He stood his ground

- -Ç-C-¢√®Ωç 6 -ï-†--´-J 2013 Ñ-Ø√-úø’ Â£j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ 2

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Ujwal: May I borrow some books from thelibrary? (ví∫çü∑Δ-©ßª’ç †’ç* ØË†’ °æ¤Ææh-é¬©’ BÆæ’-éÓ-´î√a?)

Kanchan: You may not, unless you become amember. (O™‰xü¿’. †’´¤y Ææ¶μº’u-úÕ-¢ÁjûË ûª°æp).

Ujwal: If I become a member, may I borroweven the reference books? (Ææ¶μº’u-úÕ-ØÁjûË ØË†’Reference books èπÿú≈ BÆæ’Èé-∞Ôxî√a?)

Reference books = Dictionaries, directories,Éûª®Ω ´·êu-¢Á’i† °æ¤Ææh-é¬©’, Ææ´÷-î√®Ωç/ °æJ-¨-üμ¿-†©éÓÆæç °æE-éÌîËa °æ¤Ææh-é¬©’Kanchan: You may, for only overnight study.

(BÆæ’-éÓ-´îª’a, äéπ-®ÓV ´÷vûª¢Ë’.)Ujwal: How many books may I borrow at a

time? (äéπ-≤ƒJ áEo °æ¤Ææh-é¬©’ BÆæ’-éÓ-´îª’a?)Kanchan: You may not borrow more than

three books at a time, for a period of fifteendays. (´‚úø’ °æ¤Ææh-é¬© éπçõ‰ BÆæ’-éÓ-´-ú≈-EéÀ ™‰ü¿’.ÅD 15 ®ÓV-©èπ◊ ´÷vûª¢Ë’.)

Ujwal: What is the membership fee? (Ææ¶μºuûªy®Ω’Ææ’´· áçûª?)

Kanchan: A refundable deposit of Rs.500/-plus an annual membership fee of Rs.300/-(AJT §Òçü¿-í∫© Å®·ü¿’´ç-ü¿© ®Ω÷§ƒ-ßª’© üμ¿®√-´ûª÷, àú≈-CéÀ ´‚úø’-´ç-ü¿© ®Ω÷§ƒ-ßª’©’).

Ujwal: Thank you.

Look at the following expressions from thedialogues above:

1) You may not, unless you are a member.

2) You may borrow, but for only overnightstudy.

3) You may not borrow more than three booksat a time.

´’†ç éÀçü¿öÀ-≤ƒJ 'May' èπ◊†o ´·êu-¢Á’i† Ö°æ--ßÁ÷í∫ç, ´·êuçí¬ question form ™ ´’®√u-ü¿-°æ‹-®Ωy-éπ-¢Á’i† Å†’-´’A éÓÍ®ç-ü¿’èπ◊ ¢√úøû√ç ÅE ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊Ø√oçéπüΔ? (e.g.: May I leave now? - É°æ¤púø’ ØË†’ ¢Á∞¡x-´î√a?). Åçûª-èπ◊-´·çü¿’, probability E ûÁL-Ê°ç-ü¿’èπ◊'may' ¢√úøû√ç ÅE îª÷¨»ç.

É°æ¤púø’, may èπ◊†o ´’®Ó Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç (Â°j – sen-tences ™ ¢√úÕ† Nüμ¿çí¬) îª÷üΔlç.1) May, with you, he, she, and they has the

force of 'shall' indicating prohibition in apolite manner. Åçõ‰ îËßª’-èπÿ-úøE °æEE î√™«´’®√u-ü¿-°æ‹-®Ωy-éπçí¬ ûÁL-Ê°ç-ü¿’èπ◊ ¢√úøû√ç: Â°j sen-

tences ™ ¢Á·ü¿-öÀC îª÷üΔlç.1) You may not, unless you are a member =

Ææ¶μº’u-úÁj-ûË-é¬E O’®Ω’ BÆæ’-èπ◊ØË O©’-™‰ü¿’.Sunanda: Sir, may I leave office half an hour

early today? (É¢√∞¡ äéπ Å®Ω-í∫çô ´·çü¿’ ¢ÁRx-§Ú--́î√açúÕ?)

Officer: You may not, as there is an inspectiontoday. (O™‰xü¿’, ûªE& Ö†oç-ü¿’-́ ©x)

Important: You, he, she, it and they ûÓ maynot ´’®√u-ü¿-°æ‹-®Ωy-éπ-¢Á’i† E≠œ-üΔl¥Eo (polite prohibi-tion †’) ûÁ©’-°æ¤-ûª’çC.

★ Candidates may notleave the exam hall with-out the permission of thesupervisor (Å¶μºu-®Ω’n©’ ÅCμ-é¬J Å†’-´’A ™‰èπ◊çú≈, °æKéπ~í∫CE ´ü¿L ¢Á∞¡x-èπÿ-úøü¿’ –E≠œü¿l¥ç/ prohibition).

Visitor: Why are you stop-ping me? (áçü¿’èπ◊ †Ø√o-°æ¤-ûª’-Ø√o´¤?)

Security Person: Excuse me, sir, you may notenter, without being scanned. (éπ~N’ç-îªçúÕ.O’®Ω’ °æKéπ~ ™‰èπ◊çú≈ ™EéÀ ¢Á∞¡xèπÿúøü¿’ -

Prohibition.)

Clerk: You have submitted all your certificatesbut not your fee receipt. (O’ certificates ÅFoÉî√a®Ω’, é¬F fee receipt Éý-™‰ü¿’).

Student: Is that necessary? (Å´-Ææ-®Ω´÷?)Clerk: You may not attend classes without

submitting it. (ÅC Éý-EüË, O’®Ω’ é¬xÆæ’-©èπ◊ ¢Á∞Ïxç-ü¿’èπ◊ O™‰xü¿’ – ´’®√u-ü¿í¬ îÁ°æpúøç).

Must Oô-Eoç-öÀE, NCμí¬, Çñ«c-†’-≤ƒ®Ωç,should } Å´-Ææ-®√-E-éÀ- îËßª÷-Lq†have to °æ†’-©èπ◊ ¢√úøû√ç.has to

May †’ not ûÓ politely expressed prohibi-tion (îËßª’-èπÿ-úøE °æ†’-©èπ◊ ´’®√u-ü¿-°æ‹-®Ωy-éπçí¬¢√úøû√ç – ÉC very formal).

Bv -́ûª™, must ÅEoç-öÀ-éπçõ‰ áèπ◊\´, ûª®√yûªshould, Ç ûª®√yûª, have to, has to.

