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- Malan Shereen Imran, Kothagudem.
Q: Shall I take your book? - Is this an inter-
rogative sentence or imperative sentence?
A: An interrogative sentence. However, if it
is a request, it can be imperative.
Q: In one of the old lessons you have written
"If you don't take me amiss" - I think it is a
wrong sentence. Please clarify.
A: Don't take me amiss - yes, it is wrong. It
was written by mistake in the earlier les-
son. The correct form of the sentence is:
Don't take something amiss. (Not, don't
take a person - you/ me/ him, etc., amiss)
Q: N J discuss h o. It is wrong to say 'he went under'.
- Pleas translate into English.
A: We are discussing just that matter.
Q: Sir, we have a number of international
players in our rank. - Please say the mean-
ing of the underlined.
A: It should be, - ....... in our ranks', and not
'rank'. 'Ranks' here means group. Number of
international players in our ranks = No. of
international players in our group.
- Zohan Khan D, Warangal.
Q: She wrote retrospectively about her
childhood - Please translate into
Telugu.
A: She wrote retrospectively about her
childhood = She is a grown up woman
now. She wrote about her past, that is,
remembering her childhood. (p
l--uC. p
*o C.)
Q: He said to me "I will meet you day
after tomorrow" (Direct Speech). -
Please say Indirect speech for the
above sentence.
A: Indirect speech: He told me that he
would meet me the day after the next
(day).
- Usha Kiran Mayuri, Khammam.
Q: Sir, in one of the old lessons you have
written the following are imaginary past.
Those are as follow / follows:
'She wishes she didn't see him.
He wishes he had been selected.'
- Aren't these sentences referring to the
Improbable Present? Please clarify.
A: She wishes she didn't see him = She saw
him (in the past), but she is very unhappy
that she saw him in the past. She would
have been happy if she had not seen him.
(Eo -/ ---
-C.)
He wishes he had been selected - This is
imaginary past too.
( -- j
-C.)
She wishes she wouldn't see him - this is
improbable present.
( Eo p/
N-u-h --- -E J.)
Q: We are happy to have his presence here.
- Please explain the Telugu meaning.
A: We are happy that he is here. ( \
o- p -
C.)
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'Vote of Thanks' is a..?
Q: Vote of Thanks - Is it a
phrase, idiom or collocation?
A: Vote of thanks - Phrase, because it
is a group of words without a verb.
Q: He went under 10 years jail term /
imprisonment / He went under a
10 year jail term/ imprisonment -
M. SURESAN
Please correct it.
A: He underwent ten years' jail term - Correct.
d./ Nick names -h. - Please
Underwent is the past tense (V2) of under-
go = experience. (----N--) A: Our teacher gave us nicknames and calls us
Q: It is good by nomsans, - Please translate
into Telugu.
A: The sentence has no meaning, because there
is no such word in English as nomsans.
Q: \ / --f hC. A: h-, ho -, -
- Please say in English.
A: We are getting some bad smell from some-
where / Some bad smell is coming from
somewhere.
Q: In Oxford dictionary at some places exam-
ples are not begin with a capital letter, why?
A: If it is not a sentence there is no need to
begin the example with a capital letter.
Q: I haven't known Imran spend time -
Shouldn't 'spends' be there? Please explain.
ii) Potentiality = --/ o-
'Discussion' is followed by...
- Srimukhi Vedanthi
Q: Sir, in one of the old lessons you have
written the following sentences.
'The chairman initiated the discussion
about the new policies.'
- The above underlined shouldn't be fol-
lowed by the preposition 'about'. Please clarify.
A: Understand: 'Discuss' is not followed by
'about', but 'discussion' is followed by
is uncountable and doesn't have 'a' before
'about'. The parents discussed their daugh-
ter's marriage. There was a discussion
about their daughter's marriage late in the
night.
Q: The inauguration of the bridge is stated for
next month - Is the underlined word cor-
rect here?
1) In pursuance of 2) Tight-knit squad
A: Correct.
Q: The gap between women and men voters
has also steadily reduced - Is the above one
correct? Shouldn't 'been' be there after the
underlined?
A: 'Has increased' which means in Telugu,
ly (Jh --).
(This is passive voice = --C).
