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Soumya Sindhuri,

Rajahmundry.

1. Seeing the teacher the stu-

dents rose up - Meaning?

A: The students saw the teacher

and they stood up.

2. I went to the house where I

had been to - say in English.

A: I had gone to the house once

before.

I went to the house again later.

3. They didn't have patiency to

get every explanation ofevery pard/ to listen to every

explanation of every pard-

Say which is correct. If both

are wrong say the right one.

A: There is no such word as

'pard'. Perhaps you have mis-

taken 'word' for 'pard'. 'Ward'

means a person, especially a

small child in the protection

of a person. It sometimes is

used with the meaning of

children/ young boys and

girls living in a hostel.

'They didn't have to patience

(not 'patiency'- no such word in

English) to listen to every expla-

nation of every ward' is correct.

4. Part away with/ part with - let

me know the uses of the with

examples as well as "part".

A: Part away with - Wrong.

Part with = give something to

others, unwillingly.

i) On court orders he parted with

a part of the property to his

cousins = d

h Eo a*aC.ii) She parted with her necklace

to clear her debts = pBa x C.

5. The office open from 9 a.m -

12 p.m. Is this correct?

A: Correct.

6. .A: I have joined the college.

7. x po* \o?Say in English.

A: How long/ since when havethey been here?

Sabdar Khan, Vijayawada.

1. Is my work of being here over

/ complete - Is this correct?

A: Is my purpose of being here

over/ complete? ('work' is notcorrect here, as 'work' in

English means only doing

something).

2. Muslims / The Muslims - Is

the underlined word necessary

before the word Muslims?

Whenever it is to be written or

said. And say if the first letter

of Muslims capital or small.

A: When you refer to Muslims

in general, no 'the' before it.

Muslims worship Allah (All

Muslims - not of any particu-

lar group.)

The Muslims of o

to the Jama Mas

(Which Muslims?

of old city - a par

Muslims - so

Muslims).

Muslims - the fir

be a capital lett

the name of

Muslims, H

Christians.

Ch. Sivaraj, Vizianagaram.

1. Can we use "Today onwards" in the Future?

i) He comes today onwards.

ii) He is coming today onwards.

iii) He will be coming tomorrow onwards

iv) He will attend tomorrow onwards. -

Which one is the correct? Explain the

above four.

A: 'Today onwards' can be used to refer to/

talk about future (NOT 'in the future').

From today onwards every boy will practise

music for half an hour (practise h Future).

i) He comes from today onwards.

ii) He will be coming from today onwards.

iii) He will be coming from tomorrow

onwards.

iv) He will attend from tomorrow onwards. -

j u d.All the sentences above refer to the future, but

note that '.. onwards' should be followed by

'from'.

2. Say difference.

i) Study/ Read ii) Laugh/ smile/ chuckle

A: i) Study = Learn something by yourself

from books. (What teachers teach at

school you learn at home by studying) =

u.Read - When you read, you

understand what you read

information about something

something. You may or m

remember what you read = You read a newspaper/ a hand

v .Study your class subjects = Co

u/ CN aii) Laugh - When you laugh

mouth and make sounds (Smile - When you smile you c

of your lips and eyes silentl

.)Chuckle: to laugh (Openin

widely) quietly (making a li

Rajendar Singh, Vizianagaram.

1. Please say the meanings of the following

words in Telugu with examples.

a) coach b) compartment c) solve

d) resolve e) search f) research

g) intelligent h) brilliant i) gem j) alley.

A: a) Coach = (Train coach) = compart-ment = jd.

Compartment bag , C.

c) Solve = u J\J = resolved) Resolve = 1) solve. Resolve n

o.2)

, N J\J.We are unable to solve the problem of cor-ruption = NFA u J\ \o.

We do not know how the Telangana -

Samaikyandhra dispute will be resolved =

, iuv N B L.

e) Search = / y.I am searching for a good house = *

o.The search for the rapist is going on =u L / yC.

f) Research = A deep study of a subject to

find new things = h N \E J.

