-e.-- + --. ae.a o.. ..-..

a
Satish: There is a nice restaurant near the tem-
ple. The meals and snacks are really deli-
cious. . ... .. ..: .. ..:
... ... ..... .. .:
.....
Pramod: It is funny to hear you talk of a restau-
rant. Since when have you started eating
out? . ...... ..: .....
.. ..: .. :.. ... .:
...:.....
Satish: Funny or not, I find the food good there.
Oh, It's (it has) started raining. Let's find
some cover. .. .. . ...
.... ... ....: . ... ....:
... ...... ..... ...
Pramod: There is a tea stall next to the tree.
Let's stand there for some time... .
.... tea stall ..: ..... ....
Satish: There are already a number of people
there. I'm (I am) afraid it is difficult to find
room there. .... ...: .. ..
.. ... .. .. ...... .
....
Pramod: The rain is getting heavy. Let's hurry.
There is no time to waste. ... ....
..: .... ..... ....
Now look at the following expressions:
1) There is a nice restaurant near the temple.
2) It is funny to hear you talk about a restaurant.
3) It has started raining.
4) There is a tea stall next to the tree there.
5) There are already a number of people there.
6) It is difficult to find room there.
7) There is no time to waste.
. sentences . 'There'. . 'It '. .
..... .... .... .. .. There, it
. . .... .... English
'There' ... ... ...
'It' ... ... .:/ .:
.... . sentences ... There/ it
.. ... .... .... sentence ...
:..... ... .... .: ......
. ....
.... ... ... . table :. ...
.... English .t, . Two books
are on the table. .... grammatical ...
.. ... English . ... :...
.... .. . .... ...
There are two books on the table. ...
.... sentence 'There' . ...
... ... ... .. ... . ..
....
There are thirty students there. :.. 'there' .
... ... ..: .... 'there' ... ...
:..... ... .... This is an important
aspect of English usage.
. .... . Engineering
Colleges ... Thirty Engineering
Colleges are in Hyderabad - Very
rare.
The usual and correct form: There
are Thirty Engineering colleges in
Hyderabad. (there. ... ...
... . ...... sen-
tence . ...
... ..... . ...
... . :..... ..:
... ... 'there' sentence
.. .:.... . ... .
..
'There' . ... ... . 'Introductory
there' .... ... . ... ... ..
...:..... ... . ....
Look at the following too:
a) Prasad: Are there good schools in the town?
... ..: schools ..
Subba Rao: Plenty . ...
Question .. 'there' .... ..
... .: sentence ... .
... ....
... interesting - .: ....
b) Suman: Are there any good the-
atres here? ... ..: theatres
..
Lasya: Very few . ...
'There', 'here' ... ... ..
.. .... ..... .:..
Correct: There aren't any good
theatres here. ... ..: the-
atres .. .
. sentence 'there', 'here' ..
sentence .... .... ..
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'There' cce e-- e-.
'It' cce e-- ee / ae
e-. There / it .e cce e-e ---. sentence
_.--e-.-.- c_. -s .-.- ..- ae
e.-c.-.e cc- ac e.s .
..- .- . .-- e-- ..-.- .o--.--.
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- E. Anil, T.N.Palem, Prakasam Dist.
Q: Amarpreet Singh being treated in a hospital -
... being . Tense ..: ... ..
. being .... ... being . :
Passive voice .. . . .: Passive
voice .. .. ...... is / are + being
...t .. .... being .. .
examples . being ... .. . .. ..
A: 'Being'. tense .... ...... .: finite
verb ..
Being hungry, he is prepared to eat anything.
..t ...... .: :... ... ..
..
Being = ..... :. Tense . .. .
Sentence .... . present tense
..
Being hungry he was ready to eat. ..t
..... .. :... .. ..
..
. .. '....ing' forms (going, coming, walk-
ing etc.) . tense ....