2
- Vasundhara, Khammam.
Q: Sir, his links with the organization was
turned out to be, at best, tenuous - Please
translate into Telugu.
A: I haven't known Imran spend A:
n E - %- -i N .
time - Correct. Q: Being, having been - you have explained a
'Spend' here is not a verb, but a number of times but not broadly. I request
plain infinitive. (infinitive - to you to explain the above ones and say how
spend, to know, to go, etc. (to +
they are used both in the past and future.
1st DW) Plain infinitive - infini-
A: Being = p . Eg: Being good at
tive without 'to' before it: spend,
know, go, etc.) studies, he gets good marks.
Q: sir nicknames Having been = --- / -p- .
Eg: Having been good at studies, he passed
say in English. the exam with a high percentage of marks.
Q: Pleas suggest a good book which contains
only by those nicknames. phrasal verbs, idioms, colloquies and cor-
Q: Bike mirrors j "Objects in the mirror rection of sentences.
closer than they appear" E C. A: Living English Structure by Stannard Allen
Dn N? (Published by Orient Blackswan Co.)
Q: -J --E ---
l E--ho E- _- C, -x C = What is
o/ --o. destined to happend will happen what's
there in our hands - Is this correct?
- Ahalya Ithihas, Rajole. A: What is destined to happen (not happened,
Q: Sir, please explain the words in Telugu. as you wrote) will happen - Correct.
1) Dimension 2) Potential/ lity Q: d - Please translate into
3) Sustain English.
A: 1) Dimension = -. A: There is no proverb in English which gives
exactly the meaning of this Telugu
2) i) Potential = j J -
proverb.
- J-n- o-p.
C-- h .
3) Sustain = i) - h/ -
. Eg: The movie sustained its
interest till the end.
ii) Keep something alive. Eg: Water
sustains plants.
iii) Suffer. Eg: He sustained severe
injuries in the accident.
Vocabulary
1. Flair = Natural ability for something.
Q: In the previous lesson you have written:
'He has intimated to me his decision to
( n u)
Eg: He has a flair for acting.
start a business' - Please say why the arti-
Flair Ineptitude / inability
cle (a) is used here?
(-h/
A: When business means trade / commercial
n u--E)
2. Petty = Unimportant (vu E)
activity (u), it is countable, so it has
Eg: They quarrelled over a petty matter.
singular and plural and in the singular, it
Petty Important (u-i)
must have 'a' before it.
3. Comprehend = Understand / grasp men-
When business means work/ matter (E), it
tally (n/
-- --).
Comprehension = Understanding
it. I have business (work) in the city tomor-
(v).
row.
Eg: I am unable to comprehend even
- P. Amarnath & M. Kamesh, Pasuluru.
now his behaviour yesterday
Q: Dear sir, let me know the meanings of Comprehend Miss (v-----)/
these phrases with Telugu examples. Misapprehend (p n --)
4. Initiate = Begin (vG)
3) Crash out of 4) Step down Eg: The government has initiated the
A: 1) In accordance with (E v). computerization of aadhar cards
2) Well organized/ closely integrated Initiate Terminate ( /
(\ ---o/ u- o). T-)
3) To fall asleep/ to be defeated complete- 5. Cunning = Deceitful (--J--i)
Eg: The fox is a cunning animal.
4) Give up a position (-NE ----). Cunning Innocent (---i)
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Vocabulary
1. Acute = i) Severe (Bv-i)
Eg: i) There is an acute shortage of
drinking water in that area. (Bv-
i F )
ii) The rural areas of India are facing
acute health problems.
Acute Mild (Bv E/ Cl-)
2. Submerge = Cause something to be
under water. (F E-T--)
Eg: Because of heavy rains in the city,
most areas of Guntur are submerged.
Submerge Float ()
3. Decay = Deteriorate / cause something to
be gradually damaged / worse / less. (C-
-/ v ~-/ -- - here is 'could come'). In your sentence,
n -.)
Eg: Standards are deteriorating in public
life and politics. (v @N-- , --
x v- ~-h-o) N verb
Other Examples: tooth decay / food
decay, etc.
Decay Improvement (----)
4. Inclined to = Tending or wanting to do
something (j - - A: He never listens to anybody. - Correct.
