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How to Spot an Error ?Words, phrases and sentences are the bases of any language. An error in their use may shake the very

foundation of the language and make an expression meaningless or ambiguous in a context. Therefore, an MBAaspirant has to clear those barriers before they begin their voluminous studies; and so sentence correction is oneof the verbal problems in MBA entrance examinations. Knowing the common structures and the nuances of thelanguage is crucial to understand the written text and to express accurately and precisely.

We are discussing the problems related to sentence in this chapter whereas the word and phrase are beingdiscussed in later chapters.

Finding an error in a sentence is a step-by-step process. Checking errors randomly is always so confusingthat you can never go close to accuracy. Therefore, we have adopted an EIGHT-POINT STRATEGY to probe asen tence for an er ror and pin-point it with ac cu racy. You have to ask these eight ques tions while solv ing asen tence cor rec tion prob lem :

1. “Is the verb in ac cor dance with the sub ject?”This is the rule no. ONE

2. “Is the tense of the verb cor rect?”This is the rule no. TWO

3. “Is the sub ject or doer close to the par ti ci ple?”This is the rule no. THREE

4. “Are the nouns and verbs in their proper forms con firm ing the par al lel ism?”This is the rule no. FOUR

5. “Are the articles, de ter min ers and ad jec tives cor rectly used?”This is the rule no. FIVE

6. “Are the forms of pro noun cor rect and do they agree with the re lated nouns and other pro nouns?”This is the rule no. SIX

7. “Are the prep o si tions cor rectly used?”This is the rule no. SEVEN

8. “Are the spell ing and punc tu a tion in place?”This is the rule no. EIGHT

Before you should be able to ask these questions meaningfully, you will have to understand these differentgrammar usages one by one and do some exercises on each.

At the end of the chapter, you will find mixed exercises in the manner they usually appear in the entranceexaminations. These assorted exercises are the test of your understanding the chapter. While doing them youare supposed to identify the kinds of problem you find difficult and go back to the relevant part of the chapter for revision.

A few more problems related to grammar and usages are discussed in some other chapters as the questionsrelated to them are usually other than the sentence correction questions. (Modals, Jumbled sentences, Idioms)

1 Spotting the Error &Sentence Correction

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Words, phrases and sentences are the bases of any language. An error in their use may shake the very

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Words, phrases and sentences are the bases of any language. An error in their use may shake the veryfoundation of the language and make an expression meaningless or ambiguous in a context. Therefore, an MBA

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aspirant has to clear those barriers before they begin their voluminous studies; and so sentence correction is one

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.comaspirant has to clear those barriers before they begin their voluminous studies; and so sentence correction is one

of the verbal problems in MBA entrance examinations. Knowing the common structures and the nuances of the

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language is crucial to understand the written text and to express accurately and precisely.

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language is crucial to understand the written text and to express accurately and precisely.

We are discussing the problems related to sentence in this chapter whereas the word and phrase are being

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We are discussing the problems related to sentence in this chapter whereas the word and phrase are being

Finding an error in a sentence is a step-by-step process. Checking errors randomly is always so confusing

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Finding an error in a sentence is a step-by-step process. Checking errors randomly is always so confusingthat you can never go close to accuracy. Therefore, we have adopted an

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that you can never go close to accuracy. Therefore, we have adopted an EIGHT-POINT STRATEGY

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EIGHT-POINT STRATEGYsen tence for an er ror and pin-point it with ac cu racy. You have to ask these eight ques tions while solv ing a

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sen tence for an er ror and pin-point it with ac cu racy. You have to ask these eight ques tions while solv ing a

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proper forms

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proper forms con firm ing the par al lel ism?”

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cor rectly used?”

cor rect and do they agree with the re lated nouns and other pro nouns?”

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cor rect and do they agree with the re lated nouns and other pro nouns?”

cor rectly used?”

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cor rectly used?” SEVEN

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and punc tu a tion

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Before you should be able to ask these questions meaningfully, you will have to understand these different

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Before you should be able to ask these questions meaningfully, you will have to understand these differentgrammar usages one by one and do some exercises on each.

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grammar usages one by one and do some exercises on each.

At the end of the chapter, you will find mixed exercises in the manner they usually appear in the entrance

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At the end of the chapter, you will find mixed exercises in the manner they usually appear in the entranceexaminations. These assorted exercises are the test of your understanding the chapter. While doing them you

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A few more problems related to grammar and usages are discussed in some other chapters as the questionsrelated to them are usually other than the sentence correction questions. (Modals, Jumbled sentences, Idioms)

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related to them are usually other than the sentence correction questions. (Modals, Jumbled sentences, Idioms)

Type 1 : Error of Subject-Verb AgreementThe very first thing that we need to check in a sentence correction exercise is the verb.

Consider the following sentences :

Set I Taking her basket she goes to the sea shore to collect shells.

She is happy with what she earns.

Set II Taking their baskets the women go to the sea shore to collect shells.

They are happy with what they earn.

Did you notice how the verbs change with the change in subject in the two sets? If we change the subject‘she’ into ‘the women’ or ‘she’ into ‘they’ the verbs lose their ‘s’ and ‘es’. She goes but they go, she is but theyare and she earns but they earn.

Notice what happens when we change these verbs into past :

Tak ing her bas ket she went to the sea shore to col lect shells.

They were happy with what they earned.

While ‘go’ changes into ‘went’, ‘are’ into ‘were’ and ‘earn’ into ‘earned’, ‘taking’ and ‘to collect’ remainunchanged. We need to change these main or finite verbs (go, are, earn) to make the sentence present, past orfuture while the non-finites (taking, to collect) remain unchanged.

Therefore, we need to check the main verbs in a sentence correction exercise.l We need to ask, “Is the verb sin gu lar with a sin gu lar sub ject?” eg,

A boy helps the old woman cross the road.

He does not know her.

He is quite self less.A boy and he are sin gu lar; there fore, they take sin gu lar verbs with ‘s’ or ‘es’ at the end.

l Or, “Is the verb plural with a plural subject?” eg,

Some boys play here in the evening.

They bring their own bats and balls.

They are quite self-suf fi cient.A plural subject takes a verb without ‘s’ or ‘es’ at its end.You must have noticed that the singular verbs–goes, plays, is, was, has–end with an ‘s’.Therefore, the first ever question in a sentence correction exercise to be asked is :

“Is the verb in ac cor dance with the sub ject?”

This is the rule no. ONE

Target Exercise 1

Di rec tions Make a choice of the cor rect verb for the sub ject in the fol low ing sen tences.1. It is so rainy in this region that it rain/rains very fre quently even in win ters.2. Whenever he meet /meets me he talk/talks about his ill ness.3. In a mature democracy like India, the voters know/knows whom to vote.4. A good teacher not only teach/teaches, but he is/are also a good guide.5. The Rajdhani Express usually run/runs on time; and is /are one of the fast est trains in In dia.

An swers 1. rains 2. meets, talks 3. know 4. teaches, is 5. runs, is

Sometimes the nouns used as sub ject might be con fus ing. It may be dif fi cult to de cide whether they aresin gu lar or plu ral. There fore, iden ti fy ing such nouns is im por tant be fore de cid ing whether the verb is inac cor dance with the subject.l Cat tle is a plu ral noun which can nei ther be writ ten as ‘cattles’ nor used as sin gu lar. eg, Cat tle are graz ing

be side the lake.Other such nouns, that are al ways used as plu ral with out any change in them, are : Peo ple, po lice, poul try,gen try, peas antry

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‘to collect’ remain. We need to change these main or finite verbs (go, are, earn) to make the sentence present, past or

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are sin gu lar; there fore, they take sin gu lar verbs with ‘s’ or ‘es’ at the end.

A plural subject takes a verb without ‘s’ or ‘es’ at its end.

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A plural subject takes a verb without ‘s’ or ‘es’ at its end.You must have noticed that the singular verbs–goes, plays, is, was, has–end with an ‘s’.

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You must have noticed that the singular verbs–goes, plays, is, was, has–end with an ‘s’.Therefore, the first ever question in a sentence correction exercise to be asked is :

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Therefore, the first ever question in a sentence correction exercise to be asked is :


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Target Exercise 1

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Target Exercise 1

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Di rec tions Make a choice of the cor rect verb for the sub ject in the fol low ing sen tences.

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Make a choice of the cor rect verb for the sub ject in the fol low ing sen tences.It is so rainy in this region that it

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It is so rainy in this region that it Whenever he

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meetIn a mature democracy like India, the voters

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l Scis sors, bin oc u lars, spec ta cles, pin cers, pli ers, trou sers, jeans, oats, out skirts, pre mises, quar ters,stairs, spir its, sur round ings, thanks are used as plu ral. eg, Where are my spec ta cles? I can’t see with outthem.

l Some nouns are used both ways without any change in them, such as : A sheep, many sheep, a deer, manydeer, a fish, many fish, also many fishes mean ing groups or spe cies of fishes, a space craft, manyspace craft, an air craft, many air craft.These are used sin gu lar as well as plu ral with out any change in them.

l All un count able nouns like milk, fur ni ture, bread, food, ice, salt, but ter, grass, hair, wheat, rub bish, cof fee,chalk, pa per, sugar, dust, choc o late, soap are al ways used as sin gu lar.

l All ab stract nouns like ap plause, home work, ad vice, wealth, hap pi ness, re search, money, ev i dence,hos pi tal ity, mu sic, pol lu tion, trash, waste, sta tis tics, AIDS, dis ease, mea sles, in for ma tion, knowl edge, ref uge,rub bish are al ways used as sin gu lar.

l You must also be aware of some agencies such as jury, com mit tee, gov ern ment which are used both ways.A jury or a com mit tee or a gov ern ment is con sisted of some mem bers and these mem bers some times take aunan i mous de ci sion and act like one agency; but at times the mem bers are di vided in their opin ionand act sep a rately and not as one agency. In the first case, a jury will be treated as sin gu lar while in thesec ond case, it will be plu ral. eg,

(i) The committee have been con sult ing among them selves and are now ready to take their seats.(ii) A committee has been con sti tuted to look into the mat ter.

In sentence,(i) ‘the committee’ refers to the mem bers and not the or ga ni za tion as one en tity.

(ii) ‘one agency’–com mit tee is re ferred and not a di vided com mit tee or its mem bers.

Other such nouns are : As so ci a tion, au di ence, board, com mis sion, com pany, coun cil, crew,de part ment, gov ern ment, jury, party, pub lic, staff, fam ilyl Words with ‘ware’ suf fix are sin gu lar : Soft ware, hard ware, sil ver ware, streetware, chi na ware,

brass ware, glass ware, middleware, embeddedware.l The following, although ap pear plu ral, are used as sin gu lar : Math e mat ics, eco nom ics, mea sles,

ap pa ra tus, wages, spe cies, politics.

Target Exercise 2

Di rec tions Iden tify the sub jects in the fol low ing and choose the cor rect – sin gu lar or plu ral – verb.1. The committee is /are se ri ously con sid er ing the mat ter.2. During recession, not even the Mumbai public has /have enough money to meet its needs.3. The public is /are dis pers ing away from the mo not o nous show.4. The majority wins /win what the mi nor ity loses /lose.5. The government has /have fallen af ter the trust vote.6. The government wants /want to keep the plan to them selves.7. Two deer /deers were killed by the poach ers.

8. The army has /have be sieged the city and is poised to launch fur ther at tacks.

9. The police has /have ar rived and are in ves ti gat ing the mat ter.10. The issue remained unresolved as the committee was /were di vided on the sub ject.11. The scissors was/were there but the tai lor could not see them as his spec ta cles was/were not on his nose.12. Brazil is /are the win ning team.An swers 1. are–the mem bers and not the agency 2. has–one en tity–its need 3. are–dif fer entmem bers of pub lic in dif fer ent di rec tions 4. wins, loses–one en tity 5. has–the en tire onegov ern ment 6. want–to them selves means mem bers of the gov ern ment 7. deer–no use of deersex ists 8 has–army is used as sin gu lar–is poised 9. have–po lice is used as plu ral–arein ves ti gat ing 10. were–as di vided 11. were, were–scis sors and spec ta cles are used as plu ral–could notsee them 12. are–a team here re fers to play ers as in ‘India are on the ground’.

Structure RuleSome nouns never change into a plu ral form even if used as plu ral–ap pa ra tus, scen ery, jewel lery, ma chin ery, off spring, in for ma tion,sta tio nery, air craft, dozen, hun dred, furniture.

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–com mit tee is re ferred and not a di vided com mit tee or its mem bers.

As so ci a tion, au di ence, board, com mis sion, com pany, coun cil, crew,

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Iden tify the sub jects in the fol low ing and choose the cor rect – sin gu lar or plu ral – verb.

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Iden tify the sub jects in the fol low ing and choose the cor rect – sin gu lar or plu ral – verb. se ri ously con sid er ing the mat ter.