May N≠æ-ßª’ç™, not ûÓ ´÷vûª¢Ë’ îËßª’-èπÿ-úøE°æ†’©’, ´’®√u-ü¿-°æ‹-®Ωy-éπçí¬ ûÁ©’-°æ¤û√ç. Observe thefollowing.

★ He may not come today (Åûªúø’ Ñ ®ÓV ®√éπ-§Ú-́ îª’a – probability).

★ You may not leave before five. (O’®Ω’Å®·CçöÀéÀ ´·çü¿’ ¢Á∞¡x-ú≈-EéÀ O™‰xü¿’ – îËßª’-èπÿ-úøE°æEE ´’®√u-ü¿í¬ ûÁ©-°æúøç).

You may not, unless you are...

T. Sankara Rao,

Machilipatnam

Q: Translate the following intoEnglish.

1. üμ¿®Ωt-®√V Åñ«ûª ¨¡vûª’´¤.2. ¢√ùÀo É®Ω-é¬-ôç™ Â°úÕ-ûË-í¬E üΔJ-

™éÀ ®√úø’.3. ÊÆo£æ…Eo àú≈-C-§ƒô’ Â°ç* §Ú≠œç-îª’-èπ◊-Ø√o†’.4. Eïç îÁ°æp-´’E E©-D-¨»†’.5. N™«≤ƒ™x Ç†çü¿ç Öçü¿E v°æA ´’E≠œ Å§Ú-£æ«-°æ-úø-

û√úø’.6. --Ç N≠æßª’ç N†o-°æpöÀ †’ç* Ç†çü¿ç §ÒçT§Ò®Ω©’-

ûÓçC.7. <μû√\-®√©’ á´-®Ω’-´÷vûªç ¶μºJç-îª-í∫-

©®Ω’?A: 1) As far as I know we don't

have an exact equivalent inEnglish for 'Åñ«ûª ¨¡vûª’´¤—. Wecan roughly translate it as:

Dharmaraja's enemies areyet to be born.

2) Unless we embarrass /harass him he won't listen to

us / oblige us.

3) I nurtured (somebody's) friendship for a year.

4) I insisted that he come out with truth.

5) People have the wrong notion that pleasuresmake for happiness.

6) Eversince I heard the news my heart hasbeen overflowing with joy.

7) Who can bear others' disdain / contempt?

Q: Job Profile - Åçõ‰ àN’öÀ?A: Job profile = job description = duties of the

job, salary, perks, privileges, term (period) ofcontract, etc - All details of the job.

Q: Proactive - meaning & use in 2 sentences.

A: Making things happen, withoutwaiting for things to happen, andreacting to them = Taking the ini-tiative = îÌ®Ω-´ûÓ °æE-îË-Ææ’-èπ◊çô÷≤ƒT-§Ú-´úøç.

Q: No expenses barred on the sets.

A: Ready to spend any amount ofmoney = áçûª ê®Ω’aèπÿ ¢Á†-é¬-úø-éπ-§Ú-´úøç. On the sets = ÆœE´÷ setéπßË’u ê®Ω’a.

Q: I could not haveasked for a betterbirthday gift.

A: This is the bestbirthday gift I canexpect.

Q: Stand your ground.

A: Continue with youropinions / intentions though somebody isopposing you = á´®Ω’ áçûª úA-Í®-éÀç-*Ø√ ´’†ÅGμ-v§ƒ-ßª÷-©†’, Ç¨¡-ßª÷-©†’, ÖüËl-¨»-©†’ ´÷®Ω’a-éÓ-éπ-§Ú-´úøç.

Whatever the opposition, once Gandhi took adecision, he stood his ground = v°æA-èπÿ-©ûªáçûª ÖØ√o, í¬çDμ@ äéπ E®Ωgßª’ç BÆæ’-èπ◊çõ‰ üΔEéÀéπô’d-•úÕ ÖçúË-¢√®Ω’.Q: No - Holds - barred.

A: No holds barred - a very good and usefulphrase = unrestrained = °æJ-N’-A-™‰E/ Å´-üμ¿’-™‰xE/ unlimited.

★ Students participated in the celebrations,with enthusiasm no holds barred = Å´-üμ¿’-™‰xEÖû√q-£æ«çûÓ NüΔu-®Ω’n©’ Ç ¢Ëúø’-éπ™x §ƒ™Ô_-Ø√o®Ω’.

Q: Take somebody for granted - meaning &

use in 2 sentences.

A: Take somebody for granted = not to recog-

nise / understand the real value of some-

thing = ´’†-Èé-°æ¤púø÷ Ö†o ´Ææ’h´¤ / ´’E≠œ -N-©’´-ûÁ-L-ßª’éπ-§Ú-´úøç.

Don't take him for granted = Don't think he

will always be with you / supporting you.

Q: Niceties - meaning, 2 sentences

A: Niceties = of something the small details

which are very important / ¢Á’©-èπ◊-´©’

Social niceties = ≤ƒ´÷->éπ íı®Ω-´-´’-®√u-ü¿™x §ƒöÀç-î√-Lq† ¢Á’©-èπ◊-´©’

Legal niceties = îªôdç N≠æ-ßª’ç™ ¢Á’©-èπ◊-´©’.

He stood his ground

Deenanad Chouhan,Bhadrachalam

Q: Say whether the following

translations are correct or

not.

i) Ç ¶Ô´’t ûª†™« ™‰ü¿E Ç ¢√u§ƒJîÁ§ƒpúø’ = The businessman

said that the figure didn't

resemble him.

ii) üΔçûÓ *vûª-é¬-®Ω’úø’ Nî√-®Ωçí¬ èπÿ®Ω’a-Ø√oúø’ =

With that the artist sat sullen.

iii) Åô’í¬ ¢Á∞¡Ÿh†o ®√´’-Lç-í∫úø’ Ç *vûª-é¬®Ω’úÕE°æ©-éπ-Jç* ÅûªúÕ ¶«üμ¿èπ◊ é¬®Ω-ù-´’-úÕ-í¬úø’ =

Ramalinga who was going that way

wished the artist and asked him the

reason of his worry.

iv) Åçû√ NØ√oéπ ¢√u§ƒ-JéÀ •’Cl¥-´-îËa™« äéπÖ§ƒßª’ç îÁ§ƒpúø’ = After listening to himRamalinga told him a device to teach

the businessman a lesson.

v) ®√´’-Lç-í∫úø’ îÁ°œp-†õ‰x îË¨»úø’ Ç*vûª-é¬-®Ω’úø’ = The artist did thesame as was said byRamalinga.

vi) ¢√u§ƒJ ®√@-éÌ*a éπ~´÷-°æù éÓ®√úø’.A: i) correct

ii) Ok

iii) It disappointed the artist andhe was sad. (sullen = bad tempered/angry)

iv) ....the reason for his worry.

v) .... Ramalinga gave him an idea whichcould teach the businessman a lesson.

vi) The artist did what Ramalinga had toldhim to do.

vii) The merchant compromised with theartist and begged his pardon.