Research is going on for a cure for cancer =

cancer E J C.g) intelligent = h) brilliant = bright = clever =

LN/ _* / n .

A teacher is happy to have clever students =

Lj Nun u h.She is an intelligent girl who can understand

things quickly = y n Ljt .

i) gem = n, \ v = diamondpolished. n hi/ hj/ u pj.

He is a gem of a teacher - pu.

j) alley = lane = .Walking up the alleyyou see the temple = *h F E hC.

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Subham Kureshi,

Warangal.

1. Hurrah! We have won the game.

2. Alas! She is alive - these sentences

are there in Wren and Martin

English grammar book on the page

no.3. Once you said that there

should be exclamatory marks

at the end of exclamatory sen-

tence but no exclamatory

marks are kept at the end of

two sentences (above) and also

say if the first letter of the

above underlined words capital i.e. after

exclamatory marks mentioned above.A: In the present day English, the exclamation

mark is placed both at the end of the inter-

jection (Alas!, Oh!, etc.) and at the

end of the sentence too.

Eg: 1) Alas! He is no more!

2) Oh! What a thing to happen!

3. I saw him go/ I saw him going -

Say the meaning in Telugu of the

above two sentences.

A: 'I saw him go' and 'I saw

him going.'

There are differences of opin-

ion about the difference

between, 'I saw him go' and 'I

saw him going'. Some gram-

marians say that they both mean the same - I

saw when he was going.However some others feel that 'I saw him go'

means, 'He went away and I saw it'( Rx

.), and going' means,

'I saw him while he was going'

.)However, most people see

between the two. They think

mean, 'I saw him while he w

h .)4. If I hadn't come here, I w

studying the novel - Is this c

A: Correct.

5. To reach the alley one has t

from the house - say in Telu

A: L. (O sentence.)

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Sheparted with her necklac

WWe have seen till now various expressions,phrases and sentences frequently used in

functional English which is a part of spoken

form of English. ( uJEnglish a NN u h, u Cl ).

practise h F N . Practice ho exercises h,

C. vAo:Exercise - 1

Give short responses (xh p) to thefollowing questions; both affirmative and

negative. (= both yes and no.)

Eg: 1) Is she here?

Short response a) Affirmative - Yes, she is.

b) Negative - No, she isn't.

2) Have you seen him?

Response: Affirmative: Yes, I have.

Negative: No, I haven't.

Use Only Short Forms

1) Does she sing well?

2) Did your students do well in the exam?

3) Most of our politicians are corrupt, aren't

they?

4) Do you play chess?5) Will India ever be corruption - free?

6) Did India win the match?

7) Naresh will be there tomorrow, won't he?

8) Can Rajani speak English?

9) How many have done the home work?

Yes, we all ______. No, __________

10) Need we attend the dinner?

Yes, we ______. No, we ____

11) Who got the first mark?

I ______ (Yes). I ______ (No)

12) Which of you likes ice-cream?

We all _____. (What is the response if

the answer is 'no')

13) Who shut the door?

I _______.

14) Are you studying well?15) Didn't he come here yesterday?

Answers in the next Lesson.

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AAfraid . Fear something (

). Everybody is afraid of a lion = vAx E = vAx .

lessons Lx 'afraid' I'm (I am) afraid expression j * N EEo Lp, sen-tence beginning .Suman: Did our friend Hemanth pass?

( Nv pass u?)Bhaskar: I'm afraid not ( E

E p). I'm afraid short responses

Th l.a) Sampath: Need I start now? (Ep

lLq ?)Viroop: (Yes), I'm afraid you must. (p.

xL E short response).b) Ganesh: Do you have enough money to

buy that bike? ( j s F_?)Harinder: I'm afraid not. ().

Example: 1) Do you think he will come?

Response: a) I'm afraid not

(\ * N ). , I'm afraid so = * N .I'm afraid , I wonder . n: I doubt= .Example: 'Is he coming?'

