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NOUNS
DONT SAY

SAY

WHY

Raja gave me an important

Raja gave important

Uncountable nouns will not take a/an before them. Advice, hair,

information

information

luggage, work, mischief, bread, scenery, alphabet, poetry,

food, furniture, paper, machinery etc. are some of the difficult

Water are important for

Water is important for

living

living

I ordered a spectacle.

I ordered new spectacles

examples of uncountable nouns.

Uncountable nouns are to be treated as singular subjects.
Nouns such as scissors, paints, trousers, googles, riches,
surroundings, vegetables, wages, manners, and outskirts are
always plural. There is no singular form. They act as plural

Mathematics have infinite

Mathematics has infinite

subjects.
Nouns such as physics, statistics, social studies (name of

problems

problems.

subjects), names of diseases, games and name of books are

A sheep / two sheeps are in

A sheep/2 sheep are in the

treated as singular subjects.

Nouns such as sheep, fish, and deer are same in both singular

the field

field

and plural forms.

Police is searching for thief

Police are searching for

Nouns such as cattle, children, poultry, people, and police are

thief.

treated as plural subjects.

Committee are preparing

Committee is preparing

Names of groups are always singular subjects and in particular

budget

budget

they act as plural subjects

I gave him 2 hundreds

I gave him 2 hundred

Nouns expressing number of such as 2 hundred, 3 thousand, 2

rupees

rupees

dozen, and 3 lakh are always singular subjects.

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Childrens are listening to

Children are listening to

Irregular or regular plurals act as plural subjects.

class

class

I have 2 pairs of shoes

I have 2 pairs of shoes

Those 2 are my brother-in-

Those 2 are my brothers

Irregular plurals such as brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law etc. are

laws
I asked book of Mohan

in- law
I asked mohans book

to be carefully used.
Apostrophe with S is incorrect for non-living things. Hence it
is applied to living things (Mohans book),time (nights journey)

I met Rama &Sitas father

I met Ramas and sitas

weight (kilos bag) distance (100 meters race)

Apostrophe with S denotes one if we use it for one of that

father

nouns. Rama & sitas father denotes the father of Rama and
Sita. Whereas individual apostrophe with S denotes different

I went to girls hostel.

I went to girls hostel.

fathers.
Regular plural nouns with S or es in the end will not take S
but apostrophe.

CORRECTION OF SENTENCES
Her hairs an curly

Her hair is curly,

Our elders gave us many

Our elder gave us advice

advices
I have many work to do

I have much work to do

She gave me informations

She gave me information

about this bank.

about her bank

Sceneries of Jammu

Scenery of Jammu Kashmir

Kashmir are beautiful.

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Indian peoples always do

Indian people always do

bandhs.

bandhs.

The cattles are grazing the

The cattle are grazing the

field
I want a paper.

field
I wand a sheet of paper.

I bring fruits and

I bring fruit and vegetable

vegetables from the

from the market.

market.
These news are false

This news is false

They go to Agra during

They go to Agra during the

summer vacations
Her spectacle very nice

summer vacation
Her spectacles are very

She has a twenty rupees

nice
She has a twenty Rupee

note
Wise is important

note
Wisdom is important

Ramu always speaks true

Ramu always speak truth

10 miles are a long

10 miles is a long distance

distance
They want 2 dozens apples

They want 2 dozen apples

Ramu wants 2 pairs of

Ramu wants 2 pair of white

white shoes
Chairs legs are broken

shoes
The legs of chair are

We should help the poors.

broken
We should help the
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One of my student have got

poor/poor people.
one of my students has got

1st prize

1st prize

Arabian nights are very

Arabian nights is

interesting book
This is my sons in law

interesting book
This is my son in laws

house
I saw 2 beautiful fishes in

house
I saw 2 beautiful fish in

pond
Vemanas poetries are very

pond
Vemanas poetry in very

nice
Is your scissors costly?
Mathematics are a difficult

nice
Are your scissors costly?
Mathematics is a difficult

subjects
My sister works in boys

subject
My sister works in boys

school
Rehans and mohans house

school
Rehan s and Mohans

is very far from here

houses are very far from

There are many news

here
There are different items of

published in the paper

news published in the

I go for a 2 miles walk daily

news paper
I go for a 2 mile walk daily

She has done not one but

She has dose not but many

many mischiefs

acts of mischief.
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He brought some

He bought some stationary

stationaries.
My mothers brothers son

The son of my mothers

has come
There are few peoples who

brother has come

There are few people who

are really honest

He is as 60 years old man
As 5 men committee has a

are really honest

He is a 60 year old man
A five men committee have

meeting today
I saw beautiful seanaries in

meeting to day
I saw beautiful scenery in

Kashmir at last year

He has purchased new

Kashmir last year

He has purchased new

machineries
This house is made of

machinery
This house is made up of

bricks and stones

brick and stone.
I give her 3 and half apples I give 3 apples and a half.
The meeting was held for
The meeting was held
three and a quarter hours.
His salary is two times and

three hours and a quarter.

