Thursday, April 29, 2010

Casuative verb 'MAKE'

Hi Everybody!!
This blog is the continuation of the blog I published yesterday. If you are here for the first time, please read the posts of the last few days.....
The causative verb 'make' is stronger than 'have' or 'got'. When you 'make' somebody does aomething for you, you are usually forcing him/her to do it for you.

e.g.
Cathy made Jack go with her. (Cathy forced Jack to go with her).
You can't make me obey you. (You can't force me to obey you).
Don't try to make me vacate this house. (Don't try to force me to vacate this house)
I will never make you go for this deal. (I will never force you to go for this deal).

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

A couple of days or so I posted a blog about the causative verbs (have, get and make). On that day, we had a brief discussion on how to use 'have' as a casuative verb. Here is the second part of the blog in which we are going to have a look at the use of 'got'...

My dad got me to help him.
Wait here, I will get someone to go with us.
Can you get her to type this letter?
We must get him to clean the courtyard tomorrow.
How could you get him to paint your house?
You can't get me to do this stupid work for you.
You shouldn't have got my cousin to do such an indecent work.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

'CALLED AS...' or 'CALLED...'

Hi Friends,
Sorry again. I couldn't blog for a couple of days as I was pretty down with a flu.


It is very common among many speakers in non-English speaking countries to use the word combination 'called as', for example, in India, I've heard many teachers telling their students:

"This is called as protractor".
"This phenomenon is called as metamorphosis" etc.

Both the sentences or any other sentence of this kind are considered wrong in standard British or American English.

So, how can these sentences be written?
"This is called a protractor". (correct)
"This phenomenon is called metamorphosis" (correct)

More examples:
This festival is called Diwali. (called as)
This building is called Golden Temple. (called as)
A machine for separating things is called a separator. (called as)

Sunday, April 25, 2010

CAUSATIVE VERBS

HI Friends! Good Evening.


CAUSATIVE VERBS are those which are used to tell somebody to do somthing for you. The term 'causative' shows that you can cause another person to do a work for you. This can be done by paying, asking of forcing the person. The most common causative verbs are: HAVE, GET and MAKE.

HAVE
The clause following 'HAVE' or 'GET' may be in active or passive voice. Study the following rules:

Rules for ACTIVE VOICE
SUBJECT+HAVE(any tense)+COMPLEMENT(usually person)+First form of Verb]

Mary had John wash the car.
(The sentence means Mary forced/compelled or paid John to wash the car.)

More Examples:
Jane had her children dust the room.
We usually have our guests do such work.
Peter has his dog bring him the newspaper.
She is having her father contact the officials.
Jack has had a friend type all the letters for him.
No problem, I will have some one do it for us.
Wait here, I will have a coolie move the luggage.

                                                                                                                                                                                   
Jacob (Nova English Campus)

Saturday, April 24, 2010

TELL vs SAY

Hi Guys!
Today, I've got something to tell you... (or say you?)

No doubt that the two words , 'SAY' and 'TELL' have the same meaning; however the grammar is different. Consider the sentence below:

He told me a story
This sentence cannot be written as 'He said me a story' or 'He said to me a story'. The rule is that when you use an indirect object ('me' i.e. to whom the story is spoken), you must use TELL.

Some more examples:

She told us the truth.
Jane told her children to keep quiet.
They did it because you told them to do so.
I told him many times not to repeat it.


In the examples above, direct pronouns (us, her, them, him) are used. That's why only 'told' is possible here. It would be ungrammatical to say 'She said us the truth', 'She said to us the truth' etc.


Tell can also be followed occasionally by a direct objectAlways use 'tell' before the following nouns whether an indirect object or direct object follows them.

Tell a story
Tell a joke
Tell a secret
Tell a lie
Tell the truth
Tell (the) time etc

Examples:
My grand dad told a story last night. (correct)
My grand dad told me a story last night. (correct)

I can't tell jokes now. (correct)
I can't tell you jokes now. (correct)

Mary told a secret (correct)
Mary told me a secret (correct)

Don't tell a lie (correct)
Don't tell me a lie (correct)

You have to tell the tuth. (correct)
You have to tell her the tuth. (correct)

Won't you tell the time? (corret)
Won't you tell us thetime? (corret)

                                                                                                                                                                     
Bye
Have a great Weekend.
Jack (Nova English Campus)

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Ain' I? or Aren't I?

Good Evening Everybody!!

