Basics of English grammar

KINDA  = kind + of My maths teacher is kinda ( = kind of ) strict. मेरे गणित के शिक्षक थोड़े सख्त है। DONCHA  = Don’t + you Doncha ( = Don’t you ) worry about me, I am fine. आप मेरे बारे में चिंता मत करो, मैं ठीक हूँ। WANNA  = Want + to Do you wanna ( = want to ) come with us? क्या आप हमारे साथ आना चाहते हैं? GIMME  = Give + me Gimme ( = Give me ) some time to finish my work. मुझे अपना ...

COLONEL   Wrong: कोलोनेल  Right: कर्नल NICHE Wrong:नीचे  Right: नीश/ निच CHAOS Wrong: चाओस Right: केयौस HIERARCHY Wrong: हाईआर्की  Right: हायरार्की RECEIPT Wrong: रिसिप्ट Right: रिसीट ELITE Wrong: इलाइट Right: ऐलीट/ इलीट MISCHIEVOUS Wrong: मिसचीवियस  Right: मिसचिवस CHOIR Wrong: कॉयर Right: क्वायर

9 WhatsApp messages to say Sorry: 1. I regret the delay in reaching your place, there was a lot of traffic today. (देर से आपके घर पहुँचने के लिए मुझे अफ़सोस है. आज बहुत ट्रैफिक था.) 2. Forgive me for being so rude. I was very upset at that time. (इतना रूखा होने के लिए माफ़ी चाहूँगा. मैं उस समय बहुत दुखी था.) 3. I apologize for all the trouble. My train was running late by an hour. (सब तक...

14 Confusing words: 1. Advise, Advice Advise (सलाह देना) - Offer suggestions about the best course of action to someone. Advice (सलाह) - an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc. Example: Neha advised me to give Pooja an advice on what to wear for the party. (नेहा ने मुझे सलाह दी कि मैं पूजा को यह सलाह दूँ कि उसे पार्टी में क्या पहनना चाहिए) 2. Weather, Whether Weather (मौसम) - the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time as regards heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunsh...

Here are 9 common English mistakes made by Indians: 1. Revert back: The word 'revert' means to  return, go back, change back. We do not need to add 'back' again after it. 2. Cousin brother/ Cousin sister: Just saying 'cousin' is enough, and correct. We do not need to add brother/ sister after 'cousin'. For example: He is my cousin. 3. Real brother/ Real sister: If you have the same parents, then refer to your siblings as 'brother/ sister/ sibling'. For sons and daughters of uncles or aunts, call them 'cousin'. 4. Fast friend: This is incorrect English. If someone is your very close friend, you can refer to that person as 'a close friend'. 5. Prepone: 'Prepone' is not a valid English word. Although, it is used so often that most Indians will understand it. 6. More better: 'Better' is already the comparative form of 'good'. We do not need to add 'more' before it. Good -> better -> best. 7...

Facebook.com/basics.of.english.grammar Rule : – In a “not only … but also .. “sentence, the verb should agree with the noun or pronoun mentioned second, that is, the one after but also because this is the part being emphasised. Incorrect: Not only the students but also the teacher were responsible for what happened in the class.(Incorrect) Not only the students but also the teacher was responsible for what happened in the class. (Correct) Rule: – Scarcely should be followed by when, not by than. Scarcely had he arrived than he had to leave again. (Incorrect) Scarcely had he arrived when he had to leave again.(Correct) Rule : Correlative conjunctions should be followed by the same part of speech. He neither agreed to my proposal nor to his.(Incorrect) Correct: He agreed neither to my proposal nor to his. (Correct) Rule : ‘Lest’ must be followed by ‘should’ or by nothing at all and ‘Such’ must be followed by ...