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House - - -E- o o - - - - -.
---... housefull, coffee house,
doghouse, packed houses,
henhouse, etc. OE -sx,
809 --T-h --.
M. SURESAN

Don't disturb the b) House prices in the area are rising = I am not inept ...
sleeping house

v x ---o.
- Kolli Kishore, Visakhapatnam.
c) House = People living in a house = x
-o-x. Q: , C sentences u difference
Come now. Stop talking aloud. Don't disturb
N-J-.
Jeevan: I am going home. I am on my way a) he has to accept the proposal
the sleeping house.
back from the bank where I had been to pay
(, G_- xd
b) he has to be accepted the proposal
the exam fee. bank
. x Ev---o--x .)
c) he should have to accept the proposal
(E- ho.
exam fee d AJ--ho.) 2) E-j l-P-* (purpose) x, l
L L house a. d) he should have to be accepted to the
Suraj: Where exactly is your home? I've (I
A henhouse (x--l-P-* C) / a doghouse proposal
have) often thought of visiting you, but I have
(\---l-P-* C) / Storehouse ( Ey e) he is to be accepted the proposal
only a vague idea of your place. (J \
O x? -x O -E -o. x), etc. f) he is likely to be accepted the proposal
F O x \- p- d .) 3) u British English Company A: a) vA-- U--J--Lq /
Jeevan: Oh, it is quite easy to find out. You x h. U--J-L.
know the State Bank of India Vikas Nagar Book house (h- shop) / a fashion house b) Wrong sentence
branch? As you stand in front of it, the third \.) (Fashion E / shop)/ Banking house c) Same as, 'He has to accept the proposal'.
house to its left. ( x -\ Jeevan: Where is he from? I think I know him. / publishing house, etc. d), e), f) Wrong
L.State Bank of India N He is from my home town. (--\--. 4) , ----- : Coffee house, He is likely to accept the proposal =
* j x.) ---. -ED.) snack house (---), etc. vA - - U-J- - C / U-J- -
Suraj: Oh, it's (it is) so near. That's a residen- Suraj: May be. Time I left. See you, bye. (h 5) Assembly / Parliament house - a.
tial locality with all independent houses. J. -u-iC.) . Q: C E English translate .
Dad's friend owns one of the houses on the The house (Assembly/ Parliament) passed (u-E vA Eo use complete

street. ( C _---o-. Fo the resolution =
Hx / x- Gx English --C-) l,
E-- --E x N. OC Home and house - - - -C-*C. sentence nearer meaning exact
x o o--C.) n, x --p- English 6) \-J E q h ? meaning a N-J-.
Jeevan: Do I know him? Is he one of our neigh- C. a) Housefull a) EE - --E, O
bours? House = 1) Any building for people to live in
(- ? ---x b) The film is running to packed houses = -E E-E
?) -E---u-i x , u b) F p x n
E E-- xx -C.
Suraj: He owns the house, but he does not live E- x. c) F place x-E ---o?
in it. His home is next to ours.
( x a) Most houses there have tiled roofs = \- O English house - - -N-- -Eo. A: a) I am not inept not to do it.
C F x . E o x --p/ N -x. a-J house home l. b) I just can't (cannot) understand what kind
of person you are at a particular point of
- R. Vijay, Tandur.
L-N- --- ~ ... time. true translation.
C English

