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PAPER ‐ 1 PAPER ‐ 2
NO. OF QUESTIONS NO. OF QUESTIONS
MODEL JUN‐2012 OCT‐2012 MODEL JUN‐2012 OCT‐2012
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2 VOCABULARY 6 0 5 12 10 8 6
3 GRAMMAR 13 16 10 43 5 13 12
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PHONETICS III. GRAMMAR
1. Introduction to Phonetics 1. Parts of Speech(8)
2. Sounds. i. Noun
a) Vowels Number
b) Diphthongs
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Gender
c) Consonants ii. Pronoun
d) Stress and Intonation iii. Adjective
3. Phonetics – Additional points iv. Verbs & Auxiliaries
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VOCABULARY v. Adverb
1. Parts of body vi. Prepositions
2. Family and Relationship vii. Conjunction
3. Animals & Their Cries viii. Interjection
4. Animals & Their Houses 2. Kinds of Sentences
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5. Animals & Their Off springs 3. Sentence Pattern
6. Collective Nouns 4. Articles
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7. American English Vs British English 5. Tense
8. Important Days 6. Concord
9. Homophones 7. Voice
10. Diminutives 8. Usage of Non finite verbs
11. Books & Authors s 9. Modal Auxiliaries
12. Compound Words 10. Question Formation
13. Foreign words 11. Question Tags
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14. Words with different Grammatical 12. Conditional Clause
Functions 13. Direct & Indirect speech
15. Phrasal verbs 14. Degrees of Comparison
16. Phrases & Phrasal preposition 15. Relative pronoun
17. Prefix & Suffix 16. Simple, Complex and Compound
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18. Syllabification Sentences

19. Abbreviations & Acronyms 17. Spot the Error
20. Anagrams & Antigrams 18. Punctuation
21. Occupations 19. Letter Writing
22. Word Formation V. TEXTUAL CATEGORIES
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23. Semantics & Odd words out Prose Synonyms

24. Homonyms Antonyms
25. Paronyms
26. Idioms Poem Figure of speech
27. Clipping* Paraphrasing
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28. Blending*
29. Eponymous* VI. TEACHING OF ENGLISH
30. Euphemism* 1. Introduction
31. Cliché* 2. Teaching English, Skills
32. Back formation* 3. Evaluation & Assessment
33. Other Vocabulary Exercises
PHONETICS.!!
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1. Speech sounds )Ohs<S!yzqgt<*are mainly classified into two 2 types.
2. A vowel )dbqv<!yzq*is a continuous voiced sound)okimv<s<sqbie!YjsBme<!dt<t!

yzqgt<* produced without any obstructions)kjmbqe<xq!dx<hk<kqbiGl<* in the speech
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3. A consonant )olb<!yzq*is a sound that is produced with obstruction )kjmBme<!
dx<hk<kqbiGl<*and which would produce audible friction)dvib<Ume<*/
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4. A phoneme)yzqg<GxqbQM* is the smallest unit of meaningful sound in a language.
Ex: ʌ , ʊ , i , ʊə
12 –vowels(phonemes)
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m - ʌ M - ɑ: (½)m - ə (3- mmm)m - ɜ:
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, - i < - i: c - ʊ C - ʊ:
v - e V- æ (lip x)m - ɒ /ɔ (lip x)M - ɒ: /ɔ:
8 –consonants(phonemes)
Ma; - ɑi
s va; - ei (lip x-)ma; - ɒi /ɔi
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xs - ɑʊ vc - əʊ
cv - ʊə ,v - iə vc - eə
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consonants.(phonemes)
Other
Alphabet Phonemes Alphabet Other Sounds Phonemes
Sounds
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b / b /* r / r /*
c /k/ s /s/
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d / d /* t /t/
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f /f/ v / v /*
g / g /* w / w /*
h /h/ x -
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- y /j/
j / dʒ /* z / z /*
k /k/ th /θ/
l / l /* dh / ð /*
m / m /* ch / tʃ /
n / n /* sh /ʃ/
- zs / ʒ/*
p /p/ ng / ŋ /*
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A syllable is a unit of pronunciation uttered at one breath, forming a word.
• Stress )njs!nPk<kl<*is some extra force with which a syllable is uttered in a word.
• Intonation )Gvz<!Wx<x!-xg<gl<. tone change* means modulation (i.e. variation) of voice
The syllable on which there is a change in pitch direction is called the nucleus.
So we use stress / accent on this word.
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Rising Intonation means the pitch of the voice rises over time [ա];
Falling Intonation means that the pitch falls with time [բ];
Dipping or Fall-rise Intonation falls and then rises [բա];
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Peaking or Rise-fall Intonation rises and then falls [աբ].
EXERCISE: )uqjmgt<!kck<k!wPk<Kgtqz<*!
1 The letter ‘r’ is pronounced when followed by a _________(MDL-2012-P1)
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2 Sounds that do not produce vibration of vocal chords are called ________.(MDL-2012-P1)
A) approximants B) voiceless sounds C) voiced sounds D) the plosives
3 Correct word for the phonetic transcription / b3:d / is……….(MDL-2012-P1)
A) bird B) birdie C) bard D) beard
4 Find the word that is pronounced differently from others: (JUL-2012-P1)
I. blood
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III. soon
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IV. mood
D) IV
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I. bear II. dare III. fare IV. dear

A) I B) II C) III D) IV
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I. enjoyed II. jumped III. died IV. filled
A) I B) II C) III D) IV
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7 Pick out the correct pronunciation of the word italicized in the following sentenceThe sport
has a strict code of conduct. (OCT-201-P1)
A) /kɔndʌkt/ B) /kandʌ kt C) /k ənd kʌt/ D) /kə:nd kʌt/
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8 Identify the correct phonemic transcription for ‘germinate’(OCT-2012-P2)

A) dʒɜ:mineit B) jɜ:mineit C) dʒɜ:minait D) dʒəmineit
9. Correct word for the phonetic transcription /trʌk/ is A) trick B)trek C)truck D)trig
10. Correct phonetic transcription for the word ‘child’ is
A) /tʃaild / B) /ʃaild / C) /tʃeild / D) / ʃeild /
Answers: 1- C 2-B 3- A 4-A 5-D 6-B 7-A 8-A 9-C 10-A
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Parts of body(clypd; ghfq;fs;) Family and Relationship (FLk;gk; & cwTKiw)
Head - jiy Father – mg;gh
Hair - Kb Mother – mk;kh
fore head – new;wp Son – kfd;
eye - fz; Daughter – kfs;
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ear - fhJ
Brother – rNfhjud;
nose - %f;F
Sister– rNfhjup
cheek – fd;dk;
mouth - tha; Uncle – khkh/rpj;jg;gh
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tongue – ehf;F Aunt – mj;ij/rpj;jp
lip - cjL Grand Father– jhj;jh
teeth – gy; Grand Mother– ghl;b
neck - fOj;J Father in Law– khkdhu;
shoulder – Njhs;gl;il Mother in Law– khkpahu;
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back - KJF Son in Law– kUkfd;
chest – khu;G Daughter in Law– kUkfs;
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waist - ,Lg;G Brother in Law– ikj;Jdd;
arm - if
Sister in Law– ikj;Jdp
elbow – Koq;if
hand – Kd;dq;if
Nephew– cld; gpwe;jtu; kfd;
wrist – kzpf;fl;L Niece– cld; gpwe;jtu; kfs;
finger – tpuy; cousin–khkh/ rpj;jg;gh/ mj;ij/ rpj;jp -apd;
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thumb – fl;iltpuy;
leg – fhy;
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knee – Koq;fhy;
ankle – fZf;fhy;
foot – ghjk; Animals - cries
heel – Fjpfhy; tpyq;Ffs; rg;jq;;fs;
toe – fhy;tpuy; 1. frog - croak
2. lion/ tiger - roar
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Animals - Houses 3. horse - neigh

tpyq;Ffs; tPLfs; 4.duck - quack
1.bee - beehive 5.goat - bleat
2.bird - nest 6.dog - bark/ bow/ woof
3.cow - shed 7.cow - moo
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4.lion - den 8.sparrow/birds - chirp/twitter

5.dog - kennel 9.monkey/apes - chatter/ gibber
6.bull/cow/cattle - shed 10.chicks - chick/ cheep
7.hen - coop 11.chickens - cluck
8.horse/donkey - stable 12.cat - mew
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9.cock - pen 13.snake - hiss

10.rat - hole 14.flies/bee - hum/ buzz
11.monkey - trees 15.elephant - trumpet
12.elephant - forest 16. mouse - squeak
13.pig - sty 17. bats - screech
14.rabbit/snare - burrow 18.crows - caw
15.spider - web 19.donkeys - bray
16.ant - hill 20.lamb/giraffe/goat - bleat
17.sheep - fold
Animals
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Collective Nouns
tpyq;Ffs; Fl;bfs; $l;lg; ngau;fs;
1.elephant/cow - calf 1. A swam of bees
2.tiger/ bear/ lion/ 2. A flock of sheep
wolf/ fox - cub 3. A bunch of grapes
3.stag - fawn
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4. A flight of birds
4.horse - colt/ filly 5. A herd of cows
5.boar - porking 6. A bunch of cows
6. goat - kid 7. A band of colours
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7.sheep - lamb 8. A stack of chairs
8.deer - fawn 9. A pile of books
9.hare - leveret 10. A brood of chicks
10.dog - puppy 11. A string of pearls
11. cat - kitten 12. A crowd of people
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12.eagle - eaglet 13. A fleet of ships
13.hen - chicken
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14. An army of soldiers
14.swan - cygnet 15. A school of fish
15.frog - tadpole
16. duck - duckling
17.goose - gooseling Some William Shakespeare’s Plays
1.The Merchant of Venice 2. Othello
3. Julias Caesar 4. Hamlet
British English American
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5. Twelfth Night
7. Macbeth
6. King Lear
8. The Tempest
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thu;j;ij) (mnkupf;f Mq;fpy 9. Comedy of Errors 10.The Winter’s Tale
thu;j;ij) 11. As You Like It 12. Romeo and Juliet
1 Aeroplane airplane 13. The Two Gentle Men of Verona
2 Angry Mad 14. All is well that ends well.
3 Autumn Fall
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4 Biscuit Cookies
5 Bill Check Important Days
6 Boot (of a car) Trunk January 15 – Army Day *
7 Bonner (of a Hood January 26 - Republic Day *
car) February 13 - Women’s day*
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8 Chips French-fries February 28 - National Science Day *

9 Cot Crib March 8 - International Women’s Day
10 Crisps Potato chips April 22 - Earth Day
11 Cross roads Intersection May 1 - International Labour Day
12 Dust bin Trash can/ June 5 -World Environment Day
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Garbage can July 11 - World Population Day

13 Film Movie August 15 - Independence Day*
14 Flat Apartment September 5 - Teachers Day*
15 Fortnight Two weeks October 24 - United Nation’s Day
16 Ground floor First floor November 14 - Children’s Day*
17 Hand bag Purse December 7 - Flag Day*
18 Holiday Vacation December 10 - Human Resources Day*
19 Jug Pitcher
*Days celebrated in India
20 Lift Elevator
Books www.Padasalai.Net - Authors DIMINUTIVES(Shortened forms)

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1.Aesop’s fables - William Coxton 1. Ankle - anklet
2.Gulliver’s Travels - Jonathan Swift 2. Arm - armlet
3. Pinocchio - Carlo Collodi 3. Babe - baby
4. Whole Duty of Children - R.L.Stevenson 4. Bird - birdie
5. Alice in Wonderland - Caroll Lewis 5. Book - booklet
6. Brook - Brooklet
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6. Red riding hood - Sarah Blakley
7. Life of Dr.Johnson - Bosewell 7. Bull - bullock
8. My Experiments with truth - M.K.Gandhi 8. Cat - kitten
9. Around the world in 80 days- Jules Verne 9. Cigar - cigarette
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10. Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling 10. Cock - chicken
11.A Tale of two cities / Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens 11. Crown - coronet
12. Paradise Lost - John Milton 12. Duck - duckling
13. Wings of Fire - A P J Abdul Kalam 13. Hill - hillock
14. Discovery of India / Glimpses of World History – J.L.Nehru 14. Leaf - leaflet
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15. Malgudi Days - R.K.Narayan 15. Maid - maiden
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16. Don Quixote - Miquel de Cervantes 16. Owl - owlet
17. Gitanjali / Post Office - R.Tagore
18. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
19 Harry Potter - J K Rowling British American
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HOMOPHONES(xj;j xypg;Gila thu;j;ijfs;) (gpupl;b~; Mq;fpy (mnkupf;f Mq;fpy
(Homo – same ; Phones – sounds) thu;j;ij) thu;j;ij)
1 lion - line 1 Public toilet Rest room
2 Steal
rpq;fk;
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,Uk; G 2 Queue
3 Railway
Line
Rail road
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3 Accept Vw;Wf;nfhs; - Except jtpu
4 Dye rhak; - Die ,wg;G 4 Rubber Eraser
5 I ehd; - Eye fz; 5 Single One way
6 Right rup - Write vOJ 6 Sweets Candy
7 Racket G+ge;J - Rocket tpz; thfdk; 7 Tap Faucet/ spigot
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kl;il 8 Taxi Cab

8 Knight tPud; - Night ,uT 9 Timetable Schedule
9 Flour khT - Flower kyu; 10 Torch Flash light
10 Sea fly; - See ghu; 11 Trainers Sneakers
11 Ring Nkhjpuk; - Wring gpop 12 Trousers Pants
12 Pale - Pail
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13 Knows njupAk; - Nose %f;F 14 Van / lorry Truck
14 Hare Kay; - Hair Kb 15 Windscreen Windshield
15 blue ePyk; - Blew CJ 16 Zip Zipper
16 Cell nray; - Sell tpw;WtpL 17 Analyse Analyze
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18 Realise Realize
17 Sun R+upad; - Son kfd;
19 Apologise Apologize
18 Some rpy - Sum fzf;F
20 Catalogue Catalog
19 Two ,uz;L - Too $l
21 Dialogue Dialog
20 Rise cjak; - Rice muprp
22 Centre Center
21 Wait nghW - Weight Vil 23 Theatre Theater
22 Cough rsp - Calf fd;W
24 Colour Color
23 Sent mDg;Gjy; - Scent third
25 Honour Honor
24 Pair N[hb - Pear Ngupf;fha;
26 Defence Defense
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Noun+Noun = seafood, starlight, schoolboy
Noun+Verb = nightfall, daybreak, waterfall, sunrise
Noun+Preposition.+Noun = day to day
Adverb +Participle = outsourcing, incoming
Adverb +Verb = free-drive, dry-clean, deep-fry
Adverb +Verb = outrun, well-defined, downcast, well known
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Word-1 Word-2 Compound word Word-1 Word-2 Compound word
Foot Hills Foothills Night Fall Nightfall
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Fly Catcher Fly-catcher Day Break Daybreak
Ice caps Ice caps Water Fall Waterfall
Air Port Airport Free Drive Free-drive
Hand Written Handwritten Dry Clean Dry-clean
Over Load Overload Deep Fry Deep-fry
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Child Hood Childhood Out Run Outrun
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Safe Guard Safeguard Well Defined Well-defined
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Yoga A discipline through which one seeks union with the divine
Lathi A heavy stick
Vendetta
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via media A middle way
nouveau riche A person newly rich
Repartee A ready and witty retort
Curry A sauce made with vegetables
Bonanza A situation to make extra money or to be successful
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fait accompli A thing accomplished and presumably irreversible

