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Drama) would be brieflystudied in the nextchapter - Ñ ¢√éπuç™'would' †’ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-Tç-*†NüμΔØ√Eo N´JçîªçúÕ.- -
A. From the stand point of the present, 'would'is not used to express future. That is as faras I Know. É°æpöÀ †’ç* future †’ ûÁL-Ê°ç-ü¿’èπ◊,≤ƒ-üμΔ®Ω-ùçí¬ 'would' †’ ¢√úøç.Ééπ\úø studied = dealt with. Ñ Å®Ωl¥çûÓ, Theseforms will be studied later (= dealt with later)ÅE ņúøç ¢Á’®Ω’ÈíjçC. Simple future †’ ûÁL-Ê°çü¿’èπ◊, 'will' is the best and correct form.
Q. 'Hence' a copy of the petition is herewithforwarded to the headquarter.
Hence a copy of the petition may beforwarded to the headquarter.
A. I will probably is correct- again, from thestand point of the present ('v°æÆæ’hûªç— ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’-†o-°æ¤púø’) 'would probably' ¢√úøç. willprobably ( = perhaps = •£æ›¨»)probably = most likely = •£æ›¨»/ ï®Ω-íÌaetc., - not definite
e.g.: They will probably elect him the nextSpeaker = •£æ›¨» ¢√∞¡x-ûªEo Speaker í¬ á†’o-èπ◊ç-ö«-Í®¢Á÷ = They are most likely to electhim the next Speaker.
E. Anil, OngoleQ. What is the differ-
ence betweenbelow twosentences.
Why was she not inthe unreserved com-partment, I won-dered.
Why wasn't she in the unreservedcompartment, I wondered.
English ™ ÅC- èπÿú≈/ Åûª-úø’ èπÿú≈ ™‰ü¿’/- ™‰úø’ÅØË Å®Ωnç ûÁL-Ê°ç-ü¿’èπ◊ not ´Ææ’hçC éπüΔ?'Not' ûÓ also ¢√úøôç ûª°æ¤p.Åûªúø’ ®√™‰ü¿’, Ç¢Á’ èπÿú≈ ®√™‰ü¿’, ÅØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ Hedid not come. She did not also come ņ-úøçÆæJ-é¬ü¿’; correct English ™ not ûÓ also ®√ü¿’.Not ûÓ also ¢√ú≈-Lq-†-°æ¤púø’ Not ... eitherÅçö«®Ω’. Åûªúø’ Åéπ\-ú≈-™‰ü¿’, Ééπ\-ú≈-™‰úø’ ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ, He isnot there, he is not here also ņúøç ÆæJ-é¬ü¿’.He is not there, he is not here either.
í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ:
A: ؈’ TV Serials îª÷úø†’. (I don't watch TVserials)
B: ؈÷ (؈’-èπÿú≈) îª÷úø†’ = I don't either.(I do not also watch.... -ûª°æ¤p).
Q. Malaika is not sure if she would repeatsame for the Tamil audience.
I would be more than willing to repeatMunni.
What is the difference between 'would' and'would be' in the above two sentences.
I would be more than willing to repeat Munni= ´·-Fo îÁ°œpçC/ îËÆœçC ؈÷ îËߪ’-ö«-EéÀ Ø√èπ◊Ææ´’t-ûª¢Ë’. (Ø√èπ◊ ¶«í¬ Ææ´’t-ûª¢Ë’).Would be is a 'be' form - Öçúøôç Å¢Ë Å®Ωnç´Ææ’hçC – í∫ûªç †’ç* future ™.I thought he would be there
Åûª†-éπ\úø Öçö«-úøE, ؈-†’-èπ◊-Ø√o†’.would is only a helping verb - alone it doesnot have any meaning, combined with the1st Doing Words as in...
I thought they would go there = -¢√-∞¡xéπ\-úÕéÀ¢Á∞¡û√®ΩE ؈-†’-èπ◊Ø√o.I thought they would be there = -¢√-∞¡xéπ\úøÖçö«®ΩE ؈-†’-èπ◊Ø√o.
Roushni Gupta, SrikakulamQ. Explain whether the following sentences are
wright or wrong. She does get her copy-writing done/ written.A. She does get (gets) her copy-writing done =
She makes somebody else do her copy-writing = Ç¢Á’ ûª† copy writing †’ á´-J-îË-ûªØÓîË®·Ææ’hçC.
She gets her copy-writing written/ done.A. She does get her copy-writing written -
Correct, but 'copy-writing written' - Thisexpression is incomplete in sense. Forexample we don't say, I did get my foodeaten, because food is always eaten.Similarly 'copy writing' is always written. Sothere is no meaning in saying I did getcopy - writing written.
She is married by my elder brother Ç¢Á’†’´÷ ņoߪ’u °Rx îËÆæ’-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’.
