Wednesday, 29 July 2015


    Attention:: MADHYAMIK STUDENTS !!(2016)
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 The grammar portion of MP English Paper carries 12 marks. You can score full marks because the grammatical problems that you are asked to solve is very easy and elementary. I am sure you know your articles and prepositions. Here I am just trying to help you with your basic grammar. I have chosen the questions from your ABTA Test Papers. Let enjoy the fun.

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Q. The news is too good to be true.( It is a simple sentence)
A. The news is so good that it cannot be true. ( It is a complex sentence. The logic is that such a piece of good news cannot be true. It is beyond our expectation.)
Q I saw a wonderful bird.( simple sentence)
A. I saw a bird which was wonderful. ( A complex sentence with an adjective clause)
Q.Hunger is the best sauce.( Superlative degree of the adjective has been used here)
A. Hunger is better than any other sauce. ( Better is the comparative degree of GOOD)
Q. He knows me. (active voice)
A. I am known to him. ( passive voice)
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Q,The Gaiety land provided us with all sorts of fun and games.( Active voice)
A. We were provided with all sorts of fun and games by the Gaiety land. (Passive Voice)
Q. Netaji started anti-British campaign vigorously.( VIGOROUSLY is an adverb)
A. Netaji started anti-British campaign with vigour. (VIGOUR is the noun form)
Q. Michale Jackson was the best entertainer on the stage in the whole world.( Superlative Degree)
A. Michale Jackson was better than any other entertainer on the stage in the whole world.( Comparative degree)
Q. It was too gloomy to go out. (simple)
A. It was so gloomy that we could not go out. (complex)
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Q.  She saw Dipak dancing on the car. ( Active--what a good dancer!!!!!)
A. Dipak was seen dancing on the car by her. (Passive...she was very lucky !!!!!)
Q. None of them was unhappy. ( make it positive)
A. Everyone of them was happy. ( positive sentence)
Q. He has enough strength to do it.( strength-- is a noun)
A. He is strong enough to do it. ( Strong is the adjective form of strength)
Q. Rimpa was sad when she heard the news.( It is a complex sentence with an adverbial clause)
A. On hearing the news Rimpa was sad. (Simple)
( You can also write: Hearing of after hearing the news........... but I prefer the one I have written.)
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I will do the phrasal verbs separately for you. I hope this will help you. At the same time we will carry on discussing the general problems of grammar. I am really overwhelmed by the response I have received from the interested students. Debnath Moitra is a dear friend. He teaches English in a HS School. Whenever any doubt creeps into my mind I consult him. He has mentioned the link in a post on the Facebook. I request him fervently not to do that. I dont want any publicity. My friend Ranjit has correctly said that '' it is time for us to redeem our debt to the society in whatever way we can''. I endorse his views cent per cent.
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spk 29/7/15



   




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