Response: I wonder ( ).

I'm afraid not..

1. Does she sing well?

A: Yes, she does/ No, she doesn't.

2. Did your students do well in the exam?A: Yes, they did/ No, they didn't.

3. Most of our politicians are corrupt, aren't

they?

A: Yes, they are/ no, they aren't.

4. Do you play chess?

A: Yes, I do/ No, I don't.

5. Will India ever be corruption free?

A: Yes, it will/ No, it won't.

6. Did India win the match?

A: Yes, it did/ No, it didn't.

7. Naresh will be here tomorrow, won't he?

A: Yes, he will/ No, he won't.

8. Can Rajani Speak English?

A: Yes, she can/ No, she can't.

9. How many have done the homework?A: Yes, we all did/ No, we didn't.

10. Need we attend the dinner?

A: Yes, we need to/ No, we needn't.

11. Who got the first mark?

A: I did/ I didn't.

12. Which of you likes ice-cream?

A: We all do/ None of us do

13. Who shut the door?

A: I did

14. Are you studying well?

A: Yes, I am/ No, I (amn't) am not.

15. Didn't he come here yesterday?

A: Yes, he did/ No, he didn't.

Answers to last week's exercise

K. Venkatesam, Nandyal.

1. Ponzi law to get more teeth.

2. Blessing in disguise

3. Steps on one's toes

4. Spread its wings

j expressions n NJ*, u p.A: 1) Ponzi Law = \ s d

\ yW,d x *, xs n EvA d.

To get more teeth = to be more

powerful (j dEo) J(More powerful) .

2) Blessing in disguise = Something

that appears bad but turns out to

be good ( E*, *JNC).

Our missing the train was a blessing

in disguise. It met with an accident

( j p %duC. C accident jC) C blessing in disguise.

3) Step/ tread on one's toes = mak-

ing someone angry by interfering

with them = C*

N u LpE x p (u j C/ l x J C o

NxLpE).You are stepping on the boss's toes by

changing the procedures in the office

= E l Ja boss pho (C F JC EN, boss C*C).

4) Spread your/ somebody's wings

= to do new things that are inter-

esting and exciting = qEo,x Eo L T h .

Now that our exams are over, let us

spread our wings. How about awalking tour? = K~ ? h N, LTN j l ? u C.j idioms Fo uiN,

iN.

Pavithra Sauri, Rajahmundry.

Q. Freedom / independence -

Explain.

A: Freedom = The right to do

what a person wants to do/

being able to do what you like,without anybody opposing you.

Independence, on the other hand,

refers 1) to a country being free

from foreign rule, 2) to the time

when a country gains freedom

and 3) the freedom to decide

how you live,

decisions withou

others.

We say 'Independe

freedom day.

A person has freeare out of jail/

tions, but we do

independent.

To have independe

position to do so

own, without oth

Sumanjali, Guntur.

1. Whether he is the innocent man or

the murderer nobody will be able

to tell - I have seen the above sen-

tence in a text book - Is the above

sentence correct? Since 'tell' isn't

followed by an object.A: As a rule tell is followed by

the person to whom some-

thing is told.

Eg: He told me/ her/ them etc. to

go home/ that he was not

going out.

But there are a few exceptions:

Eg: Tell a story/ jokes/ lies/truth /the differ-

ence/ Afrom B, etc.

To tell one from the other = to know the differ-

ence between one and the other

( L).You can't tell him from his twin =

you can't distinguish between the

twins.

2. Explain cause/ counsel with

examples and also say if the

word counsel doesn't have its

plural form.

A: Cause = 1) Something that is

responsible for something

else. Electric short circuit is

the cause of the fire.

Cause = 2) A noble idea people fight for =

v .Potti Sreeramulu sacrificed his life for the

cause of Andhra State = vu v Z

Cl d X vu 'Cause' with the meanings abov

But in phrases like 'no cause f

cause' 'a' is not used before 'c

Counsel = advice given by

experts- with this meaninuncountable. No plural.