Some contracted forms often used in Spken English:
Don't (Do not)
Doesn't (Does not)
Didn't (Did not)
Aren't (Are not)
Isn't (Is not)
Wasn't (Was not)
Weren't (Were not)
Won't (Will not)
Shouldn't (Should not) etc.

The puzzling question is: what is the contracted form of 'am not'?

Can it be amn't?
No. Although this usage (amn't) is frequently used by the English speakers in Ireland and Scotland, British English has not yet accepted it. Therefore, it is better to avoid this form.
Americans widely use ain't in place of 'am not'. But this usage also has not managed to get acceptance all over the world among the speakers of English though many other American usages are widely accepted.

So, what is the way out? Well, in informal English aren't is used as the contraction of 'am not'. But this form is used mostly in negative affirmative sentences or tag questions only as in:

I am your brother, aren't I? (correct)
After all I am your husband, aren't I? (correct) etc.

BUT..... NEVER USE THE FOLLOWING STRUCTURES...

I aren't coming with you. (incorrect)
I aren't intersted in cricket etc. (incorrect)

                                                                                                                                                                    
Ok Guys.
That's all for tonight. Thank you very much for your interest.
I am waiting to see you all here tomorrow, aren't I? :-) :-))

Regards
Jack (Nova English Campus)

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

What do a.m. and p.m. stand for?

Good evening!

I'm so glad to hear that you guys liked the blog I published yesterday. I got a number of reply messages requesting me to blog on such usages as a.m., p.m. and so on.

Here it is......

Both a.m. and p.m. came from Latin.
a.m. stands for 'ante meridiem' which means before noon.
p.m. represents 'post meridiem', meaning after noon.
Time between midnight(12:00) and noon (12:00) is a.m., and that from noon to midnight is p.m.

e.g. 9 a.m. shows 9 o' clock (daytime) while 9 p.m. stands for 9 o' clock (night-time). And do remember: 12:00 a.m. should be used for midnight and 12:00 p.m. must be used to mean noon.

I'll meet you at 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon (incorrect)
I'll meet you at 2:00 p.m. (correct)
I'll meet you at 2:00 in the afternoon (correct)


The shop closes at 11 p.m. at night (incorrect)
The shop closes at 11 p.m. (correct)
The shop closes at 11 at night (correct)


I get up at 6 a.m. every moring (incorrect)
I get up at 6 every moring (correct)
I get up at 6 a.m.(correct)


                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 NB Experts say that a.m. stands for ante-meridiem, which means "before the Sun has crossed the line." And p.m. means post-meridiem, which means "after the Sun has crossed the line." The 'line' here stands for longitudes (imaginary vertical lines on a map/globe which allow you to pinpoint any place on Earth). They are also called meridians. So if you're standing at a meridian line and the Sun is directly overhead, it's noon (12:00 p.m.) at that spot. Before the Sun arrives overhead, it's a.m.; after it is overhead, it's p.m.!


Well, it's 10:20 p.m. now. So let me wish you all a 'Good night'...
&
Take care... :-) :-)) :-))) :-))))
Jacob (Nova English Campus)

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Hi everybody!
How did your day go? Hope great! Today I'm just publishing a blog on some interesting short forms which are familiar to all of us, though their origins are unknown to many...


We often write 'no' as the short form of 'number'. But many people don't know how the letter 'o' entered the short form.

The answer is simple. In fact the shortened word 'no' is made up of the first and last letters of the Latin word 'numero'. The meaning is, of course, 'number'. It can also be written as No., No, no. The plural is Nos/nos, and the symbol for the short form is #


Likewise, we often use the abbreviation (short form) 'NB' after completing a letter, article, notices, guidelines etc. to add an important piece of information or to give the reader a warning, a suggestion and so forth. Most of the users do understand that NB stands for 'Note well' or 'Please note'. Shouldn't it be 'PN' then?

No, fundamentally NB (N.B.) is the short form of the Latin sentence 'nota bene'. Nota means 'note' and bene means 'well' in Latin. It should be pronounced as nauta beni, nauta been or nauta benei.


What about 'e.g.'? Since the childhood most of the learners of English have been familiar with this short form, but only a few exactly know what the full form of 'e.g.'

Well, 'e.g.' too is a successful survivor of Latinism in English language. It represents the Latin sentence 'exempli gratia' which means 'for example'. The pronunciation of the Latin sentence is egzemplei greishia or eksemplee grateeya.

The widely accepted written forms are 'e.g.' and 'eg'. Never use 'Eg'. And do remember it should be read for example. Don't say 'eegee'
                                                                                                                                  
N.B. please consult a dictionary or a good English teacher for the exact pronunciation of the words we discussed today.

