Sunil Chaudhary Guruji

Words that are their own antonyms

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1. Sanction (via French, from Latin sanctio (n-) , from sancire ‘ratify,’) can mean ‘give official permission or approval for (an action)’ or conversely, ‘impose a penalty on.’ * 2. Oversight is the noun form of two verbs with contrary meanings, “oversee” and “overlook.” “Oversee,” from Old English ofersēon ‘look at from above,’ means ‘supervise’ … Read more

Substitution – Shorten the sentences

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substitutionLook at these two sentences and their differences: I have never been to America but my sister has been to America.I have never been to America but my sister has been there. Not those plates, I mean the plates in the corner.Not those plates, I mean the ones in the corner. To shorten sentences and still … Read more

Went Sentence Examples

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I told them about a week ago and I went over it again with them today. 3 2 Carmen’s mouth went dry with fear. 1 The coop was a comfortable 48°F – warm enough to keep the eggs from freezing, but cold enough that the chickens didn’t get shocked by the temperature change when they … Read more

Preposition Quiz

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Most people like basketball, but ____ my opinion it’s too chaotic. of from in with Are you travelling to Paris ____ business or _ ___ holiday? for on to in Have you read the article _____ Time magazine ____ Google? on – on to – on in – on from – on What’s that book … Read more

Changing to Passive Voice – few tricks

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We will not remove anything from the active sentences. Just change the places of Doer and the Done. Helping verbs will never be removed. Only their forms are changed accordingly and on their position only. Main verbs are always changed to third forms in passive sentences. Above stated is easy. One more thing is more … Read more

Verbs Followed by Infinitive

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Many verbs are followed immediately by the infinitive form of the verb. Other verbs are followed by the gerund form of the verb. Finally, other verbs are followed by a noun, noun phrase or pronoun and then the infinitive. All of these verbs follow no specific rules, and must be memorized. The following list provides … Read more

Inversion of subject and verb

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DECEMBER 13, 2014 In English, the usual order of words in a sentence is subject + verb + object. Sometimes certain adverbs come at the beginning of the sentence. This order is then inverted and the verb comes before the subject. Study the following sentences. Scarcely had I stepped out when the telephone rang. Hardly … Read more