Counsel = a lawyer/ group of la

meaning it is countable. This

3. He has remarkable eyes - Say

the above underlined.

A: Eyes which are remarkable

appear very attractive/ beau

4. There was/ were no lack

Which is right?

A: There was no lack of volunt

is the subject, is singular. So

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1. One's relation with the mem

is more important than any

other thing - Translate the

tences into Telugu.

A: One's relations with the m

family are more important

thing (With the meaning

among the members of a f

used is 'relations' (Plural) a

Relation = relative. (Jju u).

2. English is an internationa

international language - Say

A: Language - Countable si

must use 'a' before it. So,

language is correct.

3. They are building/ constru

Say the right one.

A: Both are correct, but 'buil

than correct. So 'building'

4. View/ vision - Say the mea

A: View = i) Opinion (My v

ferent from my dad's).

ii) Sight - What you can see

From the window of my

have a view of the sea.

iii) Scenery iv) Picture a p

Vision = i) ability to see (%dThe old man's vision is poor

not able to see properly.

ii) The area which you can se

5. Theist - Is this used?

A: Used. Meaning: One whthere is God X Atheist.

spread our wings ..?Maheshwar, Vizag.

Clarify the following doubts.

1. The poor - means poor people. Similarly can

we write the following the innocent/ the

lower class/ the clevers - means innocent

people/ lower class people/ clever people,

etc.

A: Yes, we can. The innocent = innocent peo-ple; the lower class, of course means thepeople of the lower class, but unlike 'inno-

cent' it is a phrase (a group of words with-out a verb); The clever = clever persons.

2. Can I have a share in your food - Can thisbe said?

A: Yes. It can.

3. I have been here since then doing my job -

Say in Telugu.

A: E po* \o.

4. He is eating food in/ on plate - Say the right

one.

A: On a plate- correct.

Exercise

GGive suitable short response to the follow-

ing questions. (Give all kinds of respons-

es in addition to, I'm afraid, I wonder).

1. Has he to teach her English?

(Yes, and no responses)

2. Will he have any difficulty in finding my

home?

3. Do you think he will come today?

4. Does she know where to wait for you?

5. Was he able to finish the work on time?

6. Must he submit the exercise today?

7. Didn't he help you in your work?

8. Was she here yesterday?

9. Has he passed the exam?

10. Can she sing well?

(Answers in the Next Lesson)

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Jagannath: Who was the winner in the chess

championship last week? ( xN ?)

Susmitha: I wonder. I didn't follow the

matches. (s? E).

Jagannath: I wonder how our friend Jagadish

fared. ( Nv D E*ho).

Look at the following:

1) Susmitha: I wonder.

2) Jagannath: I wonder how

our friend Jagadish fared.

Spoken English 'wonder'j n E J** n \ Th. (Think about some-thing we are not sure of and try to

guess).

Eg: a) Sujana has left this morn-

ing. I wonder where she is

now. ( lo lJRxC. \!)

b) Kesava: Kumar will be here tomorrow

evening ( v \).Hanif: Long since I saw him. (I) wonder if I'll

(I will) be able to recognize him ( xuC E . hd E*ho.)

'Wonder' 'doubt' () n .

Himabindu: Will Nischala come today?

(Ea h?)Sowbhagya: I wonder ( ).

h u A E (polite way of askingfor permission) won-der Th.Hiranmayi: Welcome,

Vanaja. Long time, no see.

What's the matter? (y! VuC . N ?)Vanaja: I am OK. How are you? I

wonder if I can use your scooter for

a few hours (. yo? Eo F \a ?)

Last lesson 'afraid' o NGo , lesson 'wonder' o NGo ?Now do the following exercises.We've (we have) been practising short

responses (xh p) for quite some timenow. Look at the following examples.

Amrith: You can't understand Hindi.

Ananth: But I can!

