FIRE WITHOUT ARTICLE - SPOKEN ENGLISH

Q: What is the difference between

assertive sentence and impera-

tive sentence? Please explain.

A: An assertive sentence is just a

statement a sentence which

says something 

Eg: a) The Eenadu is a Telugu

daily

b) Delhi is the capital of India

An imperative sentence is usually an

order, asking something, request, blessing,

etc. 

Eg: a) Shut the door.

b) Please come in.

c) May God bless you. etc.

Most often the subject of an imperative

sentence is 'you'. Shut the door = You shut

the door. Please come in = You please

Come in.

Q: Which sentence is correct? Please explain

both sentences.

1) When did they play yesterday?

2) When did they play?

A: 1) When did they play yesterday? At

what time did they play yesterday?

2) When did they play? = At what time

did they play (no day mentioned)

Q: Sir, కింది వాక్యాలను తెలుగులో వివరించి, వాటి

మధ్య తేడాలను తెలుపగలరు.

a) Shall go to movie.

b) Will go to movie.

A: These groups of words are not sentences

because... 1) They are meaningless. They

don't have subjects. 2) There must be 'a'

before movie.

Eg://We shall go to a movie - a future

action (not definite) (నేను మేము సిని

మాకు వెళ్తాం - అంత కచ్చితం కాదు..

* He/she/ The class (it) / They will go to

a movie a future action (not definite)

(ఆతడు సినిమాకు వెళ్తాడు / ఆమె ఆ క్లాస్ మొత్తం

సినిమాకు వెళ్తుంది - ఇవి కూడా కచ్చితం కాదు).

Q: The boy used to sit in the shade of the

tree. The tree loved him very / so much.

Which adverb is correct? Give reasons.

A: The tree loved him very much (British) -

The tree loved him so much (American) -

both are correct.

Q: When we change any sentence

(active voice) into passive

voice (or) vice versa. . Is there

any change in the meaning of

the sentence... (mainly sen-

tence containing to && to be)

Please clarify

A: When you change the voice, the

meaning should not change.

.

O: Please give de

noun phrases with underlines: where is

noun and where is noun phrase in different

tailed explanation about

sentences?

AxA phrase 1s a group ot words without a

verb. A noun phrase 1s a phrase doing the

work of a noun, that is, the subject ofa sen-

tence, the object of a verb, the object of a

preposiaon, etc.

Be: His going there caused all this trouble.

The subject of this sentence is the phrase

his going there. So it is a noun class.

t1 did not like his going there. Here 'His

going there' is a phrase and object of the

verb 'like' - so it is a noun clause too.

They laughed at his words 'His words' is a

phrase acting as the object of the preposi

tion, at. So it is a noun phrase.

The book, belonging to him, was lying on

the table- belonging to him is a phrase put

in apposition to the noun, the book - so it is

also a noun phrase.

These are the exanples of noun phrases.

: Sir, please explain in which occasion we

will use the following words:

i)Was to be

ii.) Has to be.

iii) Have to be

A:i) Was to be = expected to be. He was to

be there = Somebody expected that he

would be there surely. (Past) 

He has to be = he must be 

l) I/We/ You/ They have to be = 1/ We /

You/ They must be.

NOTHING LIKE ANYTHING - SPOKEN ENGLISH

Q: Sir, will you please explain the meaning of

the expression?

Nothing Like Anything

A: Nothing ike anything= there is nothing

Like what we are talking about it is

unique

Eg: The movie was superb- nothing like any-

thing = nothing can be compared to the

movie, it was so great.

Q: Sir. please explain the meaning of "Never

Say Never Again" with example.

A: Never say never again: The saying means

nobody can be sure that something never

happens, and that whatever it might be, it

will happen again. So it would be wrong to

say. 'Never say never again'.

That is, nothing is impossible, anything can

happen.

Q: Sir. please explain the meanings of the

sentences with "has had to structure. Eg:

The BJP has had to tie up with the TDP for

political reasons. And also the meaning of

That said. we have to respect the sacr

fices of the freedom fighters " with a few

more examples

A: Has had is the present perfect tense of

have', just as Have taken is the present

perfect tense of 'take'.

Has had=(Somebody) has possessed

something till now / has possessed it some

time in the past.

Eg: He has had three cups of coffee so far.