Be + 'ing' form (am going, is coming, was
working - verbs) . tense ....: '....ing' form
...... 'be' form (am/ is/ are, etc) .
Am going - Present tense
Was going - Past tense
Will be going - Future tense
.... being. .. group of words, phrase
... (a group of words without a verb) ..
...
Being rich, ... ...../ .....
Being tall, .. ...../ .....
Being .. .... .
Being tall, he can play well. .. ...
.. . ....
Being tall is an advantage = .. .....
..
Being an Indian is a great fortune = ....
. ..... . .. .
- Rasi Chourasiya, Bhongir.
Q: Say the meaning and whether they are
grammatically correct or not.
1. I am getting the answers recited.
2. I get/ have the answers recited.
3. She does get her room cleaned.
4. She did get/ have her room cleaned.
5. She does get/ have her say/ way in
the matter.
6. I am getting / having my hair cut
done.
A: Sentences 1 to 6 - Correct. All of them
have the meaning - .. . .......
. ..:
Eg: I am getting the answers recited = ..
.......
. :. ... .. Get/ have to do
something = .. .......
Q: I do getting my bicyle repaired.
A: I do getting - Wrong
I do get - Correct.
Q: I am getting my bicyle repaired.
A: OK.
Q: Would she got her room cleaned if she
reached there yesterday itself.
A: Would she have got her room cleaned if
she had reached there yesterday? -
Correct.
Q: She took no notice/ she did take no
notice.
A: She took no notice/ she did not take any
notice - Correct.
Q: She does back her husband up.
A: Correct - .. . .. .:..
...:
Q: I do at it.
A: Wrong. I do it - Correct = .
Q: She did give me understand that she
was not interested in music.
A: She did give me to understand .... =
.. ... ... ... ..
..:
Q: She does go ahead with her plans.
A: Correct - . ..... ..... .....
.:
goes, ... does go = ... ...
Not ... did go, does go .... . .
. . ....
She helps me = .. ..:
She does help me = .. ...
.... ... . . ..
He does smoke = .. .. ...
... .:. .:.. ... ....
- Sneha Kolhapuri, Kothagudem
Q: Dinner / Supper - Explain in Telugu.
A: Dinner - the main meal of the day eaten in the
evening- .. ... .... ... .:..
... ...... .: .: ... ...
... ... ... .... . ..
... ... . ..... .... ...
.... ..
Western countries .: .... ... .
. .... ...
Supper, ..... regular meal.. ... ..
.: ..... .... Dinner ....
.. .: .... . ... ..
.... .. ... .: supper. Supper
.. . .... ... .: ... din-
ner .. .. supper ....
Q: Can we say or write the word "about" after the
word 'explain'?
A: Explain, describe, discuss, remark, state ...
'about' ...
Q: Commercial hero / movie - means what?
A: Commercial hero/ movie - There are no such
expressions in English. ... .... ...
. ... (commercial) . . .. .
.... .... :. ..
... commercial movie ...... .
... :. hero commercial hero ....
.. . expressions standard English
..
Q: Let me know the difference between Material
noun and Uncountable nouns with examples as
well as Reflexive Pronoun and Emphatic
Pronoun with examples.
A: See Lesson No.745.
It has started raining..
Note: 1) Restaurant = .....
... ... ..
Restaurant . Hotel . ..
..:Hotel ... Lodge .
..... ... .. ....
..
Restaurant: .. .... ..
... lodge ...
.. restaurant 'eatery'
. .. ....
2. Delicious = tasting very good
= .:...
3. Funny = .. . fun =
..
4. Cover = ... . .: ...
.. .. .... .: ..
..: sentences 'there' ....
| ...... .. ....
. ........: .:....
. ... ... ..: :....
i . ..... | .....
. ..... ..... ....
.: sentence 'there' .. ..:....
a.
Exercise
a- commercial hero e-e.
-e.-- .. --. ae.a o.. ..-.. a
Ramakrishna: It is generally believed that he is respon-
sible for all the trouble in the company. ...