E.. response, 'Bdisagreement, % . \ response, 'But' v

Exercise - 1

DDisagree with the following

u NC.Example: 'He can sing well'

Response: But he can't

1. Sampath: I know you don'

Giridhar: ....

2. Sunayana: He won't give i

Bhasker: .....

3. Chandra: You haven't been

Sarala: ............

4. Ramesh: Why did you com

Narayana: ............

5. Chakri: Six and five makeSaketh: ......

Exercise -2

AAgree with the following state

Ex: Amit: You like sambar

Bhanu: Yes, I do.

1. Chandana: Devi likes tea.

Harsha: .........

2. Samyuktha: Her looks are

Giridhar: .........

3. Indu: Their work is fine.

Bindu: ......

4. Jayanth: The fruits are del

Kalpana: ..........

5. Kesav: The weather is cool

Madhav: .............

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M. Pratibha, Warangal.

1. Is the word "train" common

noun? Is it necessary to write

or say 'the' before the names of

trains? for e.g. The Intercity Express - clarify.

A: Yes, it is. Yes 'The' is necessary before the

names of trains, and every word in the

name of the train begins with a capital.

2. The ant was unable to be seen - Say in

Telugu.

A: The ant was unable to be seen - Passive of

'somebody was/ Nobody was/ We were

unable to see the ant.

Your sentence in Telugu =

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after such a long time! Where have you been

all these days? (, ,Eo o, y).

Amar: The pleasure is mine too. How are you?

How is everybody at home? ( C. o? x o?)

Arun: Fine. How is it with you and your peo-

ple? ( / o. y,

O x o?)Amar: Fine too. What are you now and whereare you? What brings you here now? (. p ho, \o?)

Arun: In Mumbai. I am with Freeman &

Forbes, manufacturers of auto spares. (. Freeman and Forbes companyo. xx N h).

Amar: I am in the same position- a professor

in an Engg. College. (p o.Engineering College professor).

WWe have seen earlier that we don't use 'also'

with not, and that even in sentences without

'not'. 'too' is preferable to 'also'. (Noto also . Not , also too better). Not also Lq *ap,1) Neither 2) nor or 3) not either English yEohC.a) Ekambar: I don't understand the situation.

Nobody here to explain it too. ( un . NJ \

).Farid: Nor do I/ Neither do I/ I don'teither ( n ).

b) Varma: His brother can't under-

stand Hindi (x t Dn ).

Sarma: Nor can his sister/ Neither can his

sister/ His sister can't

(can not) either. (x n ).

responses(p ) a p,

sentence E verbtense L.

verb,

tense

( . .c) Nataraj: He is not here.

brother here? (\ o?)

Mahesh: No. Neither is he/ N

(He isn't here too a.)

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Long time, no see.

Not to be seen at all, now a days.

What a pleasure after such a long time!

Where have you been all these days?

yJ j J T LN.

The weather is cool..

As = When/ While

Sowmit1. At that time that country w

that country at that time wa

Say the right one.

A: Both are right

2. He has taken my photo/

tographed me.

A: Both right, but, 'He has t

graph' is bookish(u3. book E

above in English.

A: Who dropped/ threw the b

4. Invert/ upside down - Say i

A: 5. If you have learnt Telugu

English.

A: Correct.

6. If there is holiday to othewill be holiday to our scho

A: If there is a holiday fo

there will be a holiday fo

7. Jl \\a oA: They sat side by side/ besi

Sunaina, Kakinada.1. The house was unable to be seen - Say the

meaning in Telugu.

A: We don't write such sentences. They are

grammatically correct, but we don't usual-

ly speak/ write such sentences. The sen-

tence can be improved as:

We/ you/ they were, OR I/ he/ she was unable

to see the house.

You can say as well: 'The house could not be

seen' = x C . , 'x ?

2. They are made do/ to do - Say the right one.

A: They are made to do. - Correct.

3. (Students) line Ea All of youform lines/ stand in lines - Say the right one.

A: All of you fall in a line.

