped her in crossing

the road.9. Because you are lazy,

10. wherever you go.11. because I am quite grown up now.12. while you play.13. as it has grown dark.14. as he was afraid of ghosts.15. that you’ve laid down your weapons.16. Where there is a will,17. whenever you visit this town.18. Since there was no buyer,19. where women are respected.20. That you are my friend,

EXERCISE-2

1. so that we may live.2. in order that he may pass the examina-

tion.3. lest you should miss the train.4. that somebody might hear.5. so that they may not wither away.6. lest somebody should hear.7. that you may develop positive thoughts.8. in order that you may get promotion.9. so that I may not get wet.

10. lest you should be ridiculed.

PPPPPREFIXESREFIXESREFIXESREFIXESREFIXES & S & S & S & S & SUFFIXESUFFIXESUFFIXESUFFIXESUFFIXES

1. (b) Cartable(c) These heavy goods are quite

cartable on a good road.

2. (b) Carvable(c) A small chunk of land for flower-

beds is quite carvable from this vasttract.

3. (b) Rejectable(c) His terms are certainly rejectable.

4. (b) Sensible(c) You must be sensible in behaving

with elders.

5. (b) Ascertainable(c) Many facts are quite ascertainable

on line these days.

6. (b) Treatable(c) Many diseases are easily treatable

these days.

7. (b) Challengeable(c) His authority is not challengeable.

8. (b) Transferable(c) This ticket is not transferable.

9. (b) Changeable(c) This world is changeable sooner or

later.

10. (b) Chartable(c) The coastline of this island is

chartable for navigation.

11. (b) Charterable(c) This fleet of ships is charterable for

expansive expeditions.


12. (b) Negotiable(c) These terms are not negotiable.

13. (b) Chewable(c) This is a sweet, chewable pill.

14. (b) Calculable(c) You will have to take a calculable

risk to perform this deed.

15. (b) Considerable(c) There is usually a considerable gap

between our saying and doing.

QQQQQUOTATIONSUOTATIONSUOTATIONSUOTATIONSUOTATIONS & & & & &AAAAABBREVIATIONSBBREVIATIONSBBREVIATIONSBBREVIATIONSBBREVIATIONS

1. National Institute of Technology2. Indian Premier League3. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Edu-

cation and Research4. School of Public Health5. Community Health Centre6. Essential Medicine List7. Department of Health8. Public Health Centre9. World Health Organisation

10. Criminal Penal Code11. Food Corporation of India12. All-India Postgraduate Dental Entrance

Examination13. Public Works Department14. National Crime Records Bureau15. Department of Electronics and Informa-

tion Technology16. Human Resource Department17. Village Defence Committee18. Public Relations Officer19. Irrigation and Public Health Department20. Vishwa Hindu Parishad

NNNNNUMBERUMBERUMBERUMBERUMBER, G, G, G, G, GENDERENDERENDERENDERENDER,,,,,CCCCCONJUGATIONONJUGATIONONJUGATIONONJUGATIONONJUGATION

NUMBER

1. Graffiti 2. Chiefs3. Loaves 4. Geese5. Momentos 6. Volcanoes7. Dishes 8. Kisses9. Oxen 10. Teeth

11. Shelves 12. Knives

13. Thieves 14. Stories15. Men-servants 16. Maid-servants17. Errata 18. Mesdames19. Messieurs 20. Archipelagos

GENDER

1. Madam 2. Filly3. Hind 4. Doe5. Nun 6. Witch7. Murderess 8. Traitress9. Maid-servant 10. Testatrix

CONJUGATION

Past Indefinite Past Participle

1. Wrote Written2. Struck Struck3. Sang Sung4. Bit Bitten5. Stole Stolen6. Taught Taught7. Sent Sent8. Left Left9. Broke Broken

10. Fall Fallen11. Forbade Forbidden12. Wound Wound13. Rode Ridden14. Threw Thrown15. Swore Sworn16. Rose Risen17. Swam Swum18. Paid Paid19. Bought Bought20. Slept Slept

