अंग्रेजी एक लिंगुआ फ्रेंका के साथ विभिन्न परीक्षाओं में सफलता का गोल्डन पासपोर्ट भी हैI आईये, हम भी अंग्रेजी के अपने ज्ञान को बढ़ायें –
Choose the closest meaning of the words given in the capital letters –
1. BLANDISH
(A) to coax (B) to adumbrate (C) to surprise
2. MUSTER
(A) to train (B) to criticize (C) to gather
3. APPORTION
(A) to rusticate (B) to distribute (C) to stoop
4. COUNTERMAND
(A) to cancel or revoke (B) to explode (C) to amend
5. NATATORIUM
(A) situation of confusion (B) an indoor swimming pool (C) carelessness
6. DOMICILE
(A) residence (B) communication (C) frustration
7. IMPAVID
(A) fearless (B) brilliant (C) alert
Answers: 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.A 7.A
Choose the word most nearly opposite to the words given in the capital letters-
1. AMELIORATE
(A) to worsen (B) to enrage (C) to bluff
2. ABSTAIN
(A) to succumb (B) to compile (C) to preach
3. ALLEGIANCE
(A) coherence (B) infidelity (C) alleviation
4. ANTIPATHY
(A) affinity (B) retention (C) sensation
5. ANTIQUE
(A) reliable (B) knowledgeable (C) fashionable
6. DISCHARGE
(A) to arraign (B) to secure (C) to inculcate
7. CAPARISON
(A) to demonstrate (B) to disrobe (C) to retire
1.A 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.B
LET US LEARN ABOUT THE SYNTAX
इंग्लिश भाषा के grammar में syntax की अहम भूमिका होती है। यह शब्दों और वाक्यों का अरैन्जमेंट कहलाता है। इसके अंतर्गत वर्ड ऑर्डर और सब्जेक्ट-वर्ब-एग्रीमन्ट को शामिल किया जाता है।
Correct the following sentences which have subject-verb-agreement errors (correct answers are given in brackets) –
(1.) Why does they go to market every day? (do)
(2.) Boys is running on the field. (are)
(3.) Why are she laughing? (is)
(4.) They leaves for the office early morning every day. (leave)
(5.) The sun rise in the east. (rises)
(6.) The people in the cities lives the life of luxuries. (live)
(7.) All the students of the college has been demanding early conduct of final examination. (have)
(8.) My friend’s parents loves him so much that all his friends envies him. (love, envy)
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH AN APPROPRIATE VERBS GIVEN IN THE BRACKETS
1. What —— you do in Delhi these days? (does, do)
2. He ——–good articles in various newspapers. (write, writes)
3. Those students who ——–hard succeed to make very bright career in their life. (labours, labour)
4. These days banks ——– the needy people at very cheaper interest rates. (lend, lends)
5. Boys ——- here to learn the basic life skills. (comes, come)
Answers: 1.do 2.writes 3.labour 4.lend 5.come
ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND
All the bare form of verbs (verbs without to and which appear in the dictionary) for example, talk, sleep, go, read, write, etc are in plural number. We add s or es to make them singular.
Plural number verbs – write, read, talk, cry, hold, belong
Singular number verbs – writes, reads, talks, cries, holds, belongs
WORD OF THE WEEK
ACHILLES’ HEEL – noun, the weakest and most vulnerable point in a person or system which may result in failure, (किसी व्यक्ति और व्यवस्था में सबसे कमजोर पक्ष जो असफलता का कारण बन सकती है) The consistent increase in the population has proved to be Achilles’ heel of the fast development of the country.