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l The pronouns each and one make the sub ject sin gu lar. eg,(i) Each of the Chief Min is ters of the states was pres ent in the meet ing.

It means each one of the ministers of states. (ii) One of the boys is to be blamed.

Who is to be blamed – one boy or all the boys?l Some body, no body are sin gu lar but ev ery and none can be used both as sin gu lar and plu ral. l The conjunction ‘and’ makes the subject plural when combining two or more nouns or pronouns. eg,

(i) Jack, John and Jill are coming to meet me.(ii) He and I are going to welcome them.

l If the conjunction–or, nor–combines the nouns or pronouns, then the number of the last noun or pronoun isdecisive. eg,

(i) Two bikes or a car is enough to carry us all.(ii) The coach or the players are responsible for the defeat.

(iii) She, they or I am supposed to look after the people here.l Sometimes the sub ject is a non-fi nite verb which is al ways sin gu lar. eg,

(i) Smoking is injurious to health. Non-finite (Gerund)(ii) To err is human, to forgive is divine. Non-finite (Infinitive)

Therefore, the subject of a sentence is either a noun or a pronoun or sometimes a non-finite.

Target Exercise 3

Di rec tions Iden tify the sub ject whether it is sin gu lar or plu ral and then make a better choice of the givenverbs.1. Each of the candidates was/were awarded a cer tif i cate for par tic i pa tion.2. Either of those dresses is/are suit able for the party.3. Either the student or his parents has/have to be pres ent in the func tion.4. Everybody or anybody is/are able to an swer these ques tions.5. Neither of them is/are an ex pert of the sub ject.6. The ones who is/are found guilty must be pun ished.7. You or she has/have to be blamed for the ac ci dent.8. They and I was/were pres ent there last night.9. Jessica is absent, but some of her class is/are pres ent.

10. No one know/knows what hap pens af ter death.An swers 1. was–means each one 2. is–one of the dresses 3. have–the last nounpar ents 4. is 5. is–not one of them 6. are–ones is plu ral 7. has–the last sub ject she 8. were–andmakes the sub ject plu ral 9. are–class means class mates here 10. knows–no one is sin gu lar.

Type 2 : Error of TenseChecking the tense of the verb in a sentence is another very important thing in sentence correction exercise.

You need to know, “Is the tense of the verb correct?”

Consider the following sentences :(i) Yes ter day I met him. (ii) She said she would meet him.

Yesterday and said fixes the time of the verb to be past. Therefore, we have used the past forms of ‘meet’and ‘will’.

However, for the present time, we say :(i) I always meet him at the station. (ii) She says she will meet him.

Always and says refer to the present and ‘meet’ and ‘will’ are the present forms of the verbs.l Is, am and are are the present forms and their past forms are was and were.l Has and have are the present forms and their past form is had.l Does and do are the pres ent forms and their past form is did.




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to be blamed for the ac ci dent. pres ent there last night.

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pres ent there last night.Jessica is absent, but some of her class

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is/are what hap pens af ter death.

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what hap pens af ter death. 1. was–means each one 2. is–one of the dresses 3. have–the last noun

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1. was–means each one 2. is–one of the dresses 3. have–the last nounpar ents 4. is 5. is–not one of them 6. are–ones is plu ral 7. has–the last sub ject she 8. were–and

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par ents 4. is 5. is–not one of them 6. are–ones is plu ral 7. has–the last sub ject she 8. were–andmakes the sub ject plu ral 9. are–class means class mates here 10. knows–no one is sin gu lar.

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Type 2 :Checking the tense of the verb in a sentence is another very important thing in sentence correction exercise.

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Checking the tense of the verb in a sentence is another very important thing in sentence correction exercise.


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Consider the following sentences :Yes ter day

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Yes ter day I

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I met

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met him.

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and

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and said

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said fixes the time of the verb to be past. Therefore, we have used the past forms of ‘meet’

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fixes the time of the verb to be past. Therefore, we have used the past forms of ‘meet’

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It is important to know the correct past and past participle forms of the verbs. Broadly the verbs areconjugated in four different ways :

1. Those which take ‘ed’ in their past and past participle forms such as work-worked-worked,enquire-enquired-enquired, lie- lied-lied or try-tried-tried. Some more such verbs are–play,request, flow, die, please.

2. Those which remain same in all their forms such as cast-cast-cast, burst-burst-burst, cut-cut-cut or shut-shut-shut. Some more such verbs are–put, hit, spread, let, set.

3. Those which take same past and past participle forms such as buy-bought- bought, say-said-said,hold-held-held or win-won-won. Some more such verbs are–teach-taught-taught, catch-caught-caught, make-made-made, bleed-bled-bled, keep-kept- kept, dig-dug-dug.

4. Those which are dif fer ent in all the three forms such as see-saw-seen, sing-sang-sung;bear-bore-borne, write-wrote-writ ten. Some more such verbs are–eat-ate-eaten, drink-drank- drunk,break-broke-bro ken, bite-bit-bit ten, take-took- taken, be gin-be gan-be gun.

The second forms of the verb are the simple past forms and the third forms of the verb (or the pastparticiple) are the past perfect forms used with has, have or had. The third forms are also used in the passivevoice sentences.

Perfect TensesThe woman has done her household work.

I have written five letters to him so far.

The train had gone before we reached the station.

Passive VoiceAll household work in this house is done by the servants.

Five novels have been written by the new writer so far.

The train will be caught by us if we hurry.Table of Tenses

Tense Present Past Future

SIMPLE Active She + writes (VI) + slogans.I/We/You/They write slogans.

She + wrote (V2) + slogans. She + will write (VI) + slogans.

SIMPLE Passive Slogans + are written (V3) + by + her.

Slogans + were written (V3) +by + her.

Slogans + will be written (V3) +by her.

USAGE For habit, repetitive action andpermanent situation; usuallywith words like daily, always,never, sometimes.

past events unconnected withthe Present; or with past-timereference such as yesterday, in1954, last week, five monthsago, in the ancient times.

Information about the Futurewith or without futurereference such as tomorrow,after two days, in fifteenminutes.

CONTINUOUS Active She + is writing + slogans. She + was writing + slogans. She + will be writing + slogans.

CONTINUOUS Passive Slogans + are being written(V3) + by her.

Slogans + were being written(V3) + by her.

Slogans + will be being written(V3) + by her.

USAGE Continuing action at the time of speaking, these days in generalor changing developments onthe earth with or without theuse of now, at present, at themoment, these days, look, still

Continuing action at aparticular past time with thetime words, phrases or clausessuch as at this time yesterday,when you came etc. referred or implied.

Continuing situation at a futuretime with a reference to thistime next year/tomorrow.

PERFECT Active She + has writ ten (V3) +slo gans.

She + had written (V3) +slogans.

She + will have written (V3) +slogans.

PERFECT Passive Slogans + have been written(V3) + be her.

Slogans + had been written (V3) + by her.

Slogans + will have beenwritten (V3) + by her.




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The second forms of the verb are the simple past forms and the third forms of the verb (or the past

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participle) are the past perfect forms used with has, have or had. The third forms are also used in the passive

Table of Tenses

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(VI) + slogans.I/We/You/They write slogans.

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I/We/You/They write slogans.

written

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written (V3)

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permanent situation; usuallywith words like daily, always,

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with words like daily, always,never, sometimes.

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never, sometimes.

She

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Tense Present Past Future

USAGE Past action with some presentconnection usually completedin the past with or without thewords already, never, yet, justnow, till now etc. with the time reference using for or since.

Action before a particular pasttime usually with before, after,when etc.

completion by a particularfuture time such as by this timetomorrow/next year/next week.

PERFECT CONTINUOUSActive

She + has been writing +slogans.

She + had been writing +slogans.

She + will have been writing +slogans.

PERFECT CONTINUOUSPassive

Slogans + have been beingwriting (V3) + by her.

Slogans + had been beingwritten (V3) by her.

Slogans + will have been beingwritten (V3) by her.

USAGE Past action continued up to the present (uncompleted) usuallywith the time reference usingfor or since.

Continuation up to a particularpast time.

Continued up toj a particularfuture time.

Target Exercise 4

Di rec tions Choose the cor rect forms of the verbs in the fol low ing.1. He was choose/ chose/cho sen leader of the group.2. I have do/did/done my work.3. The letter was write/wrote/writ ten by the clerk.4. You have break/broke/bro ken the win dow pane.5. Who has take/took/taken my pen?6. The bananas have been eat/ate/eaten by the cow.7. A beautiful song in this movie has been sing/sang/sung by the new singer.8. He has catch/catched/caught cough.9. The magician cast/casted a spell and turned the rat into a horse.

10. A lot has been say /says /said about life and death.An swers 1. cho sen – pas sive 2. done 3. writ ten – pas sive 4. bro ken 5. taken 6. eaten 7. sung8. caught 9. cast–the past of cast is cast 10. said

Target Exercise 5

Di rec tion A. Check what is cor rect-sim ple pres ent or pres ent con tin u ous.Is it ha bit u ally done or is a re peated ac tion? Choose sim ple pres ent.Is it lon ger or con tin ued ac tion? Choose pres ent con tin u ous.1. Look! They talk and while away /are talk ing and whil ing away their time.2. An apple a day keeps /is keep ing the doc tor away. 3. By profession an author writes /is writ ing a book whereas an art ist cre ates /is cre at ing a pic ture. 4. The projects that the government takes up/is tak ing up these days are all dom i nated by mod ern

tech nol o gies. 5. The river flows /is flow ing down the moun tain and goes /is go ing to the ocean.

An swers 1. are talk ing and whil ing away–‘look’ in di cates it is hap pen ing be fore our eyes at the mo ment2. keeps–eat ing healthy diet al ways keeps dis eases away, not just at the mo ment 3. writes,cre ates–pro fes sion-wise ac tiv i ties are time less, not tem po rary, at the mo ment or time-bound 4. is tak ingup–these days only, not al ways 5. flows, goes–not just now they are flowing or going

Structure Rule

The verbs that cannot be used in continuous tenseSome verbs express not actions, or happenings but sense perceptions such as see, hear, smell, taste, feel or possession such as own,possess, have, hold or some insight or idea such as believe, realize, obsess etc. Such verbs are usually not used in the continuous tense.Sometimes when they are used in the continuous tense they lose their usual meaning. eg, The judge is hearing the case at the moment.




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sing/sang/sung by the new singer.

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a spell and turned the rat into a horse.

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a spell and turned the rat into a horse. about life and death.

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about life and death. 1. cho sen – pas sive 2. done 3. writ ten – pas sive 4. bro ken 5. taken 6. eaten 7. sung

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Check what is cor rect-

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Check what is cor rect-ha bit u ally done or

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is a re peated

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re peatedlon ger or con tin ued

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talk and while awayAn apple a day

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Di rec tion B. Check what is cor rect–sim ple past or pres ent per fect.Is the past time men tioned or in di cated? Choose sim ple past.Is the past time con nected or re lated with the pres ent time some how? Choose pres ent per fect.1. I feel proud of my team as it per formed/has per formed quite well.2. The Prime Minister ob served /has ob served many changes in the ru ral ar eas when he last vis ited the

coun try side.3. Since, he changed job he found/has found more time to re lax and en joy his hobby.4. Paul may lose his car because he did not pay/has not paid his in stal ments for three months.5. The report was ta bled/has been ta bled in the par lia ment yes ter day.

An swers 1. has per formed–feel proud is pres ent, there fore the past per for mance gets re lated to thepres ent 2. ob served– when? When he last vis ited–it men tions the past time 3. has found –since meansfrom then till now; there fore since/for take per fect tenses only 4. has not paid 5. was ta bled–not re lated with now, but iso lated past that is yesterday.

Di rec tion C. Check what is cor rect–sim ple past or past con tin u ous.If out of the two actions in the past one is longer than the other, the shorter will take sim ple past and thelon ger past con tin u ous. The ac tions might be ei ther both short or both long; and in such a case ei ther bothwill be sim ple past or both past con tin u ous.1. While I waited/was wait ing for my bus she was run ning af ter hers.2. We saw a bus fallen when we went/were go ing to Haridwar.3. She burnt/was burn ing her fin ger while she was cook ing.4. A boy fell/was fall ing from a train when it was mov ing at full speed.5. Everyone had already gone but she still worked/was still work ing in the of fice.

An swers 1. was wait ing–wait ing and run ning both lon ger ac tions 2. were go ing–con tin ued, lon gerac tion 3. burnt– burn ing is short and quick 4. fell–fall ing is rel a tively very short ac tion 5. was stillwork ing–con tin ued action.

Di rec tion D. Check what is cor rect–sim ple past or past per fect.What hap pened be fore the other? The ear lier ac tion takes past per fect and the later ac tion takes sim ple past.Do you intend to mention two past actions one after the other? If no, use simple past.If yes, use past perfect.1. The train went/had gone be fore we reached the sta tion.2. The rival countries fret ted and fumed/had fret ted and fumed be fore the war fi nally broke out.3. He went/had gone out af ter he had eaten his lunch.4. The farmer sold the crop after he har vested/had har vested it.5. The Indians had fought a long struggle before they at tained/had at tained in de pend ence.

