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Phrasal Verbs With Talk DECEMBER 28, 2018 ================================== Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb. 1. Shailesh always talks ......................................... his achievements. off down away 2. Surendra always talks ........................................... his competitors. off down out 3. The boy seemed quite nervous but his mother talked him ............................................ by telling jokes. up out down 4. We were given two hours to talk the offer ...................................... with our partners. away up over 5. Alka was against my idea but eventually I managed to talk her ....................................... to my view. about over round 6. The husband and wife were told to talk ........................................... their differences. up over out 7. The woman threatened to commit suicide by jumping off the building but the police managed to talk her .......................................... it. into out of out 8. Vidisha wasn't keen on buying that overpriced jacket but the salesman talked her .............................................. buying it. to with into 9. The charming guy could easily talk his way .......................................... of trouble. from out over 10. I talked ............................................. my concerns with my attorney. out over up 11. I don't know what they are talking ......................................... over about up 12. The teacher was angry because the student talked ........................................... to her. up back out ======================= 🟢Answers🟢 1. Shailesh always talks down his achievements. 2. Surendra always talks down his competitors. 3. The boy seemed quite nervous but his mother talked him down by telling jokes. 4. We were given two hours to talk the offer over with our partners. 5. Alka was against my idea but eventually I managed to talk her round to my view. 6. The husband and wife were told to talk out their differences. 7. The woman threatened to commit suicide by jumping off the building but the police managed to talk her out of it. 8. Vidisha wasn’t keen on buying that overpriced jacket but the salesman talked her into buying it. 9. The charming guy could easily talk his way out of trouble. 10. I talked over my concerns with my attorney. 11. I don’t know what they are talking about. 12. The teacher was angry because the student talked back to her. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Phrasal Verbs Exercise SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 ====================================== Fill in the blanks. 1. You needn’t have brought …………………. that topic again. out up off 2. If you didn’t get the right answer, you should do the sum ……………………. up over back 3. Here is my glass. Please fill it …………………… over up out 4. I don’t want to be friends with anyone who says nasty things about me behind my ……………………. back head eyes 5. The chief guest gave ……………………….. the prices. off away up 6. You had better give me my money ………………………… up back again 7. It is very cold. Put your coat ………………….. up on out 8. The firemen worked hard to put the fire …………………………. up off out 9. Please take ………………………. my number. up in down 10. Once you have finished playing, put the toys ……………………. back out away 11. I don’t know why they turned ……………………… my application. off in down 12. Ramanuj's father passed ……………………… in December 2017. away out off ======================= 🟢Answers🟢 1. You needn’t have brought up that topic again. 2. If you didn’t get the right answer, you should do the sum over. 3. Here is my glass. Please fill it up. 4. I don’t want to be friends with anyone who says nasty things about me behind my back. 5. The chief guest gave away the prices. 6. You had better give me my money back. 7. It is very cold. Put your coat on. 8. The firemen worked hard to put the fire out. 9. Please take down my number. 10. Once you have finished playing, put the toys away. 11. I don’t know why they turned down my application. 12. Ramanuj's father passed away in December 2017. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

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41. Read over Meaning: look for mistakes or check details Example Sentence: I asked her to read over my essay. --------------------------------------------- 42. Read through Meaning: to read quickly beginning to the end Example Sentence: Always read through your work when you’ve finished. --------------------------------------------- 43. Look ahead Meaning: to think about future Example Sentence: The past is past. Let us look ahead. --------------------------------------------- 44. Look back Meaning: to think about past Example Sentence: When I look back I can see where we went wrong. --------------------------------------------- 45. Look after Meaning: to take care of sb/sth Example Sentence: He is not competent