With regards
Jacob (Nova English Campus)
Don't forget to comment(positively of negatively) if the blog was useful to you.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Don't play gooseberry

Hi Friends!
Here are two interesting usages which are really useful in day-to-day life:

PLAY GOOSEBERRY = to be a third person with two people who have a romantic relationship, especially when they want to be alone together.
E.g., "My friend John is sitting in the cafe with his girlfriend. I don't want to play goosberry." 

A newly married couple booked a honeymoon suite in a swanky hotel. One of the room boys kept knocking on the door again and again enquiring if they needed any service. Opening the door angrily, the man (bridegroom) shouted: "Please don't play gooseberry, I'll ring you if I need"

Another expression with the same meaning is 'the serpent in the Garden of Eden'.


Good Night!
Jacob (Nova English Campus)
Amritsar

Sunday, April 18, 2010

MARRIAGE Vs WEDDING

Hi Guys!
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I was so busy today attending the wedding party of one of my close friends. At the function, while savouring the local Punjabi delicacies, one of my buddies asked me what exactly the difference between a 'wedding' and a 'marriage' was.
Here, I am making a humble attempt to differentiate the two confusing terms for many of you....

'Wedding' is a collective term which is used to mean the occasion on which a person legally becomes another person's (usually of the opposite sex) partner. The term 'wedding' denotes all the ceremonies and rituals that take place on that day; the solemnizing ceremony, the feast, the exchage of gifts, decorations, dance etc.

'Marriage' stands for the legal relationship between two persons. While wedding is an event to celebrate the marriage, the marriage is a life-time event. In other words, marriage is the name of a life long institution, which in fact starts after the wedding.
This is the reason that we often speak of marriage certificate, but the invitation is called the wedding card.

Some useful collocations with 'wedding':
Wedding feast, wedding reception, wedding ring, wedding cake, wedding anniversary, wedding day/night, wedding outfit, wedding finger, wedding procession, wedding speech, wedding album, wedding preparations etc.

Some useful collocations with 'marriage':

marriage plans, marriage proposal,
marriage relationship, marriage counselling, marriage certificate, marriage market...


good/happy/successful marriage, disastrous/failed/unhappy marriage, second marriage, early/late/conventional marriage, arranged/love marriage etc.


                                                                                                                                        
Good night
Jacob (Nova English Campus)

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Most common forein plurals in English

Hi Guys.
Yesterday, we discussed about some words in English which came originally from Latin. We also saw that the original Latin plural forms of many of such words are rarely used used in informal situations these days. Instead, the naturalised and simplified English plurals are common. (If you are a first-time visitor, please read the blogs of yesterday & the day before yesterday so as to understand today's blog better.)

Here's an interesting addition:
No doubt that the pure English plurals are more widely used instead of their Latin counterparts


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Friday, April 16, 2010

The plural form of AREA is AREAS or AREAE....?

Hi Readers!
I feel so glad to hear that many of you found the 'SINGULAR-PLURAL CONUNDRUM' (published on 15.04.2010) informative. Here I am, as many of you requested, posting an addition to that blog. If you are a first time visitor, please read my blog of 15th April so that you may get a better understanding of the following description.

As we discussed yesterday, many of the Latin words which came to English have two plural forms (E.g., Nebula(singular) - Nebulae(Latin plural) / Nebulas(Anglicised plural). An important thing to note is that Latin plurals like 'nebulae' are used only in formal or technical contexts, and the simpler ones like 'nebulas' are used mostly in informal situations (everyday conversations).

Interestingly, there are so many foreign words that have become completely naturalised and their original plural form is rarely used.

S o m e   e x a m p l e s: (The plurals given in bold black letters are nowadays more common)

area - areas (Eng plural) (Latin plural= areae)
bonus - bonuses
campus - campuses
genius - geniuses
virus - viruses
dilemma - dilemmas
encyclopedia - encyclopedias
quota - quotas
museum - museums
album - album
metropolis - metropolis
electron - electrons etc.
                                                                                   

Good Night from Jack
Nova English Campus

Thursday, April 15, 2010

SINGULAR PLURAL CONUNDRUM

Hi Friends,

There are certain words that came to English from Latin and became an integral part of the language. For example., 'premium', 'forum', 'medium' etc. These words are, of course, singular in their form. The 'correct' plural forms of these words are: 'premia', 'fora' and 'media'.

