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Pratibha Mayuri,
Khammam.
Q: The song is mixed
with/ in the air please say the correct one.
A: The song mixed/
got mixed in the air.
Q: --hC. -
-L C. - He is hungry/
hunger/ He feels hungry/ hunger
- Say the correct one.
A: 1) He is/ He feels hungry.
Q: Is the word 'whose' used for
plural nouns/ pronouns? for e.g.
'The students whose exam is
over/ completed are asked to
submit their answer sheets.
A: Whose - both singular and plural
Q: "Where are you?" They asked
me - should the underlined capital or small.
A: In the sentence, 'Where are you?
they asked me, 't' in they should
not be a capital letter.
Q: O exam .
Rx-p exam h-o You
write/ take your exam now - is
this translation correct?
A: You can say, 'start writing (your
answers)/ start answering'.
Q: Please explain the uses of the
words 'during' and 'Link verbs' without asking me to refer to the
earlier lessons.
A: During - all through a whole
period/ at some point of time in
the period.
Eg: During 2012 - from Jan 1st
2012 to Dec 31st 2012/ at some
point(s) of time in the year
2012.
a) He studied here during 2012 May be the whole of the year/
at some point of time, in the
year.
b) He attended the college during
2011-2012: He was a student
here during the whole of 201112.

Link Verbs
A link/ linking verb does not add
much to the meaning of a sentence.

-- j---
Link verb

u n O
v . C Bh sentence
. F group of words
n --. Eg: He is a
minister. \ 'is' link verb. C
B C-N He a minister
vA n ---C.
verbs link verbs .
Eo 'be' forms link verbs . - N --, sentence n -hC.
She was a great singer- \ was
('be' form) --, n -hC.
ii) 'be' forms E link verbs

'appear, seem,
become, go, feel, look, prove,
remain, taste, smell, etc- N link
verbs , action verbs
E h. appear, seem

o. N,

p.
He looks angry- He angry- (
E--h-o) looks B- n

pJ-hC.
He looked at the scenery- \
looked, action verb, -,
looked Bh n pJ- He
at the scenery - meaningless.
The biriyani tastes good - Taste
\ link verb, -, The
biriyani good, n C.
He tasted the biriyani - \,
taste, link verb . - C
- He biriyani, n . \
taste, action verb -C.
N verbs .
: O English J x-, link verbs L--Lq -
? N grammar O
research J -.

Sumanjali Pallavi, Guntur.

Q: "I will do it", he/ He said \
"he" ~ (H/h)
capital h? small ?
- Eo h-x 'he' capital
(He) C. J-Eox small (He)

C.
A: 'h' in 'he' here should be small and
not capital, in your sentence.
Q: Is/ are the difination of clause and
sentence same? Here 'and' is there
so, what is the first word of the
above? And also please say whether
the two definations are same (i.e.,)
clause and sentence) or not.
A: 'clause' and 'sentence' are two different things. So the verb should be in
plural. The correct question:
Q: Are the definitions (not 'definations') of the clause and the sentence the same?
Ans: No. A sentence is a group of
words with a complete meaning.
A clause is a group of words with a
verb.
Q: If a person translates Telugu (stories,
matters, passages of Telugu lan-

x - --o d x.)
Bhaskar: Yea. You did the right thing.
Ramesh needed to go there, and he did.

(. y j . x-Lq
- C, x.)
Divakar: But I need to find out when I must
be there. Otherwise the boss may get angry.

(\ -p-- ----Lq -
C. boss a.)
Bhaskar: Do you have to go there now itself
to find that out? (Ny-p x C --

--?)
Divakar: Of course I need not. But go there I
must, sooner or later. Better sooner than
later. (D E. p x---. F

-j y-j x-Lq ? -x
y x ?)

guage) to English,
will his knowledge
(English) improved?/
increased?
A: Yes. It will.
Q: d h-

/ h-.
DEo English
pL?
A: Does a tree bear fruit?

(
h?)/Put on
leaves? ( ?)
Q: His hand was broken/
broke - say the correct one.
A: His hand was broken/
He broke his hand.