An swers 1. had gone–hap pened first, then reached sta tion 2. had fret ted and fumed–hap pened first,be fore the war 3. went–ate lunch first, then went 4. had har vested–har vested first, then sold5. at tained–first fought, then at tained in de pend ence.

Di rec tion E. Check what is cor rect–sim ple fu ture, fu ture con tin u ous or fu ture per fect.1. I will com plete /will have com pleted this pro ject to mor row.2. I will be com plet ing /will have com pleted this pro ject at this time to mor row.3. I will be com plet ing /will have com pleted this pro ject by this time to mor row.4. I will be pass ing /will have passed my MBA by the time your re turn from abroad.5. She will re pay /will have re paid her loan by the pe riod for the same ex pires.

An swers 1. will com plete–just fu ture in ten tion 2. will be com plet ing –‘at a par tic u lar point of time infu ture’ is used for con tin ued ac tion in fu ture 3. will have com pleted–‘till or by a par tic u lar time in fu ture’ is used for com ple tion of work 4. will have passed–sim i lar to 3 5. will have repaid–similar to 4.




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Do you intend to mention two past actions one after the other? If no, use simple past.

be fore we reached the sta tion.

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be fore we reached the sta tion.fret ted and fumed/had fret ted and fumed

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The farmer sold the crop after he har vested/had har vested

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5. at tained–first fought, then at tained in de pend ence.

Di rec tion E.

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Di rec tion E. Check what is cor rect

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Check what is cor rect1.

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will com plete /will have com pleted2.

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Type 3 : Error of Conditional Sentences

Pattern IIf + Sub ject + Verb (in the first form)–Sub ject + Will + Verb (in the first form)

If + you + allow -I +will + go.

If + it + rains -he +will + not come.

If + one + promises -one + must + keep it.

If + you + work hard -you + can + succeed.

These sentences express what is prob a ble to hap pen in fu ture un der par tic u lar con di tions. The first partsof the sen tences be gin ning with ‘if’ are the con di tions and the sec ond parts are the in ten tions or the likelyhap pen ings in fu ture. The first takes the sim ple pres ent form and the sec ond sim ple fu ture.

They can be stated reversing the order :

I will go if you al low.

He will not come if it rains.

One must keep it if one prom ises.

You can suc ceed if you work hard.

Pattern IIIf + Sub ject + Verb (in the sec ond form) –

Sub ject + Would + Verb (in the first form)

If + I + knew - I + would + tell you

If + the office + had money - it + would + give away the salary.

If + I + were the President - I + would + honour the learned.

If + women + had power - they + would + rule better.

These sentences express some hy po thet i cal prob a bil ity or sup po si tion or just an as sump tion. They mean‘I don’t know so I can’t tell you’; ‘the of fice does n’t have money so it can not pay sal ary’; ‘I am not the Pres i dentoth er wise I would hon our the learned’; ‘women don’t have power oth er wise they would rule better’.

These sentences can also state the second part first.

Pattern IIIIf + Sub ject + Verb (had + the third form) –

Subject + Would have + 3rd form of Verb

If + it + had rained - the farmers + would have + grown crops.

If + they + had worked - they + would have + succeeded.

If + we + had reached on time + would have + caught the train.

If + the doctor + had come on time - the patient + would not have + died

These sentences express something that could not hap pen in the past be cause of the lack of somere quired con di tion. It ex presses some sort of re gret. It did not rain so farm ers could not grow crops; they didnot work hard so they could not suc ceed; we did not reach on time and so we could not catch the train; the doc tor did not come on time and so the pa tient could not be saved.

You must have noticed that the verb in

Pat tern I is the first form (the pres ent) and the first form of fu ture (will) in di cat ing some fu turein ten tions.

Pat tern II is the sec ond form (the past) and the sec ond form of fu ture (would) in di cat ing hy poth e sis orsup po si tion in p res ent meaning.

Pat tern III is had + third form (the past per fect) and would have + third form (fu ture per fect) somecon di tional re gret about the past.




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+ tell you

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+ give away the salary.

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+ honour

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+ would

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hy po thet i cal prob a bil ity

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or sup po si tion or just an as sump tion. They mean‘I don’t know so I can’t tell you’; ‘the of fice does n’t have money so it can not pay sal ary’; ‘I am not the Pres i dent

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Pattern III(had + the third form)

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These sentences express something that . It ex presses some sort of re gret. It did not rain so farm ers could not grow crops; they did

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. It ex presses some sort of re gret. It did not rain so farm ers could not grow crops; they didnot work hard so they could not suc ceed; we did not reach on time and so we could not catch the train; the doc tor

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did not come on time and so the pa tient could not be saved.


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Target Exercise 6

Direction A. Choose the better option in the following conditional sentences.1. If the recession continues, the industry will not grow /would not grow.2. The Prime Minister an nounces /will an nounce the pro ject if the par lia ment ap proves it.3. If the fire-brigade had reached on time, the property would be saved /would have been saved from

de struc tion.4. If I knew the answers, I would pass /would have passed the ex am i na tion.5. If there is /will be a sud den rain, the city drowns un der wa ter-log ging.

An swers 1. will not grow–con tin ues is pres ent 2. will an nounce–ap proves is pres ent, P.M.’s de ci sionde pends on ap proval 3. would have been saved–had reached is past per fect, talks about the past4. would pass–knew is sim ple past, sec ond form of the verb 5. is–‘if’ part of the sen tence does not take‘will’, ‘would’ or ‘would have’.

Di rec tion B. Wish and the sub junc tive case. I wish I knew. I wish you came. – present meaningI wish I would know. I wish you would come. – future meaningI wish I had known. I wish you had come. – past meaning

Choose the better option in the following conditional sentences.1. They cheated me. I wish I knew/had known them.2. The party was such a fun. I wish you would come/had come.3. The star is in the town and she is entertaining her guests. She wishes she were free /would be free.4. They reached late to the funeral. They wish they reached /had reached on time.5. Tomorrow everybody would enjoy. You wish you would join /would have joined the party.

The sec ond most im por tant ques tion that one must ask in the sen tence cor rec tion ex er cise is “Is the tenseof the verb cor rect?” This is the rule no. TWOAn swers 1. had known–past mean ing be cause cheated is past 2. had come–past mean ing as was ispast 3. were free–pres ent mean ing as ‘is’ is pres ent 4. had reached–reached is past 5. wouldjoin–fu ture mean ing as to mor row is used.

Di rec tion C. Make a choice of the cor rect verb form.1. Thank God! We reached on time. If there had been jam on the highway, we would be/would have been

late for re cep tion.2. If you woke /had woken me up ear lier, we would have gone there to gether.3. Last night the residents as sem bled /had as sem bled to dis cus sion the oc cur rence of theft in the lo cal ity.4. The students decided to donate blood after they saw/had seen the plight of the in jured in var i ous

ac ci dents in a doc u men tary film.5. The newspaper re ported/has re ported seven cases of grue some crime in the city yes ter day.6. An enquiry committee has been formed as devastating poverty and indebtedness forced/have forced

farm ers in the coun try to com mit sui cide.7. Since I changed job I found /have found no time to re lax and en joy my hobby.8. If Dave does n’t /won’t drive care fully, he will cause an ac ci dent.9. Unless the striking workers and the management talk /don’t talk, the mat ter can not be re solved.

10. The ministers have sworn /had sworn that they will main tain the se crecy of their de part ments.An swers 1. would have been 2. had woken 3. assem-bled 4. had seen 5. re ported 6. have forced7. have found 8. does n’t 9. talk–un less means if not 10. have sworn

Structure Rule‘Have’ and ‘hold’ are used in the con tin u ous form as in ‘He is hav ing bath’ or ‘She is hold ing a flower’. But have here means take andhold means wield, take or keep in hand. We, how ever, CANNOT say ‘They are hav ing or hold ing some prop erty in this town’. Weshould, in stead, say, ‘They have or hold some prop erty in this town’. The verb ‘have’ is used in three dif fer ent ways :1. I am having my lunch at the moment. It means ‘I am taking’.2. He has some industry in this town. It means ‘He possess or own’.3. We have done our work. It means ‘work is completed’ and ‘have’ denotes the perfect tense.




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.The star is in the town and she is entertaining her guests. She wishes she

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The star is in the town and she is entertaining her guests. She wishes she were free /would be free

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were free /would be freereached

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reached /had reached

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/had reached on time.

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on time.would join

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The sec ond most im por tant ques tion that one must ask in the sen tence cor rec tion ex er cise is “Is the tense

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1. had known–past mean ing be cause cheated is past 2. had come–past mean ing as was is

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past 3. were free–pres ent mean ing as ‘is’ is pres ent 4. had reached–reached is past 5. wouldjoin–fu ture mean ing as to mor row is used.

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join–fu ture mean ing as to mor row is used.

Make a choice of the cor rect verb form.

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Make a choice of the cor rect verb form.Thank God! We reached on time. If there had been jam on the highway, we

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Thank God! We reached on time. If there had been jam on the highway, we

/had woken

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/had woken me up ear lier, we would have gone there to gether.

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me up ear lier, we would have gone there to gether.Last night the residents

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as sem bled /had as sem bledThe students decided to donate blood after they

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The students decided to donate blood after they ac ci dents in a doc u men tary film.

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ac ci dents in a doc u men tary film.The newspaper

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The newspaper re ported

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re ported/has re ported

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/has re portedAn enquiry committee has been formed as devastating poverty and indebtedness

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An enquiry committee has been formed as devastating poverty and indebtedness farm ers in the coun try to com mit sui cide.

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Since I changed job I If Dave

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does n’t /won’t drive

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Type 4 : Error of ParticiplesWhat function do the –ing verbs do in the following sentences?

(i) Smoking is injurious to health.(ii) Swimming is a good exercise.

(iii) He has given up smoking.(iv) She has started swimming.(v) They are taking lesson in swimming.

They function as the subject or object in the sentence. If you ask the question ‘what is injurious or a goodexercise’ or ‘what has he given up or started or is taking lesson in’ you will get the –ing words as answer.

You should ask ‘what’ questions before the verb to know the subject and after the verb to know the object inthe sentence.

Now look at the following sentences. How are the –ing word different from those used above?(i) Smoking he entered the hall.

(ii) Swimming they crossed the flooded river.

In the sentences above the words smoking and swimming don’t answer the question ‘what entered or whocrossed’ but tell how he entered or how they crossed.

We can also say :(i) While smoking he entered the hall.

(ii) While he was smoking he entered the hall.(iii) He entered the hall when he was smoking.

These are different ways of combining two sentences.

Smoking is a participle and the main func tion of a par ti ci ple is to com bine two sen tences.

The two sentences, in this case, are :

He was smoking. At that very same time he entered the hall. Or,

He entered the hall. At that very same time he was smoking.

Consider the other sentence :

Swimming they crossed the flooded river.

If we split the same, we can say :

They swam. This is how they crossed the river. Or,

They crossed they river by swimming. Or,

By swimming they crossed the river.

However, we can’t say the above sentences in the following manner :

Smoking the hall was entered by him. Or,

Swimming the flooded river was crossed by them.

Why? Because the one who smoke was he and not the hall; or, those who swam were they and not theflooded river.

Consider the following sentences :(i) Writing a novel, his name became famous.

(ii) Having been a very good scientist, they made him the president.

Ask ‘who wrote the novel his name or some person?’ It was some person. The sentence, therefore, should be‘Writing a novel, he became famous’.

In the second sentence, who was a scientist–they or the president? It was the president. Therefore, thesentence should be ‘Having been a very good scientist, he was made president by them’.

It is clear from the above discussion that the doer of the participle verb should not be distanced from it orinterrupted by any other subject, noun or verb.

If a sentence starts with a participle, ask : “Is the subject or doer close to the participle?”

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the hall was entered by him. Or,

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the hall was entered by him. Or,

the flooded river was crossed by them.

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the flooded river was crossed by them.

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Consider the following sentences :Writing a novel, his name became famous.

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Writing a novel, his name became famous.Having been a very good scientist, they made him the president.

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Having been a very good scientist, they made him the president.

Ask ‘who wrote the novel his name or some person?’ It was some person. The sentence, therefore, should be

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Ask ‘who wrote the novel his name or some person?’ It was some person. The sentence, therefore, should be‘Writing a novel, he became famous’.

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‘Writing a novel, he became famous’.

In the second sentence, who was a scientist–they or the president? It was the president. Therefore, the

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In the second sentence, who was a scientist–they or the president? It was the president. Therefore, thesentence should be ‘Having been a very good scientist, he was made president by them’.