Purdah A veil, cover
versus Against
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Valet An attendant
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WORDS WITH DIFFERENT GRAMMATICAL FUNCTIONS

Noun Forms Verb form Adverb Adjective
Activity Activate Actively Active
Basis Base Basically Basic
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Beauty Beautify Beautifully Beautiful

Calmness Calm Calmly Calm
Courage Encourage Courageously Courageous
Creation Create Creatively Creative
Death Die Deadly Dead
Excitement Excite Excitedly Excited
Foolishness Fool Foolishly Foolish
Forgetfulness Forget Forgetfully Forgetful
Glory Glorify Gloriously Glorious
Hatred Hate Hatefully Hateful
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PHRASL VERB ENGLSH TAMIL MEANING EXAMPLE
MEANING
Give up Abandon jguqM?!uqm<MuqM! I give up smoking
Call off Cancel vk<Kosb<! They call off the meeting.
bring about Cause giv{lig! Bring about significant improvement
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The mason keeps on building the
Keep on Continue okimv<f<K!osb<!
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pass away die -xf<K!Ohikz<! My uncle passed away last month.
Hit on Discover g{<Mhqck<kz<! He hit on a brilliant idea.
give away distribute yh<hjmk<kz<!! He gave his daughter away and told
the groom to look after her.
break up end a dxjuk<! Keerthi broke up with her partner
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relationship K{<ck<kz<!
break into enter by force nk<KlQxq! Burglars broke into the house .
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Looked into Examine Nb<Uosb<kz<! The officer looked into the matter.
look into examine Nb<Uosb<kz<! The officer looked into the matter.
bring in get, make dVuig<Gkz<! The job brings in Rs.20,000 a month
pass by go away gqtl<Hkz<! I was just passing by, when I saw the
Went on going on
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accident.
The telephone went on ringing.
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PHRASES / PHRSAL PREPOSITIONS
PHRASAL PREPOSITIONS
One or more prepositions with other words make Prepositional Phrase.
ye<X!nz<zK!nkx<G!Olx<hm<m!Prepositions lx<x!uiv<k<jkgTme<!-j{f<K!dVuiuK!
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Prepositional Phrase NGl</!-r<G!svqbie!Prepositional Phrase!ogi{<M!Ogicm<m!-mk<jk!

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Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence:
1. Dr. Kumar was susceptible ………
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2. The farmers were keen ………. the fields before the monsoon.
a) for harvesting b) on harvesting c) to harvesting
3. He was instrumental ………… the company
a) on developing b) in developing c) for developing
4. The students are interested ……………. marks.
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a) in scoring b) to score c) for scoring

5. The railway station is ………..my house
a) on account of b) in the event of c) in front of
6. When we entered ………… he was sleeping.
a) in the room b) into the room c) within the room
7. The students were interested …………… in competitions.
a) in participating b) on participating c) at participating
8. She is fond ………….. T.V
a) of watching b) for watching c) on watching
9. You are keen ………….. high marks.
a) for scoring b) on scoring c) of scoring
10. She is interested ……. Rangoli.
a) on drawing b) for drawing c) in drawing
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1 to flattery 2 on harvesting 3 in developing 4 in scoring 5 in front of
6 into the room 7 in participating 8 of watching 9 on scoring 10 in drawing
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PREFIX AND SUFFIX
PREFIXES SUFFIXES
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Prefix Root word New word Root word Suffix New word
un fair Unfair announce ment announcement
en compass Encompass music ian musician
ig noble Ignoble miser ly miserly
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un quenchable Unquenchable quench able quenchable
in direct Indirect direct or director
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sub standard Substandard secure ity security
em power Empower need y needy
ultra violet Ultraviolet kind ness kindness
hyper tension Hypertension bright ness brightness
trans form Transform credit able creditable
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lock
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secret
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bi cycle Bicycle perform ance performance
Mis Fortune Misfortune colour ful colourful
Pre paid Prepaid danger ous dangerous
in sufficient Insufficient craftsman ship craftsmanship
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dis qualified Disqualified enormous ity enormity

ab Normal Abnormal metal ic metallic
SYLLABIFICATION
Ponits To Remember
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1. ohVl<hiZl<!a, e, i, o, u, ( y)!we<x!vowel!wPk<Kg<gt<!wk<kje!Ljx!keqk<keqbig!uf<Kt<tOki!njkg<!
ogi{<M!yV!uiv<k<jkbqz<!wk<kje!!Syllable gt<!-Vg<g!Ou{<Ml; vd mwpayhk;.
Ex: particular !we<x!-f<k!uiv<k<jkbqz<<!a, i, u, a we<x!5 vowel!wPk<Kg<gt<!uf<Kt<tK/!weOu!-K!5!

syllablefs;!ogi{<m!uiv<k<jk/!
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Particular!! – Par – ti – cu – lar - 4 syllables

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2. yV!uiv<k<jkbqz<!3!vowel!wPk<Kg<gt<!Osv<f<K!uf<kiz<!njk!yV!syllable!weg<!ogit<t!Ou{<Ml<.!
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Ex: education !we<x!-f<k!uiv<k<jkbqz<<!e, u, a we<x!4!vowel!wPk<Kg<gTme<! io we<x!3 vowel!!
wPk<Kg<gt<!ye<Xg<ogie<X!nVgqz<!uf<Kt<tK/!-K!Ohiz!!3 vowel!!wPk<Kg<gt<!ye<Xg<ogie<X!
nVgqz<!uf<kiz<!njk!yV!2!syllableMf fzf;fpy; nfhs;s Ntz;Lk;.
Education - E – du - ca – tion - 4 syllables.

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3. yV!uiv<k<jkbqe<!gjmsqbqz<!y!we<x!wPk<K!uf<kiz<!njk!yV!syllableNgg<!ogit<tUl</
Ex: cruelty!-f<k!uiv<k<jkbqe<!gjmsqbqz<!y!we<x!wPk<K!uf<Kt<tK/!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
weOu!-K!3!syllable!ogi{<m!uiv<k<jk.
! ! !
cruelty !! ! – cruel– ty - 2 syllables
1 2
4. yV!uiv<k<jkbqe<!gjmsqbqz<!e!we<x!vowel!wPk<K!uf<kiz<!nK!yV!syllable!nz<z.
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Ex: prepare !-f<k!uiv<k<jkbqe<!gjmsqbqz<!e!we<x!wPk<K!uf<Kt<tK/!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
weOu!-K!4!syllable!ogi{<m!uiv<k<jk!nz<z.
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prepare!! ! – pre-pare 2 syllables
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*(Mdhy; kpfr;rpy thu;j;ijfSf;F ,J nghUe;jhJ. ck;: people /pju pil/ 2 syllable) !
5. yV!uiv<k<jkbqe<!gjmsqbqz<!ly, ment, !Ohie<x!suffix!wPk<Kg<gt<!uf<K!nke<!Le<!e vd;w vowel!wPk<K!

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uf<Kt<tK/!weOu!nf<k e vd;w vowelJ!yV!syllable!Ng!w{<{uqz<jz/!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
weOu!-K!4!syllable!ogi{<m!uiv<k<jk!nz<z.
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barely!!! – ba - rely 2 syllables
1 2
management!! ! – ma– nage – ment 3 syllables
1 2 3
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Abbreviations/Acronyms
1 PA Personal Assistant
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2 PS Personal Secretary
3 BPO Business Process Outsourcing
4 KPO Knowledge Process Outsourcing
5 B.Tech Bachelor of Technology
6 B.Arch Bachelor of Architecture
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7 SBI State Bank of India

8 IOB Indian Overseas Bank
9 RBI Reserve Bank of India
10 RRB Railway Recruitment Board
11 TRB Teachers Recruitment Board
12 TET Teacher Eligibility Test
13 SSC Staff Selection Commission
14 CAT Common Admission Test
15 CA Chartered Accountant
16http://www.trbtnpsc.com/2013/08/tet-study-materials-latest-schedules.html
TAFE Tractor and Farm Equipment
17 TANSI Tamil Nadu Small Scale Industries
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19 RAM Random Access Memory (June-2012)
20 ROM Read Only Memory
21 CPU Central Processing Unit
22 VISCOM Visual Communication
23 AIR All India Radio
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24 UFO Unidentified Flying Object
25 UAE United Arab Emirates
26 UK United Kingdom
27 US/USA United States of America
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28 UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
29 UNO United Nations Organization
30 WHO World Health Organization
31 ILO International Labour Organization
32 WTO World Trade Organization
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34 UNICEF United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
35 AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
ANAGRAMS
1. are - ear 6.trees, reset, terse, steer
2. eat - tea s 7.notes, onset, tones, stone
8.danger, garden, gander, ranged
3. forest, foster, softer
9.aspired, despair, diapers, praised
4. rescue, secure, recues
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5. master, stream, tamers 10.players, replays, sparely, parleys, parsley!
ANTIGRAMS
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1. silent listen
2. violence nice love
3. earliest arise late
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Occupations
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1. Archaeologist one who studies insects
2. Entomologist one who studies diseases
3. Hedonist one who motivated by desires
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4. Misanthrope one who hates mankind

5. Palaeontologist one who studies the fossils
6. Octogenarian one who is between the age of 80 to 89
7. Optimist one who is always hopeful.
8. Ornithologist one who studies birds.
9. Palaeontologist one who studies music
10. Pathologist one who studies China
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1. ad - advertisement
2. auto - automobile
3. bike - bicycle
4. burger - Hamburger
5. cases - suitcases
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6. champ - champion
7. copter - helicopter
8. demo - demonstration
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9. disco - discotheque
10. exam - examination
11. flu - influenza
12. fridge - refrigerator
13. kilo - kilogram
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14. lab - laboratory
15. math - mathematics
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1. advertisement + inflation = adflation
2. beauty s + utility = beautility
3. binary + digit = bit
4. breakfast + lunch = brunch
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5. camera + recorder = camcorder
6. channel + tunnel = chunnel
7. information + commercial = infomercial
8. cremated + remains = cremains
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9. diplomacy + economics = diplonomics

10. documentary + drama = docudrama
11. education + entertainment = edutainment
12. electro + execute = electrocute
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13. fanatic + magazine = fanzine

14. fantastic + fabulous = fantabulous
15. feeble + debility = feebility
16. feminine + seminar = feminar
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17. gigantic + enormous = ginormous

18. gleam + shimmer = glimmer
19. guess + estimate = guestimate
20. helicopter + airport = heliport
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Words whose origin is traced to individuals are known as Eponyms and the words derived from these
names are called Eponymous words.
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1. America Amerigo Vespucci, discoverer
2. Ampere Andre Ampere, a scientist
3. bowlderise Thomas Bowdler was an English author.
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4. boycott Captain Charles Boycott
5. Braille Braille Louis, teacher for blind
6. burns Ambrose Burnside, soldier and inventor
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7. Celsius Anders Celsius, a scientist
8. Chauvinism Nicolas Chauvin, a soldier
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9. Dahlia Anders Dahl, a botanist
10. diesel Rudolf Diesel, a scientist
11. dunce Franciscan, John Duns Scotus, a Scholastic
12. Fahrenheit
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13. Guillotine J. I. Guillotin (1738–1814), French physician
14. Guy Guy Fawkes, a soldier
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15. Herculean Hercules, a mythological character
16. Macadam John Mc Adam, an engineer
17. Martinet Jean Martinet, a lieutenant colonel
18. Maverick Samuel Maverick, a politician
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19. Narcissism Narcissus, a mythological character

20. Nicotine Jean Nicot, a diplomat
EUPHEMISMS
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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a harsh or possibly offensive one.
List of Euphemisms
1. armed intervention military attack
2. asleep with jesus dead
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3. be excused visit the lavatory

4.between jobs unemployed
5.blow chunks vomit
6. breathe one's last die
7. collateral damage military destruction
8. come to jesus die
9. differently abled disabled
10. eternal rest death
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Some clichés with meanings
1. to put the cart before the horse - to do things in the wrong order
2. to add insult to injury - to make bad situation worse
3. no smoke without fire - find an effect and usually you will its cause
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5. every Tom, Dick and Harry - anyone
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Back formation
Our suitcases were X-rayed.
The noun “x-ray” is the original word. From it the verb “x-rayed” has been formed.
The process involved here is back-formation.
1. edit is a back-formation of editor
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2. orate is a back-formation of orator
3. absorb is a back-formation of absorption
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4. beg is a back-formation of beggar
5. caretake is a back-formation of caretaker
6. diplomat is a back-formation of diplomatic
7. evaluate is a back-formation of evaluation
8. flake is a back-formation of flaky
9. baby-sit is a back-formation of
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10. diagnose is a back-formation of
is a back-formation of
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11. emote emotion
12. burgle is a back-formation of burglar
13. televise is a back-formation of television
WORD FORMATON
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1. -archy (Rule or form –Nm<sq!njlh<H*!