However, with the passage of time most of these loan words have lost or are losing their 'Latin purity'. Nowadys the majority of the common English speakers all around the world prefer to use 'premiums', 'forums', 'mediums' etc. as the plural forms of such words.

But in formal contexts, the pure forms (premia, fora and media) must be used. For example, in a textbook on Algebra, you may never see 'formulas' but 'formulae'. In ordinary conversations, nevertheless, the forms such as 'premiums', 'forums' etc. are not usually considered wrong, although a minority of grammarians are still fighting to retain the pure Latin plurals!!

Here are some more Latin beauties who lost their 'virginity' in English:
Nebula -- Nebulae(Latin plural), Nebulas(Eng plural)
Radius -- Radii, Radiuses
Fungus -- Fungii, Funguses
Cactus -- Cactii, Cactuses
Nucleus -- Nuclei, Nucleuses
Syllabus -- Syllabi, Syllabuses


Compiler: Jacob (Nova Eng Campus)

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

MOBILE PHONE JARGON

Gud Evening Guys!
As some of my sms subscribers and blog readers requested, I am posting some helpful hints about a few commonly heard abbreviations and jargons among the mobile phone users. Hope at least a few of you will learn something new from this. Here we go....

SMS = Short Service Message
MMS = Multimedia Messaging Service
GSM = Global System for Mobile Communications
GPRS = General Packet Radio Service
SIM = Subscriber Identity Module
WAP = Wireless Application Protocol
EDGE = Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
CDMA = Code Division Multiple Access
LCD = Liquid Crystal Display

ALPHA-NUMERIC KEY BOARD/KEY PAD = the conventional keyboard of mobile phones. The keys contain letters and numbers, along with some symbols.

VIRTUAL KEY BOARD = the keyboard which can be temporarily made available on the LCD screen of 'touch screen phones'.

STYLUS = a kind of small stick used instead of fingers on touch screen mobiles.

DUAL SIM PHONE = mobiles which can operate and support two sim cards simultaneously. (Nowadays TRIPPLE and QUADRIPPLE SIM phones are also available).

TEXT (verb) = to send an sms (Example., "Please don't forget to text me the score.")

EAR PIECE = the small embedded speaker through which you listen to the person you are talking to.

MOUTH PIECE = the small embedded microphone which we talk into.

SMILEY = a small icon which is made up of symbols like dots, hyphens, dashes, brackets etc. Every smiley has certain meaning. For example :-) shows happiness. :-( shows sadness. ;-) symbolises winking of an eye.

If you have any confusion regarding any of these terms, don't hesitate to let me know by commenting after going through the article. Thank you.

Regards
Jacob (Nova English Campus)
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

EMBEDDD QUESTIONS

An EMBEDDED QUESTION is a question which is included in a sentence or another question.

For example, let's take a normal question: "Where will the meeting take place?". Now let us consider another sentence too: "We hven't decided".

Now, let's see how to embed the first question in the second sentence?
"We haven't decided where the meeting will take place?"
Note that it should not be, "We haven't decided where will the meeting take place?"

As we all know that there is usually an auxiliary verb between the question word and the subject in a normal question.

E.g.
Where will the meeting take place?
What are you doing?

When has she left?
Why did he talk? etc.


But in embedded question, the position of the auxiliary verb is after the question word and the subject, as in:
I don't know where the meeting will take place.
We don't care what you are doing.
They have no idea about when she has left...etc.

Also note that while writing an embedded question, the question mark must not be used.

More examples:
Normal question: Where is my pen?
Embedded quest: Smith doesn't know where my pen is.
 Normal question: Who am I?
Embedded quest: The cops asking me who I am.

Normal question: What should she say?
Embedded quest: She doesn't know what she should say.



Thank you for your visit today.
Jacob (Nova English Campus)

Monday, April 12, 2010

LIE, LAY, LAIN

The verb 'lie' means 'to rest, repose or to be situated in a place'. Most often this verb is confused with another verb with the same spelling : 'lie' meaning 'to say something that is not true' (past & past participle form 'lied').

Let's consider an example:
'The campus lies in the northern part of the town'. This sentence, which says about the location of the campus, may not pose problems to most of the users as it is in the present indefinite tense. But when it comes to speaking about the past, most of the people, knowingly or unknowingly, say 'The campus lied in the northern part of the town'

In fact, it should be  'The campus lay in the northern part of the town' because the second and third forms of 'lie' in this sense are 'lay' and 'lain' respectively.

