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ENGLISH Dr. T.K. Jain. AFTERSCHOOOL M: 9414430763 [email protected] www.afterschool.tk www.afterschoool.tk

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ANNEX • TO ADD • TO ACQUIRE

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ANNIHILATE • THE USA ANNIHILATED IRAQ • TO DESTROY

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APPRAISE • HE APPRAISED MY PERFORMANCE • TO EVALUATE • TO ASSESS

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APOSTATE • FALSE • SOMEONE WHO CHANGES HIS RELIGION OR IDEAS.

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ARCHAIC • ANTIQUATED • OLD • OLD FASHIONED

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ARBOR • TREE

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ARID • DRY • DESERT AREA

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AROMA • PLEASANT ODOUR • RICE HAS NICE AROMA

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ARISTOCRAT • HEREDITARY NOBLE

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ARDENT • BURNING WITH PASSION

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ATONE • TO MAKE AMEND FOR • TO REPENT • TO SUFFER DUE TO FOLLY

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BANAL • COMMONPLACE • BORING

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AZURE • COLOUR OF SKY

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AVERSE • RELUCTANT

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AVER • ASSERT • TO SAY WITH CONFIDENCE

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BELITTLE • DISPARAGE • TO DISCOURAGE OTHERS

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BLITHE • JOYOUS • HAPPY

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BLEAK • DESOLATE • DISAPPOINTED • DEJECTED

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BOLSTER • TO ENCOURAGE

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CONNIVE • TO BE IN COLLUSION

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CONJECTURE • A GUESS

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CONSUMMATE • TO COMPLETE • TO UNDERTAKE A WORK

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CONTIGUITY • PROXIMITY

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CONSTRICT • TO BIND

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CONTUSION • BRUISE

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CONVALESCENCE • RECOVER • RECOVER AFTER SICKNESS

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COSMOS • THE UNIVERSE

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CORROBORATE • TO STRENGTHEN AS PROOF

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CULPRIT • CRIMINAL • SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE A CRIME

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CUPIDITY • AVARICE • NEVER ENDING GREED • LEWD

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EFFACE • OBLITERATE

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EMBELISH • TO DECORATE

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EMANCIPATE • TO FREE FROM BONDAGE

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EMBARGO • A TRADE RESTRICTION • INDIA HAS PUT EMBARGO ON IMPORTS FROM CHINA

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EMBEZZLE • TO MISAPPROPRIATE • TO SIPHON OFF

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EMBROIL • TO INVOLVE IN A STRIFE • TO INVOLVE IN A DISPUTE

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HEIFER • A YOUNG COW

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HERESY • AN OPINION

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HEINOUS • ODIOUSLY SINFUL

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HORDE • GROUP OF PEOPLE

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HOSTILITY • HATRED • MALICE

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HUCKSTER • PEDDLER • VENDORER

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HYPOCRISY • INSINCERITY

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ICHTHYIC • FISH LIKE

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IMPETUOUS • IMPULSIVE • IN A HURRY • TAKING DECISION UNREASONABLY

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IMPERVIOUS • IMPENETRABLE • WHICH CANNOT BE BROKEN • FORT OF CHITTOR IS IMPERVIOUS

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IMPORTUNE • TO HARASS WITH PERSISTENT DEMANDS • TO BEG AGAIN AND AGAIN • TO ACCOST

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IMPOVERISH • TO MAKE POOR • TO MAKE PAUPER

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CORRECT IT : He gave me many advices. • Advice is not countable • He gave me many pieces of advice • or he gave me advice

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CORRECT IT : he gave me two breads • Bread is not countable – so use : • He gave me two pieces of bread. • Or he gave me two slices / loves of bread

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CORRECT IT : what an awful weather it is. • Weather is not countable, therefore don’t use an / a before this. • What awful weather it is.

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CORRECT IT : can you give me an information about Ram ? • Information is not countable, so don’t use a/ an before information. • Don’t use informations also

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CORRECT IT : I have an important work to do. • Work is not countable, so don’t use an. • Corrected sentence will be : • I have some important work to do • Or • I have an important piece of work.

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CORRECT IT : please give me a soap. • • • • •

Soap is not countable Please give me a piece of soap. Or Please give me some soap Or please give me soap.

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CORRECT IT : condemned to death, the scaffold was erected for his execution. • The subject here is the scaffold – which cannot be condemned to death. • Therefore, to correct it, change the sentence as: • As he was condemned to death, the scaffold was erected for his execution. • Now the sentence is in passive voice and clearly denotes the meaning.

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Correct it : Being a rainy day, I wore my mackintosh. • Which is the subject of the first part of the sentence - is it I. • I cannot be a rainy day – therefore add a subject to the first part of the sentence: • It being a rainy day, I wore my mackintosh.

