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Email your questions to: [email protected]

- Malan Shereen Imran, Kothagudem.

Q: Shall I take your book? - Is this an inter-rogative sentence or imperative sentence?

A: An interrogative sentence. However, if itis a request, it can be imperative.

Q: In one of the old lessons you have written"If you don't take me amiss" - I think it is awrong sentence. Please clarify.

A: Don't take me amiss - yes, it is wrong. Itwas written by mistake in the earlier les-son. The correct form of the sentence is:Don't take something amiss. (Not, don'ttake a person - you/ me/ him, etc., amiss)

Q: ¢Ë’´· Ç N≠æßª’ç í∫’JçîË discuss îËÆæ÷h ÖØ√oç.- Pleas translate into English.

A: We are discussing just that matter.Q: Sir, we have a number of international

players in our rank. - Please say the mean-ing of the underlined.

A: It should be, - ....... in our ranks', and not'rank'. 'Ranks' here means group. Number ofinternational players in our ranks = No. ofinternational players in our group.

Q: Vote of Thanks - Is it aphrase, idiom or collocation?A: Vote of thanks - Phrase, because it

is a group of words without a verb. Q: He went under 10 years jail term /

imprisonment / He went under a10 year jail term/ imprisonment -Please correct it.

A: He underwent ten years' jail term - Correct.It is wrong to say 'he went under'.Underwent is the past tense (V2) of under-go = experience. (-Å-†’-¶μº-Nç-îª-úøç)

Q: It is good by nomsans, - Please translateinto Telugu.

A: The sentence has no meaning, because thereis no such word in English as nomsans.

Q: áéπ\úÕ †’çîÓ îÁúø’ ¢√Ææ†/ -îÁ-úøf ¢√Ææ† ´≤ÚhçC.- Please say in English.

A: We are getting some bad smell from some-where / Some bad smell is coming fromsomewhere.

Q: In Oxford dictionary at some places exam-ples are not begin with a capital letter, why?

A: If it is not a sentence there is no need tobegin the example with a capital letter.

Q: I haven't known Imran spend time -Shouldn't 'spends' be there? Please explain.

A: I haven't known Imran spendtime - Correct.

★ 'Spend' here is not a verb, but aplain infinitive. (infinitive - tospend, to know, to go, etc. (to +1st DW) Plain infinitive - infini-tive without 'to' before it: spend,know, go, etc.)

Q: ´÷ sir ´÷èπ◊ nicknamesÂ°ö«d®Ω’./ Nick names ûÓ °œ©’-≤ƒh®Ω’. - Pleasesay in English.

A: Our teacher gave us nicknames and calls usonly by those nicknames.

Q: Bike mirrors Â°j "Objects in the mirrorcloser than they appear" ÅE ®√Æœ Öçô’çC.D†®Ωnç àN’öÀ?

A: ´Ææ’h-´¤©’, Åçõ‰ ¢Á†éπ ´Ææ’h†o ¢√£æ«-Ø√©’, ´’†’-≠æfl©’ Åü¿lç™ éπE-°œ-Ææ’h†o üΔE-éπçõ‰ ü¿í∫_-®Ωí¬ÖØ√o®·/ -Ö-Ø√o®Ω’.

- Vasundhara, Khammam.

Q: Sir, his links with the organization wasturned out to be, at best, tenuous - Pleasetranslate into Telugu.

A: Ç ÆæçÆænûÓ ÅûªE Ææç•ç-üμΔ©’ Åçûª ü¿%úμø-¢Á’i-†N é¬´¤.Q: Being, having been - you have explained a

number of times but not broadly. I requestyou to explain the above ones and say howthey are used both in the past and future.

A: Being = É°æ¤púø’ Öçúøôç. Eg: Being good atstudies, he gets good marks.

★ Having been = -í∫-ûªç-™/ -äéπ°æ¤p-úø’ Öçúøôç.

Eg: Having been good at studies, he passedthe exam with a high percentage of marks.

Q: Pleas suggest a good book which containsphrasal verbs, idioms, colloquies and cor-rection of sentences.

A: Living English Structure by Stannard Allen(Published by Orient Blackswan Co.)

Q: á´-JéÀ á™« ï®Ω-í¬-©E ®√Æœ Öçõ‰ Å™«Íí ï-®Ω’-í∫’-ûª’çC, ´’† îËûª’-™x àç Öçô’çC = What isdestined to happend will happen what'sthere in our hands - Is this correct?

A: What is destined to happen (not happened,as you wrote) will happen - Correct.

Q: °œôd éÌçîÁç èπÿûª °∂æ’†ç - Please translate intoEnglish.

A: There is no proverb in English which givesexactly the meaning of this Teluguproverb.

M. SURESAN

www.eenadupratibha.net'-≤ÚpÈé-Ø˛ -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ— §ƒ-ûª Ææç-*éπ-© éÓÆæç -îª÷-úøç-úÕ..

'Vote of Thanks' is a..?

- Zohan Khan D, Warangal.

Q: She wrote retrospectively about herchildhood - Please translate intoTelugu.

A: She wrote retrospectively about herchildhood = She is a grown up womannow. She wrote about her past, that is,remembering her childhood. (É°æ¤púø’Ç¢Á’ Â°ü¿l-ü¿-®·uçC. É°æ¤púø’ Ç¢Á’ ûª†*†oØ√öÀ Ææçí∫ûª’©’ ®√ÆœçC.)

Q: He said to me "I will meet you dayafter tomorrow" (Direct Speech). -Please say Indirect speech for theabove sentence.

A: Indirect speech: He told me that hewould meet me the day after the next(day).

- Ahalya Ithihas, Rajole.

Q: Sir, please explain the words in Telugu.1) Dimension 2) Potential/ lity 3) Sustain

A: 1) Dimension = -éÌ©ûª.2) i) Potential = àüÁjØ√ ïJÍí Å´-é¬¨¡ç Öçúøôç

– Å†’-èπÿ© °æJ-Æœn-ûª’©’ Ö†o-°æ¤púø’.ii) Potentiality = áü¿-í∫-í∫©/ üË†o-®·Ø√

≤ƒCμç-îª-í∫© ¨¡éÀh Öçúøôç.3) Sustain = i) éÌ†-≤ƒÍí ¨¡éÀh/ Å´-é¬¨¡ç

Öçúøôç. Eg: The movie sustained itsinterest till the end. ii) Keep something alive. Eg: Water

sustains plants. iii) Suffer. Eg: He sustained severe

injuries in the accident.

