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Tuesday, 1 May 2018

General English: Basic Terms and Fundamentals of English



Hello friends Greeting, Hope that you are doing great and rising above in your life. Today in this post we are going to know very important English content that we use every day. This post would enable you have full knowledge of English terms and fundamentals.  You may read, write, speak and understand English well. The contents of this post are going to add value in your English domain. 

Let’s start:-

1.     Alphabet-

In English language, We know very well that there are 26 letters written in Small letters and Capital letters.  They have similar sound but appear very different.
A,,b,c,d,e,f,g,I,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w,x,y,z
A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,U,Z

2.     Word-

When the letters put together and give a meaning full sound is called a word. To form a work one vowel and one consonant is required. There are some exceptions where a single English letter makes up a meaning. Example A, I, and O.

3.     Sentence-

When two or more words come together and we can get a meaning this group of word is called a sentence. In simple term, when two or more words come together and give a meaning is a sentence.
There are two parts of a sentence-
a.     Subject           b. Predicate
The doer is known as a subject and the action it performs is known to be predicate.
There are mainly four types of sentences- Simple Sentence, Compound Sentence, Complex sentence and Mixed Sentence.
 Simple Sentence- the sentence which contains only single Finite verb is called a simple sentence.
Compound Sentence- The sentence which has two or more principal clause and co-ordinatiing conjunction is used to connect it.
Complex Sentence- where there is at least one principle clause and one more co-ordinating conjunction is called Complex sentence.
Mixed Sentence- the sentence which is not simple, compound and complex is mixed sentence.

4.     Clause-
A group of word which makes a part of sentence and containing a finite verb and subject is called a clause.
a)     Principal Clause- this is a type of clause which has its complete meaning it does not depend on anything to have complete meaning.
b)    Co-ordinating Clause- This clause depends the Sub- Ordinating Conjunction to have a meaning. It cannot form a meaning itself. Sub-Ordinating Conjunction: - as,why,because,since, before, soon,c lest, as soon as and so on.
Sub-Ordinating Clause has three categories- 1. Noun Clause  2. Adjective Clause  3. Adverb Clause.

5.     Phrase-
A group of words that gives a sense or meaning but not complete is called a phrase.
Tit for tat, ins and outs

6.     Parts of Speech-
the words used in sentence are categorized in 9 parts.
a)     Noun b) pronoun c) Adjective d) Adverb e) Preposition f) Verb g) Conjunction i) Interjection.

7.     Affirmative Sentence-

The sentences which are not negative are called Affirmative.

8.     Assertive Sentence-  The sentence in which something is said called Assertive sentence.

9.     Imperative sentence- The sentences which have emotions and sense of order, direction, advice, command or request.

10.            Optative Sentence- The sentence which talks about prayers, Wishes and expression or desires.

11.            Exclamatory Sentence- The sentence which expresses sorrow, hatred, joy , happiness , wonder and so on.

12.            Colloquial- which expresses conversational sentence which are informal.

13.            Complement- which adds and completes something to the subject or object. It completes the subject is called subjective complement if it does the same with objective it is called objective complement.
Ram become a captain
We elected him our leader.

14.            Cognate Object- when a object is used in the sentence in the similarity of verb. Such object s called Cognate object.
a)     Ram fought a good fight.       b) Radha sang a beautiful song.

15.            Syllable- this part of word that is spoken once as a whole is called syllable. A single word can contain more than one syllable.
Book, Car, Mat – One syllable words
Father- Fa-ther-
Monday- Mon-day – 2 syllable words
16.            Vowels-  In English Language A,E,I,O,U is considered Vowels. There are 5 vowels and 21 consonants in English language.
17.            Consonants- apart from, A,E,O,U,I rest letters are consonants. 
18.            Prefix- the words appear before the main words for example- im,in,em, en,dis and so on are prefix/

19.            Suffix- the words appear after the main words are called suffix- age, ist,ing, ship and so on.

20.            Premodifier- The word which comes before the noun and adds in the meaning is called Premodifier.
a)     I met with a blessed person       b) She nursed my broken leg. 

21.            Slang- Slang means use of informal words and expressions-

22.            Tense- tense points out to the time .

23.            Noun- name of any person, place or thing is a noun.
There are 5 types of noun

Proper Noun – one of person place or things- Ram , Chair, Delhi

 b) Common Noun - -  a common noun points out to the names given to persons, places and things- Kind ,Queen, Student, City

 c) Collective Noun- name of group of persons, things taken and spoken together
d) Material Noun- name of metal or substance of which it is made off.
e)Abstract Noun- it refers to quality, state and action.
25. The noun case- in the sentence relation of noun the other words is defined by the noun case.

Nominative Case- when the noun is used as a subject of verb is called nominative case.

Possessive Case- the ownership of noun on another noun is called possessive case.

Objective Case- when the noun is used as an object of the verb is known as objective case.
Case in Apposition- when two noun referring to same person is known as Case in apposition-

26. Adjective- the word which tells the quality of a noun is called Adjective

27. Synthesis- a process in which multiple sentences are put together to form a sentence is called Synthesis.

28. Analysis- it means to identify the Clause and get to know its type.

29. Conjunction- this is word that connects other word.
a) Coordinating conjunction
b) Subordinating Conjunction-
c) Correlative Conjunction

30. Adverb- a word in the sentence which changes the meaning of verb or adjective. In simple words which tells the quality of verb.


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Monday, 30 April 2018

General English: 5 Ways to Use "GET"


Hello friends Greetings, Welcome to my blog post we are going to learn 5 unique uses of Get.