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Correct it : crossing the channel, a heavy storm arose. • Which is the subject of crossing the channel – is it storm or something else. • Storm cannot be subject of first part of the sentence – so correct it : • While I was crossing the channel, a heavy storm arose.

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Improve it : Ram was born in Surat; Ram received his education in Mumbai; Ram got his job in Delhi. • Reduce the size of the sentence by making it compact: • Born in Surat, Ram got his education in Mumbai and job in Delhi.

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Correct it : the property, for sale, musician, with carved legs, a piano,of.

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Carved legs should be with piano. For sale should be with piano. The property should be with musician Corrected sentence will be: For sale, a piono with carved legs, the property of musician.

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Rearrange it : the tender letter, his, of peevish vexation, mother had written, in a fit, he tore up, him. • Peevish vexation should be near – in a fit. • The tender letter should be near mother. • He tore up the tender letter in a fit of a peevish vexation, which the mother had written him. • Or • In a fit of peevish vexation, he tore up the tender letter, his mother had written him.

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Rearrange it : wanted ,a baby, of about 20 years, a nurse maid, old, is, for.

• a nurse maid of about 20 years old is wanted for a baby.

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Rearrange it : as a mark of affection,accidentally shot by, to the memory of Rahul,who was, by his brother, this monument has been erected,

• This monument has been erected, as a mark of affection, to the memory of Rahul, who was accidentally shot by his brother.

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Rearrange it : fortunately, 20 people died, in 45 wrecks, only. • In 45 wrecks, fortunately, only 20 people died.

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Rearrange it : with a gun, the sparrow, he shot, his brother, which was, eating, crumbs, in the field of .

• Which should be near sparrow • With a gun, he shot the sparrow, which was eating crumbs in the field of his brother.

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Rearrange it : Mrs. Arundhati, was sitting, with her husband, when Nakul and Vivek came, with her lap, up, on the steps, full of newspapers, of the hotel.

• With her lap full of newspapers, Mrs. Arundhati was sitting with her husband on the steps of hotel, when Nakul and Vivek came up.

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Rearrange it : 8 feet long, bank, lying on, in sunshine, an alligator, you will see, sometimes.

• Sometimes, you will see an alligator, 8 feet long, lying on bank in sunshine.

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Rearrange it: in a chair, with a swollen leg, I spent, my holidays, the three last days of ,

• With a swollen leg should come close to I. • With a swollen leg, I spent the three last days of my holidays in a chair.

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Rearrange it : full of rage and fury, the constable, had knocked the prosecutor down, said that the prisoner, seizing the bolster,

• The constable said that the prisoner, full of rage and fury, seizing the bolster, had knocked the prosecutor down.

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Correct it : it was bitter cold. • Bitter is adjective. Cold is also adjective. Bitter is defining cold. Therefore, don’t use adjective, use adverb. Rule: use adverb for characteristics of adjective / verb. • Corrected sentence: • It was bitterly cold.

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Correct it: no one can write as neat as Gopi. • Neat is adjective, we should use adverb here. • No one can write as neatly as Gopi does.

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Correct it : the flowers smell sweetly. • Here we have used adverb – to show the quality of verb. But actually we want to talk about quality of flower (noun) – therefore use adjective. • The flowers smell sweet.

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Correct it : I am very annoyed to see it. • Very is never used with past participle (here annoyed). • Therefore replace very by much • Correct sentence: • I am much annoyed to see it.

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Correct it : this novel is too interesting. • Here too is wrongly used. • Correct : • This novel is very interesting.

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Correct it : I am much glad to know about it. • Replace much by very • Glad is adjective, and much cannot be used with adjectives.

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Correct it: this hardly won liberty should be protected. • Replace hardly by hard. • This hard won liberty should be protected.

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Correct it : my friend said he never remembered having read such a wonderful book. • my friend said he remembered never having read such a wonderful book • (we have put never before remember, but it should have been put before reading).

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Correct it : I couldn’t help without laughing at the joke. • Avoid double negative or double superlative or double comparative. • Correct it as: • I couldn’t help laughing at the joke

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Correct it : while I entered into the room, the light was dazzling. • Replace while by when – (when denotes a moment – while denotes duration) • Never use into with entered – when referring to physical space. • When I entered the room, the light was dazzling

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Correct it : going up the hill, an old temple was seen. • Which is the subject of the first part of sentence? • Change the sentence as: • going up the hill, We / I saw an old temple.

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Correct it : I don’t know nothing on this subject. • Avoid double negatives. • I don’t know anything on this subject.

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Correct it: I don’t know something on this subject. • Replace something by anything (anything is used with negatives or questions). • I don’t know anything on this subject.

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Correct it : what a fun! • Fun is not countable, therefore don’t use A with Fun. • Corrected sentence will be : • What fun!.

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