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Target Exercise 7

Di rec tions Un der line the sub jects that are mis placed.1. Being a great king, people respected Akbar.2. Taking all his bag and baggage, a distant relative was visited by him.3. Making some beautiful movies, the Filmfare awarded him with the most prestigious honour.4. Having checked the engine and petrol in their car, their journey was resumed.5. Looking through the view-finder, some strangers were seen standing at the door.6. Calling him on phone, he was informed of the news by me.7. Singing sweetly and walking smoothly, the bride was taken home by the palanquin bearers.8. Eating too much his health was spoiled.9. Being a famous actor, the school invited him to be the chief guest on the Annual Day function.

10. Finding some talent in him, they employed him in the key position of the organization.An swers 1. Akbar was re spected by peo ple 2. he vis ited a dis tant rel a tive 3. he bagged the Filmfareaward 4. they re sumed their jour ney 5. I/he/she saw some strang ers 6. I in formed him 7. thepa lan quin bear ers took the bride 8. he spoilt his health 9. he was in vited 10. he was employed.

Type 5 : Error of NounsIn a sentence when a few nouns or verbs occur in a group or list, they are supposed to be in the same

form–either all infinitive (to go), all participle (going) or all noun (gait).

Look at this :(i) Measures have been taken to gen er ate en ergy, to con serve it and for its eq ui ta ble dis tri bu tion.

The above sentence can be corrected in the following possible ways :Measures have been taken to gen er ate en ergy, to con serve it and to dis trib ute it eq ui ta bly.Measures have been taken for gen er at ing en ergy, con serv ing it and dis trib ut ing it eq ui ta bly.Measures have been taken for the gen er a tion of en ergy, its con ser va tion and eq ui ta ble dis tri bu tion.Consider the following :

(ii) In fant is the first stage of life, boy hood the sec ond and ad o les cent the third.The stages are in fancy, boy hood and ad o les cence; in fant and ad o les cent are per sons in these stages.There fore, the sen tence should read :In fancy is the first stage, boy hood the sec ond and ad o les cence is the third.

(iii) The breadth was five centimetre, the length ten and it was three centimetre high.The breadth and length are al right but in stead of ‘it was three centi metre high’ it should be ‘the heightwas three centi metre’.In order to be able to check this kind of error in a sentence, knowing different forms of the same word isuseful. Look at a few formations of words here.

Structure RuleThere is big list of such words. Therefore, a higher proficiency word-formation is advisable. Refer to the relevant word-formation chapter in this book.A few of the nouns and adjectives are given here :Mother, motherhood, maternity; poor, poverty; patriot, patriotism; hero, heroism;bankrupt, bankruptcy; vacant, vacancy; diligent, diligence; garrulous, garrulity.

Target Exercise 8

Di rec tions Choose the cor rect noun form.1. What ap pa ra tus /ap pa ra tuses do you use for per form ing this ex per i ment?2. There are no ma chin ery /ma chin er ies to re solve the mat ter.3. The two hun dred /hun dreds of hens lay about thirty dozen /doz ens of eggs ev ery week.4. The scen ery /scen er ies of the Hi ma la yas keep beck on ing us.5. The off spring/off springs of this spe cies leave their par ents as soon as they ma ture.6. These pieces of jewel lery /jewel ler ies are de signed by a highly ac claimed ex pert.




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pa lan quin bear ers took the bride 8. he spoilt his health 9. he was in vited 10. he was employed.

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pa lan quin bear ers took the bride 8. he spoilt his health 9. he was in vited 10. he was employed.

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it and

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it and for its eq ui ta ble dis tri bu tion

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for its eq ui ta ble dis tri bu tionThe above sentence can be corrected in the following possible ways :

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The above sentence can be corrected in the following possible ways :to con serve

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to con serve it and

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to dis trib utecon serv ing

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con serv ing it and

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of en ergy, its con ser va tion

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con ser va tion

the sec ond and

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ad o les centad o les cence

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; in fant and ad o les cent are per sons in these stages.

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; in fant and ad o les cent are per sons in these stages.

the sec ond and

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length ten and it was three

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ten and it was three are al right but in stead of ‘it was three

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are al right but in stead of ‘it was three

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useful. Look at a few formations of words here.

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There is big list of such words. Therefore, a higher proficiency word-formation is advisable. Refer to the relevant word-formation chapter

A few of the nouns and adjectives are given here :

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A few of the nouns and adjectives are given here :Mother, motherhood, maternity; poor, poverty; patriot, patriotism; hero, heroism;

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Mother, motherhood, maternity; poor, poverty; patriot, patriotism; hero, heroism;bankrupt, bankruptcy; vacant, vacancy; diligent, diligence; garrulous, garrulity.

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bankrupt, bankruptcy; vacant, vacancy; diligent, diligence; garrulous, garrulity.

Target Exercise 8

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7. All kinds of sta tion ary /stationeries are sold here.8. We get a lot of in for ma tion /informations from the internet.9. Beautiful fur ni ture /funitures made the house el e gant.

10. Many sophisticated air craft /air crafts have been pur chased by the In dian Air Force re cently.After checking the subject-verb agreement, tense and participle, you need to ask,“Are the nouns and verbs in their proper forms confirming the parallelism?” This is the rule no. FOURAn swers 1. ap pa ra tus 2. ma chin ery 3. hun dred, dozen 4. scen ery 5. off spring 6. jewel lery7. sta tion ary 8. in for ma tion 9. fur ni ture 10. air craft

Type 6 : Error of Articles There is a man wait ing for you out side the gate. The man is hold ing some files.

In the first time reference, we say ‘a man’ that is ‘any man’ and when we refer to the same man again we use ‘the’ before man. ‘The’ makes it a definite or particular man.

eg, The girl whom we met yesterday has come again.

In the above sentence also we talk about a definite girl, the one whom we met yesterday; therefore, we use‘the’ before ‘girl’.

Consider this :

Please give me a pen to write; not the one you gave me earlier but another.

‘A pen’ means any pen; ‘the one’ is for a par tic u lar pen or the ear lier one; and ‘an other’ means any other.

When we mean any, we use ‘a’ or ‘an’; but when we mean a par tic u lar one, we use ‘the’.

Target Exercise 9

Directions Choose the right article in the following sentences.1. Have your seen a/the movie play ing at Satyam?2. Is this a/the book that you gave me last week?3. A/The good leader leads the coun try to pros per ity.4. A/The peo ple of Amer ica are more lib eral than a/the peo ple of Eu rope.5. Where is Mother? She is working in a/the kitchen.

An swers 1. the 2. the 3. a 4. the, the 5. the

Structure RuleSometimes this, that, these or those can be used in place of ‘the’ and so can help in making sure whether the use of ‘the’ is requiredor not.‘Give me the pen’ can be also said as ‘Give me this/that pen’.‘The candidates interested can apply soon’ can also be said as ‘Those candidates who are interested can apply soon’.Many a time replacing ‘the’ with one of the four words can prove to be a litmus test for the correctness of the in the sen tence.But No article is used with man, nature or God. Man proposes, God disposes.What man has done to nature!BUTThe gods of pantheons were worshipped by the Greeks.

For ge netic or class ref er ences :The dog (kind of an i mal) is a faith ful an i mal.Dogs are faithful animals.The el e phant is a sen si ble crea ture.El e phants are sen si ble crea tures.

NOTDog is a faith ful crea ture.The dogs are faith ful crea tures.El e phant is a sen si ble crea ture.The el e phants are sen si ble crea tures.




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is for a par tic u lar pen or the ear lier one; and

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par tic u lar one, we use

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Choose the right article in the following sentences movie play ing at

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movie play ing at Satyam

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Satyam?

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?book that you gave me last week?

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book that you gave me last week?good leader leads the coun try to pros per ity.

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good leader leads the coun try to pros per ity.peo ple of Amer ica are more lib eral than

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peo ple of Amer ica are more lib eral than Where is Mother? She is working in

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a/the kitchen.

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kitchen. 1. the 2. the 3. a 4. the, the 5. the

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can be

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can be used in place of ‘the’

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used in place of ‘the’

‘Give me the pen’ can be also said as ‘Give me this/that pen’.

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‘Give me the pen’ can be also said as ‘Give me this/that pen’.‘The candidates interested can apply soon’ can also be said as ‘Those candidates who are interested can apply soon’.

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‘The candidates interested can apply soon’ can also be said as ‘Those candidates who are interested can apply soon’.Many a time replacing ‘the’ with one of the four words can prove to be a litmus test for the correctness of

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man, nature or

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or God

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GodMan proposes, God disposes.

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Man proposes, God disposes.What man has done to nature!

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What man has done to nature!

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worshipped

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When we mean the entire spe cies or the com mu nity or the group and not any spe cific dog or dogs and el e phant or el e phants wedon’t use ‘the’ with their plu ral forms. These also indicate groups or community of people:The poor (peo ple) are the most ne glected lot.The rich in this city are quite ar ro gant.The in jured are taken to the hos pi tal.

Target Exercise 10

Di rec tions Choose the cor rect op tion.1. El e phants/the el e phants can swim very well.2. She is very fond of horses/the horses.3. Man /the man is mor tal.4. In jured /the in jured were taken to the hos pi tal.5. Rich /the rich have al ways rid i culed poor /the poor.6. Na ture/the na ture has be stowed with op u lence.7. Gods /the gods the Hin dus wor ship are not the same the Greeks used to wor ship.8. There has always been a fight between devil /the devil and di vine /the di vine.9. The reformers have come forward for the emancipation of down-trod den /the down-trod den.

10. Un em ployed /the un em ployed are more con cerned to get an em ploy ment than to know the num ber ofthe un em ployed in the country.

An swers 1. el e phants 2. horses 3. man 4. the in jured 5. the rich, the poor 6. na ture 7. thegods 8. the devil, the di vine 9. the down-trod den 10. the un em ployed

Some Conventional Usage of thel Before a geographical entity–The continent but NOT the Asia, the Europel The ocean–the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic, the Pacificl The river–the Yamuna, the Thames, the Tiber, the Nilel The island–the Andman and Nicobar, the Lakshdweepl The mountain–the Himalayas, the Andes l The bay or gulf–the Bay of Bengal, the Persian Gulfl The archipelago–the Indonesian Archipelagol The deserts–the Sahara, the Kalahari, the Arabian Sandsl But NOT withl Mountain peaks–Mt Everest, Mt Kilimanjarol Lakes–Dal Lake, Chilka Lake, Lake Michiganl Names of places beginning with proper nouns–Delhi University, Indira Gandhi International Airport,

Mahatma Gandhi Roadl Before the celestial bodies–the planet–the earth; the star–the sun; the satellite–the moon, the titan.l But NOT with the remaining planets such as Mars, Jupiter.l Before the names of religious groups and religious and famous books–the Hindu, the Christian, the Quran,

the Bible, the Iliad, the Mahabharat, the Ramayan l But NOT with the names of religions–Hinduism, Christianity, Islaml The republic, the kingdom, the union–The People’s Republic of China, the United Kingdom, the United States

of Americal The nationalities–the British, the Indian, the American, the Japanesel With superlative– the best, the richl The ordinals–the first, the last, the nextl Some comparatives–the better of the two; the more you try, the more you succeedl For the head of a group–the President, the Prime Minister, the Head Boy. l But he was elected President, appointed Head Boy




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gods the Hin dus wor ship are not the same the Greeks used to wor ship./the di vine.

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down-trod den

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1. el e phants 2. horses 3. man 4. the in jured 5. the rich, the poor 6. na ture 7. the

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the Asia, the Europe

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Lake, Lake Michigan

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Names of places beginning with proper nouns–

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with the remaining planets such as

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Before the names of religious groups and religious and famous books–

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l The President of the country but just President Pratibha Patil.l Time expressions–in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening but at noon, at night, by day etcl When names used as adjective–Kalidas is the Shakespeare of India. Mumbai is the Manchester of India.

Target Exercise 11

Di rec tions In sert ‘the’ where re quired.1. Who is considered Bradman of India?2. Martin Luther King, who led Gandhian Movement against racial discrimination, brought considerable

amount of justice and equality for the blacks in the US.3. The government failed because of its lack of understanding of economics of the situation.4. The Christians who go to church everyday are rather more pious than those who go occasionally.5. Nilgiris are the most productive mountains of the south.6. Obama has been elected President of United States of America.7. What kind of person he is?8. Great poet and writer, K. Abraham, is no more.9. He is not comfortable in eating the dish with knife and fork.

10. He left school when he was thirteen and started going to college.An swers 1. the Bradman 2. the Gandhian 3. the eco nom ics 4. not re quired 5. the Nilgiris 6. theUnited States 7. not re quired 8. the great 9. not re quired 10. not re quired

The usage of indefinite article–a/anThe countable singular noun takes ‘a’ or ‘an’.

eg, A man is waiting for you. A sovereign state needs a government of its own. An apple a day keepsthe doctor away.

The only difference between a and an is that a noun or ad jec tive be gin ning with a vowel sound–the sound

of a, ai, aa, e, ei, ee, ai, ia, o, ou etc–such as ap ple, io dine, end, air, heir, ex act, eye, ori en tal, owl takes

‘an’ in or der to keep the two vowel sounds (a and the first sound of the word) from get ting mingled.