(He has taken three cups of coffee so far

till now)

She has had a diamond necklace (at some-

time in the past- 

She has had coffee just now and doesnt

want any more 

Q: The Hindi and Marathi are different form

of the Sanskrit. Here Hindi, Maraths di

Tenent languages  the

Hindi and the Marathi 

A: We dont use the before the names of lan-

guages ,it is wrong, Correct sentence

Hindi and Marathi are dafferent forms of

Sanskrit

0:1 am sure about it nobody has lived in that

house for a hundred years Rere hundred

years is plural 

A: Hundred. thousand, lakh. and crore are

countable singulars (pluralshundreds,

thousands. lakhs, crores), so they must

have.a before them if we talk about one

hundred, one thousand, one lakh, and one

Crore

Eg: 152 hundred and tifty two-Wrong. A

hundred and fitty two-Correct.

Q: Sir. please clarify the difference between

the below sentences

i) We had scarcely reached the school

when the bell rang

n) As soon as we reached the school, the

bell rang

A: No difference in meaning between the two

sentences. That meanings are the same.

PAST SIMPLE TENSE , WOULD USES - SPOKEN ENGLISH

 Sir, what 1s the difference belween past

simple and past partiCiple

A: Past sample, for example, saW, went, sang

etc., talk about a past action at a definite time.

saw the movie

last night.

Eg: a) I saw the movie last night

b) He met me last night.

*Seen. gone, sung, etc. are past participles.

They are not verbs, and are called V3.

Q: Sir, I heard these sentences but I cant

understand them, please translate in telugu

thank you for coming here and 'saying

few thingS about me"

1nanik you for coming here= My thanks to

you for coming here and Saying few things

Saying almost nothing. The correct sent-

ence perhaps is, saying a few things

Saying a small number of things. Thank

you for coming here and saying a few

things= 

Q:

1)1 supposed to take an umbrella.

2)I wish, I had taken an umbrella.

3)1 should have taken an umbrella.

A: ) This is a wrong sentence

2)I did not take the umbrella, but it

would have been good, if I had taken the

umbrella. 

3) It would have been good if I had taken the

umbrella, but I did not take the umbrella. 

Q: Sir, please tell me the meaning and differ-

ence between these sentences and explain

when to use them.

a) 1 thinkl am wrong.

b) I think I was wrOng

C)I thought 1 am wrong

d)I thought I was WrOng

A: a) I think I am wrong (NOw) (sa

D) I think (NOw) I made a mistake (IN THE

PAST) 

 In the past I was wrong, but only

now I think of it.

c)This sentence 1s WrOng

d) made a mistake in the past, and then itself

I thought l did something wrong. 

Q: Please clarity the diflerence between below

given sentences.

a) he went on board ship.

b) He went by board ship.

A: He went on b0ard the ship -

Correct = He went in / on the

ship. He went by board ship-

Wrong, no sentence like this.

Q: 'My purse and mobile phone

has been stolen. This passive

voice 1s right or wrong? why

A: My purse and mobile phone plural (they),

isn't it? So, it should be, My purse and

mobile' have been stolen.

"My purse and mobile'

have been stolen

Q: Sir, what is the difference between while

and when'? How to use these words?

Please explain with examples.

A: Very little ditference between the two.

However, when you reter to a continuous

action, it S better to use while, and when you

reter to a simple action, when is preferable.

Eg: 1) when he returned home, he found the

door locked. (Both simple actions)

) While others were playing, he was studying

Both continuous actions).

Q: Sir, 1 am more confused about using

would Would yOu please tell the difier-

cnt uses of would with Telugu explana-

on

A: T am more confused 15 wrong becausec

there is no comparison. 1he right thing to

Say 1s 1 am very confused.

'Would' uses:

) The past fom of will / shall .

* Compare: He says that he will do it (says

present tense, Will do - future from the

present)

He said that he would do it. (said past

tense; would do - future from the past- used

in indirect speech too). 

2) Would expresses a wish that can't be ful-

Filled 

would he were here ( wish he were

here, but he 1s not here now, an t is hotPos

sible for himto be here NOW 

5) would expresses what cannot happen

now

If he were here, his mother would be

Dappy (Fie 1s not here noW, so there 18 no

gueston or his mother being happy sd

o das)

4) 'Would' expresses a past habit (in the sense

of 'used to'- 

IRONY-SPOKEN ENGLISH

Q:Call for అంటే అర్థం ఏమిటి? కొన్ని ఉదాహరణలతో వివరించగలరు.

A: 1) Demand = అధికారపూర్వకంగా అడగటం, The officer called for an

explanation from the clerk for his absence the day before

2) Need - అవసరమవడం, Corruption in the country calls for immedi-

ate action (దేశంలో అవినీతి నివారణకు తక్షణ చర్యలు అవసరం).