Many times in English Language we come across sentences related to Get and we often fail to predict correct uses. Get is used for various purposes in English. It comes with different definition and meanings. After going through this post you will be able to use effectively in your language.



1.     Get is used to obtain or achieve something.
a)     I will get good marks in my final exams.
b)    Ram has got a new mobile.
c)     We will get good response from the audience.
d)    It is expected that you will get first division.
e)     She has got her reward.

2.     Get is used to express when we arrive or reach somewhere.
a)     My brother gets home after 9 pm.
b)    He will get here soon.
c)     She has got Delhi a while ago.
d)    When do you get office?
e)     Has he got there?

3.     Get also works as a verb when we don’t have any action verb to express thing where we just have adjective. In such case Get supplies the need of verb.
a)     I am getting late.
b)    She will get angry
c)     He has got fatty.
d)    Ram has got fever.
e)     He will get better soon.

In above 5 sentences we can see the use of get that works as a work, because late, angry, fatty, better work as adjectives in the sentences given above.

a)     We are getting better.
b)    She has got well
c)     Ram can get mad.
d)    I often get happy without any reasons.
e)     She often gets sad.

4.     To understand or figure out something, we can take the help of Get.
a)     I did not get what you just said.
b)    I don’t get his accent.
c)     Yes, i get what you say
d)     I got your point.
e)     Don’t get me wrong if I make a mistake.

5.     Get It done, it is a special structure in English to express when you cause someone do anything. In such case it works as a causative verb.

a)      I will get my shoes polished.
b)    She is getting her car repaired.
c)     They will get their work done soon.
d)    Sachin has got me selected in the team.
e)     I don’t get my clothes washed.
f)      He will get you killed.
g)     Who got you caught?
h)    She may get you trapped.
i)       Ram will get his house repaired soon.
j)       I don’t think so that she will get you failed.


Wednesday, 18 April 2018

30+ Highly Recommended Proverbs to Write and Speak for High Score IELTS


In this post we are going to learn 35 proverbs which are very important for IELTS Writing Task 2. Idioms, phrases and proverbs are very crucial to get you high band score and make your language deep and effective.


1.     Absence makes the heart grow fonder
When you are away from someone you love, you love them even more
2.     Accidents will happen
some unfortunate events must be accepted as inevitable
3.     Actions speak louder than words
What a person actually does is more important that what they say they will do
4.     Advice is cheap
It does not cost anything to offer advice
5.     Advice is least heeded when most needed
When a problem is serious, people often do not follow the given advice
6.     Advisers run no risks
It’s easier to give advice than to act
7.     All cats are grey in the dark
People are undistinguished until they have made a name
8.     All good things come to those who wait
Patience brings rewards
9.     All that glitters is not gold
Appearances can be deceptive
10.                        All days are short to industry and long to idleness
Time goes by slowly when you have nothing to do
11.                        All is fair in love and war
Things that are done in love or war can be excused
12.                        All’s well that ends well
There is a situation to everything even though there are doubts
13.                        All things grow with time –except grief
As time goes by, grief subsides little by little
14.                        All things are difficult before they are easy
With practice things become easier
15.                        All work and no play makes a jack a dull boy
Everybody needs a certain amount of relaxation. It is not good to work all the time
16.                        An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Eating an apple everyday can help to keep healthy, a small preventative treatment wards off serious health problems
17.                        An empty purse frightens away friends
When one’s financial situation deteriorates, friends tend to disappear
18.                        An Englishman’s home is his castle
An Englishman’s home is a place where he feels ,enjoys privacy and can do as he wishes
19.                        An idle brain is the devil’s workshop
When you work you avoid temptation
20.                        An onion a day keeps everyone away
A humoristic version of an apple a day
21.                        An ounce of prevention is worth pound of cure
It is easier to prevent something from happening than to repair the damage or cure the disease later
22.                        Anger is the one thing made better by delay
When you are angry, it is best to speak or act immediately
23.                        Any time means no time
If the date of an event remains vague, it will never happen
24.                        April showers bring May flowers
Something bad or unpleasant today may bring good things in the future
25.                        A bad tree does not yield good apples
A bad parent does not raise good children
26.                        A bad workman blames his tools
Blaming the tools for bad workmanship is an excuse for lack of skill
27.                        A bird in hand is worth two in a bush
It is better to keep what you have than to risk losing it by searching better
28.                        A broken friendship may be soldered but will never sound
Friendship can be rebuilt after a dispute but will never be as strong as before
29.                        A burden of one’s own choice is not felt
Something difficult seems easier when it is done voluntarily
30.                        A burnt child dreads the fire
A bad experience will make people stay from certain things
31.                        A chain is no stronger than its weakest link
The strength of a group depends on each individual member
32.                        A change is as good as a rest
A change in routine is often as refreshing a break or a holiday
33.                        A dry March, a wet April and a cool May fill barn and cellar and bring much hay
Harvest predictions according to the weather
34.                        A fault confessed is half redressed
Confession is the beginning of forgiveness
35.                        A flower blooms more than once
If you miss an occasion, you can avail of it at another time
36.                        A fool and his money are soon parted
A foolish person usually spends money carelessly
37.                        A fool at forty is fool forever
If a person has not matured by age of 40 , they will never.
38.                        A friend is need is a friend indeed
Someone who helps you when you are in trouble is a real friend
There proverbs are frequently used by expert students who score 8+ band. You are suggested to find the meanings of mentioned proverbs in your mother tongue or local language so you can understand better.

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