Feroze Shah Zafar, Vizag

Q: Feroze makes Zafar does the work/ do
the work. Which is correct?
A: 1) Feroze makes Zafar do the work.
Q: Comprise/ consisting - Explain.
A: Comprise = Consisting of
Q: We are taught discipline, punctuality
and some other good things besides
education - please say if it is correct or
not.
A: We are taught discipline, punctuality
and some other good things besides our
subjects of study- correct. ('Teach education' is wrong. You can say impart
education but that is a bit scholarly

(u).
o ou -o I have mistaken him by my

Q:

brother. Is it correct or not?

A: Correct.

She has a good knowledge of..

Pavitra Singhania,
Dilsuknagar.
Q: I have a knowledge /
knowledge - say the
correct one.
A: 'Knowledge' in the
general sense of knowing something is uncountable, so 'a knowledge' is incorrect. However when
we talk of knowing some subject,
we say, 'a knowledge'.
He is a man of knowledge
('knowledge' used with the meaning
of knowing something/ something in
general). But when we talk of somebody knowing some branch of education/ subject, we say a knowledge.
a) He has a wide knowledge of
dance.
b) She has a good knowledge of art
and painting.
Q: 'They are as follows' - Is the
underlined letter added to the

Should I see the secretary?

Divakar: I didn't go there yesterday because I
thought I didn't need to. (Eo \-

Look at the following sentences from the

conversation above:
1) I didn't go there yesterday because I didn't
need to.
2) Ramesh needed to go there, and he did.
3) I need to find out when I must be there.
4) Of course I needed not, but go there I must.
We are now going to know some more
uses of 'need'.
We have so far seen that
'need' is both a main verb, and
a helping verb.
eg: He needs money ('need'
here is a main verb).
she needs to earn money
('need' here is a helping verb,
because it forms a part of the
verb, 'need to earn').
Hasith: When must/ should/

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V pL (
class B--L/ classes E T-L \ V) How to say
this in English?
A: Do/ teach the lesson for some
days.
verb
'follow'?
Q: Watch/ look / stare - Explain.
Such as we add
M. SURESAN
A: Refer to the earlier lessons.
the letter 's' to V1
Q:
She shook her hand to me - Is
(Knows)
this correct?
A: ..... as follows - correct.
A: She shook hands with me.
Q: He is looking great - say in
Telugu.
A: p E-h-o.

729

B/ -o hx/ --E o .
Q: Let me know the meaning of the
grammatical form 'Link verbs'
with a few examples.
A: - --- -- Link verbs -J-* -

N--J-. ---.
- p-

Q: O lessons

have I to go there? (-\ p xL?)

Giri: You need not go there at all. (y-\---

x-Lq - .)
-- must/ should/ have to/
has to - Fo duty (NC -Lq E)/ command (c)/ necessity (- Dl) -Lq
- --.
O-Eo- opposite, need not/ not have to = -- .
must = should = have to/ has to must
not = should not - v .
E -- E negative
command = El.

L. (Duty/ command) X you must not/

should not do it (-- negative command.
b) Prasanth: You have to send it now (= You
must/ should send it now)
Sudhakar: I think I don't have to/ I need not
= --- --).
Don't/ Doesn't have to = need not/ do not
(don't) need to/ don't have to/ doesn't have to

Yaswanth: Should I see the

secretary? ( secretary

(--- ).
'Not' - need = must = should = have

-E-:

to/ has to. You must go = You should go = You

have to go = You need to go.
Need I finish it before tomorrow? = Must I
finish it before tomorrow = C -

a) You must do it/ should do

it/ have to do it = yC

Jh -Lq - ? ?
O 'need' --.

E ?)
Jaisankar: No, you should
not = . y --.

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Shivaji Rao,
Rajahmundry
Q: He fought him/ with
him- Clarify.
A: He fought him = He
beat him/ kicked him.
He fought with = He took part in a war
against somebody/ him
(fight = hit and kick somebody; fight
with = fight in a war.)
Q: Rustum saved his country from
foreign invasions/ invaders.
A: Rustum saved his country from the
attacks by foreign (enemy) countries/ attacks by people who make
wars. (invasion = - v.
invader = Ah a-x.)
Q: I would like to work in your
esteemed institution/
Esteemed
Institution - Please
say whether the
first letters of the
above underlined
words should be
small or capital?
A: They should be in
small letters.
Q: Where do you put

-- j---
up? O-\ h-o/ h
is this correct?
A: Where have you put up? = O-\

o?
Q: My having three children is
enough to raise eyebrows - translate into Telugu.
A: _ x--o-- au

L-T--C/ -tA - C.
Q: He didn't want that should be happen - say in Telugu.
A: He didn't want that should happen/
that to happen (that should be happen - Wrong) = C ----E -

Vasu Naidu, Gandhipur.