Kindly clear the doubt in your Spoken
English series.
Sociable Lapwing p-It's (It is) impossible for me to
predict you / you are unpredictable.
Q: "Gandhiji .... the father of the Nation. c) Where/ which place do you want to go to?
- PPDS, I Padu.
A) was B) is C) were D) are
p - L-N- Q: 'Which is which', 'what is what' usages
In this, which helping verb is correct? , C - - - ~ d DEo sociable . C J* N-J---.
N-J-. n L-----. \- *a -x Ep-hC.
Q: Spoon Billed Pochard, - - Q: Bengal Florican (Houbarodsis Bengaleusis)
n N-J- (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus) A: Bengal Florican (Houbaropsis Bengalensis):
A: Spoon billed pochard = p Gf (-) C \- --,
= Asia, Europe x E- -A ~, u x Ep ~. v- C
\ , O \ ~ p-C.
(Spoon) C-J C. Bill = ~- Q: Critically Endangered Animals of India
\. Billed = \-. A: Critically endangered animal species of
EURYNORHYNCHUS PYGMEUS = Latin India = A -J-*--o A:. C, . (He doesn't know which is
A: Gandhiji is the father of the nation -
~ A-. -A. which/ what is what.)
Q: Model, Mela, Animations (Pictures more Endangered = facing the danger of extinction
Correct. Though he is dead, we still Q: C differences L, "to" and "so
absolutely)
consider him the father of our nation. So is (-J-.) as to" usage N-J---.
is correct here. A: Model =
Q: Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis Nigriceps)
. tx, v--x -- a) He behaved like that to maintain the
Eg: Cricketer
'Is' here is NOT a helping verb, but the
Ep uh. N- - A: The Great Indian Bustard - dignity.
model,
l,
main verb. Only when 'is' forms a part of x v--x (u) v-- O h -i ~. --- \- b) He behaved like that so as to maintain
the verb, as in 'is coming', 'is going', etc. is E E--h d.
E . C Ardeotis Nigriceps
Mela: English , D = , the dignity.
'is' a helping verb.
Q: How to use the punctuations and what is C. A C-C. A: a) He behaved like that to maintain his
the importance of those signs? Animation = v-E h--, t- O brackets *a-N Latin ~-- dignity = He behaved like that so as to
A: We have explained the use of punctuation v, o-N -. Eg: x. O j . maintain his dignity.
marks once before. We will explain them Cartoon films Fo Animation (v, So as to = to = intention / -l Eo L
- - - hC.
o) movies. - T. Siva, Nandikotkur.
again in due course. b) In order to, so as to -Lq x 'to'
Q: Access now /get upto White - Bellied Heron Q: a) I won't let them come here.
- Ananda Krishna, Adilabad.
a, l-, n-.
(Ardea Insignis) b) I don't let them come here n Q: 'Get' ' n- -
Q: , Spoken English C - A: Access now / get up to the white bellied o N?
A: a) I won't (will not) let them come here =
-sx use h-o. Eg. Get rid of,
-L? heron =
don't get be confused. \ impor-
x-d - ~E
1. ''JC J, 2. ''-J N-u- E-y. tance N? E p,
O-- / .
A: 1. Each to theirs = -JC J. -x d - ~ Ardea Insignis b) I don't let them come here = \- -s- use h-o L-----.
2. Each unto themselves = -J--. C ~ - A. E-y, p / p. A: Get, n
The white bellied heron = x 'd - Q: L J-Np u hC uEo
'-p- --Tx- - -*- ---.. ~. Tx- . n, -- o.
Q: Sociable Lapwing Don't get confused = Don't be confused
A: The peacock is dancing with its feathers/
www.eenadupratibha.net A: Sociable Lapwing - C A ~. plumes spread out. Don't get worried = Don't be worried .
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We were discussing last time the
difference between house and home,
weren't we? We knew the correct use
of house - any building where humans
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live. We have seen 'house' has other
M. SURESAN meanings too.

English .. Native place !