) Here the verb is, 'listens', because the sub-
Eg: During holidays most students
incline to be lazy.
Inclined to Unwilling / be averse to
(d- -.)
5. Mushroom = i) A fungus variety with a
round top and a short stem (-d--)
ii) Increase very quickly. (N-K- J-T-
-)
Eg: The number of corporate colleges is
mushrooming. (p- --
d---x J-T---o.) 1) Youth no longer seem to be interested
Mushroom Decrease (_)
- N. Srinivasulu, Adoni.
Q: Sir, please explain how to pronounce the
following underlined words in Telugu
1) Flour Mill/ Wheat Flour 2) Flower
A: Flour = The powder of any grain ().
Flower - you know the meaning. But the
pronunciation of flour and flower is the
same - ( a- \.) announcement on extending reservation
- C.V. Sivanarayana
Q: Please explain the meanings of the follow-
ing words with example.
1) Confounding 2) Variable 3) Wonder
A: 1) Confound = Confuse or surprise (A-
--/ -- / a-u-) Eg: He had been in Bengaluru, before he was
2) Variable = Something that keeps chang-
ing ( C.)
3) Wonder = Great surprise (--s-.)
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He huffed and puffed...?
- Ahalya Vedanthi, Rajole. - Shereen Imran, Kothagudem. - Venkata Reddy, Narasampet.
Q: Sir, in one of the old lessons Q: Sir, let him here / Let him be Q: Sir, could you tell me the meanings of
you said that he / she / any per- here - Please say the right one. these sentences.
son isn't followed by "recol- A: Let him be here - Correct.
lect", but in Oxford dictionary Q: He got killed / He was killed /
an example is quoted i.e., She He got murdered/ He was mur-
M. SURESAN
could no longer recollect the dered - Please say the difference.
details of the letter. Moreover A: He got killed = He was killed. He got mur-
"recollect" is the synonym of "recall" dered = He was murdered.
given in the dictionary - Please clarify my Q: She forgets to call you / calling you. Don't
doubt. forget to call me / calling me. Do you for-
A: The verb in the sentence He could no get to call me? / calling me? Why do you 1) Blow down your house.
longer recollect ....... is, could recollect. forget to call me? / calling me? How do 2) Blow out your house.
When shall, should, will, would, can, could, you forget to call me? / calling me? When
3) I will huff and puff.
may, might, must, have to, has to, had to, do you forget to call me? / calling me? -
4) The chores must be done.
etc., come before verbs, we use only the Please explain which is correct one.
form without 's' even for he / she / it. 5) Picks the ripe corn.
A: She forgets to call you = she forgets calling
6) Waves to the neighbour.
Eg: a) He cannot sing. The verb here is, can you. The same applies to your other sen-
sing. ('not' is not a part of the verb). 7) It should be cherished by every individual.
tences too, that is, all the other sentences in
b) She could not come here etc. (the verb that question, and also in question. 'Forget' 8) So much so.
and all the other verbs in the sentences 9) In no time he became skillfull in the
the verb is, could recollect, and not just above are followed by either the infinitive archery.
recollect. (to go, to come. etc., or by the 'ing' form.) 10) He went to an isolated sandy corner.
j p-d, will, would, shall, should Q: In India most women / most of the women 11) The force of the storm swept him off the
h, p, / the women depend on their husbands for camel.
L verb . their living / for their livelihood - Please A: 1) Demolish your house, especially by
correct it. using explosives. ( -n- F
Q: He never listen to anyone - should not the
underlined word above be added the letter A: In India most women (= most of the
E a.)
's'. Please clarify. women) depend on their husbands for their 2) Blow out your house - No meaning for this
expression. You blow out (p-) a fire
living (= livelihood) - both are correct and
or a lamp, but not a house. ( Eo
have the same meaning.
ject is, he. If the sentence was given as 'He
.)
Q: In our country the married / married
3) I will show my anger at somebody / some-
never listen to anybody' - is wrong. women don't have economic / economical
thing, by shouting / by complaining loudly
Q: love marriage --o./ love independence - Please correct it.
- ( * .) When his son
marriage -C - Please explain how to A: In our country married women ('the mar-
failed in the exam, he huffed and puffed at
say in English. ried' is wrong) don't have economical inde- him. (s K~ p-E L--,
A: His / her marriage was a love marriage. pendence - Correct. *--).