Oligarchy (by a few)of government )%m<mim<sq*
Monarchy (by one)or society )le<evim<sq*
Hierarchy (officials)!)nkqgiv!uvqjs!njlh<H*
2. -cracy (Rule or form –Nm<sq!njlh<H*
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Bureaucracy (officials)!)nkqgivqgtqe<!Nm<sq*
Democracy (by, of, for the people)!)lg<gtim<sq*
Plutocracy (by a rich and powerful class of people)!)osz<uf<kv<gtqe<!Nm<sq*!
3. -logy (Study, science- -bz<?!nxquqbz<!vQkqbie!hch<H*
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Pathology )Ofib<!kQv<g<Gl<!-bz<*
Theology)lk!-bz<*
‘nym’ WORDS
Synonym - meaning (syno - same ; nym – name)
Antonym - opposite (anto – opposite ; nym – name)
Homo – same )yOv!Ohie<x*!! Phone – sound )yzq*!
Hetero – different )ouu<OuX*!! nym – name )ohbv<*
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1. club ( somewhere to dance) club ( heavy object that people get hit with)
fine ( money you owe for bring things back) fine ( feeling okay)
2. rock (a type of music) rock ( made of stones)
air (fresh air) air (the heir to the throne)
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4. cell ( a prison cell) cell ( cell phone)
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PARONYM
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A word which is similar in form of derivation but different in meaning
1. artist-an expert in fine arts artiste- an actor by profession
2. childlike- innocent childish-foolish
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4. industrial- relating to industry industrious- hard working
5. sensitive- emotional sensible- reasonable
SEMANTIC NETWORK & ODD WORDS OUT

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Agriculture- tilling , ploughing, cash, crop, pesticide, harvest, yield, fertiliser, manure, banting
IDIOMS:
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nuv<!Hkqb!uip<g<jgjbk<!okimr<Ggqxiv<!we<hjk!He turns over a new leaf in his life!we<gqOxil</!
nuv<!-xf<K!uqm<miv<!we<hjk!He kicked the bucket we<gqOxil<!
e.g: “a change of heart” - literally means - a heart transplant.
Idiomatically means - ‘a change in one’s attitude or feelings’
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2 Fool’s errand A fruitless undertaking hbex<x!kqm<ml!
3 Raining cats and dogs Raining heavily gMl<!ljp!
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5 Make a mountain out of Exaggerate a problem / make a big sqxqb!uqsbr<gjt!Dkq!
molehill deal out of nothing ohvqkig<Gkz<!
6 Let the grass grow under Not to waste time by delaying kilkqh<hke<&zl<!Ofvk<jk!
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one’s feet /doing something
7 Under the sun Anywhere on earth H,lqbqz<!wf<k!-mk<kqZl<!
8 Move heaven and earth Do everything possible Lbe<xiz<!LcbikK!-z<jz!
9 In deep waters In big trouble lqGf<k!Kbvk<kqz<!
10 Thank one’s luck stars - To be thankful for one’s luck nkqv<]<mk<Kg<G!fe<xqosiz<!
11 Apple of one’s eye A favourite or special person njeuviZl<!uqVl<hh<hMhue<!
12 Have an axe to grind Have a personal cause for actions keqh<hm<m!Ofig<gk<Kme<!fmk<kz<!
13 To bark at the moon To make a fuss with no effect Okjubqz<zilz<!Gjx!%Xkz<!
14 Full of beans Lively, in high spirits Hk<K{v<s<sqBme<!
15 Out of the blue As a total surprise Ns<sv<bk<Kme<!
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18 Pay back in the same coin Treating others in the same way Sllie!hkqz<!lvqbijk!kVkz<!
19 Take a trip down Indulge in a pleasant memories gmf<kgiz! fqjeUgTg<Gs<
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1 Fill in the blanks choosing the correct word. (MDL-2012-P1)
The cry of a duck is ‘quack’. The cry of a frog is __________
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2 The cry of ‘parrot’ is.......
a) hiss b)hum c)cry d)talk
3 Which among the following is not correct?
a)cat-mew b) hens-croak c)swan-cry d)mosquito-whine
4. Fill in the blank with correct Homophone. I thought it might ______________ (MDL-2012-P2)
A) Reign
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5. If a ‘medal’ is an award made of gold, silver or bronze, Choose the homophone for the word which
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A) meddle B) muddle C) middle D) medel
6 The diminutive from of root is ‘rootlet’. (MDL-2012-P1)
The diminutive form of goose is…………
A) gosling C) gooselet D) goosenet
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B) gooseling
7 The play ‘Merchant of Venice’ is written by …. (MDL-2012-P1)
A) William Wordsworth B) Rabindranath Tagore C) T.S.Eliot D)William Shakespeare
8 The author of the play ‘Oliver Twist’ is.......
a) John Milton b)Charles Dickens c)Jules verne d)W.Shakespeare
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9. Identify the correct compound word that contain ‘Verb+Noun’: (OCT-2012-P2)

A) popcorn B)overthrow C)safeguard D)lifelong
10. Change the given verb into noun form : Imagine (MDL-2012-P2)
A) imagination B) imagined C)imaginative D) imaginary
11. In the sentence “The train came rushing down the hill” the word down functions as…(JUL-2012-P2)
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A) noun B)preposition C)verb D) adverb

12. Identify the adjective form of the word ‘honour’…. (OCT-2012-P2)
A) honourable B)honest C)honesty D)honorarium
13. Replace the italicized word in the following sentence with the correct phrase chosen from the
options (OCT-201-P1)
I am not going to tolerate their smoking any longer
A) put across B)put up with C)put out D)put off
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She went for him with a cane. (OCT-201-P1)
A) approached B)troubled C)lifted D) attacked
15. How many syllables are there in the word ‘examination’? (JUL-2012-P2)
A) 4 B) 3 C) 5 D) 6
16. The number of syllables in the word ‘beautiful’ is….. (OCT-201-P1)
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A) four B) two C) five D) three
17. Which among the following syllabification is correct?
a) agri – cu- ltu - re b) a – gri- cul- tu - re c) ag – ric – ultu - re d) ag – ri – cul - ture
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18. Identify the correct ‘anagram’:(OCT-2012-P2)
A) meet-meat B) know-no C) melon-lemon D) pun-fun
19. The following sets of ideas / objects have some common feature / function. Spot the odd one out.
eg: bag, basket, hat, bucket. Ans: hat – the others are used for carrying things. (MDL-2012-P2)
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A) bite B) chew C)suck D)nibble
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20. Pick the odd one from among the words given below: (JUL-2012-P2)
pretty, attractive, beautifully, smart, lively.
A) attractive B) lively C)beautifully D) smart
21. Which of the following sets of words has more than one category of words in it? (OCT-201-P1)
A) walk, swim, jump, moan B) happy, power, slow, weak
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C) determined, tall, strong, clean D) beauty, sight, honesty, intelligence
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22. Which among the following is not associated with a ‘word’?(OCT-201-P1)
A) Syntax B) pronunciation C)synonym D)syllable
23. Choose the correct meaning for the given idiom: He was an old hand at the work (MDL-2012-P1)
A) experienced person B) he had a old hand C)old man’s hand D) in active person
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24. In each of the following sentences, an idiomatic expression or a proverb is highlighted select the
alternative which best describes its use in the sentence. (MDL-2012-P2)
The police will leave no stone unturned to discover the murderer
A )turn every stone B) investigate thoroughly C) make no excuse D) be indifferent
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25. The concert was brought to a close with a display of fire works. (MDL-2012-P2)
A) concluded B) interrupted C) announced D) cancelled
26. Identify the most suitable explanation for the idiom used in the sentence given below:
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The boy backed up his friend’s claim. (JUL-2012-P2)

A) accepted B) supported C)explained D) denied
27. What does the following sentence mean?(OCT-2012-P2)

Gandhiji loved to be up with the lark.
A) Gandhiji woke up early early in the morning.
B) Gandhiji was punctual.
C) Gandhiji went to bed early in the morning.
D) Gandhiji did not woke up early in the morning.
28. Complete the sentence by choosing an appropriate word.
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Old people sometimes feel that young people don’t ___ them or pay them enough respect.
A) valueables B)valued C)values D)value
29. Choose the word or phrase to fit each blank which best completes each sentence:
My landlady was very ……..when I met with an accident. (JUL-2012-P2)
A) merciful B)pitiful C)sympathetic D)hearty
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30. The receptionist ………….. to ring another hotel to see if they had a room. (JUL-2012-P2)
A) offered B) suggested C)recommended D)invited
31. I assure you I have no wish to ……… my responsibility. (JUL-2012-P2)
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A) shirk B)refuse C)abandon D)disobey
32. Has there been any ……….. on the strike from the Government? (JUL-2012-P2)
A) reaction B)response C)comment D) criticism
33. Choose the appropriate word and fill in the blank. (MDL-2012-P2)
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A) happened B) controlled C)asked D) made
34. Find the correct spelling: - identify the word.(MDL-2012-P1)
A) occurrence B)occurence C) occurrance D)occurrence
35. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters OTE using each letter once?
(MDL-2012-P2)
A) None B)two C)one d)three
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36. What animal is found, by taking the fifth letter of the second word, the ninth letter of the first word,
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the sixth letter of the fourth word and the fourth letter of the third word? (MDL-2012-P2)
PARTICIPATION
SHOULDER
SYMBOLICALLY
SALESMAN
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A) TOAD B)LAMB C)BULL D)MARE

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1(i). KINDS OF NOUNS
Noun
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Proper Noun Common Collective Abstract Material
Noun Noun Noun Noun
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ohbv<s<osiz<! ohbv<s<osiz<! ohbv<s<osiz<! ohbv<s<osiz<! ohbv<s<osiz<!
Ravi Book
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Delhi pencil Army Growth
a cow Milk
Friday! tree Childhood!
four trees
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Kinds of Pronoun
1. Reflexive Pronoun
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3. Demonstrative Pronoun
4. Indefinite Pronoun
5. Distributive Pronoun
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6. Interrogative Pronoun
7. Possessive Pronoun
8. Reciprocal Pronoun
9. Relative Pronoun
10. Exclamatory Pronoun
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Person Number Nominative Possessive Possessive Accusative
Case Determiners Pronouns Case
I My mine me
Singular ehd; vd;Dila vd;DilaJ vd;id,vdf;F
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We Our ours Us
Plural ehq;fs; vq;fSila vq;fSilaJ vq;fis,vq;fSf;F
You Your yours You
Singular eP; cd;Dila cd;DilaJ cd;id,cdf;F
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You Your yours You
Plural ePq;fs;; cq;fSila cq;fSilaJ cq;fis,cq;fSf;F
He His his Him
mtd; mtDila mtDilaJ mtid>mtDf;F
She Her hers Her
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III It It its It
mJ mjDila mjDilaJ mij>mjw;F
They Their theirs Them
Plural mtu;fs;, mtu;fSila mtu;fSilaJ mtu;fis/mtu;fSf;F,
mitfs; mitfSila mitfSilaJ
mitfis/mitfSf;F
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1(iii). ADJECTIVES
Kinds of Adjective
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1. Adjective of Quality
2. Adjective of Quantity
3. Adjective of Number
• Definite Numeral Adjective
• Indefinite Numeral Adjective
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4. Demonstrative Adjective
5. Emphasizing Adjective
6. Possessive Adjective
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7. Interrogative Adjective
8. Exclamatory Adjective
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Kinds of Adverbs
1 Adverbs of Time (which show When?)
2 Adverbs of Frequency (which show How often?)
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3 Adverbs of Place (which show Where?)

4 Adverbs of Manner (which show How? / In What Manner?)
5 Adverbs of Degree / Quantity
(which show How much? / In What Degree? / To What Extent?)
6 Adverbs of Affirmation and Negation (which strengthen the meaning of the verb)
7 Adverbs of Reason (which show the ‘Why?’ or reason)
8 Interrogative Adverbs (used to ask questions)
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1(viii). INTERJECTION
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2. FOUR KINDS OF SENTENCES
Statement / Affirmative
Delhi is the capital of India.
Declarative Sentence / Ofv<ljx!uig<gqbl<!
Assertive Sentence Negative
sikiv{!uig<gqbl<! We don’t like this movie.
wkqv<ljx!uig<gqbl<!
Interrogative!Sentence!
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‘Wh’ uiv<k<jk!ogi{<m! Why do you come late?
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Ogt<uq!uig<gqbl<!
Yes or No questions
)Nl<!/ -z<jz!hkqz<!uVl<! Did you buy this car?
uig<gqbl<*!
Commands! Come here.
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Imperative Sentence! gm<mjt!uig<gqbl<! Don’t go there. (Negative)

Ou{<MOgit</gm<mjt! Requests!
Please post the letter.
uig<gqbl<! Ou{<MOgit<!uig<gqbl<!
Suggestion
Let us go.
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What a beauty!
Exclamatory Sentence )LP!Ns<sv<b!uig<gqbl<*!
Ns<sv<b!uig<gqbl<! (sentence with interjection)
)Ns<sv<b!uiv<k<jk!ogi{<m! Waw! It’s beautiful.
uig<gqbl<*!
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3. SENTENCE PATTERN
5 components of a Sentence 5 Basic Sentence Patterns
1. Subject (S) 1. SV
2. Verb (V) 2. SVO
3. Object(DO) 5. Adjunct (A)* 3. SV IO DO A
Indirect Object (IO) 4. SVC
5. SVOC
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Complement (C)

Subject!)wPuib<* biv<@!wK@!)verb.g<G!Le<eiz<!uVuK*
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Object bijv@!wjk@!)osbh<hMohiVt<*
Indirect Object (IO) biVg<G@!wkx<G@ (me, us, her, him, them)
Direct Object (DO) bijv@!wjk@!(things, persons)
Complement (C) Explains the subject. It only completes the sentence. Ex: He is a doctor.
S V C
)wPuib<!nz<zK!osbh<hMohiVjt!uqtg<GgqxK*
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"am, is, are, was, were, have, has, had, become, look, feel, grow, seem, taste, smell,
appear,… Ohie<x be form verb.g<G!hqxG!uVl<!noun/adjective
" make, name, call, think, elect, find, choose, appoint, consider, keep, prove, struck
Ohie<x Main Verb uf<K!nkjek<!okimv<f<K!!Object!uf<kiz<!nkjek<!okimv<f<K!!
uVl<!!uiv<<k<jkgOt!Object Complement (C)
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Ex: We elected Ravi a leader.
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Adverbial wh<hc@!wr<Og@!wh<ohiPK@!!
or Adjunct (A) )nz<zK!Preposition -Vf<kiz<*
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The articles are a, an, the. They are also Demonstrative Adjectives.
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‘a’ & ‘an’ – Indefinite articles. ‘a’ - yV!
‘the’ - definite article ‘an’ - Yv<
‘the’ – nf<k!
A & An
1. ‘a’ & ‘an’ - before singular, countable nouns
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(yVjl!lx<Xl<!w{<{%cb!ohiVTg<G!lm<Ml<)
Ex. An apple, a pencil (‘a milk’ kuX)
usage
a Japanese
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a university
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a hangar a European
a nest a one-way street
2. ‘a’ & ‘an’ - for the first time. (Lkz<Ljx*!
a feather a one o’clock
‘the’ - for repeated noun. (3?4–l<!Ljx*!
a chef
Ex. I saw a man and his son. The man was blind
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3. ‘a’- before consonant sound (olb<obizqg<G!Le<*! usage exception

Ex. A pencil, a one rupee note, a unit an airplane an hour ago
)ue<!Vhq!Ofim<?!B,eqm<!.!olb<obizqgt<kie<*! an eagle an honest
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4. ‘an’ - before vowel sound. (dbqv<!yzqg<G!Le<*! an Ice cream man

Ex. An apple, an umbrella, an hour an orange an hour
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(nl<vz<zi?!Nv<!–!dbqv<!yzqgt<*! an urn an MLA

)Gxqh<H;!dbqv<!wPk<Kg<gt<!.!a,e,i,o,u)! an MP
The
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Used before Example !Dash-g<G!hqxG!plural(s)
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a particular or repeated noun. I saw a boy. The boy was blind uf<kiz<!the OhimUl</!
Unique objects the sun, the star, the sky !Dash-g<G!hqxG!
Superlative Degrees the largest, one of the biggest
superlative (est) uf<kiz<!
Holy books the Bible, the Gita
the OhimUl<!
Famous buildings the Tajmahal, the Red Fort !Dash-g<G!hqxG!vowel
Oceans the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean (a,e,I,o,u) sound uf<kiz<!an
Rivers the Ganges, the Vaigai OhimUl</!
Seas the Arabian sea, the Bay of Bengal !Dash-g<G!hqxG!consonant
Mountains the Himalayas, the Alps sound uf<kiz<!a OhimUl</!
Music instruments the veena, the Guitar !