His salary is two and a half

a half to that of mine

I have two and a half

times that of mine

I have two rupees and a

rupees only
What do peoples think?
He is my cousin brother.

half only.
What do people think?
He is my cousin or he is my

How many cattles you

brother.
How many cattle you have?

have?
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I have only five ten rupees

I have five ten rupee notes

notes
He has written a nice

He has written a nice poem

poetry
Today, I received two

Today, I received two

months wages
What is this books prize?

months wages
What is the price of the

There are only two females

book?
There are only two women

in the garden

in the garden.

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ARTICLES
He is a honest man
Give me an one rupee note

He is an honest man

Honest, MLA, MP, SP, hour, honorable, RTC, Heir, FIR ,[Link].,

Give me a one rupee note

[Link] are some special words with oval sound

One, uniform, European, house, husband, forest, officer, young
man, university, union are some special words with consonant

I need an umbrella
A child needs parents love
My mother is a teacher
He purchased a dozen eggs

sound.
a/an should be used before singular countable names only
We can use a/an to represent a class
A/an should be used before the professions.
A/an is used with certain numbers like hundred, thousand,

eggs
A vegetable sellers sells

A vegetable seller sells

million, dozen etc. in the sense of one.

a/an is used in price related group of words

tomatoes 50 rupees kilo

Mr. Ramu spends 5000

tomato 50 Rupees a kilo

Mr. Ramu spends 5000

a/an is used in time related group of words

rupees per month

rupees a month

I need an umbrellas
Child needs parents love
My mother is teacher
He purchased one dozen

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Chennai Egmoor express

Chennai Egmoor express

a/an is used in speed related group of words

runs 90 km hour
What beautiful dress!

runs 90 km an hour
What a beautiful dress!

A/an is used before singular countable names in exclamatory

He goes for walk daily

He goes for a walk daily

sentences.
A/an is used before verbs when used as nouns (for a swim, a

I met a ramu at a tajmahal

visit, a talk, a drive etc.)

I met ramu at the Tajmahal. A/an should not be used before proper name expect in some

She found a purse. A purse

She found a purse. The

contained a golden chain

purse contained golden

special cases.
We use the to denote a particular thing or person

chain
She is cleverest student in

she is the cleverest

The is used before superlative degree Adjectives ending in

the class
Government plans a bridge

student in the class

Government plans a bridge

est or st.
The is used before rivers oceans and seas

on river Krishna
Obama gives his speech in

on the river Krishna

Obama gives his speech in

The is used before names of historical moments

red fort
He plays piano well

the red fort

He plays the piano well

The is used before musical instruments

Himalayas are to the north

The Himalayas are to the

The is used before groups of mountains and not for single

of India
My friend died in united

north of India
My friend died in the united

mountain
The is used before the names of countries starting with

kingdom
My father lives in the south

kingdom
My father lives in South

united.
The is used before the names of countries starting with

Africa
India won world cup last

Africa
India won the world cup

united
The is used before cups and trophies
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year

last year

My friend married a girl

My friend married a girl

The is used before directions.

from north
My father likes to read

from the north

My father likes to read the

The is used before holy books

Ramayana
Sunitha Williams is first

Ramayana
Sunitha Williams is the first

The is used before first, second, third, last etc. and before

Indian woman to land on

Indian woman to land on

the names of planets

moon
I dont like to read sakshi

the moon
I dont like to read the

The is used before the names of newspapers and political

because it supports YSRCP

sakshi because it supports

parties

Chennai Egmore express

the YSRCP
The Chennai Egmore

The is used before trains, ships and aero planes.

arrived at Gadwal 7.30 pm

express arrived at gadwall

Kindly return a book

7.30 pm
Kindly return the book

The is used when both the speaker and listener knows what

My children go to the

My children go to school

is being referred to.

The is used before home, hospital, church, college, temple,

school regularly

regularly

prison to refer them as buildings. Dont use the with the

My husband didnt go office

My husband didnt go to the

mentioned if they serve purpose (school to study).

The is used before cinema, movie, office, circus, station and

today
All the certificates will be

office today
All the certificates will be

bus stop.
The is used before designation.

presented by chairman

presented by the chairman

WITHOUT ARTICLES (OMISSION OF ARTICLES)

DONT SAY
The Delhi is the capital of

SAY
Delhi is Capital of India

WHY
No article before particular names
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India.

Or

Or

Akbar is a great king.

The Akbar is a great king

I like to have the tea

I like to have tea.