Q: Dinner/ Supper - Say difference.
A: Dinner is the main/ the most
important meal of the day.
Usually for us in India it is the
night meal.
Supper - usually the food taken at
night, before going to bed - may not be a regular meal. In
India we don't usually have supper. In the West, the dinner is eaten late in the afternoon, and before going to bed,
if somebody still feels hungry, they may have supper.
Q: "Being" Past Tense - -?
A: -a. Being angry, she stopped speaking to him-

--x - x -C.

-o/ --o.
Q: Show the book to me/ show me the
book.
A: Both are correct.
Q: a) d d-

C/ d--C.
J* x-
O
% h? translate

b)

into English.
A: a) She wore/ wears a
dot on the forehead.
b) Why do you waste
your time talking
about me?

Q: "The curse of Baskerville - Please translate into Telugu.

A: Baskeville -h- d ho .
Q: bike E -j o t--o.
A: He sold his bike for the same price as he had bought it.
Q: n --o-E O ---o? - How to
say in Telugu?
A: What do you think I have understood it as?/ What do
you think I have taken it for?
Q: i) He is looking at his watch to know if the time of
going home has come or not.
ii) I have had/ made all the students study all the answers.

- -u- d-?
A: i) and ii) - correct.

She sleeps in the bed

Rekha Sindhia, Vanasthalipuram.
Q: She was cooking during three hours/
She was cooking in three hours - Please
translate the above in Telugu, let me
know the uses of the word "during" in
Spoken English, explain in Telugu.
A: She has been working for the past/ the last
three hours - Correct.
She was working during three hours/ She
was cooking in three hours - WRONG.
For the uses of during and the difference
between 'during', 'for', and 'in' refer to one of
the past lesson.
Q: Let me know about 'link verbs' in Telugu.
A: Refer to lesson No.729
Q: Model Verbs - N? E

-h?
A: 'Modal Verbs', not Model Verbs.
Modal verbs = Helping verbs/ auxiliary
verbs. Any grammar book will give you information about them.
Q: Spiritual help/ intellectual/ logical help -

730

N N-J- .
A: Spiritual help = Help in
M. SURESAN
the matters of the soul help you need to know what is virtue (u)
and what is sin, how to get moksham (salvation) etc.
Intellectual help = Help you need to improve
your knowledge/ understanding. eg: The help
a student gets from a teacher.
Logical help - This can be explained only if
the context is known - s L

n p.
Q: The angry boy killed the dog - is the underlined adjective?
A: Yes. 'Angry' here qualifies the noun, 'boy'.

Why don't we make a trip..?

Ekambar: You've (you have) been complaining of a headache since morning. Why
don't you see a doctor? (l--E* -p

E ----o ? dE
?)
Ganesh: I don't want to for a simple headache
they prescribe umpteen drugs. That's
worse than the headache. ( d .

*o --, Eo h. C
-p y-o C.)
Ekambar: Then how about trying some
home remedy? (j % ju --a

?)
Ganesh: I think I'd (I had) better go out and
have some fresh air. That might be of help.

(h --Rx v-i L a-- *--.)

Ekambar: You ought to have a rest instead I
feel. (E NvA B-

?)

Ganesh: Haven't (Have not) I had enough

rest? Let me go out. How about going out
with me? (B-o NvA ? o -

xF. - x -?)
(u-
. .)

Ekambar: No problem. Let's go.

Now look at the following expressions from

the conversation above:
1) Why don't you see a doctor?
2) How about trying some home remedy?
3) You ought to have a rest instead, I feel.
j- underline - expressions Fo
(suggestions) y-E , English
conversation practise l.
a) Hrithik: It's getting hotter by the minute.
I'm (I am) afraid I can't walk any more.

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Sheetal Agarwal, Rudrampur.

Q: She went to Vijayawada along with
her children/ with her children which one is correct?
A: Both are correct.
Q: He is quite at home/ at home with Which one is correct?
A: Both are correct, with a slight difference in meaning - He is quite =
(completely) at home in Vijayawada.
Q: He himself drove the car/ He drove
the car himself - Which one is correct?
A: Both are correct and have the same
meaning.
Q: Please translate the following into
English.
a) x v-
- - - o.
b) x o
- - - x - h .
c) / / p--hC.
A: a) They are playing with their lives.
b) He follows in the footsteps of his
father.
c) My hand/ leg/ head is aching.

