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- Gongati Saveen Kumar

Q: What is 'Concern' - Please explain it withdifferent types of examples and Telugumeaning also.

A: 1) Worry = ÇçüÓ-∞¡† îÁçü¿úøç; We are con-cerned (worried) about our friend'shealth.

2) A business company = ¢√u§ƒ®Ω ÆæçÆæn;TISCO is a Tata concern.

3) Interest = ÇÆæéÀh; How many are con-cerned about it? (áçûª-´’çC üΔE™ ÇÆæéÀhîª÷°æ¤-ûª’-Ø√o®Ω’?)

4) About = àüÁjØ√ äéπ N≠æߪ’ç í∫’Jç*; Whathe said does not concern you = Notabout you / not connected with you (-Fí∫’Jç* é¬ü¿’/ Fèπ◊ Ææç•ç-Cμç-*çC é¬ü¿’).

5) Responsibility = ¶«üμ¿uûª; How their chil-dren study is the parents' concern = Howchildren study is the responsibility ofthe parents.

6) Importance = v§ƒ´·êuç; That is of concernto us. (ÅC ´’†èπ◊ v§ƒ´·êuç Ö†o N≠æߪ’ç).

- Kantipudi Kameswara Rao, Mortha.

Q: Sir, is it correct to write as follows:For which kind of actness I shall ever be

grateful to you sir. If itis wrong, please correct it.A: It should be, 'for which act of

kindness, I shall be ever gratefulto you'.

- Gowtham

Q: Sir, please clarify my doubts.

Can and can be -´’-üμ¿u -ûË-ú≈--©-†’ -N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’.-

A: 'Can' is not a main verb. It is a helpingverb. It means the ability to do something(í∫© = ≤ƒ´’®Ωn uç). With just 'can', there canbe no sentence. (can, verb é¬ü¿’. üΔE ¢Áçô'be' é¬F, àüÁjØ√ doing word (come / go / do,etc.,) é¬F ´ÊÆhØË ÅC verb Å´¤-ûª’çC.)

★ 'Can be' is a main verb. That is, you canhave a sentence using, 'can be' (Öçúø-í∫-©í∫úøç).

Eg: He can be there in ten minutes = He willbe able to be there in ten minutes (Åûª-†-éπ\úø °æC EN’-≥ƒ™x Öçúø-í∫-©úø’).

★ She can sing well = Ç¢Á’ ¶«í¬ -§ƒúø-í∫-©ü¿’.

- Hari, Rajahmundry.

Q: Sir, how to recognize transitiveand intransitive verbs in the sen-tence?

A: Put the question 'whom' or 'what'to the verb. If you get an answerit is a transitive verb. If you don'tget an answer it is intransitive.

Eg: He loves his classmate (Question - loveswhom? Ans: His classmate). She lovesmusic (Question - loves what? Ans:Music) - so 'love' is transitive.

Now look at this sentence: ★ She walks everyday to school - 'Walks what'

We do not get an answer - So walk is intran-sitive.

★ Similarly, in the sentence, 'The baby is cry-ing', crying what / whom? - no answer, sothe verb 'cry' is intransitive too.

- Akshaya Selvi

Q: "Pen is mightier than sword." - Pleasechange into positive degree. They havegiven answer as "Sword is not so mighty aspen" (We never use not in +ve degree, youknow sir?) Can you please explain that one?

A: The sword is not so / as mighty as the pen.This is correct. This sentence is not a posi-tive sentence, but a sentence in the positivedegree of the adjective. 'No' is used in thepositive degree, and it is not wrong.

M. SURESAN

Concern á-Eo -N-üμΔ-©ç-õ‰..?870

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Q: Sir, éÀç-C -¢√é¬u-©èπ◊ one word substitutes -†’-N-´-Jç-îª-í∫©-®Ω’.1) A person who believes in humanism2) A group of people who have been cho-

sen to listen to all the facts in a trial.3) A person who writes an opera. 4) A lover of authors.5) A letter or a poem whose writer is

unknown.A: 1) Humanist 2) Jury 3) Composer

4) No one-word for this 5) Anonymous

- Vijaykumar Thokala

Q: Sir, please say the meanings in Telugu ofthe following "Proverbs" and expand inEnglish.

1) Necessity is the mother of invention.2) A bird in hand is worth two in bush.3) Rome was not built in a day.4) Rolling stone gathers no mass.5) Slow and steady wins the race.

A: 1) Necessity forces us to invent somethingthat can satisfy the necessity, that is,when we need something badly, weinvent something to satisfy the need (Å´-Ææ®Ωç éπL-T-†-°æ¤púË ´’†èπ◊ éÌûªh éÌûªh Ç™-îª-†©’´*a éÌûªhN éπ†’-èπ◊\çö«ç).

2) It is better to keep something you have thantrying to get something better which youare not sure of getting (Ö†o-üΔçûÓ ûª%°œh-°æúÕ

Öçúøôç ´’ç*C – §Ò-ü¿™ Ö†o È®çúø’ °œôd©éÓÆæç, îËA™ Ö†o äéπ °œôd†’ -´ü¿’©’-éÓ-èπ◊ç-ú≈).

3) There is no use being in a hurry. Everythingtakes time to achieve. Everything needssometime to do, and until that time, we haveto wait patiently (àC ≤ƒCμç-î√-©-†’-èπ◊Ø√o üΔEéÀ°æõ‰d Ææ ’ßª’ç Åçô÷ Öçô’çC – ûÌçü¿-®Ω-°æúÕ v°æßÁ÷-ï†ç ™‰ü¿’. ®Ó¢’-™«çöÀ ´’£æ…-†-í∫®Ω E®√t-ù«-EéÀ äéπ®ÓV î√©ü¿’ í∫üΔ?).

4) One who is not steady and keeps changingtheir plans cannot achieve anything (≤ƒCμç-îËç-ü¿’èπ◊, àüÓ äéπöÀ áç-èπ◊E, üΔE-O’üË ü¿%≠œd°ö«dL – Å™« é¬èπ◊çú≈ ´’† üμËuߪ’ç ´÷®Ω’ûª÷Öçõ‰ àD ≤ƒCμç-‰ç).

5) By being slow and steady, you can achieveanything (EüΔ†ç, Åîªç-îª-©-ûª v°æüμΔ†ç).