4. All of you should be unable to be seen

watching. T.V. - translate into Telugu.

A: Wrong. No meaning.

5. They returned to their houses - Is this right?

A: Correct.

6. Pass on this book to the boy - Is this right?

A: Right.

7. Sage Ov/ The sage Ov - Which oneis right?

A: Sage Ravindra - If you want to stress,

Ravindra.

The Sage Ravindra if you want to stress 'the

Sage'.

Sumangali, Vijayawada.1. Although Ravi is old yet he walks two

miles/ Although Ravi is old he walks for

two miles - Which one is right?

A: Although Raju is old, he can walk... -

Correct.

2. x h.A: I will make them get used to it.

3. Ep C Rxa ( Ep 1stfloor o) Say in English.

A: I have just been down below.

4. The bell is rung/ The bell rings.

A: The bell is rung (someone rings the bell) =

C/ C.5. The bell didn't ring/ The bell wasn't rung.

A: The bell didn't ring = The bell was silent.

The bell wasn't rung (passive) = Nobody

rang the bell (Active).

6. Did the bell ring?/ Is the bell rung?

- Explain.

A: Did the bell ring? = T? = Was(not 'is') the bell rung?

Khureshi, Warangal.1. I will be 25 next week - I

have seen the above sen-

tence in Oxford Grammar

Book written by A.J.

Thomson and A.V. Martinet

- Say the meaning (The book contains the

words: Oxford University Press).

A: It means, My age will be 25 by next week.

(a E 25 x C).2. As I was walking I saw the necklace - Say

the meaning of the above underlined word.

A: Here 'As' = When/ While.

3. Three and three make six - Is this correct?

A: The sentence is correct.

4. We are advised to make reading practice of

English language. How can we practise?, as

we don't know stress, intonation, rising tone

or falling tone or syllables. Express your

comment.

A: So long as you are able to read all the words

correctly, with the correct pauses, and

understand the meaning of the sentence,

don't worry about stress, accent, etc. You

can learn them after being able to read and

understand. Stress, accent, etc come auto-

matically if you master correct reading.

5. If a teacher has to put a heading i.e.

Grammar/ grammar (in the black board) -

Say the right one.

A: If it is a heading, Grammar is correct.

Did the bell ring? They are made do/ to do? Who dropped/ t

Do the following exercise: Give nega-

tive responses to the following:

Eg: Chandana: She didn't do well in the

exam. ( K~ J ).Vinaya: C () J = Nor did many of us/ Neitherdid many of us/ Many of us didn't (did not)

either.

C p

1. Anitha: I haven't seen Jwala for a long

time.

Bharathi: .2. Ananth: Hemanth was not here yesterday.

Saketh: .3. Bhanu: Bhaskar hasn't come yet.

Bhanu: Chief Guest .4. Chakravarthi: I won't attend the meeting.

Chandrakanth: x.5. Damodar: He had not seen it before he

okayed it.

Gandhi: Chairman .6. Hari: She should not come here again.

Indira: h .

7. Vani: She cannot dance.

Pratibha: .

8. Vimala: He shall not be allowed here anylonger here.

Namratha: x .9. Tarun: You haven't done the home work.

Bhanu: C , sir.10. Sarath: You haven't paid the fees yet.

Surendra: C .

Answers to Lesson - 752

Exercise - 1

1. Sampath: I know you don't like coffee.

Giridhar: But I do.

2. Sunayana: He won't give it to me.

Bhaskar: But he will.

3. Chandra: You haven't been here before.

Sarala: But I have.

4. Ramesh: Why did you come late?

Narayana: But I didn't

5. Chakri: Six and five make

Saketh: But it doesn't.

Exercise - 2

1. Chandana: Devi likes tea.

Harsha: Yes, she does.

2. Samyuktha: His books are

Giridhar: Yes, they are.

3. Indu: Their work is fine.

Bindu: Yes, it is.

4. Jayanthi: The fruits aredelicious (* i

Kalpana: Yes, they are.