Sukanya Joshi, Tirupathi.

Q: His brother was one of the most kind hearted men who ever breathed. Say the meaning
of the underlined word.
A: v- E--* (breathed = J

= E--) x--J
u --.)
Q: She sleeps on/ in
the bed - which
one is right?
A: She sleeps in the
bed - Correct.
Q: An old dame
taught the boy
his letters - Say
the meaning of
the above underlined words.
A: Letters = alphabet.
Q: Constituency/ Segment - say the meanings in
Telugu.
A: Constituency = A group of voters (from an
area) that elects an MLA or MP.
Eg: Hyderabad East constituency = The
group of people in the eastern part electing their representatives = E---_.
Segment = a part of the constituency.
Q: Laurie did a Charles when he filled his
wagon full of mud - translate into Telugu.
A: Did a charles = did what Charles usually
does = Charles / E, Laurie .
Q: Chapathis are made from flour/ made of
flour - Which is correct?
A: Chapathis are made of flour - Correct.
Q: x J* p? Say in English.
A: What did they say about me?
Q: He was lucky that he won the prize - is this
correct?
A: Correct.
Q: Unless they leave now, they won't be home/
at home.
A: Won't be home (American) = Won't be at
home (British).
Q: We came here in/ on/ by a car.
A: By car/ in a car
Suggestions a- -
expression, Why don't we?/ Why

(EN EN--E /
\-j--C.
---
E--hC - \
afraid = E--,
.)

don't you? etc.

a) Kantharao: A sunday at last followed by a holiday on Monday. We
have two full days. I feel like going
-
somewhere. (*-J

Divya: Yes. I feel so

too. How about having some chilled
drink? (

- C- *aC.
-Jh V . \--j
l E--hC.)

E--hC. x
F
o
B?)

Krishna Rao: Why don't we make a

trip to Araku? That'd be really
enjoyable. (- h? C

b) Indraneel: I find it difficult to talk to him.

He simply wouldn't let me say anything.

( x-
pEy.)

d.

o-

Jagannadh: How about taking the help of/

what about taking the help of Sumanth?
He can do the job for you. (

B-?/ B--?/ B-
-?)

C.)
b) Lakshman: Why don't you go to Ooty this
summer? You haven't been there at all. (

N- x---? --
x- y-\-).
Lavanya: Why don't you accompany me?

(y --?)
practice l.

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-- j---

-Ahalya Pallavi, Rajole Q: You should attend school in proper uniform - means tying a tie,
Q: He was the first man
wearing shoes etc- please say the
know/ to know / knew
about it - Please say the
correct one.
correct one. If one of the A: ...... uniform which means having
above is correct, please
a tie on, wearing shoes, etc.
let me know why the other ones are Q: They give advice/ advise/ they
wrong.
advise. Please say the correct one.
A: He was the first man
A: They
give
to know correct.
advice = They
He was the first man
advise (They
know / knew wrong congive advise structions.
wrong)
When you want to say
Q: The lot of trouthat somebody has done
ble done by
something for the first
him was waste
time, the correct thing to
/ no useful say is: He was the first
please say if it
man + the infinitive (to
is right or
go, to do, etc.)

wrong
A: The lot of trouble taken by him
was a waste/ no use/ useless.
Q: accenture, accountability - please
say the meanings.
A: No such word as 'accenture' in
English. Accountability - Being
responsible for your actions.
Q: Please say the correct one of the
following - people is/ are speaking
A: 'are' correct.
Q: We celebrate the Republic Day /
Republic Day every year - please
say correct one.
A: We celebate.... = We do it - =
regular action.
.... every year = We do it once a
year.