- Syama Sreesatya, Khammam.

Q: After "To when came the ing form and sin-gular verb" - Please explain.

A: I am sorry your question is not clear. Is thisyour question? 'When does the 'ing' formfollow 'to' in the singular'?

The 'ing' form follows the following phrases: 1) With a view to (Ç ÖüËl-¨¡çûÓ).2) Object to (ÇÍé~-°œç-îªúøç).3) Look forward to (Çûª’-®Ω-ûªûÓ áü¿’-®Ω’-îª÷-úøôç).4) In addition to (üΔEéÀ ûÓúø’).5) Be / get used to (Å©-¢√-ô’-°æ-úøôç) - these are

followed by the 'ing' form and not by thepresent tense / plain infinitive form.

Rolling stone gathers... - G . Kiran Reddy

Q: Sir, what is the difference between wouldhave been done and could have been done?

A: Would have been = It was possible forsomeone to be somewhere / something, butthey were not (ÅC ÖçúËüË é¬F ™‰ü¿’).

Eg: He would have been there if you had askedhim = †’´y-úÕT Öçõ‰ Åûª-†-éπ\úø ÖçúË-¢√úË =†’´y-úøí∫-†÷ ™‰ü¿’, Åçü¿’-éπE Åûª-†éπ\-úø -™‰-†÷ ™‰úø’.

★ Could have been = Someone had the abilityto be somewhere but they were not (Öçúø-í∫-L-ÍíüË é¬F ™‰ü¿’ / Öçúø-í∫-L-Íí-¢√úË é¬F ™‰úø’).

Eg: He could have been there if you had askedhim = †’´y-ûªEo ÅúÕT Öçõ‰, Åûª-†-éπ\úø Öçúø-í∫-LÍí ¢√úË = †’´y-úø-í∫-™‰ü¿’, Åçü¿’-éπE Åûª-†-éπ\úø™‰éπ§Úߪ÷úø’.

- Prasanti Dadi

Q: Sir, I have some doubts please clarify it.What is the difference between "I wasMLA and I have been MLA?". Pleaseexplain it.

A: Your question should be, I have somedoubts, please clarify them. I was an MLA = in the past I worked as an

MLA. I am not an MLA now. ★ I have been an MLA =

1) In the past I was an MLA2) I was elected MLA sometime ago, and

from that time onwards till now / evennow I have continued to be an MLA.

Did, does -ûË-ú≈..?- Srinivas, Divya, Anakapalli.

Q: Sir, what is the meaning of 'ifs and buts'?and how to use 'if and when'?

Eg: With so many ifs and buts it is easierto wait and see. - Please say inTelugu.

A: The actual phrase is, 'no ifs and buts',which means telling a child not to arguebut just obey you. (îÁ°œpçC îË-ߪ’´’E, O’ûÓ¢√üΔ-EéÀ Cí∫-´-ü¿lE °œ©x-©èπ◊ îÁ°æp-ú≈-EéÀ ¢√úøû√ç).

- Ravuru Narasaiah, Puducherry.

Q: Please explain how to use the followingin different contexts with examples.1) Having said that2) Given a scenario

A: 1) In spite of what has been said. Eg: He doesn't usually spend money, but

having said that, he spends a lot onbooks.

2) Against this background / in the presentsituation.

Q: The assumptions and beliefs that under-pin our whole lives. Please let me knowthe meaning of underpin.

A: Supports / justifies.Q: What is the meaning of 'blessed with'? A: Blessed with = is gifted with / have / has.

- Sri Harsha, Vijayawada.

Q: Sir, can you explain me the differencebetween the following.1) Are you in the train?

Are you on the train?2) He did a great job.

He does a great job. I guess, He / She is generally followed

by 'does'. - Which one is correct?A: 1) Are you on the train - Correct.

2) Both the sentences are correct withdifferent meanings:

★ He did a great job - Correct. Meaning: In the past he did a great job.

★ He does a great job - also correct. Meaning: He regularly / always does a great

job or (sometimes) now he isdoing a great job.

- Varalakshmi, Visakhapatnam.

Q: Sir, please explain 'being' with Teluguexplanation.

A: Being = because (Öçúøôç ´©x). a) Being rich he can buy whatever he likes.

(Åûª†’ üμ¿†-´ç-ûª’-úÕí¬ Öçúøôç ´©x, àüÁjØ√ é̆-í∫©úø’).

b) Being a great actor, she has a number offans (Ç¢Á’ íÌ°æp †öÀí¬ Öçúøôç ´©x Ç¢Á’èπ◊î√™« ´’çC ÅGμ- ÷-†’©’ ÖØ√o®Ω’).

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- Ashok kumar,A. Naresh Naik, Kothakota.

Q: Sir, I am very confused aboutCountable nouns especiallyusing singular, plurals. - ÖüΔ£æ«®Ω-ù-©-ûÓ -N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’.

A: Things we count in numbers as1,2,3, etc. are countables. Eg:bus - we say one bus, two buses, etc. Pen -one / ten / fifteen pens, etc. Man - one man,two men, a hundred men, etc.

1) Countables have singular number and pluralnumber.

2) a / an is a must before a countable singular.We don't say, 'Umbrella is useful in rain'.The correct way to say it is, 'an umbrella',because it is a countable singular.

★ Uncountables are things we don't count (butweigh / measure).

Eg: Rice, sugar, milk, etc. Uncountables don'thave plurals. We don't use a / an beforethem.

★ The important point however is, certainEnglish words which we think are countableare uncountable.

★ Here is a list of nouns which in English usageare uncountable: advice, bread, business (withthe meaning of work), furniture, human hair,information, news, poetry, soap, work, etc.These are all uncountables. That is, we don'tuse them in the plural, and we don't use a / an

before them. However, we can use,'a piece of / pieces of', and 'some' and'a lot of' before all of them.Eg: Let me give you advice / a

piece of advice. I have twopieces of advice for you.

- Thadu Ramakrishna

Q: Sir, éÀç-C °æ-üΔ-©- -´’-üμ¿u -ûË-ú≈-©-†’ÖüΔ£æ«®Ω-ù-©-ûÓ N-´-Jç-îªç-úÕ.

