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E Expressions we can use while asking for or
giving directions.
.. ...... .. .... ...
expressions ....
.. ..../ Asking for directions:
a) How do I go to ...? . ... .
b) How can I go to....?
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... . ....
How do I go to .... ?- the simplest and best;
direct. ...
c) Which bus takes me to..?
d) Which bus should I take?
= . bus ..t . .....
e) Which stop shall I get down at?/ get off at?
f) Where shall I get down/ get off?
... :t ....
p C :
Santosh: Can you tell me how I can go to
Ganesh Nagar, please? . . .
. . ...
Ramanand: Oh, that's a long way off. No bus
takes you straight/ directly there. You have
to change two buses to get there. .. .:
. ... . , : .... ..
... . ..t :.
Santosh: What are the buses, and where have
I to change them? ... ,. .....
..t
Ramanand: Are you a stranger here?
:.... ..
Santosh: Yes, I am ..
Ramanand: Then I suggest you take an auto.
You can reach there earlier than by bus, and
the fare is just 10 to 12 rupees more. ....
:. .. ... ..:: ... ....
.... .... .. | |. .... ...
.. ....
Santosh: Thank you.
Which bus takes me to..?
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Sampath: (Over phone) Hi Jagadish, ..
..... : . ..t :
.... . .. .. ...
Jagadish: ........ .. ..:
.. . | .. .
stop .. ..... .: Reddy's Lab
Station .. ... ..: . .:
. ... . ... ...... ..
..: . .. : . Food Plaza
..: ... ..... . . ....
..: ... . .. ... .. .
.., .. ......, ... .. .
..
Sampath: .... note .. ..:
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Answer: Next Week
Exercise
Vishweshwar, Machilipatnam
Q: They might have been watching the T.V. -
Is this sentence indicating that an action
began before sometime in the past and was
going on - Let us know.
A: They might have been watching the TV =
Perhaps (doubtful) they were watching the
TV (in the past) - a doubtful action in the
past. We just imagine that they were
watching the TV.
Q: Let us - .,/ .. - Which one is cor-
rect here?
A: Let us = Let's - When we speak in hurry we
say Let's. Both are correct. Let us - Written
form; Let's - Spoken form.
Q: Don't have a bath with cold water - Is this
correct?
A: Don't have a bath in cold water.
Q: He has got fifty above/ below marks - Say
the correct one.
A: He has got above 50 (marks)/ below 50
marks.
Q: The men/ Men can't understand the beau-
ties of the nature.
A: If we are not talking of any particular
group of men - Men.
If we are referring to a particular group, we
say, The men.
Q: I met him some time before = ..
.: ... .... .t. - Is this right?
A: I met him some time ago.
Q: He has a fever/ fever.
A: He has a fever.
Saif Khan, Shoeb Khan, Warangal.
Q: Don't you know?- Is this right? If it is right
why can't we say "Aren't you going to
Delhi?"
A: It is right. Aren't you going to Delhi? is
right too. Nothing wrong with either of
them.
Q: Narrate/ suggest/ explain - Are all these
words followed by 'to' - infinitive?
A: You narrate to somebody a story/ a hap-
pening.
You explain a matter to somebody/ You
explain to somebody a matter.
You suggest something to somebody.
a) He narrated the story to me.
b) He explained the matter to me.
c) He suggested this method to me/ He
suggested that I follow this method.
Q: You can talk to him after he drinks water -
Is this right?
A: Correct. But, '...... after he takes water' -
better.
Q: He is observing punishment for which he
is liable/ worthy - Which is correct?
A: Observing a punishment - Wrong.
Undergoing punishment - Correct.
Q: If he had disturbed you, you should have
told us - Is this right?
A: Correct.
Q: I have to give responsible answer to you -
Is this right?
A: '... a responsible answer'. - Correct.
Q: They are having dreams/ they are
dreaming - Say the correct one.
A: They are having dreams - Wrong.
They have dreams - Right.
Q: Write the answers on/ in the answer sheets.
A: Write the answers on the answer sheets/ in
the answer book.
Q: Write the answers on/ in the paper.
A: On paper/ on the paper; if you are referring
to a particular sheet of paper.
Q: First of all complete writing the answers -
Say the right one of the above.