The lot of trouble taken / done

- Vijay R Sindhiya, Rajole
Q: The committee exonerated him/
exculpated him from all the
charges - please say the correct
one.
A: Exhonerate = exculpate. Both are
nearly the same, but there is a
slight difference between the
two.
Excullpate = prove or state (say) that
a person is not guilty (has not
committed a crime).
Exhonerate = To state (say) that a
person is not guilty (has not committed a crime).
However, for all purposes, 'exhonerate' is used. 'Exculpate' is rare.
Q: She cursed/ execrated him please say the correct one.
A: She cursed him = say / think /
wish rude / bad / insulting words
about / to somebody.
She execrated him - No such word as

'execrate'
in
English. We have
'execrable' which
means very bad/
hateful. (dj-/-

731

y---_).
Q: His exequies / funeral rites are
over - please say the correct one.
A: No such word a s 'exequies'- the
correct word is, 'obsequies' =
funeral rites = funeral ceremonies.
Q: Once you said that the word 'too'
shouldn't be used after a noun but
in a lesson you wrote the following e.g: Shall I too- please clarify.
A: I am sure I never said 'too' should
not be used after a noun/pronoun.
Nothing wrong in using 'too' after
a noun / pronoun.
A: I will go tomorrow
B: Shall I, too? (= shall I go too?)
Q: Cold war - please say in Telugu.

A:

va o
l.

Q: Excruciate - Is this word useful?

As it isn't seen in Oxford
Dictionary, please let me know.
A: No such word. Excruciating =
very painful.
Q: Please explain the use of 'cause'
with an example.
A: I do not know the cause of all this
trouble.
Terrorists are the cause of the
deaths of hundreds of people.
Cause = something that makes
something happen ( .)
Bacteria cause diseases (v

uLo -L-T-h.)

We went to school together

Kishore: How do you know Yashwin? (F

y ?)
Wesley: What do you mean? We went to
school together. We have been very close
since then. (--o? \x -

-o. p * Eo--- o.)

Kishore: Did you go to the same college
too? ( college ---o?)
Wesley: No, dad got transferred and we
had to move from Vijayawada; ofcourse, that
was after I took the X class exams. (.

o CM u, N-- CL
}Lq *aC. C X Class K-~
y.)
Kishore: What about your younger brother? What's he now? (O t -?

h-o--p?)
Wesley: He is doing Intermediate now.
Coming April he is taking his exams. (-E-

p -Kt-- ---o. a v-
K-~ h.)
Kishore: Which college will you put him
in next? Which course will he do? (y
o -@ h? course?)
Wesley: I'd prefer a college where the

M. SURESAN

classes get over by 4.30 or 5.00 in the

evening. I don't want these jail-like residential
junior colleges. (v 4.30 / 5.00 -

- ---x -d----o. jx Residential Junior Colleges d-- .)

Kishore: I am there with you. ( p N-.)

Functional English p informal

(*a- E--, grammar v v
) -E --o. p
Nu, Nu-- N- Functional English
expressions l.
Look at the following expressions from
the conversation above:
1) We went to school together.
2) Did you go to the same college?
3) We had to move from Vijayawada to
Hyderabad.
4) He is doing Intermediate now.
5) Which college will you put him in next?

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- Saif Patodi, Vijayawada.
Q: It is two hours since he came Q: I don't understand / I am not
understood / Are you under *a --C - Is
stood? / Do you understand? this translation correct?
please clarify.
A: Correct.
A:
I
don't understand = n Q: N- /
-. I am not underuh - Please transstood = n --late into English.
A: She is a very arro on .
gant/ very haughty.
Are you understood? =
she is an arrogant
yn --f?/
person.
( Q: What kind of noun is
Eo n it? / what kind of a
o?)
noun is it? - Please
Do you understand? =
say the correct one.
A: What kind of noun is it? - yn --o?
- Arabz Khadri & Shahid,
suitable (J-E). Such policies
Manchirial
are incongruous in the present sitQ: Above one's station isn't above
uation
(Incongrous
=
cheating at cards - please trans- Incongruent).
late into Telugu.
Q: C -* -h-o
A: -
-----x-
translate in to English
v - -E A: It- please
is a generations old tradition.
.
Q: My hand is abraded- U- Q: - x o ~-
a. - Please translate into
-E--C. Is this correct?
English
A: Correct.
A: He has the triats of his father a lot
Q: Congrous / incongrous, accentu/ He takes after his father a lot.
ate / accent- please explain in
Q:
--hC - I am feeling/ I
Telugu. 'Preposition' as well.
feel hunger / hungry - please
A: Congruous (congrous ) not
say the right one.
in use in present day English; the
A:
I
am / feel hungry.
word in use now instead of it is,
Q:
I
gonna/ gotta go - please say in
congruent = suitable / appropriTelugu.
ate/ j/ -J-----.
Geometry congruent triangles A: I gonna / I gotta - Not so well
educated American people
= triangles having the same
(especially blacks) way of sayshape and area.
ing, 'I am going to / I got to.
Incongruous (x congruous) = not

6) Which course will he do?

