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Q.
1. A police recruit
was asked during
exam, what would
you do if you had to
arrest your own moth-
er? He said 'call for
back up'.
2. Do you know... what
did the potato chip
say to the battery?
well, guess... It said:
If you are Eveready I
am Frito Lay.!
3. A girl phoned me the other day and said.
Come on over, there's no body home, I went
over Nobody was home!
4. A baby monkey asks his father, Father why
are we so ugly? The father says to him don't
stress my son you should see the one who is
reading this!
We want to know the meaning of remarkable
phrases underlined above and we will be
thankful to you if you explain the whole
meaning of the joke fourth one.
- Rahaman, Kothapally
A. 1) Back up here means extra help or support
you can get if necessary. Back up in com-
puting means a copy of file you keep and
use if the original is lost. In this joke, it
means that the candidate for the police
job means that he alone can't arrest his
mother, he needs extra support. This
means his mother is too dangerous/ diffi-
cult for him to deal with alone!
2) Eveready as you know is a famous brand
of battery. Frito lay here, I think, is also the
brand name of some substance made of
Q. 1) Be seated ÅØËC passive voice éπü∆! ´’J A. 1) Å´¤†’. Be seated is the passive of
glass and used for technical purposes.
á´-J-ûÓ-ØÁjØ√ Please be seated ņoC Ö°æ- "Please seat yourself." Å®·ûË please seat
3) The girl says, 'come on over, there's
ßÁ÷-Tç-îªúøç ÆæÈ®j-†-üËØ√? N°æ-K-û√®Ωnç ´Ææ’hçü∆ yourself ÅØËC §ƒçúÕûªuç (O’®√Æ‘-†’-©’-éπçúÕ Å†oô’x).
nobody home'. He went there expecting
Åçü¿’-´©x (please) be seated, (please) ņ-úøç ÆæÈ®j-
the girl to be alone at home, but 'nobody'
ûÁ©’-°æçúÕ.
2) 'áØÓo— ņo ´÷ôèπ◊ old English v°æ鬮Ωç simple
†üË. ÅüË ÆæÈ®j-†C, ´’®√uü¿ í¬ îª÷Ê°C.
(including the girl) was at home! The girl
'Howmanyeth' ņo °æü¿ç ÆæÈ®j-†-üËØ√? 2) Howmanyeth ÅØËC old English é¬ØË-é¬ü¿’. Ñ
fooled him.
expression, Gwynn ÅØË Englishman, English,
4) Who is the one reading this joke? You, I or – S. Kumar, Kurnool
for that matter, anyone who is reading the
ûÁ©’í∫’ È®çúø÷ ¶«í¬ ûÁL-Æœ† °æçúÕ-ûª’úø’ suggest
îËÆœ† ´÷ô. Å®·ûË Ñ ´÷ô standard spoken
joke. The father monkey means that the
reader of the joke is ugly, and so the son English é¬ü¿’. Standard dictionaries ™ áéπ\ú≈
record 鬙‰ü¿’. ´’†ç Ñ ´÷ô ¢√úÕûË ´’ç*
monkey need not feel bad about being
ugly. -Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 453 English ûÁL-Æ œ† î√™«-´’ç-CéÀ Å®Ωl¥ç é¬ü¿’.

Q. 1. Being their faithful

Being she is ver y intelligent ..