For example, if we say a orange, a office, a umbrella, a honest man, a MP, it may create a phonetic problem

in speaking and listening. Therefore, we should say an orange, an office, an umbrella, an honest man, an MP, an

NRI, an heir, an hour.

However, a university, a one eyed man, a one rupee note are correct although the start with a vowel but

produce a consonant sound–yu, wa, etc.

Target Exercise 12

Di rec tions Cor rect the fol low ing sentences :1. Is there the post office near here?2. An stitch on time saves nine.3. It requires an energy.4. She has got a cold and cough.5. You need very good knowledge of the subject and deep understanding of the problem to get through

this examination.6. He helped a honest one eyed man.7. He is a doctor but his wife is a MLA.8. There is a time to work and the time to play.9. Where there is the will, there is the way.

10. A umbrella is useless in a stormy weather.An swers 1. a post of fice 2. a stitch 3. re quires en ergy 4. got cold and 5. a very good knowl edge,a deep un der stand ing 6. an hon est 7. an MLA 8. and a time 9. a will, a way 10. an um brella.




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United States 7. not re quired 8. the great 9. not re quired 10. not re quired

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ap ple, io dine, end, air, heir, ex act, eye, ori en tal, owl

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in or der to keep the two vowel sounds (a and the first sound of the word) from get ting mingled.

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Target Exercise 12

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Target Exercise 12

Di rec tions

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Di rec tions Cor rect the fol low ing sentences :

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Is there the post office near here?An stitch on time saves nine.

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An stitch on time saves nine.3.

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3. It requires an energy.

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It requires an energy.4.

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4. She has got a cold and cough.

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You need very good knowledge of the subject and deep understanding of the problem to get throughthis examination.

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this examination.6.

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Type 7 : Error of DeterminersI. Some, any = in def i nite num ber or quan tity l Some is used with positive sentences and any with negative sentences and questions.

eg,l There is some good news for you. Uncountable positive

Some books are lying on the table. Countable positive l There is not any wa ter left in the bot tle. Un count able neg a tivel Are there any let ters in the let ter-box? Count able ques tionl Some is some times used in ques tions.

eg,Could you lend me some money? Are there some boys in the next room? Where is the noise com ingfrom?Here some stress is on the pos i tive quan tity and num ber.

II. Much, many = big quan tity (un count able) or big num ber (count able)eg,(i) There is not much water left in the pond.

(ii) There are not many followers of Gandhiji these days.(iii) Too much milk will be required to make these sweets.(iv) Many parliamentarians were absent on the fist day of the session.(v) How much money do you want?

(vi) Your can take as many currency notes as you want.III. A lit tle = small quan tity–un count able

A few = small num ber–count ableeg,(i) Only a little rice is left. We will have to manage with it.–small amount

(ii) Only a few people came in the party.–small numbereg,l Little = (without ‘a’) hardly any or not any–uncountable l Few = (without ‘a’) hardly any or not any–countable(i) There is little sense in crying over the spilt milk.–no sense

(ii) Few know what happens after death.–nobody IV. More = com par a tive of much and many

Less = com par a tive of lit tle; l Both more and less are used with ‘than’.eg,(i) I don’t have more money to day. It is in cor rect. More than what or whom?

It should be much money or enough money.

(ii) I want more money than what I have.(iii) I want more money than you have.

(iv) There is less sense in talk ing with such a rude per son. Less than what?

It should be little sense or no sense.

(v) An idle talk is much less im por tant than work.

(vi) He earns less than a peon.

V. Sev eral = sev eral is small num ber (count able) but more def i nite than some or a few Enough = suf fi cient num ber and quan tityeg,(i) Don’t worry. There are several policemen to guard the place.

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is left. We will have to manage with it.–small amount came in the party.–small number

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(without ‘a’) hardly any or not any–uncountable

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(without ‘a’) hardly any or not any–uncountable (without ‘a’) hardly any or not any–countable

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(without ‘a’) hardly any or not any–countable in crying over the spilt milk.–no sense

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what happens after death.–nobody of much and many

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money or enough

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money than what I have.

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little

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little sense or

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a peon.

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Target Exercise 13

Di rec tions Choose the cor rect de ter miner.1. Could you lend me some/any of your books to day?2. You cannot buy anything with such a lit tle/less amount of money.3. He has much /more sense than you have.4. There is not much /more scope in the con ven tional jobs these days.5. Did you see some/any good mov ies dur ing your visit to the town?6. Very few /a few peo ple true to their in ten tions.7. Lit tle/a lit tle el e gance is left in those ar ro gant youth.8. An average Indian earns much/enough to main tain an hon our able life.9. If you are looking for some nice magazines, there are already some/sev eral in the stall.

10. Help came but too late and too little/less.An swers 1. some 2. a lit tle 3. more 4. much 5. any 6. few 7. lit tle 8. enough 9. sev eral10. lit tle

Type 8 : Error of Adjectivesl Earlier–later : on an earlier date or a later date; used for time.l Former–latter : out of two names or things mentioned, the first is former and the second is later.l Farther–further :

(i) What will be his further strategy? Further means next in sequence here.(ii) He mended his ways without any further delays. Further here means additional.

(iii) I come from a farther place than you do.(iv) The USA is further from here than the UK.

In both (iii) & (iv) farther and further indicate longer distances. Both the words can be used for distance.For ad di tion or next, only fur ther can be used.l Older–elder : There are two brothers elder to me; the second one is two years older than me. Elder indicates

seniority in relation, older seniority in age. eg,(i) How can I use insulting words for him? He is an elder to me. Senior in relation.

Persons not in relation cannot be compared by using ‘elder’. Only their ages can be compared :(ii) The Prime Minister of the country is much older than the President.

The order of the adverb l MPT = Manner–Place–Time

Manner = slowly, steadily

Place = here, there, up, down

Time = before, ago, now, today

The next ques tion to be asked is

“Are the articles, determiners and adjectives correctly used?”

This is the rule no. FIVE

Target Exercise 14

Di rec tions Choose the cor rect ad jec tive and ad verb.1. After killing Caesar, the conspirators far ther /fur ther wanted to kill An tony.2. The enemy attacked many places in the night ag gres sively /ag gres sively many places in the night.3. Out of Milton and Byron, the ear lier /for mer is the better poet.4. Although he studies in my class, he is three years older/el der than me.5. Later /lat ter when he grew older, he re al ized his mis take.

An swers 1. fur ther 2. ag gres sively many places in the night 3. for mer 4. older 5. later




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in sequence here.

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in sequence here.delays. Further here means

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delays. Further here means additional

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longer distances

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longer distances. Both the words can be used for distance.

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. Both the words can be used for distance.

me; the second one is two years

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me; the second one is two years

How can I use insulting words for him? He is an

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elder to me. Senior in relation.

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me. Senior in relation.Persons not in relation cannot be compared by using ‘elder’. Only their ages can be compared :

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Persons not in relation cannot be compared by using ‘elder’. Only their ages can be compared :The Prime Minister of the country is much

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The Prime Minister of the country is much older than

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Di rec tions

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Type 9 : Error of PronounsThe forms of pro noun

Sub jec tive forms : I, we, you, he, she, they, it.

Ob jec tive forms : me, us, you, him, her, them, it.

Pos ses sive forms : my/of mine, our/of ours, your/of yours, his/of his, her/of hers, their/of theirs, its/of it.

(i) His accomplishments are greater than my accomplishments.(ii) His accomplishments are greater than mine. Ac com plish ments are com pared.

(iii) He is greater than me. He and I are com pared.(iv) He did it better than I. (than I did) The two sub jects’ do ings are com pared.

Notice the difference the above sentences. The first two mean same. Third and fourth compare two differentthings and so use different forms of personal pronoun.

The usage of it, its, it’s, there, theirl It is used for a thing, idea, animal, baby, child, kid etc. Sometimes I, we, you, he, she, they are also used for them.l It and there as dummy subject or object.

eg,(i) It is true. I knew it. Damn it. It rains. It’s late. What time is it by your watch? It’s useless to try once again.

It’s O.K. Is it you? It was I who was knocking on the door. It is foolish to talk in that way.In the above sentences ‘it’ does not mean anything but just fill the gap of a subject or an object.

(ii) There was a king. Where there is a will, there is a way. How many friends of ours were there in theparty? What time is there by your watch?‘There’ does the same function as ‘it’ does. It fills the gap.

(iii) The dog wags its tail on seeing its master.Its tail means dog’s tail or the tail of the dog.

(iv) Let’s hurry. It’s getting late.It’s is the short or contracted form of it is. It is getting late.

(v) They did their work and we ours.Give their money back to them. Their means belonging to them or possessed by them.

(vi) It’s they who know all about this.It’s she who needs your help.It’s I who prefer to listen to your music.

After it’s or it is the subjective form of the personal pronoun is used and not the objective–them, her or me.

Target Exercise 15

Directions Choose the correct pronoun in the context.1. One of the students did not submit his/their /one’s as sign ment as per the in struc tion.2. The baby flung his /its toy and lost him/it some where.3. Passengers are advised to look after there /their luggage himself/themselves.4. There/their were thou sands of new ar ti cles there /their.5. The elephant salutes by using its /it’s trunk.6. Please hurry. Its /it’s get ting late.7. It is I /me who is knock ing at the door.8. What is there /their that shines?9. I have done the painting better than she/her.

10. He is a very good friend of my /mine.An swers 1. his–one stu dent 2. its, it–used for baby and toy re spec tively 3. their,them selves–be long ing to them; he–him self but they or pas sen gers–them selves 4. there, there–used forplace 5. its–be long ing to it and not ‘it is’ 6. it’s– it is 7. I–sub jec tive form for the doer of theac tion–knock ing 8. there–used for place 9. she–‘better than she did’ is cur tailed here 10. mine–myfriend but friend of mine.




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etc. Sometimes I, we, you, he, she, they are also used for them.

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etc. Sometimes I, we, you, he, she, they are also used for them.

It’s

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is foolish to talk in that way.

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does not mean anything but just fill the gap of a subject or an object.

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does not mean anything but just fill the gap of a subject or an object. is a way. How many friends of ours were

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means belonging to them or possessed by them.

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means belonging to them or possessed by them.

who prefer to listen to your music.

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Target Exercise 15

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Target Exercise 15

Directions

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Directions Choose the correct pronoun in the context

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Choose the correct pronoun in the contextOne of the students did not submit

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The baby flung his

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Structure RuleThe Or der of the Per sonal Pro noun‘You first’ is a good manner in all cultures, and so it is in English.Say ‘you, he and I’ for the good things these three do; and say ‘I, you and he’ for all the bad things they do. Credit should be given toothers first and blame should be taken on oneself first. Therefore, the correct order of the Personal Pronoun is :For all good things :You, he and I have achieved remarkable success. You, he and I; You and I or He and I For all bad things :I, you and he are responsible for the failure of the project.I, you and he; I and you or I and he

Emphatic and Reflexive PronounsI did this work my self. Who did? I my self. I my self did this work. In both case ‘my self’ em pha sizes only ‘I’

and no body else did it. There fore, my self is em phatic pronoun.

Notice its position. An emphatic pronoun can either be used soon after the subject or at the end of thesentence.

I saw my self in the mir ror. ‘My self’ an swers ‘I saw what or whom’. There fore, ‘my self’ is used as the ob ject of the verb ‘saw’. It co mes soon af ter the verb. Here ‘my self’ is re flex ive pro noun. It re flects the ac tion on the doeron himself.

The forms of emphatic and reflexive pronouns are :

I–myself; we–ourselves; you–yourself (singular)/yourselves (plural); she–herself; he–himself; it–itself;they–themselves.

Tar get Ex er cise 16

Di rec tions Choose the cor rect pro noun in the con text.1. Soliloquy is supposed to be in plays; one cannot to be talking to one self /him self in real life.2. The dog stretched him self/it self af ter a long day’s sleep.3. The baby laughed on seeing her self /it self in the mir ror.4. The dictator him self de clared /de clared him self all pow er ful.5. The aging woman her self was search ing /was search ing her self in the young daugh ter.6. They them selves were re spon si ble /were re spon si ble them selves for their de feat.7. The leader told the people, “You your self /your selves have to build your na tion; and no neigh bour or a

pow er ful county will come for your help.”8. God helps those who help him self/them selves.9. “You your selves have to do /have to do your selves this as sign ment”, the teacher re marked.

10. She walked in a very arrogant manner presumably to give her self /to her self give some ex tra pride.An swers 1. one self 2. it self 3. it self 4. de clared him self 5. was search ing her self 6. them selveswere re spon si ble 7. your selves 8. them selves 9. your selves have to do 10. to give herself.

The usage of this, these, that, thoseRead the following sentences :

The son of my boss and the son of my neighbour go to the same school.