-E B--h-o.)
b) Dayakar: Why are Sukhram's parents in
an old age home? ( Lx--v
%l-v- --o?)
Ekambar: That shows how much he cares for
Let us go over what we have seen: , j sx \ house his old parents. He is ungrateful. (Eo d
House = 1) a place for people, usually of a . Home v . -hC, -E x Oo v. -
family to live in - -, u p C : %-c .)
--E C x E- d. 2) a) Maruthi: Throughout the movie you Home for the mentally ill = A
2) all the people living in a house. were silent, why? (E h-o-- nN E J v a v.
3) Building used for a particular purpose - a Ez-l o, ?) 4) %~,
- , J
hen house/ dog house, etc. x/ \-x-N Abhiram: Some of the scenes in it took me to Home n .
. my friends back home. (x Eo x The Gir forests in Gujarat is the home of
4) A business company - The Tata house, the x o-- h ). lions, and the Sunderbans in Bengal is the
Birla house, etc., A banking house, publish- b) Nataraj: Where do you come from? You home of the Royal Bengal Tigers = --
ing house, etc. speak Telugu very well. (O C? y T - -, -xE -
5) Legislative Assembly/ Parliament. x--.) s, - -.
6) v-z--- u, %u N v- Sampath: Have you a computer at home? (O Deepak: What do you mean? Nellore is my
Jz halls. x computer - , \ your home where I grew up till I was twenty.
O u house o n-, . home -Lq , -u How can I forget Telugu? ( y-C?
p, Home -J-* ---... . J- home ). d J-T x.
Home house C. Manoj: Yes I do, not one but two - The desktop, j x -\ J-.
Akash: Where is your home? (O x \?) I use at home, and this laptop, I carry with Ja---?) The Kolleru Lake is the home of a variety of
Prakash: Walk along this street, turn right, me (C , . Desktop j -- x L---N? birds (- - ~
- x q).
and the third house on the left of the street is x , laptop B- h). Home = a place where one is born and
where I live. ( OC . -j brought up - d J-T v 5) Home = d-Ex j d---
Look at the following:
A. f j x C). Home. v--i .
Where is your home? question -E- 1) a) Jagdeesh: When does he leave home for c) India is my home = y/ dC, J- Tanjore is the home of Bharatha Natyam
\ , home office? ( p (E o) TD, ---. (= ---u-E - d-Ex) and so is
n O x \? E. - 'x * office h?) 3) v-, , --E, Kuchipudi for Kuchipudi dance form (
E---u-i d--i. Vasanth: He leaves home at 9 every day. ---E J - v-- *- u-E *- d-Ex.)
English . J - x- ( Nt-C- -* --.) 'home' ( a place where people care for Important: English Native place (= d
-- J - o x b) Bhaskar: When is your father (at) home? I old people and orphans cannot take care of / yn n) .
home -C. E---u-i d--i wish to see him. (O o p x themselves) ---. J d , He/ She
house. ? -o -- --- ---o.) a) Anand: What is the crowd there? ( is a native of Vijayawada (/ d
- -u home ... x-- Jayakar: He is at home usually in the \?) / yn N--) . His/ her
o x -o x -, my/ our evenings. He is back home / (at) home by Balaram: A child was found abandoned on native place is Vijayawada - Wrong.
home . x-o-x home . 4.30 and doesn't (does not) move out. the roadside, and some social workers are (Native place) English . He/ she is a
C x x n. J (- v x . taking it to the children's home nearby native of Vijayawada -a.
x-o, x x - your --o AJT a-h, y ( Gf f O C\-- C--, Gandhi was a native of Gujarat (D yn
home -\--. - x.) -C - Gf, P -).

Not reserved ---?