-Ççí∫x-¶μ«-≠æ-ù-Ççí∫x-¶μ«-≠æ-ù 716

M. SURESAN

Usha Kiran Malhothra, Vijayawada

Q: éÀç-C -¢√é¬u-©’ éπÈ®Íéd-Ø√?i) I have met my mother today.

ii) Did you return that book to the library?

iii) I was writing and listening to the complaints atthe same time.

A: i) I met my mother today. When you mention thetime (as in this sentence, 'today') the tense tobe used is past simple.

ii) Correct, but 'Have you returned the book?' is bet-ter, because the timeof action is not statedhere.

iii) Correct.

Q: He walked in the/ onthe desert - Whichone is correct?

A: He walked acrossthe desert.

Q: Ø√èπ◊ Çßª÷Ææç ´≤ÚhçC– Say this inEnglish.

A: I am gasping.

Q: Either Kiran or his friends are /is in the school.

A: Either Kiran or his friends are here - Correct.

Seetharama Sastry, Khammam

Q: Rama is not the cleverest of all boys in theclass - Say the other degrees.

A: Comparative: Some other boys in the classare cleverer than Rama.

Positive: Some other boys in the class are asclever as Rama.

Q: Rama is not cleverer than some other boys /most other boys / than many other boys inthe class - Clarify.

A: This means there are some other boys whoare as clever as Rama

(Rama is among the cleverest boys in the class).

Q: Some boys in the class are atleast as cleveras Rama / Many boys in the class are atleastas clever as Rama / very few / most boys inthe class are atleast as clever as Rama -Which one is right?

A: Refer to No.1 alone.

✪ A good number of boys in the class are equal-ly clever as Rama.

✪ Very few: Rama is clever than most of theboys in the class.

✪ There are a good number of boys in the classwhose cleverness is equal to Rama's.

- -Ç-C-¢√®Ωç 13 -ï-†-´-J 2013 Ñ-Ø√-úø’ Â£j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ 2


Chetan: I hear it's your birthday today?Wish you a happy birthday and may you cele-brate many more birthdays. (É¢√∞¡ F °æ¤öÀd-†-®Ó-ïENØ√o†’? É¢√∞¡ †’´¤y î√™« ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ Öçú≈-©Eî√™« î√™« °æ¤öÀd-†-®Ó-V©’ îËÆæ’-éÓ-¢√-©E Ø√ éÓJéπ.)

Sampath: Thank you. May you live longenough to wish me happy happy birthdays.(üμ¿†u-¢√-üΔ©’. ÆæçûÓ-≠æ-éπ-®Ω-¢Á’i† ï†t-C-Ø√©’ ØË†’ í∫úø-§ƒ-©E éÓ®Ω’-èπ◊-†oç-ü¿’èπ◊, O’®Ω÷ î√™«-é¬©ç @Nç-î√-©E Ø√éÓJéπ.)

Chetan: Yesterday I happened to meetSatish. He is such a big bore. Talking to him isthe most unpleasant thing. May I never meet himagain. (E†o ÆæB-≠̌†’ éπ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-́ úøç ïJ-TçC. Å¶«s,áçûª NÆœ-T-≤ƒhúÓ. Åûª-EûÓ ´÷ö«xúøfç NÆæ’-í∫-E-°œ-Ææ’hçC.´’Sx ÅûªEo éπ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-èπ◊çú≈ ÖçúË áçûª ¶«í∫’ç-ô’çüÓ!)

Sampath: I have the same feeling too. Buthis cousin Likhit is a nice type. He has a busi-ness and it is doing well. May it continue longso. (Ø√èπÿ ÅüË ÅEp-Ææ’hçC. Å®·ûË ÅûªE cousinL"û˝ î√™« ´’ç*-®Ωéπç. Åûª-EéÓ ™«¶μ«© ¶«ô™ Ö†o¢√u§ƒ®Ωç ÖçC. Å™«Íí î√™«-é¬©ç ™«¶μ«©’ §ÒçüΔ-©E Ø√ éÓJéπ.)

Chetan: Why did you meet him? (áçü¿’èπ◊éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-Ø√o-´-ûªEo?)

Sampath: I meet him often so that I maylearn some business tips. I may start my ownbusiness soon. (ØË†-ûªEo ûª®Ω-îª’í¬ éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊ç-ö«†’,

¢√u§ƒ®Ω N≠æ-ßª÷-©†’ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊. ûªy®Ω-™ØËØË†÷ ¢√u§ƒ®Ωç v§ƒ®Ωç-Gμç-î√-©-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o†’.)

Chetan: May you prosper in business.(¢√u§ƒ-®Ωç™ †’´¤y ÅGμ-́ %-Cl¥éÀ ®√¢√-©E Ø√ éÓJéπ.)

Éçûª-´-®Ωèπ◊ ´’†ç îª÷Æœ† 'May' Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í¬©’:

May 1) for probability (ï®Ω-í∫-´îª’a ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ)¢√úøû√ç. It may rain (It's likely to rain)

2) In the question form for asking for formalpermission (íı®Ω-´-v°æ-ü¿çí¬ / ´’®√u-ü¿ûÓ Å†’-´’A§ÒçüËç-ü¿’èπ◊ v°æ¨¡o ®Ω÷°æç™ May I / we, etc...? ÅE¢√úøû√ç), and,

3) 'May' is also used for prohibi-tions (E≠œü¿l¥ç / îËßª’-èπÿ-úøE °æ†’-©†’)´’®√u-ü¿-éπ-®Ωçí¬ îÁÊ°pç-ü¿’èπ◊)

É°æ¤púø’ 'May' èπ◊†o ÉçéÓ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç îª÷üΔlç:

Look at the following sen-tences from the conversation

above:

1) May you celebrate many

more birthdays. (O’®Ω’ ´’JEo ï†t-C-ØÓ-ûªq-¢√©’ ï®Ω’-°æ¤-éÓ-¢√-©E ´÷ éÓJéπ)

2) May you live long enough to wish memany more birthdays. (Ø√ ï†t-C-ØÓ-ûªq-¢√-©Foîª÷ÊÆç-ü¿’èπ◊ O’®Ω’ *®√-ßª·-´¤-©’í¬ Öçú≈-©E Ø√ éÓJéπ)

3) May I never meet him again (ØË†’ ´’SxÅûªEo éπ©-´-èπÿ-úø-ü¿E Ø√ éÓJéπ)

4) May it continue long so.