Or

or

the gold is very costly

Gold is very costly.

today
The honesty is the best

Honesty is the best policy

policy

Or

Or

No article before names of metals or materials

No article before the names of adjectives and verbs.

every student has

Every student has the

intelligence

intelligence.
The society should not

Society should not support

No article before words such as society ,life etc.

support dowry
Give me the sugar and a

dowry
Give me sugar and milk

No article before uncountable.

milk
She is learning the English

She is learning English

No article before the names of languages and subjects.

these days
I am having the dinner now

these days
I am having dinner now

No article before names of dinner ,breakfast, and lunch in

My son likes to watch the

My son likes to watch

general
No article before names of sports, hobbies and professions

cricket

cricket or

Or

Or

The teaching is my passion

The brain is the most

teaching is my passion
Brain is the most important

important part of the body

part of the body

No article before diseases and parts of body

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A father will go to Delhi

Father will go to Delhi

No article before uncle, father , mother etc.,

tomorrow
I went to my mother in the

tomorrow
I went to my mother in

No article before season, at noon, at night, last week, next

summer
summer
The cattle broke a furniture Cattle broke furniture

week, etc.
No article before cattle, furniture, scenery, advice, information

I am going on a work
The lover and the husband

I am going on work
The lovers and husband of

etc.,
No article before work
No article is used before the second noun when both nouns

of my friend are coming

my friend is coming

refer to the same person.

PRONOUNS
The women wearing a red

The woman who is wearing

saree. She is a doctor

The woman is wearing a

red saree is a doctor

The red saree that the

red saree .The red saree is

woman is wearing is a

handmade product
The woman is a wearing

handmade product
The woman whom I call
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red saree. I call her Nirmal

Nirmal auntie is wearing a

aunty.
The woman is wearing a

red saree.
The woman whose

red saree. I asked her

telephone no I asked is

telephone number
The girl lives near my

wearing red saree.

The girl who lives near my

house. She gave me an

house gave me an

umbrella.
My brother is visiting

umbrella.
My brother whose family in

tomorrow. His family is in

America meet tomorrow

America.
The mangoes are cheap

Mangoes are cheap but

Pronouns that refer to the subject are to be used according to

but it is not available in the

they are not available I the

singular or plural form.

market.
I have a pen. She writes

market
I have a pen. It writes well.

Pronouns that refer to the nouns in any part of the sentence

well.

will act according to the nouns they are being referred to.

Children brought a big

Children brought a big

I/HE/SHE/IT are singular pronouns. WE/THEY/YOU are Plural.

Pronouns that refer to the nouns in any part of the sentence

chocolate. He wanted to

chocolate. They wanted to

will act according to the nouns they are being referred to.

eat fast.

eat fast.

I/HE/SHE/IT are singular pronouns. WE/THEY/YOU are Plural.

They like I.

They like me

Pronouns in predicate (me/our/your/their/him/her/them) are

Or

Or

never subjects.

I gave a pen to he
I asked a pen of his pen

I gave a pen to him

I asked a pen of

Pronouns indicating ownership replace the nouns or to be

his/hers/theirs/yours.

written in the form of noun + of +his, mine, hers, theirs, ours,

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A pen of ours

yours, if you write them along with the nouns they become

The boy likes her father

He did not bring his

A pen of
The boy likes his father
He did not bring his

adjectives (my/our/your/his/her/their+ Noun)

Gender is based on the subject referred.
If the adjectives indicating ownership are used, they can be

suitcase so, I have him

suitcase so, I gave him

referred in the other part of sentence using pronouns

mine suitcase

mine

indicating ownership. **Adjective indicating ownership (His

suitcase) is referred as Pronoun (mine) indicating ownership.

Because I forget my pen

Because I forget my pen

**
If the adjectives indicating ownership are used, they can be

she gave me her pen

she gave me hers.

referred in the other part of sentence using pronouns

indicating ownership. **Adjective indicating ownership (my

Their class teacher is

Their class teachers is

pen) is referred as Pronoun (hers) indicating ownership. **

If the adjectives indicating ownership are used, they can be

stricter than our class

stricter than ours

referred in the other part of sentence using pronouns

teacher

indicating ownership. **Adjective indicating ownership (their

Our teacher is nice but

our teacher is nice but

teacher) is referred as Pronoun (ours) indicating ownership. **

If the adjectives indicating ownership are used, they can be

their teacher is cruel

theirs is cruel

referred in the other part of sentence using pronouns

indicating ownership. **Adjective indicating ownership (Our
teacher) is referred as Pronoun (theirs) indicating ownership.
**

I and ramu went to zoo

Ramu and I went to zoo

When two or more pronouns are in the subject then first we

Or

Or

should write (you) then we should write he, she, it and at last
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I you and he are friends

you he and I are friends

I but in plural from we should write we first, you then and they
in the last

The crowd sat on the road

The crowd sat or not road

names of groups take its to be referred

and started their strike

and started its article
FOLLOWING ARE ALWAYS PRONOUNS AND ADJECTIVES. WHEN THEY ARE USED AS PRONOUNS, WE REPLACE
THEM WITH NOUNS. WHEN THEY ARE USED AS ADJECTIVES, WE USE THEM ALONG WITH THE NOUNS.
1. Many of the students didnt come to class .(many
Many students didnt come to class (Adjective)
pronouns)

some boys are very tall (Adjective)

2. some of the boys are very tall (Pronoun)

all workers are here (adjective)

3. All are workers here (pronoun)

some organs are missing (adjective)

4. some of the organs are missing (pronoun)

each student has a own home (Adjective)