4) The boring and unpleasant work, especially
- K. Rajeswari, Hyderabad. household work, must be done. Chores =
Q: C -u-x Underline -- -- -n-- Boring and unpleasant household work that
N-J---. can't be avoided. (N L-T, x--
E E, pE E.)
5) Take the corn which is ripe.
in joining the banned outfit.
( o
B).
2) According to source, the two MLA's
6) Wave hands at the neighbour ( x
are learnt to have called on CM.
o--- -- --).
A: 1) No longer = Not any longer = Not any-
But the verb in the sentence is, had been 7) Every person should treat it as dear. (vA
more ( -/ )
protesting - F O u verb 'had been' \ Eo v-i--C --L).
2) Call on = Visit a person ( uhE - . C had been protesting. Had been + 8) To such a degree ( ). He worked
Jz-.) ing form - verb --J-T- hard all through his life, so much so, even
Q: Mr. Krishnaiah who had been vocally ux u, u J - before sixty years of age, he looked old.
protesting TDP president Naidu's -T, E had been + ing form . 9) Very soon he became very skilled at using
Eg: She had been dancing until she fainted the bow and arrow. (y- Nx, -- -
for Kapu community. who had = p % p --C. -- E- u ).
been n - ---. sen- 10) He went to a lonely corner filled with
u h C.
tence E importance N-J---. O u-E n: v- sand. (- E o J
A: Had been - talks of the earlier of two past -E J-yx v---Eo E-h o x--).
states of being. o - -- %gu (p E hC.) 11) The storm (something like a big cyclone)
-o -u-Eo p--E 'had been' . Q: 'The respect accorded to Collector'. - made him fall from the camel (
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He pulled off the first prize...

- V. Nagendra Reddy & M. Indra - T. Lakshmaiah, Gollapalli. - P. Srinath, Timmana Cheruvu. - M. Aswini, Thimmana Cheruvu.
Nammanankapalli. Q: Sir, I saw the below sentence in Q: Sir, C n Q: , C - - ---.
one of the exam papers. That ---. 1. Odious 2. Oust 3. Curious
is..... 1. Down payment 4. Original 5. Sulk 6. Cacology
Prime Minister Narendra Modi 2. Bad debt 7. Lassitude 8. Else
....... 3 years in office by next 3. Dominate 9. Levy 10. Plunge.
May. M. SURESAN
4. Sleeper cell 5. P.S. A: 1) -, 2) d, 3) uJ-, 4) J->-,
1) will complete A: 1) Down payment = Buying something by 5) \, 6) -@ (\ ' ' '
2) will have completed paying the whole price at the time of u l), 7) -u, 8) q, 9) O,
3) will be completed buying (\ Lx- o--) 10) x.
Q: C Phrases n, ----- 4) will have been completed 2) Bad debt = Debt which cannot be recov- Q: x x @ ---C 27 ~- x
N-J---. The answer is 2 - Here my doubt is Why ered ( -E p) g-- C E No. -E---?
1. Back foot don't we use the remaining answers. Please 3) Dominate = Have power and influence A: There were a few other letters, but @ was,
explain. over something or somebody (C-u, as far as I know was not a part of the
2. Backline 3. Chest down
A: 1) He will complete ...... three years = He English alphabet.
4. Rush out 5. Scored a brace
C- --)
will complete three years by next May. 4) Sleeper cell = A terrorist / terrorists
6. Put his arm around someone
remaining inactive and under cover until
Vocabulary
Office here means position / job.
A: 1) Back foot = vA- J-n-A -. sent into action (j -t u
(His poverty put him at a disadvan- 2) Prime Minister will have completed three
tage.) years in office by next May = By next May, d E-E v--)
his being in office will be more than three 5) PS = Police station
2) Backline = j-, football -
years. Q: 'General', Vocational
games . (The back line was strong, so
- -u N-J-- - .
Both the sentences are correct, of course, A: General studies =
they were able to win.)