5) I meet him often so that I may learn somebusiness tricks (¢√u§ƒ®Ω éÀô’-èπ◊©’ ØË®Ω’a-èπ◊-ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ØË†-ûªEo ûª®Ωîª÷ éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊ç-ö«†’)

Sentences (1) to (4) above express wishes,don't they? Â°j† 1 †’ç* 4 ´®Ωèπ◊ ¢√é¬u©’ ´’† éÓJ-éπ-©†’ / Çé¬ç-éπ~-©†’ ûÁ©’-°æ¤-ûª’-Ø√o®· éπüΔ?

'May' èπ◊†o ´·êu Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í¬™xformal í¬ ´’† éÓJ-éπ-©†’, v°æüμΔ-†çí¬ àüÁjØ√ ™«çîμª-†-v§ƒ-ßª’-¢Á’i†Çé¬ç-éπ~-©†’ ûÁL-Ê°ç-ü¿’èπ◊, ´·êuçí¬¨¡Ÿ¶μº-Ææç-ü¿-®√s¥™x, ¢√úøû√ç.

a) Lilith: I've (I have) gotthe appointment orders. I'vebeen posted MRO and am tojoin duty in 15 days. (Ø√èπ◊ÖüÓuí∫ç orders ´î√a®·. MRO

í¬ ¢Ë¨»®Ω’, 15 ®ÓV™x Nüμ¿’™x îË®√L)Bhanu: Oh Congrats! May you have a pros-

perous career! (ÅGμ-†ç-ü¿-†©’. †’´¤y ÖüÓu-í∫ç™¶«í¬ Â°jéÀ ®√¢√L (ÅE Ø√éÓ-Jéπ))

b) Sunanda: The results of the admissiontest are out. I've (I have) got the seat. v°æ¢Ë¨¡°æKéπ~ °∂æL-û√©’ ¢Á©’-´-ú≈f®·. Ø√èπ◊ v°æ¢Ë¨¡ç ´*açC)

Chandrika: Congrats! May you study well andcome out in flying colours (ÅGμ-†ç-ü¿-†©’. †’´¤y¶«í¬ îªCN v°æA-¶μ«-́ ç-ûªçí¬ Â°jéÀ ®√¢√-©E Ø√éÓ-Jéπ)

í∫´’-Eéπ: May†’ blessings (ÇQ-Ææ’q-©’)èπ◊, Çé¬ç-éπ~©’ ûÁ©-°æ-ú≈-EéÀ ¢√úË-ô-°æ¤púø’ sentence, 'May' ûÓØËv§ƒ®Ωç¶μºç Å´¤-ûª’çC.

eg: May you live long (D®√-̀ßª·-≥ƒt-Ø -̨¶μº´)May†’ purpose (ÖüËl¨¡ç) ûÁL-Ê°ç-ü¿’èπÿ ¢√úøû√ç.Prabhas: Why are you here?

(áçü¿’-èπ◊-Ø√o-N-éπ\úø?)Pradeep: I came here so that I may buy

some books (°æ¤Ææh-é¬©’ éÌØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ Ééπ\-úÕ-éÀ-´î√a)b) Chandan: We bought the books for the

library so that students may benefit from them(NüΔu-®Ω’n©’ ¢Ë’©’ §ÒçüËç-ü¿’èπ◊ Ñ °æ¤Ææh-é¬-©†’ ™„jv•-KéÀéÌØ√oç)

Madan: Display them so that the studentsmay see them (v°æü¿-®Ωz-†™ Öçîª’-¢√-öÀE, NüΔu-®Ω’n©’¢√öÀE îª÷ÊÆç-ü¿’èπ◊).

May you have a prosperous career!

Arpitha Pallavi,Vijayanagaram

Q: †’´¤y ´‚úø’ ØÁ©©’ éπ≠æd-°æúÕÆæç§ƒ-CçîË Ææç§ƒ-ü¿† ØË†’äéπ ØÁ©™ Ææç§ƒ-C-≤ƒh†’. –Please translate intoEnglish.

A: I can earn in one monthwhat you earn in threemonths.

Q: I have seen an English movie. In the moviethere is a scene that is as follows

"A man was buying something at a shop at thattime another man was sitting beside the shopsays "its on me" - Say the meaning of theabove underlined words.

A: "It's on me" = I will pay for it.

Q: Frequently / often

A: 'Often' means something happening a numberof times, but the time gap between somethinghappening once and the next time, may beshort or long.

Frequently means often, but refers to some-thing being repeated very fast.

Q: Materialise / realise the dream

A: Materialize = 1) Usually used with 'not' - notmaterialize = something not happening as wehave planned.

His plans of becoming a CM did not materialize(did not happen / come true).

2) To appear suddenly as if from nowhere = (v°æûªu-éπ~-´’-´úøç). Just when we were talking about himhe materialised before us.

Realise = achieve something.

Your dreams materialize = Your dreams cometrue. (But remember, materialize is used only with'not')

You realise your dreams.

(materialize = Eï-´’-´úøç; Eïç-é¬-™‰-ü¿ØË Å®ΩnçûÓ, üΔüΔ°æ¤á°æ¤púø÷ 'not' ûÓØË ¢√úøû√ç. Realise = ´’†ç ≤ƒCμç-îªúøç, ´’† éπ©©’™«çöÀ ¢√öÀE.)

Aakash Agnihotri, Mahabad

Q: I was making it up as Iwent along and watchingthem; at the least sign thatit wouldn't work I'd drop it,fast - Say the meaning inTelugu.

A: I was making... watching them- difficult togive the meaning of the sentence, unlesswe know the context. (When, where andwho it was said by).

At the least sign, I would drop it = If therewas any sign of it failing/ goingwrong, I would stop it at once(ØË†-†’-èπ◊-†oC °æE-îË-ßª’-ü¿E à *†oÆæçÍéûªç ´*aØ√ ØË†’ ÅC ´÷ØË-≤ƒh†’/ ´÷ØË-üΔl-´’-†’-èπ◊-Ø√o†’– ÅD¢ÁçôØË).Q: I tried to pitch my voice into

its most informally pleasantregister - Say in Telugu.

A: I tried to talk in an informaland very friendly manner -î√™« ÊÆo£æ«-°æ‹-®Ωy-éπçí¬ £æ…®·í¬

ÅE-°œçîË Nüμ¿çí¬ ´÷ö«x-úËç-ü¿’èπ◊ v°æßª’Aoçî√†’.Q: Tone / Voice / Verbal / Oral.

A: Voice = Sound we make when we speak= ´’† íÌçûª’ / éπç®∏Ωç.