The job of my father and the job of my mother are not same.

The employees of this office are as hard working as that office.

The culture of India is similar to the culture of the south Asian countries.

The feature of the Chinese people is similar to the features of the Mongolians.

Don’t you feel they sound awkward or improper? What’s wrong?

There is unnecessary and clumsy repetition of nouns. It should be avoided. The second time a suitablepronoun that matches with the noun should be used.

These sentences would be better said if we say them like these :




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in the mir ror. ‘My self’ an swers ‘I saw what or whom’. There fore, ‘my self’ is used as the ob ject of

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the verb ‘saw’. It co mes soon af ter the verb. Here ‘my self’ is re flex ive pro noun. It re flects the ac tion on the doer

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I–myself; we–ourselves; you–yourself (singular)/yourselves (plural); she–herself; he–himself; it–itself;

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I–myself; we–ourselves; you–yourself (singular)/yourselves (plural); she–herself; he–himself; it–itself;

Choose the cor rect pro noun in the con text

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Choose the cor rect pro noun in the con text.

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Soliloquy is supposed to be in plays; one cannot to be talking to af ter a long day’s sleep.

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af ter a long day’s sleep.her self

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in the mir ror.him self de clared /de clared him self

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him self de clared /de clared him selfher self was search ing /was search ing her self

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her self was search ing /was search ing her selfthem selves were re spon si ble /were re spon si ble them selves

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them selves were re spon si ble /were re spon si ble them selvesThe leader told the people, “You

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The leader told the people, “You your self /your selves

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your self /your selvespow er ful county will come for your help.”

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him selfyour selves have to do /have to do your selves

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your selves have to do /have to do your selves She walked in a very arrogant manner presumably

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She walked in a very arrogant manner presumably 1. one self 2. it self 3. it self 4. de clared him self 5. was search ing her self 6. them selves

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were re spon si ble 7. your selves 8. them selves 9. your selves have to do 10. to give herself.

The usage of this, these, that, those

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Read the following sentences :

The son of my boss

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and the son

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job of my father

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The son of my boss and that of my neigh bour go to the same school.

The job of my father and that of my mother are not same.

The employees of this office are as hard working as those of that of fice.

The culture of India is similar to that of the south Asian coun tries.

The feature of the Chinese people is similar to those of the Mongolians.

It’s NOT cor rect to say, ‘One should do his or her duty’ but it should be, ‘One should do one’s duty’.

Divya and Devika went to market to buy her dress. To buy who’s dress–Divya’s or Devika’s? It should be to buy ‘Divya’s dress’ or ‘Devika’s dress’ or even ‘their dress’. The noun cannot be left ambiguous in a sentence.

Target Exercise 17

Di rec tions Check the use of this, that, these, those in the given sen tences and cor rect them.1. The culture of our country is richer than any other country in the world.2. The animals in this sanctuary are better off than that sanctuary.3. The instructions came that one should be punctual in submitting his/her work.4. Ravi, Sanchit and Arif have gone to by his guitar.5. He, you and I are to be blamed for all the mess in the last evening’s programme.

An swers 1. richer than that of any other coun try 2. are better off than those in that sanc tu ary 3. insub mit ting one’s 4. to buy their gui tar or Ravi’s gui tar or Sanchit’s or Arif’s–a pro noun should not be leftam big u ous about the per son it men tions 5. I, you and he are to be blamed.

Structure RuleOne, Ones, One’s and OnceThe various meanings of one :A single, a particular but unspecified, with unknown person’s name–one Ms Radhika, the same–one and the same, only–one and only,everyone–one and all, unknown somebody.Ones as in ‘those ones’, ‘these ones’, ‘the ones I am looking for’–plural of one.One’s means ‘of somebody’.Once as in ‘give me a chance once’–for one time, as in ‘once upon a time’–at some time in the past, all at once–suddenly.

The usage of who, whom, who’s, whose, that and whichl Note the difference in the following sentences :

(i) My friend who owes me money is not seen these days.(ii) My friend whom I owe money is not seen these days.

l The big difference in the two sentences is that in the first, he has to give me money and in the second Ihave to give him money.

l In place of ‘who owes’ we can say ‘my friend owes’ or ‘he owes’. Who, my friend and he are all subjectiveforms.

l In place of ‘whom I owe’ we can say ‘I owe to my friend’ or ‘I owe him’. Whom, my friend and him are allobjective forms here.

(iii) Do you know whose bicycle is this?(iv) Tell me who’s who in the new cabinet.

l Whose means ‘of whom’ or ‘belonging to whom’. The sentence can be restated as ‘Do you know whom doesthe bicycle belong to?’

l Who’s is the contracted form of ‘who is’. The sentence can be restated as ‘Tell me who is who in the newcabinet’.

(v) The book which you gave me has been lost.(vi) You can read the books that are available in the library.

l ‘Which you gave’ emphasizes a particular book.l ‘That are available’ talks generally about all the books.

(vii) Name the colour which you like the most.

(viii) VIBGYOR represents those seven colours which are in the sun.

(ix) These are the colours that are available now.




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, the same–one and the same, only–one and only,

Ones as in ‘those ones’, ‘these ones’, ‘the ones I am looking for’–plural of one.

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Ones as in ‘those ones’, ‘these ones’, ‘the ones I am looking for’–plural of one.

Once as in ‘give me a chance once’–for one time, as in ‘once upon a time’–at some time in the past, all at once–suddenly.

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Once as in ‘give me a chance once’–for one time, as in ‘once upon a time’–at some time in the past, all at once–suddenly.

The usage of who, whom, who’s, whose, that and which

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Note the difference in the following sentences : owes me money is not seen these days.

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owes me money is not seen these days.

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I owe money is not seen these days.

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I owe money is not seen these days.The big difference in the two sentences is that in the first, he has to give me money and in the second I

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The big difference in the two sentences is that in the first, he has to give me money and in the second I

In place of ‘who owes’ we can say ‘my friend owes’ or ‘he owes’.

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In place of ‘who owes’ we can say ‘my friend owes’ or ‘he owes’.

In place of ‘whom I owe’ we can say ‘I owe to my friend’ or ‘I owe him’.

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here.Do you know whose bicycle is this?

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Do you know whose bicycle is this?Tell me who’s who in the new cabinet.

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Tell me who’s who in the new cabinet.Whose means ‘of whom’ or ‘belonging to whom’. The sentence can be restated as ‘Do you know whom does

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Whose means ‘of whom’ or ‘belonging to whom’. The sentence can be restated as ‘Do you know whom does

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the bicycle belong to?’

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You can read the books ‘Which you gave’ emphasizes a particular book.

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‘Which you gave’ emphasizes a particular book.

l The first two sentences talk about a particular colour or colours whereas the last one talks about colours ingeneral without emphasizing.

l That and which are usually used for animals, things, ideas, babies etc. Exceptionally, that and which can beused for people sometimes.

l The people that dwelt this earth before us were wise enough to preserve the environment.l Which of the people are you talking about–the ones who were before the modern age or the ones a generation

before us?

The sixth crucial question that you are supposed to ask is

“Are the forms of pronoun correct and do they agree with the related nouns and other pronouns?”

This is the rule no. SIX

Target Exercise 18

Di rec tions Choose the cor rect form of the pro noun in the given sen tences.1. I met a man who/whom told me about my award.2. I met a man who/whom I told about his award. 3. Who’s/whose book is this? 4. This is not the doctor who/whom he re ferred to.5. These are the holes in which/that those snakes live.6. All which/that glit ters is not gold.7. All which/that know the truth don’t al ways ut ter it.8. There is hardly anyone who/that does n’t know about her.9. Shakespeare was the most prolific writer which/that time has ever seen.

10. What is there in your hand which/that your have brought for me?An swers. 1. who 2. whom 3. whose 4. whom 5. which 6. that 7. that 8. who 9. that 10. that

Type 10 : Error of PrepositionsPrepositions fix the position of a noun or verb in relation to another noun.

Place (point)l to, at, from–to a point, at a point, from a point

eg,(i) She went to the hotel.

(ii) I met her at the door.(iii) She came from Canada.

The hotel, the door and Canada are used as a point of arrival, meeting and departure.

Place (line) l on, off, across, over, along–on the line, off the line, across the line, over the line, along the line

eg,(i) It was a foul as the ball fell on the line.

(ii) The fielder fell off the line hold ing the ball and so it was a six.(iii) The ball rolled across the line. It was four.(iv) It was a clear six as the ball went over the line.(v) The fielder ran along the line to wards the ball to save it from cross ing the line.

Place (surface)l on, off, across, over, through–on the sur face, off the sur face, across the sur face, over the sur face, through the

sur faceeg,

(i) The passengers were wait ing on the plat form.(ii) A crowd pushed and one of them fell off the plat form on the track.




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time has ever seen. your have brought for me?

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your have brought for me?1. who 2. whom 3. whose 4. whom 5. which 6. that 7. that 8. who 9. that 10. that

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Error of Prepositions

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PrepositionsError of PrepositionsError of

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Error of PrepositionsError ofPrepositions fix the position of a noun or verb in relation to another noun.

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Prepositions fix the position of a noun or verb in relation to another noun.

–to a point, at a point, from a point

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–to a point, at a point, from a point


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on, off, across, over, along

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on, off, across, over, along–on the line, off the line, across the line, over the line, along the line

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–on the line, off the line, across the line, over the line, along the line

It was a foul as the ball

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It was a foul as the ball fell on the line

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fell on the lineThe fielder fell off the line

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The fielder fell off the line

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The ball

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The ball rolled across the line

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on, off, across, over, through

(iii) A vendor was prowl ing across the plat form sell ing his news pa per.(iv) A crow flew over the plat form snatch ing a piece of bread from a child.(v) Some trolleys were pierc ing their way through the plat form.

Place (area) l in, into, out of, through–was in the play ground, came into the play ground, came out of the play ground, went

through the play ground

eg,(i) The first team was al ready in the play ground.

(ii) After five minutes the second team came into the play ground.(iii) After ten minutes one of the players was sent out of the play ground.(iv) The game was stopped and the refry went through the play ground to check what was wrong.

Target Exercise 19

Di rec tions Choose the cor rect prep o si tion in the con text.1. During her visit to Mumbai, she stayed in/at her friend’s home.2. A dog ran in /on the mid dle of the road.3. We were walking on /along the road when we saw an ac ci dent.4. A crowd poured in /into the com part ments of the train.5. All through his journey, he kept looking from/through the win dow.6. The car was standing at /in the farm house.7. She is at /in the post of fice at the mo ment.8. When the accident took place, the train really came at /on the plat form in stead of com ing at /on the

plat form.9. This chapter is consisted of /off eight vi tal seg ments.

10. The boy fell of /off the bus as it started mov ing.An swers 1. at 2. in 3. along 4. into 5. through 6. at 7. in 8. on, at 9. of 10. off

Positionl over, above–A beau ti ful car pet was there all over the floor, a blue shin ing floor un der the car pet, a ball

thrown over the ta ble, a shut tle shot over the net, a plane/he li cop ter hov er ing over the town, the sun shinedver ti cally over/above head in mid sum mer, mil lions of poor have not roof over/above their head, an ex qui sitefan hand ing over/above the ta ble, star shin ing like a di a mond in the sky which is up above the world so high,above av er age marks/stu dent, 40% peo ple liv ing above pov erty line, the flooded river went above the dan germark

l un der, be low–a small child stand ing be low the ta ble, lived un der/be low the same roof, no manun der/be low the sky knows, ground hol low be low the sur face, be low av er age, be low the dan ger mark,be low pov erty l ine

l un der, un der neath, be neath–a car pet un der neath the ta ble, a cat sit ting un der/be neath the ta ble,un der neath the car pet pol ished and shim mer ing tiles seen here and there

l in front of, be hind, by, be side–one chair in front of the ta ble, an other be hind it, a small stool in front of adress ing ta ble, wall be hind the dress ing ta ble, the bed, the win dows and doors hid den be hind the cur tains,two mon goose hid ing be hind the bushes, train came be hind time means came late, be fore time is early

l by, be side–a side ta ble by/be side the bed, sit be side me, a tower stand ing by the river, passed by mel round, around–a shop round the cor ner (nearby), a car moved around the build ing/round about, turned

round and round, the earth mov ing round the sun, the pe riph ery around the shrinel in front of (just next in the row/line), op po site (fac ing), next (ad ja cent)–sit ting in front of me, sit ting

op po site fac ing each other, a build ing op po site the school across the road, a build ing next to it or in front ofit, the girl next door

l between, among–stuffing between two slices of bread, no grudge between you and me, between 6 P.M. and9 P.M., a woman sitting between two men, river flows between its banks, an orange in the bowl among manyapples, a man sitting among many women




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the win dow.

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the win dow.

When the accident took place, the train really came

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When the accident took place, the train really came at

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at /on

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/on the plat form in stead of com ing

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the plat form in stead of com ing

eight vi tal seg ments.

