Special Usages

concerned teacher or teacher concerned ?

• You speak to the concerned teacher.

• You speak to the teacher concerned.

Note : use ‘ concerned’ after the noun when you use it as a point
of reference.

- ‘concerned’ before the noun means – ‘worried’

Concerned teacher is a worried teacher.
 much better or better?
• Gundu felt much better after taking the
medicine. X

• Gundu felt better after taking the medicine .

 much better or better

• Gundu felt much better after taking the medicine.

• Gundu felt better after taking the medicine .

Note :
‘better’ is an adjective of comparative degree .
We need not use the adverb ‘much’ before it.
 knowing/having/ owning
• I was not knowing that you were interested in it.
• We are having a class in the afternoon.
• He is owning a number of shops in the town.

Note :
Generally we do not use – ing form with the following verbs:
- Know, see, own, have, hear, belong, like-

• I did not know that you were interested in it.

• We have a class in the afternoon.
• He owns a number of shops in the town
discuss about or discussion about ?
• We discussed about the student behaviour in
the class.X
• We discussed the student behaviour in the
class.
• We had a discussion about the student
behaviour in the class.
 discuss about or discussion about ?

• We discussed about the student behaviour in the class.

• We discussed the student behaviour in the class.
• We had a discussion about the student behaviour in the class.

Note :

Discuss is not followed by ‘about’.

You discuss a problem .

But we can say ‘ There was a discussion about it’.

 despite/ despite of / in spite of
• Despite of his hard work, he was not
promoted. X
• Despite his hard work, he was not promoted.
• In spite of his hard work, he was not promoted
 despite/ despite of / in spite of

• Despite of his hard work, he was not promoted.

• Despite his hard work, he was not promoted.
• In spite of his hard work, he was not promoted.

Note :

Despite is not followed by ‘of’ ( formal word)

In spite of ( used in both formal & informal contexts)
 regard /consider / consider as

• He was considered as a great scientist. X

• He was considered a great scientist.
• He was regarded as a great scientist.

Note :

Consider is not followed by ‘as’

Regard is followed by ‘as’