. .. . .. .. .. ...: . . ..
..: ... . . .... ....
Gopal: It is hoped that he will soon leave the compa-
ny and all will be well. .... ... ..
... .:t ..... . . ... ..
....
Ramakrishna: It is supposed that once he leaves the
company, Virat will take control. .. .....
... :.. ... .. ..... ....
.
Gopal: The company will be back on rails. ...
... ..:. ..:
Look at the following expressions:
1) It is generally believed that he is responsible for all
the trouble.
2) It is hoped that he will soon leave the company.
3) It is supposed that once he leaves, Virat will take
control.
you see that the sentences above begin with it - the
introductory it. The verbs are all in the passive voice.
(be + Past Participle).
It is believed (is + Past Participle of
believe); It is hoped (is + pp) and It is
supposed (is + pp) - ... .. Passive
voice ....
It is believed = .... ... it.
... .... .... .: Introductory it).
... it is believed that he knows a lot -
: ... ... . .. . .
...: ... ... .. .
..: .... ... . ..
. it is hoped = .......:
.... ...
It is supposed : .....:
.... .....
... expressions English ..... ....
... ..... .... .... .. .
.. . It + passive voice verbs . ...:.
It is said that he is the greatest cricketer = people say
that he is the greatest cricketer. (Is said - Passive - ..
.. .... .../ ....
a) Sagar: It is expected that all staff should be at office
by 10. .: .... ... |. .... .....
..: .:... ... .: ... |.
....
b) Kumar: We have been told we can be an hour late
once a week. .. .... .. ... ..
.. .. ... ...
It was believed that she was the greatest dancer of
her time .. . .. . ..: .... .
../ ... .. . .. people believed
that she was a great dancer.
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Exercise
- Sirisha Sneha, Komararam.
Q: You are supposed to do it/ you
should do it - Which sentence
has a power?
A: You are supposed to do it = You
should do it.
Q: They will be going to get their/ to
have their houses white washed
- Is this correct?
A: They will be going to get their
houses cleaned = They will be
going to have their houses
cleaned. (But 'They are going to'
is better than, 'They will be
going to...')
Q:. For fear of being trampled (I
found this sentence in 'Gullivers
Travels' - here my doubt is
instead being, 'having been'
should have been written. As
this sentence is used to say the
completed action in the book -
Then once you said that being is
used for saying present actions
and having been is used for say-
ing Past Actions. - please clarify.
A: For fear of being - 'for fear of' is
a phrase, meaning, 'because of
their fear'. The phrase is always
followed by either a noun or an
'...ing' form, but not by 'having
been'.
- Ramji Singhal,
Kothagudem.
Q: The meeting is round the
corner - Means what?
A: Going to take place soon.
Round the corner = about to
happen.
Q: I was surprised with his
goodness / by his goodness
- Which one is correct?
A: I was surprised at his good-
ness - Correct.
Q: What is the difference
between Emphatic Pronoun
and Reflexive Pronoun -
Explain with examples.
A: Refer to Lesson No.744.
Q: If a student has to get a
favour done by his teacher
then how should he ask.
e.g. Shall I go there, sir?
A: Shall / can/ May/ I go there,
Sir?
May is the most formal, and
Can the least formal.
- Gemini Manvothi.
Q: You aren't supposed to make noise/ You shouldn't make
noise - :. .. ... force ....: :......
A: You aren't supposed to make a noise = You shouldn't make
a noise.
- S. Chintabhatla, Asifabad.
Q: ..: .. ... ... .. ....
. .....
1. Outlist 2. Accountal
3. Prespending 4. Custmermind
5. Operandi 6. Contaguous
7. Handier 8. Scuffled.
A: Outlist, Accountal, Prespending,
Contaguous - . .t..
... ... English
. .... :. Outlast
Outlist Accountable
Accountal Contiguous /
Contageous Contaguous
..... ..: .
Customermind
Custmermind .....