5. Kesav: The weather is coo

Madhav: So it is.

Answers to Lesson

1. I'm afraid yes.

3. I wonder/ I'm afraid not.

5. I am afraid not. 6

7. Yes, he did/ No, he didn't.

8. Yes, she was/ No, she wasn

9. I wonder/ I'm afraid not.

10. Yes, she can/ No, she can

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Ranjitha: Who did you discuss this matter

with, yesterday? (Eo J NJa?)

Susmitha: With none.

Ranjitha: Then what were you and Nirmala

talking about? (J y, Et E J*xo?)

Susmitha: We talked about nothing in partic-

ular. We just completed some chapters in

maths. (E J< x . \xEo u Jh .)Ranjitha: Shall I have some coffee? I have

had no coffee since the morning. ( h ? * .)

Susmitha: I am afraid there is no coffee left.

Shall I give you some tea? ( .h y?)

Ranjitha: OK. Let me have it. I have no ener-

gy left. The tea might give me some.(. y. h C. h hEya).

Susmitha: Wait for a few minutes. I'll fetch

you some (Eo ~ . *a h.)

Now look at the following sentences from the

conversation above:

1. I discussed the matter with none.

2. We talked about nothing in particular.

3. I have had no coffee since the morning.

4. I am afraid there is no coffee.

5. I have no energy left.

Nothing wrong with the sentences above,

and the underlined expressions. Their meaning

is clear too. j ho x grammarv . n pdhC. CC E.a) I have no money = _ s =

b) I haven't (have not)/

don't have any money.

(a), (b) n Spoken English(a) - I have no money . i (natural)Spoken English 'no' 'not... any' \ NEhC. C SpokenEnglish C.

Look at the 'not... any' forms

for the 'no', 'not' form in the

examples from the conversation.

1. I discussed the matter with

none (Grammatically correct) = I didn't dis-

cuss the matter with any one (Spoken form).

2. We talked about nothing (Grammatically

correct) = We didn't talk about anything in

particular (Spoken form).

3. I have/ had no coffee since

the morning (Grammaticallycorrect) = I haven't had any

coffee since the morning.

(Spoken form).

4. I am afraid there is no coffee

(Grammatically right) = I

am afraid there isn't any

coffee (Spoken form).

5. I have no energy left

(Grammatically correct) = I

haven't any energy left (Spoken

form).

Grammatically correct E expressions (No - something)

vC, C. Spokenform p , English x

xEnglish

C. d,'not... any'

forms practice l.

pratibhadesk@Mail your comments and suggestions towww.eenadupratibha.net'p Tx * ....

'j .. E pE \ 'no'

Th. C p vC NEhC.

'not... any' T* .. O Spoken

English , EhC.

'not... any' J* ..

Wet your whistle ?Surya

1. They cleaned the hospital r

Is the above underlined wo

A: Yes, because it qualifies (=

about) the noun 'rooms'.

used independently) it is a

2. Class j j C?jC? Translate into E

A: How long is it since the cl

long is it since they came?

3. He suggested to me/ Me, H

me/ Me - Say the right one

A: 'Suggest' is always follo

clause (that is, a clause

'that) and never by the inf

see, etc).

He suggested (to me) that I see

diately. (He suggested to me

immediately- wrong.)

K.Satyanarayana, Narsipatnam.

1. i) He learned all the words. We did too.

ii) They are copying the sentences. We are

too.

iii) You've watched that programme. We have

too.

- j sentences E pronoun 'we' pronouns EoE apply a? statement pronouns 'we' ho?

A: Apply a.'We' \ , 'we'

applies, like 'you' to all human beings ingeneralisations (general statements applic-

able to people in general).

i) He learned all the words. She did too/ they

did too/ The whole class did too - All these

are correct, if the context requires it.

2. j sentencesE we did too, we are too, wehave too so did we, so are we,so have we E a? 1 question E, pronouns E so +helping verb + subjective pronoun (sodid I, so are they, so have) a?