V.L.G. Raju, Srikrishnapatnam. Raj, Darsi.
Q: Sir, please let me know the following Q: Sir, C u- Tx- pL?
sentences in English. 1. E- - x N----i
i) C TL -. A-l/ l. @N-Eo ---o.
ii) Eo * -h C. 2. d-
iii) Eo * _- o. Radha Madhavi, Khammam. - x * L-Eo
Q: ,
.
iv) Unreserved . Not reserved E C u- Tx-- -- --p-
3. d--... o GLf- .
-.
4. E-~--u- N--.
?
A: i) He has bitten it off, don't eat it. 1. Eo - \-~ -----
5. lN --E x -
He has taken it, don't drink it. o.
-d p- English TL 2. --o Eo Ja------o. O .
3. -T -- C 6. F o----JF y-E, tLo y-E-
C - j . x TL
El , , TL E - t. --E --.
u-- --- p. 4. y-Lq s y-- J 7. N--E Lx--v --E
s ---o. L-C.
3. She is like a typical Telugu girl. A: 1. Being rich, he is leading a luxurious life.
5. F %d -J \-?
6. y 10 Vx C---E-Eo \-- 4. Without repaying what he owes me, he is 2. Having worked/ studied hard, he is able to
V C-. asking for still more money. reap the fruits of his labour/ he is able to
7. h-- y x- . 5. Can all be as lucky as you? enjoy the benefits of his hard work.
8. - d -p h 6. I achieved in one day what you could not, 3. I saw a building being built/ under con-
B--o? in ten days. struction.
A: 1. I can't be without seeing you even for a 7. As long as you are in my presence, I don't 4. Being illiterates is regrettable.
moment. remember anything. 5. Children threw sand on the fire to control it.
2. However much I try, I am unable to forget 8. When you don't like to talk to me, how 6. Invite all your friends, so nobody can com-
ii) It has been snowing since yesterday.
you. could you take my book? plain you haven't (have not) invited them.
iii) He has been coughing since yesterday.
iv) Unreserved is just one word, so it is pre- 7. She told us that her parents were the cause/
ferred to 'not reserved' - two words. Mail your comments and suggestions to pratibhadesk@eenadu.net behind her success.
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J Functional English
Letter Writing J* --.
Letter Writing, is of two kinds
depending on who we write to, and
what we write about.
h- h ?
u-, Bt- - , o- - N,
\-\- p L - E- - -x , x -_
o* j - -o,
-x - j - y-o - sx
N Personal letters (uh- - - i h- .)
N uh-, uh---i N-
J* , n-, nx NN
x o--J, j C---, C
x o--J, vy C--- h-
h - y--E, --
E. -Fo- Formal Letters- EKg lA
v, u- h h-.
Personal letters (uh- - - h -) N - E -
h v h cell phone (- ) Vx N
T-_ -, . -
- x- y --C. - -
-L x p \-- *
- - \- - . p Personal Letters
vu T-_ -C. p- j
Lq h, - - C -- E
*C ? - E h -- .
uh- h- \- Eo-
u o--x h ? -x
address x - L C.
d h T (letter paper) -
j j (Right top corner) ho
J-, E \ comma (), E
D L. D \ comma/ full
stop .
y line CL, -J h-
o, x -Ch. Jo
-C-L C x -o
-u- d C. -C--
Eo English salutation .
*x --j expression
(Yours lovingly, etc.) subscription
. Personal letters C
, h h-o--J o
-u- d C.
-- , --
d T (subscription)
, personal letters v
a-J --.
-- j--- 2
- V.L.G. Raju, Srikrishnapatnam.
Q: Sir, please let me know the following sentences in English.
i) birthday -- -.
ii) E- -.
A: i) I've (I have) stopped celebrating my birth/ I no longer celebrate
my birth day.
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ii) DE j English idiom . Empty vessels make much noise
(S v --\ h, C DE _.) Mail your queries to pratibhadesk@eenadu.net
-- --... - P. Khaleelulla Khan, Rayachoti.
- -..!
Q: Sir, please translate the following
sentences in Telugu.
1) Sugar prices are vulnerable to a setback in
the short term.
2) Sugar prices are vulnerable to a setback in
the near future.
- Yaswanth, Narasaraopet. marians is, the simple present/ present continu- 3) Sugar prices are vulnerable to a setback in
Q: Sir, since our childhood we have been ous can also be used for future actions. eg: She the near to medium term.
taught that Tenses are 3 (Present, Past & comes / is coming here tomorrow. 4) The downward potential of sugar prices.
Future), but modern grammar says that We cannot however use the present simple/ 5) Please explain the short term/ near term/
tenses are 2 only (Present & Past). continuous for a future action, without near to medium term/ potential with an