Tone = The quality / change in our voicewhen we express a feeling = ´’†ç àüÁjØ√¶μ«¢√Eo ûÁL-ßª’-ñ‰-ÊÆç-ü¿’èπ◊, ´’† íÌçûª’™ ´îËa´÷®Ω’p. (Angry tone, sad tone, happy tone).

Verbal = in words (Written or spoken)

Oral = spoken.

Q: Give oral / verb answers.

A: Give oral answers =Give spoken answers.(´÷ô™x ï¢√•’ îÁ°æpúøç).

Verbal answers = Written /spoken answers.

Q: He is physically present/ materially present -Say in Telugu.

A: Physically / materiallypresent = Being atsome place = áéπ\-úÁjØ√¨»K-®Ω-éπçí¬ Öçúøôç.

Suresh Choudari, Kakinada

Q: Can the words "tell" and "ask" be usedwith the object? for example:

He asks to go there

A: a) Tell is not the same as 'say'. 'Tell'should always be followed by who weare telling something, and what we aretelling them.

a) He told me that he would buy a car.

b) They tell me/ everyone thatthey know this place.

c) She told Lata a story.

d) Hemanth tells me of his plans.

'Tell' should NOT be followedby a 'that' clause (a clausebeginning with 'that').

She told that she wanted some books -(Wrong).

She told me/ you/ her/ them, etc.that..... - Correct.

b) Ask is fol-lowed bythe personwho isasked ofsomething, and / or 'for', andsometimes by 'to'.

a) He asked me for my help.

b) Subodh asked me to meet himimmediately.

c) When he bought thecar, he was asking fortrouble.

a) He asks to go there - Wrong.

b) He asks me/ him/ her, etc... togo there.

Q: I will the meanings after completion ofyour writing the answers O’®Ω’ answers®√ßª’úøç °æ‹®Ωh-®·† ûª®√yûª ØË†’ O’Eçí˚q®√≤ƒh†’. Is the above translation right?

A: I will give (you) the mean-ings after you completewriting the answers.

Q: The stranger is wel-comed as such - Say themeaning the aboveunderlined in Telugu.

A: They welcome the stranger,as a stranger, without askingthem any questions as whothey are, or knowing whetherthey are good or bad.

Q: I accompanied him to thestation - Is this right?

A: Correct.

Q: This boy is better than that boy.

A: Correct.

Q: This is the boy who is industrious - Is itDemonstrative Pronoun or Adjective.

A: This here is a demonstrative pronoun.


M. SURESAN

Sunaina Choupal, Kukatpalli

Q: I am watching the Red Fort/ looking at the Red Fort/ seeing

the Red Fort/ starring at the Red Fort. Say the correct one.

A: I am watching the Red Fort - I am viewing the Red Fort -

looking at it for a prolonged time, to enjoy the sight.

I am looking at the Red Fort - I have turned my eyes

towards the Red Fort and see it.

... Staring at the Red Fort - Something shocking / surpris-

ing has happened there, and my eyes are attracted to it.A reader, Nirmal

Q: What is the meaning of "Howmanyeth"?

A: No such expression in English.

Q: What is the meaning of "Don't mess with the best"

A: Don't spoil it (what is best) / Don't make dirty a place whichis clean.

Q: <éπ-öÀE Aúø’ûª÷ èπÿ®Óa-´úøç éπçõ‰, *®Ω’-D°æç ¢ÁL-Tç-îªúøç ¢Ë’©’.DEéÀ ÆæÈ®j† proverb English ™ îÁ°æpçúÕ.

A: It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness around.

Q: 'Duty' °æüΔ-EéÀ Plural ™‰ü¿-Ø√o®Ω’. é¬F Primary duties Åçö«®Ω’éπüΔ! Clarify.

A: I never said 'duty' has no plural. You perhaps read it wrongly.

I am watching the Red Fort

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Sriharsha: Phani told me that he might meetyou. (E†’o éπ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-´-îªaE °∂æùÀ Ø√ûÓ ÅØ√oúø’.)

Siddhardha: When did he say he might meetme? (†ØÁo-°æ¤púø’ éπ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-´-îªaE îÁ§ƒpúø’?)

Sriharsha: He didn't tell me when. I think hemight see you this evening. (á°æ¤púÓ Ø√ûÓ îÁ°æp-™‰ü¿’. •£æ›¨» Ñ ≤ƒßª’çvûªç éπ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-´-îËa¢Á÷.)

Siddhardha: I might go out in the evening tobuy some important books. I might not be homein the evening. (≤ƒßª’çvûªç ØË†’ •ßª’-öÀéÀ ¢Á∞¡x-´-îËa¢Á÷. Åûªúø’ ´îËa--ô°æp-öÀéÀ ØË†’ Éçöx Öçúø-éπ-§Ú-´îª’a.)

Sriharsha: Is that so important? (Åü¿çûª´·êu´÷?)

Siddhardha: Might I ask you something? I don'thave my phone on me. Might you phone himand find out when he will be coming? (ØËØÌéπN≠æßª’ç Åúø-í∫Ø√? Ø√ phone Ø√ ü¿í∫_®Ω ™‰ü¿’. é¬Ææh Åûª-úÕéÀ phone îËÆœ á°æ¤p-úÌ-≤ƒhúÓ éπ†’-èπ◊\ç-ö«¢√?)

Sriharsha: That I will do. But meet him certain-ly so that you might get information about yourapplication.

Siddhardha: OK.Éçûª-èπ◊-´·çü¿’ lesson ™ May Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í¬©’,

¢√u´£æ…-Jéπ Ççí∫xç (Functional English)™ ûÁ©’Ææ’-

èπ◊Ø√oç. May ´·êu-¢Á’i† Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç v°æÆæ’hûªç (present)™í¬F, ¶μºN-≠æuû˝ (future) ™í¬F àüÁjØ√ Öçúø-´îª’a(May be)/ ï®Ω-í∫-´îª’a (May + 1st Do, May go, Maycome, etc) ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ ¢√úøû√ç. É°æ¤púø’ May ûÓÆæç•çüμ¿ç Ö†o 'might' Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í¬©’ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-¶-ûª’Ø√oç.Look at the following sentences from the con-versation above between Siddhardha andSriharsha:1) Phani told me that he might meet you.2) When did he say he might meet me?3) I think he might see you this evening.4) I might go out in the evening.5) Might I ask you something?1) May †’ present / future ™ probability éÀ ¢√úÕ-

†ô’x, might †’ past probabilityéÀ ¢√úøû√ç.Compare: Sunil says Kumar may help him(èπ◊´÷®˝ ûª†èπ◊ ≤ƒßª’ç îÁßÁ·u-îªaE, Ææ’F™¸ Åçô’-Ø√oúø’)– ÉC É°æ¤púø’ Ææ’F™¸ Åçô’-Ø√oúø’, èπ◊´÷®˝ ûª†èπ◊ ≤ƒßª’çîËßÁ·-îªaE.)DEo past tense èπ◊ ´÷®Ω’üΔlç.