O’ sentences (2), (3),
servant, finally (4), (5) ©™ ÉüË mis-
Nasreen cheated take ÖçC. ¢√öÀE É™«
them.
Ææ´-Jç-îªçúÕ.
2. Being she is very intel-
ligent, she succeeded in dealing the situation. a) The machine is a) Having been a man of peace, Gandhi 3) Being one of the finest products of wipro
3. Being it is one of the finest product of Wipro, being repaired (p.v. never got angry= Gandhi ¨»çA-é¬-´·-èπ◊-úø’í¬ (wipro Öûªh´’ ûªßª÷-K™x ÅC äéπ-ô-´úøç ´©x–
it is today known to every consumer. of present continu- Öçúø-ôçûÓ (í∫ûªç™ éπü∆?) Çߪ’-ØÁ-°æ¤púø÷ éÓ°æp-úË- Being it is having it is today known to all cus-
ous)= Machine tomers.
4. Being she was disgraceful in public by Ravi,
¢√-úø’-é¬ü¿’. (Åçü¿®Ω’ ë«û√-ü∆®Ωxèπÿ ÅC ûÁ©’Ææ’)
repair Having been + pp éÀ Å®Ωnç: Å™« îËߪ’-•-úø-ôç-ûÓ – 4) Being disgraced (disgraceful é¬ü¿’) in public
she has decided not to talk to him now
îËߪ’-•-úø’-ûÓçC–
onwards.
É°æ¤úø’. passive Å´¤-ûª’çC. by Ravi, she has decided not ... (®ΩN îËûª •£œ«-
b) The terrorist was Having been cheated once, he was careful
5. Been my watch damaged I returned it to the ®Ωç-í∫çí¬ Å´-´÷-Eç-îª-•-úøôç´©x/ ûÓ ...)
being questioned by M.SURESAN the second time= 5) Been my watch - Been É™« ¢√úøç. Been
shop. äéπ-≤ƒJ ¢Á÷Ææ-Tç-°æ-•-úø-ôçûÓ
the police (Terrorist á°æ¤púø÷ having ûÓ ´Ææ’hçC É™«çöÀ Ææçü¿-®√s¥™x:
6. Been beaten by her teacher, Reshma has
(´÷´‚©’ ûÁ©’í∫’– äéπ-≤ƒJ ¢Á÷Ææ-§Ú-´-úøçûÓ),
police©îË v°æPoç-°æ-•-úø’ûª÷ ÖØ√oúø’– í∫ûªç™ äéπ My watch having been damaged (Ø√ watch
been not interested going to school.
È®çúÓ≤ƒJ Åûªúø’ ñ«ví∫-ûªhí¬ ÖØ√oúø’.
Ææ´’-ߪ’ç™) - passive of past continuous. 1) Being their faithful servant, Nasreen finally üÁ•sA†-úøçûÓ) damage îËߪ’-•-úø-ôçûÓ), I
7. Been our companion for the past 6 months,
2) Being †’ Å™« Öçúøôç ´©x/ Ç é¬®Ω-ùçí¬ ÅØË cheated them = returned it to the shop (ü∆Eo ؈’ shop ™ AJ-
she is not often coming to us, as she became
¢√∞¡xèπ◊ N¨»y-Ææ-§ƒ-vûª’-®√-™„j† ÊÆ´-
a famous anchor of TV programmes.
Å®Ωnç™ ¢√úøû√ç. èπ◊-®√-©’í¬ Öçô÷ *´-®Ωèπ◊ ¢√∞¡xØË ¢Á÷Ææç îËÆœçC. T-îËa-¨»†’) Ééπ\úÕ*a†ô’x ®√ÊÆh, ÉC past ØË ûÁ©’-°æ¤-
Being intelligent, she dealt with him cleverly = 2) Being she is very intelligent she succeeded ûª’çC.
8. Mr.Sadiq is now improved been learning
in dealing with the situation- Being 6) Having been beaten by her teacher, Reshma
English for the past 6 months. ûÁL-¢Ájç-Cí¬ Öçúø-ôçûÓ/ ûÁL-¢Ájç-ü¿-´úøç ´©x, Åûª-úÕûÓ É™«
ûÁL-Ní¬ ØÁí∫’_-éÌ-*açC. ¢√úøç. Being ûÓ Ö†o group of words ™ has not been ...
verb sentence being she is -being,
°j ¢√é¬u™x ûª°æ¤p-©’çõ‰ ¢√öÀE ÆæJ-CCl, ᙫ 7) Having been our companion for the past 6
Being rich, he can easily buy a car = üµ¿†-´ç-ûª’-
(°j ™,
is - sentence correct form:
®√ߪ÷™ ûÁ©’-°æí∫-©®Ω’.
- Sravani, Nandyala úÕí¬ Öçúø-ôç-´©x Åûªúø’ Ææ’©-¶µºçí¬ car é̆-í∫-©úø’. É™« ®√´¤). Ñ months, she often comes to us, though she
A. 1) Being ÅØËC, continuous form of 'be'. 1) Íé´©ç been ¢√úøç. Having been ¢√úøû√ç. Å®Ωnç: Being intelligent she succeeded ... OR She, has become a famous ...
Present continuous, past continuous tens- being intelligent, succeeded in ..
Åçö«ç.(Being 8) Mr Sadiq has been trying to improve his
es †’passive èπ◊ ´÷Í®aç-ü¿’èπ◊ ¢√úøû√ç. í∫ûªç™ Å™« Öçúø-ôçûÓ. Ö†o word groups is
™ ™‰EC í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ) English for the past 6 months.

Q. 1. éÀçC-¢√-öÀ™ àC ÆæÈ®j† ¢√éπuç– A. 1) His last drawn pay was Rs. Q. 1) Some words in English A. 1) Pronunciation í∫’-Jç-* ûªy®Ω™ Öçô’çC. (We continue to hold
His last drawn full pay was Rs.5000 5000/- is correct, because it are sound, some are
it.) So holds here is correct.
(Å) -N-´-J≤ƒhç.
His last drawn full pay is Rs.5000 refers to a pay drawn in the sound. How to recog-
Using past tense here is wrong.
(ã) 2) A person holds M.A.,
2. past perfect tense past, and as he no more draws nise their sound?
M.Phil., Ph.D., and PGCTE He holds the post of VC (Now)
éÀçC ¢√éπuç™ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-Tç-
the pay. 2) A person holds M.A.,
- holds degrees,
îªúøç éπÈ®-ÍédØ√? He hold the post of VC (in the
Eg: We are from 'so and so' association. We 2) In the example, we had applied M.Phil, Ph.D. etc, Ééπ\úø Ééπ\úø Åçõ‰
is unacceptable. Since it is a holds studied properties ™«çöÀN éπLT past)
had applied for permission to use the func- ņ-èπ◊çú≈
past action the time of which isn't Öçúøôç. Degree í∫ûªç™ Degrees are things, which
tion hall. May I know whether we have the ņ´î√a?
stated, it should be, 'We have - G.Shankar, once we get, we continue to
permission?
á°æ¤púÓ ûÁa-èπ◊E Öçúø-´îª’a.
- J. Govardhana Rao, Vijayawada. applied'. Keshavapatnam é¬F Ç degree ´’†-Èé-°æ¤púø÷ have. So holds is correct.