5. each of the students has a own home (Pronoun)

Share a little work with me (Adjective)

6. If you have much work share me a little (Pronoun)

every student is coming (Adjective)

7. Everyone is coming(Pronoun)
(every is always following by noun if we want to use it as pronoun we should say every one, everybody)
[Link] of the students went party(Pronoun)
some students went to party (Adjective)
9. neither of the students came to class(Pronoun)

neither student come to class (Adjective)

10. either of my sisters can call me(Pronoun)

The girls who we saw is his The girl whom we saw is

either sister can call me (Adjective)

Improper usage of Relative Pronoun.

sister
The car which drivers was

his sister
The car whose driver was

killed was stolen

Ramu is a hard worker got

killed was stolen

Ramu who is a hard worker

first rank

got first rank

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ADJECTIVES
He is a slow learner. He is

Slow(Adjective) and

When we describe a noun/pronoun in subject and predicate

learns slowly

Slowly(Adverb)

parts, they are ADJECTIVES. When we describe the

She appears beautiful

action/work of noun pronoun, they are ADVERBS.

Verbs such as became, seem, appear, taste, smell, sound, feel,

She appears beautifully

get, grow, look, etc. are followed by adjectives but not

He is elder than me by five

He is elder to me by five

adverbs.
Some adjective like prior, junior, senior, inferior, elder, younger

years old
You must study the two

years old
You must study the first

older etc. take to instead of than in comparative degree.

First, second, third etc. are called ordinals. When they are

first chapter of the book

two chapters

used before the numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., act as Adjectives

I will not use these kind of

I will not use this kind of

qualifying/describing nouns.
Words such as Kind, type and sort are singular so, we should

perfumes
She is simplicity

perfumes
She is simple

are this or that.

Simplicity is the name (noun) of quality (Adjective). So we
cannot use names of qualities, feelings, and conditions, size,
shape, position, directly After Be verbs (am, is, are, was, and
were).
For ex. She is known for sincerity (here sincerity is used after
the usage of some preposition.

Beautiful is never constant

All students skipped

She is sincere

Beauty is never constant

(here sincere is Adjective immediately after be verb).

Adjectives never become subjects. They can be before nouns

All the students skipped

(beautiful girl) or after nouns (the girl is beautiful)

The is used in between Nouns and all/both
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classes for the movie
My neighbor is an alone

classes for the movie

My neighbor is alone

lady

Adjectives such as afraid, asleep, ready, unable, glad, well, ill,

sure, worth, cannot be placed before nouns.

I met a 55 year old (age)

I met a 55 years old black

The order of Adjectives is SIZE SHAPE, COLOR, AGE,

black (color) village Indian

Indian villager

NATIONALITY, MATERIAL, and NOUN.

(nationality)
Wanaparthi is further from

Wanaparthi is farther from

Farther means more distance

Gadwal
No farther help from police

Gadwal
No further help from police

further means additional

department
Ram is elder than john

department
Ram is older than john

Older /oldest is used for people unrelated. Elder /eldest is used

My mother is the oldest

My mother is the eldest

for blood related persons.

Older /oldest is used for people unrelated. Elder /eldest is used

member of our family

My friend is older than me

member of our family

My friend is older than I

for blood related persons.

Subject should be placed in latter part of the sentence in

He came later than sita

comparative degree
After than, (late, later, latest) are used with time and (late,

John and tom are two good

John and tom are two good

latter, last) are used with position.

After than, (late, later, latest) are used with time and (late,

friends. The later is crueler

friends. The latter is more

latter, last) are used with position.

than john.
Iron is harder than any

cruel than john

Iron is harder than any

Improper usage in Comparative Degree

metal.
He is more wiser than you

other metal
He is wiser than you

He came later than sita

Do not use More with Regular adjectives in comparative

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Degree and Most with Regular adjectives in Superlative
Life in the country is more

Life in the country is more

Degree.
The comparison between two things/places/concepts/persons

comfortable than city

comfortable life in the city

is different from their surroundings.

This river is the most

This river is the longest of

Do not use More with Regular adjectives in comparative

longest of all

all

Degree and Most with Regular adjectives in Superlative

Ramu is wise and stronger

Ramu is wiser and stronger

Degree.
When referring two qualities the adjectives used should belong

than shym
She is equally intelligent as

than shyam
She is as intelligent as my

to the same degree which they are considered in.

Positive degree format suits well to certain things which are

my brother
My book is three times

brother
My book is three times as

always equal or not equal.

The Format No of times is always used in positive degree

cheaper than yours.

cheap as yours.

format.

PREPOSITIONS
Format

Prepositio
n Used

Example

Tell someone about something/someone.

Know anything about anyone/something
Someone am/is/are/was/were particular about

Yesterday she told me about her engagement.