Outlast = last longer than some other
thing = ..... ...... .....
Ex: Great Peoples Names outlast them =
.... .... ... .. t:
.....
Ex: Sachin has outlasted most other players
that began with him = .. ...:.:
.... ..... ... .. :
... ..
Accountable = being responsible =
.... .....
Ex: You are accountable if anything goes
wrong = .. .... ... . ..
.. / . ...
Contiguous = Touching of next to some-
thing = .. .
Ex: Tamilnadu and Orissa are contiguous to
Andhra Pradesh = .:. .., ...
... .. .....
Contageous = Spreading by touching =
. .... .. ....
Ex: Contageous diseases = .. .. ..
.... ...
Customer mind - The correct form is cus-
tomers mind = ...../ .. .
. ..
Ex: A clever businessman knows customers
mind = .t. .... .. ..
...:
Operandi - .: latin phrase .. ..
... Modus Operandi .. ...
.. .. :..
Ex: The modus operandi of the murderer is
to stab his victim = . ..... ..: .
.:.. ..... .. .......
.:... .....
Handier - .: handy . comparative
degree. Handy = Convenient = ...
...
Ex: A cell phone is handy = . .
... ....:
Handier = A laptop is handier than a
desktop = Desk (Table) :. ...
computer . laptop (. ...
computer ... ... ....:
Scuffled = Past tense of scuffle = .
..../ .../ .....
Ex: They scuffled with one another for the
money = ... . .. . .
...
- Daya Shetti.
Q: . .. . .,., .:
.. : English .
..t
A: How many answers have
you learnt and in how many
lessons?
Q: . meanings . lesson
.. . ...- Will
you tell me how many mean-
ings are there/ there are -
Say if any one of the transla-
tions of above two is right.
A: Can you/ will you tell me how
many answers there are?
Q: We have books with us.
A: We have books (with is not
necessary).
Q: He will go and come/ and
will come - Which of the
above is right.
A: He will go and come back -
correct.
Q: While writing a leave letter is
it necessary to write leave
letter- as a heading?
A: Not necessary.
Q: .. .. ......: She
is putting religious dot on her
forehead - Say if the above
right.
A: Correct (Religious - not nec-
essary).
Q: Objection overruled - Say in
Telugu.
A: Objection overruled - ...
... / .... .....:
Q: Either of the two is/ are in this
town.
A: Either of the two is in this
town - Correct.
Q: Neither his friends or he go/
goes there.
A: Neither his friends nor he
goes there - Correct.
..:.. It + Passive voice ....
| .. .. .... ....
. .... . . .. .:. .. ..
.. ....... consider).
. ...... ... .. .: .....
i .. ... . .... : ... . bats-
man .
... .. ... ...
.... .. Columbus, India ....
. .. ....: ... West Indies (The
American Continent).
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.... ... exercises . answers
next lesson
- Mayuri Singhal, Yelgur Colony, Khammam
Q: Normal Procurement at MSP (Minimum Support Price) would
become difficult as the cartels would ensure it. Hence the
Government would be left two options. The second option would
upset the Government's budget - Is the using of the underlined
word i.e. 'would' correct here?
A: 'Would' is used in this sentence to refer to a situation likely to hap-
pen ....: . .. :. .t.... would .
....
.... ... (Cartel) .. MSP ... ..... ...
.. . ..: .: .. ../ ... :.. future
..:In such cases 'would' is used.
Q: The book is belgnged to him.
A: The book is belonged to him - WRONG.
The book belongs to him - Correct (= He owns the book/ The
book is his).
Q: Does the book belong to him - Is this sentence correct?
A: Does the book belong to him? (Correct as a question).
Q: Emphatic pronoun / Reflexive pronoun- Explain with some exam-
ples.
A: Refer to Lesson No.745.
The meeting is round the corner
It is believed
that he knows a lot
-e.-- .s --. ae.a o.. ..-.. a
Basheer: How far are you going? .... .