-E- ? x---oC
N- study, learning, pursuing
l l -
x N p--! C spoken English --y-Eo-hC.
Vali: Hi, what a surprise! You visiting us
after such a long
time? ( au!

y
- y!)
Tarun: I've been
busy. How is every
body? How about the
kids?
(BJ---

'the' : n: v--p- school

x-x, school - Nu-n.
1) Prasad: How long have you known her?

( F--- ?)
Jyothi: Oh, since our school days. We went
to school together / We went to the same
school. ( \ V *.
school C.)
we were classmates /
schoolmates a. We attended the same
school E a.
We were classmates

o \ .
2) 'Doing' instead of studying
/ pursuing.
a) Rahim: Which class are
you in? (y class?)
Sunil: I am doing second
year Inter. (

o.
o? x ?)
Vali: They are at
school. They will be
back home only at 5.
(School o. C- AJ--h.)
School, the school :
He goes to school = NuJn.
He goes to the school = NuJn --

a.
My children are at school -

school

---o.)
In which class are you studying? I am
studying.....,
studying u--J-:
a) I am in Inter second year / I am doing Inter
second year - --
- , conversational C. J-Eo N
- -
- - a- J.

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Usha, Kiran and Mayuri,

Repalle.
Q: Is the first letter of the
name of every tense
capital?
For
example
Simple
Present Tense, if it has to be written
on a black-board by a teacher. e.g.
Simple Past Tense. Please clarify.
A: No, unless you begin the sentence
with the name of the tense, or if it
is the heading of something that
follows it.
Q: They appointed him after he had
been working- can the above sentence be written by using the
above underlined word? If not
please let me know whether the
word after is used in the Past
Perfect Continuous Tense, if it
used please write one or two sentences using the word after.
A: 'After' is not used after the past
perfect continuous tense. 'When',
we can use: your sentence can be
improved as:
He had been
working here when
they
appointed
him.
We use 'after'
before the past perfect tense.
I reached the station after the train
had left.
Q: Explain and uses of the following
with examples in Telugu- during,

Q: C

M. Amba Rao, Palakol

3 x Invitation j print

---E --
j-C?
a) Matured Function
Function

b)

Mature

associate, helper, assistant, and

excalt.
A: During: 1) Throughout a period of
time.
He was a student of the college during
2011-13 = from the reopening of the
college in 2011 till the closing of the
college in 2013.
2) At some point of time during a
period of time = During 2012 2012 -q p -p
He got the job during 2012- -
u *aC 2012.
Associate = 1) Some one who you
spend a lot of time with = Eo-

L--x.
He has been my associate for the past
one year. -q

-o--/ N-l C L
o.
2) A person we do business with =

u ----x
They are our associates in
Hyderabad - , x j---

u -Oo.
3) A person you work with =
L E x She was my
associate in writing the book -

E d-x.
L English
.

Excalt =

c) Maturity Function
A: English function

j
, - RxC function
- d. j .
d, Maturity function
-a.

Siva: Where are you from, Ganesh?

o -.
t %. y h-?)
Siva: I have a business (u h)
Ganesh: What's the line? (
u?)
Siva: We deal in stationery ( d-K
u h)
Ganesh: How long have you been in
the business? (- o
business?)
Siva: Since Dad's time ( o V

*)
Ganesh: Good. Do you like the business? (O-d-
?)
Siva: I wouldn't be doing it, if I didn't
like it. (a-- --E

Look at the following:
1) Where are you from?
2) I came from Nellore.

?)

Raghuveer Singh
Kranthikari,
Balharshah.
Q: I was discussing
the matter with the
officers
during
three hours/ I was
discussing the matter with the
officers for three hours/ for
three hours/ in the past three
hours - Say the difference and
also please let's know the uses
of the word 'during'.

3) That's where my parents belong too.