1. Flair = Natural ability for something.(Ææ£æ«ï ≤ƒ´’®Ωn uç)Eg: He has a flair for acting. Flair × Ineptitude / inability (Å¨¡-éπhûª/≤ƒ´’®Ωn uç-™‰-E)

2. Petty = Unimportant (v§ƒ´·êuç ™‰E)Eg: They quarrelled over a petty matter.Petty × Important (´·êu-¢Á’i†)

3. Comprehend = Understand / grasp men-tally (Å®Ωnç/ Å´-í¬-£æ«† îËÆæ’-éÓ-´úøç).Comprehension = Understanding(ví∫£œ«çîªúøç).Eg: I am unable to comprehend even

now his behaviour yesterday Comprehend × Miss (ví∫£œ«ç-îª-™‰-éπ-§Ú-´úøç)/Misapprehend (ûª°æ¤pí¬ Å®Ωnç îËÆæ’-éÓ-´úøç)

4. Initiate = Begin (v§ƒ®ΩçGμçîªúøç)Eg: The government has initiated the

computerization of aadhar cards Initiate × Terminate (Åçûªç îËßª’úøç/´·Tç-îªúøç)

5. Cunning = Deceitful (¢Á÷Ææ-°æ‹-J-ûª-¢Á’i†)Eg: The fox is a cunning animal.Cunning × Innocent (Å´÷-ßª’-éπ-¢Á’i†)

Vocabulary- Srimukhi Vedanthi

Q: Sir, in one of the old lessons you havewritten the following sentences.'The chairman initiated the discussionabout the new policies.' - The above underlined shouldn't be fol-

lowed by the preposition 'about'. Please clarify.A: Understand: 'Discuss' is not followed by

'about', but 'discussion' is followed by'about'. The parents discussed their daugh-ter's marriage. There was a discussionabout their daughter's marriage late in thenight.

Q: The inauguration of the bridge is stated fornext month - Is the underlined word cor-rect here?

A: Correct.Q: The gap between women and men voters

has also steadily reduced - Is the above onecorrect? Shouldn't 'been' be there after theunderlined?

A: 'Has increased' which means in Telugu,(Â°J-TçC/ áèπ◊\-¢ÁjçC). Has been increased(This is passive voice = Â°çîª-•-úÕçC).

Q: In the previous lesson you have written:'He has intimated to me his decision tostart a business' - Please say why the arti-cle (a) is used here?

A: When business means trade / commercialactivity (¢√u§ƒ®Ωç), it is countable, so it hassingular and plural and in the singular, itmust have 'a' before it.

★ When business means work/ matter (°æE), itis uncountable and doesn't have 'a' beforeit. I have business (work) in the city tomor-row.

- P. Amarnath & M. Kamesh, Pasuluru.

Q: Dear sir, let me know the meanings ofthese phrases with Telugu examples.1) In pursuance of 2) Tight-knit squad3) Crash out of 4) Step down

A: 1) In accordance with (üΔE v°æé¬®Ωç).2) Well organized/ closely integrated

(îªéπ\í¬ †-úø’-°æ¤-ûª’†o/ ¶«í¬ âéπu-ûªûÓ Ö†o).3) To fall asleep/ to be defeated complete-

ly (°æ‹Jhí¬ ãúÕ-§Ú-´úøç).

4) Give up a position (°æü¿-NE -´ü¿’-©’-éÓ-´úøç).

- Usha Kiran Mayuri, Khammam.

Q: Sir, in one of the old lessons you havewritten the following are imaginary past.Those are as follow / follows:'She wishes she didn't see him. He wishes he had been selected.'- Aren't these sentences referring to the

Improbable Present? Please clarify.A: She wishes she didn't see him = She saw

him (in the past), but she is very unhappythat she saw him in the past. She wouldhave been happy if she had not seen him.(ÅûªEo í∫ûªç™ îª÷úø-èπ◊çú≈/ éπ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-èπ◊çú≈Öçõ‰ áçûª ¶«í∫’ç-úËC.)

★ He wishes he had been selected - This isimaginary past too. (í∫ûªç™ --ØË-†’ áç°œÈéjÖçõ‰ áçûª ¶«í∫’ç-úËC.)

★ She wishes she wouldn't see him - this isimprobable present. (ØË†’ ÅûªEo É°æ¤púø’/¶μºN-≠æu-ûª’h™ éπ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-èπ◊çú≈ Öçú≈-©E Ø√ éÓJéπ.)

Q: We are happy to have his presence here.- Please explain the Telugu meaning.

A: We are happy that he is here. (Çßª’† Ééπ\úøÖ†oç-ü¿’èπ◊ – É°æ¤púø’ – ´÷èπ◊ ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ÖçC.)

'Discussion' is followed by...





- Ahalya Vedanthi, Rajole.

Q: Sir, in one of the old lessonsyou said that he / she / any per-son isn't followed by "recol-lect", but in Oxford dictionaryan example is quoted i.e., Shecould no longer recollect thedetails of the letter. Moreover"recollect" is the synonym of "recall"given in the dictionary - Please clarify mydoubt.

A: The verb in the sentence He could nolonger recollect ....... is, could recollect.

★ When shall, should, will, would, can, could,may, might, must, have to, has to, had to,etc., come before verbs, we use only theform without 's' even for he / she / it.

Eg: a) He cannot sing. The verb here is, cansing. ('not' is not a part of the verb).

b) She could not come here etc. (the verbhere is 'could come'). In your sentence,the verb is, could recollect, and not justrecollect.

★ Â°j† îÁ°œp-†ô’d, will, would, shall, should™«çöÀN verb éÀ ´·çü¿’ ´ÊÆh, Å°æ¤púø’, Ç È®çúø÷éπL°œ verb Å´¤û√®·.

Q: He never listen to anyone - should not theunderlined word above be added the letter's'. Please clarify.

A: He never listens to anybody. - Correct.Here the verb is, 'listens', because the sub-ject is, he. If the sentence was given as 'Henever listen to anybody' - is wrong.

Q: Çßª’† love marriage îËÆæ’-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’./ Ç¢Á’ lovemarriage îËÆæ’-èπ◊çC - Please explain how tosay in English.

A: His / her marriage was a love marriage.

- Shereen Imran, Kothagudem.

Q: Sir, let him here / Let him behere - Please say the right one.

A: Let him be here - Correct. Q: He got killed / He was killed /

He got murdered/ He was mur-dered - Please say the difference.

A: He got killed = He was killed. He got mur-dered = He was murdered.

Q: She forgets to call you / calling you. Don'tforget to call me / calling me. Do you for-get to call me? / calling me? Why do youforget to call me? / calling me? How doyou forget to call me? / calling me? Whendo you forget to call me? / calling me? -Please explain which is correct one.

A: She forgets to call you = she forgets callingyou. The same applies to your other sen-tences too, that is, all the other sentences inthat question, and also in question. 'Forget'and all the other verbs in the sentencesabove are followed by either the infinitive(to go, to come. etc., or by the 'ing' form.)

Q: In India most women / most of the women/ the women depend on their husbands fortheir living / for their livelihood - Pleasecorrect it.

A: In India most women (= most of thewomen) depend on their husbands for theirliving (= livelihood) - both are correct andhave the same meaning.

Q: In our country the married / marriedwomen don't have economic / economicalindependence - Please correct it.

A: In our country married women ('the mar-ried' is wrong) don't have economical inde-pendence - Correct.

M. SURESAN


1. Acute = i) Severe (Bv´-¢Á’i†)

Eg: i) There is an acute shortage ofdrinking water in that area. (Bv´-¢Á’i† FöÀ éÌ®Ωûª)

ii) The rural areas of India are facingacute health problems.

Acute × Mild (Bv´ûª ™‰E/ éÌCl-§ƒöÀ)

2. Submerge = Cause something to beunder water. (FöÀ™ ´·E-T-§Ú-´úøç)

Eg: Because of heavy rains in the city,most areas of Guntur are submerged.

Submerge × Float (ûË©úøç)

3. Decay = Deteriorate / cause something tobe gradually damaged / worse / less. (Cí∫-ñ«-®Ωúøç/ véπ´’çí¬ éÃ~ùÀç-îªúøç/ Ç£æ…-®Ωç-™«çöÀ °æüΔ-®√n©’ §ƒúø-´úøç.)