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eight vi tal seg ments.the bus as it started mov ing.

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the bus as it started mov ing. 1. at 2. in 3. along 4. into 5. through 6. at 7. in 8. on, at 9. of 10. off

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1. at 2. in 3. along 4. into 5. through 6. at 7. in 8. on, at 9. of 10. off

over the floor

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over the floor the net, a plane/he li cop ter hov er ing

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the net, a plane/he li cop ter hov er ing head in mid sum mer, mil lions of poor have not roof

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head in mid sum mer, mil lions of poor have not roof the ta ble, star shin ing like a di a mond in the sky which is up

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the ta ble, star shin ing like a di a mond in the sky which is up /stu dent, 40% peo ple liv ing

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/stu dent, 40% peo ple liv ing above

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above

a small child stand ing

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a small child stand ing be low

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be low the sky knows, ground hol low

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the sky knows, ground hol low

un der, un der neath, be neath

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un der, un der neath, be neath–a car pet

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–a car pet the car pet pol ished and shim mer ing tiles seen here and there

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the car pet pol ished and shim mer ing tiles seen here and there

in front of, be hind, by, be side

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in front of, be hind, by, be side–one chair

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–one chair dress ing ta ble, wall

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dress ing ta ble, wall be hind

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be hind the dress ing ta ble, the bed, the win dows and doors hid den

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the dress ing ta ble, the bed, the win dows and doors hid den two mon goose hid ing

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two mon goose hid ing be hind

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be hind

–a side ta ble

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–a side ta ble by

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round, around

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round, around–a shop

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Target Exercise 20

Di rec tions Choose the cor rect prep o si tion in the con text.1. I was sitting behind him and he was in front of/op po site me.2. Cross your finger; the good news is round /around the cor ner.3. The number of people living un der /be low the pov erty line has de creased in In dia.4. Children un der /be low 18 years are not al lowed in the mov ies hav ing A-cer tif i cate.5. Many personnel work un der /be low him.6. The Commonwealth Games committee is unhappy as the preparations for the 2010 games are in front

of /be hind sched ule.7. He stood by /be side his friend in all his dif fi cul ties.8. The house which was standing be tween /among the trees was well can o pied from all sides.9. The man was standing by /on the river and look ing at /around the eve ning sky.

10. The area was evacuated as the level of water in the river went over /above the dan ger mark.An swers 1. in front of 2. round 3. be low 4. be low 5. un der 6. be hind 7. by 8. among 9. by, at

10. above

Means and Instrumentl by, in, from, with–by hand, by air, by writing, cooked from oil/butter, with knife/screw-driver/hammer

eg,(i) The money was delivered by hand.

(ii) The handicraft shop sells things made by hand.(iii) Travelling by air is faster than travelling by train or by car.(iv) We informed them by writing a message.(v) Food is cooked here from pure butter.

(vi) He drove a nail in the wall with a hammer.

Timel at, on, in–at 4 o’clock, on Mon day, in March l for (summed up time), since (beginning time)–for two hours, since morningl be fore, af ter–woke be fore the day break, slept af ter the night falll from-to, be tween-and–from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., be tween 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.l dur ing, within, till–dur ing the en tire day, within three days, till the day af ter to mor row, till yes ter day

eg,(i) This happened at 5 in the morning on a Monday in January in 1992.

(ii) It has been raining since last week and it has already rained for seven days.(iii) She worshipped before eating and she worshipped after eating.(iv) The show runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.(v) You can see the doctor between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.

(vi) We went to Nainital during the holidays.(vii) You will have to complete the test within the time provided.

(viii) I was quite unaware of this fact till yesterday.(ix) They will keep the decision on hold till next week.

Cause, Purpose l of, from, for–died of chol era, suf fer ing from fe ver, worked for so cial wel fare

Rate l at, by–at the speed of 140 km/h, sugar sells by the ki lo gram, cloth by the metre and milk by the litre




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two hours,

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two hours, since

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the day break, slept

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the day break, slept af ter

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af ter the night fall

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the night fall

9 p.m.,

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9 p.m., be tween

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be tween 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.

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the en tire day,

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the en tire day, within

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within three days,

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three days,

the morning

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the morning on

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on a Monday

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a Monday last week and it has already rained

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last week and it has already rained eating and she

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eating and she worshipped

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worshipped6 p.m.

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6 p.m. to

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to 9 p.m.

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9 p.m.between

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between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.

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6 p.m. and 9 p.m.during the

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during the holidays.

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holidays.You will have to complete the test

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You will have to complete the test I was quite unaware of this fact

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I was quite unaware of this fact They will keep the decision on hold

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Cause, Purpose

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Cause, Purpose of, from, for

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of, from, for–died

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–died of

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Target Exercise 21

Di rec tions Choose the cor rect prep o si tion in the con text.1. The poacher killed the animal in one shot from/with his AK 47 gun.2. Sugarcane should be better supplied on/by truck than by/through a train.3. The news was first conveyed on/by a post card, them through/by a tele gram.4. The food cooked in/from ghee is pre ferred over the one cooked by/from oil.5. Many people last year dies from/of swine flue.6. The renowned agrarian leader stood be fore/for the cause of the farm ers.7. Apply in/within ten days or visit be tween Mon day to/and Wednes day.8. Sugar sells at/by Rs 40 a kilo these days.9. In this strange part of the world they sell cloth at/by the ki lo gram.

10. The thief opened the lock by/with a hair-pin.An swers 1. with 2. by, by 3. by, by 4. from, from 5. of 6. for 7. within, and 8. at 9. by 10. with

The usage of preposition with some words is fixedSome of the most common ones are given below.

l Accustomed of = He was accustomed of working hard in his youth. (used to)l Accused of = The man accused of stealing was sent to jail. (blamed of)l Acquainted with = Please introduce him to me if you are acquainted with him. (know)l Afraid of = Don’t get afraid of that dog. It won’t bite. (fear from)l Agree to (idea) = The president agreed to the resolution and passed it. (accept)l Agree with (person) = If you agree with me please support me. (have same opinion)l According to = He was acquitted as he was innocent according to the jury. (in the opinion of)l Adapted to = Man easily gets adapted to new environments. (change)l Along with = The Prime Minister along with his retinue entered the hall. (together with)l Associated with = He had long been associated with the organization before he retired. (worked with)l Averse to = Initially people are averse to accepting their weakness, but with the passage of time they start

realizing and correcting themselves. (unwilling to)l Believe in (faith) = I believe in God. (have faith in)l Belong to = As this country belongs to us, we belong to this country. (have a right over)l Clever at = She is clever at paint ing and play ing mu sic, but I am at mu sic. (skilled at)

l Congratulate on = I con grat u lated her on her great suc cess. (greeted)

l Cure for = As man conquers a disease and find a curefor it, another pops up. (remedy for)

l Depend on = High rate of employment depends on growth of econ omy. (is re lated with)

l Derived from = Many English words are derived from Greek and Latin. (came/originate from)l Details of = This new book contains de tails of her ex ten sive jour ney. (de scrip tion of)l Different from = Village life is quite different from city life. (not same)l Divide into = The property was di vided into two parts and given to the two sons. (break into)

l Dream of = The henpeck husband could never dream of op pos ing his wife. (think of)

l Frightened of = Those frightened of obstacles never proceed ahead for success. (having fear of)l Famous for = The city of Benaras is famous for its teeming ghats. (known for)l Good at = He is quite good at convincing people in his favour. (skilled at)l Ignorant of = Being ignorant of the consequences, the naives easily fall into bad habits. (not knowing)l Increase in = There has been a tremendous increase in the multi-nationals in our country. (rise in)l Insist on = The shopkeeper could not deny when she insisted on paying later. (said forcefully)l Interested in = Work hard if you are interested in your progress. (want to)l Lack of = Lack of money brings poverty and lack of knowledge ignorance. (devoid of, not having)




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him. (know)

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the resolution and passed it. (accept)

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the resolution and passed it. (accept)

me please support me. (have same opinion)

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me please support me. (have same opinion)

according to

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according to the jury. (in the opinion of)

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new environments. (change)

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new environments. (change)

his retinue entered the hall. (together with)

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his retinue entered the hall. (together with)

the organization before he retired. (worked with)

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the organization before he retired. (worked with)

accepting their weakness, but with the passage of time they start

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accepting their weakness, but with the passage of time they startrealizing and correcting themselves. (unwilling to)

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realizing and correcting themselves. (unwilling to)

God. (have faith in)

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God. (have faith in)

us, we

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us, we belong to

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belong to this country. (have a right over)

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this country. (have a right over)

paint ing and play ing mu sic, but I am

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paint ing and play ing mu sic, but I am

her

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her on

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on her great suc cess. (greeted)

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her great suc cess. (greeted)

Cure for = As man conquers a disease and find a

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Cure for = As man conquers a disease and find a it, another pops up. (remedy for)

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Depend on = High rate of employment depends on

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Depend on = High rate of employment depends on

Derived from = Many English words are

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Derived from = Many English words are derived from

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Details of = This new book contains

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Details of = This new book contains de tails of

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Different from = Village life is quite

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Divide into = The property was

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Dream of = The henpeck husband could never

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Frightened of = Those

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Frightened of = Those frightened of

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frightened of

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Famous for = The city of

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l Fond of = The mother was very fond of her youn gest child. (loved/liked very much)l Aim at = The shooter aimed at the tar get and shot ac cu rately. (fix at the tar get)l Laugh at = Don’t laugh at those who are de prived of God’s bless ings. (rid i cule, make fun of)l Listen to = Hello! Please lis ten to me. (lend your ear, heed, pay at ten tion to)l Look at = What are you look ing at? (see)l Look after = The nurse looked af ter the child better than the mother. (to take care of, to rear)l Look for = Have you lost anything? What are you look ing for un der the ta ble. (to search for)l Look into = I have requested the police commissioner to look into the mat ter of in creas ing crime in our

lo cal ity. (in ves ti gate, to probe, ex am ine)l Married to = Sita was mar ried to Ram and Ram to Sita af ter a Swayambar.l Operate on = The doctors op er ated on the pa tient and trans planted his heart. (to cut to cure)l Pay for = We need to pay for ev ery thing that we take in our life time. (re turn in money or kind)

l Pleased with = He is looking too pleased with him self. (amused, happy with)l Prevent from = The strict administration pre vented the riot from tak ing place. (avoided, stopped)

l Proof of = Many accused get punishment as they cannot produce proof of their in no cence. (ev i dence of)

l Reason for = There cannot be a good rea son for leth argy. (cause, ex cuse)

l Respond to = People re sponded to the call of the pres i dent and con trib uted gen er ously for the cause of theflood vic tims. (acted pos i tively, acted in fa vour)

l Remind of = This alluring smell of the flowers re mind me of my child hood days in a gar den. (rem i nis cent of,bring to mem ory)

l Shout at = Scolding or shout ing at chil dren does not help their cause in any way. (to be an gry loudly, scold loudly)l Sorry for = Should we feel sorry at the end of the day for what did dur ing the day? (re gret, feel re morse)l Speak to/with = I wanted to speak to you, but you were not avail able.l Unless the countries speak with one an other they can not re solve their dis putes. (talk, com mu ni cate)l Suffer from = The businessman suf fered from great losses and was soon de clared bank rupt. (in curred,

trou bled by)l Surprised at = The scientists were sur prised at the re mark able dis cov ery.l Take part in = Tak ing part in ex tra-cur ric u lar ac tiv i ties is equally im por tant as ex cel ling in ac a dem ics. (to

par tic i pate, to be a part of)l Thank for = Before leaving the participants thanked the or ga niz ers for giv ing them the op por tu nity. (be

grate ful for)l Tolerant of = In a multi-lingual and multi-cultural country like India people need to be tol er ant of the

di ver sity and dif fer ences. (to be con sid er ate, thought ful of)l Translate into = Volumes of works of Sanskrit have been trans lated into Eng lish and many other Eu ro pean

lan guages. (change in lan guage)

Target Exercise 22

Di rec tions Choose the cor rect prep o si tion in the con text.1. Only till few years ago people could not dream about/of the fa cil i ties and com forts that they en joy now.2. The girl was quite frightened from/of the ghost sto ries.3. Which subject are good in/at?4. He smiled in the way as if he was acquainted about/with me.5. The minister now-a-days are quite averse to/from com ing out of their com fort zone.6. People clever in/at de ceiv ing get away easy with out be ing rep ri manded.7. The majority of Hindi words are de rived of/from San skrit.8. If a country progresses the masses should not remain deprived from/of the fruits.9. The quick arrival of the fire-brigade prevented the fire for/from spread ing fur ther.