Which one is correct? Please clarify. mentioning the time of action (tomorrow/ example.
next week, etc). In such cases we have to
A: Some modern grammarians argue A: First you know the answer to Q - 5.
use shall/ will to indicate future. This clear-
that there are only two tenses - the
a) Term = period = uC/
present and the past. ly shows that there are three tenses - the Short term = yp uC
Their point is that the difference present, the past and the future. Near term = O uC (C )
in the tense of a verb should be If we teach beginners that there
Near to medium term = O u-N
shown by a change in the form of the are only two tenses, they will be
verb, and not by adding another
uC
confused, so it is better to teach
Potential =
word (for example, shall/ will) them that there are three tenses.
N --- h
which we add to form the future
o
Our aim in teaching English in
tense. Look at the following:
India is to help the learners commu-
eg: Present Past b) Cheating may be profitable for a business-
nicate fluently in English and to be
man in the short term/ near term, but it has
Sing/ sings Sang M. SURESAN able to write English. A research on
the potential of causing big losses in the
Talk/ talks Talked English grammar on the number of long term = uJ yp-
Smell/ smells Smelt tenses is NOT our aim. Let grammarians break v--- ---, F D`--L
The second point of these modern gram- their heads over such topics. h -E l d L-T h
(Potential) E C/ D`--L v--
%d u -E l d L-T h --E
--T-
x -... -'--t--t- -- C.
1) yp--L u-C - --u
- Kolli Kishore, Visakhapatnam. v C. (Vulnerable = v--E
Q: ,--- -CE English - u --).
L-----. 2) O N-u- - -
1) - 2) y-C- v C.
3) c 4) - 3) yp, u-N u-C - \
5) 6) *-t-- _ v C.
7) y-t % 4) - - v C.
8) t--t 9) C-- 5) Vulnerability = v
- Gurram Raju, Karimnagar.
-Eo Lp-- - - .
10) p-x 11) C India is vulnerable to Chinese attacks = j
Q: Can I use the below idiom/ phrase, in the
12) -v () 13) p--p situation like interviews for unable to
-v v - C/ j
14) uu 15) -
--v -u v C.
recall the answer for a question? ''Right
16) N-- now it's not on top of my head" - Is this - Oruganti Rajasekhar, Khammam.
A: 1) Catchword / Byword / Watchword sentence usage correct or not? And also
2) Take in / absorb please mention some alternatives for that
3) c 4) : No corresponding situation.
English words. A: The answer is right or wrong depending on
5) Era / Epoch / Age what question you are answering.
6) Memorable Right now it's not on the top of my head =
7) The good result of a good deed in an ear- That is not the most important thing for me
lier birth. now/ That's not my priority now. Q: English sir gets a note written by Anu - Is
8) Bond transcending successive births Suppose you are asked in the interview a this sentence correct?
9) In the past / earlier question like, 'When do you want to get mar- A: The English sir gets a note written by
10) Then / Those days ried?', and suppose you are right now interest- Anu.
11) Prologue 12) Prop ed only in getting a good job, you can say, Q: i) I am getting my children eaten.
13) Just now / Right now 'Right now that is not on the top of my head'. ii) I have got a hair cut by barber/ Ravi - Are
14) Litigation / suit 15) Explanation Alternative sentences: these correct?
16) Inexplicable bond. 1) That's (That is) not among my priorities A: i) C p. DE n: x- -
Please note: y-t %, t--t now. j Ax h/ x J -
- English j
2) That is not upper most in my mind right j A--x h.
. - x t-- now. O p----oC, x
- d. 3) That is among my least priorities.
Ax h E ? E English, I will
get my children to eat/ I will have my chil-
'-p- --Tx- - -*- ---.. 4) That is not important for me now. dren eat (Eaten --j O x-
5) That's among my least priorities now. Ax .)
www.eenadupratibha.net You can say any of the above. ii) Correct.
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Last week we discussed the procedure for
writing personal letters in general - the saluta-
tion (-), the subscription (T). Now
we are going to see how we write letters to our
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brothers and sisters (siblings).