Do you know anything about him?
My mother is very particular about my dressing

something
Someone am/is/are/was/were above age
Someone treat someone/something above all

style.
He is above sixty.
People should treat honesty above all other
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Someones house/place/flat/building lies

qualities
My house lies across the river.

across the river/canal

Someone walk across the street/road

He walked across the street (from one side to other

Someone Enter someplace after someone

Someone dont/doesnt/didnt run after

side).
The lorry travelled across the river.
She entered the hall after me.
Dont run after comforts.

something.
Someone reach someplace after -- -- a.m.

We reached Mumbai after 7 a.m.

/p.m.
Someone is not against someone/something
Someone do/does/did something against

I am not against you.

The government should do something against

something.
Go along the bank or the river/road

draught.
If you go along the bank of the river, you can reach

Someone stand around someone

the supermarket.
A large crowd stood around the chief minister

Someone put someones hands around the

Children put their hands around mothers neck.

parts of the body.

Someone usually wakeup at time
Someone am/is/are/was/were surprised at

I usually wakeup at 6 o clock.

I am surprised at your behavior.

something/ someones behavior.

Something arrived at some place
Someone arrive/dont/didnt/doesnt arrive at

The train arrived at the station.

I unable to arrive at decision.

a decision
At night

I couldnt sleep at night.

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At small place in large place

I live at Gadwall (small place)in Mahabubnagar

Look at something
Look at something

district.(big place)
I like to look at the flying birds.
Teacher asked the children to look at the black

Laugh at something/someone
Throw something at someone/some place
***Arrive at any moment
At work
Good/poor/weak at some subject
****Goes/went in at one ear and out at the

board.
People should not laugh at disabled people.
He threw a ball at me.
The chief minister may arrive at any moment.
My husband is at work.
I am very good at English.
What I told him went in at one ear and out at the

other
Wait for someone
***Fall/Fell in love with someone at first sight
Day before yesterday
Before action
Before/some one
Before/time
Stand behind some thing
Below age
Below something

other.
I waited for him at the gate.
He fell in love with her at first sight.
She was absent day before yesterday
Before he came, he met his old friend.
I stood before my father.
He reached here before morning.
Some body is standing behind the door
Moon was behind the clouds he is below sixty
Yesterday the temperature was below 35 oc.

Beside someone/some thing

The tree is beside the wall/The temple is beside my

Besides

house.
Besides singing in programs Raju works in a

Between (two) a and b

company.
Rama sit between sita and laxmana
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Something did by someone
By Time
****Time by your watch
*****By train
Down a place

The murder was done by the thief

You should be here by 6 o clock
What is the time by your watch?
I went by train.
The car is travelling down the hill/ He climbed down

For period of time

Responsible for some thing

the mountain
She has been cooking in the kitchen 5 hours.
Minister is responsible for the train accident

Fit or unfit for some things

Anything for some one
For the sake of some thing

/Municipality is responsible for the roads

She is fit for dancing/She is unfit for job.
I can do anything for my dad.
I did it for the sake of you /the thief murder Mr. Rao

Leave for some place

Someone made Arrangements for some thing
Prepare for some thing
Get ready for something
******Go for a walk
*******Just for fun
Prevent someone from doing some thing
********From different angles.

for the sake of money.

We are leaving for Thirupathi tomorrow
Suhasini made all arrangements for marriage.
Students are preparing for examinations.
She got ready for function yesterday
We go for a walk in the evening.
I pinched my sister just for fun.
He prevented me from going there.
One should observe ones problems from different

Far from here (place)

Suffering from disease
******From top to bottom
From morning till evening
Something from some one
This a differs from that b

angles.
My school for form my house
He is suffering from Malaria.
They decorated temple top to bottom
She worked in the office from morning till evening.
Subashini received gift from her mother.
This book differs from that.
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Release from prison
Hails from place
In place
Participate in some programme/game etc.
In time
In a thing
Fail in subjects
*******In memory of some one
******Was born in place
In a chair
In the office /shop/ factory
In season
******In the sun
*********In a hurry
In future/in the past
****In the light of the new facts/events

[Link] was released from prison

I hail from Gadwal.
I am in the room Yesterday I was in MahabubNagar.
Singers participating in singing program.
I will come in 5 mints
What is in that box?
I failed in 3 subjects /she fail in all subjects
The Tajmahal built in memory of mumtaj.
My son was born in mahaboobnagar.
I placed my bag in that chair.
My friend works in a shop
We get mangoes in summer
Wear cool glasses whenever you go in the sun.
We go to school in a hurry.
I dont know what happens in future.
PM releases fund for the flood victims in the light of

*****In the dark

********In the sky
****In the morning/the afternoon/the evening
Travel in the private vehicle

events.
We cant see in the dark
Birds fly in the sky
She came in the morning
I came in the car /I usually travel in the private

In every house
Cut something in two
*******Fall in love
Follow in footsteps of some one
In good or bad condition.

vehicle.
The Eenadu is read in every house
I cut apple in two
Ramu fall In love with sita
Children follow in footsteps of their parents
This washing machine is in good condition
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In my, our ,your, his, her presence/absence or

They quarreled in my presence /the presence of

in the presence/Absence of name

In the end/ beginning/middle
Dress in colour
In year

teacher.
Only a few are completely successful in the end.
She dressed in red or blue
We got independence in 1947. We celebrate

****In public
*******Hand in glove with each other

Republic day in January every year.