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(fqgp<gizl<*!!!!)-xf<kgizl<*!!!)wkqv<gizl<*!
Gxqh<H;!Nr<gqz!-zg<g{k<kqz<!Future tense we<hK!-z<jz/!!Future tense-J!Modal verbs
(shall, will Ohie<xju*!ogi{<M!wPkqg<ogit<tOu{<Ml</!flK!uskqg<gig!Future tense
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I go fie<!OhigqOxe<! I went fie<!OhiOee<! I shall go fie<!OhiOue<!
We go fir<gt<!OhigqOxil<! We went fir<gt<!OhiOeil<! We shall go fir<gt<!OhiOuil<!
You go fQ!Ohigqxib<! You went fQ!Ohieib<! You will go fQ!Ohiuib<!
You go fQr<gt<!OhigqxQv<gt<! You went fQr<gt<!OhieQv<gt<! You will go fQr<gt<!OhiuQv<gt<!
He goes* nue<!Ohigqxie<! He went nue<!Ohieie<! He will go nue<!Ohiuie<!
She goes* nut<!Ohigqxit<! She went nut<!Ohieit<! She will go nut<!Ohiuit<!
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It goes* nK!OhigqxK! It went nK!OhieK! It will go nK!OhiGl<!
nuv<gt<!Ohigqxiv<gt< nuv<gt<!Ohieiv<gt<! nuv<gt<!Ohiuiv<gt<
They go They went They will go
)They!we<hK!njugjtBl<!Gxqg<Gl<*!
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Simple Present - Examples Key words
I play cricket daily. Always )wh<OhiKl<*,
We go to school regularly. often )ncg<gc*, rarely)wh<OhikiuK*,
You sing song rarely. usually)upg<glig*, frequently )upg<glig*,
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He brushes his teeth every morning. generally )sikiv{lig*, never )yVOhiKl<*,
She brushes her teeth every week. some times )sqz!Ofvr<gtqz<*,
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It never take bath occasionally)wh<OhikiuK*, everyday)kqeLl<*,
They like mangoes. once a week )uivl<!yVfit<*
The earth goes round the sun
We go to Chennai next Friday.
She has a sleek computer.
Usage: 1. For habitual actions. 2. For Universal truth. 3. Programs already fixed. 4. For possessions
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upg<glie!fjmLjxgt<!/!Olx<%xh<hm<m!keywords uf<kiz<!Simple Present tense .z<!wPk!Ou{<Ml<!
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Simple Past - Examples Key words
I woke up this morning at 7.00 a.m
We went Madurai last week. last week)ose<xuivl<*,
You played the match last month. last month )ose<xlikl<*,
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He ran a race last Sunday. yesterday )Ofx<X*

She cooked fried rice yesterday
They sang a song last annual day.
If you worked hard, you would get good marks.
He said that he was tired.
Usage: 1. For past action. 2. For conditional clause 3. For reported speech.
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!Lcf<KOhie!fqgp<Ugt<!/ Olx<%xh<hm<m!keywords uf<kiz<!Simple Past tense .z<!wPk!Ou{<Ml<
Simple Future – Examples Key words

I shall do my home work in future. Tomorrow )fijt*,
You will bring that book tomorrow. next week )nMk<kuivl<*,
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He will come to my house soon. in future )uVr<gizk<kqz<*,

She will go to school early in future Soon )uqjvuqz<*,
It will laugh the next week Sunday. shortly )lqguqjvuqz<*
They will beat you shortly.
I will crash the course next year.
The meeting will begin at 5.00 p.m.
Usage: 1. For future events with certainty.
-eq!fmg<g!-Vg<Gl<!fqgp<Ugt<!/ Olx<%xh<hm<m!keywords uf<kiz<!Simple Futue tense .z<!wPk!
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Continuous Tenses * (okimv<fK
< !fjmohXl<!osbz<gt<*!
Present Continuous Past Continuous Future Continuous
I am going!! I was going I shall be going
fie<!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVg<gqOxe< fie<!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVf<Oke< fie<!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVh<Ohe<!
We are going!! We were going!! We shall be going
fir<gt<!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVg<gqOxil< fir<gtOhib<g<ogi{<cVf<Okil< fir<gt<!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVh<Ohil<!
You are going!! You were going!! You will be going!!
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fQ!Ohib<g<!ogi{<cVg<gqxib< fQ!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVf<kib< fQ!Ohib<!ogi{<cVh<hib<
You are going!! You were going!! You will be going
fQr<gt<!Ohib<g<!ogi{<cVg<gqxQv<gt< fQr<gt<!Ohib<g<!ogi{<cVf<kQv<gt< fQr <g t<!Ohib<!ogi{<cVh<hQv<gt<!
He is going!! He was going He will be going
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nue<!Ohib<!ogi{<cVh<hie<!
nue<!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVg<gqxie< !nue<!Ohib<g<!ogi{<cVf<kie<
She is going!! She was going!! She will be going
nut<!Ohib<!ogi{<cVh<hit<!
nut<!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVg<gqxit< nut<!Ohib<!ogi{<cVf<kit<
It will be going
It is going!! It was going!! nK!Ohib<!ogi{<cVg<Gl<!
nK!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVg<gqxK/ nK!Ohib<!ogi{<cVf<kK/ They will be going
They are going!! They were going!!
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nuv<gt<!Ohib<!ogi{<cVh<hiv<gt<
nuv<gt<!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVg<gqxiv<gt<! nuv<gt<!Ohib<!ogi{<cVf<kiv<gt<
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yu<ouiV!Tense–l<!wr<ogr<G!uVl<!we<hjk!nxqf<Kogit<Ouil<"
Present Continuous- Examples Key words
I am reading English now.
We are studying in VHSS at present now )-h<OhiK*,
You are reading a novel now. at present )kx<OhiK*,
He is browsing the web now.
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I go there while she is sleeping
It is jumping here and there now.
at the moment )-OkOfvl<*,
while)ohiPK*
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He is writing novels in Kumudam.
We are going for a picnic tomorrow
Usage: 1. For actions in progress now. 2. With ‘always’ to express anger or irritation.
3. For the periodically repeated actions. 4. For an action in the near future.
kx<OhiK!fjmohx<Xg<ogi{<cVg<Gl<!osbz<gjt Present continuous!tense–z<!wPkOu{<Ml<!
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Past Continuous – Examples Key words

I was playing yesterday this time. by this time yesterday!)Ofx<X!-Ok!Ofvl<*
We were studying then. then)nh<OhiK*
You were working hard that time. when)ohiPK*
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He was fighting when the teacher came in. while)ohiPK*

While she was singing, I entered.
When bell rang, the teacher was speaking to HM.
We were studying 9th std last year this time
Usage: 1. For action in progress in the past. 2. For the action which started before a past action.
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Le<eiz<!yV!gizk<kqz<!fjmohx<Xg<ogi{<cVf<k!osbz<gjt Past continuous!tense–z<!wPkOu{<Ml<!
Future Continuous – Examples Key words

We shall be studying 11th std next year by this time. tomorrow this time )fijt!-Ok!Ofvl<*?!!
He will be playing tomorrow this time next month this time )nMk<k!likl<!-Ok!Ofvl<*!
She will be cooking in her house tomorrow by this time. next year this time )nMk<kN{<M!-Ok!Ofvl<*
They will be reading novel next Sunday this time.
Usage: 1. For action which will be going on some time in future.
-eq<!yV!gizk<kqz<!fjmohx<Xg<ogi{<cVg<gh<OhiGl<!osbz<gjt!!Future continuous Tense–z<!wPkOu{<Ml<!
Perfect Tenses* (fmf<K!-Vg<Gl<!osbz<gt<*!
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I have gone.!! I had gone. I shall have gone.
fie<!OhibqVg<gqOxe< fie<!OhibqVf<Oke<! fie<!OhibqVh<Ohe<!
We have gone. We had gone. We shall have gone
fir<gt<!OhibqVg<gqOxil<! fir<gt<!OhibqVf<Okil<! fir<gt<!OhibqVh<Ohil<!
You have gone. You had gone. You will have gone
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fQ!OhibqVg<gqxib<! fQ!OhibqVf<kib<! fQ!OhibqVh<hib<!
fQr<gt<!OhibqVg<gqxQv<gt<! fQr<gt<!OhibqVf<kQv<gt<! fQr<gt<!OhibqVh<hQv<gt<!
He has gone. He had gone. He will have gone.
nue<!OhibqVg<gqxie<! nue<!OhibqVf<kie<! nue<!OhibqVh<hie<!
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She has gone. She had gone. She will have gone.
nut<!OhibqVg<gqxit<! nut<!OhibqVf<kit<! nut<!OhibqVh<hit<!
It has gone. It had gone. It will have gone.
nK!OhibqVg<gqxK! nK!OhibqVf<kK nK!OhibqVg<Gl<!
They have gone!! They had gone! They will have gone.
nuv<gt<!OhibqVg<gqxiv<gt< nuv<gt<!OhibqVf<kiv<gt< nuv<gt<!OhibqVh<hiv<gt<
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Present Perfect – Examples
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Key words
I have just finished my home work. already)Wx<geOu*,
I think I have seen you before. just )dmOe*,
You have made the same request earliar. just now )-h<OhiKkie<*,
The children have not returned from the school yet. yet )-e<El<-z<jz*,
I have read this book already. never )yVOhiKl<*,
I have never visited a foreign country. ever )wh<OhikiuK*,
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Have you ever seen a cinema shooting?
We haven’t heard of the doctor’s visit till now.
lately)slQhlig*,
before)Le<eiz*,
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Our train has just arrived. earliar)Le<eOv*,
He has never seen a tiger. till now )-h<OhiKujv*,
She recently has gone to Delhi. recently)slQhk<kqz<*,
It has just finished the chick.
I have read all the poems of Barathi
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Usage: 1. For actions completed just now.

2. For actions that occurs sometime ago but the effects are still going on.
3. Used with the above key words.
fmf<kqVg<Gl<!nz<zK!-h<OhiKkie<!fmf<K!Lcf<k?!uqjtUgt<!-e<El<!okimvg<%cb!osbz<gjt!
Present perfect!tense–z<!wPkOu{<Ml<
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Past Perfect – Examples Key words

Before Leela returned home, the parrot had flown away.
)zQzi!uQM!kqVl<Hukx<G!Le<eOv!gqtq!hxf<K!ose<XuqmcVf<kK*! Till)-e<El<*,
After the parrot had flown away, Leela returned home. before)Le<ekig*,
When Leela returned home, the parrot had already flown away. after)hqxG*?!
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When I reached the station, the train had left. since)giv{k<kiz<*,

I wish I had worked hard. already)Wx<geOu*,
We had already taken our breakfast. when )ohiPK*
When they went to the theatre, the tickets had all been sold.
Usage: 1. For the action earlier of two actions.
2.For unfulfilled wish relating to the past.
3. Used with words like till, before, since, already.
fmf<K!-Vf<k!nz<zK!Le<ev<!fmf<K!Lcf<k!osbzqe<!kig<gl</uqjtU!yV!Gxqh<hqm<m!gizl<!ujv!
okimv<f<kqVf<k!osbz<gjt!-f<k!tense–z<!wPkOu{<Ml</!)osbz<!Le<eov!Lcf<K!uqm<mK/!Neiz<!
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I have been going. I had been going. I shall have been going
fie<!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVg<gqOxe<! fie<!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVf<Oke<! fie<!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVh<Ohe<!
We have been going. We had been going. We shall have been going
fir<gt<!Ohib<<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVg<gqOxil<! fir<gt<!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVf<Okil<!
fir<gt<!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVh<Ohil<!
You have been going. You had been going.
fQ!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVg<gqxib<! You will have been going
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fQ!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVf<kib<!
fQr<gt<!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVg<gqxQv<gt<! fQr<gt<!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVf<kQv<gt<! fQ!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVh<hib<!
He has been going. He had been going. fQr<gt<!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVh<hQv<gt<!
nue<!Ohib<<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVg<gqxie<! nue<!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVf<kie<! He will have been going
She has been going. She had been going. nue<!Ohib<ogi{<cVf<kqVh<hie<<!
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nut<!Ohib<<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVg<gqxit<! nut<!Ohib<<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVf<kit<!
She will have been going
It has been going. It had been going. nut<!Ohib<ogi{<cVf<kqVh<hit<!
nK!Ohib<<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVg<gqxK! nK!Ohib<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVf<kK!
They have been going It will have been going
They had been going
nuv<gt<! nuv<gt<!
nK!Ohib<ogi{<cVf<kqVg<Gl<!
Ohib<<g<ogi{<cVf<kqVg<gqxiv<gt< Ohibg<<ogi{<cVf<kqVf<kiv<gt< They will have been going!
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nuv<gt<!Ohib<ogi{<cVf<kqVh<hiv<gt<
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!Present Perfect Continuous:
Since when has the child been suffering from colour blindness? Key Words:
How long has the child been suffering from colour blindness? since,
He has been suffering from colour blindness since his birth. ever since,
nue<!hqxh<hqzqVf<Ok!fqxg<GVmiz<!sqvlh<hm<Mg<!ogi{<M!uVgqxie<! for
We have been using computers in our school since 2008. (Use ‘since’ to a past point of
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We have been living in this house for ten years.
Kannan has been working on his PC since last night.
time. Use ‘ever since’ to a past
incident. Use ‘for’ for the total
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I have been writing this essay since this morning. period of time.
I have been writing this essay for two hours.
He has been living here since 1980
Usage: Action that started in the past and continued in the present.
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Past Perfect Continuous:

I had been waiting for a long time before my bus came. Key Words:
People had been travelling on foot and by bullock carts for hundreds of since,
years before other kinds of transport arrived. ever since,
The building had been standing here for more than sixty years before it for
was demolished.
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Usage: Action that started in the past and extended to a particular past action(time).
Verb Patterns
Simple Tenses Present - Present verb (He/She/It V+s)
Past - Past verb
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Future - shall/will + Present verb

Continuous Tenses Present - am/is/are + V + ing
Past - was/were +V + ing
Future - will be/shall be + V + ing
Perfect Tenses Present - have/has + PP
Past – had + PP
Future – shall have/will have+ PP
Perfect Continuous Tenses Present - have/has + been + verb + ing
Past – had + been + verb + ing
Future – shall/will+have+been+verb+ing
6. CONCORD
(Subject – Verb Agreement in Simple Present Tense)
Remember:
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• In a simple present tense sentence, third person singular subjects have plural verbs
(i.e. verbs ending with ‘s’ ‘es’ ‘ies’.)
(yV!fqgp<giz!uig<gqbk<kqe<!subjectNeK! He, She, It nz<zK Singular Noun,
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nz<zK Collective Noun we<X!yVjlbqz<!-Vf<kiz<?!nke<!hqe<eiz<!uVl<!Verb
he<jlbig!-Vg<Gl</!nkiuK!verb dme<! ‘s’ ‘es’ ‘ies’ WOkEl<!ye<X!-Vg<Gl</*!
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uig<gqbk<kqe<!wf<k!hGkq!Subject!we<hjk!Lkzqz<!svqbigg<!g{<Mhqcg<gk<!
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*one, nobody, nothing, no one, someone, something, somebody, any, any one, anything,
anybody, each, every, everyone, everything, everybody-the given pronouns take singular verb
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*some, all, few, many, several - the given pronouns take plural verb
*none – the given pronoun takes either singular or plural verb
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7. VOICE
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Two kinds of voice : Active and Passive voice
i). Subject(S) and Object(O) J!-ml<!lix<X/!

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!subject< object
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I uf<kiz<!!=> by me we!lix<X!!
We => by us
You => by you
He => by him
She => by her
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It => by it.
They => by them
(name) => by (name) ohbv<gt<!uf<kiz<!lix<xl<!WKlqe<xq!by lm<Ml<!Osv<k<K!wPkzil<!
ii). dvqb!‘be’ form verb.(be, am, is, are, was, were,be,been)J, main verbg<G!Le<!Osv</!
iii). Verb.J Past Participle (V3)Ng!lix<X/
iv). Conjunction (c) ‘by’.J , Objectg<G!Le<!Osv</

TENSE ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE
Simple Present V1 / V1+s / V1+es am / is / are + V3
Simple Past V2 was / were + V3
Simple Future shall / will +V shall/will+ be + V3
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Present Continuous am / is / are + V +ing am / is / are + being +V3
Past Contiuous was / were + V +ing was / were + being +V3
Future Continuous shall/will + be +V +ing NO PASSIVE
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Present Perfect have / has + V3 have / has + been + V3
Past Perfect had + V3 had + been + V3
Future Perfect shall/will+have + V3 shall/will +have + been + V3
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Present Perfect Continuous have/has + been + V +ing NO PASSIVE
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Past Perfect Continuous had + been + V +ing NO PASSIVE
Future Perfect Continuous shall/will + have +been + V +ing NO PASSIVE
Imperative sentences changing: (Passive form: Let + Obj + be + V3)

1. Close the windows. Let the windows be closed
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2. post this letter. Let this letter be posted.
3. Don’t open the door. Let not the door be opened.
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(or) Let the door not be opened.
4. Please open the door. You are requested to open the door.
Examples that need not have object:

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1. Someone has stolen my bicycle.

My bicycle has been stolen.
2. The postman delivered letters.
The letters were delivered.
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Passive to Active Voice (The reverse process)

I). Subject(S) and Object(O) J!-ml<!lix<X/!
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ii) Main verbg<G!Le<!dt<t ‘be’ form verb.(be, am, is, are, was, were,be,been)J!fQg<G/!
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iii). Past Participle (V3) .J Auxilliary verb-e<!Tenseg<Gk<!kGf<kix<Ohiz<!lix<X/
iv). Objectg<G!Le<!dt<t!Conjunction ‘by’.J fQg<G/
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Infinitives And Gerunds(Verbal Nouns)
Infinitives (Verbal Nouns)
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• Infinitives are otherwise known as verbal nouns
• The infinitive is the base of verb followed by ‘to’
• We use infinitives without ‘to’
o after the verbs - bid, feel, hear, help, know, let, make, see, watch
o (e.g. I help him to do the work, We let Ravi to go away, I heard him to cry, I made him to run)
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o after modal verbs except *need and *dare ( when used with - not do)
o (e.g. I will to pay the bill, He can to speak five languages, You need not to do it)
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o after- had better, had rather, would rather, sooner than, rather than
Gerunds (Verbal Nouns)
• Gerunds are otherwise known as verbal nouns
• Gerund is the form of verb ending with ‘ing’
• Gerund is different from present participle
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(e.g. Seeing is believing – Gerund

Seeing, he believed - Participle)

Participles(Verbal Adjectives)
Present Participle (Verbal Adjectives)
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• Present Participle is the form of verb ending with ‘ing’

• It’s a word partly a verb and partly an adjective.
Past Participle(Verbal Adjectives)
• Past Participle is the form of verb ending in ‘d , ed, t, en, n’
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• It represented completed action,

e.g. A burnt child dreads the fire.
Perfect Participle(Verbal Adjectives)
• Perfect Participle is the word ‘Having’
• It represented an action completed at some past time.
e.g. Having rested, We continued our journey
9. MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS

POINTS TO REMEMBER
Asking permission - Will you give me your book?
Shall we go?
Can I ask another Question?
May I come in sir?
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Express politeness - would you please help me?
Could you please give your guide?
Possibility - It may rain today.
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Ability - You can get the watch from him.
Obligation / Duty - You should not waste your time.
We should go to school regularly.
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Strong Obligation - You must improve your handwriting.
He must exercise every day.
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Moral Obligation - You ought to respect elders.
You ought to help the poor.
Habit of past - Once I used to play regularly.
Necessity -s You need to be here till evening.
He need not write the test today.
Challenge - How dare you oppose me?
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He dare not talk to you.
* Modals that are used in Interrogative sentences are
Will, would, shall, can, could, may, might, dare
Memory Tips _______like to would like to
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_______ you would you
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I / We _____ I / We shall
_____I / We shall I / We
______ God may God
______ rain may rain
______ I come in? May I come in?
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What ______ I do? What can I do?

________ to used to
________ to ought to
10. QUESTION FORMATION!

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1) Yes or No Type:
Structure of the question:
Aux.verb + Sub + MainVerb + Extention?
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shall we meet again?
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nK!Yes/No Question.!
Ex. I shall go. -- Shall I go? (or) Will you go?
He is going. – Is he going?
They are playing – Are they playing?
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gh<hm<m! uig<gqbk<kqz<! Kj{! uqjes<<! osiz<! -z<j
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nkje!Kj{!uqjes<osiz<!+ Root Verb!we<X!hqvqk<K!Ogt<uq!njlg<g!Ou{<Ml<!
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Main Verb = Kj{!uqjes<osiz<!+ Root Verb! Gxqh<H!
go = do + go *simple present-g<G!do!uVl<*
goes = does + go *He,She,It-g<Gs!Osv<ukiz<!does!uVl<*
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went = did + go *simple past -g<G!did!OhimOu{<Ml<
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Ex. You go - Do you go?

I went - Did I go? (or) Did you go?
He played -- Did he play?
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They played -- Did they play
2) Wh – Questions:
Structure of the question:
Question word + aux.verb + Sub + MainVerb + Extention?
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When shall we meet again?
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11. QUESTION TAGS
Affirmatives
Positive sentences take negative tags
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Ex: You are good
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!fQ!fz<zue</!!!!!!!!!!!!-z<jzbi@!
are not you? aren’t you?
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1. He is good, isn't he?
2. They are good, aren't they?
uig<gqbl<!Simple Present Tense (m) Simple Past Tense .z<!uf<kiz<!)Be form verb !-z<ziK!
uf<kqVf<kiz<*!hqe<uVliX!verbJ!hqvqk<Kg<!ogi{<M!hqe<ev<!uqjm!wPkUl</!
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Go = do + go
goes = does + go
went = did + go
has =does + have
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did =did + do
1. All the students come late, don't they?
2. He goes late, doesn't he?
Negatives
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Negative sentences take positive tags

They don't tell lies, do they?
nuv<gt<!ohib<osiz<Zukqz<jz,nh<hck<kiOe@!
1. She didn't get bail, did she?
2. You have no cars, have you?
12. CONDITIONAL CLAUSE

Conditional clauses begin with ‘If”
Conditional clause needs a main clause to make a complete sentence.
1. happen often (Zero condition)
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If” is used to denote 2. may happen in future. (Probable condition)
events/situations that 3. are unlikely to happen (Improbable condition)
! ! ! !!4. could have happened in the past but didn’t happen (unfulfilled condition)
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If- clause Main clause
If + present tense will / won ‘t / can / can ‘ / shall / shan ‘t / may
If + past tense (were) would / wouldn’t / should/ shouldn’t / could / couldn’t
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If + past perfect (had) would have / wouldn’t have / should have/ shouldn’t
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have / could have/ couldn’t have + past participle
13. DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH

¾ yVuv<!%Xujk!nuv<!osiz<ZuK!OhizOu!kqVh<hqs<!osie<eiz<!nK!Direct speech - Ofv<%x<X!!
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¾ nuv<!%Xujk!lix<xq!fil<!%XuK!Ohiz<!%xqeiz<!nK!Indirect speech - nbx<%x<X!
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Examples:
1. He said, “I will be in New York on Sunday”
He said that he would be in New York on Sunday.
2. The teacher said to Mohan, “Why were you absent to school yesterday?”
The teacher asked Mohan why he had been absent to school the previous day.
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3. My father asked me, “Don’t you go to your friend’s house?”

My father asked me whether I went myfriend’s house.
4. Raju said, “I am going to Ooty for the holidays.”
Raju said that he was going to Ooty for the holidays.
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5. The headmaster said to Mohan, “Bring your father to school tomorrow.”

The headmaster asked Mohan to bring his father to school the next day.
6. The Master said to his servant, “Don’t cut the trees”

The Master ordered his servants not to cut the trees.
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7. The visitor said, “What a big tower it is!”

The visitor exclaimed that it was a a very big tower.
8. The passenger said, “Alas! I have missed my purse.”

The passenger exclaimed shockingly that he had missed his purse.
Indirect to Direct:(The reverse process.kjzgQp<!lix<xl<)

Examples:
1. She said that she had written to her the previous day.
She said, “I wrote to her yesterday.”
2. She told Rama that she would come with him to the forests.
She said to Rama, “I will (shall) come with you to the forest.”
3. The doctor asked the patient if he had slept well the day before.
The doctor said to the patient, “Have you slept well yesterday?”
4. The teacher advised the boys not to waste their precious time.
The teacher said to the boys, “Don’t waste your precious time.”
5. Leela requested Meena to lend her, her bicycle.
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Leela said to Meena, “Please, lend me your bicycle.”
6. Ravi asked Rani when she would return his book.
Ravi said to Rani, “When will you return my book?”
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14. DEGREES OF COMPARISON
There are three degrees for comparison. (yh<hQM*!
1. Positive degree – Ramu is as tall as Ravi
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2. Comparative degree – Ramu is taller than others.
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3. Superlative degree – Ramu is the tallest of all.

! !viLkie<!njeuvqZl<!dbvlieue<!
Three forms of Adjectives:
Examples
Type 1. (-V!ohiVm<gjt!yh<hqMuK*
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Ravi is taller than Raju.
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Raju is not so tall as Ravi.
Type2. (yh<hQM!nx<xK!–!lqg!dbv<kK*!
Ravi is the tallest boy in the class. Type3. (lqg!dbv<f<kux<xqz<!-KUl<!ye<X*!
Ravi is taller than any other boy in the class. Ravi is one of the tallest boys in the class.
No other boy in the class is as tall as Ravi. Ravi is taller than many other boys in the class.
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Very few boys are as tall as Ravi.

