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