We should not misbehave with women in public
Dawood Ibrahim and ISIS are hand in glove with

****In good/sound/Poor health

In proper order
*****Write in ink
Keep in touch with someone.
*****In cash
*****Made in place
******In a loud/sweet/low voice
***In whispers
*****Blind in one/left/right eye
In to room/stadium/factory/building
*****Burst into tears
Fall into some thing
Jump into something
Something/someone
is/was/were/are of

each other.
My grandmother is in good health/or poor health.
Keep the clothes in proper order
Students write in blue ink.
We should keep in touch with relative.
Pay by loan in cash
This watch was made in china
My friend always speak in loud voice
They are talking about me in whispers.
Suresh is blind in one eye
My mother went in to the kitchen.
My mother burst into tears at my uncles death.
The boy fell into the river.
Frog jump into the water.
Education is of great importance /He is of great

great importance
Accuse someone of doing bad things.
******Someone is a man/woman of principles

importance.
CBI accused Y. S. Jagan of making black money.
P.M is a man of principles/Kiran bedi is a woman of
principles.
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My/our/your/his/her/their-

Our group consists of more than 1000 children/Our

class/group/section/department etc. consists

group consist of 8 members

of
-----of people.
******It is so kind/ so nice of someone in this

It is so kind of people to help flood victims of

hour of need
On thing
Born on date/month in year.
*******On the ------page of this book.

Chennai in this hour of need.

The book in on the chair
I was born on 20 th April in 1967
There is an interesting story on the 20 th page of

*****On terms and conditions.

On days of weak.
On
my, our, your, his, their
own
Speak on something.
Congratulate someone on some thing
*********Retire on pension
*********Someone is on glucose
On time

this book.
The bank give loans on terms and conditions.
On Monday we celebrate birthday party.
He wrote book on his own.
(Speak on environment)PM Spoke on environment.
I congratulated my student on her success.
My father retired on pension.
My accent is on glucose.
He came on time/ He gave money on time/ He

Give a blow on parts of body

****On foot

cleared the loan on time.

He gave a blow on Ramus nose.
I go on foot/ Pilgrims reach Lord Venkateshwara

******On demand
*******Out of pockets there days
Jump out of some thing
*******Out of sight, out of mind

from Alipiri to tirumala on foot.

This type of sarees are on demand those days.
The flood victims are out of pockets know.
A frog jumped out of the well.
Kirankumar reddy is out of sight and out of mind.
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**********Out of fashion
*******Out of danger.
********Out of job there days.
********Outside the door.
Think over something
Spread cloth over a thing
Five past nine (9:05)
Around something
Wear something around parts of body.
****Since point of time

Bell bottom pants out of fashion.

Patient is out of danger.
He is out of job there days.
Someone is outside the door
Parents think over childrens future
He spread blanket over the flour
He came here at five past nine.
Students gathered around the table
He wore bracelet around the wrist.
They have been constructing this house since

Till time
Keep to the direction
*******Key to success
*******Come to dinner/lunch/breakfast
******Come to conclusion
**********Prefer A to B
*******A is to the direction of B
**********Move to tears

January
Student were in school till 5 o clock.
Keep to the left in traffic.
Hand work is the key to success.
My friend will come to dinner.
He came to conclusion to marry that girl.
I prefer tea to coffee.
Kurnool Is to the south of Gadwal.
Soniya Gandhi move to tears on hearing the results

Give/pay more attention to some thing

of elections.
English teacher should pay more attention to

*******True to someone/some thing

spellings.
Children should be true to their parents/parents

*****It keeps or kept raining through the day

love.
It keeps raining through the day in Jammu &

******Get through examination

Kashmir.
He got through examination
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*******Look through the window/hole
The river flows through place
Go towards something
Some ones house faces towards the

Someone looking through the window.

KC canal flows through Kurnool
He going towards hill
Our house faces towards the south.

direction.
Under age
Under some thing
*****You have laid me under a debt of

He is under sixty
The dog is under the red
Gouri has laid me under a debt of gratitude by doing

gratitude by doing me this good turn.

*****Under repair

me this good turn.

The road is under repair, the bridge is under

******Under arrest
Climb up some thing
Agree with someone/on condition/to proposal

construction
You are under arrest
Climb up the hill
I agree with your words/ he agreed on 10%

With your help

****All is well with gods grace
*****With curly/white/black/red hair
Covered with some thing

interest/They agreed to our plan.

I doing work with your help
All is well with gods grace
Who is that girl with curly hair.
He covered his ball head with hair------badrinath

Write with a pen

****Shivering with cold.
*******Trembling with fear
Fill something with some thing
Within my/our/your/his/her/their powers

temple is covered with snow

He Writes with a pen well.
She is shivering with cold
He was trembling with fear.
I filled a glass with water/ I filled a pen with ink.
It is not within my powers/Paying salaries is not

Within/sec/min/hours/days/weeks/months/year

within teachers powers.