15. RELATIVE PRONOUNS
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-h<hbqxsqbiGl</!Relative Pronouns: Who, whose, whom, which, that.
Relative adverbs: When, where, how, why.
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Who biv<! Pronoun

Whose biVjmb! Possessive pronoun
Whom biVg<G! Objective pronoun
When wh<ohiPK! Time
Where wr<Og! Place
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Which wK! Things (non-human)

That nf<k! Things (non-living)
These words join two parts of a sentence. They refer nouns stands before.
For Example
1. This is the Man who taught us before.
2. The book which you gave me is lost.
3. You are the man whom I wanted to see.
4. My sister, who is in Mumbai, is arriving now.
5. Bring me the book that is on the table.
16. SIMPLE COMPLEX COMPOUND

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SIMPLE SENTENCE
Simple Sentence we<hK!yV!Phrase (uqjes<osiz<!-z<zik!yV!osix<oximjvBl<*?< !yV!
Main clause (nv<k<kl<!LPjlohx<x!yV!uig<gqbh<!hGkqjbBl<*!ogi{<cVg<Gl</!
Because of her hard work, She won the medal.
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!nutqe<!gce!djph<hqe<!giv{lig?!!!!!nut<!hkg<gl<!oue<xit</!
Phrase ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Main Clause
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COMPOUND SENTENCE
Complex Sentence we<hK!yV!Subordinate Clause (nv<k<kl<!LPjlohxik!uig<gqb
hGkqjbBl<*<?!yV!Main clause (nv<k<kl<!LPjlohx<x!uig<gqb!hGkqjbBl<*!ogi{<cVg<Gl</!
As She worked hard, She won the medal.
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Subordinate Clause!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Main Clause !
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COMPLEX SENTENCE
Compound Sentence we<hK! ! -v{<M! Main clause (nv<k<kLt<t! uig<gqbr<gjtBl<*!
-v{<ce<!-jmbqZl<!yV!conjunction !)-j{h<Hs<osiz<Zl<*!ogi{<cVg<Gl</!
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She worked hard, and so She won the medal.
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!!!!!!nut<!gcelig!djpk<kit<!!!!nkeiz<!!!!!!nut<!hkg<gl<!oue<xit</!
Main Clause conjunction!!!!!!!!!!Main Clause
Key words for simple, complex and compound Sentences
S.No. Simple Complex Compound
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1 too…..to so…that… can/could not very…and so… . can/could not

2 In the event of your … If…….can/will/could/would must /should …then only
3 In case of your... Unless or / otherwise
4 (On)verb+ing When/ and /
As soon as and at once
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5 Having …… After and then

6 Being / As / and /
As a result of / Since / so /
Because of/ and so /
On account of / therefore
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Owing to /
Due to
7 In spite of +Verb+ing / Though / but /
Despite+Noun Although / yet /
Eventhough still
8 In order to… …so that… and so
9 Besides…+Verb+ing ..not only..but also.. ..and… / …as well as..
10 Without ..+Verb+ing After ..must…otherwise..
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Simple Complex Compound
too…..to so…that… can/could not very…and so… . can/could not
1.He is very weak. He can not run fast.
a.He is too weak to run fast. (Sim) Changes need for this type
b.He is so weak that he can not run fast.(Clx)
for me I for her She
c. He is very weak andso he cannot run fast.(Cpd)
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for us We for it It
2.The box is very big. He could not lift it. for You You for them They
a. The box was too big for him to lift. (Sim) for him He for (Raj) Raj
b. The box was so big that he could not lift.(Clx)
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c. The box was very big and so he could not lift (Cpd)
Condition
In the event of your … If…….can/will/could/would must /should …then only
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3. You go fast. You will catch the bus.
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a).In the event of your going fast, you will catch the bus.
b). If you go fast, you will catch the bus.(Clx)
c). You must go fast. Then only you will catch the bus.(Cpd)
Negative Condition
Simple s Complex Compound
In case of your... Unless or / otherwise
4. You must obey the law. You will be arrested.
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a) In case of your not obeying the law, you will be arrested.
b) Unless you obey the law, you will be arrested. (Clx)
c) (You)Obey the law otherwise you will be arrested. (Cpd)
Time(typ1):
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(On)verb+ing When / And /

As soon as and at once
5. The boy saw the snake. The boy ran.
a. On seeing the snake, the boy ran (sim)
b. As soon as the boy saw the snake, he ran (clx)
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c. The boy saw the snake and at once he ran. (cpd)

6. Rani heard the message. Rani cried.
a. Hearing the message, Rani cried.(Sim)
b. When Rani heard the message, she cried (clx)
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c. Rani heard the message and at once she cried.
Time (type2):
Having …… After And then
7.Baskar finished his work. Baskar went out to play.

a).Having done his work, Baskar went out to play.(Sim)
b).After finished his work, Baskar went out to play (Clx)
c).Baskar finished his work and then he went out to play (Cpd)
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a).The sun having risen in the east the stars vanished.(Sim)
b). After the sun had risen in the east, the stars vanished (Clx)
c).The sun had risen in the east and then the stars vanished (Cpd)
Changes need for this type
Change of Adjectives Change of pronouns
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honesty honest my I
poverty poor our we
richness rich your you
sincerity sincere his he
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hard work work hard her she
tiredness tired its it
illness ill their they
Reason
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Being / As / and /
As a result of / Since / so /
Because of/ and so /
On account of / therefore
Owing to /
Due to
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9. Arun is poor. Arun can not pay the fees.
a). Being poor, Arun can not pay the fees. (Sim)
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b). As Arun is poor, he can not pay the fees. (Clx)
c). Arun is poor. So he can not pay the fees. (Cpd)
10. Ramya worked hard. Ramya scored good marks.
a).Because of her hard work, Ramya scored good marks.(Sim)
b) Since Ramya worked hard , She scored good marks. (Clx)
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c) Ramya worked hard. So she scored good marks.(Cpd)
Inability:
In spite of +Verb+ing / Though / but /
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Despite+Noun Although / yet /

Eventhough still
11. Nithya is poor. Nithya is generous.
a).In spite of her poverty, Nithya is generous. (Sim)
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b). Though Nithya is poor, She is generous. (Clx)

c). Nithya is poor. But She is generous. (Cpd)
12. She sang well. She didn’t win the prize.
a).In spite of her singing well, she didn’t win the prize. (Sim)
b).Though she sang well, She didn’t win the prize. (Clx)
c).She sang well. Yet She didn’t win the prize. (Cpd)
IDENTIFY THE ERRORS IN THE SENTENCES:
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a) Neither the Secretary nor the Manager were a) Neither the secretary nor the manager is/was
available. available.
b) Kala is tallest girl in the class. b) Kala is the tallest girl in the class.
c) He told to me a story. c) He told me a story.
d) Ramu is a honest man. d) Ramu is an honest man.
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e) Though he is rich but he is unhappy. e) Though he is rich, he is unhappy / He is rich, but he
is unhappy.
a) My uncle is richest man in the village. a) My uncle is the richest man in the village.
b) Many people behaves rudely now-a-days. b) Many people behave rudely now-a-days.
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c) A American lives near my house. c) An American lives near my house.
d) The dog fell along the river. d) The dog fell into the river.
e) Each of the cycles are damaged. e) Each of the cycles is damaged.
a) Looking through the window and he saw the stranger. a) Looking through the window, he saw the stranger
b) Though he was rich but he was unhappy. b) Though he was rich, he was unhappy.
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c) He joined an European University. c) He joined a European University.
d) Everyone appreciates a honest man. d) Everyone appreciates an honest man.
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e) One of the girl sang well. e) One of the girls sang well.
a) If I were a bird I would have escaped. a) If I were a bird I would escape.
b) I prefer coffee than tea. b) I prefer coffee to tea.
c) I hearing a strange noise. c) I hear a strange noise.
d) He is having a large family. d) He has a large family.
e) I have seen the film last week. e) I saw the film last week.
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a) She is sleeping for five hours.
b) Money make many things.
a) She has been sleeping for five hours.
b) Money makes many things.
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c) I would accept the offer if I was you? c) I would accept the offer if I were you?
d) The police has made several arrests. d) The police have made several arrests.
e) He does not believe on God. e) He does not believe in God.
18. PUNCTUATION
Punctuation marks are the symbols, vital in written English.
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They indicate Structure and organization of written language

They insist stress and pause, when reading aloud
They also change the meaning of a sentence, if not properly used.
Ex.1: Hang him, not release/!)nujek<!K~g<gqzqM?!uqMkjz!osb<biOk/*!
Hang him not, release. )nujek<!K~g<gqzqmiOk?!uqMkjz!osb</*!
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Ex.2: Woman, without her man, is nothing/)oh{<!?!nutK!N{qz<zilz<?!hbex<xut</*!

Woman: Without her, Man is nothing/)oh{<!;!nutqz<zilz<!?!N{<!hbex<xue</*!
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1. Capital Letters!)ohvqb!wPk<K*?
2. Comma!)gix<Ht<tq*,
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3. Apostrophe )Olx<Gxq*
4. Inverted commas!)Olx<Ogit<Gxq),
5. Full stop(Lx<Xh<Ht<tq*,
6. Interrogation mark/ Question mark!)Ogt<uqg<Gxq*,
7. Exclamation mark(Ns<svqbg<Gxq*,
8. Semi colon(njvh<Ht<tq*,
9. Colon(Lg<gix<Ht<tq),
10. Paranthesis / Brackets(njmh<Hg<!Gxq*,
11. dash/hyphen)uqm<cjmg<OgiM*!
19. LETTER WRITING

For academic purposes all letters fall under the two broad classifications:
1. Formal – business letters, letters of application, social letters, complaining letters
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2. Informal/personal – friendly letters, social letters (inviting, congratulating, etc.)
• Letters to (the editor) media like newspapers/ TV can be classified as neutral letters.
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In all kind of letters the following 6 points of form to be attended
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05-04-06.
From
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K.Rajamanickam, HEADING
15, Nehru Colony,
Uraiyur Trichy-2.
Trichy-2. 05-04-06.
To
The Sub-Inspector,
B-2 Police Station,
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Trichy-2. SALUTATION I am fine. How are you?
(Greeting) I was very happy to receive
Sir, your gift on my birthday. It is
Yesterday I left my bicycle near very beautiful and useful to
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Hotel Raja at Bus stand. When I BODY OF THE

LETTER me.. I like it very much. It shall
returned back, I found my bicycle
missing. (Communication) remind me of your love. Thank
It’s a new Hero bicycle. It is you very much for your kind
green in color. It’s frame no is gift.
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A2345. It’s fitted with Dynamo. Convey my regards to all.

I request you to trace my cycle
as soon as possible. Yours lovingly,
Thanking you. SUBSCRIPTION
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(Courteous Leave taking) Harini.

Yours faithfully,
K.Rajamanickam Address on the envelope:
Address on the envelope: SIGNATURE
To
To M.Balasubramanian,
The Sub-Inspector, 15, South street,
B-2 Police Station, SUPERSCRIPTION
Kattur.
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Exercise: )uqjmgt< !kck<k!wPk<Kg<gtqz<*!

01 What is the time _________ your watch? (MDL-2012-P1)
A) in B) by C) at D) on
02 The main verbs take _____________ forms / inflections. (MDL-2012-P1)
A) eight B) five C) three D) four
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03 85. ‘Each’ is a _________ pronoun. (MDL-2012-P1)
A) distributive B) indefinite C) demonstrative D) relative
04 Choose the correct word to complete the sentence
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We are satisfied ………….. our son’s progress this term. (JUL-2012-P1)
A) for B) on C) about D) with
05 Which of the following is a form of the verb ‘be’ ? (JUL-2012-P1)
A) may B) am C) can D) will
06 Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
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He apologized……………. being late.
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A) to B) for C) on D) of
07 A notice was exhibited ________ the notice board. (OCT-201-P1)
A) in B) at C) on D) with
08 She has been waiting for him _______ two hours. (OCT-201-P1)
A) since B) for C) by D) of
09 Pick out the adjective which can best fill in the blank given in the sentence below:
A) later
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The ……. Chapters are lacking in interest.
B) latest C) latter D) letter
(JUL-2012-P2)
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10 The words ‘need’, ‘dare’ and ‘used to’ are….. (OCT-2012-P2)
A) auxiliaries B) models C) marginal modals D) modal auxiliaries
11 In the sentence “The train came rushing down the hill” the word down functions as.. (JUL-2012-P2)
A) noun B) preposition C) verb D) adverb
12 Choose the word which has almost the same meaning as the italicized one:
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She seldom goes to coferences (JUL-2012-P1)

A) nearly B) rarely C) slightly D) incredibly
13 Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: (JUL-2012-P1)
There is very ……… petrol in the car. I’ll buy some when I go out.
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A) few B) much C) a little D) little

14. The Headmaster organized a tour to Ooty. Identify the pattern of this sentence. (MDL-2012-P1)
A) SVO B) SVC C) SVOA D) SVIODO
15. Choose the correct sentence pattern of the given sentence
Reading made him a complete man. (OCT-2012-P2)
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A) S+V+O+C B) S+V+IO+DO C) S+V+A D) S+V+O

16 Choose the correct word to fill in the blank in the sentence. (MDL-2012-P1)
He met _______ European in Mahabalipuram last week
A) a B) the C) an D) any
17 Fill in the blank with the most appropriate articles from the options given below: Smt.
Sheela became ……… principal of the college in 2005. (JUL-2012-P2)
A) a B)the C) an D) no article
18 When I reached the station, the train __________ already.(MDL-2012-P1)
A) http://www.trbtnpsc.com/2013/08/tet-study-materials-latest-schedules.html
went B) had left C) has been left D) has left
19 They _________ living here since 1999.(MDL-2012-P1) www.TrbTnpsc.com
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A) have been B) has been C) are being D) have being
20 Choose the correct phrase to fill in the blank in the sentence.(MDL-2012-P2)
She ____________ living in Chennai since 1989.
A) have been B) had been C) have being D)has been
21 Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: (JUL-2012-P1)
We ……………. volley ball yesterday.
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A) played B) have played C) had played D) have been playing
22 Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: (JUL-2012-P1)
When ……………. This morning?
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A) did you woke up B) did you wake up
C) have you woken up D) were you woke up
23 I ________ him yesterday. (OCT-201-P1)
A) met B) meets C) had met D) have been meeting
24 Before the bell rang the students _________ the hall. (OCT-201-P1)
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A) had left B) . leave C) will leave D) are leaving
25 Choose the correct word to fill in the given blank.(OCT-2012-P2)
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Either Nila or Mala………present today.
A) is B) are C) were D) was
26 The passive form of the sentence ‘The Blue team won the game’ is …(JUL-2012-P1)
A) The game is won by the Blue team B) The game has been won by the Blue team
C) The game had been won by the Blue team D) The game was won by the Blue team
27 Which is the most appropriate passive form for the sentence? (JUL-2012-P2)
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“One should keep one’s promises”
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A) We should keep our promises B) Promises should be kept.
C) Promises need not be kept. D) Promises may be kept.
28 Choose the right question to get the italicized part as the answer. (JUL-2012-P1)
The children are sitting in the garden.
A) Where do children sit? B) Where have the children been sitting?
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C) Where are the children sitting? D) Where are they sitting?