★ Till now ★ So far ★ Until ★ Till ★ Yet ★ Upto

A: Till now = so far. Till = until = yet. However, 'yet' is mostly used with 'not'/ in

questions / to. Eg: a) He has given me ten books so far / till

now / until now. b) I will wait here till / until my friend

comes. c) I have not seen the movie yet (till now)

= I have yet to see the movie. (Note: 'Yet to' can be used without 'not')

d) Has / hasn't he come yet? ★ Up to = 1) Until (Not later than). Up to yes-

terday he was here (Till / until yesterday hewas here).2) Responsibility - It is up to the principal

to take a decision. 3) Less than / equal to, but not more than.

Up to (not more than) two hundred peo-ple have bought it so far.

M. SURESAN

- Jyothi Prasad

Q: Sir, -È®ç-úø’ voices -Å®√n-©’ -äéπ\-õ‰ -Å®·-†°æ¤p-úø’--Éç-Tx-≠-™ passive voice ØË áèπ◊\-´í¬ -¢√-úø---û√®Ω’áç-ü¿’èπ◊? Eg: We need Lawer. -D--Eo -áèπ◊\-´í¬¢√-úøç. Lawer is needed -†’ -´÷-vûª-¢Ë’ -áèπ◊\-´í¬¢√-úø-û√ç. é¬-F -ûÁ-©’í∫’-™ -Å®·-ûË active voice -ØËáèπ◊\-´í¬ -¢√-úø-û√ç. -Ö-üΔ£æ«®Ω-ùèπ◊ -Å-ûª-†’ °æ-Kéπ~-®√-¨»-úø’ -Å-E -Åç-ö«ç é¬-F -Å-ûª-E -îË-ûª °æ-Kéπ~ ®√-ߪ’-•-úÕç-C -Å-E -Å-†ç -áç-ü¿’èπ◊?-– N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’.

A: Who said we use passive voice more thanactive voice? Active voice is always prefer-able to passive. Passive voice is to be usedonly when we do not know the doer of anaction. 'We need a lawyer' is always betterthan and is more common than, 'A lawyer isneeded'. We say 'A lawyer is needed' onlywhen we are not clear who exactly needs alawyer. We say in passive, 'The results havebeen announced', (PV) because we are notsure about the persons / agencies / institu-tions etc., who / which announces theresults. We don't at all say, 'The exam istaken by him' - This is very uncommon. Weusually say, 'He takes the exam'. (O’ ÅGμ-v§ƒßª’ç ÆæJ-é¬ü¿’. ´’ç* ®Ωîª-®·-ûª©’, Ççí∫xç ¶«í¬ûÁL-Æœ-†-¢√®Ω’, O©-®·-†ç-ûª-´-®Ωèπ◊ active voice´÷vûª¢Ë’ ¢√úø-û√®Ω’. ûª°æp-†-°æ¤púø’, ´·êuçí¬ äéπ °æEîËÆœç-üÁ- ®Ó ûÁL-ߪ’-†-°æ¤púø’ / Ææp≠ædûª ™‰†-°æ¤púø’´÷vûª¢Ë’ passive voice ¢√úø-û√®Ω’).

Eg: We say, 'The road was closed yesterday', inpassive because we don't know who closedthe road. In Telugu we say, '®Ó-ú˛ - ‚ÊÆ- »®Ω’—

- Here we don't mention who actuallyclosed the road. (Ç ®Óú˛ JÊ°®˝ Å®·uçC ÅEûÁ©’-í∫’™ Åçö«ç. DØËo Ççí∫xç™ á´®Ω’ repairîË »®Ó ûÁL-ߪ’ü¿’ 鬕öÀd passive voice, Theroad has been repaired Åçö«®Ω’).

- Y. Rohit Kumar Reddy

Q: Sir, will you please answer these questions.'What are past future tenses? And explainin detail' like 'subject + would + verb +object.' And what does it mean if we framea sentence?

A: 'Would' expresses future from the past.Compare:

a) He says / is saying (that) he will come nextmonth ('Says / is saying' here is presenttense, meaning, he is saying NOW (pre-sent), so 'will come' in the sentence is futurefrom NOW - the present.

b) He said some time ago (that) he wouldcome tomorrow. ('Said' is past tense; hissaying was in the past, and his coming is inthe next month from the time of his saying- in the past. So we use, would come.

★ Some more examples: Compare:

i) I know (now - present) that he will come.ii) I knew (past) that he would come (future

from the past). c) She knew that she would not be selected.

(knew - past, and would not be selected -future from the past).

-á- ®Ó -ûÁ-L-ߪ’èπ◊ç-õ‰ -à voice ?

Q: Sir, ™°æ-LéÀ -®√--¢√-©ç-õ‰ Å-†’-´’-A -§Òç--ü¿-ú≈-EéÀéÀç-C-¢√-öÀ-™ --à-C ÆæÈ®jç-üÓ -ûÁ-©’°æí∫-©®Ω’?1) Can I come in, sir?2) May I come in, sir?

A: Both are correct. However, 'Can I comein, sir?' is less formal than 'May I comein, sir?' That is, when we are betterknown to a person, we use, 'Can I comein, sir?'

★ If the person is someone who is notknown to us so well, or above us in rank,we say, 'May I come in, sir?'

- Murali

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Q: Sir, what are quantifiers? What are sim-iles? Why and how we use these? --Ö-üΔ£æ«®Ω-ù-©-ûÓ Ææ£æ… -N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’.

A: A simile is a direct comparison betweentwo persons, places, things, etc. That is,saying one thing / person is like another.Words indicating a simile are like, as, as. . . as, etc.

- Raheem Shaik

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Q: Sir, please explain the Telugu meaningsand give examples to the word 'Comeacross'.

A: Come across = îª÷úøôç / éπ©-´úøç (ņ’-éÓ-èπ◊çú≈), ûªô-Ææn-°æ-úøôç.

Eg: I have not come across such a greatman as Gandhi. (í¬ç--Dμ ™«çöÀ íÌ°æp ´uéÀhE؈’ îª÷úø-™‰ü¿’ / Ø√èπ◊ ûªô-Ææn-°æ-úø-™‰ü¿’).

- Sri Harsha

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Q: How to find out adverb and adjectivephrases in different sentences? - Pleaseexplain with examples.