4) What's (what is) the line?
5) We deal in stationery
Fo spoken English

, d h.
N practice l.
u O ? E -, What is your native place?
. C, 'native place'
English .
E am/ is/ are/ was/ were
a native/ natives of . C
-, am/ is/ are/ was/
were from, come/ comes from
a.
F am/ is/ are coming
from n J-C, \ * ho/ ho p E.

during the past three years.

I have been here for the past
three years = Starting three years
ago till now / even now, I have
been here.

Is the above one correct?

A: How long is it since he
came? = *a --C? correct.
How long ago did he
732
come? = - v
A: I was discussing
a? correct too.
the matter with
Q: Not to ask me to do it /
M. SURESAN
the officers for
Don't ask me to do it three hours - Correct. 'In the
please clarify.
past three hours'- wrong.
A: Not to ask me to do it - wrong.
Q: *a -C? =
Don't ask me to do it - correct.
How long ago did he come? Venkat, Darisi

-).
b) Suguna: Where is your mom from?

(O t--J--?)

(O ?)

A: .... do the job - correct.

Q: 'Mayuri is here', she/ She said
- Here the underlined capital
or small?
A: 'Mayuri is here, 'she' said- 's' is
small.
Q: 'During' - please explain with
examples, similarly 'link verb'
- please say the meaning and
their usages with examples.
A: See the answer to Q1.
'Link verb'- See lesson No. 729.
Q: I have been here in the past
three years/ for three yearsplease let us know the difference.
A: I have been here in the past
three years = I have been here
on some occasions (Eo-x)

I reached the station after..

h - ---.
Helper = Someone who helps you
= --
Assistant = One who assists another person = someone who helps
another person by doing less important work = J vu

What is your father?

Ganesh: I came from Nellore. That's
where my parents belong too. Dad
looks after our fields. Mom is a
homemaker. And what are you?
(C x. Lx-vD .

Usha Mayuri Singhal, Nirmal

Q: I am having exams - Is this
one right? As you have written in the lesson no-727 i.e.
We will be having exams Will it mean that we will be
eating exams. As you said
once that is I am having a car
- car A-o. - Please
explain.
A: We will be having exams =
This is continuous action in
future. 'Will be having' can
sometimes be used, but not
'am /is/ are having. However,
it is better to avoid it (will be
having) and say, 'will be taking'.
Q: He has a widow / widowed
sister - please say the meaning
in Telugu.
A: ... a widowed sister - correct
= He has a sister whose husband is dead.
Q: Usha makes Mayuri does the
job/ do the job- say the right
one.

Bahuguna: She belongs to Kurnool.

( o- CC belong,
conversational English . C
h formal.) am/ is/ are belonging
- .
(u TV Reality shows C participants, ' j--

* a -o C j- C )
Landlord / agriculturist/ cultivator , look after/ mind
fields/ lands a simple.
'O h-? -,
'What are you?/ he?/ they? C
simple question. h u -, 'May I know what you are?'
(O h ---a?) -a.

a) Keerthi: Where is your

wife from?/ Where
does your wife come
from? (O N?)
Surendra: She is / comes
from Kakinada (NC

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What are you doing

v . What do you
do? -a.
'What
is
your
father?'/ What does your
-a.
father
do?
Simplest: 'What is your
father?'
N practice

conversation

d l.

Warmth = a-; Walking

registers = (\) -.
n: janitress ( --) N

Q: C

u- n -.

i) His window was open, for

the beloved janitress spring
had turned on a little warmth
through the walking registers
of the earth.
A: .
janitress = x, l l
buildings - --
(Y) --j janitor (School
buildings watchman, -x).
Spring =
,
Western Countries winter
(Q-) y a spring

O A- --x L-T-*
a- x, a--Eo
y-E-- - *
C. v-n:
x p a- L a- O -
J* C. (L--
h ?)
Q: She was beautiful in a way
that was decidedly unstenographic. She forwent the
pomp of the alluring
Pompadour.
A: C, F
*a stenographers -

a-Eo-hC. -x x,
spring h-.

-v . -{-
--
(pompadour) C---.

Turn on = switch on/ switch

KC Venkatesham, Nandyal
Q: By the By, Bye the Bye u

uu ---. O 'C
l E hC?
A: By the by/ By the bye = Topic a--E F, x-o N N vh-N F
. \J by the way E = C -F! /
-*.
By the by/ by the bye/ by the way what happened to your
Delhi trip? = C F, F Mx v -?

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