Q. I was tired of walking. 10. By using an adjective clause
I wanted to take rest. 11. By using an adverb clause ©†’
Ñ ¢√é¬u-©†’ 1. By using a participle Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-Tç* ûÁ©’-°æçúÕ. OöÀéÀ ûÁ©’í∫’
2. By using an absolute phrase
ņ’-¢√ü¿ ¢√é¬u©’, °j ¢√é¬u©’ ûªßª÷-
®Ω’-îË-ߪ’-ú≈-EéÀ Ææ÷îª-†©’ ûÁ©’-°æçúÕ.
3. By using an infinitive
- Seshanna, Adony
4. By using a preposition with a noun
or gerund A. O’®Ω’ îÁ§ƒp-©-†’-èπ◊-†oC direct í¬ sim-
5. By using a noun or phrase in ple í¬– I was tired of walking, so I
apposition wanted to take rest ÅE îÁ°æp-í∫-L-
6. By using an adverb or adverb T†°æ¤púø’ O’®Ω-úÕ-T†Eo Nüµ∆-©’í¬, con-
fuse îËÊÆ grammatical terms ¢√úÕ
phrase
7. By using both and not only but îÁ§ƒp-©-†’-éÓ-´úøç Å´-Ææ-®Ω´÷? ÉN
also, as well as spoken English lessons éπü∆.
8. By using for and so ´’†ç îÁ°æp-ü¿-©--èπ◊-†oC, simple í¬
9. By using a noun clause direct í¬ îÁ§ƒp-©-†’-éÓ-¢√-™‰-í¬F,
grammar for the sake of grammar 3) Too tired to walk, I (to walk- infinitive) 10) I who was tired of walking wanted
grammatical exercise
üµÓ®Ω-ùÀ™ ã 4) O’®Ω’ É*a† sentence of - prep,
™ to take rest. (Adj cl)
îËÆ œ-†ç-ü¿’-´©x ´îËa ™«¶µº-¢Ë’-N’öÀ? walking - gerund éπü∆? 11) As I was too tired, I wanted to take
Å™«çöÀ Ωa´©x confusion ûª°æp 5) I, the walker, (walker, in apposition rest (Adv cl)
ÉçÍéç Öçúøü¿’. Å®·Ø√ O’èπ◊ 鬢√-©-†’- to I) being tired of walking ... É™« NNüµ¿ ®Ω鬩 sentences äÍé ¶µ«¢√-
èπ◊çõ‰ Ñ éÀçü¿ Éî√aç îª÷úøçúÕ. ´’†ç 6) Being too tired of walking I wanted Eo-îËaN ûªßª÷-®Ω’-îË-ÊÆç-ü¿’èπ◊ O’®Ω’ parts of
English ¶«í¬ ´÷ö«x-úø-í∫-L-T-†-°æ¤púø’ à to take rest. (Being too tired -
speech, phrase, different kinds of
¶µ«¢√Eo ᙫçöÀ sentence ™, à adverb phrase)
phrases, clause and different kinds
parts of speech ¢√úÕ ûÁ©-§ƒ-©ØËC 7) I was both tired and desired/ want-
of clauses
ed rest í∫’Jç* èπ~◊ùoçí¬ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-
´’†èπ◊ ü∆†çûªôüË ûªúø’-ûª’çC.
I was not only tired, but also want- ¢√L. ¢Ë’ç Ééπ\úø ÉîËalessons Íé´©ç
1) Tired of walking, I wanted to take
ed to take rest. Spoken English O’ü¿ 鬕öÀd, OöÀE
rest (Tired of walking - Tired - P.P)
8) I wanted take rest, for I was tired standard gram-
í∫’Jç* N´-Jç-‰ç. à
2. Being tired (of walking)/ The walking
I was tired so I wanted to take rest. mar book study
Å®·Ø√ ¶«í¬ îËߪ’çúÕ,
tiring me, I wanted ... (Abs. phrase:
9) That I was tired made me want to O’èπ◊ ûÁ©’-Ææ’hçC.
Being tired the walking tiring me) take rest (NC)

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