A: An adjective phrase (group of words with-out a verb) qualifies a noun, that is, itdescribes a noun. Eg: This is a book about the beauty of

Kashmir. Here, the phrase, 'About thebeauty of Kashmir' describes the nounbook. So, it is an adjective phrase.

★ How to find out an adjective phrase? Whenyou see a phrase following a noun put thequestion, 'What kind of?' and the answeryou get is an adjective phrase.

★ In the sentence above, put the question,'What kind of book' and you get the answer'about the beauty of Kashmir'. So, 'about thebeauty of Kashmir' is an adjective phrase.

★ An adverb modifies a verb, that is, it adds tothe meaning of the verb. If a phrase adds tothe meaning of the verb, it is an adverbphrase.

Eg: He walked all the way from home to col-lege. Here the phrase, 'all the way fromhome to college' adds to the meaning ofthe verb, 'walked'. So it is an adverbphrase.

- V. Sanjeeva Rayudu, Kurnool.

Q: Can passive voice be written as 'A book ishad by me' for 'I have a book?' (Or) 'Abook is had had by me' for 'I had a book?' --O-öÀ-™x -à-C ÆæÈ®j-† -¢√éπu-¢Á÷ -N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’.

A: It can be, but it looks very awkward (ugly).When you can say, directly and more sim-ply, 'I have a book', why use the ugly pas-sive? As far as possible, it is always goodto use the active voice.

★ 'A book is had had by me', you can use,when you refer to two past actions, one tak-ing place before the other. 'A book is hadhad by me before someone stole it'. But thisis awkward too. Isn't it better to say, 'I hadhad a book before someone stole it?'

- Krishna Kishore

Q: Sir, please explain the passive voice brieflywith examples and their meanings.

A: This has been explained a number of timesbefore. Refer to the previous lessons.

- R. Siva Kumar

Q: Sir, please look at these sentences:1) "When would XYZ bank release the

results of clerk exam?"2) "When would XYZ bank releases results

of clerk exam?"3) "When will XYZ bank release the results

of clerk exam?" - °j -¢√é¬u-™x -à-C ÆæÈ®j-ç-C? A: 1) The first sentence is wrong - when you

are talking about a simple future action,you should use 'will', and not 'would'. Thecorrect form is, 'When will XYZ bankrelease the results of the Clerks' Exam?'

2) The second sentence is wrong too, becausewe don't have a verb form like 'wouldreleases'. The proper verb form is, Will /would / shall / should / can / could, etc + V1

Eg: Will release / would release etc., the mean-ing changing from one form to another.

3) When will XYZ bank release the results ofthe Clerks' Exam? - Correct.

had had - -á-™« -¢√-úÌ--a?

Eg: He is like a lion in bravery.

He is as brave as a lion.★ Quantifiers are words which tell us about

quantity.

Eg: Some, many, any, much, several, a lotof, a few and enough.

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Q: He is a minority candidate / Heis a community candidate. -Which one is correct?

A: Strictly speaking, 'He is aminority community candidate'is correct. Minority community= a community (´®Ω_ç), the fol-lowers of which are fewer than those of themajority community. (Minority = of two ormore groups, the group that is smaller thanthe bigger groups - È®çúø’, Åç-ûªéπçõ‰ áèπ◊\´Ö†o ´’ûª ´®√_™x Å©p Ææçë«u-èπ◊©’). Communi-ty = (In India) - religion.

Q: I am a minority community candidate andhas standing of 20 years as an advocate. -Please say whether the word 'standing' canbe written / used after 'has / have'.

A: Standing = duration, reputation, experience(N®√´’ç, ë«uA, ņ’-¶μº´ç – àüÁjØ√ ´%Ah™). Itcan be used after, have / had.

Q: Two and two make / makes four - Explain.A: Two and two makes four - Correct. Though

grammatically wrong, it is the usage(¢√úø’éπ).

Q: I will have got/ had my clothes stitched/ Iwill have my clothes stitched - Please saywhich one is correct.

A: Depending on what you want to say, all thethree are correct.

1) I will have got my clothes stitched = At /before sometime in the future, my clothes willhave been stitched. (-Ç Ææ- ’-ߪ’ç-™-°æ¤ é¬-F, -Ç Ææ- ’-ߪ÷-EéÀ é¬-F, -Ø√ -•-ôd--©’ èπ◊--öÀdç-èπ◊-E -Öç-ö«-†’).

2) I had my clothes stitched = Sometime agoin the past = I had the tailor to stitch myclothes (Ø√ •ôd©’ èπ◊öÀdç--èπ◊-Ø√o†’ –èπ◊öÀdçéÓ´úøç Å®·-§Ú-®·çC).

3) I will have my clothes stitched =Soon in the future the tailor willstitch my clothes (؈’ •ôd©’èπ◊öÀdç--èπ◊ç-ö«†’).

Q: Group of scholars / Groups ofscholars - Which one is correct?

A: Both are correct. A group ofscholars = One group (°æçúÕ-ûª’©•%çü¿ç – äéπõ‰); groups of schol-ars = more than one group ofscholars (°æçúÕûª’© •%çüΔ©’).

Q: As your like - means what?A: As you like = Whatever you like = (F É≠ædç)Q: Being seen the movie, I am not interested.

- Please explain.A: Being seen the movie I am not interested -

Wrong. Having seen the movie - Correct.(ÆœE´÷ îª÷Æœ-†ç-ü¿’-´©x / ÆœE´÷ îª÷Æœ† ûª®√yûª).

- Surender Bijili

Q: 'I had seen you somewhere?' - Is this right?A: I had seen you somewhere? - This is wrong

in two ways: 1) Had seen - This is Past Perfect Tense. We

don't use Past Perfect Tense for a single pastaction. We use it for the first of two pastactions. The correct form can be: 'I had seenyou somewhere before we met yesterday'.

2) Your sentence is a question, but it is not inthe question form. The proper question formis, 'Had I seen you somewhere, before wemet yesterday'? (Two past actions, one tak-ing place before another, are a must, whenyou use 'had + Past Participle (V3)'.