A. She is married by my elder brother - WrongShe is married to my elder brother - Right
She does have the money.A. She does have the money = Ç¢Á’ ü¿í∫_®Ω úø•’s
éπ*aûªçí¬ ÖçC. She has the money = Ç¢Á’ü¿í∫_®Ω Ç úø•’sçC.
She did have the money.A. She did have the money = Ç¢Á’ ü¿í∫_®Ω éπ*aûªçí¬
Ç úø•’s Öç-úÕçC (í∫ûªç™). She must have the money.A. She must have the money = Ç¢Á’èπ◊ ûª°æp-E-
He got a phone call when he had beenwatching the TV.
A. He got a phone call when he was watchingthe TV = He got a phone call while he waswatching the TV - Right.
He got a phone call while he had beenwatching the TV - Wrong.
'Had been watching' is for a past actionstarting earlier, and continuing until anotherpast action, but 'while' refers to two pastactions going on at the same time.
e.g.: She was dancing while she wassinging.
(You can say: He had been watching the TV,When he got a phone call = His watching TVhad started earlier than and continued towatch it, when he got the call)
Q. What is the meaning of the words "HisMajesty","Your Honour"?. Explain.
Shyamlal Agarwal, EluruQ. Explain the difference between following two
sentences
I have this report to finish
I have to finish this report.
A. I have this report to finish = I have finishedother work, only this report is to be finished.
I have to finish this report = I must finish thisreport. (I am not have any other work).
Q. He hails from Vijayawada - What is themeaning of the underlined word.
A. He hails from Vijayawada = He is/ comesfrom Vijayawada = Çߪ’-†C Nï-ߪ’-¢√úø(Çߪ’† Nï-ߪ’-¢√-úøèπ◊ îÁçC-†-¢√úø’). Å®·ûË'Hails from' is formal - used only in booksand writing, not in conversation.
He belongs to/ He is from Vijayawada isbetter than 'He hails from......'.
Q. What is the meaning of the sentence -'Theschool has been recognized/ identified'.
"How would I know"is a forceful sen-tence. Can we say"How would I do/ go/ write"
A. How would I do/ go/ write? - As questionsmeaning, 'What is the way for me to do it?' =In what way am I to do it?/ go?/ write?'. Theyare ok, but it all depends on the context.
How would I do it? = How am I going to doit? = In what way can I do it?
Q. Can/ could/ will/ would/ may/ might/ shallyou lend me your books. - Explain which isa formal one?
A. Can you lend me your books? - informal
Could you lend me your books? -very polite
Will you lend me your books? - lessinformal than 'can you lend me yourbooks?' and slightly formal
Would you lend me your books? -very formal
May/ might you lend me your books?- Not forms of request (not used for
requests)
Shall you lend me your books? - Wrong
Q. Explain which one of the following iscorrect? and why?
Those who are writing Degree final yearexams can also apply.
Those writing Degree final year exams canalso apply.
A. Those who are taking... (writing an 'exam' iswrong/ Those taking (not 'writing') - correct
'More over' - means what?
A. More over = Also/ In addition to
If 'r' comes after a vowel or at the end of aword should we pronounce it silently?
A. 'R' coming after a vowel, and not followed bya vowel, is silent (not pronounced) in BritishEnglish, but it is pronounced in AmericanEnglish, by rolling the tongue up.
But the end 'r' is pronounced in Americanenglish by rolling up the tongue andtouching the palate.
Q. Do we have to pronounce the definite "the"as the (C) before the words which startedwith the vowels?
A. The (C) is pronounced before wordsbeginning with vowel sounds (English wordsbeginning with the Telugu sounds Å, Ç, É,Ñ, Ö, Ü, á, à, â) and
'ü¿— before consonant sounds.
The is always pronounced 'ü¿— before 'Merit''C— before 'Merit' is wrong.
He who has degree is eligible/ one who hasa degree is eligible/ who has a degree iseligible - Which one is correct?
A. He who has a degree is eligible.
One who has a degree is eligible.
Both are Correct.
Who has a degree is eligible - Wrong
This is not a sentence, it has no subject.'Who' is only a pronoun and does not givecomplete meaning.
S. Tulasiram, NandikotkurQ. What is the meaning of "To the best of my
knowledge and belief"
A. To the best of my knowledge and belief = Asfar as I know and believe = Ø√èπ◊ ûÁL-Æœ-†çûª´’ô’èπ◊, Ø√ †- ’t-éπç™
Q. Not only.... but also ¢√úø-é¬Eo N´JçîªçúÕ.A. Not only.... but also = ÅüË -é¬èπ◊ç-ú≈ ÉC- èπÿú≈.
He is not only clever but also good, Å®·ûË,É™«çöÀ sentences †’, not only ûÓ èπÿú≈ v§ƒ®Ωç-Gµç-îª-´îª’a. Å°æ¤púø’ verb, not only ûª®√yûË´Ææ’hçC.He is not only clever but also good = Notonly he is clever, but also good.