Q: Please explain the following words in Telugu with examples

1) Ironic 2) Contemplate 3) Backdrop 4) Means / means to

A: If what happens is the opposite of what we expect, it is ironic

(మనం అనుకున్న దానికి వ్యతిరేకంగా జరగడం)

Eg: a) If somebody who expects to become a police officer becomes a

criminal, it is ironic (పోలీస్ ఆఫీసర్ అవ్వాలనుకున్న వ్యక్తి నేరస్థుడిగా

మారడం),

b) She has plenty of money to buy things, but they are not available

in her place (కొనేందుకు ఆమె దగ్గర బాగా డబ్బులున్నాయి కానీ, కొనగల వస్తు

వులు లేవు)

2 Think seriously of doing something (దీర్ఘంగా ఆలోచించడం). She is con-

templating spending this summer in Kashmir. (కశ్మీర్‌లో ఈ వేసవి గడపా

అని ఆమె తీవ్రంగా ఆలోచిస్తోంది).

3) Backgound (నేపథ్యం - ఉన్న పరిస్థితులు)

4 Means = Having meaning of (అర్థం ఉండటం).

Eg: a) Contemplation means has the meaning of serious thinking.

by lurends = have the intention of = చేసే ఉద్దేశం ఉండటం

Money అవసరమైన డబ్బు) - They do not have the means to buy a

car (కారు కొనేందుకు కావలసిన డబ్బు వాళ్ల దగ్గర లేదు). (The word mean

Means to = intend: (ఉద్దేశం కలిగి ఉండటం). She means into a course

in music - ఆమెకు సంగీతంలో శిక్షణ తీసుకోవాలని ఉంది)

Q: Sir. please say the meanings in Telugu of the following Proverbs"

and explain with examples

1) Every cloud has a silver lining 2) All's fair in love and war.

3) Better late than never

4) Actions speak louder than words.

5) When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A: Every bad situation has something good to offer us. (ఇబ్బందికర పరి

స్థితుల్లో కూడా, మంచి కలిగించేది ఏదోఒకటి ఉంటుంది).

2) Winning a war or getting somebody's love by bad methods is not

wrong (యుద్ధాలు, ప్రేమలు గెలిచేందుకు ఏ మార్గమైనా మంచిదే).

3) It is better to do something late, rather than never do it at all. (3.

అసలు చేయకుండా ఉండటం కంటే ఆలస్యంగానైనా చేయడం మంచిది)

4) Actions are more important than words. Our doing something

shows our greatness and not our talking about doing something (

సత్తా మాటల ద్వారా కాదు చేతల ద్వారా తెలుస్తుంది)

5) Make the best of a bad situation, that is even in difficulties there is

definitely something that can help you. (మనకున్న ప్రతికూల పరిస్థితులను

కూడా అనుకూలంగా మార్చుకోవచ్చు - మన దగ్గర నిమ్మకాయలే ఉంటే దాంతో మనం

నిమ్మకాయ రసం - తీయని పానీయం చేసుకోవచ్చు..

Q: Which is correct one?

a) No sooner I saw a snake than I ran away

b) No sooner did I see a snake than I ran away

A: Sentence (b) is correct. When we begin a sentence with an adverb

phrase like, no sooner the verb in the past tense verb takes the

form, did + present tense.

Q: I have attended an interview where they gave BIO-DATA form, we

should fill bio-data form in capitals (or) can we use small letters?

A: No rule that the bio-data should be filled in with capitals. Only thing

is it should be legible - cursive writing is OK

Q: Sir. I heard these sentences but I can't

understand them. please translate in Telugu

thank you tor coming here and sayng

few things about me

A: Thank y0u for coming here = My thanks to

you for coming here and Saying few things

Saying almost nothing. The corect sen-

tence perhaps is. saying a few things =

Saying a small mumber of things. Thank

you for coming here and saying a few

things .

b) I think I was wrong

e) I thought I am wrong

d) I thought I was wrong

A: I think I am wrong (NOW) (నేను ఇప్పుడు

చేశానని ఇప్పుడనుకుంటున్నాను)

b) I think (Now I made a mistake (IN THE

PAST (గతంలో తప్పుచేశానని అనుకుంటున్నాను

ఇప్పుడు) - In the past I was wrong, but only

now I think of it.

c) This sentence is wrong

d) I made a mistake in the past, and then itself

I thought I did something wrong. (నేనప్పుడే

తప్పు చేశానని అనుకున్నాను)

Q: Sir, what is the difference between while

and when How to use these words?