Eg: Standards are deteriorating in publiclife and politics. (v°æñ« @N-ûªç-™, ®√ï-éÃ-ßª÷™x v°æ´÷-ù«©’ éÃ~ùÀ-Ææ’h-Ø√o®·)

★ Other Examples: tooth decay / fooddecay, etc.

Decay × Improvement (¢Á’®Ω’-í∫’-°æ-úø-ôç)

4. Inclined to = Tending or wanting to dosomething (àüÁjØ√ îËßª÷-©ØË üμÓ®ΩùÀ îª÷°œç-îªúøç)

Eg: During holidays most studentsincline to be lazy.

Inclined to × Unwilling / be averse to(Å®·≠ædû-ª- îª÷°œç-îªúøç.)

5. Mushroom = i) A fungus variety with around top and a short stem (°æ¤-ôdíÌ-úø’-í∫’)

ii) Increase very quickly. (N°æ-K-ûªçí¬ Â°J-T-§Ú-´úøç)

Eg: The number of corporate colleges ismushrooming. (é¬®Ìp-Í®ö¸ éπ∞«-¨»-©©’°æ¤ôd-íÌ-úø’-í∫’™«x Â°J-T-§Ú-ûª’-Ø√o®·.)

Mushroom × Decrease (ûªí∫_úøç)

Vocabulary

- N. Srinivasulu, Adoni.

Q: Sir, please explain how to pronounce thefollowing underlined words in Telugu1) Flour Mill/ Wheat Flour 2) Flower

A: Flour = The powder of any grain (°œçúÕ).Flower - you know the meaning. But thepronunciation of flour and flower is thesame - (È®çúÕçöÀ Öî√a-®Ωù äéπ\õ‰.)

- C.V. Sivanarayana

Q: Please explain the meanings of the follow-ing words with example.1) Confounding 2) Variable 3) Wonder

A: 1) Confound = Confuse or surprise (Aéπ- ’éπ°æ-úø-ôç/ í∫çü¿-®Ω-íÓ∞¡ç îÁçü¿’/ Ç¨¡a-®Ωu-°æúø’)

2) Variable = Something that keeps chang-ing (´÷®Ω’ûª÷ ÖçúËC.)

3) Wonder = Great surprise (-Å-ü¿’s¥-ûªç.)

- Venkata Reddy, Narasampet.

Q: Sir, could you tell me the meanings ofthese sentences.

1) Blow down your house.2) Blow out your house.3) I will huff and puff.4) The chores must be done.5) Picks the ripe corn.6) Waves to the neighbour.7) It should be cherished by every individual.8) So much so.9) In no time he became skillfull in the

archery.10) He went to an isolated sandy corner.11) The force of the storm swept him off the

camel.A: 1) Demolish your house, especially by

using explosives. (Ê°©’úø’ °æüΔ-®√n-©ûÓ FÉçöÀE Ê°™‰a®·.)

2) Blow out your house - No meaning for thisexpression. You blow out (ÇÍ®p-ßª’úøç) a fireor a lamp, but not a house. (Ñ °æüΔEo ÉçöÀéÀ¢√úøç.)

3) I will show my anger at somebody / some-thing, by shouting / by complaining loudly- (éÓ°æçûÓ *çü¿’©’ ¢Ëßª’úøç.) When his sonfailed in the exam, he huffed and puffed athim. (Å¶«s®· °æKéπ~ ûª§ƒp-úøE ûÁL-ßª’-úøçûÓ,Çßª’† éÓ°æçûÓ *çü¿’-™‰-¨»úø’).

4) The boring and unpleasant work, especiallyhousehold work, must be done. Chores =Boring and unpleasant household work thatcan't be avoided. (NÆæ’í∫’ éπL-TçîË, Ç£æ…x-ü¿-éπ®Ωçé¬E °æE, Å®·ûË îËßª’éπ ûª°æpE °æE.)

5) Take the corn which is ripe. (°æçúÕ† ñÔ†o†’BÆæ’éÓ).

6) Wave hands at the neighbour (§Ò®Ω’í∫’ ¢√∞¡xûÓÊÆo£æ«-Ææ÷-îª-éπçí¬ -îËûª’--©’ --Ü-°æúøç).

7) Every person should treat it as dear. (v°æAäéπ\®Ω÷ üΔEo v°œßª’-¢Á’i-†-Cí¬ îª÷Ææ’-éÓ-¢√L).

8) To such a degree (Ç ¢Ë’®Ωèπ◊). He workedhard all through his life, so much so, evenbefore sixty years of age, he looked old.

9) Very soon he became very skilled at usingthe bow and arrow. (ûªy®Ω-™ØË N©’x, --¶«-ùç ¢√úø-ôç™ E°æ¤-ù’úø’ Åßª÷uúø’ Åûª†’).

10) He went to a lonely corner filled withsand. (ÉÆæ’-éπûÓ EçúÕ Ö†o Ç äçôJ ´‚©èπ◊¢Á∞«x-úø-ûª†’).

11) The storm (something like a big cyclone)made him fall from the camel (Ç ûª’§ƒ†’ÅûªEo äçõ„- O’ü¿ †’ç* ûÓÊÆ-ÆœçC).

- K. Rajeswari, Hyderabad.

Q: éÀçC --¢√é¬u-™x Underline --îËÆœ-† °æ-üΔ-© -Å®√n-©-†’N´-Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’.

1) Youth no longer seem to be interestedin joining the banned outfit.

2) According to source, the two MLA'sare learnt to have called on CM.

A: 1) No longer = Not any longer = Not any-more (Éçé¬ -™‰ü¿’/ Éçé¬ é¬ü¿’)

2) Call on = Visit a person (äéπ ´uéÀhE Ææçü¿-Jzç-îªúøç.)

Q: Mr. Krishnaiah who had been vocallyprotesting TDP president Naidu'sannouncement on extending reservationfor Kapu community. Éçü¿’™ who hadbeen Å®Ωnç ûÁ©’-í∫’™ ûÁ©’-°æ-í∫-©®Ω’. Ñ sen-tence ™ üΔE importance †’ N´-Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’.

A: Had been - talks of the earlier of two paststates of being. í∫ûªç™ Ö†o È®çúÕç-öÀ™ -´·ç-ü¿’-†o -¢√é¬u-Eo îÁ°æp-ú≈-EéÀ 'had been' ¢√úøû√ç.

Eg: He had been in Bengaluru, before he wasin Vijayawada = Åûª†’ Nï-ßª’-¢√-úø™ ÖçúË´·çü¿’ (É°æ¤púø’ Åûª†’ Nï-ßª’-¢√-úø™ èπÿú≈™‰úø’.) ¶„çí∫-∞¡⁄-®Ω’™ ÖçúË-¢√úø’.

★ But the verb in the sentence is, had beenprotesting - é¬F O’ ¢√éπuç™ verb 'had been'é¬ü¿’. ÅC had been protesting. Had been +ing form - É™«çöÀ verb í∫ûªç™ -ï-J-T-† È®çúø’îª®Ωu™x ¢Á·ü¿öÀ îª®Ωu, È®çúÓ îª®Ωu ïJÍí ´®Ωèπ◊ éÌ†-≤ƒ-TûË, üΔEéÀ had been + ing form ¢√úøû√ç.Eg: She had been dancing until she fainted

= Ç¢Á’ Ææp %£æ« ûª°œp °æúÕ-§Ú-®·çC. Åçûª-´-®ΩèπÿÇ¢Á’ Ø√ôuç îËÆæ÷hØË ÖçC.