- Srinivasa Chari

Q: Sir, could you please tell me the meaningsof these words in Telugu.1) Hearing 2) Listening 3) Prohibited 4) Restricted5) Banned

A: 1) ´’†èπ◊ NE-°œç-îËC2) ´’†ç v°æߪ’ûªoç îËÆœ NØËC3) E≠œü¿l¥ç4) °æJ-N’ûªç – ÅEo-öÀéÀ, Åçü¿-Jéà é¬ü¿’5) = 3) E≠œü¿l¥ç.

M. SURESAN

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- Divya Ganta

Q: Sir could you tell me how to introduce ininterview? Which type of information Ihave to give for interviewer?

A: The correct form of your question is,'How to introduce oneself in an inter-view?' This is how you introduce yourself in

an interview: My name is / I am so and so. I come

from such and such a place (the place youlive in). You then mention your age / date ofbirth. Then your educational qualificationswith your specializations, the institutionswhere you have studied, and the universitiesthey are affiliated to, and any job experienceyou have had. You mention the languagesyou know.

You can tell the board of interviewers thesports and games you are good at, the dis-tinctions you have won, etc. Don't talk aboutthings you do not know, because if you can'tanswer the questions they put you, they willknow you are lying, and that is a serious dis-qualification.

Then you talk about why you think youare suitable for the job. Then mention thatyou are willing to work anywhere in India.

Then tell the interview board about yourparents, your siblings (brothers and sisters),etc.

You are usually asked to talk about your-self just to see how good you are at English.If you are able to speak well and impress theinterviewers, they go on to the next question,even before you complete the answers.

The important thing is, to talk boldly,clearly, loudly enough, slowly, and in such away, that the last word of your sentence is asclear as your first word. Avoid using Sir /Madam too often.

While attending an interview...

Narsimha Pathapalli, MahaboobnagarQ: Sir, please let me know the order of

adjectives.A: Quantity / number, size, age, shape, etc. Eg: My dad brought me half a dozen big

tasty mangoes - this is the usual order. Q: Difference among today's night, this

night, today nightA: Today's night, this night, today night - all

wrong. The correct phrase is, tonight.(This morning / afternoon / this evening,tonight).

Q: Can we use fastly as adverb?A: There is no such word as, 'fastly'. It is

just fast - both adjective and adverb. Eg: This is a fast (adj) train. This train goes

fast (adv).

- Rambabu, Talluru

Q: Sir, what is the difference among Despite,Inspite of, Although?

A: Despite = in spite of.Eg: Despite / in spite of the high cost of the

book, he bought it. ★ Although / though / even though has the

same meaning as 'despite' and 'in spite of',but the way we use it is different.

Eg: Although / though / even though the costof the book was high he bought it.

★ 'But' also can be used in place of despite /in spite of / though.

Eg: The cost of the book was high, but hebought it.

- Madhu Perumala

Q: Whom should I inform now? ORTo whom should I inform?Which is right sir?

A: Who should I inform now? - Correct(According to modern usage).

Order of adjectives -É-™«...

- Bhagyasri, Komararam

Q: i) We drew pictures ourselves. ii) We ourselves drew the pictures. - Please

say the difference.A: i) We drew the pictures ourselves = ii) We

ourselves drew the pictures. Q: Being seen the movie, I am not interested /

Having seen the movie, I am not interested.- Please say the difference.

A: Having seen the movie I am not interested(in seeing it again) - Correct. Being seenthe movie I am not interested - Wrong.

Q: I shouldn't see the movies/ I am not sup-posed to see the movies. - Please say thedifference.

A: I should not see the movie = I am not sup-posed to see the movie.

Q: He and I am here / He or I are here - Whichis correct?

A: He and I are here. Q: Neither/ Either he nor / or I am / I are here.

- Please say which one is correct.A: Neither he nor I am here. When you use

'neither . . nor / either.. or / not only . . butalso, the verb agrees with the second sub-ject. (Neither . . . nor/ Either . . . or/ Notonly . . . but also, verb È®çúÓ Æ涄bé d†’ •öÀdÖçô’çC).

Q: As we are talking to each other... - Pleasetranslate into Telugu.

A: As we are talking to each other = When /because we are talking to each other. (as =i) When (Å°æ¤p-úø’ – ¢Ë’ç ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’-†o-°æ¤púø’,ii) Because = (Åçü¿’- ©x) = (Ééπ\-úÕ Å®Ωnç – -¢Ë’ç´÷-ö«x-úø’-ûª’-†o-°æ¤púø’/ ¢Ë’ç - ÷ö«xúø’-ûª’ç-úøôç ´©x).

- R. Venkatarama Krishna

Q: Sir, Neither - Nor/ Either - or ÅØËN È®çúø’´Ææ’h´¤©’ ™‰üΔ Éü¿l®Ω’ ´’†’-≠æfl-©èπ◊ Ææç•çCμç-*-†¢√? Åçõ‰ ÅN ¢√öÀÍé ¢√ú≈™«?– N´-Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’.

A: Neither . . . nor, either . . . or can be usedboth for humans as well as objects or ideas.

Eg: i) Neither/ either he nor/ or his sister ishere.

ii) Neither/ either the book nor/ or the pen canbe found here.

Q: Cure is not so good as prevention = Cure isnot as good as prevention.°j Sentence ©’ È®çúø÷ äÍé Å®√n-Eo-≤ƒhߪ÷?

A: Cure is not so / as good as prevention -both are correct. However we don't use 'sogood as' in a sentence without 'not'. ('not'Öç-õ‰, so ..... as ¢√úÌa. ™‰éπ-§ÚûË, as ...... as´÷vûª¢Ë’ ¢√ú≈L).

Eg: Ram is not taller than Karim - this is com-parative degree with 'not' in it. The posi-tive for it is Karim is at least as tall asRam. There is no 'not' in the sentence, sowe don't use 'so' here. (Ééπ\úø not ™‰ü¿’鬕öÀd, as.... as ´÷vûª¢Ë’ ¢√úøû√ç.)

Q: Sir, please say the Indirect speech to thefollowing sentences.

i) "I came last night", he said.

ii) "If I were you I would do it", he said.

iii) "If you came to me, I would give themoney" he said.

A: i) He said that he had come there the daybefore / the previous day.

ii) He said that if he had been I, he would havedone it.

iii) He said that if he / I had gone to him, hewould have given the money.

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- Akhitha, Yemmiganur.