A: Correct.
Q: .. ....: - How can this be said in
English?
A: I have a sprained neck/ I have a sprain in
the neck.
Shirin,
Adilabad.
Q: She didn't sound surprised
- Are the underlined words
verbs?
A: She doesn't appear sur-
prised.
Sound (here) = appear; look
Q: I had a dream in a sleep/ in sleep
- Is the above correct?
A: I had a dream in my sleep -
Correct.
Q: .. . .. - Is/ was
he conscious? - Is this right?
A: Is he awake? ... . ..
Was he awake? (Past . ..
Conscious - Wrong. Conscious = .
.....
Q: i) . .. .. - I got her married.
ii) .. .. .. .... -
He will get her married -
Say the above sentences are
correct or not.
A: (i) and (ii) correct.
Q: He has been watching T.V.
during 5 hours - ... .. ..
.. .... .. .. .
. .. TV . . .
.... ... .:
.: ...
A: He was watching the TV on
and off/ now and then during
the five hours - Correct.
Q: She must have been able to persuade him
to have his washed - is this correct?
A: Correct, but incomplete.
.... have his ... washed -
have his what washed?
He has a fever
M. SURESAN
759
V.V. Ramakrishna, Rajahmundry
Q: ..: .. .. :.:. .....: :.
.. ... :......
I think only God knows if God really
exists. God also might not know if people
believe he exists but people definitely
believe that God believes that people
believe he exists - thereby proving, that the
existence of God is dependent on the exis-
tence of people's belief: People's belief in
God and peoples belief in God's belief in
their belief is what eventually makes people
believe that God exists and hence God can-
not by himself know if he exists or not.
A: .... . :.. .... ..
... .. . :.. .
. .... .: .... .t
..... . .. ... ..
.. .:.. .... ... .
:.. ... .... :.. ...
.: .:... ....: ..
... :. ..... ..... ...
.: .. ... .. ... :.
.... ... ..... .. ...
... ..: .. ... .
:.. .... . ....
Answer to the Exercise (Lesson-758)
Chakri: ..... . . ...
Excuse me, (Could you tell me) how I
can go to Bhavanipuram?/ (Singular) -
Excuse me, how do I go to
Bhavanipuram (from here?)
Mahendar: ..... ... ....
Where exactly in Bhavanipuram?
Chakri: The Housing Board Colony.
Mahendar: It's (It is) a long way off from
here. Take Bus No. 7. Get off/ get down
from the bus at Raghavaiah park stop.
Catch/ take bus No. 36, get off at
Bhavanipuram stop. You will find there a
masjid and next to it a lane. Walk for
some distance in the lane, and take the
first left turn/ turn left. You will see
Ganapathi Temple there. Next to it you
find broad roads. That's Bhavanipuram
HB Colony.
-e.-- .: c-- ae.a o.. ..-.. a
Ashish: Where were you yesterday? I couldn't
find you or get at you at all. ....
.... ... ..... phone .
.. ....
Saketh: I went to an English movie. What a
movie! It held the audiences attention till
the end. English .. ... .
. .: .... . :.... .:.
t. ..:.:
Ashish: What was the movie? Benhur, wasn't
it? . . .: ... ..
Saketh: That's the only English movie show-
ing in the town, isn't it? .... ..
.. ... English .
Ashish: Yea, ofcourse.
Saketh: I tell you, a real good movie. I need-
n't tell you I enjoyed every minute of it
.. .. ..: :.. . .:
... .:.. .....
Ashish: I missed it in its first run and I'm
afraid I have to miss it now too. Was it
good? ..... .: .:.. . ..
... .. .. ..t, ... .
... .: ...
Saketh: You can say that again and again
... . .. . .. .. ..
Ashish: Who were the cast? ... ...
Saketh: It features Charlton Heston, Stephen
Boyd, Jawk Hawkins and other great
actors. ... . . . ..
...., .. .... ..
Ashish: You haven't mentioned the women
actors . .... ..: ...
Saketh: Haya Harareet and Martha Scott.
Ashish: Any special feature of it? . .
....
Saketh: There's the chariot race - The high-
light of the movie. ... ... .... .
:.. ... ....
Ashish: OK. I'll watch it on the CD (CD
.