★ O’ ¢√é¬u-EéÀ Å®Ωnç: îªçvü¿-¶«•’ Ø√ßª·úø’ é¬°æ¤èπ◊™«-EéÀ Jï-Í®y≠æ†’x v°æéπ-öÀç-îª-ú≈Eo E®Ω-ÆœÆæ÷h Ö†oéπ%≠ægßª’u (Å°æ¤púø’ àüÓ îË¨»úø’ ÅE ´Ææ’hçC.)

Q: 'The respect accorded to Collector'. -Ñ¢√é¬u-EéÀ ûÁ©’-í∫’ Å®Ωnç N´-Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’.

A: Accorded = i) Given (É*a†). éπ™„-éπd-®˝èπ◊É*a† íı®Ω´ç.ii) ä°æpçü¿ç; iii) ≤ƒ´’®ΩÆæuç.

He huffed and puffed...?






Vocabulary

1. Neutral = Not siding with either of thetwo parties / individuals (ûªô-Æænçí¬ Öçúø-ôç).

Eg: In the dispute between his twofriends he remained neutral

Neutral × Biased / partial / prejudiced.(°æéπ~-§ƒ-ûªçí¬/ ü¿’®Ω-Gμ-v§ƒ-ßª’çûÓ Öçúø-ôç)

2. Collude (with) = Have a secret under-standing with another person.

Eg: He colluded with his cousin to cheathis brother. He and his brother in col-lusion tried to cheat the neighbour.

Collude × Be honest

3. Feeble = Weak / not effective or goodenough.

Eg: Because he was ill he spoke in a fee-ble voice.

Feeble × Robust (Eg: In spite of his oldage, he is still robust.)

4. Impose = Officially force a rule, tax, pun-ishment etc. (NCμç-îªúøç)

Eg: Because he dodged (áíÌ_-ö«dúø’) thepayment of tax, the authoritiesimposed a fine on him.

Impose × Excuse / remit. (éπ~N’ç-îªúøç/ Péπ~ûªT_ç-îªúøç). Because of her old age, theyremitted her punishment.

5. Comply (with) = Act according to rules(E•ç-üμ¿-†-©†’ Å†’-Ææ-Jç-îªúøç)

Eg: He complied with the rules of thedepartment.

Comply × Disobey (áC-Jç-îªúøç)

Q: éÀçC Phrases éÀ ûÁ©’í∫’ Å®Ωnç, ÖüΔ-£æ«-®Ω-ù-©-†’N´-Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’.1. Back foot2. Backline 3. Chest down4. Rush out 5. Scored a brace6. Put his arm around someone

A: 1) Back foot = v°æA-èπÿ© °æJ-Æœn-A™ Öçúø-ôç.(His poverty put him at a disadvan-tage.)

2) Backline = ¢Á†’éπ ™„j-Ø˛, football ™«ç-öÀgames ™. (The back line was strong, sothey were able to win.)

3) Chest down = îμ√A éÀçC ¶μ«í∫ç ¢Á·ûªhç éπü¿-©-™‰E °æéπ~--¢√ûª ÆœnA. (The child suffers fromthe chest down syndrome.)

4) Rush out = Å-ûªu´-Ææ-®Ωçí¬/ °æ®Ω’-í∫’† •ßª’-öÀéÀ¢Á∞¡xúøç. (On hearing the loud noise, herushed out.)

5) Scored a brace = (In games) È®çúø’ íÓ™¸qîËßª’úøç. (The team scored a brace beforethe half-time)

6) Put his arm around someone = ¶μº’ïç O’ü¿îËûª’-™‰-ßª’úøç, DEéÀ v°æûËuéπ Å®Ωnç ™‰ü¿’.

- N. Srinivasulu, Adoni.

Q: Sir, please give meaning of the followingunderlined expression. 'Revenue gap is hanging like 'damoclessword' over the A.P. Government's neck.

A: Damocles Sword = A situation in whichsomething dangerous may happen tosomebody / a constant danger.

- V. Nagendra Reddy & M. IndraNammanankapalli.

- M. Jyothi, Gopalapatnam.

Q: éÀçC Phrases éÀ ûÁ©’í∫’ Å®Ωnç, ÖüΔ-£æ«-®Ω-ù-©-†’N´-Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’.1. Tate up for 2. Set off3. Spend a majority4. A tough pill to swallow5. Pull off6. Off-screen

A: 1) Tate up for - É™«çöÀ ´÷ô Ççí∫xç™ ™‰ü¿’.2) Set off = •ßª’-™‰l-®Ωúøç/ ¶«ç•’©’ ´çöÀN

Ê°©úøç/ Ê°©aúøç. Eg: He set off on the journey early in the

morning.3) Spend a majority = áèπ◊\´ ¶μ«í∫ç ê®Ω’a

Â°ôdúøç– DEéÀ v°æûËuéπ Å®Ωnç ™‰ü¿’.4) A tough pill to swallow = N’çí∫’-úø’-°æ-úøE

N≠æßª’ç. Eg: His being our boss is a tough pill to

swallow.5) Pull off = àüÁjØ√ Nï-ßª’-´ç-ûªçí¬ îËßª’-í∫-©-í∫úøç.

Eg: He pulled off the first prize in the run-ning race.

6) Off-screen = ûÁ®Ω O’ü¿ é¬èπ◊çú≈ •ßª’ô

Q: éÀçC ≤ƒ-¢Á’-ûª-©-†’ ûÁ©’-í∫’-™éÀ Å†’-´-Cç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’.1) When the (drop) drink is inside, the

sense is outside.2) They who love most are least valued.3) Time is a great story teller.4) Time trieth truth5) To leave is to die a little6) To lend is to buy a quarrel

A: 1) ´’çü¿’ (´’ûª’h §ƒFßª’ç) ™°æ© Öçõ‰, ´’A•ßª’ô Öçô’çC. Åçõ‰ û√T† ¢√úÕéÀ ´’AÖçúøü¿’ ÅE -Å®Ωnç.

2) ÅAí¬ vÊ°N’çîË ¢√∞¡xèπ◊ ÅA ûªèπ◊\´ N©’´É≤ƒh®Ω’.

3) é¬©¢Ë’ íÌ°æp éπü∑¿©’ îÁ•’-ûª’çC (äéπ-°æpöÀ Eïçé¬©ç í∫úÕ-*† -ûª®√y-ûª éπü∑¿-™«í¬ Öçô’çC)

4) Eïç E©-éπ-úø-O’ü¿ ûË©’-ûª’çC5) üËØÁj oØ√ É≠ædç ™‰èπ◊çú≈ Ć-L-Â°-ôdúøç Ææy©pçí¬

î√´úøç ™«çöÀC.6) Å°æ¤p Éýúøç ûªí∫´¤ éÌE ûÁîª’a-éÓ-´-úø¢Ë’.

- T. Lakshmaiah, Gollapalli.

Q: Sir, I saw the below sentence inone of the exam papers. Thatis.....

★ Prime Minister Narendra Modi....... 3 years in office by nextMay.1) will complete2) will have completed3) will be completed4) will have been completedThe answer is 2 - Here my doubt is Why

don't we use the remaining answers. Pleaseexplain.A: 1) He will complete ...... three years = He

will complete three years by next May.Office here means position / job.