More examples (past tense):
After the long journey, the children lay down for a nap
Cathy and Stella lay on the beach for three hours yesterday. 
Don't disturb Jane; she has just lain down for a rest.
The old dog just lay on the grass watching the kids at play.
(Also note that this verb is often followed by 'down' when it means 'rest')


Good Night friends!!
Jack (Nova English Campus)

Saturday, April 10, 2010

OUT OF STATION???????

'Out of station' is a phrase which is wrongly used even by highly educated Indian speakers of English, including English teachers. Only a few know that this usage (which is used only by Indians, Pakistanis and the Bangladeshis) gained currency in India in the days of the British Raj.

'Station' has so many meanings; one of these is 'a small base for the army or navy'. During the rule of the British in India, the officers in charge of a 'station' used to go away temporarily on duty. On such occasions, the subordinates used to say "The colonel is out of station". The 'station' in this sentence didn't use to mean 'A PLACE OF LIVING'.

Interestingly, with passage of time, this phrase infiltrated into Indian Spoken English, which, of course, sounds funny to a native speaker!! Still doubtful??? You may look it up in Oxford, Cambridge, Macmillan, Webster's or any such internationally accepted dictionary.

So, it is better to avoid this usage in spoken/written English, especially when talking/writing to a foreigner.

By the way, what could be the exact usage then? Well, the British and the American users of English usually say:

"Jane is out of town",
"Sorry, I couldn't attend the party as I was out of town" etc.




That's all for now.
See you tomorrow.... err... the day after tomorrow; let me take a day off, guys!!
Regards

 Jacob (Nova English Campus)
SCF 53; Top Floor;
Kabir park Market;
Opp G.N.D.U;
AMRITSAR

Friday, April 9, 2010

When a noun representing a number should usually be used in the singular form as in: one hundred, two dundred, ten thousand, twenty million etc. It shouldn't be like one hundreds, two dundreds, ten thousands, twenty millions and so on.

If used in a vague, intensifying way, hundred, thousand, million, billion (also lakh, crore etc,) can be used in the plural.
Examples:
Hundreds of men.
Thousands of rupees.
Tens of thousands of dollars.
Millions of people.
Billiions of pounds.
Lakhs of students etc.

But if a modifying agent (such as a, two, ten, seventy etc.) is used before these phrases, they should be singularised.

For example,

A/One hundred men.
Three thousand rupees. (thousands)
Ten of thousand dollars. (tens, thousands)
Thirty five million people. (millions)
Six billiion pounds. (billions)
Twelve lakh students etc. (lakhs)

Thursday, April 8, 2010

EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE ETC.

Hi friends!
Due to a technical snag, I couldn't blog for a couple of days or so. Sorry for that.  

Lierally, EQUIPMENT refers to the necessary items for a particular purpose. For example, 'A factory with modern equipment', 'Office equipment' etc. The word equipment is an uncountable noun and is used in a collective sense. E.g., 'The Indian army is planning to import the world-class equipment soon'.

Unfortunately in India this word is widely (mis)used as a countable noun. It is common to hear 'laboratory equipments', 'office equipments', 'studio equipments' and so on in India and other south Asian countries. In fact, according to pure English, these expressions should be 'laboratory equipment', 'office equipment' and 'studio equipment'

Some more such words which are used incorrectly are exemplifies below:

The Communists hate modern machineries(The Communists hate modern machinery)



These are modern furnitures
(These are modern furniture)

Please take care of your luggages
(Please take care of your luggage)

I gathered a lot of informations
(I gathered a lot of information)



Good Night guys!
See you all tomorrow
Take care.
Posted by Jacob(Nova English Campus)

Monday, April 5, 2010

The Use of 'AS WELL AS'

The parts of speech which come before and after 'as well as' must be parallel in construction.

noun + as well as + noun
verb + as well as + verb
adjective + as well as + adjective
adverb + as well as + adverb
prepositional phrase + as well as + prepositional phrase

Examples:
Robert is talented as well as handsome.
Robert is talented as well he is handsome.

Ram writes neatly as well as correctly.
Ram writes neatly as well as correct.


Jane excels in mathematics as well as in science.
Jane excels in mathematics as well as very good in science.


Roberts plays the piano as well as composes music.
Roberts plays the piano as well as music composing.


NB: When using as well as to indicate a compound subject, the phrase should be separated by commas. The verb should agree with the principal (first) subject

E.g.,
The teacher, as wel as her students, is going to the concert.
(Don't use 'are' in place of 'is')
My cousins, as well as Tim, have a test tomorrow.
(Don't use 'has' in place of 'have')


Posted by Jacob (Nova English Campus)

Sunday, April 4, 2010

THERE IS NO PLACE.... or THERE IS NO ROOM.... ?