Saketh: You'll enjoy it.

English .. ..:.: ... ...
1) A real good movie
2) I enjoyed every minute of it.
3) The cast
4) Feature
5) Highlight
Cinema- movie. English . ... .
./ Theatre ... ..:.. .. ..
:.. .... movie/ picture/ film ....
There are about 50 cinemas in Vijayawada
:.... ... . ...
be showing - . . ...:
What is showing in that cinema? = . .
. . :.. ....:
Movie .... The cast = ....
The cast in the movie includes = ....
...
The movie features NTR and Sri Devi in the
lead roles = . :.. ... ... (Lead
roles), NTR, .:
Supporting actors = ... ...
Which movie is showing? = Which movie is
running = . :.. ....:
The movie features NTR...
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Sampath (Over Phone): Hi, Jagadish!
. . . .... : . ..t
: ... . . . . . . ...
Jagadish: ........ ..
..: . | .. .
stop .. conductor . .:
.... ... . ... ... ...
.. ..: . .. : . Food
Plaza ..: ... ..... . .
.... ..: ... ..
... .. . flats .. Apartments.
... Flat No. 302.
Sampath (Over Phone): I have just got down at
Sec'bad station. How do I get to your place?
You told me you wouldn't be able to come to
the station as you have some work.
Jagadish: I am (I'm) sorry. I couldn't come. Take
bus No. 10 at the station and ask the conduc-
tor for Lal Bungla stop. Get off/ get down
from the bus there. Walk a little forward. Just
across the road you find Dharam Karam Road.
Walk along the road upto Food Plaza. Walk
further on. You find Ganesh Super Bazar. In
the lane across the road, the fifth set of apart-
ments in Ratan flats,. My flat NO. 302.
Answer to the Exercise (Lesson-759)
Exercise :. English ....
Omkar: . .... ...
Sanjay: . . .. ..... .t.. ..
(No idea ....
Omkar: ...... .. . .... title
English ....
Sanjay: ...... ....: ...
...... .......:
Omkar: .. .. ... . . . .
.... ... .
Sanjay: .
Answer, next week.
Exercise
Amreen, Arsheen, Warangal.
Q: 'Shoeb, the lion' - We have
seen this sentence in a newspaper, can "the" be
used/ written/ said after a person's name?
Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister/ the
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
A: Shoeb, the lion, 'The' must be used here,
because, 'lion' here is not a designation
(Name of a post, like Collector, Manager,
etc) or a position (Like Prime Minister,
Chief Minister, etc). Moreover, lions and
animals don't have names. Unless we say,
the lion, the meaning will not be clear.
Q: A station master minds the trains. A
teacher trains the minds - Is this one cor-
rect?
A: Correct.
Astation master's job is to deal with trains.
A teacher- by their teaching, train the
minds of their students.
Q: That noise was a person having a tooth out
- Please translate into English.
A: That noise was a person having his tooth
out - This sentence has no meaning.
The sentence perhaps is, 'That noise was
that of a person having his
tooth taken out = That was
the noise a person having
his tooth taken out was
making = . ......
. ... . ..
.:
Q: I have seen a house - If we are
asked (in the exam) to identify
the part/ parts of speech of the
above underlined; can we say
adjective as articles do not come
under parts of speech, as well as
I have seen the house, I have seen
an elephant - Clarify.
A: We can say that 'a/ an and the' are demon-
strative adjectives. They are among deter-
miners.
Q: They are having their dreams done - Is this
correct?
A: This is not a sentence because it has no
meaning.
They have their dreams realised = . ..
. .......
Q: ..: .. ... ....: Translate
into English.
A: Only good will happen to the good.
Find, find out c. .
Ahalya Goyal, Rajahmundry
Q: Once you said that the word 'tell' shouldn't
be used without an object, but in Oxford
Dictionary the following meaning is given
for the word 'honest' on the page no. 746.
Honest = always tell the truth and never
stealing or cheating - Explain.
A: 'Tell' should be followed
by an object (you, me, etc)
if it is followed by a 'that'
clause. But we can say
'tell' without an object
only in the following case:
Tell the truth/ a story/ the differ-
ence/ lies, only.