Sunil said that Kumar might help (past form ofmay help) him. (í∫ûªç™ Sunil îÁ§ƒpúø’, ûª†èπ◊ èπ◊´÷®˝≤ƒßª’ç îËßÁ·-îªaE).Pranav: Why were you so dull yesterday? (E†o

†’´¤y áçü¿’-éπçûª E®Ω’-û√q-£æ«çí¬ ÖØ√o´¤?)Nikhil: I hoped I

might be selectedfor the team, but Iwasn't. (††’o ïô’d-™éÀ áç°œéπ îËÆæ’-éÓ-´-îªaE Å†’-èπ◊Ø√o, é¬F,áç°œéπ îËßª’-™‰ü¿’).

Charan: I hope toget the booksoon. (Ç °æ¤Ææhéπçûªy®Ω-™ØË §Òçü¿-í∫-©-†E ÇP-Ææ’hØ√o.)

Damodar: I told you that you might take mine.Why didn't you? (Ø√ °æ¤Ææhéπç BÆæ’-éÓ-´-îªaE îÁ§ƒp†’éπüΔ. áçü¿’èπ◊ BÆæ’-éÓ-™‰ü¿’?)í∫´’-Eçî√ç éπüΔ? past ™ probability ûÁL-Ê°ç-

ü¿’èπ◊ Might ¢√úøû√ç. Compare:a) She thinks she may be selected (Ç¢Á’ É°æ¤p-úø-†’-

èπ◊ç-öçC, ûª†’ áç°œéπ´îªaE.)b) She thought she might be selected. (Ç¢Á’

í∫ûªç™ Å†’-èπ◊çC, ûª†’ áç°œ-éπ-´-îªaE).ÉD, 'might' èπ◊†o ¢Á·ü¿öÀ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç. N’í∫û√ Ö°æ-

ßÁ÷-í¬©’ ´îËa-≤ƒJ.

She thought she might be selected

Somaiah Sastry, EluruQ: i) A group of words that

expresses an actionsuch as eat, drink - Saythe meaning of aboveunderlined word.

ii) Such as - Say the mean-ing.

A: i) and ii) Such as = like..... express an action such as eat and drink =..... express an action like eat and drink.

Q: While returning to your class please write thetime table on a piece of paper - Can we use theabove sentence?

A: You can.Q: I don't like their returning - Is this sentence

right?A: Correct.Q: Organ/ limb.A: Organ = Any part of the body

limbs = Arms and legs.Q: i) They will tell you that he goes to school reg-

ularly.ii) When ever I look at you/ I turn towards you,

you pretend as if you have been listening to mecarefully, - Are the above two sentences right?

A: i) Correct.ii) Whenever I look at you .................. pretend as if ....... - Wrong.'Pretend' is not followed by 'as if', but usuallyby an infinitive and sometimes by a 'that'....clause...... you pretend to be listening to me- Correct.You pretend that you are listening to me -Correct.

SK. Siraj, NandavaramQ: X Class English ™ "Butterflies in Stomach"

ÅØË Idiom ÖçC. DEo Rattleèπ◊ °æ®√u-ßª’-°æ-ü¿çí¬ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-Tç-î√®Ω’. N´JçîªçúÕ.

A: Have butterflies in the stomach = to feel ner-vous, tension = to be rattled (One of the mean-ings of rattle is to make somebody afraid /tensed up).

Ramprasad, SecunderabadQ: Translate into Telugu.1. He was happy to be given this job.2. He was happy being given this job.3. To be given this job made him

happy.4. Being given this job made him

happy.5. We have people standing on our

steps all day.6. He only lent the car.7. I had just enough money.8. He lives a long way away.A: Sentences 1-4 have the same

meaning. Somebody gave him thejob and that made him happy.

Sentence 5: People have been stand-ing on our steps all day.Sentence 6: ÅûªúË car Éî√aúø’/ Åûªúø’car †’ ´÷vûª¢Ë’ Éî√aúø’ (Åçûª-éπçõ‰ àçîËßª’-™‰ü¿’).7. The money I had was just enough =

Ø√ ü¿í∫_®Ω ÆæJí¬_ î√L-†çûª úø•’s ´÷vûª¢Ë’ÖçC.

8. He lives a long way off (not away)= He lives at a distance = Åûªúø’ÖçúË-îÓô’ î√™« ü¿÷®Ωç.

Preethi Grover, VizianagarmQ: Say the following sentences are correct or not.

i) We should listen carefully to the lesson.ii) He pointed out the man and said he was the thief.

A: i) Correct.ii) He pointed to the man and

said he was a thief.Q: Can you drive the bicycle /

ride the bicycle - Whichone is right?

A: Can you ride a bicycle?Q: I will go and meet him -

Does the above underlinedapply to the word 'Meet'?

A: Yes.Q: Law applies to everyone / on everyone / for everyone / to

everyone - Say which one of the above is correct.A: The law applies to everyone.Q: He offered me / to me tea.

Say which one of the above is correct.A: He offered me tea / He offered tea to me.Q: Class is going on / Class going on -Clarify.A: The class is going on.

Vinod Mehra, VikasnagarQ: Å®Ωn-¨»ÆæYç ®Ω÷°æç üΔLa ÉEo

Ææç´-ûªq-®√-™„jçC - Say inEnglish.

A: It is this many yearssince Economics tookshape.

Q: Çßª’† Ééπ\úø á°æp-ô’oç* °æE-îË-Ææ’h-Ø√o®Ω’ =Since when has he been working here?Is this correct?

A: Correct.Q: ØËØÌ-*a† °æC-E-N’-≥ƒ-©èπ◊ Çßª’† ´î√a®Ω’ =

He came after ten min-utes I had come- Is thiscorrect?

A: He came ten minutesafter I had come.

Q: Link verb - Explain andgive one example.

A: Refer to earlier lessons.Q: éπçîª’-éÓô - Say in English.A: A steel fortress. ÉC DEéÀ

ÆæÈ®j† expression.

éπçîª’éÓôèπ◊ English ´÷ô, Bronze fort -é¬F ÉC Å†’-¢√ü¿ç ´÷vûª¢Ë’, ¢√úø®Ω’.English ™ ™‰ü¿’.

Q: She is far better than her sister / she ismuch better than her sister - Explain inTelugu.