2) Prime Minister will have completed threeyears in office by next May = By next May,his being in office will be more than threeyears.

★ Both the sentences are correct, of course,with different meanings.

Q: Sir, in the sentence 'Hai Guys'. What is themeaning? Is it Male? or Female? Plural? orSingular?- Please explain.

A: The meaning of the sentence is whether theperson referred to is male or female, andwhether there are more persons than one.

Q: Sir, could you explain the differencebetween Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chairperson of Rajya Sabha.

A: The speaker is elected by the members ofthe Lok Sabha, whereas the presiding offi-cer (Åüμ¿u-èπ~◊úø’) of the Rajya Sabha is theVice-president. The Rajya Sabha presidingofficer is not elected specially for the pur-pose, and is called a chairman / chairperson(if it is a woman).

- P. Srinath, Timmana Cheruvu.

Q: Sir, éÀçC °æüΔ©èπ◊ ûÁ©’í∫’ Å®√n©†’ûÁ©’-°æ-í∫-©®Ω’.

1. Down payment 2. Bad debt3. Dominate 4. Sleeper cell 5. P.S.

A: 1) Down payment = Buying something bypaying the whole price at the time ofbuying (®Ìéπ\ç îÁLxç-îªúøç– éÌ†o-¢Áç-ôØË)

2) Bad debt = Debt which cannot be recov-ered (´Ææ÷©’ îËßª’-™‰E Å°æ¤p)

3) Dominate = Have power and influenceover something or somebody (ÇCμ-°æûªuç,ÅCμ-é¬®Ωç îÁ™«-®·ç-îªúøç)

4) Sleeper cell = A terrorist / terroristsremaining inactive and under cover untilsent into action (àüÁjØ√ £œ«ç≤ƒ-ûªtéπ îª®ΩuîË°æõ‰d ´®Ωèπ◊ °æE-™‰E Öví∫-¢√-ü¿’©’)

5) PS = Police station Q: 'General', Vocational - ’-üμ¿u ûËú≈ N -Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’.A: General studies = ´÷´‚-©’í¬ §ƒ®∏Ω-¨»-©™x, éπ∞«-

¨»-©™x Å¶μºuÆœçîË Nü¿u. Vocational training =´%Ah Nü¿u.

Q: éÀçü¿ ÆæçéÀ~°æh ®Ω÷§ƒ©-†’ -N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’.1) F.M. Radio 2) J.C.B. 3) C.C.E. Model (Ñ ´’üμ¿u ´Ææ’h†o Èíjú˛-©™

áèπ◊\-´í¬ éπE-°œ-≤ÚhçC.)A: 1) F.M. Radio = Frequency Modulation (°æJ-

N’ûª NÆ‘h-®Ωgç™ NE-°œçîË Í®úÕßÁ÷ ûª®Ωç-í¬©’)2) JC Bamford Excavators Ltd. (™ûª’í¬ Ö†o

´’öÀdE ûªý-é¬-EéÀ, éπôd-ú≈-©†’ èπÿ©a-ú≈-EéÀ ¢√úË ¶μ«Kßª’çvû√©’)

3) Continuous and comprehensive evaluation(E®Ωç-ûª-®√ßª’ Ææç°æ‹®Ωg -´‚-™«uçéπ-†ç – NüΔuJn v°æA-¶μº†’ - ’-Cç°æ¤ -îË-ßª’-ú≈-EéÀ.)

M. SURESAN

- M. Aswini, Thimmana Cheruvu.

Q: Ææ®˝, éÀçC °æüΔ-©†’ á™« °æ©-é¬™ ûÁ©’-°æ-í∫-©®Ω’.1. Odious 2. Oust 3. Curious 4. Original 5. Sulk 6. Cacology 7. Lassitude 8. Else 9. Levy 10. Plunge.

A: 1) ãúÕ-ßª’Æˇ, 2) åÆˇd, 3) èπÿuJ-ßª’Æˇ, 4) äJ->-†™¸,5) Ææ™¸\, 6) éπé¬-©@ (Ééπ\úø ¢Á·ü¿öÀ 'éπ— 'Èé— èπ◊ 'éπ—èπ◊ ´’üμ¿u ¨¡•l¥ç), 7) ™«Æœ-ô÷uú˛, 8) á™¸q, 9) ™„O,10) °æxçñ¸.

Q: Ççí∫xç™ ¢Á·ü¿öx @ -Å-ØË-C 27 ´ Åéπ~-®Ωçí¬ Ççí∫x´®Ωg-´÷-©™ ÖçúËC ÅE NØ√o†’. -E-ï-¢Ë’-Ø√?

A: There were a few other letters, but @ was,as far as I know was not a part of theEnglish alphabet.


Q: Don't forget to send me your address/ send-ing me your address - Please say which oneof the above two sentences is correct.

A: Forget can be followed by both the 'ing'form and the infinitive. In some cases how-ever the 'ing' form following 'forget' mayrefer to the past. Eg: I forgot posting theletter. But in the present or the future tense,both can be used after 'forget'.

Q: Sir, when is 'to + V4' used? To playing/cooking like that - Please explain.

A: There are a number of verbs and also otherexpressions are followed by the 'to + 'ing'form'. Some of them are: With a view to,object to, look forward to, be used to, becommitted to, be accustomed to, beopposed to, in addition to, etc. For themeanings of the expressions you don'tunderstand, look up the dictionary.

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He pulled off the first prize...


Q: In Direct Speech & Indirect Speech there isa doubt. 'How shall I go?' Rohit said toRajat - Please say the Indirect Speech ofthe above sentence. And also explain in theindirect speech how the past verbwould change.

A: The indirect speech for 'How shall Igo?' if the reporting verb is in thepresent tense, is, How he will go.Similarly, if the reporting verb is inthe past tense, 'How he would comethen'. But in the present dayEnglish, the difference between willand shall is not strictly followed.'Will' is used in most cases.

Q: Sir, 'it is had been someone else, Iwould have slapped them hard' - Is this cor-rect?

A: 'It is had been someone else ....' - wrong.

The correct sentence is, 'If it had beensomeone else, I would have slapped themhard'. 'Was' is wrong. It should be, either,'had been', 'had + PP' (AV) or 'had been +PP(PV).

- T. Lakshmaiah, Gollapalli.

Q: éÀçC °æüΔ-©èπ◊ Ççí∫xç™ Å®√n©’ N´-Jçîªí∫-©®Ω’.1. ïN’t îÁô’d 2. í∫îªa-é¬ßª’ 3. ÖöÀd 4. ´’®Ω- ’-®√©’

A: 1) ïN’t îÁô’d = Bulrush tree 2) í∫îªa-é¬ßª’ = Nickernut 3) ÖöÀd = No suitable English

word for it. 4) ´’®Ω- ’-®√©’ = Puffed rice

- K. Vamsi, Visakhapatnam.

Q: Ææ®˝, -É-öÃ-´-© Núø’-ü¿-™„j† 'Ææ®√l®˝ í∫•s-®˝-Æœçí˚— ÆœE´÷ ¢√™¸ §ÚÆæd®˝ O’ü¿'Guts, Guns and Love' ÅE ®√ÆœÖçô’çC. üΔE Å®Ωnç àN’öÀ?