. How far .... ... ...
Chakri: Not very far. But why are you ask-
ing? .... .. Why are you asking?
.... .......
Basheer: If it is somewhere a long way off, I
can give you a lift. I am going the same
way. .... .... .... .
lift . .... .
Chakri: So good of you. It isn't far off. Just
walking distance. I prefer to walk. (Thanks.
... ...... .. ..t.. ...
Basheer: What happened to your bike?
bike .....:
Chakri: On my way back from a camp, it
broke down on the way. It is at the mechan-
ic's. It's a major trouble. (Camp .: :.
... .: .....: .:.. ...
.. ..: .: .... .. ...
Basheer: When was this? ....
Chakri: Not so long ago - the day before yes-
terday. ...... ... ..
Basheer: It's an old bike, time you changed it,
isn't it? .: .. bike. ... ....t,.:
.
Chakri: It isn't as old as you seem to think.
Still I think I had better change it. The day
isn't far off when you will see me on a new
one . ...... .... ..:
... .: .... ..:....
. .. bike :. . .. ...
... .
Basheer: The sooner you do it the better. You
can save on the repairs. .: ... ..
. ... ..:: ... :. .. . ..
....:

Look at the following expressions from the
conversation above:
1. Not very far
2. If it somewhere a long way off....
3. It isn't far off (It is not far off)
4. Not so long ago
5. The day isn't far off.
Spoken English far (... dis-
tant) 'not' . . ... .. . ....
question ... .... (far . compara-
tive- farther, superlative - farthest). .
'distant' ... ... .. ... a
long way/ a long way off/ a long way away ..
..
a) Hemanth: How far is the railway station?
Have I to go a long way?
Krishna: Not far off. It's just a kilometer
from here, a little farther off from the Post
Office there. .... .. ... .: ..
.: ... ... .: ....
b) Kolkata is a long way off from Hyderabad
..... .: .... . ...
c) Dinesh: Excuse me. Which bus should I
take to Ameerpet crossroads? .:... ..
. . ..t
Ganesh: No need to take a bus. It isn't far off.
You can walk the distance. Go straight for
half a kilometer and you are there. ..
.. . .... ... .. :. ... .
.. : ...:.. .... :...
....
Important points: far/ far off/ far from - :. .
.. . .. . . .... :. not . ...
.. . .. ../ questions .. . .. .
. ... . ... ... 'a long way off'
. .. .. distant . .. Distant .. ..
. . ..
We have seen earlier that 'much' (= a large amount of) and
many (a large number of) are used, only with not, in ques-
tions and in comparatives. -- c.-. c- .- -.
much, many e .-c . ee not / questions /
Comparative degree c_. ..ce affirmative sen-
tences o.-.- ee .. .-- -o-e ..-
Uttam Goel, Warangal.
1. In Oxford Grammar book it is written that
certain words are not used in the Present
Continuous Tense. And an exception is also
given i.e., some of or all of those words can
be used in Progressive tense. It is said that
some words imply deliberate use of the
senses and can be used in progressive tense
- Let me know what deliberate use is meant
by. The words are as follow: gaze, listen,
loot, observe, stare and watch.
And let me know the meaning of ''deliberate
action''.
A: Deliberate use of the senses: Our five
senses are - Sight, hearing, smell, taste and
touch (feeling).
The verbs related to the senses are: see,
hear, smell, taste and touch.
See = what appears to us when we keep our
eyes open. This is NOT a deliberate action,
because things 'appear' to you if your eyes
are open. With this meaning of 'see' (some-
thing appearing to you = ...... we
don't use, am/ is/ are seeing.
When we turn over eyes towards
something deliberately .....
.. it is, look at.
So we can say:
am/ is/ are/ have been/ has been
looking at ..... correct. But we cannot
say, am/ is/ are/ have been/ has been
seeing as they are progressive
tenses.