A: She is far better / much better = î√™«¢Á’®Ω’í∫’.

Q: He is seeing the doctor - is this cor-rect?

A: Correct. Seeing (here) = meeting.Q: He pays with life Åçõ‰

Å®Ωnç àN’öÀ?A: He is doing foolish

things and wastingvaluable time.

Q: Are the books availablewhich each one containproper noun and com-mon noun as well as?

A: Any ordinary grammarbook can give youthese details.

Have butterflies in the stomach!Vishnu Vardhan Rao, Kakinada

Q: They wish they had a holiday today/They wish today were a holiday -Which is the right one? and also saywhether the above sentences arecalled improbable present?

A: They wish they had a holiday today- improbable present, - They wishtoday were a holiday - improbablepresent too - Both are correct.

Q: The words teacher, principal, sir, etcare common nouns. But once yousaid that the first letters of the abovewords should be capital. Similarlythe words judge, lawyer, inspectoras they are professional words. -Explain.

A: The first letters of these words likeprincipal, sir, judge, lawyer, inspec-tor, etc., should be capitals when we

refer to aparticularjudge, par-ticularprincipal(Principal of a particularcollege / school), inspectorof a particular department,etc.

a) The principal of a collegemanages the college ('p'small letter)

b) The Principal, VijayaBharathi College, Pandit / Prof.Pandit, Principal of..... ('P' capital).

c) A police inspector visited the sight ofthe accident. (p - small)

d) The Inspector Mr. Prasad of III TownPolice Station (observe capitals)

e) The president is thehead of a republic.President PranabMukherjee of India /The President ofIndia, Sri Pranab...../ Mr. PranabMukherjee, Presidentof India etc.

Q: If your father did see youwhat would he think? - Isthis right?

A: Correct.Q: They wish they didn't have exams /

had not have exams - Clarify.A: They wish they did not have exams -

NowThey wish they had not had exams -past.


M. SURESAN

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Venkat: Charan hasn't come yet. Prathap mightknow the reason. Where might he be? (îª®Ωù˝Éçé¬ ®√™‰ü¿’. é¬®Ω-ù¢Ë’¢Á’i ÖçúÌîª’a? áéπ\-úø’ç-úÌîª’aÅûªúø’?)

Sujan: He might be in his brother's place. It istoo far off from here. That might be the rea-son. (Åûªúø’ ¢√∞¡x Å†o Éçöx ÖçúÌîª’a. ÅC î√™«ü¿÷®Ωç Ééπ\-úÕéÀ. ÅC é¬®Ωùç é¬´îª’a.)

Venkat: The programme might start even beforesix o' clock. It's already 5.50. We might bedelayed by more than half an hour.

Look at the following sentences from theconversation above.

1) Prathap might know the reason.2) He might be in his brother's place.3) That might be the reason.4) The programme might start even before six.Éçûª-´-®Ω π◊ ´’†ç ûÁ©’-Ææ’- π◊-†oC: 1) Might is the

past form of 'May'. Åçõ‰ v°æÆæ’hûªç (Present) / ¶μºN-≠æuû˝ (Future) ™ probability (ï®Ω-í∫-´îª’a ÅØËÅ®ΩnçûÓ) ûÁ©’-°æ¤-ûª’çC. Å®·ûË í∫ûªç (Past) ™ ïJTÖçúø-´îª’a) ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ 'might' ¢√úøû√ç. Compare:

a) He says he may go.b) He said he might go.

a) Å®Ωnç – Åûªúø’ ûª†’ ¢Á∞¡x-´-îªaE Åçô’-Ø√oúø’. (Present/ Future).

b) Å®Ωnç: Åûª-úø-Ø√oúø’ (í∫ûªç™) Åûªúø’ ¢Á∞¡x-´-îªaE (Past).É°æ¤púø’ might È®çúÓ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç:Present/ Future ™ ´’K ÆæçüË£æ«ç ûÁL-Ê°ç-ü¿’èπ◊.He may buy that house(Åûªú≈ É©’x éÌ†-´îª’a – éÌØËÅ´-é¬¨¡ç áèπ◊\´ – Present /Future ™).He might buy that house(Åûªú≈ É©’x éÌçö«-úË¢Á÷ –Present / Future ™ØË.Å®·ûË 'May' éπçõ‰, 'might'áèπ◊\´ ÆæçüË-£æ…Eo ûÁ©’-°æ¤-ûª’çC.He might know the reason - Åûª-úÕéÀ ûÁ©’-ÊÆ¢Á÷ –More uncertain (in the present/ future) than,He may know the reason.a) Sravan: Where can you get reliable informa-

tion about this job? (Ñ ÖüÓu-í¬Eo í∫’Jç*† Ææ´÷-î√®Ωç áéπ\úø üÌ®Ω’-èπ◊-ûª’çC?)

Narayan: Supreeth might be the person (Ææ’v°‘û˝ÆæÈ®j† ´’E≠œ é¬´îª’a – ÆæçüË£æ«ç).

b) Jayanth: Where do you think we can findhim? (Åûª-úÁ-éπ\úø üÌ®Ω-éÌ-îªaE Å†’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o´¤?)

Ganesh: We might find him on the tank bund(Åûªúø’ ´’†èπ◊ tank bund ™ üÌ®Ω-éπ-´îª’a – ÆæçüË£æ«ç)

He may buy that house

RoushniMalhothra,Hyderabad

Q: He is a manof few words- Translate.

A: Åûªúø’ î√™«ûªèπ◊\´ ´÷ö«x-úø-û√úø’ (îËÆœ îª÷°œ-≤ƒhúø’).

Q: One can't be too careful of one's goodname - Say in Telugu.

A: This is a good sentence.Meaning: Whatever/ However much care a

person takes to save his good name, it cannever be enough. (Ê°®Ω’ é¬§ƒ-úø’-éÓ-´-ú≈-EéÀáçûª ñ«ví∫ûªh BÆæ’-èπ◊Ø√o ÅC ûªèπ◊\¢Ë) Åçõ‰ O™„j-†çûª áèπ◊\´ ñ«ví∫ûªh BÆæ’-éÓ-¢√-©E Å®Ωnç.

Q: If we have to write a definition we put aside heading. Do we have to write thefirst letter as capital after putting the sideheading? For example: Adjective:Which / which qualifies a noun.

A: In a side heading, every word shouldbegin with a capital letter. That is, the

first letter of every word in the side head-ing must be in capitals, but not everyword in the definition.

Adjective: Which qualifies a noun - this isnot a sentence.Adjective: An Adjective is a word whichqualifies a noun.Q: I have seen in many books that the fol-

lowing symbols are put by the side head-ing. ":", '':-" - please clarify

A: ':' - Colon- used before you explainsomething / give a list.

e.g.: There are three tenses : 1) The Present2) The Past and 3) The Future.