A: ûÁTç°æ¤ (üμÁj®Ωuç), ûª’§ƒ-èπ◊©÷, vÊ°´’ –Ñ ´‚úø÷ Ñ ÆœE´÷ v°æüμΔ-Ø√ç-¨»-©E.

Q: Shout for success ÅØË idiom éÀ ûÁ©’í∫’ Å®Ωnç?A: ÉüËO’ idiom é¬ü¿’. D†®Ωnç: Nïßª’ç éÓÆæç Íééπ

Â°ôdúøç.

The police have tracked down the thief..


Ñ-Ø√--úø’ é¬®√u-©-ßª’ç, - ®√-¢Á÷-@ °∂œ-™¸t Æœ-öÃ, -Å-Ø√-ñ¸°æ‹®˝, ®Ωçí¬È®-úÕf ->-™«x.


- M. Suresan

Writer

1. Distinct = Noticeable (í∫’Jhç-îª-ü¿-T† / í∫´’-Eç-îª-ü¿í∫_)Eg: Of late there has been a distinct change in his

behaviour. Distinct × Vague (not clear / unnoticeable)

2. Ruin = i) Destroy (Ø√¨¡†ç îËßª’úøç). Eg: Foreign invaders ruined many temples in India.

ii) Destruction (NØ√¨¡-†ç). Eg: Lack of unity among Indians led to the ruin of

India. Ruin × Prosperity (¢Áj¶μº´ç)3. Absorb = i) Take something in / soak (°‘©’a-éÓ-´úøç).

Eg: Sponge absorbs water. ii) Reduce the effect of a force. (üËE ¨¡éÀh-ØÁjØ√ ûªT_ç-îªúøç).Eg: A spring absorbs shock. Absorb × Emit / eject(-•--ßª’-öÀéÀ --ØÁ-ôd-úøç)

4. Convict = i) A person punished (by a judge) (éÓ®Ω’d™ Péπ~-°æ-úÕ† úéÀh). ii) To punish (legally) (îªôd v°æé¬®Ωç PéÀ~ç-îªúøç)

Convict × Acquit (Núø’-ü¿-©- îË-ßª’úøç)5. Enforce = Put in force (Å´’©’ °æ®Ω-îªúøç)

Eg: The teachers of the school enforced strict disci-pline among the students.

Enforce × Abandon. (°æöÀdç-îª’-éÓ-èπ◊çú≈ Ć-™‰-ßª’úøç) - Aftersometime the school abandoned the rules of discipline.

Vocabulary

- M. Kameswar, Thimmana cheruvu.

Q: Sir, éÀçC Phrasal verbs éÀ ûÁ©’-í∫’™ Å®ΩnçûÁL°œ, ÖüΔ-£æ«-®Ω-ù-©ûÓ N´-Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’.1) Shore up 2) Shut out 3) Kick off 4) Track down5) Jet off 6) Jumpsuit 7) Ever since 8) House up for sale9) Show off

A: 1) Support (´’ü¿lûª’ ûÁ©-°æ-úøç/-É-ýúøç). Eg: Government has agreed to shore up

the farmers by offering support pricesto their crops.

2) Shut out (àüÁjØ√ v°æüË- »-EéÀ Å†’- ’-Aç-îªéπ §Ú´úøç)= not allow somebody to enter a place.They shut out the children from the place.

3) Begin or start (-v§ƒ®Ω-çGμç-îªúøç). The pro-gramme kicked off with the lighting of thelamp. (ñuA v°æïy-©-†ûÓ é¬®Ωu-véπ´’çv§ƒ®Ωç¶μº¢Á’içC.)

4) Search for somebody until they are found.(á´-È®jØ√ üÌJÍé ´®Ωèπ◊ ¢√∞¡xéÓÆæç ¢Á-ûª-éπúøç)

Eg: The police have tracked down the thief ina nearby forest.

5) No such expression in English

6) i) The uniform of a person jumping in aparachute. (§ƒ®√-≠æ‡ö¸ †’ç* éÀçCéÀ ü¿÷Íé¢√∞¡Ÿx ¢ËÆæ’-èπ◊ØË ü¿’Ææ’h©’)

ii) One-piece dress with the jacket attachedto the shorts. (™«í∫÷ îÌé¬\ éπ©Æœ Ö†o •ôd©’)

7) From then on (Å°æpöÀ †’ç*)

8) Owners want to sell the house (Å´’t-é¬-EéÀ-Ö-†o É©’x)

9) Exhibit for others' admiration (Éûª-®Ω’©´·çü¿’ íÌ°æp©’ §Ú´úøç)

- D. Sadasivam

Q: Sir, éÀçC Phrasal verbs éÀ ûÁ©’-í∫’™ Å®Ωnç ûÁL°œ,ÖüΔ-£æ«-®Ω-ù-©ûÓ N´-Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’.1) Pitch with 2) Dye off 3) Zoom around 4) Roll off 5) In order to 6) In awe of

A: 1, 2 & 3 - No such expressions in English4) Recite (í∫úøí∫ú≈ ´Lxç-îªúøç). Eg: He could roll

off the names of all the actors. (†ô’© Ê°®ΩxFoÅûª†’ í∫úøí∫ú≈ ´Lxç-îª-í∫-©úø’)

5) With the purpose of (Ç ÖüËl-¨¡çûÓ). Eg: I wentthere in order to see what was happening.(àç ï®Ω’-í∫’-ûª’çüÓ îª÷ú≈-©ØË ÖüËl-¨¡çûÓ ØË†-éπ\-úÕéÀ¢Á∞«x†’)

6) With a mixture of fear and respect. (¶μºßª’-¶μº-èπ◊h©’ éπLT Öçúøôç)

Eg: The students were in awe of their Mathsteacher. (¢√∞¡xéÀ ™„éπ\© öÃîª® -°æôx ¶μºéÀh-v°æ-°æ-ûª’h©’ÖØ√o®·)

Q: Face book ™ likes, comments Åçö«®Ω’. OöÀÅ®Ωnç àN’öÀ?

A: 'Like' on the face book - whether you like itor not (O’®Ω’ üΔçöx îª÷Ææ’h-†oC, îªü¿’-´¤-ûª’-†oCO’èπ◊ É≠æd-¢Ë’Ø√ ÅE). Comments = make anycomment on the face book message /

picture (O’®Ω’ îª÷Ææ’h†o ÆæçüË-¨»Eo í¬F, -¶Ô´’t-©-O’-ü¿í¬F O’ ¶μ«´ç ûÁ©°æ- ’E).

Q: Sir, Screen touch mobile ™ *111# †’ bal-ance îª÷úø-ö«-EéÀ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-Tç-îË-ô-°æ¤púø’ USSDcode running ÅE ´Ææ’hçC. ûª®√yûªConnection problem or invalid MMI codeÅE ´Ææ’hçC. Éçü¿’™ USSD code Åçõ‰àN’öÀ? N´-Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’.

A: USSD Code running (ÂÆ™¸ §∂ÚØ˛ ÊÆ -©ç-Cç-îË-¢√-∞¡xûÓ ´’†èπ◊ ¢√®√h Ææç•ç-üμΔ©’ ï®Ω’-í∫’-ûª’-Ø√o-ßª’-E-ûÁ-LÊ° ÆæçÍéûªç)

★ # í∫’®Ω’h ´’†ç õ„j°ˇ îËÊÆ ÆæçÍéûªç. Invalid Åçõ‰îÁ©x-EC ÅE -Å®Ωnç.