A: So did/ are/ have we. - Correct.

So did I/ so are we/ so have we. - Correct.

Usha Kiran, Rajahmundry.

1. He is sleeping as if I had lulled him/ I lulled

him/ I was/ I had been lulling him/ I am

lulling him - Which one is right?

A: ... as if I lulled him - right.

2. Snailing back to Usha, Ramani said - Is the

underlined one correct? Laughing at his

foolishness, she said - Is this correct?

A: Both are correct.

3. He gets used to do/ he will get used to do/

he is used to doing - Say the meanings of all

the above three sentences in Telugu.

A: He gets used to doing it/ He will get usedto doing it/ He is used to doing it =C E .

4. V _ E ho You seem work/working under/ for Raju - Say the right one.

A: Both are correct.

5. Class student S E l( h, L) Say inEnglish.

A: No student in the class should be idle.

6. Can "simple past" be used to express past

habits?

A: Yes, it can. He smoked and he drank = He

had these habits.

B. Ramakrishna, Nellore.

1. Wet your whistle En 'uEo N EC. C E?

A: Correct. When somebody

wets their whistle they take some drink, espe-

cially alcohol.

2. C u j?i) Lalitha is loving her pet dog very much.

ii) She loves to look on the moon at night.

iii) They enter into the circus after they buy

the ticket.

iv) Why you are disturbing me?v) He bought some furnitures for his new

house.

A: i) Lalitha loves her pet dog very much

('Love' is not used in the continuous tenses).

ii) Correct; but she loves looking ... is better.

iii) They enter the circus ..... - Correct.

We enter a place, and enter into an agree-

ment, etc.

iv) Why are you disturbing me? - Correct.

(Why you are ...? - Wrong as a question).

v) ... some furniture - Furniture is uncount-

able, so has no plural. (You can say a piece

of/ pieces of furniture).

...as ifI lulled him! 'we' ho? Class j

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1. Anitha: I haven't seen Jwala for a long

time.

Bharathi: 1) Nor have I.

ii) Neither have I. iii) I haven't either.

2. Ananth: Hemanth wasn't here yesterday.

Saketh: i) Nor was I.

ii) Neither was I. iii) I wasn't here

either.

3. Bhanu: Bhaskar hasn't come yet.

Bhavan: i) Nor has the Chief Guest.

ii) Neither has the Chief Guest.

iii) The Chief Guest hasn't either.

4. Chakravarthi: I won't attend the meeting.

Chandrakanth: i) Nor will I.

ii) Neither will I. iii) I won't either.

5. Damodar: He had not seen it before he

okayed it.

Gandhi: 1) Nor had the Chairman.

ii) Neither had the Chairman.

iii) The Chairman hadn't either.

6. Hari: She should not come here again.

Indira: 1) Nor should her husband.

ii) Neither should her husband.

iii) Her husband shouldn't either.

7. Vani: She cannot dance.

Pratibha: i) Nor can Suguna.

ii) Neither can Suguna.

iii) Suguna can't either.

8. Vimala: He shall not be all

longer.

Namratha: i) Nor shall h

ii) Neither shall his sister

iii) His sister shall not

either).

9. Tarun: You haven't done th

Bhanu: i) Nor have many

ii) Neither have many ot

iii) Many others haven't

10. Sarath: You haven't paid t

Surendra: i) Nor have man

ii) Neither have many oth

iii) Many others haven't e

Answers to the exercise:Lesson - 753

I have hadno coffee since.Now do the following

Replace the 'no...' form in the

'not... any' form.

Eg: 1) Are there no books ther

Ans: (Spoken form): Aren't th

1. Sorry, there is no more tea.

2. I can see my book nowhere

3. He gave me no guidance in

4. Why is there no school in su

as this?

5. I am prepared to go nowher

6. Have I given you no money

7. Have you read no good boo

(Lately = recently =

(u), Lately 8. Come nowhere near me.

9. He likes no girls to come he

10. Will you give me no book