':-' The colon and dash - after a side heading.

e.g.: The uses of a pen :-. But this is notmuch used nowadays'.

Sohel Arbaaz, KhammamQ: He has started writing/ He has started to

write - Which one is correct here?A: He has started writing correct. Start, stop,

end etc are always followed by an '-' ing form/ a noun.

e.g.: He has startedteaching / He hasstarted the lesson.

Q: ØÁ©-®Ó-V©’ Öçö«-††oÇßª’† Ç®Ω’ ®ÓV-©Íé¢ÁRx-§Ú-ûª’-†oç-ü¿’èπ◊ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ ÖçC = Iam happy of hisdeparturing as hehas said that he willstay here for onemonth but he is departuring only after sixdays - is this translation correct?

A: He said that he would stay for a month, but Iam happy he is leaving after only six days.Your sentence can be improved as:I am happy about his departing (Not 'depar-turing') only after six days, though he saidthat he would stay for a month.

Q: ØÁ© ®ÓV-©’çúÕ îËßª÷-Lq† °æEE Ç®Ω’-®Ó-V-©Íé FinishîËÊÆ-¨»†’ = I completed within six days thework which takes one month for its comple-tion - is this correct?

A: ... which takes one month for completion -Correct.

Vijaya Grover, KhammamQ: Say whether the following

sentences are correct or not.1. He and I am wrong / I are

wrong.2. Neither of the brothers are / is

wrong.3. Either he or you is / are wrong.4. He as well as / and his parents is / are here.5. He as well as / and his sister is / are here.6. Many a student doesn't know / don't know

this - Say meaning of the underlined words.7. Good morning all of you / to all / everybody.8. There was a big crowd.9. Our team was no longer we had won the

match - Say meaningof the above under-lined word.

A: 1. He and I arewrong - Correct.When two subjectsare joined by 'and' theverb is plural.

2. Neither he nor his

brothers are wrong - Correct (When two sub-jects are separated by neither... nor, either...or, not only... but also, the verb agrees withthe second subject. Here the second subject,'his brothers' is plural. So are is correct.

3. Either he or you are wrong - Correct. See therule above.

4. He as well as his parents is here - Correct.

When two subjects are joined by, as well as,with, together with or along with; the verbagrees with the first subject. Here the firstsubject is, 'He' - singular, so the verb is sin-gular (is).

5. See the rule above: He as well as his sister ishere.

6. Many a student doesn't know this = Manystudents don't (do not) know this. (But 'Manya student... is formal. In ordinary conversa-tion / writing, we don't use, 'Many a'- It isbookish- ví¬ç-C∑éπç).

7. Both are correct.

8. Correct.

9. The sentence is wrong.

The earth rotates around itself

Preethi Patekar, KothagudemQ: Our team was no longer obscure.

We had won the match - Say inTelugu.

A: ´÷ ïô’d ÈíL-*çC. ÅCçÍéç á´-JéÀ ûÁL-ßª’E Ê°®Ω’-™‰E ïô’d é¬ü¿’.

Q: Inspite of hard work / workinghard he failed - Which is right?

A: Inspite of his hard work/ workinghard he failed - Correct.

Q: He is looking great - The under-lined word isn't used in presentcontinuous tense - Explain.

A: 'Look' is used in the present contin-uous tense. 'See' is not used.

Q: He is seeing the manager - Herealso the underlined word isn't usedin present continuous tense -Explain.

A: 'See' has two meanings -1) Something appearing to us2) meetWith the meaning of somethingappearing to us (´’†èπ◊ éπ†-°æ-úøôç ÅØËÅ®ΩnçûÓ), am / is / are seeing, wrong.With the meaning of 'meet' (éπ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-´úøç) 'see' is used in the 'am / is /are seeing' formHe is seeing the manager = He ismeeting the manager.

Sonia Kaur, KothagudemQ: What is the meaning of AP/ What is

meant by AP/ What does AP mean -Which question is correct?

A: What is the meaning of AP? = What ismeant by AP? both are correct.

Q: The earth revolves / rotates / moves round theSun/ around the Sun - Say the correct one.

A: The earth revolves round the sun/ goes round thesun.The earth rotates around itself / The earthrevolves on its axis.

Q: Three minutes is left - If this sentence is correct,can we say the following sentence?

Four months is left.A: Correct. Any period of time is singular- so, four months is

left is correct.Q: He goes on talking / He is going on talk-

ing - Clarify.A: He goes on talking-

his habit. He does italways. He is goingon talking - Now

Q: He will see their going - isthis sentence correct?

A: Correct.Q: Shall I go to my brother -

Is this correct?A: Correct.

Q: What time do you make it - Say the meaning in Telugu.A: ÅC ≤ƒ´÷-†uçí¬ á°æ¤púø’ îËÆæ’hç-ö«´¤? (áéπ\-úÕ-ÈéjØ√ ¢Á∞¡xúøç,

á´JØÁjØ√ éπ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-´úøç, àüÁjØ√ îËßª’úøç, etc.)

M. SURESAN

Rana Sangram Singh, AdilabadQ: In a lesson you wrote the following. Vinai: That shouldn't be a

problem - The meaning of the above sentence is given asÆæ´’ÊÆuç Öçúø-éπ-§Ú-́ îª’a. ÉC Å™«çöÀ ¶μ«¢√Eo É´y-õ‰xü¿’. üΔE •ü¿’©’That may not be a problem - -Å-ØÌ-îª’a éπ-üΔ! Clarify.

A: That shouldn't be a problem ÅE English ™ Åçö«ç, é¬F ÅCÆæ´’Ææu é¬èπÿ-úøü¿’, ÅE ûÁ©’-í∫’™ ´÷ö«x-úË-ô-°æ¤púø’ Å†ç éπüΔ. áèπ◊\-´í¬'Ææ´’Ææu é¬éπ-§Ú-´îª’a— ÅØË Åçö«ç. Hence the translation.

Q: Will you come here / will you please come here - Which is cor-rect?

A: Will you please come here, is more polite than 'will you comehere?'

Q: Could / would you come here / could you / would you pleasecome here - Explain the difference among the above sentences.

A: Refer to the previous lessons.Q: Can I have attendance? Sir NüΔu-®Ω’n-©-†’ É™« Åúø-í∫-´î√a?A: Give me your attendance / let me have your attendance.

'Can I.... ?' ÉC asking for an informal permission. AttendanceBÆæ’-èπ◊-ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ students' permission Åúøí∫ç éπüΔ?

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