Q: Sir, please let me know the differencebetween interrogative pronoun and inter-rogative adverb with examples.

A: Interrogative pronouns are used mostly inquestions and sometimes in place of a noun.

★ What, which, who, whom and whose areinterrogative pronouns. If you use them insuch questions as: What is the problem? /Which is your book? / Who is yourteacher? / Whom do you want to meet? /Whose is this book? - They are all interrog-ative pronouns, when they are used alone.

★ They are interrogative pronouns becausewe use them in place of nouns. If they areused alongside a noun as in, which book,whose pen, what game, etc., they are inter-rogative adjectives.

★ When, where, why and how are interroga-tive adverbs, because they add to the mean-ing of verbs. Where did you / when did youwhy did you / how did you see?

- Sree Deepya, Anakapalli.

Q: Sir, how to use 'would have been' at the lastpart of the sentence (follows full stop)?

A: 'Would have been' is used at the end of asentence only in replies:

Eg:A: Were you there yesterday?B: If he had allowed me, I would have

been. = He did not allow me, so I wasnot there.

- Lavanya Ch

Q: Sir, I was lagging in the verbal part of cam-pus interviews. Can you suggest me howcan I come up perfectly in verbal commu-nication?

A: Try to speak English whenever you have anopportunity to speak the language. Whenyou talk to people who can understandEnglish, communicate with them only inEnglish. Don't be afraid that you might makemistakes and they might laugh at you. Justfeel free and talk only in English, I mean, tothose who know English. Then watchEnglish news casts and the debates in theEnglish news channels. Read the Englishnewspaper every day for at least half an hourto forty five minutes. This is the best way.

- D. Bhavaghni Gupta, Hanamkonda.

Q: Sir, I will tell you the situation:"Once when I was in elevator, one lady got hurtby my bag then she said MIND YOUR BAG"- Now I would like to know the sentence 'mindyour bag' is politely spoken one or rude?

A: It is neither polite nor rude, but just askingyou to see that your bag does not inconve-nience others.

- Murthy N V K

Q: Sir, -1) He could do it.2) He was able to do it. -Explain.

A: 1) He could do it = He had theability to do it, but it is doubt-ful if he did it or not.

2) He was able to do it = He had theability to do it and did it.

Eg: He could play cricket well those days = Hehad the ability to play cricket, but he mighthave / might have not played it.

★ He was able to play cricket well those days= He had the ability to play and played too.

- K. Kameswara Rao, West Godavari.

Q: Sir, please let me know the plurals for thefollowing.

1) Para (The objections raised in the parasmay be dropped); 2) Annexure

3) I request your kindselves to grant meleave for two days. - Is there any word"KINDSELVES" in English?

A: 1) Para (short form of paragraph) - singular,paras - plural.

2) Annexure - singular; Annexures - plural.3) If you are requesting more than one per-

son, your 'kindselves' can be used.

'Mind your bag'.. -´’®√u-üË-Ø√?

- Gongati Saveen Kumar

Q: What is the difference between the fol-lowing.. a) Homage and tribute

b) Veteran and legend c) Uproar and angry

- Explain with examples. A: a) Homage = special honour / deep respect

shown publicly. (•£œ«-®Ωç-í∫çí¬ á -J-ÈéjØ√ íı®Ω-- ’-®√u-ü¿©’ ´uéπh-°æ-®Ω-îªúøç/ v°æ ¡ç-Æœç-îªúøç).

★ Tribute = a statement / an act / a gift to showgratitude / respect / admiration for someperson. (äéπ-J-°æôx éπ%ûªïc-ûª†’ ´uéπh-°æ-®Ω-îªúøç / ¢√JéÀéπ%ûª-ïcû√ °æ‹®Ωy-éπçí¬ ÉîËa íı®Ω- - ’-®√u-ü¿©’).

b) Veteran = a person with a long experiencein a particular field. (àüÁjØ√ ®Ωçí∫ç™ ÇJ-ûË-J-†-¢√®Ω’, E≥ƒg-ûª’©’).

★ Legend = a story handed down from gen-eration to generation, believed to be trueand historical but without proof (í¬ü∑¿ – ûª®Ω-ûª-®√-©’í¬ v§ƒîª’-®Ωuç™ ÖçúËC – Eïç-í¬ØË ïJ-Tçü¿†o ®Ω’V-´¤©’ ™‰†-°æp-öÀéà Eïç ÅE î√™«-´’çC ņ’-èπ◊-ØËC) / a person whose achieve-ments are so great that they may be unbe-lievable. (Å™«çöÀ íÌ°æp-´uéÀh Eïçí¬ Öçö«®√ÅØË ¶μ«´† éπLpç-îË¢√∞¡Ÿx).

c) Uproar = a group of people expressing theiranger or protest in public (•£œ«-®Ωç-í∫çí¬, íÌúø-´í¬ v°æñ«-Ææ- ‚-£æ…©’ ûÁLÊ° E®Ω-Ææ†/ ´uA-Í®-éπûª).

★ Anger = not being pleased with a personor at something.

- Shashavali Khaji, Uravakonda.

Q: Sir, Relative Pronouns (possessive)í∫’-Jç-* -N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’.

1) I bought a dog. Its puppy had died.I bought a dog whose puppy had died. - Can the word 'Whose' also be used for

non-living things?2) How is 'of which' used?

A: 1 & 2: 'Whose' can be used for the living(including animals) and the non-living.So, I bought a dog whose puppy had died= Right = I bought a dog the puppy ofwhich had died.

★ This is the book some of whose pages aremissing = This is the book of which somepages are missing.

Q: She helps me read a letter / She helps meto read a letter. - Which is correct?

A: She helps me read the letter = She helpsme to read the letter. Both are correct.You can either use or omit 'to' after 'help'.

- Thangellapally Mallikarjun

Q: Sir, éÀç-C -¢√é¬u-©-†’ -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ-™ --à-N-üμ¿çí¬ ®√-≤ƒh®Ó-N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’.

1) -Ø√èπ◊ -à-üÁj-Ø√ Ææç-üË£æ«ç -´ÊÆh -N’-´’t-Lo --Å-úøíÌ-î√a?2) -ØË-†’ -Å-Lí¬-†’--.

A: 1) If I get any doubts may I ask you toclarify?