29 Choose the right question to get the italicized part as the answer: (JUL-2012-P1)
Hari is writing a letter.
A) What does Hari write? B) What is Hari writing?
C) Who is writing a letter? D) What is Hari doing?
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30 Which of the following options would correctly fill in the blank seen in the given
dialogue? (OCT-201-P1)
Teacher : Hello, Smitha! How are You? Smitha : fine, ma’m thank you.
Teacher: __________________? Smitha : I was not well.
A) Where were you last week? B) Where did you last week?
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C) Where was you last week? D) Where do you last week?
31 “No, Murali doesn’t want to leave early,” is the answer to the question. (OCT-201-P1)
A) Did Murali want to leave early? B) Do Murali want to leave early?
C) Does Murali want to leave early? D) Has Murali wanted to leave early?
32 Choose the right tag. She never tells lies, __________?(MDL-2012-P1)
A)do she? B) don’t she? C) does she? D doesn’t she?
33 Choose the correct question tag: (JUL-2012-P1)
Mary has answered all the questions, ………….?
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doen’t she B) didn’t she C) wasn’t she D) hasn’t she
34 Choose the correct question tag: (JUL-2012-P1)
Hanif wasn’t listening, ………….?
A) was he B) has he C) did he D) isn’t he
35 Fill in the blanks by choosing the right options given along with each questions
79. Her father won’t come this time _______? (OCT-201-P1)
A) will she B) won’t she C) won’t he D) will he
36 They play cricket every Sunday ________? (OCT-201-P1)
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A) aren’t they B) don’t they C) are they D) didn’t they
37 Choose the appropriate tag for the sentence given below: (JUL-2012-P2)
Have some more rice, ………….?
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A) will you B) shall you C) may you D) won’t you
38 Choose the right question tag:
We put some money in the bank last week……….? (OCT-2012-P2)
A) aren’t we B) don’t we C) didn’t we D) do we
39 They will miss the train unless they hurry. (Rewrite using ‘if’) (MDL-2012-P1)
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A) If they will hurry they will miss the B) If they will not hurry they will miss the train.
train.
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C) If they do not hurry they will miss D) If they hurry, they miss the train.
the train.
40 Identify the correct word to fill in the given blank:(OCT-2012-P2)
If I ……… rich, I would help the poor.
A) am B) were s C) is D) was
41 The reported form of the question Renu said to me , “Is the movie interesting?” is.. (JUL-2012-P1)
A) Renu asked me if the movie was B) Renu asked me if the movie has been interesting
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interesting
C) Renu asked me if the movie is interesting D) Renu asked me if the movie had been interesting
42 A piece of dialogue has been reported as. He said that he’d come later. What would be the
exchange used in the dialogue? (OCT-201-P1)
A) I may come later B) I come later C) I’ll come later D) I came later
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43 Identify the reported form of the given sentence:(OCT-2012-P2)

My friend said, “You must accept this gift.”
A) My friend asked that I must accept that gift.
B) My friend said that you must accept that gift.
C) My friend requested that I must accept this gift.
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D) My friend insisted that I must accept that gift.

44 China is more thickly populated than India. Choose the positive degree for the given statement.
(MDL-2012-P1)
A) India is as thickly populated as China B) India is more thickly populated than China
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C) India is so thickly populated as China D) India is not so thickly populated as China

45 Identify the correct comparative form of the given sentence: (OCT-2012-P2)
Chennai is one of the largest cities in India.
A) Chennai is large than most other cities in India.
B) Chennai is larger than most other cities in India.
C) Chennai is not larger than most other cities in India.
D) Chennai is as large as most other cities in India.
46 A postman is one ________ delivers us letters. (OCT-201-P1)
A) which B) what C) who D) where
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sentence: “Madhu met a girl with blue eyes” (JUL-2012-P2)
A) whose eyes are blue B) whose eyes were blue
C) those eyes were blue D) those eyes are blue
48 Complete the following sentences by supplying appropriate connecting words from the options
listed below: (JUL-2012-P2)
I met a boy…………told me ………I could find you.
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A) who, were B) that, were C) that, where D) who, where
49 Identify the compound sentence : (MDL-2012-P2)
A) He is too tired to walk
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C) As she worked hard she completed the work.
D )The farmer was old and he could not plough the field himself
50 The most appropriate conversion to simple sentence from the compound sentence “We must
eat, or we cannot live”, is …..(JUL-2012-P2)
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C) We must eat and live
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51 How the sentences can be combined correctly without changing the meaning?(OCT-2012-P2)
Raman has to complete his homework. He can’t go out.
The correct combination of the sentences is
A) If Raman has to complete his homework, he can’t go out.
B) Raman has completed his homework until after he can’t go out.
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C) Until after Raman has completed his homework, he can’t go out.
D) Until Raman has completed his homework after, he can’t go out.
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52 Identify the simple sentence for the given compound sentence/OCT-2012-P2)
I broke my ankle in a football match and had to go to hospital.
A) I had to go to hospital, because I broke my ankle in a football match.
B) I broke my ankle in a football match, so I had to go to hospital.
C) I had to go to hospital, so I broke my ankle in a football match.
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D) Having broken my ankle in a football match, I had to go to hospital.

54 Find the italicized part in the sentence that is incorrect: (JUL-2012-P1)
It is a well idea to encourage boys to learn to cook.
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A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
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55 Find the italicized part in the sentence that is incorrect: (JUL-2012-P1)

In some countries in Europe teachers are allowed giving children some home work only at weekends.
1 2 3 4
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
56 Identify the errors in the sentences given below: (JUL-2012-P2)
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It is raining. Mohan and Sumesh were walking on the park . The path is wet. Mohan slips and fell.
A) raining, were, on B) were, on, fell C) were, on , slips D) were, slips, fell
57 Identify the sentence that is grammatically correct:(OCT-2012-P2)
A) He invited us to spend a few days with him.B)He invited us to stay a few days with him.
C) He invited us a few days to stay with him. D) He invited us a few days to spend with him.
58 Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any,
will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. (MDL-2012-P2)
while he was walking along the road (A) / a speeding car (B)
/ knocked down to him (C) / no error (D)
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Exercise-1:
A patriot is a man ……(1) loves his country, works for it, and is willing to fight and die for it.
Every soldier is bound to do his duty, …..(2) the best soldiers do more than this. They risk ……(3)
lives because they love the country they are fighting for. They love its hills and valleys, its cities and
villages, its people and their …..(4) of life and they are willing to defend it to the last ……..
(5)enemies who try to conquer it and destroy it.
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1. a) where b) who c) when d) whom
2. a) but b) and c) so d) therfore
3. a) our b)your c) his d) their
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4. a) style b) time c) way d) part
5. a) support b) against c) torture d) fight
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suitable order mentioned in the options.
• It is sad to note that India is yet to produce world class athletes.
A. But in countries like USA, UK and France athletes receive a lot of support and
encouragement from their schools and colleges.
B. Besides, our athletes get very little exposure, both at the national and international levels
C. Adequate facilities and incentives like scholarships and jobs are not given to them.
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D. In spite of its huge population there are very few prominent and notable athletes in our
country.
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E. One of the major reasons for this sad situation is the fact that many educational
institutions do not give strong support to their sports persons.
• If India is to succeed in sports at the international level and produce athletes like Anju George
and P.T Usha, it has to do a lot to sports persons.
a) CDBEA b) BECAD c)ADECB d) DECBA
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MOOD OF A SENTENCE
(* Please refer Modal Auxiliary verbs in Grammar Section for further reference)
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accepting .Wx<Xg<ogit<tz<! exclaiming .Ns<sv<bh<hMkz<!

admitting .nElkqk<kz<! Explaining .uqtg<Gkz<!
apologizing .le<eqh<Hg<!OgiVkz<! inviting .uvOux<xz<!
asking .Ogm<mz<! pleasing .sl<lkqg<g!juk<kz<!
complaining .LjxbqMkz<! requesting .Ou{<MOgit<!uqMk<kz<!
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complimenting .uip<k<Kkz<! seeking .OkMkz<!

confirming .dXkq!osb<kz<! suggesting .Obisje!%Xkz<!
congratulating .hivim<Mkz<! threatening .lqvm<Mkz<!
declining .lXk<kz<! warning .lqvm<c!OhSkz<!
1. I like your new shirt. It suits you. complimenting

2. I regret my hasty action. It must have hurt you. apologizing
3. Let me appreciate you on your brilliant success. Congratulating
Presenting Non-verbal Items
Study the pie-chart and answer the questions given below:
Exercise-1:
i) The library gives most importance to ……….
a) Novels and short stories
b) Reference books
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c) History and Geography
d) Biographies
ii) The least percentage of books stored in this library
is those on ….
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b)History and Geography
c) Arts
d) Novels and Short stories
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c) Novels and short stories
d) Reference
iv) There is a ……… difference between books on science, and those on Novels
and short stories.
a) 20%
b) 15%
c) 10%
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d) 5%
v) The percentage of books on biographies is ……… that of books on History
and Geography.
a) more than
b) less than
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c) same as
d) half of
SENTENCE CONVEYING SAME MEANING
Find out the sentence which convey the same meaning to the given sentence
1. Majority of the students passed their Maths paper.
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a) Very few students failed in their Maths paper.

b) Very few students passed in their Maths paper.
c) Few students passed in their Maths paper.
d) Very few students passed in their Maths paper.
2. Giruba was late to school yesterday.
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a) Giruba was late to school always.

b) Giruba was early to school only yesterday.
b) Giruba was late to school only yesterday.
b) Giruba was early to school.
3. Either Keerthana or Rithika is there.
a) Keerthana and Rithika both will be there.
b) Keerthana and Rithika will be there.
c) Keerthana as well as Rithika will be there.
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a) Sudha did not make any movement.
b) Sudha was strong and quiet
c) Sudha was strong
d) Sudha was quiet
5. Harini’s fame has spread far and near.
a) Harini’s fame is nowhere.
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c) Harini’s is famous now here.
d) Harini’s is famous somewhere.
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Synonyms
Word Tamil Meaning Synonym
Throttle LMg<gq! Accelerator
Irritated wvqs<szjm! Annoyed
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Impending ofVr<Gl<! Approaching
Captured hqchm<m! arrested
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Endeavour Lbx<sq! Attempt
Alert uqpqh<Hme<! Attentive
Kindled K~{<cuqMl<! Awakened
Grace npG! Beauty
Convictions s fl<hqg<jggt<! Beliefs
Nibble ogixqk<kz<! Bite
Valour uQvl<! Bravery
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Relayed ytqhvh<H! Broadcast
Summoned njpg<gh<hM! Called
Discharged gmjlbix<Xkz<! Carried out
Implementation osbz<hMk<Kkz<! Carrying out
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Antonyms
WORD TAMIL MEANING ANTONYM TAMIL MEANING
rescued gih<hix<xh<hm<m! X abandoned fqv<gkqbig!uqmh<hm<m!
inability -bzijl! X ability kqxjl!
rejected lXk<kz<! X accepted Wx<Xg<ogit<kz<!
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innate -bx<jgbib<!ohx<x!X acquired kiOe!uzqf<K!ohx<x!

calm Njlkqbie! X agitated gzuvlie!
dispute KgviX! X agreement dme<hcg<jg!
denied lXg<gh<hm<m! X allowed, nElkqg<<gh<hm<m!
permitted
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serenity njlkqbie! X anxiety hmhmh<hie!

natural -bx<j g! X artificial osbx<jg!
descent -xr<G!uvqjs! X ascent WXuvqjs!
fertile Utl< !lqg<g! X barren gib<f<K!Ohie!
adapt ohiVf<kqh<Ohikz<! X be aloof keqk<kqVk<kz<!
worse Olislie! X better hvuibqz<jz!
amusement Ogtqg<jg?!lgqp<s<sq! X boredom szqh<H,m<MuK!
entertainment ohiPKOhig<G! X boredom szqh<H,m<M!
panic hmhmh<H! X calmness, njlkq!
bravery, courage
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1. Simile : A simile is a direct comparison. It is introduced by words ‘like’ and ‘as’. A comparison is
made between two objects of different kinds but have at least one point in common. (Simile! we<hK!
-v{<M! liXhm<m! ohiVm<gjt! Ofvcbig! yh<hqMuK/! Neiz<! nju! -v{<cx<Gl<! -jmOb!
WOkEl<!yV!yx<Xjl!-Vg<Gl</!-kqz<!yh<hqmh<!hbe<hMl<!uiv<k<jkgt<!‘like’ lx<Xl< ‘as’ NGl<*!
Ex. (1) He is like a Lion in battle. - Ohivqz<!nue<!yV!sqr<gk<jkh<!Ohie<xue<</!!
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(2) The reddest flower would look as pale as snow.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)‘Ohie<x’!we<x!uiv<k<jk!-r<G!hbe<hMk<kh<hm<Mt<tK*
2. Metaphor : A Metaphor is an indirect comparison. In this comparison only one side is mentioned.
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(Metaphor! we<hK! -v{<M! liXhm<m! ohiVm<gjt! ljxLglig! yh<hqMuK/! Neiz<! nju!
-v{<cx<Gl<! -jmOb! WOkEl<! yV! yx<Xjl! -Vg<Gl</! Yh<hqmh<hMl<! ohiVm<gtqz<! WOkEl<!
ye<xqje!lm<Ml<!lqjgh<hMk<kq!osiz<ukiGl<*!
Ex. (1) He is a Lion in battle. Ohivqz<!nue<!yV!sqr<gl</!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!(2) She is coal dark. nut<!fqzg<gvq!gVh<H/!!
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3. Personification : Personification is investing non-living things with human qualities.
(leqkh<!h{<Hgjt!dbqvx<x!ohiVm<gt<!lQK!Wx<xqs<!osiz<uK/*!!
Ex. (1) The world is happy. dzgl<!lgqp<f<kK/!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)lgqp<s<sq!we<x!leqk!h{<H!dzgk<kqe<!lQK!Wx<xqs<!osiz<zh<hm<cVg<gqxK/*!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!)3*The cloud’s my kin. Olgl<!we<!osif<kl<!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)‘osif<kl<’ we<hK!leqk!h{<H/!Olgk<kqx<G!osif<k!hf<kl<!gqjmbiK/!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!‘osif<kl<’ we<x!leqkh<h{<H!Olgk<kqe<!lQK!Wx<xqs<!osiz<zh<hm<cVg<gqxK/*!
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5/ Apostrophe : Apostrophe is addressing to non-living things as living things. It’s a special form of !
personification. (dbqvx<x!ohiVjt!dbqVt<t!ohiVtig!fqjek<K!djvbiMuK*!!
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Ex. ‘O ye wheels! Be silent for to-day!’
“Y"!sg<gvr<gOt"!-e<Xlm<Ml<!njlkqbib<!-Vr<gt<"”
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)dbqvx<x!sg<gvk<jk!dbqVt<t!ohiVtig!fqjek<K!Ohsh<hm<Mt<tK*!
5. Oxymoron :An Oxymoron is bringing together of two words or phrases having opposite meaning.
wkqv<s<osix<gt<!nMk<kMk<K!uVuK/!
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Ex. (1) True lies d{<jlbie!ohib<gt<<!)3*!Harmonic cacophony yPr<gie!-jvs<sz<!!