-\ --h.... Amar

o-, \-u- --p, My

dear brother / My dear sister E h.
I am doing well here.. Q: It is half past ten / It is a quarter past
ten. Why the indefinite article (a) is not
used before half?
\ 'My' u; C C- h Dear
brother / sister E h, x ou A: A very good question.
1) Safe ~ / n Half past one - In all cases where 'half' is
/ \u , ou / \u E
N Eo--- -x -C. j v * -- ~ o- used, especially before time - eg: half a
t-x, x-x Lq h My dear
-E-F / a v O--F n. minute, half an hour, half past ten, etc- 'a' is
name (of the younger brother / sister ,
-x 'safe' E v-G- J-. omitted according to idiomatic usages
comma . j j-
2) and hope the same with you - D p. DE v.
whereas before 'quarter, as we refer to 'one'

_J -- uncles, aunts,
* h-o J , comma, n, F _-o* / F N n
cousins, etc --p j quarter (quarter - countable singular) - 'a' is a
E D (E y no comma, no full . ' ~ o-E n
v a. salutation must. 'Half' is a countable singular too, but 'a'
stop) h. O subscription (T)
hC. d sentence --- is habitually omitted before 'half' in the
(v), subscription (T) h
parents letters C-J- yours /
*C.
C. expressions above.
yours with love / with love / love E h. -u a...
- / --o /
a) I am doing well here, and hope / o / h Ox -- G. Prasad, Prakasam.
you are too. p, My dear uncle / aunt E Q: You should treat me as your equal.
b) All the well here, and so it is h . cousins (jx You must treat me as equal.
there, I hope / I am sure. x-) --p, My dear ( Sir, please clarify my doubt in the usage
c) We are all ok here / I am ok here v- v - l- of must and should. What is the difference in
and hope so you are / so you and -x- brother / sister, etc; -
M. SURESAN the above two sentences in meaning?
all the others there are / and you
A: 1) The verb treat should always be fol-
*o--x- x ,
and all the others there too, I
lowed by 'as'. So you should treat me as
h.
hope. O-Eo- T Yours most affectionate- your equal is correct.
D salutation and subscription B. p d) Hope this finds you all in sound / good ly / Yours affectionately, J--C.
beginning of the text of the letter l. health and the best cheer. (Hope this finds eg: Indians treat Gandhi as a Mahatma.
h----Lq N... subscription So, you should treat me as your equal is
-u ~ -- N-- v- you... = h NtLo * u, p, Yours Y, capital. Lovingly, correct.
Gh ? O-E-p l: -- h-E P-ho) affectionately, etc., small letter v-G-
-- I am safe here and hope the same e) Hope you are keeping good health / you are L. Subscription \ p- comma 2) Must and should both express order,
with / from you E h-. J- in the best of health. L. duty and necessity.
. C all personal, informal letters a- --J-Eo -N-- l... eg. a) You must/ should finish the work

Whom --- who..?