10. If one has a problem one should sit down and speak to/with the par ties in volved.An swers 1. of 2. of 3. at 4. with 5. to 6. at 7. from 8. of 9. from 10. with




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their in no cence. (ev i dence of)

the call of the pres i dent and con trib uted gen er ously for the cause of the

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my child hood days in a gar den. (rem i nis cent of,

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my child hood days in a gar den. (rem i nis cent of,

chil dren does not help their cause in any way. (to be an gry loudly, scold loudly)

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chil dren does not help their cause in any way. (to be an gry loudly, scold loudly)

what did dur ing the day? (re gret, feel re morse)

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what did dur ing the day? (re gret, feel re morse)

you, but you were not avail able.

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you, but you were not avail able.

one an other they can not re solve their dis putes. (talk, com mu ni cate)

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one an other they can not re solve their dis putes. (talk, com mu ni cate)

great losses and was soon de clared bank rupt. (in curred,

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great losses and was soon de clared bank rupt. (in curred,

the re mark able dis cov ery.

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the re mark able dis cov ery.

ex tra-cur ric u lar ac tiv i ties is equally im por tant as ex cel ling in ac a dem ics. (to

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ex tra-cur ric u lar ac tiv i ties is equally im por tant as ex cel ling in ac a dem ics. (to

Thank for = Before leaving the participants

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Thank for = Before leaving the participants thanked

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thanked the or ga niz ers

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the or ga niz ers

Tolerant of = In a multi-lingual and multi-cultural country like India people need to be

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Tolerant of = In a multi-lingual and multi-cultural country like India people need to be di ver sity and dif fer ences. (to be con sid er ate, thought ful of)

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di ver sity and dif fer ences. (to be con sid er ate, thought ful of)

Translate into = Volumes of works of Sanskrit have been

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Translate into = Volumes of works of Sanskrit have been

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Target Exercise 22

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Target Exercise 22

Di rec tions

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Di rec tions Choose the cor rect prep o si tion in the con text.

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Choose the cor rect prep o si tion in the con text.1.

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1. Only till few years ago people could not dream

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Only till few years ago people could not dream 2.

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2. The girl was quite frightened

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The girl was quite frightened 3.

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3. Which subject are good

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Which subject are good 4.

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4. He smiled in the way as if he was acquainted

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Structure RuleThe id i om atic na ture of prep o si tionConvention rules the use of preposition. As we have seen above, there is some collocation between some word and their fixedpreposition. At the same time, there phrasal verbs or prepositional verbs which mean different from the words used in them. Therefore,they are idiomatic by nature. See a few :To look after = to take care ofTo look for = to searchTo look into = to enquire aboutTo take after = to resembleTo take to heart = to feel badWe will discuss these in detail in the chapter Idioms and Phrases.

The seventh question that you have to ask is“Are the prepositions correctly used?”This is the rule no. SEVEN

Target Exercise 23

Di rec tions One of the words is in cor rectly spelt in each group. En cir cle that word.1. grammar summer summerise hammer 2. author interior governer organiser3. theatre kilomitre kilolitre metre4. important impotent ignorent obedient5. licence lens sense influence6. negligable valuable possible resistible7. dangerous mystereous superstitious courteous8. official presidential crucial substancial9. expense expanse expansion expultion

10. anxious conscious consentious pretentiousAn swers 1. sum ma rise 2. gov er nor 3. kilo metre 4. ig no rant 5. li cense 6. neg li gi ble7. mys te ri ous 8. substantial 9. ex pul sion 10. conscientious

Target Exercise 24

Di rec tions One of the words is cor rectly spelt in each group. En cir cle that word.1. acommodate accomodate accommodate eccommodate2. begger beggar beggery beggerly 3. cocoon cucoon cacoon cocun4. quarrelling quarreling quarelling querrelling 5. residencial recidential reasidential residential 6. apology appology apolosy epology 7. sinsere sincere sinceer sincier8. restorent restaurent restaurant resteurant 9. profession proffesion profetion profeson

10. posesson possession posession possesion An swers 1. ac com mo date 2. beg gar 3. co coon 4. quar rel ling 5. res i den tial 6. apol ogy7. sin cere 8. res tau rant 9. pro fes sion 10. possession

Type 11 : Error of Punctuation

Apostrophe with Possessives NounsConsider the following :

(i) A boy’s bag (ii) The boys’ school(iii) My father’s house (iv) My parents’ place




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sum ma rise 2. gov er nor 3. kilo metre 4. ig no rant 5. li cense 6. neg li gi ble

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sum ma rise 2. gov er nor 3. kilo metre 4. ig no rant 5. li cense 6. neg li gi ble7. mys te ri ous 8. substantial 9. ex pul sion 10. conscientious

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7. mys te ri ous 8. substantial 9. ex pul sion 10. conscientious

Target Exercise 24

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Target Exercise 24

One of the words is cor rectly spelt in each group. En cir cle that word.

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One of the words is cor rectly spelt in each group. En cir cle that word.accomodate

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accomodate accommodate

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accommodate beggery

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beggery beggerly

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beggerlycucoon

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cucoon cacoon

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cacoon cocun

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cocun quarreling

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quarreling quarelling

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quarellingresidencial

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residencial recidential

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recidential reasidential residential

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reasidential residential apology

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apology appology

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appology apolosy

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apolosysinsere

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sinsere sincere

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sincere sinceer

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sinceerrestorent

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restorent restaurent

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restaurent9.

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9. profession

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profession proffesion

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proffesion10.

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10. posesson

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posesson possession

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possession An swers

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An swers 1. ac com mo date 2. beg gar 3. co coon 4.

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1. ac com mo date 2. beg gar 3. co coon 4. 7. sin cere 8. res tau rant 9. pro fes sion 10. possession

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7. sin cere 8. res tau rant 9. pro fes sion 10. possession

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Apostrophe with Possessives Nouns

(v) Men’s saloon (vi) Women’s parlour(vii) Children’s park (viii) Socrates’ disciple(ix) Dickens’ novels (x) Levis’ jeans

The nouns ending with ‘s’ do not usually require another ‘s’ after the apostrophe.

Consider the following :

(i) Jack and Jill’s house–one house be long ing to both

(ii) Sita and Ram’s journey–same jour ney cov ered to gether

But(i) Jack’s and Jill’s houses–two different possessions or ownerships

(ii) Sita’s and Ram’s destinations–two different destinations of the two

Structure RuleApostrophe is also used to make contracted forms :It is = it’s There is = there’s Here is = here’s I will = I’llI will not = I won’t He has = he’s He is = he’s We have = we’veShe had = she’d She would = she’d Do not = don’t Cannot = can’t and so on

Target Exercise 25

Di rec tions Rewrite the sentences after applying proper punctuations marks.1. Keats and Shelley’s poems adore nature with deep sensuous passion.2. You can get your car repaired at Salim’s and Karim’s garage which is only a furlong away.3. R.K. Narayan’s, the famous Indian English authors, stories are known for deep insight into their

characters.4. The boy’s and the girl’s school were standing face to face flanking the road.5. Childrens magazines are hardly to be seen anywhere these days.

An swers 1. Keats’s and Shel ley’s po ems–two dif fer ent po ets’ po ems 2. Salim and Karim’s–one ga rageowned by two 3. R.K. Narayan, the fa mous In dian Eng lish au thor’s 4. the boys’ and girls’ school5. children’s

PunctuationUse of comma (,), semi-colon (;), colon (:) and quotation marks (“”)

Commal To mention a list of things : eg,

(i) You, he and I are friends.(ii) She bought mango, apple, guava and orange.

(iii) Industrialization, urbanization and globalization are the process to bring about modernizationl To separate two clauses : eg,

(i) When I was there, I did not go out for a day.(ii) If you work hard, you will succeed.

l Before and, or, but, if the clauses are long enough: eg,(i) I offer her tea but she declined.

(ii) Some of the boys joined the course, but the girls were not interested.l After connective like however, therefore, on the other hand, similarly: eg,

(i) He is sincere. However, he is not successful.(ii) They criticized the man. On the other hand, they honoured him.

l When some words intrude the sentence especially between the subject and its verb: eg,(i) We were, believe it or not, on the cloud nine last night.

(ii) He, however, did not do as he had promised.(iii) Mr. Victor, the principal of the college, did not agree to our proposal.(iv) People, who follow nature, get blessed.




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We have = we’ve

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We have = we’veCannot = can’t and so on

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punctuations

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punctuations marks

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marks.

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.Keats and Shelley’s poems adore nature with deep sensuous passion.

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Keats and Shelley’s poems adore nature with deep sensuous passion. garage which is only a furlong away.

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garage which is only a furlong away., the famous Indian English authors, stories are known for deep insight into their

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, the famous Indian English authors, stories are known for deep insight into their

The boy’s and the girl’s school were standing face to face flanking the road.

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The boy’s and the girl’s school were standing face to face flanking the road. magazines are hardly to be seen anywhere these days.

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magazines are hardly to be seen anywhere these days. 1. Keats’s and Shel ley’s po ems–two dif fer ent po ets’ po ems 2. Salim and

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1. Keats’s and Shel ley’s po ems–two dif fer ent po ets’ po ems 2. Salim and , the fa mous In dian Eng lish au thor’s 4. the boys’ and girls’ school

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, the fa mous In dian Eng lish au thor’s 4. the boys’ and girls’ school

Use of comma (,), semi-colon (;), colon (:) and quotation marks (“”)

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Use of comma (,), semi-colon (;), colon (:) and quotation marks (“”)

She bought mango, apple, guava and orange.

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She bought mango, apple, guava and orange.Industrialization, urbanization and globalization are the process to bring about modernization

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Industrialization, urbanization and globalization are the process to bring about modernization

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To separate two clauses :

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To separate two clauses : eg

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eg,

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,When I was there, I did not go out for a day.

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When I was there, I did not go out for a day.If you work hard, you will succeed.

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If you work hard, you will succeed.

Before and, or, but, if the clauses are long enough:

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Before and, or, but, if the clauses are long enough: I offer her tea but she declined.

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I offer her tea but she declined.Some of the boys joined the course, but the girls were not interested.

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Some of the boys joined the course, but the girls were not interested.

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They criticized the man. On the other hand, they honoured him.

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Semi-colonl To show closeness of two independent sentences where otherwise full stop can be used: eg,

(i) Idea disseminated; and this is how civilization grew.(ii) She invited me; but I was not interest.

(iii) Some people like summers; others like winter.

Colonl For writing dialogues: eg,

A: What’s that? B: Guess.l For presenting explanations, lists etc: eg,

(i) Answer the following questions:1. What’s true? 2. What’s not true?

(ii) Her explanation was like this:l In headings and titles: eg,

(i) Video wills acceptable: Supreme Court (ii) Punctuation: Apostrophe(iii) Chapter One: Sentence Correction

Quotation marksl Direct speech eg,

(i) She said, “I’ll come tomorrow.”l Quotations

(i) The famous proverb goes, “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.”

l To make the word stand out: eg,(i) He was the “wisest” fool of all times. (ii) I like ‘Alice in the Wonderland’.

Target Exercise 26

Di rec tions Re write the sen tences af ter ap ply ing proper punc tu ations marks.1. An angry humiliated and wounded A.Q. Khan has finally made the secret of nuclear proliferation public.2. Narayanan reinforced the official position saying We have thermonuclear capabilities.3. What about the drunk customers nuisance.4. Shakuntala Devi the famous numerologists latest book has hit the book-stalls.5. Im going to barge in for the evening worship she insisted.

The eighth important question to be asked is“Are the spelling and punctuation in place?”This is the rule no. EIGHT

An swers 1. an an gry, hu mil i ated and wounded 2. say ing, “We have ……” 3. cus tom ers’4. nu mer ol o gist’s 5. “I’m …… Worship”, she insisted.




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(ii) Punctuation: Apostrophe

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(ii) Punctuation: Apostrophe

The famous proverb goes, “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.”

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The famous proverb goes, “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.”

(ii) I like ‘Alice in the Wonderland’.

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(ii) I like ‘Alice in the Wonderland’.

Re write the sen tences af ter ap ply ing proper

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Re write the sen tences af ter ap ply ing proper punc tu ations

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punc tu ationsAn angry humiliated and wounded A.Q. Khan has finally made the secret of nuclear proliferation public.

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An angry humiliated and wounded A.Q. Khan has finally made the secret of nuclear proliferation public. reinforced the official position saying We have thermonuclear capabilities.

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reinforced the official position saying We have thermonuclear capabilities.What about the drunk customers nuisance.

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What about the drunk customers nuisance. Devi the famous numerologists latest book has hit the book-stalls.

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Devi the famous numerologists latest book has hit the book-stalls.Im going to barge in for the evening worship she insisted.

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Im going to barge in for the evening worship she insisted.The eighth important question to be asked is

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The eighth important question to be asked is“Are the spelling and punctuation in place?”

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“Are the spelling and punctuation in place?”This is the rule no

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This is the rule no. EIGHT

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1. an an gry, hu mil i ated and wounded 2. say ing, “We have ……” 3. cus tom ers’4. nu mer ol o gist’s 5. “I’m …… Worship”, she insisted.

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4. nu mer ol o gist’s 5. “I’m …… Worship”, she insisted.

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