SSSSSPELLINGSPELLINGSPELLINGSPELLINGSPELLINGS

1. Spondaic 2. Spoliation

3. McCarthyism 4. Indefinable

5. Fusion 6. Fusil

7. Dissentient 8. Absorbent

9. Buzzard 10. Alphabetical

11. Deceive 12. Decelerate

13. Flunkey 14. Grocer

15. Scenery 16. Struthious

17. Tiffin 18. Twang

19. Usufruct 20. Whacker


21. Wastage 22. Transient

23. Sudoriferous 24. Solicitous

25. Solitaire 26. Retiary

27. Pyknic 28. Portmanteau

29. Paronomasia 30. Lacustrine

LLLLLANGUAGEANGUAGEANGUAGEANGUAGEANGUAGE G G G G GAMESAMESAMESAMESAMES

EXERCISE

1. (a) Why is the dog barking?(b) The bark of this tree is very hard.

2. (a) What is contained in this bag?(b) I bagged five prizes.

3. (a) The bull has gone berserk.(b) There is a bull run in the stock

market these days.4. (a) Why do you beat the child?

(b) The policeman is on his beat.5. (a) Who broke the window pane?

(b) Who broke the ice in the meeting?6. (a) She had to bear many privations.

(b) I saw a bear in the zoo.7. (a) The bell is ringing.

(b) Who will bell the cat?8. (a) His beard is black.

(b) You must beard the lion in his ownden.

9. (a) The sky is blue.(b) Every student has to suffer exami-

nation blues.10. (a) We do not allow beggars here.

(b) The beauty of the Taj beggars de-scription.

11. (a) My stomach is upset.(b) I cannot stomach this insult.

12. (a) Swallows fly in the sky.(b) He could not swallow such harsh

words.13. (a) My appointment with him is fixed.

(b) He is in a fix over this matter.14. (a) Indian soldiers fight bravely.

(b) He fights shy of expressing hisviews.

15. (a) My left foot is aching.(b) This glass is a foot tall.(c) Who will foot the bill?

16. (a) The fair is in full swing.(b) She writes a fair hand-writing.(c) Her complexion is fair.

(d) The fair judge pronounced the judg-ment.

(e) Make a fair copy of this letter.17. (a) I fared well in the examination.

(b) What did the fare cost?18. (a) Let me do this.

(b) This house is to let.19. (a) I cannot leave my grandmother

alone.(b) I’ve got five days’ leave from office.

20. (a) What is all this noise about?(b) He is a big noise in this town.

21. (a) You are growing fat.(b) The farmer grows crops.

22. (a) You’ll have the feel of your ownhome here.

(b) The doctor is feeling the patient’spulse.

23. (a) My pulse is slow.(b) Pulses are very dear these days.

24. (a) The cross is secred to the Chris-tians.

(b) Please help me cross the road.25. (a) Do not stare at me like this.

(b) Danger stared us in the face.

TTTTTHINKHINKHINKHINKHINK ITITITITIT O O O O OVERVERVERVERVER

Antonio is the central character of the playM.O.V. Many critics regard him as the heroof the Play.

He is a rich merchant of Venice. He is sadwithout knowing why. He might be sadbecause all his fortunes are on the sea. Butmost probably it is his habit to be sad.

His friend Bassanio comes to him for a loanof three thousand ducats as he has to go toBelmont to woo the fair Portia. But he has noready money. So, he approaches the cruel,greedy jew, Shylock for money and signs adangerous bond for the sake of Bassanio.This shows that he is a true friend and isgenerous by nature. His readily signing thebond also shows his indifference to dangersor his general nature to be indifferent to allactivities in life.

It is well-known that he frequently helps othersand does not charge any interest on the loans


he gives to others. Thus, he saves them fromfalling a prey to the greedy jew, Shylock, whocharges heavy interest on loans. But for this,he can also be charged with ruining Shylock’sbusiness and insulting him and his race in themarket.

Still, he is respected by all, chiefly because ofhis generosity and frankness. In the RingEpisode, he readily admits that the disputebetween husbands and wives has arisenbecause of him.

Finally, it is a relief to all and not only to Antoniohimself when we learn that all his ships havearrived safely. Thus, the spectators (and thereaders) develop an empathy with hischaracter.