6. Onomatoepic words : It is an imitating sound associated with an object.
(ohiVm<gt<!wPh<Hl<!sk<kk<OkiM!okimv<Hjmb!osix<gt<*!
Ex. Tingling, boom(hqbiOei!wPh<Hl<!yzqgt<*!!
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7. Alliteration – It is the repetition of the initial consonant sounds in a single line.

olb<obizqbqz<!okimr<Ggqe<x!uiv<k<jkgt<!yOv!uvqbqz<!uVuK/!
Ex. Old age and youth alike mistaught and misfed
8. Assonance - It is the repetition of the initial vowel sounds in a single line.
dbqovizqbqz<!okimr<Ggqe<x!uiv<k<jkgt<!yOv!uvqbqz<!uVuK/!
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Ex: after they are

9. Anaphora - It is the repetition of the same word in the consecutive lines.
nMk<kMk<k!uvqgtqz<!yOv!uiv<k<jk!lQ{<Ml<!lQ{<Ml<!uVuK
Ex: If you can dream and not make dreams your master;
If you can think and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster;
RHYMING WORDS & RHYMING SCHEME!
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The world in gloom and splendour passes by
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And thou in the midst of it with brows that gleam
A creature of that old distorted dream
That makes the sound of life an evil cry.
Rhyming words & Rhyming scheme !!
• Olx<g{<m!himz<!uvqgtqe<!gjmsq!uiv<k<jkgjt!dx<X!Ofig<Gr<gt</!!
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• yOv!likqvqbie!ds<svqh<jhg<!ogi{<Mt<t!uiv<k<jkgjt!wMk<K!wPKr<gt</!!!!
!!!!!!wMk<Kg<gim<mig!Lkz<!ncbqz<!dt<t!by–Bl<!gjmsq!ncbqz<!dt<t!cry.Bl<!yOv!likqvqbie!
ds<svqh<jhg<!ogi{<Mt<te/!nMk<K!-v{<mil<!ncbqz<!dt<t!gleam.l<!&e<xil<!ncbqz<!dt<t!dream.l<!
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Rhyming scheme !!
• Olx<g{<m!himz<!himz<!uvqgtqe<!gjmsq!uiv<k<jkgjt!dx<X!Ofig<Gr<gt</!!
• Lkz<!ncbqz<!uVl<!by.J!a weg<!ogit<g/!!
• nMk<K!uVl<!gleam.J!b!weg<!ogit<g/!!
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Methods in English Language Teaching)Nr<gqzl<!gx<hqk<kz<!Ljxgt<*
a. the Grammar – Translation Method)-zg<g{!uqtg<g!Ljx*
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Prose Poem
Enunciates Exaggerates
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)d{<jljb!%XuK* )geUgjtg<!%XuK*
Imagination Imagery
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Word order may be reversed.!! ! Rhyme and rhythm is the heartbeat!
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Diction Poetic Diction

)fjmLjx!uiv<k<jkgt<!ogi{<mK* )guqjk!fb!uiv<k<jkgt<!ogi{<mK*
Syntactic rules are strictly Licence to take occasional adhered to. liberty for
breaking the language rules.
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Colloquialism permitted. Archaic words are permissible.
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Types of Grammar
The formal Grammar
The functional Grammar
i. Formal Grammar:
This grammar consists of elaborate rules)uqkqgt<*, definitions)uqtg<gr<gt<* and the
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This grammar classifies words into parts of speech and sentences.
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Here reading and writing are the basic skills considered essential
ii. Functional Grammar:
It is also called the ‘Incidental Grammar’. )fqgp<U!uqtg<Gl<!-zg<g{l<<*
Here language learning is the first concern of the learners and knowing the rules and
regulations comes next.
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Oral Composition Written Composition
Controlled Free Controlled Free

or guided Composition or guided Composition
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READING
Reading - Points to remember
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¾ Reading is one of the skills of learning a language.
¾ Reading is generally defined as a process that helps us to
o decode)uculxqkz<*, decipher)hck<kxqkz<* and identify the word)g{<mxqkz<* in print.
o articulate )yzq!d{<mig<Gkz<*and pronounce)ds<svqk<kz<* the words in print.
o Understand)ohiVT{v<kz<*, interpret)uqtg<gl<!oktqkz<* and sense the meaning of the
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words/ texts)hk<kq0nz<zK!uiv<k<jkbqe<!ohiVtxqkz<* in print.

¾ Saccadic movement, fixation, regression, eye-voice span and eye-memory span are the
important aspects of reading process.
¾ The two main types of reading are loud reading and silent reading.
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¾ Loud reading is also known as oral reading.

¾ Silent reading is known as the adult way of reading.
¾ Reading readiness is the teachable moment for reading.
¾ An important part of the readiness programme is the development of good listening
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¾ The alphabetic method is also known as spelling method.

¾ The word method is also known as look and say method.
¾ The phonic method gives importance to pronunciation.
¾ Picture reading creates an interest among the students and a lot of activities can be
framed using pictures.
¾ The non–verbal texts such as graphs, maps, diagrams, tables and flow-charts help to
clarify complex concepts.
¾ Skimming and scanning are the two important techniques of fast reading.
¾ SQ3R technique is used to improve the effectiveness of reading for learning.
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Exercises:
1 In the following passage there are blanks which have been numbered from 78-81: (MDL-
2012-P1)
Against each number a choice of four words marked A, B, C, D is given, one of which fits the blank
appropriately. Choose the correct answer.
One of the hardest skills in a foreign language 78 telling an interesting story or anecdote. Learner of
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except them. It is a good skill to learn. Everyone likes to
listen to stories and a good storyteller quickly becomes the centre of any group. And talking about your
experience is one of the 81 ways to build up a relationship with someone.
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79 A) with B) on C) in D) over
80 A) tell B) tells C) reading D) telling
81 A) better B) good C) best D) most
2 In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. Against each
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number, four words are suggested find out the appropriate word in each case (MDL-2012-P2)
A rich land owner was on his deathbed, gasping for breath. He told his three sons to dig under his
bed when he was gone, and he died. Some days later, the sons dug at the spot and unearthed three
pots, (66) one above the other. The first pot contained mud, the middle contained dried cow dung
and the (67) pot contained straw. Below this pot there was a silver coin. The brothers were
puzzled. “Obviously, father meant to (68) some message to us through the pots and their contents,
said the eldest brother. They (69) for a while but (70) of them could come up with an explanation.
Finally they decided to (71) their doctor, who was also a family friend. The doctor laughed when
he, heard about their problem. ‘Your father loved puzzles,’ he said, ‘The interpretation is simple.
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pot contains straw. Straw is golden coloured that means he wants his youngest so to have all his
gold.’ The brothers were happy with the way their father had divided his wealth and appreciated
the doctor’s (74). ‘The silver coin at the bottom of the pots? What does it mean?’ asked the
youngest brother. ‘Your father knew you would come to consult me,’ smiled the doctor, ‘The coin
is my (75).
66 A) only B) stand C) stood
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67 A) least B) lowest C) less D) deep
68 A) tell B) request C) order D) teach
69 A) think B) thought C) relaxed D) taught
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71 A) go B) told C) consult D) take
72 A) meaning B) telling C) suggesting D) means
73 A) herd B) flock C) gathering D) school
74 A) effort B) wisdom C) brilliant D) wit
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3 (Q.No. 71 to77) (JUL-2012-P1)
Read the passage given below and choose the best answer for each of the questions:
Most human beings are awake during the day and sleep at night. Owls live the opposite way. Owls are
nocturnal. This means that they sleep all day and stay awake at night. Because owls are nocturnal, this means they
must eat at night. But finding food in the dark is difficult. To help them, they have special eyes and ears. Owls
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have very large eyes. These eyes absorb more light than normal. Since there is little light during night, it is
helpful to be able to absorb more of it. This helps owls find food in the dark. Owls also have very good hearing.
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Even when owls are in the trees, they can hear small animals moving in the grass below. This helps owls catch
their prey even when it is very dark. Like owls, mice are also nocturnal animals. Mice have an excellent sense of
smell. This helps them find food in the dark. Being nocturnal helps mice to hide from many different animals that
want to eat them. Most of the birds, snakes and lizards that like to eat mice sleep at night – except, of course,
owls!
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71. The word ‘diurnal’ is the opposite of the word ‘nocturnal’. Using information in the passage, we can
understand that an animal that is ‘diurnal’
A) sleeps at night and is awake during the day B) hunts during the day and is awake at night
B) sleeps every other night and is awake during the day D) hunts at night and sleeps during the day
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72. Based on information in paragraph 2, it can be understood that an animal with small eyes
A) must be diurnal B) has trouble seeking in the dark
C) can see very well at night D) must be nocturnal
73. According to the passage, owls can find food in the dark using their sense of
A) sight B) sight and sound C) sight, sound and smell D) sight and smell only
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74. In paragraph 3 the author writes, “ This helps owls catch their prey even when it is very dark”. What is prey?
A) A noise that an animal makes during the night B) a small animal such as a pet dog or cat
C) An animal that is hunted by other animals D) An enemy
75. According to the passage , mice sleep during the day in order to
A) find food that other animal can not B) keep themselves safe
C) store energy for night time activities D) stay awake at night
76. Using information in last paragraph, it can be understood that
A) owls hunt mice B) mice can hide from owls
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mice and owls both hide from birds, snakes and lizards D) owls sleep at night

77. Which of the following conclusions would work best at the end of this passage?
A) The owl is a nocturnal animal. This means it is active at night. The owl’s excellent sense of sight and
sound enables it to find food in the dark.
B) Mice are nocturnal animals. This means they are active at night. Similar to the owl, mice use their
excellent sense of smell to find food in the dark.
C) Some animals are nocturnal. This means they are active at night. The owl and the mouse are good
examples of animals that use their senses to find food in the dark.
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D) The owl and the mouse sleep during the day and stay awake at night.
4. Arrange the following jumbled words in the right order to form a meaningful sentence:
that/remember/always/become/can/you/thinking/by/big/big (OCT-2012-P2)
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A) Remember always that by thinking you big can become big.
B) By thinking big you become big that can remember always.
C) Always remember that you can become big by thinking big.
D) Always become big by thinking big that you can remember.
5 Rearrange the following sentences in proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, and answer
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A) The farmer called his neighbours and asked them to help him put mud into the well but the mule
thought that he was calling the neighbours to help him get out of the well.
B) A farmer wanted to get rid of his old mule and buy a new one but the mule always came back from
wherever the farmer left him.
C) He walked away from his cruel master and never returned.
D) One day the mule fell into the well and the farmer thought, ‘Why not bury it there so that I don’t
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have to worry about getting rid of it?’
E) The mule started shaking off all the mud that fell on him and kept climbing on the leap of mud as it
fell into the well, soon he was on top of the mud heap and he easily got out of the well.
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F) When they started putting mud in the well the mule realized his master’s plan and started thinking
of ways to say himself.
Choose the correct order of the sentences from the list given below:
A) ABDCEF B) BDAFEC C) DFEABC D) BDEFC
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6 In the following question, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and last sentences are given in the
beginning. The middle four sentences are jumbled up as P,Q,R and S. Sequence the sentences properly
choosing the right option: (JUL-2012-P2)
S1 – There was no limit to insanitation
S6 – So I asked for a broom to clean them myself.
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P – There were only few larines.

Q – They refused point-blank to clean them.
R – Pools of water were everywhere.
S – I pointed it out to the volunteers.
The proper sequence will be
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7 Read the short conversation given below. Identify the language function in the italicized sentence
Shrimathy : That remark was uncalled for (JUL-2012-P1)
Venu : I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said it.
A) apologizing B) wishing C) blaming D) forgiving
8 Read the short conversation given below. Identify the language function in the italicized sentence
Shrimathy : What shall we do this weekend? (JUL-2012-P1)
Venu : Why don’t we go on a picnic?
A) welcoming B) inviting C) suggesting D) advising
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A) making a request B) seeking permission C) giving an advice D) giving direction
10 Which of the following is the best instruction for asking children to bring their textbook everyday?
(OCT-2012-P1)
A) You must bring your textbook everyday B) Please bring your textbook everyday
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11 A horse is tied to a 30 feet rope. A haystack lies 40 feet away, but the horse is able to eat it. How is this
possible? (MDL-2012-P2)
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C) The distance is not measured correctly. D) The wind blew and brought the haystack close to the
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18. Syllabification Sentences

23. Semantics & Odd words out Prose Synonyms

2. A vowel )dbqv<!yzq*is a continuous voiced sound)okimv<s<sqbie!YjsBme<!dt<t!

1 The letter ‘r’ is pronounced when followed by a _________(MDL-2012-P1)

I. bear II. dare III. fare IV. dear

6 Find the word that is pronounced differently from others: (JUL-2012-P1)

8 Identify the correct phonemic transcription for ‘germinate’(OCT-2012-P2)

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Animals - Houses 3. horse - neigh

4.lion - den 8.sparrow/birds - chirp/twitter

9.cock - pen 13.snake - hiss

8 Chips French-fries February 28 - National Science Day *

Garbage can July 11 - World Population Day

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kl;il 8 Taxi Cab

ntSj;j thsp 13 Underground Sub way

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fait accompli A thing accomplished and presumably irreversible

WORDS WITH DIFFERENT GRAMMATICAL FUNCTIONS

Beauty Beautify Beautifully Beautiful

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Prepositional Phrase NGl</!-r<G!svqbie!Prepositional Phrase!ogi{<M!Ogicm<m!-mk<jk!

a) in scoring b) to score c) for scoring

dis qualified Disqualified enormous ity enormity

Ex: particular !we<x!-f<k!uiv<k<jkbqz<<!a, i, u, a we<x!5 vowel!wPk<Kg<gt<!uf<Kt<tK/!weOu!-K!5!

Particular!! – Par – ti – cu – lar - 4 syllables

Education - E – du - ca – tion - 4 syllables.

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7 SBI State Bank of India

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4. Misanthrope one who hates mankind

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9. diplomacy + economics = diplonomics

13. fanatic + magazine = fanzine

17. gigantic + enormous = ginormous

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19. Narcissism Narcissus, a mythological character

3. be excused visit the lavatory

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1. -archy (Rule or form –Nm<sq!njlh<H*!

Kakistocracy (by worst of government men)!)Olislie!Nm<sq*

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SEMANTIC NETWORK & ODD WORDS OUT

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4 Turn over a new leaf Make a new beginning Hkqb!nk<kqbibk<jk!okimr<G!

Choose the best answer )uqjmgt<!kck<k!wPk<Kgtqz<*!

9. Identify the correct compound word that contain ‘Verb+Noun’: (OCT-2012-P2)

A) noun B)preposition C)verb D) adverb

The boy backed up his friend’s claim. (JUL-2012-P2)

27. What does the following sentence mean?(OCT-2012-P2)

A) TOAD B)LAMB C)BULL D)MARE

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1(i). KINDS OF NOUNS