to look after young children. --------------------------------------------- 46. Look round Meaning: to visit a place and look at the things in it Example Sentence: I will spend all day looking round the city. --------------------------------------------- 47. Look on Meaning: to watch sth happen without taking part in it Example Sentence: Look on the bright side –no one was badly hurt. --------------------------------------------- 48. Look forward to Meaning: something that is going to happen Example Sentence: Shailesh had worked hard and was looking forward to his retirement. --------------------------------------------- 49. Look in Meaning: to pay a short visit Example Sentence: You’ll look in and say hello when you have time. --------------------------------------------- 50. Take over Meaning: to get control of sth Example Sentence: He can take over the business when I’m away. --------------------------------------------- 51. Take away Meaning: to remove sth/sb from Example Sentence: Take away the glasses and the tray. --------------------------------------------- 52. Take in Meaning: to allow sb to stay in your home Example Sentence: My house is full; I can’t take in any more guests. --------------------------------------------- 53. Take against Meaning: to start to dislike Example Sentence: Why have you suddenly taken against her? --------------------------------------------- 54. Take down Meaning: to remove sth from a high position Example Sentence: Take down this book and read slowly. --------------------------------------------- 55. Cut back Meaning: to reduce Example Sentence: The Government will cut back on defence spending. --------------------------------------------- 56. Cut in Meaning: to interrupt Example Sentence: When you cut in on our conversation, we were talking. --------------------------------------------- 57. Cut into Meaning: to shortening into parts or to make sth smaller Example Sentence: Knives easily cut into the cake. --------------------------------------------- 58. Cut across Meaning: to make a shorter route Example Sentence: If I cut across the field, it’ll save time. --------------------------------------------- 59. Cut through Meaning: to go through by cutting Example Sentence: We cut through the solid rock to build the tunnel . --------------------------------------------- 60. Cut up Meaning: to cut into pieces Example Sentence: My mother cut up the onions and put them in the pot. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Tenses Exercise JULY 20, 2022 ==================================== Fill in the blanks. 1. The show .................. before we reached the theatre. began begins had begun 2. My sister .................. with us at the moment. stays is staying styayed 3. I .................. in this office for six years by next January. will have been working will be working will work 4. Mumbai .................. four tickets before rain interrupted the match. loses lost had lost 5. I had met him once before he .................. to Canada. had gone went was going 6. When I was at university, I .................. tennis every day. playing will play used to play 7. Shailesh .................. tomorrow. arrived is arriving arrive 8. Stars .................. us heat and light. give gives giving 9. I .................. her for ten years now. know knew have known 10. I .................. the President if I had contested the election. could have become could become could have been become 11. Do you know what she .................. ? wants want wanted 12. He .................................. a great help. has always been had always been was always All of these ======================= 🟢Answers🟢 1. The show had begun before we reached the theatre. 2. My sister is staying with us at the moment. 3. I will have been working in this office for six years by next January. 4. Mumbai had lost four tickets before rain interrupted the match. 5. I had met him once before he went to Canada. 6. When I was at university, I used to play tennis every day. 7. Shailesh is arriving tomorrow. 8. Stars give us heat and light. 9. I have known her for ten years now. 10. I could have become the President if I had contested the election. 11. Do you know what she wants? 12. He was always / has always been / had always been a great help. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

