Wednesday, 19 August 2015

Phrasal verbs for MP students and .............



Page no-764

  1. The rioting crowd retreated when police reinforcements arrived. ( The rioting crowd fell back when police reinforcement arrived. )= fall back
  2. He was devastated when the Judge's verdict opposed him.( he was devastated when the Judge's verdict went against him. )= go against
  3. The experienced teacher can express her idea well. ( The experienced teacher can put across her idea well. )= put across.
  4. If you accidentally find my keys, please inform me. ( If you come across my keys, please inform me.)= come across
Page no-770

  1. He saved much money. ( He put by much money. )= put by
  2. I consider him as my master. ( I look upon him as my master. )= look upon
  3. Price of petrol is increasing. (Price of petrol is going up. )=go up
  4. She is trained to support the poor. ( She is trained to deal with the poor. )= to deal with
Page no-799

  1. The match had to be postponed. ( The match had to be put off. )=put off
  2. My proposal was immediately rejected. ( My proposal was immediately turned down.)= turn down
  3. Have you read this novel ? ( Have you gone through this novel ?)= go through
  4. You must not surrender to the enemy. ( You must not give in to the enemy.)= give in
Page no-810

  1. The mayor rejected the offer. ( The mayor turned down the offer. ) = turn down
The other three verbs are read, in search of ( it is a prepositional phrase) and published. The corresponding phrasal verbs are;: gone through, looking for and brought out. 

Page no-824

  1. They assured us to inquire the matter. ( They assured us to look into the matter.)= look into
  2. I shall not neglect your proposal. ( I shall not turn down your proposal. )=turn down
  3. Please note the name of the book. ( Please take down the name of the book. )= take down
  4. We shall have to stick to our promise that we shall return today. ( We shall have to stand to promise that we shall return today. )= stand to 
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Many people believe that in this age of smart phones and computers sms, e-mails, twitter, whats up, messenger and so many such modern method of communications the traditional letter writing has become a lost art, People do not write letters any more. WE ARE ALWAYS IN A HURRY. But whare is our destination? We don't know for sure. You are always receiving messages from you friends and relatives and if you possess a smart phone you are receiving whats up messages all the time. But if you are a MP or HS student you have no option but to write letters. You may not write them in your real life but you have learn how to write letters-both personal and formal-because it is in your syllabus. So? We shall discuss how to write such letters in our next lesson. There are certain pro-forma or lay-out which you have to follow or the examiner will deduct marks. It is actually not so difficult as people think. It is another way of communication. One kind of monologue, if you like. If you know the basic English you can write beautiful letters.Till begin our next lesson jot down your thoughts on what you want to write to your friend. Take care.

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