A: Currency notes O’ü¿ Å™« Öçô’çC. ★ I promise to pay the bearer the sum of one hun-

dred rupees Å®Ωnç: ØÓôx†’ ´·vCçîË Jï®˝y ¶«uçé˙ -í∫- ®Ωo®˝£æ…O’ ÉÆæ’hØ√o®Ω’: Ñ ØÓô’ Ö†o ¢√∞¡xéÀ ØË†’ ´çü¿-®Ω÷-§ƒ-ßª’©’îÁLx-≤ƒh-†E...

Q: Sir, money notes O’ü¿ Ipromise to pay the bearerthe sum of one hundredrupees. ÅE ®√Æœ Öçô’çC.üΔE Å®Ωnç àN’öÀ?

- K. Syam Sunder

A: °æçúø-í∫èπ◊ ´·çü¿’í¬ ¨¡Ÿ¶μ«-é¬ç-éπ~©’ ûÁ©-°æ-ú≈-EéÀ advance Å-E ¢√úø’û√çéπüΔ.

★ ÅüË Å®·-§Ú-®·† ûª®√yûª ¨¡Ÿ¶μ«-é¬ç-éπ~©’ ûÁ©-°æ-ú≈-EéÀ My belated /delayed wishes to you for (the name of the festival) -Å-E -îÁ-§ƒp-L.

Q: Sir, ´’†-ç °æçúø-í∫ Å®·-§Ú-®·† ûª®√yûª -á-™« ¨¡Ÿ----¶μ«é¬çéπ~-©’ îÁ§ƒp™ N´-Jç--îª-í∫-©®Ω’.

- K. Madhulatha


- M. Rama Ratnam

Q: Sir, please explain the words in Telugu.1) Turbid emotions 2) Tends to develop3) Crudely 4) Caloric consciousness5) Sentiles of nature 6) Conservative7) Means and ends 8) Relentless consecration 9) Exert yourself

A: 1) Turbid emotions = Bv -¢Á’i† ¶μ«¢Ó-vüË-é¬©’2) Tends to develop = Â°JÍí üμÓ®ΩùÀ / B®Ω’ ÖçC.3) Crudely = ¢Á÷-ô’í¬4) Caloric consciousness = üË£æ«ç-™E é¬u©-K-

©†’ í∫’Jç-*† Ç™-îª† (™«´-´¤-û√-¢Ë’-¢Á÷-††oÅ†’´÷†çûÓ)

5) Sentiles of nature - Sentile ÅØË ´÷ôÇçí∫xç™ ™‰ü¿’. Sentinel Åçõ‰ °æ£æ…®√é¬ÊÆ¢√∞¡Ÿx.

6) Conservative = ´÷®Ω’p†èπ◊ úA-Í®éπçí¬ ÖçúËûªûªyç

7) Ends = ´’†ç ≤ƒ-Cμç-î√-©-†’-èπ◊-†oC Means = ÅC ≤ƒCμç-îª-ú≈-EéÀ ´÷®√_©’

8) Relentless consecration = -E®Ωç-ûª®√-ßª’ E¢Ë-ü¿†9) Exert yourself = v¨¡N’ç-îªúøç

- S. Ramana

Q: Sir, éÀç-C °æ-üΔ-© -ûÁ-©’í∫’ -Å®√n--©’ -ûÁ-©’°æí∫-©®Ω’.1) Joss - sticks 2) Sense of proportion3) Watch word 4) Elitism5) Patronising 6) Philanthropic

A: 1) Joss - sticks = Åí∫-®Ω-•Ah ™«çöÀC – ØÁ´’t-Cí¬´’çúø’ûª÷ Ææ’¢√-Ææ† ¢Áü¿-ï™‰x °æ¤©x

2) Sense of proportion = áçûª-´-®Ωèπ◊ àCîËßª÷-©ØË Å´-í¬-£æ«†

3) Watch word = E®Ωç-ûª®Ω E°∂æ÷4) Elitism = Ææ´÷-ïç™ ¢Ájñ«c-E-éπçí¬ ÅGμ-®Ω’-îª’-

©™x Éûª-®Ω’-©-éπçõ‰ Ö†o-ûªçí¬ Ö†o ´®Ω_ç.5) Patronising = v§Úûªq-£œ«ç-îªúøç / àüÓ Å†’-ví∫-

£œ«ç-*-†ô’x îª÷úøôç6) Philanthropic = -üΔ-†í∫’-ùç -Ö-†o-¢√-∞¡Ÿx

Q: August 15 † ≤ƒyûªçvûªu CØÓ-ûªq´ç í∫’Jç* á™«speech É¢√y™ N´-Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’.

A: O’®Ω’ Ç Ææçü¿®Ωs¥ç™ àç îÁ°æp-ü¿-©-îª’-èπ◊-Ø√o®Ó, ÅC®√Æœ °æç°æçúÕ. üΔEo ÉçTx≠ˇ™éÀ Å†’-´-Cç-îª-´îª’a.

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- M. Suresan

Writer

1. Alleviate = Reduce suffering / pain / trouble. (Ö°æ-¨¡-´’†çéπL-Tç-îªúøç.)Eg: The government is thinking of a number of

schemes to alleviate the poverty of farmers. Alleviate × Aggravate (worsen / make already a badsituation worse - Ö†o -¶«-üμ¿-©-†’/ éπ≥ƒd-©†’ áèπ◊\-´- îË-ßª’úøç.)

2. Pacify = Make an angry / worried person calm (¨»çûª-°æ-®Ω-îªúøç.)Eg: When a person is angry, the best way to pacify is

to be calm. Pacify × Incite / rouse (Í®Èé-Ahç-îªúøç/ ÖvüË-éπ-°æ-®Ω-îªúøç)

3. Fragment = Piece (´·éπ\) Eg: Some fragments of the bullet hit his leg.

Fragment × Whole 4. Intimidate = Make somebody afraid / scare. (¶μºßª’-

Â°ôdúøç.) Eg: His entering the room with a gun intimidated

everyone there. Intimidate × Encourage

5. Passive = i) Submissive (´uA-Í®-éÀç-îª-èπ◊çú≈ Öçúø-ôç)ii) Inactive (îª’®Ω’-èπ◊í¬ ™‰éπ-§Ú-´úøç)

Eg: a) Indians were passive when the British wereoccupying India.

Passive × Unyielding (™Ôçí∫-èπ◊çú≈ Öçúø-ôç)b) He was quite passive when his friend was scolding

him.

Vocabulary



Q: Shall I have water? - Is this an interroga-tive sentence or imperative sentence?

A: Shall I have water? - If this is a questionasking for permission for drinking water, itis interrogative. If it is a request, it isimperative.

Q: Sir, please explain the following wordswith suitable examples.1) Credit 2) Deposit 3) Ironic / Ironically 4) Metaphor

A: 1) Credit = Add money to an account.

When you credit money into youraccount in a bank, you add money toyour account.

2) Deposit = A sum of money / anything thatyou place anywhere for safe-keeping.Whereas credit applies only to money,deposit applies to all kinds of things.

3) Ironic = In a way that the meaning is theopposite of what you really want to say / Ifyour meaning is the opposite of what yousay / If what happens is the opposite ofwhat you expect, it is ironic.

★ Ironically = In a way that is ironic.4) Metaphor = Saying that something is the

same as something else. Eg: Kalidasa is the Shakespeare of India.