Q: Municipal authorities/
Municipality authorities - Let
me know the right one.
A: Municipal authorities = offi-
cials of the municipality. We
don't say, Municipality authori-
ties - it is wrong.
Q: The rich/ the poor/ the rich people/ the
poor people - Let us know the difference
among the above.
A: 'The' before adjectives (words telling us
about the nature/ quality of persons) has
the meaning of people of that quality or
nature.
Rich = Having a lot of money. The rich =
rich people, The poor = poor people. The
weak = weak people.
Q: To find/ to find out - Say the difference.
A: Find = See, know, discover, observe, feel =
.... .. ...... ...... .
.... .....
a) I find him here every morning = .:..
.... ... ...
b) He found (past tense of find) new
method = .. ..: ...
Find out = get to know = ......
The police are trying to find out who he is
= ..... ...... .:. ..:
.
Q: How are you feeling? Can this be used in
continuous tense?
A: It is OK in American English.
Q: Now it (building) had collapsed - Let me
know if the above is correct or not.
A: If you are talking about two past events,
one before the other, you can say, 'Now, the
building had collapsed! But you must add
another sentence which followed it.
Now, the building had collapsed. They
were without a home. (When you are talk-
ing about a series of past events, you can
use, 'now' to refer to the result of some-
thing. . .... .... ...
... ..... .... now ....
Eg: The river was in floods. The flood
waters washed away their huts. They now
found themselves homeless.
M. SURESAN
760
Raibahadur Saxena, Vizag
Q: Don't keep your finger into/ in your
mouth my dear son - Which one is cor-
rect here?
A: Don't put your fingers in your mouth.
Q: He saved them from committing more
sins - Is this right?
A: Right.
Telugu English
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Haritha: How was the movie last night?
.: . . ...
Samyuktha: Not so bad. The first half was
tolerable. The second half was tedious. ..
.. .. .. Not bad = Very good.
Not so bad = ... .. .. ....
. ... ... . : (Tedious =
Boring, too long and uninteresting - ..
.. .....
Haritha: What else? .....
Samyuktha: The camera work was excellent.
Some of the long shots were eye catching
. .... ... . ... :
... . ....: ...
Haritha: What about the music? ... .
...
Samyuktha: The score was by the leading
music director Sangeeth Kumar. Some
tunes were really melodious. One song
especially is haunting. ... ...
...... . . .. .... ..
... . .. . .... ...
.... .. .. ... .: ..
...
Haritha: What else? .....
Samyuktha: The dialogues lacked punch.
... . .
Haritha: What about the actors? You haven't
said anything about them? .. ....
. ..: .. ...
Samyuktha: There was no scope for action.
Four duets in foreign locales and three
stunts were all that the movie showed. I
don't say the actors lacked talent. They had
no chance to show it. .. ..... .
:.. . ..., .. fights
. . ........ ... .:. .
.. ..... . .. .....
Haritha: The average Indian movie is just
that. . ..:. . ...
One song especially is haunting!
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Sanjay: . . .. ..... ..
Omkar: ...... ... ..
Sanjay: ... ... ..... .
.. ... .......
Omkar: .. .. ... . . .
. .... ... .
Sanjay: .
Omkar: Shall we go to a movie this evening?/ How
about a movie this evening? .... How
about...? better).
Sanjay: No idea which picture is showing in which
hall/ Where?
Omkar: Shall we go to 'Which way to the in-laws'?
Sanjay: How long has it been showing? What is the
cast? Who are in the lead roles?
Omkar: I don't have the patience to tell you all that.
You either come or don't.
Sanjay: OK. I'll come.
Answer to the Exercise (Lesson-760)
Ravi, Vijayawada.
Q: . Collocations .
...... ... ....: ..: .
.. :....
A: 'English Collocations in Use - Advanced'
by O'Dell and McCarthy - Cambridge
University Press - A useful book on collo-
cations.
Q: ... ... .. :......
i) Booed and Jeered ii) Bent upon
iii) Took exception to iv) Tone and tenor
v) Heckled vi) Nitty-gritty
A: i) Booed and jeered = Past tense of 'boo
and jeer' = ... :. ...... .:
.. . ..... .. ..
....... ... .... ...