However, see also means =
meet = ...... = a deliber-
ate action, with the meaning of
'meet', therefore, we can say,
am/ is/ are/ have been/ has been seeing.
Hear - What reaches our ears, without our
trying. Our ears are always open and all kinds
of sounds enter our ears, without our trying.
So we cannot use 'hear' in the progressive
tenses.
Compare 'hear' with 'listen'. 'Listen' is what
we try to get into our ears - That is, it is a
deliberate action.
So we can say: am/ is/ are/ have been/ has
been listening (progressive tenses).
Taste, smell and feel (touch) - If
we refer to the taste, smell and feel
that things have, we don't use them
in the progressive tenses (am/ is/
are/ have been/ has been + ... ing
form).
But if we taste/ smell/ feel some-
thing, we do it deliberately, so
we can use taste/ smell/ feel in
the progressive tenses.
Observe:
The mango tastes sweet (It has a
sweet taste) - So no progressive
form.
I am tasting a mango. (a deliberate action - So
continuous progressive) tense is correct.
The same applies to smell, and feel.
The rose smells sweet.
She is smelling a rose (A deliberate action)
The flower feels soft .. ....:
I am feeling the flower ..: .... -
Deliberate action.
Usha Srirekha, Kothuru.
1. Rekha is not supposed to take the money/
Rekha shouldn't take the money.
A: Rekha is not supposed to ... = Rekha
shouldn't ...
2. .. .t../ .t....
.. English . ..:....
A: .. .t.. He will send for
me.
.. .t.... He has sent for me.
3. If anyone is found violating the rules then
they will be punished by the court of law
... ..:.... ... sen-
tences ... :......
A: ... ... .....:. .t
. .. ... ....
... sentences ...
4. 'To have'- Explain.
A: To have = .t .....
Ex: I wish to have a car = . .. ....
.....
5. Translate the following into English.
i) .. . .:. .... .. ...
.
A: He is staining my bag with the stains on his
hand (stains = ....
ii) .. ... ..... ....
A: He is dabbing ... ..: ....../
....... powder on his face.
iii) .. .. ......:
A: She is applying a dot on her forehead.
He has sent for me
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1. It didn't last long with Ramu succeeding in
luring the other legislators to his side
though Mr. Reddy led a four member anti
- government faction of legislators -
Translate into Telugu.
A: .. .. ... .... ....
...:... ... ... ...
.... .... .........
.. ... ...... ...
2. PTI stands for please turn in/ The abbrevi-
ation of PTI is please turn in.
- Which one of the above two sentences is
correct?
A: PTI stands for = The abbreviation of PTI
- Both are correct.
3. Is the word as used after the 'pronouncia-
tion'?
A: Pronounced/ pronounced as - Both are
correct.
M. Suresh Madhavan, Hyderabad
1. ..: ... .. . .. .....
a. I did it so that you should be above work.
b. Here is the boy who is looking at me as he
ate and drank.
A: a) . ...... ...... : ..
b) . :.. .. ... .
....
2. I am happy to be studying in this school/
to study in this school - which is correct?
A: Both are correct.
How far is the railway station?
Not far off.
It's just a kilometer
from here
Answers to the Exercises
Lesson No.746
1. There are twenty three districts in Andhra
Pradesh.
2. Why are there so many police persons
here?
3. There are twenty students here.
4. There are fifteen questions in the question
paper.
5. Are there interesting books in the library?
Lesson No.747
1. It used to be said/ It was said that she was
a great singer.
2. It is considered that Sri Rama is the great-
est king of all time.
3. It has so far been thought that she has
invented it.
4. It is said that no other batsman of the past
three generations is as great as Sachin.
5. It was found that he had committed the
murder.
6. It was believed that Columbus had discov-
ered India, but what he discovered is the
West Indies.
It isn't far off
-e.-- a- --. ae.a o.. ..-.. a
Kumar sells books . .. ...
..... Suppose you want to give
importance to Kumar. Then you say
'Kumar' with greater force than you say
the other words.