Please explain with examples

A: Very little difference between the two

However, when you refer to a continuous

action, it is better to use while, and when you

refer to a simple action, when is preferable

Eg: 1) When he retumed home, he found the

door locked. (Both simple actions).

2) While others were playing, he was studying

(Both continuous actions)

 

3) Would expresses what cannot happen

now

If he were here, his mother should be

happy (He is not here now, so there is no

question of his mother being happy 

4) Would expresses a past habıt (in the sense

of 'used to-

Those days (in the past) I would take (i

used to take) long walks carry in the morning

I would take too much coffee 

5) Would in the question form expresses a

polite request 

Would you belp me/ Mind helping me in

this matter? (l request you to help me in this

matter)

6) Would in the question form expresses an

offer 

Would you like some more coffee?

7) 'Would' with rather expresses a preference.

I would rather die, than tell a lie 

THOUGH/ALTHOUGH/EVEN THOUGH/YET/EVEN/EVEN IF

Q: The thief is said to have been caught. Is this

correct sentence? Can you explain this?

A: The thief is said to have been caught = peo-

ple say / somebody says that the thief has

been caught

Q: Dear sir, thank you very much for helping

everyone of us to learn English. Kindly

clarify the following:

Difference between the words and their

usages:

1. Gist / Summary

2. Illustration / Example

3. Rein/Reign 4. Bill / Invoice

A: 1) Gist The central idea of a passage;

Summary = a brief statement of the

main points of a piece of writing. A gist

gives central idea of a passage and is

therefore very brief. On the other hand

a summary contains all the main points

in the passage

2) Illustration = example. An illustration how-

ever has other meanings too.

3) Rein

The leather straps by which you

control a horse.

Reign = Rule by a king.

4) A bill shows the amount you pay for some-

thing you have bought.

An invoice shows the amount you have to

pay for things already delivered to you. (S06

పంపించిన/ ముందే కొన్న వస్తువులకు చెల్లించాల్సిన

డబ్బును తెలిపే పత్రం) )

Q: Sir, please tell me about the usage of for

with instances.

A: 'For' has different meanings.

1) Purpose (ఉద్దేశం I walk for exercise.

(వ్యాయామ ఉద్దేశంతో

2) Intended (ఉద్దేశించిన ఉద్దేశించబడిన కోసం) -

This shirt is for Ramesh. (రమేష్ కోసం).

3Suitable for (సరిపోయే) - This medicine is

for just born children (ఈ మందు ఇప్పుడే పుట్టిన

పిల్లలకు సరిపోయేది)

This medicine is for

just born children

cup

4) Having the desire of (కోరిక ఉండటం) = I am

working for a good salary

5) Because ఆ కారణంగా) - He was not selected

for he is short. (అతడు పొట్టిగా ఉండటం వల్ల

ఎంపికవ్వలేదు)

Q: Sir, how to use the word "Rather than".

Also please explain how to use the word

"As such". Please explain the difference

between "left for" and "have been to" and

when to use these words with examples.

A: 1) When we compare two things of differ-

ent kinds, we use rather than in the com-

parative degree

Eg: a) I would rather walk than go by bus.

b) He is rather industrious than intelligent.

2) As such = as things are

3) Left for - The past tense of leave for = to

start for a place / to go to a place,

* He left for Delhi yesterday = He started for

Delhi and is perhaps there now.

4) Have been to = visit/ go to a place and stay

there for some time.

* I have been to Delhi a number of times.

Q: Hello sir, I have been confused

by the use of articles. Can you

please explain where to use a

an, the

A: Alan and the are called articles

'A/ and must be used before

countable singulars in English

Things we count like, one, two,

three, etc. are countables.

Eg: book, man, town, river, etc.

Things we don't count but weigh or mea

sure like oil, sugar, milk, etc., are uncounta-

bles. No 'al an before uncountables.

* A = an. However, before countable singu-

lars beginning with vowel sounds that is,

English words beginning with the Telugu

sounds, es . a. A., 42.

an' is used, and before words beginning

with consonant sounds, that is, sounds other

than 'e' to ', 'a' is used.

Eg: a bell, a cat, etc an umbrella. an idea, an

owl etc

+ 'A/ an' is used with the meanings of one.

someone, certain

"The' we use, when we talk of

something we have already referred

to

Eg: a) I bought a book yesterday

The book is very interesting

In the second sentence we talk

about the book we have already

mentioned in the first sentence.

b) He met a man and the man told him that he

was from England.

There are other uses of the Any good

a-

grammar book will give you the uses of the

Please refer to them.