by the evening (Order).
b) I must be/ should be at office by 9 (Duty).
- Kotesh Puli
c) I/ you/ they etc must/ should start imme-
Q: How to use these words - WHO, WHOM diately or they will miss the train
and when to use in a sentence? I , ME - (Necessity).
- Amar Kumar Das been; shall/ should have been; will/ would how to use and when to use these in a sen- However, 'must' for orders, etc., is a
Q: What is the plural form of sky? have been, etc. tence? - Please explain. stronger form than 'should'.
The photograph is taken from the skies. is For a detailed explanation of all the 'be' forms, A: 'Who' = ?
the word skies in the above sentence plur- refer to lesson 1 to lesson 20 of Spoken a) Who tells the truth? = E h? - Kolli Kishore, Visakhapatnam.
al form of sky.- Pls explain it sir. English on www.eenadupratibha.net. b) Who is the Prime Minister of India? =
A: 'The skies', the plural form of 'the sky' is - Soujanya Kusuma vE ? Q: Sir, C E English translate
used only in poetic language or when we Q: Sir, Stereotypical, nausea, frog in the well: 'Who' is also used to connect two clauses.
-p-.
refer to the part of the sky above a particu- Kumar is the boy who helped me = --j 1)
I am confused with the usage of the above
-J p?
lar area. mentioned words and idioms, , s . 2) F -J / -J pL / p?
please explain with examples. : ' s . 3) F p -J x---o
A: 1) Stereotypical = not different from the Whom = -JE, -J? Whom did Rama p-.
usual and therefore boring = N-~- defeat? = -JE - ? 4) F p -J money h-o
(Speciality) , - o/ in no Whom do you want to help? = y -J p--?
way different from what we have seen very -----o? 5) -J p x-
often, so dull and unexciting. Important: 'Present day' English .
Telugu movies are stereotyped - boy meet- whom 'Who' h-o? 6) C factors O -- C?
ing girl, a few duets and fights - that's all. a) Who did 'Sri Rama kill? = Jo A: 1) Who told whom? / Who?
-- -x-E-. ? ( 'who' 'whom' - 2) Who should you tell?/ Who have you
Eg: Though it was 12 noon the skies above told?
2) Nansea = a vomitting sensation = Ap- x.)
the city were overcast (= covered with 3) I can't say who you were speaking to
-x .
clouds). However, there seems to be no and when.
In their early stages of pregnancy women
correct rule for the use of skies.
have nausea = s J-* h x Y 4) How can I say who you are giving
- Yuvraj Kamala, Bengaluru. , h. money and when?
- Veera Raghavulu 5) I know very well how to talk to people
Q: Could you please let me know the usage of when I have to talk to them.
Q: Please translate the following telugu
"to be" in various contexts.
proverbs in english. 6) What factors does it depend on?
A: The different forms of 'to be' are called 'be' 1. v- - F- -
- - - - N- -
- F- - -E- - -C.
forms too. They mean being at different 2. v- -- --*a-, ---J-- -N-J-T--, -~u-
times (). There are three sets of 'be' Mail your queries to
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2. All forms ending in 'be': shall be/ should be, 2. Neither a cataclysm (v--) nor landships c) Who did you give it to? (To whom did you '-p- --Tx- - -*- ---..
will be/ would be; can be/ could be, etc. (---J--) shall deter you you from pro- give it to? ) = -J-- a y
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K --x-j My kisses to, so and so E - Ajay Kumar Tummala.

P ersonal Letters -p- - --u-i- -N-- a.
Q: I have a doubt on 'But don't catch hold
h--: u-/ O personal, informal letters. of me', published in a Lesson. What is
O -- -C---p, Dearest/ Letters we write to people we know but are
the difference between 'Catch' and 'hold'
Dear *a My L. not familiar with for giving or getting infor-
used in the sentence. Are they not redun-
My -, N J -x - mation - -- J- E--J
dant words? Will "Don't catch me" not
C. u- L-. N: be sufficient for the statement. Please
Dear Sri.../ Dear Smt.../ Sri/ Srimathi/
explain.
Bt-/ O -- h-
Dear Mr.../ Dear Miss
'Convey' can be omitted. We can write
-*-- \-o -- -*-
A: 'Catch' means to hold something in your
--E L--, - 'Ko --E simply, My regards/ respects, etc.
'dear' E -C-- p-. hands, especially a moving object.
? C English a. ho x - lkx, x u-
- l--x- --j, How is...?/ How about...? -C-Lq h Dear Sir/ Dear Madam 'Catch' further implies having in your
a) Convey (-) my respects/ regards to ...
x O jokes a. - *o--x- Sir/ Madam, a. - \ hand something only for a short period
(grandfather/ grandmother, etc).
, My best wishes/ blessings E a. comma p- L. of time. It strictly means putting your
hands around something.
D personal letters, formal/ informal let-
Personal Letters -p- ---, --T -- ---- C d O correct idea hC. ters B. p O subscription l:. 'Hold' means having something in your
Eo personal letters, other than to our rel- hands for quite sometime, not necessarily a
Relationship Salutation (-) Subscription (T)
atives, is moving object, and carrying it for quite
1. Mother/ father My dearest/ dearest mom/ dad Yours most lovingly/ with love/ sometime.
Yours sincerely,/ sincerely, (Yours can be
love/ Yours most affectionately omitted) 'Catch hold of' is a phrasal verb which
2. Mother/ father My dear mom/ dad Yours lovingly/ with love/ love/.. If the person you are writing to is much means of laying hands on something and
3. Elder brother/ (Same as above) (Same as above) older than you/ someone who you respect keeping it in our hands.
sister (o/ \) l x, N greatly, the subscription can be, 'With all The police caught hold of the thief = The
respects/ Respects', and then your signature. police caught him (perhaps while the
4. Younger brother/ sister My dearest/ My dear + name (Same as above) So, this is the procedure for writing all thief was moving) and did not let him go/
5. Uncles/ aunts/ My dear uncle/ My dear aunt Yours affectionately personal letters. continued to have the thief in their
Let us discuss the other types of letters possession.
cousins
next week.

