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What is the meaning of idiom - to see pink elephants? • To show confidence
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What is the meaning of idiom – to keep the pot boiling? • To maintain interest
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What is the meaning of idiom – to grease the palm? • TO GIVE BRIBE
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What is the meaning of idiom – SACKCLOTH AND ASHES? • PENITANCE
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What is the meaning of idiom – PRINTER’S DEVIL? • TYPING ERRORS
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What is the meaning of idiom – TO BRING THE HOUSE DOWN • TO APPEAL TO THE AUDIENCE
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What is the meaning of idiom – FORLORN HOPE? • ALMOST NO CHANCES / HOPE
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What is the meaning of idiom – TO COOL ONE’S HEELS? • TO KEEP WAITING
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What is the meaning of idiom – AT ONE’S BACK AND CALL? • TO BE ALWAYS READY AT ONE’S CALL FOR SERVICE AND SUPPORT
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What is the meaning of idiom – TO CLEAN AUGEAN STABLES? • TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING IMPOSSIBLE?
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What is the meaning of idiom – TO PLAY TO THE GALLERY? • TO TRY TO GET APPRECIATION FROM THE LEAST INTELLIGENT PERSONS
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What is the meaning of idiom – 3Rs? • READING, WRITING, ARITHMETIC • NOW 4TH R IS : COMPUTER
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What is the meaning of idiom – TO KEEP A GOOD TABLE? • TO OFFER GOOD HOSPITALITY
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What is the meaning of idiom – TO STIR UP HORNET’S NEST? • TO INVITE OTHERS’S HOSTILITY
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What is the meaning of idiom – TO FEATHER ONE’S NEST? • TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITY
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What is the meaning of idiom – BACKSTAIRS INFLUENCE? • UNDUE INFLUENCE – FOR EXAMPLE – INFLUENCE THROUGH RELATIVE OR SPOUSE.
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What is the meaning of idiom – TO PUT THE CART BEFORE HORSE? • TO DO OPPOSITE THING
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What is the meaning of idiom – TO BE BORN WITH SILVER SPOON? • TO BORN IN A WEALTHY FAMILY
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What is the meaning of idiom – RED LETTER DAY? • IMPORTANT DAY
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How will you improve – today evening I am going to a party. • This evening, I am going to a party.
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How will you improve – yester night, he come very late. • Last night, he came very late.
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How will you improve – I call you tomorrow evening? • I shall call you next evening.
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How will you improve – nothing but Gandhiji did it. • None but Gandhiji did it.
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How will you improve- he insisted to ask many questions. • He insisted on asking many questions.
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How will you improve- his family members is good. • The members of his family are good.
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Afterschoool has the largest number of brightest candidates of any centre. • Afterschoool has the largest number of brightest candidates of all centres.
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How will you improve it - Hardly I reached, then he left. • Hardly had I reached, when he left • (remember, hardly and scarcely are always followed by when.)
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How will you improve – dog who bark, seldom bite. • The dog that barks, seldom bites.
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How will you improve – what to speak of English, he don’t know Hindi. • Not to speak of English, he cannot speak even Hindi.
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How will you improve – he has write a autobiography of his father. • He has written a biography of his father.
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How will you improve – good night! I am glad seeing you. • Good evening! I am glad to see you.
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How will you improve – I am knowing him. • I know him.
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How will you improve – he parted with his sister. • He parted from his sister. • Part with is used for physical property – but for separating from human beings – we use part from.
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How will you improve – the cat sprang at me? • The cat sprang upon me.
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How will you improve – police is not allowed to enter into temple. • Police are not allowed to enter temple.
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How will you improve – I found him leaning against a chair. • I found him leaning over a chair.
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How will you improve – he was not hurt fortunately. • Fortunately, he was not hurt. • ( the adverb – which is for the entire sentence – should come in the beginning).
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How will you improve – if I will go to Punjab, I bring it for you. • If I go to the Punjab, I shall bring it for you.
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How will you improve – we played tennis yesterday, if it not rained. • We would have played tennis yesterday, if it had not rained.
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How will you improve – have you to Sudan? • Have you been to the Sudan.
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How will you improve - little knowledge of social entrepreneurship made him entrepreneur?
• The little knowledge of social entrepreneurship made him an entrepreneur.
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How will you improve – I prefer tea then coffee. • I prefer tea to coffee.
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How will you improve – pen is superior than sword. • Pen is superior to sword.
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How will you improve – you have better to go to afterschoool. • You had better go to afterschoool.
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How will you improve – did you see other film? • Did you see any other films?
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How will you improve – he is the famous decoit of MP. • He is the notorious decoit of MP.
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How will you improve – a book write by me. • • • • •
A book is being written by me Or A book has been written by me. Or A book written by me.
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How will you improve – he told me that he will come. • He told me that he would come.
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How will you improve – afterschooolians take after entrepreneurship.
• The afterschooolians take up entrepreneurship.
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How will you improve – he is a MBA. • He is an MBA.
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How will you improve – gold of Africa is exported to USA. • The gold of Africa is exported to the USA. • (normally we don’t use article the before any commodity – but it is particular commodity – so we have to use THE here).
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How will you improve – I respect him but he is my teacher. • I respect him because he is my teacher.
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How will you improve – he ordered for a cup of tea. • He ordered a cup of tea.
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How will you improve – Sita married with Ram. Sita married Ram.
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How will you improve – he passed in the examination. • He passed the examination.
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How will you improve – I am listening him. • I am listening to him.
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How will you improve – Does you believe god? • Do you believe in God?
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How will you improve – the jury was divided in his opinion. • The jury were divided in their opinion.
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How will you improve – the jury were unanimous in their decision. • The jury was unanimous in its decision.
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How will you improve – who is knocking the door? • Who is knocking at the door?
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How will you improve – we gone their yesterday and enjoyed. • We went there yesterday and enjoyed ourselves.
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How will you improve – you can avail this opportunity. • You should avail yourself of this opportunity.
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How will you improve – she play better then me. • She plays better than I .
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How will you improve – let I complete the work. • Let me complete the work.
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How will you improve – my older brother is much intelligent then me. • My elder brother is more intelligent than I.
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In the thirties and forties, devotees of Kabir’s maintained that her writing has all the qualities found in the highest order of Indian writers of the nineteenth and twentieth century. •
In the thirties and forties, devotees of Kabir maintained that his writing had all the qualities found in the highest order of indian writers of the nineteenth and twentieth century.
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Thanks • Afterschoool conducts three year integrated PGPSE (after class 12 along with CA & CS) and 18 month PGPSE (Post Graduate Programme in Social Entrepreneurship) along with preparation for CFP / CFA / FRM. It also conducts workshops on social entrepreneurship in schools and colleges all over India – start social entrepreneurship club in your institution today with the help from afterschoool and help us in developing society. www.afterschoool.tk
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