1st Doing word (go, sing, etc), 2nd Doingword(goes/ sings, etc), past doing word(went, sang, etc) - É¢Ë-é¬èπ◊ç-ú≈ Helping verbsÖçúË-îÓô (am/ is/ are/ was/ were/ will/ would/shall/ should/ can/ could/ may/ might/ mustetc) ™«çöÀ ¢√öÀûÓ sentence begin Å´¤-ûª’çC.e.g.: i) Karim not only gives her money but
also helps her in other ways = Notonly does Karim give her money butalso helps her in other ways.
ii) I not only go there everyday, but also helpthe people there = Not only do I go thereeveryday but also.....
iii) She not only sings but also teachesdancing = Not only does she sing but shealso dances.
iv) They will not only do their jobs, but startbusiness too = Not only will they do jobsbut will also start business.
Ééπ\úËé¬ü¿’, î√-™«´®Ωèπ◊, Adverbs ûÓ start îËÊÆsentences ÅEoç-öÀ™, Verb, Adverb ûª®√y-ûª¢ÁçôØË ´îËa-Ææ’hçC. -eg: Never does he help others
A. The plane took of five minutes late = Theplane took off late by five minutes - both arecorrect.
Q. Explain the meaning of below sentences/words.
'Bolt from the blue'
A. A Bolt from the blue = a very surprising andsudden event/ piece of news = î√™«Ç¨¡a®Ωuéπ®Ω¢Á’i† Ææç°∂æ’-ô†/ ¢√®Ωh
His election as President came as a boltfrom the blue = ÅûªúÕ áEoéπ î√™« Ǩ¡a-®Ωu-éπ-®Ω-¢Á’i†Ææç°∂æ’-ô†/¢√®Ωh. (Bolt = Thunderbolt = °œúø’í∫’,The blue = The sky = Ç鬨¡ç)
A. Anglo-Indian: 1) A person born to Englishfather and Indian mother or Indian fatherand English mother. 2) Connected withEngland and India
Shut down
A. Shut down = Closing = ´‚ûª-°æ-úøôç,E-L-*§Ú-´úøç.
Inside some one's lives
A. Inside some one's lives - no specialmeaning for this as far as I know.
Her mother defeated by life, takes it out onher daughter.
A. Her mother, not getting what she wanted inlife, shows her disappointment by her angerat her daughter = @N-ûªç™ ņ’-èπ◊-†oC ≤ƒCμç-îª-™‰éπ ÅÆæç-ûª%-°œhE ûª† èπÿûª’J O’ü¿ îª÷°œ-≤ÚhçC.(Take it out on = äéπJ O’C éÓ°æç ÉçéÌ-éπJ O’ü¿îª÷°æúøç)
A. You will repent ofhaving comehere/you will feelsorry for havingcome here.
؈C Åûª-úÕéÀáçü¿’éÀî√aØ√ -Å-E ņ’-èπ◊ç-ö«´¤.
A. You will just wonder why you have given it tohim (wonder èπ◊ Ééπ\úø Å®Ωnç – Å®Ωnç-é¬-éπ-§Ú-´úøç,ᙫ Å®·çüΔ ÅE ņ’-éÓ-´úøç)You will feel sorry why... ÅE èπÿú≈ ņ-´îª’a.
Seema Singhal, ChittoorQ. 'Sri Rama walked to the forest leaving
Bharata to take care of the Kingdom' - In thissentence can't we write 'by leaving Bharata'- Explain.
A. By leaving Bharata = Because ofleaving Bharata - This expressiongives wrong meaning.
He walked to the forest, leavingBharata... = He walked to the for-est and left Bharatha...
Q. Pratibha Patil, the president ofIndia.
Explain about definite article here.
A. Pratibha Patil, President of India- correct.
Pratibha Patil, the President of India -Wrong.
The President of India, Pratibha Patil - right.
When we write the position, (President, etc)after the person's name, 'the' should not beused.
Q. On behalf of the president of India/ on behalfPresident of India- Which one is correct?
A. On behalf of The President of India - correct.
'The' must be used before positions (ThePresident, The CM, The Governor- etc) and
designation (The District Collector, theSuperintendent of police, etc)
Sumanjali, KakinadaQ. Explain the following sentences/ words.
I make him do/ does
A. I make him do (I ûÓ does ®√ü¿’.) Something= ÅûªúÕûÓ (àüÁjØ√) îË®·-≤ƒh†’/ Åûª-úø’ îËÊÆô’xîË≤ƒh†’.
Narakasura is killed in the hands ofSatyabhama/ by Satyabhama
A. Narakasura is killed in the hands ofSatyabhama/ by Satyabhama - both meanthe same and both are correct.