.. .... ... ....
ii) Bent upon = be determined to do some-
thing- especially something bad - ..
.... ... .. . . . ..
.....
Duryodhana was bent on ruining the
Pandavas = ..... . . ..
... .... .. ....
iii) Took exception to = Past tense of take
exception to = To object strongly to some-
thing - :.. ...... ...../ :..
.......
We take exception to his
remarks about the people
of our country = . ..
... ..: .. .
.... .. :. ...
... .....
iv) Tone and tenor = expres-
sion, 'Standard English'
.. . . Dictionary
expression ... ....
: ... .. ....
.. . ..... .t. .
..../ . .. . ...
(The quality/ sound of some-
body's voice expressing a particular emo-
tion). ......
The tone and tenor of his speech showed his
anger at the recent happenings = .. ..
. .. .. .... .. ..
. .. .t.... ..:..
v) Heckled = Past tense of 'heckle' =
To interrupt a speaker/ actor by shouting
questions/ making rude comments = ...
:. .. ..../ . ... ..
.. ... ... . ...... .t....
boo and jeer
vi) Nitty - gritty = The most important/ prac-
tical facts of a situation/ problem = .. ..
:/ .. ....: .: .... ..
.. :..
The Chief Minister's complaint is that the
GoM did not get down to the nitty-gritty of
the division of AP = ...... :.. ..
: .. .... :.. .... ...
........ . .....: ....
Nitty - gritty e-e .ae
Telugu English
T. Satyanarayana, Bhimavaram.
Q: How many of each kind be sold? ...
.. . :.. Model Verb ...
Direct be sold . ......
A: How many of each kind be
sold? - This is wrong. 'be' is
not a finite verb. How many
of each kind can be/ may be/
could be/ should be, etc
sold? - is correct. There can
be no sentence without a
finite verb. (Can be/ could
be/ may be/ might be, etc
are finite verbs.
Q: Could you lend me your pen? -
... ... Answer, 'Here you
are' . ..... :. ... :.
... .. . .. :. ..
Here it is ... .. :......
A: Here you are/ Here you go also = Take this.
When you are giving something to some-
body, you use these expressions :. ...
.. :... . .. .. .....
..... ....
Q: i) Festival beckoned him, so did death.
ii) Your presence made a big difference to
many of our lives and so does your
absence. ... ... so did, so
does . ... :...... ... so . Part
of speech ... . ... .....
iii) Order of words .... death did so .
your absence does so . ...t ..
:...... Order of words ..
.... ....... :......
A: i) The festival beckoned him, so did death.
Beckon = To sign/ make a sign to somebody
with your hand to call them towards you =
... .. ../ .t. .. ....
The festival beckoned him, so did death = ..
. ... .t:.. . .... ..
.t:.. ... .... .... ...
....
So did = .... .... ... .. ... .....
.. . ... . ....
I bought a car, so did he = I bought a car, he
also bought a car .... usage .
.. ... ... ...... . ..
'So did he' . ....
eg: Ram: .:. ..... . . (I like the
mango).
Shyam: . . . . .... 'I also
like the mango' .. .. grammatical
correct. . ... . .. So do I/ I
like it too, .... .. .....
. 'also' ... ...
ii) So did/ so does = As explained above, these
expressions mean, 'also'.
The meaning of the sentence, 'your presence
... absence' = :. ... ..... . .
... ::.. ... ..:.. ... .
:. ..... .. ... ... ....
ex: His father helped everybody, so does the
son now - ... ... .:.. ..
... ... .. ... ...
Death did so, your absence does ....
.. Death did too; your absence does too
...
.. order of words . . Adverbial
phrases. sentence ...: .:. . .....
No sooner did .... - .. .. ..
Never once did he meet me = He did not meet
me even once.
... .. inversion ... sub+ verb order
.... verb/ HV + sub + MV order ...
M. SURESAN
761
Translate the following into English.
Sumana: . .. ..: . ...
..... :...
Manorama: . :.. ..
Sumana: ... .. ..
Manorama: ... ...
Sumana: .... ..:.. ... .. ..
.. ... ...
Manorama: ... . ... .
Sumana: . . . ..... . .
... ... . ...
Manorama: ......
Sumana: ,....
Answer .. ...
Exercise
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