Recently, in a ntional daily, I read a piece of news as follows:
'Although the railway minister increased the number of trains, the overcrowded trains are a common sight in India.'

NB:
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Saturday, April 3, 2010

ABROAD, ABOARD, ASHORE, AFLOAT etc.

Hello friends!
Good Evening!!

Here is an interesting and informative blog about some common misuses of certain words.

'Abroad' is one of the most incorrectly used common words among the non-native users of English. In India, most of the English speakers, knowingly or unknowingly, say "My brother is living in abroad", "I am going to abroad" etc.
'ABROAD' has several meanings one of which is 'to be outside one's own country, in foreign lands'.
The 'a' in the word stands for an old preposition meaning "in" or "to".

Therefore, the examples given above must be rewritten as:
"My brother is living abroad".  (....living in abroad...)
"I am going abroad".  (....going to abroad...)

We see it also in such words as 'abed', 'amid(st)', 'ashore','afloat', 'aboard' , 'afore',  etc.

He is abed means 'He is in bed'
So, it is incorrect to say, 'He is in abed' or 'He is on abed'.

He finished his speech amid/amidst tremendous applause means 'He finished his speech in the middle of tremendous applause'.
So, it is incorrect to say, 'He finished his speech in amid/amidst of tremendous applause'.

The cruise included several days ashore means 'The cruise included several days on the shore'.
So, it is incorrect to say, 'The cruise included several days on ashore'.

We managed to keep the boat afloat for days means 'We managed to keep the boat floating for days'.
So, it is incorrect to say, 'We managed to keep the boat in/on afloat for days'.

He waved his hands as he went aboard the plane. means He waved his hands as he went onto the plane.
So, itis incorrect t say, He waved his hands as he went on/to aboard the plane.

                                                                                                                                                                                       
Thank very much for your frequent visits and creative and critical feedback.
 Jacob (Nova English Campus)

Friday, April 2, 2010

THE MOST COMMON WORDS IN ENGLISH

GOOD EVENING FRIENDS!

What is the most commonly used word in English? It is 'THE'. The word 'OF' comes second, and the third place goes to 'AND'.

The list given below contains 20 most frequently used words in English:

01. THE
02. OF
03. AND
04. TO
05. A
06. IN
07. THAT
08. IS
09. I
10. IT
11. FOR
12. AS
13. WITH
14. WAS
15. HIS
16. HE
17. BE
18. NOT
19. BY
20. BUT 


                                                                                                         
Compiled by: Jacob (Nova English Campus)
                                                                                                                                                           

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Hi friends!

Good Evening!
Hope you are enjoying the blogs evryday. As some of you expressed a few doubts regarding 'PLEONASM', I'm posting some right sentences along with their pleonasm variants below.
The correct usage is given in italics in bold.

That's absolutely necessary.
That's necessary.

We gave them advance warning.
We gave them warning.

Everyone reached at 11 a.m in the morning.
Everyone reached at 11 a.m.
Everyone reached at 11 in the morning.

Books, pens and papers etc.
Books, pens and papers.
Books, pens, papers etc.


I will call you at about 5 p.m.
I will call you at 5 p.m.
I will call you about 5 p.m.

Attach them together.
Attach them.

I'm planning of writing an autobiography of my life.
I'm planning of writing an autobiography.
I'm planning of writing a story about my life.

Is there any automatic ATM machine nearby?
Is there any ATM nearby?

It's a bad evil.
It's an evil.

He doesn't know even the basic fundamentals of Computing.
He doesn't know even the basics of Computing.
He doesn't know even the fundamentals of Computing.

I want cash money.
I want cash.
I want money.

Why are you circling round the tree?
Why are you circling the tree?

Classify these sentences into groups.
Classify these sentences.
Arrange these sentences into groups.

He can climb up the tree.
He can climb the tree.

I don't watch CNN news network.
I don't watch CNN.
I don't watch Cable News Network.


Can I get some cold ice.
Can I get some ice.

We're collaborating together with them.
We're collaborating with them.

What are the component parts of a motor?
What are the components of a motor?
What are the parts of a motor?

Please continue on your work.
Please continue your work.

I couldn't see anything in the dark night.
I couldn't see anything in the night.
I couldn't see anything in the dark.


Compiler: Jacob.
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