Kumar sells books ... ..... ..
... .....
Kumar sells books . .. ...
.....
Kumar sells books ... ... ...
.. .... ...
. Questions ..
Who will do this? .... .. ..
......: ... .... The
stress is on 'who').
Who will do this? .... .. ...
.. .... . ... .. .:
. . .... .. .
. . :... ..... ....
.. ... .... English ....
... ....
Compare: a) Who told you so? ...
... .
b) Whoever told you so? ...: . ...:
.... :. . ...... ..
.... Whoever .... who ..
C :
a) He does anything badly .. . ..
...
b) Whatever he does, he does badly ...:
. . ... .: :./ ....
...
...: . Spoken English ..
... ... .... t ... .
Spoken English ....:
Spoken English c- e.-e- ..e-
.e- .-c _..- e a- .e- -c _..-
c.e- sentence e -e cee .- .e-- -
cee cce- .e-- e .- .e-.e
-c - .e-.e Intonation e-e-
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Naveen Chopra, Rajole.
1. Often he walked/ He walked quite often -
Explain.
A: Often he walked = He walked on a number
of occasions/ a number of times.
He walked quite often = He walked very
often. Quite often is more often than often
(Quite often = more number of times than
'often') indicates.
2. Your advice is to read English News papers,
stories, novels, etc. If we go on reading
them, we will be used to pronounce the
English words in Indian style as we can't
pronounce every word in a Phonetic manner
for example: Original ... Olympiad
- .t.... Police - .: - These are pro-
nounced in the above manner - How can
this problem be overcome?
A: Understanding the meaning and use of a
word is the first step. Pronunciation comes
next, doesn't it? Once you clear the first
step, you can go to the next step.
You can improve your pronunciation by lis-
tening to English news telecasts. There are
English pronunciation CDs too. Listen to them
too. They are available in book shops.
3. You hardly ever have to remind him - Say in
Telugu.
A: You need not remind him.
Hardly = (almost) no. ... .
He hardly comes here = ...... ..
Khan, Nellore.
1. He is used to have raw food/ He gets
used to have raw food - Say the dif-
ference.
A: He is used to have raw food/ He gets
used to have raw food - Both the sen-
tences are wrong.
The correct sentences: He is used
to having (1)/ He gets used to
having raw food (2).
Be used to/ get used to = Having
experience of something, and so
not feel new about it/ Having the
habit of/ practice of.
He is used to walking long distances = He
has the experience/ Practice of walking long
distances.
'Be used to' is always followed by a noun
or an '-ing' form and never by the 1st DW
(take/ go/ sing, etc).
a) He is used to the heat of Vijayawada (The
heat of Vijayawada is not new to him - heat
(noun).
b) She is used to speaking in public. (She has
the experience of speaking in public, so 'it
is not new to her) 'Speaking' - 'ing' form.
Correct form of your sentences: He is used
to having raw food/ He is used to raw food
(noun) = Raw food, he has taken for a long
time, and it is not new to him).
Instead of 'be used to' we can use 'get used
to' as well.
He gets used to raw food/ to
eating raw food = He will have
the experience of eating raw
food.
2. He did use to get his lorry
repaired - Say if the above one
is used in Spoken English and
also say the question form of
the above sentence.
A: Used. Did he use to get
his lorry repaired? -
Question.
Note difference between
'used to' and 'be used to'.
Used to = repeated action in the past.
We used to meet everyday - A repeated past
action - ... ..
'Used to' is followed by 1st DW.
'Be used to' (Be = any 'be' form) is always fol-
lowed by a noun or an 'ing' form (See exam-
ples above).
3. .. :.. ... .... .. Say
in English.
A: Why are you there, even after receiving
blows?
4. Have you got me - Say in Telugu.
A: .. .../ ...: ...
.....
5. . book :... ..: ... :...
.. ..: Say in English.
A: The book is getting torn.