CCCCCLOZELOZELOZELOZELOZE T T T T TESTESTESTESTEST

(I)

1. with 2. of3. in 4. a5. into 6. to7. to 8. from9. to 10. into

11. so that 12. out13. are 14. be15. have 16. than17. a 18. for19. However 20. and21. for

(II)

1. apart 2. in3. which 4. certain5. to 6. in7. which 8. an9. would 10. on

11. whereby 12. into13. for 14. or15. on 16. by17. means 18. which19. that 20. are21. out 22. without23. say 24. an25. because of 26. enough27. around 28. having29. to 30. for

QQQQQUIZUIZUIZUIZUIZ T T T T TIMEIMEIMEIMEIME

1. viii 2. xi 3. iii4. xvi 5. xx 6. xvii7. vii 8. ii 9. i

10. xviii 11. vi 12. xiii13. xii 14. xiv 15. iv16. xix 17. xv 18. ix19. v 20. x

VVVVVERBALERBALERBALERBALERBAL N N N N NIAGRAIAGRAIAGRAIAGRAIAGRA F F F F FALLALLALLALLALL

Given Meanings New No. of

word No. words letters

S 5 Substantive 11A 2 Artificial 10T 4 Testimony 9U 1 Undulation 10R 3 Ruckle 6N 6 Natty 5

PPPPPOTPOURRIOTPOURRIOTPOURRIOTPOURRIOTPOURRI

1. (i) The word is taken from a characterin Morton’s “Speed the Plough.”

(ii) There Dame Ashfield refers to heras standard to propriety.

(iii) Hence the word denotes a personwho is too particular about proprietyor respectability.

(iv) The typical sentence in the saidwork is: “What will Mrs Grundy (aneighbour) say?”

(v) The derivation “Grundyism” nowstands for prudery or conventionalpropriety.

(vi) The said “Speed the Plough” ap-peared in 1798.

2. (i) The word ‘fidus’ perhaps has somerelationship with the word ‘trust’ or‘trustworthiness’ in meaning.

(ii) Achates was a faithful follower ofAeneas in “Aeneid”.

(iii) Achates is pronounced as “Akatez”.

(iv) The term now refers to a devotedfollower or friend.

(v) In modern times, it has got somederogatory sense for being appliedfor a henchman or yesman.


CCCCCHAINHAINHAINHAINHAIN A A A A ANAGRAMNAGRAMNAGRAMNAGRAMNAGRAM S S S S SETSETSETSETSETS

A. 1. ROOM, MOOR

2. READER, DEARER

B. 3. RULED, LURED

4. DEAL, LEAD

C. 5. DOLE, LODE

6. EARN, NEAR

LLLLLITERATUREITERATUREITERATUREITERATUREITERATURE

1 2 3 4 5(B) (C) (A) (D) (A)6 7 8 9 10

(C) (D) (B) (D) (A)

WWWWWHATHATHATHATHAT I I I I IFFFFF...............

1. (a) I’d ask the authorities to refund myticket amounts.

(b) I’d ask them to adjust it to the nextflight.

(c) I’d drop the idea of going abroad.(d) I’d reorient my plan and determine

not to be late again at any cost.

2. (a) I’d ask for refund of the ticket amount.(b) I’d ask them to adjust it to the next

flight.(c) I’d ask for compensation.(d) I’d giving up going by that airline

again.

3. (a) I’d make efforts to set the car inorder.

(b) I’d sit in the car and wait somepasser-by to come and help.

(c) I’d phone the car company to pro-vide relief.

(d) I’d phone some friend or member ofmy family to come and help.

CCCCCHAINHAINHAINHAINHAIN W W W W WORDSORDSORDSORDSORDS

1. Deal 2. Also3. Some 4. Meed5. Edit 6. Itself7. Selfless 8. Lessor9. Orfe 10. Feat

11. Attack 12. Tackle13. Lean 14. Angle15. Gleam 16. Ample17. Plead 18. Adventure19. Venturesome 20. Someone21. Onerous 22. Rouser23. Ergo 24. Gone

CCCCCANANANANAN Y Y Y Y YOUOUOUOUOU R R R R REMEMBEREMEMBEREMEMBEREMEMBEREMEMBER

1. Outdoor party 2. Seven3. Three 4. True5. True 6. Yes7. Yes 8. Seven9. Four 10. ladder

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