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English Language Quiz 09-07-2022 ========================= Q1-5 In the following question, the sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for the question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four. Q1 And why did the police suspect you? It just does not make any ______ to me. A. truth B. reason C. point D. sense ——————————————- Q2 The stenographer is very efficient. He is _____ to his firm. A. a credit B. a blessing C. an asset D. a boon —————————————— Q3 Instead of holding the polls in three months, the government hung _______ to power for two years. A. on B. at C. with D. for —————————————— Q4 Concentration of price support on select few crops and their excessive stockpiling is in nobody’s ________. A. parameter B. interest C. paradigm D. demand —————————————— Q5 They are refugees in need of ________. A. renovation B. recapitulation C. restoration D. rehabilitation Q6-10 In the question below the first part of the sentence of the passage is given. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order, Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. —————————————— Q6 S1. Each culture P: flourishes when it comes Q: own tradition and yet R: draws strength from its S: into contact with others 01. RQPS 02. PQRS 03. QPRS 04. PRQS 05. None of these —————————————— Q7 S1: If you rush P: more slowly may help you consume fewer calories Q: be paving way for unwanted weight gain R: through your meals, you may just S: A new study ¬suggests that eating your meals The proper sequence should be 01. PQRS 02. RQSP 03. SPQR 04. PRQS 05. None of these —————————————— Q8 Everyone knows that P: it is difficult Q: to speak more politely R: to go to the manager S: and tell him that he ought 01. QSRP 02. PRSQ 03. QRSP 04. PSRQ 05. None of these —————————————— Q9 Continuous power supply is P: essential for any type of agricultural activity. Q: Particularly in villages where the concept R: of invertors or generators is yet to S: attain a major breakthrough The proper sequence should be A. PQRS B. RSPQ C. PSRQ D. RQSP Q10 S1. Eating less salt is beneficial P: The chemical name of salt is sodium chloride. Q: impulses and contract muscle fibre. R: The sodium in it helps transmit nerve S: for those suffering from high blood pressure. A. PQRS B. SRQP C. SPRQ D. SRPQ ==================== 🟢Answers🟢 Q.1 (D) Q.2 (C) Q.3 (A) Q.4 (B) Q.5 (D) Q.6 (A) Q.7 (B) Q.8 (B) Q.9 (A) Q.10 (C) 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Test Your Vocabulary 09-07-2022 ================================= Q1. Choose the synonym of ‘Regressive’. a. progressive b. developed c. forward-looking d. reverting —————————————- Q.2. Choose the antonym of ‘Plethora’. a. scarcity b. undersupply c. abundance d. exertion ————————————— Q3. Choose the synonym of ‘Steady’. a. constant b. dodgy c. unchanging d. regular ————————————— Q4. Choose the antonym of ‘Adjunct’. a. subtraction b. accessory c. add-on d. supplement ————————————— Q5. Choose the synonym of ‘Deployed’. a. disarrange b. install c. displace d. dispose ————————————— Q6. Choose the antonym of ‘Misgivings’. a. qualm b. doubt c. reservation d. belief ————————————— Q7. Choose the synonym of ‘Errant’. a. aberrant b. genuine c. orderly d. normal ————————————— Q8. Choose the antonym of ‘Deem’. a. exclude b. eliminate c. ineffective d. accept ————————————— Q9. Choose the synonym of ‘Spooling’. a. rolling b. spooning c. stooping d. unwinding ————————————— Q10. Choose the antonym of ‘Glitch’. a. fault b. problem c. bug d. perfection ==================== 🟢Answers🟢 Q.1 (d) Q.2 (c) Q.3 (b) Q.4 (a) Q.5 (b) Q.6 (d) Q.7 (a) Q.8 (d) Q.9 (a) Q.10 (d) 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

10-07-2022 Sunday ======================== 1. ZEALOUS (ADJECTIVE): (उत्साही): fervent Synonyms: ardent, fervid Antonyms: apathetic Example Sentence: I was extremely zealous to finally see him. 2. DISCRETIONARY (ADJECTIVE): (ऐच्छिक): optional Synonyms: non-compulsory, voluntary Antonyms: compulsory Example Sentence: There has been an increase in year-end discretionary bonuses. 3. ENTERTAIN (VERB): (ध्यान रखना): consider Synonyms: take into consideration Antonyms: reject Example Sentence: Washington entertained little hope of an early improvement in relations. 4. CONUNDRUM (NOUN): (मुसीबत): problem Synonyms: difficulty, quandary Antonyms: answer Example Sentence: It was one of the most difficult conundrums for the experts. 5. INADEQUATE (ADJECTIVE): (अपर्याप्त): insufficient Synonyms: deficient, scant Antonyms: adequate Example Sentence: These labels prove to be wholly inadequate. 6. PREJUDICED (ADJECTIVE): (पक्षपातपूर्ण): biased Synonyms: bigoted, discriminatory Antonyms: unbiased Example Sentence: People are prejudiced against us. 7. PROGRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रगतिशील): modern Synonyms: liberal, advanced Antonyms: conservative Example Sentence: He owns the most progressive art school. 8. EXEMPTION (NOUN): (छूट): immunity Synonyms: exception, dispensation Antonyms: liability Example Sentence: Vehicles that qualify for exemption from tax would be sold out sooner. 9. PEAK (ADJECTIVE): (अधिकतम): maximum Synonyms: maximal, top Antonyms: minimum Example Sentence: The canal was restored to peak condition. 10. FLOUT (VERB): (अवज्ञा करना): defy Synonyms: go against, scorn Antonyms: observe Example Sentence: The advertising code is being flouted. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

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