6. Being there, he was happy/ Having been
there, he was happy - which is correct ?
A: Being there he was happy = ....../
..... ... ... ..
Having been there, he was happy = ......
......./ ...... ... ...
..
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M. SURESAN
Akhilesh, Warrangal.
1. i) Maintain/ manage, (ii) Rotate/ revolve
- Say the difference among the above.
A: The correct way of putting the question is:
What is the difference between the pairs of
words above?
i) Manage = to direct/ control - when you
manage a business/ manage an institution,
you are in control of it/ you decide how it
should be run, and who are to be appointed
to work there.
Maintain = to continue something in the same
way - when you maintain a company/ insti-
tution, you make it continue in the same
way as it has been before - ...... .:
.. ....
You don't make any changes/ try to improve
it/ take important decisions to change it.
'Maintain' has other meanings too, which
have no connection with 'manage'.
ii) Rotate = a thing turning around itself
(about a central point in it).
The earth rotates (around itself) = The earth
turns around itself . .. . :...
Revolve = move in a circle around some
object. The earth revolves around the sun.
2. Let me know the following with examples.
1) Stress 2) Rising mark 3) Falling mark
4) Rhythm 5) Rhyme.
A: Stress - An extra force with which we pro-
nounce one or more syllables in a word.
(Syllable = an independent sound in a word
- usually containing a vowel sound.
eg: Separate - pronounced
sepr t .. two syllables: sep and r t.
In this word, 'sep' is stressed - that is, we pro-
nounce 'sep' with greater force than 'r t'.
Rising mark and falling mark- In a sentence,
we utter some words with greater force than
other words. If the force is on the first words
and the other words with less force then it is
'falling intonation/ falling mark! On the other
hand, if the latter parts of a sentence are
uttered with greater force than the earlier part,
we have 'rising mark/ intonation'.
eg: Where are you going? - Suppose you ask
this question, if you wish to know the
place somebody is going to, you stress
'where' more than the other words in the
sentence, there is falling intonation.
Suppose you want to know where some-
body is going, then you stress 'you' more
than the other words before it. This is ris-
ing intonation.
Where are you going? (Where- spoken with
more force on 'where' than on the other words
- falling mark.)
Where are you going? (you- The speaker is
interested more in 'you' than on other things -
rising mark/ intonation).
Rhythm = Best/ Strong regular pattern of
sound.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star - When you say
this line aloud, you find some regular pattern
of sound - like: tuk, tuk, tuk, tuck, this is
rhythm. .. ..
Rhyme: Two words ending in the same sound
- Star - are, sky - high (only pronunciation).
We used to meet everyday!
M.K. Rao, Visakhapatnam.
Q: Originally a ballad was a song with a
strong narrative substance sung to the
accompaniment of dancing. The minstrel
or the bard 'would' sing the main parts, and
the dancers 'would' sing the refrain or cer-
tain lines which were frequently repeated.
Often it was in the form of a dialogue.
Thus the popular ballad had a strong dra-
matic element, the audience were not
merely passive listeners, they danced and
sang along with the bard. There was thus a
strong sense of participation.
. paragraph ... .. 'would'
...... ..: .. Simple Past
... .... 'danced' and 'sang' .
Simple Past use ...'would' . Simple
Past use ..... . Simple Past .
would use ..... ... apply .
'rule' .:. :......
A: 'Would' in sentences like these indicates a
regular/ repeated past action. It is the
equivalent of 'used to'.
Ballad originally, as you are aware, was oral.
The minstrel or the bard (The singer or the
poet) would sing the refrain = He used to
sing the refrain.
They danced/ They would dance, both mean
a repeated/ regular action in the past.
Those days, he would get up at 5 in the
morning and go for a walk = He used to get
up at..
In this sense, would get up = got up = used to
get up.
You can say, 'He went out for walk every
morning.
would + 1st DW= PDW(Simple past)
If you still have a doubt, feel free to write.
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