He is lion in the battle field. Q: What is the meaning of the word

'Superstitions'?A: Foolish / Unscientific beliefs.

- Malan Shareen Imran, Kothagudem.

Q: Sir, please let me know the Telugu mean-ing for the following words and also givesome examples.1) Work out 2) Boozy 3) Embark 4) i.e., 5) Flamboyance 6) Rhythm 7) In fact

A: 1) Work out = To do exercise to improvehealth (¢√ußª÷´’ç îËÆœ Ç®Ó-í¬uEo Â°çîª’-éÓ-´úøç).

Eg: He works out in the morning everyday. (There are other meanings too)

2) Boozy = Drunk (ûª°æp-û√T Ö†o)Eg: When I talked to him, I saw that he

was boozy.3) Embark = Start on a journey / a project

(v°æßª÷ùç/ àüÁjØ√ Â°ü¿l áûª’h† v§ƒ®Ωç-Gμç-îªúøç)Eg: He embarked on a journey round the

world.4) i.e., = That is (Åçõ‰). Eg: We cannot

believe him. i.e., he is a liar. (--Å-ûª-úÕ-E ´’†ç†´’t™‰ç. Åçõ‰ -Å-ûª-úø’ Å•-üΔl¥© éÓ®Ω’)

5) Flamboyance = Very confident in behav-iour, wanting others to notice you becauseof the way you dress, talk, etc. (î√™« Çûªt-N¨»y-ÆæçûÓ Öçô÷, Çéπ-®Ω{ -ùÃ-ßª’çí¬ -ü¿’Ææ’h-©’¢ËÆæ’éÓ´úøç, Çûªt-N-¨»y-ÆæçûÓ ´÷ö«x-úø-ôç, îËßª’úøç –Éûª-®Ω’™x ûª´’ í∫’Jç* -´’ç-* ÅGμ-v§ƒ-ßª÷Eo Ææç§ƒ-Cç-îª-ú≈-EéÀ).

6) Rhythm = A regular beat of sound, espe-cially in music (ÆæçU-ûªç™ û√∞¡ç ™«í¬)

7) In fact = Really, truly. (Eñ«-EéÀ)

- Srinatha Reddy, Thimamanacheruvu.

Q: éÀçC idioms †’ ûÁ©’-í∫’™ ûÁ©’-°æ-í∫-©®Ω’.1) In good hands 2) To be stumped

A: 1) In good hands - Someone taking good

care of somebody / something (Ææ ’-®Ωnçí¬E®Ωy-£œ«ç-îªúøç).

Eg: The new principal is capable. The col-lege is now in good hands.

2) To be stumped - To be unable to answer aquestion / to solve a problem because it istoo difficult (´’K éπ≠ædçí¬ Ö†o Ææ´÷-üμΔ-Ø√EoîÁ°æp-™‰-éπ-§Ú-´úøç/ Ææ´’Ææu ´’K éπ≠ædçí¬ Öçúø-ôç´©x üΔEo °æJ-≠æ \-Jç-îª-™‰-éπ-§Ú-´úøç).

Eg: When the tax officer asked her where shegot the money from she was stumped.

- A. Mahesh, Tuni.- M. Swarna, Kakinada.

Q: What is the meaning of the word'Personification'?

A: Personification = Talking of lifeless andabstract things as having life and move-ment. (attributing human qualities to life-less things.) Eg: The full moon smiled atus, as we came into the open. Moon is anobject (lifeless). We talk of it as smiling,which is a human quality. This is an exam-ple of personification.

Q: It is seven kms / km from here - Please clar-ify, if the word kilometre has it plurality ornot. Similarly explain the words crore /crores; hundred / hundreds of rupees aswell.

A: It is seven kilometres from here - Correct. ★ When hundred, thousand, etc., have rupees

after them, they are to be used in the singu-lar. Rs.Two hundred = Two hundred rupees.If you don't mention the number, OR inexpressions like, '....... of Rs,' it is plural. Eg: Tens of Thousands of rupees were

spent on the project. ★ Also when the number is used before the

amount, the verb is singular. Eg: Rs.Two hundred / Two hundred rupees

was spent on the book. Q: In Oxford dictionary it is written in brack-

ets by some words that are "often disap-proving", informal - Does it mean theyshouldn't be used? Explain.

A: It means we should not use such wordswhile talking to elders or respectable people.

- M. Sadhana, Khammam.

Q: 1) Dictate the questions and answers toother students as you write - Here theunderlined word indicates 'you' - a stu-dent.

2) Dictate the questions and answers to stu-dents as you write - The whole sentenceindicates 'you' not a student.

- Are both the sentences correct?

A: In the first sentence 'You' is a student. Inthe second sentence 'you' may be / may notbe a student (because of 'as you write'.)

Q: He is an actor par excellence / He is thebest of all actors - Do the both give thesame meaning?

A: Par excellence = Better than all the others= The best.

Q: Bike áèπ◊\/ Cí∫’ – Please say in English.

A: Get on the bike; get off the bike.

- Sri Lakshmi, Tadipudi.

Q: Sir, please explain the following wordswith examples. 1) Yank off 2) Recap 3) Remix 4) Coming Attraction

A: 1) Yank off = Pull suddenly and withgreat force and speed (Ö†o-ô’dçúÕ•©çí¬ ™«í∫úøç) Eg: She yanked openthe door off and saw her friends.

2) Recap - Short form of recapitulation =Repeat the main points of an explana-tion. (N´-®Ωçí¬ îÁ°œp-†-üΔEo ´’Sx Ææçví∫-£æ«çí¬îÁ°æpúøç). Eg: The teacher recapped themain points of the lesson.

3) Remix = Mix things again (´’Sx éπ©-°æúøç).Eg: As the two things did not mix properly,

she remixed them again. 4) Coming Attraction = Something attractive

coming soon (®√¶-ûª’†o Çéπ-®Ω{-ù©’) Eg: The movie in which he acts as the hero

is the coming attraction.

- M. Kamesh, Tirupati.

Q: éÀçC idioms †’ ûÁ©’-í∫’™ --ûÁ-©’°æ¤-ûª÷, ÖüΔ-£æ«-®Ω-ù-©ûÓ -N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’.

1) That's not cricket 2) A sticky wicket 3) To hit for six 4) To be bowled over5) Go full speed

A: 1) That's not cricket - Be dishonest /immoral (Eñ«-ßª’B ™‰éπ-§Ú-´úøç/ ÅN-F-Aí¬Öçúø-ôç). Eg: Cheating a person who hastrusted you is not cricket.

2) A sticky wicket - To be in a difficult situa-tion / troubles (éÀx≠æd °æJ-Æœn-ûª’™x Öçúø-ôç)Eg: We have got into a sticky wicket by

starting business without enoughmoney.

3) To hit for six -Affect somebody very badly(N°æ-K-ûª-¢Á’i† ¶«üμ¿-†’ éπL-Tç-îªúøç)Eg: When he heard of his father's death, he

was hit for a six. 4) To be bowled over - Surprise somebody

greatly (íÌ°æpí¬ Ç¨¡a-®Ωu-°æ-®Ω-îªúøç.)Eg: My friend getting a chance to act in

movies bowled me over. 5) Go full speed - With all energy and enthu-

siasm (¨¡éÀh-´’ç-ûªçí¬, Öû√q-£æ«-´ç-ûªçí¬). Eg: He decided to go full speed on his idea

of starting a new business.



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