2) I have sulked. - T. Murali Krishana

Q: Sir, when we use both helping verb andmain verb are past in a sentence? -Ö-üΔ£æ«®Ω-ù-©-ûÓÆæ£æ… -N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’.

A: In a combination of the helping verb andthe main verb, it is always the helpingverb that indicates the tense.

Eg: Would / could / might + I Dw (would /could / might see, etc.) is in the pasttense, because would / could / might arepast tense of will / can / may, etc.)

★ I will go - future from the present; I wouldgo if he allowed me - would go past tense.Sp is the case with could / might, etc + Idoing word (go, come, etc).

- Rupesh Sahu

Q: Sir, I have some doubts on using preposi-tion 'as'. What is the meaning if a parastarted with 'as'? - Please explain.

A: 1) As = because. As (= because) he isclever, he can understand it easily.

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Q: Sir, explain the differences betweengerund, ing form and plain infinitive, bareinfinitive.

A: The '-ing' form used as a noun, that is, thesubject of a sentence / the object of a verb /the object of a preposition, etc. it becomesa gerund.

Eg: a) Smoking is bad for health (Smoking -used here as the subject of the sentence,so functions as a noun .

b) I hate smoking - smoking here is the objectof the verb, hate. So it is a noun, and there-fore a gerund.

c) He was expert in / at cheating others -'cheating' here is the object of the preposi-tion, at. So it is a gerund.

★ An 'ing' form not used in any of these waysis just an 'ing' form / present participle.

★ The doctor helped me to recover - to recov-er - infinitive = The doctor helped me recov-er - recover here is plain / bare infinitive,because there is no 'to' before it.

- Chebrolu Prakash, Gudivada.

Q: Why we use Past Participle instead FutureTense in the verb forms list?

Eg: Present - Past - Future (in old Books)Present - Past - Past Participle

(In present Books)A: Even in old grammar books, we find only

the present tense, the past tense and the pastparticiple, and not the future tense. Weform the future tense of a verb by addingwill / shall before it. The past tense and thepast participles are formed differently fordifferent sets of verbs. That is why the pasttense and past participle and not the futuretense of a verb are given.

Q: Sir, please explain the usage of the follow-ing words.

1) Watershed event 2) Far-reaching effect3) Berserk 4) Estrangement5) Rationale 6) To whomsoever it may concernA: 1) A happening which causes a

big change in the life of a per-son / in the history of a nation(- ÷®Ω’p -ûÁ-îËa - ·-êu-¢Á’i-† Ææç°∂æ’-ô-†).

2) An important effect which will continuefor a long time.

Eg: The division of India into India andPakistan has had far-reaching effect = Ithas had a great effect that has continuedtill today. So we say, the division ofIndia has had a far-reaching effect.

3) Destructively violent. Eg: The temple elephant ran berserk sud-

denly and killed two people and injuredfour.

4) Quarrel / misunderstanding / separation ofa wife and her husband due to misunder-standing.

5) Logic / a set of reasons for an action 6) Whoever this may apply to (-D-E--ûÓ Ææç-•ç-üμ¿ç

-Ö-†o-¢√-JéÀ).

- Narasaiah Ravuru, Puducherry.

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- B. Sreenivasa Charlu, Hyderabad

Q: In one of the Spoken English lessons yousaid, 'Annexure is singular and Annexuresis plural'. I referred the Oxford, theChambers and other dictionaries, but I failto find ANNEXURE/(S). Is this a colloqui-al usage? We find ANNEXE and ANNEX-ES only. - Kindly clarify.

A: 'Annex' is the short form of 'annexure'. Justas the plural of annex is annexes, so is theplural of annexure, annexures. We say, forexample, there are a few annexures / annex-es to the report. Annexes = annexures.

Q: In the below sentence which one is gram-matically correct? The minimum qualifications for applyingthe job are as follows / follow.

A: 'As follows' is correct, in spite of 'qualifica-tions' being plural. This is a point of usage,and does not follow grammar.

- Venkata Swamy Dodde

Q: Sir, please explain the meaning of follow-ing phrasal verb:Take somebody into confidence.

A: Treat someone as very close to you and tellthem of your secrets. (´’† Ççûª-®Ωç-T-èπ◊©’)

Eg: They take their sister into confidence andtell her all their secrets.

- Y K Prasada Rao

Q: Sir, please give the suitable degree of com-parison with clarification. This is the elder / eldest of my two sons.

A: This is the elder of my two sons. When youtalk only of two persons / things, you don'tuse eldest. There is no superlative whenonly two things are compared.

- D. Shiva Narayana, Ongole

Q: Sir, please explain the meaningsfor the following words withsuitable examples and mentionthe antonyms for these words.1) Teetotaler 2) Lunatic Asylum 3) Elegy 4) Blasphemy5) Ambidexter 6) Transmigration 7) Swat

A: 1) A person who strictly avoids drink.Teetotaler × Alcoholic.

2) A hospital for mad people. Lunatic = mad per-son. Asylum = place of protection. Callingmentally imbalanced persons 'mad' is sup-posed to be bad, so no longer are mental hos-pitals are called so. They are called Lunaticasylums.

3) A sad poem written in memory of a dead per-son.

Elegy × Eulogy ( a poem in praise of a person).4) Talking badly / vulgarly about God and holy

things (üË´¤úø’, Éûª®Ω °æNvûª N≠æ-ߪ÷© í∫’Jç* ÅÆæ-¶μºuçí¬ ´÷ö«x-úøôç/ ¢√öÀE éÀçîª-°æ-®Ω-îªúøç).Blasphemy × Reverence (í¬úμø-¢Á’i† ¶μºéÀh éπLTÖçúøôç).

5) The correct word is, 'Ambidextrous' or'Ambidexterity'. 'Ambidextrous = capable ofusing both the hands with equal skill.

Eg: Arjuna was ambidextrous in shootingarrows - He was capable of shootingarrows with the right or the left hand, withequal skill.

★ Ambidexterity = having the skill of using

both the hands equally well. Ambidextrous × Ambisinistrous(incapable of using either handproperly)

6) The soul leaving one body afterdeath, and moving into anotherbody - no opposite for this word(Çûªt îªE-§Ú-®·† üË£æ…Eo ´CL, ÉçéÓüË£æ«ç-™éÀ v°æ¢Ë-Pç-îªúøç/ °æ¤†-®Ωb†táûªhúøç).