I will come within an hour/a month/a week/a year.
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s
Do without someone
**********Without doubt
PREPOSITIONS & NOUNS
Someone Have/has no linking for something
Someone Have/has no confidence in someone

I have done this project without anyone.

Give him money without doubt
I have no linking for Music
Modi has confidence in building india. Modi has

Someone is/was descendant of some one

Someone have/has no desire for something
Show due respect to someone

confidence in People
Ram charan is the descendant of chiranjeevi
Saints have no desire for wealth
People should show due respect to road side

Someone have/has no patience with some

lenders.
Todays parent has no patience with kids

one
Preparations for something
Someone have/has great respect for

They are doing preparations for new year.

I have great respect for my parents.

someone.
Asset of someone
Someone take full advantage of relationships

Every girl child is no doubt an asset of her family.

Congress party has taken full advantage of

situation
Someone have/has a great influence over

religious intolerance in India.

Sonia Gandhi have a great influence over

someone
*******Value of time.
Use of something
******Importance of some thing or someone
*********In confusion
Under the influence of something/someone

Manmohan singh.
Everyone should know the value of time.
There are many uses of education.
Everyone knows the importance of English
I am in confusion to elect the best book.
Terrorists have done many crimes under the
influence of Bin laden.
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Precautions against something

Precautions should be taken against fireworks/

Proper precautions against sunstroke must be

*********Honesty pays in the long run

*****Put someone behind the bars
Someone must/should be careful In doing

taken.
Honesty pays in the long run
Police put the thief behind the bar.
Women should careful in chopping the vegetables

something
Someone have/has great ability for something
Someone have/has no ambition for being

My sister has great ability for designing on plates

I have no ambition for being a millionaire.

something.
Submit someones application for the

My son submitted his application for the post of

post/position of manager.
Pay full attention to something
Someone have/has full authority over

clerk
Students should pay full attention to studies.
Parents have full authority over children.

someone
Someone/have/has a great capacity for

He has a great capacity for weight lifting.

something
In life
Take care of something/someone
Someone have/has receive a complaint

We should work very hand in life

We should take care of our parents
Radha has received complaint against her child

against someone
Someone have/has full confidence in

Parents have full confidence in their children

someone
Someone have/has no control over someone
Someone had a long conversation
Someone have/has no doubt about

Our servant has no control over his habits.

Rama had a long conversation with Hanuman
Rama has no doubt about Sita

something/someone
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Someone should be conscious of

A teacher should be conscious of her/his duty

my/our/your/his/her

towards students

duty/duties towards

something/someone
Someone have/has great fondness for

AnnamAcharya has great fondness for Lord

something
Someone have/has a genius for subject
Someone is a genius in subject
Someone is/are/was/were heir to someones

Venkateshwara.
Ramanujan has a genius for Mathematics
Ramanujan is a genius in Mathematics`
Rahul Gandhi is heir to Sonia Gandhis property

property
Someone have/has no interest in something

She has no interest in watching movies.

Someone is/am/are/was/were in need of

Mohan is in need of money

someone/something
Someone is/am/was/were at peace with

I am at peace with see the nature/listen the music.

someone
Someone have/has full proficiency in

Teacher has full proficiency in teaching.

something
Someone am/is/are/was/were the cause of

Fever is the cause of her absence.

something
Someone send a reply to someones letter
Someone got relief from something
Someone have/has no rivalry someone
I/am/are/was/were in search for something.
I have no sympathy/taste for something
PREPOSITIONS &ADJECTIVES

My son sent a reply to my letter.

I got relief from sound pollution.
We have no rivalry with our neighbors.
Pratap is in search for his dog
I have no sympathy for cultureless people.

Someone I/am/is/was/were addicted to

They are addicted to drugs.

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something
Someones house is adjacent to someones

My house is adjacent to the temple.

house
Someone am/is/was/were very affectionate

Parents are affectionate to their children.

to someone
Someone am/is/was/were afraid of someone

Women are afraid of chain snatchers.

or something
Someone am/is/was/were amazed at

I am amazed at the success of KCR

something
Someone is angry with someone
Someone am/is/was/were anxious
Someone am/is/was/were ashamed of

India is angry with Pakistan.

I am very anxious about my sons result
I am ashamed of my daughters behavior

someone or some action.

Someone am/is/was/were astonished at

India is astonished at kezrivals winning in

someones behavior.
Someone

elections.
I am always faithful to Lord Venkateshwara

am/is/was/were/thankful/grateful/faithful to
someone
Someone was born of rich/poor parents.
Someone am/is/was/were capable of doing

Ramanujam was born of poor parents.

I am capable of learning understanding in English.

something
Someone am/is/was/were confident of some

KCR is confident of developing telangana.

thing
A is comparable to B
Someone have/has been cured of disease
Someone am/is/was/were delighted at

My dress is comparable of yours.