- --x, -
3) Chest down = A C h -- with different meanings. -x u Nu. Vocational training =
E ~- nA. (The child suffers from Q: Sir, in the sentence 'Hai Guys'. What is the %Ah Nu.
meaning? Is it Male? or Female? Plural? or Q: ~h - -N--J--.
the chest down syndrome.)
Singular?- Please explain. 1) F.M. Radio 2) J.C.B.
4) Rush out = -u--/ - -
x. (On hearing the loud noise, he A: The meaning of the sentence is whether the 3) C.C.E. Model ( u ho j-
rushed out.) person referred to is male or female, and \- E--hC.) 1. Neutral = Not siding with either of the
5) Scored a brace = (In games) q whether there are more persons than one. A: 1) F.M. Radio = Frequency Modulation (J- two parties / individuals (-n -
. (The team scored a brace before Q: Sir, could you explain the difference N Nh-g NE- -) ).
the half-time) between Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chair 2) JC Bamford Excavators Ltd. ( o Eg: In the dispute between his two
6) Put his arm around someone = O person of Rajya Sabha. dE y--E, d-- a--E K friends he remained neutral
--, DE vu n . A: The speaker is elected by the members of v) Neutral Biased / partial / prejudiced.
the Lok Sabha, whereas the presiding offi- 3) Continuous and comprehensive evaluation (~--/ -G-v- -)
- N. Srinivasulu, Adoni. cer (u-~) of the Rajya Sabha is the (E-- g --u- NuJn vA-
2. Collude (with) = Have a secret under-
Q: Sir, please give meaning of the following Vice-president. The Rajya Sabha presiding --C ----E.) standing with another person.
underlined expression. officer is not elected specially for the pur-
Eg: He colluded with his cousin to cheat
'Revenue gap is hanging like 'damocles pose, and is called a chairman / chairperson
his brother. He and his brother in col-
sword' over the A.P. Government's neck. (if it is a woman).
lusion tried to cheat the neighbour.
A: Damocles Sword = A situation in which Collude Be honest
something dangerous may happen to - M. Jyothi, Gopalapatnam.
3. Feeble = Weak / not effective or good
somebody / a constant danger. Q: C Phrases n, ----- enough.
N-J---. Eg: Because he was ill he spoke in a fee-
- Malan Shereen Imran, Kothagudem. 1. Tate up for 2. Set off ble voice.
3. Spend a majority Q: C ---- -- --C---. Feeble Robust (Eg: In spite of his old
Q: Don't forget to send me your address/ send-
4. A tough pill to swallow 1) When the (drop) drink is inside, the age, he is still robust.)
ing me your address - Please say which one
5. Pull off sense is outside.
of the above two sentences is correct. 4. Impose = Officially force a rule, tax, pun-
6. Off-screen 2) They who love most are least valued.
A: Forget can be followed by both the 'ing' ishment etc. (NC-)
A: 1) Tate up for - x . 3) Time is a great story teller.
form and the infinitive. In some cases how- Eg: Because he dodged (_-d) the
2) Set off = -l-/ N 4) Time trieth truth
ever the 'ing' form following 'forget' may payment of tax, the authorities
refer to the past. Eg: I forgot posting the 5) To leave is to die a little
/ a. imposed a fine on him.
letter. But in the present or the future tense, Eg: He set off on the journey early in the 6) To lend is to buy a quarrel
Impose Excuse / remit. (~N-/ P~
both can be used after 'forget'. morning. A: 1) (h F) , A
T_-). Because of her old age, they
Q: Sir, when is 'to + V4' used? To playing/ 3) Spend a majority = \ a C. T A remitted her punishment.
cooking like that - Please explain. d DE vu n . E -n.
5. Comply (with) = Act according to rules
4) A tough pill to swallow = 2) A vN x A \ N
A: There are a number of verbs and also other N---E (E--- --J-)
expressions are followed by the 'to + 'ing'
h.
N.
3) p -C (-p E Eg: He complied with the rules of the
form'. Some of them are: With a view to, Eg: His being our boss is a tough pill to department.
object to, look forward to, be used to, be swallow. -* -y- - C)
4) E E---O -C Comply Disobey (C-J-)
committed to, be accustomed to, be 5) Pull off = j N--- ---.
opposed to, in addition to, etc. For the Eg: He pulled off the first prize in the run- 5) j o d C-L--d yp
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