7) Hit with great force - no opposite.

- Kiran, Rajahmundry

Q: Sir, I kindly request to clarify the followingdoubts:What is the difference betweena) Do you understand? b) Did you understand?

A: a) Do you understand? = Are you able tounderstand (NOW).

Eg: Do you understand what he is saying?(Now).

b) Did you understand = Were you able tounderstand?

Eg: Did you understand what he said yester-day? (He said something yesterday andwere you able to understand it?).

Q: Can we use the term 'Regularly' in pasttense? - Please explain.

A: You can. Those days we met regularlyevery evening at 4. (Ç ®ÓV™x ¢Ë’-´· v°æA≤ƒßª’çvûªç Ø√©’-Tç-öÀéÀ véπ´’ç ûª°æp-èπ◊çú≈ éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-ØË-¢√∞¡xç).

-Å®Ω’b-†’-úø’ 'Ambidextrous'

Q: Sir, please explain the differencebetween the following words with exam-ples:

See, Look, WatchA: See = appear / if we keep open our eyes,

so many things come into our view, thatis, we see them. (´’†èπ◊ éπE-°œç-îªúøç, éπ∞¡ŸxûÁJÊÆh).

- V. Bala Murali Krishna

Q: Sir, what is the meaning of "rags-to-rich-es" in Telugu? Please give some exam-ples.

A: From being a poor person to being a richperson.

Eg: Mohan rose from rags to riches (rags =torn clothes), as did Rockefeller. (®√é˙°∂--©x-®˝™« ¢Á÷£æ«Ø˛ èπÿú≈ Hü¿-¢√-úø’í¬ v§ƒ®Ωç-¶μº¢Á’iüμ¿E-èπ◊-úÕí¬ áC-í¬úø’.)

- Ch. Rama Rao

Q: Sir, please explain the usage of "get / got/ getting / gets + V3" with some exam-ples in Telugu.

A: They get their house washed once a week(get washed = get + V3) (¢√∞¡Ÿx ûª´’ ÉçöÀE¢√®√-E-éÓ-≤ƒJ éπúÕ-T-≤ƒh®Ω’.)

★ They got the books given to poor students(got given = got + V3) (¢√∞¡Ÿx Ç °æ¤Ææh-é¬-©†’Hü¿-¢√-∞¡xèπ◊ É°œp-≤ƒh®Ω’.)

★ She gets her hair done once a week by thebeautician (gets done = gets + V3) (Ç¢Á’¢√®√-E-éÓ-≤ƒJ ûª† Í騻-©†’ Åçü¿çí¬ îË®·ç--èπ◊ç-ô’çC.)

Q: What is the "Verb form" of the followingsentence, out of six verb forms and whatare the main verb and helping verbs ofthe sentence given below? They will have to assure purchase of cer-tain items.

A: 'Will have' is the verb in the sentence -will is the main verb, and have is thehelping verb. 'To assure' is an infinitive,and is not a verb.

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Q: Sir, give the meaning of below sentence. He would not have gone so far?

A: Why don't you add 'please' to your ques-tions?

★ He would not have gone so far = He wouldnot have gone to that extent.

Q: Explain participial phrase and give oneexample.

A: A participial phrase is a group of wordshaving either a present participle (the 'ing'form) or the past participle (V3).

Examples:

a) Walking down the street - this is a group ofwords having a present participle (walking)in it. So it is a participial phrase.

b) The old man, shivering in the cold - shiver-ing in the cold - a participial phrase.

c) A participial phrase may also be a group ofwords (without a verb) having a past par-ticiple (V3) in it.

Eg: a) The injured man. b) The closed window, etc.

Q: Sir, the below structure is existing inEnglish grammar? S + do (or) does / did + V2?

A: 'Is existing' in your question is wrong. Itshould be, Does this structure exist in

English?★ Sentences / structures with 'does / did + V2'

are wrong, aren't they? Can there be sen-tences like, He does went (V2) there? / Hedid went there? There can, however, besentences with does / did + V1.

Eg: a) He does meet (does + meet (V1)) me very

often. b) He did meet (did + meet (V1)) yesterday.

These are both emphatic way of sayingthat he meets me / that he met me.

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Q: Sir, I am sure about it nobody has lived inthat house for a hundred years - Here hun-dred years is plural. Plural - ·ç-ü¿’ article-¢√-úøç éπ-üΔ?--Ñ sentence -™ 'nobody has lived'wrong -Å-E -îª-C-¢√-†’.– -N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’.

A: The correct sentence is, 'I am sure of it.Nobody has lived in that house for a hun-dred years.

★ Any period of time and any amount ofmoney are always singular.

Eg: Three months has passed (not, havepassed) since he was here.

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Q: Sir, I have some doubts on using adverbs. Surprisingly he won the match against hisstrong opponent.

The adverb "surprisingly" is used at thebeginning which is intended to modify the sen-tence as a whole. If the same adverb is used atthe end of the sentence, is it wrong? - Pleaseexplain such adverb used sentences. A: Whether 'surprisingly' is used at the begin-

ning / at the end of a sentence, the meaningis the same. Only, a comma should beplaced after 'his strong opponent'.

Q: 1) Hari flew a kite. 2) The birds flew on the sky.In the above sentences, whether the verb

"flew" is both transitive or intransitive verb? -Please explain it.A: Many verbs are used both transitively and

intransitively. 'Fly' can be both transitiveand intransitive.

Eg: They often fly to Delhi - fly is intransitivehere. In the sentence, He flew a kite, flewthe past tense of fly is intransitive.

If we look at the sky at night, we see the stars.

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★ Look = try and see something (´’†çv°æߪ’ûªoç -îË-ߪ’-úøç -üΔy-®√ îª÷úøí∫-©í∫-úøç). If welook at the sky at night, we see the stars =®√vA °æ‹ô ´’†ç Çé¬-¨¡ç-¢Áj°æ¤ îª÷ÊÆh ´’†èπ◊ †éπ~-vû√©’ éπE-°œ-≤ƒh®·.

★ Watch = look carefully / observe. (°æK-éπ~í¬îª÷úøôç).