Madhurima has been cured of T.B.
The Prime Minister is delighted at the meetings on

something

environmental issues.
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This A is different from that/that B

This pen is different from that/that pen.

Someone am/is/are/was/were Disgusted with

Yuvaraj Singh is never disgusted with failures

life/failure/troubles
Someone am/is/are/was/were doubtful of

I am doubtful of his success

something/someone
Someone am/is/are/was/were eligible for

She is eligible for the post of clerk

something
Someone am/is/are/was/were jealous of

I am jealous of my neighbours car

someone/something
Someone am/is/are/was/were faithful to

A dog is always faithful to his/her master

someone
Someplace is famous for some fort/building
Someone am/is/are/was/were fascinated with

Agra Is famous for The Taj Mahal

She is fascinated with rajinikanths action in the

something/someone
Someone/something am/is/are/was/were

movie Robot.
The season is favorable to grow rice.

favorable to something/someone
Someone am/is/are/was/were fit for Job
Someone am/is/are/was/were gifted with

He is fit for doing captaincy.

Kishore kumar is gifted with melodious voice

something/someone
Someone am/is/are/was/were horrified at

Shekhar was horrified at the moans of dogs

something
Someone am/is/are/was/were ill with

I am ill with flu

fever/cold/headache
Someone am/is/are/was/were much indebted

India is much indebted to the world bank

to someone
Someone am/is/are/was/were innocent of

Jayalalitha is innocent of scams

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doing something
Someone am/is/are/was/were interested in

Modi is interested in developing villages

something/someone
Someone am/is/are/was/were

Children should be obedient to their teachers

obedient/respectful to someone
Someone am/is/are/was/were responsible for

Everybody is responsible for his actions

someone/something
Someone am/is/are/was/were rich in

Ramanujan is rich in knowledge

something
Something is/are/was/were similar to

He is similar to me in actions

something
Someone am/is/are/was/were sure of

He was sure of winning the match

something
Someone am/is/are/was/were suspicious of

Sadists are always suspicious of their wives

someone/something
Someone am/is/are/was/were tired of doing

Dhoni is tired of playing cricket

something
****Your

Kamal Hassans acting is worthy of praise

action/words/advice/suggestions/ideas/views
is/are/was/were worthy of praise
PREPOSITIONS & VERBS
Someone must abide by the rules/laws
A owe Rupees.-------to B
Someone have/has been accused of some

People should abide by the traffic rules

I owe to my friend
Kasab has been accused of terrorism

illegal action
Someone have/has been acquitted of the

Jaya lalitha has been acquitted of the charge of

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charge of illegal action
Someone apologized to someone for doing
something
A argues with B
*******Please lend your ears to me
Someone believe in something/something
Something belongs to someone
Beware of something
Someone break into someones house

scams
He apologized to my sister for being rude
Parents should not argue with children
I dont believe in ghosts
This flat belongs to my son
Beware of Ebola
Thieves broke into our apartment two days ago

Some facts has/have been brought to light by

Nuclear bombs have been brought to light by

someone
Some on called at someones place
Call in someone
Someone dont/doesnt/didnt care a

scientists
I called at my friends house last night
I said to call in the doctor
Jayalalitha didnt care a fig for opposition leaders

fig/feather for something/someone

Comment on something/someone
Communicate with someone through mobile phone
Someone deal with someone/deal in

comments
One should not comment on ones colour

something
A declared war on B
Someone died of disease
Someone escaped from something
Someone fight for someone/something
Always hope for the best
Someone hides something from others
Someone have/has heard of something

every one politely

England declared war on Germany
My friend died of jaundice
He escaped from prison yesterday
India fought for independence

My father deals in chemistry/ his friend deals with

I always hide my talent from others

Did you hear of rajans marriage?
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Someone involved in something
Inspire someone with something

ISIS completely involved in destructing the world

Yandamoori veerendranath inspired people with his

Someone interfere with someone in

book vijayaniki aro mettu

My child always interferes with me in cooking

something
Invite someone to

He invited me to dinner

dinner/lunch/breakfast/dinner
Stare at someone
Listen to someone/something
Look after someone

Dont stare at strangers

Children never listen to their parents
Children are often expected to look after their

Someone/something met with an accident

parents.
His friend met with an accident on Bangalore

Merge something with something

highway
East Germany was forced to merge with west
Germany during 19 th century

Present someone with something on some

He presented me a watch on my birthday

occasion
Someone punish someone for something
Remind someone of something
Translate something into something
Someone was/were robbed of something
Someone speaks high of someone

He punished my sister for misbehaving

I reminded my father of new pencil
He translates Urdu into English very fast
My mother was robbed of gold chain
Chaganti koteshwara rao speaks high of bammera

Leave to /start for/left for some place

Someone succeeded in something
Someone sympathize with you in something

pothana
He left for delhi
He succeeded in the match
Sonia Gandhi sympathized y.s. jagan in his arrest
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Vote for someone
Someone warned someone of something

I always vote for sincere people

Intelligence department warned Indian police of

Wait for someone

terror attacks
I have been waiting for my friend for half an hour

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