--- '---a Hell.. bad manners --- -h-o-?

- Vannem Raju. - G.Anil Kumar Reddy, Hyderabad.

c) Possibility (u------ nA) - Present (
Q: How to use can be, could be in spoken English ? vh). Q: What are the differences between both
A: 1) Can be: 'Can' indicates activity (h , n u). Can be is a It could be in his pocket (C E a p). 1. What he is doing. 2. What is he doing.
'be' form which means . So can be = Has the ability And how to prepare sentences like sub + h.verb? - Please
d) Question form 'could be' u u----i u-n-
to be = - - Now or in the future - p/ Nu- h. clarify this type of examples in Telugu.
(Politest form of request) --C.
He can be of help to us = ---J -- A: 1. What he is doing - As a question this is wrong.
a) Could you be here for a few more minutes? (J-Cl
-E h C. (Present). EN- \ --?) The correct form of the question is:
When can you be there tomorrow? = y -\ Eo- What is he doing? ( h-o?)
Q: i) What the hell going on here?
--? - Future. ii) Go to hell - Say in Telugu. Look at the following:
2) Permission -- question form . What he is doing, nobody knows = h-o,
A: What the hell? - -? N_,
Can I be here for a few minutes? (E-\ J-Eo ~
--
-C-\? ---C-\?/ A? E -. J L-.
a?) - Permission Go to hell = --i E --n d. What he is doing - sentence F, sentence , j
3) Possibility: u--u- *-- 'can be' . sentence .
i) He can be dangerous; be careful ( v---J -
l-x, --F- -~ 'hell' bad
manners. We can never form sentences with the word order/ structure
C/ u). like Sub + H. Verb.
ii) That can never be = C p- --. - Bharath Kumar, Hyderabad.
What is a helping verb? It is the first of the two/ more words
4) Probability: (a) n Q: What is the difference between "I am leaving this afternoon
in a verb. Verb - \ -
for Mumbai" ,"I am going this afternoon for Mumbai". Here
Don't go there. There can be snakes (\- xl, Helping Verb -E, N - Main Verb -E
leaving means --C-L--- -?
a). . h Helping Verb, h Main Verb sentence
A: 'Leave' -- .
Could be: . sentence -C. Sub + HV
There is another meaning for leave. sentence form . Question/ not o-p sentence
i) 'Could be' is the past form of 'can be'. ---
n . Leave = go away from a person/ place ( uh */ Helping Verb, E y Main Verb h.-
eg: a) I could be there on time yesterday = Eo --E v */ uhE/ v-Eo CL Rx--). Eg: a) Are you going home?
--L- - Past. I am going this afternoon to (for ) Mumbai = I am leav- HV Sub Main Verb
ing this afternoon for Mumbai. (Leave C-L--d- ; b) When will he come?
b) I could not be present on the occasion = -s-E
\ ---- - Past. n CL Rx--). HV Sub MV (Main Verb)