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K. Sri krishna Kumar, Bapatla

Q.

vq y -- d, F
L---x ---E.

C u- -
nEo L, Et-Eo
NJ---.

 He would rather have no

land at all than land given
merely as a sop to public
opinion.
A. He would rather have no land at all than land
given merely as a sop to public opinion.

j uE n: v-G-v-Eo
Eo-- ( o ----o ) -a N B-- ,
N - d
.
\ u -E--LqC, the use of
'rather', \ rather ... than/ rather than
n '- E. u Go-i
N-x Eo \ e--- C

If you would give up = If you wish to give up,

Give up = Stop having.

Vishal Sahani, Nizamabad

Q.

C -- Ba--.
 He has got the bike by convincing his
parents.
 He has got the bike convincing his
parents.
What is the difference between the above
mentioned sentences - please explain in
Telugu.

A. Neither (1) nor (2) is correct. The correct

form of the sentence is:

I (subject) + found
(verb) + him (object)
+ angry (verb complement - adjective)
b) They elected him
captain.
They (subject) +
elected (verb) + him
(object) + captain (noun)
c) The police saw the house locked.
The police (sub) + saw (verb) + the house
(obj) + locked (verb complement - past
participle)
Q. Please translate the following sentences
into English.


O a.

a) He got the bike after convincing his

father.

A. Sit on that platform.

b) He convinced his father to buy him a

A. He made me a laughing stock.

o y-- .

I'd rather die than tell a lie



L-- .
I'd rather die than tell a lie/ rather than tell a
lie, I'd die =

-l -- E----E
d--- (-j h--F l
E n.)
English - - Rather
. 'What do you wish to have, coffee
or something else?'
'I'd (I would) rather have a cold drink than
coffee'

( j Q F-

d .)
Q. If you would give up class hatred and truly
work for the good of all I would be the first
to join you.

A. If you would give up class hatred and truly

work for the good of all, I would be the first
to join you =

_ Ny-Eo -E J

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_ ao.

A. I am being taught by him.



bike.
Q. He stood before me/ infront of me
- which one is correct?

y? a j
a?

A. Who are you that have come just

when our teacher comes?

M.SURESAN
A. He stood in front of me = He stood

before me; but 'before me' is formal, used
A. I will go see him and come back.
when somebody stands before people in
positions of authority.
E. Anil, Bapatla

Rx o h.

Q. Verb complement - means what?

A. Verb complement is the word, usually an
adjective/ noun/ past participle etc., coming
after the object and completing the meaning
of the verb.
e.g.: a) I found him angry.

Q. Clarify the following doubts.

i) Positions of Adverbs
ii) These days people care too much for
manners
iii) Don't be too anxious of the matter.
In the above (ii) and (iii) sentences used

I'll be waiting for your call

a) Prasen: Will you do me a help please?

(O h ?)
Yashwanth: With pleasure. What's it.

(-. C?)
Prasen: On your way to
your shop, please hand
over my leave letter at
my office. Sorry for the
trouble.
shop
leave letter
office

(O

x--J

--.)
Yashwanth: Of course
I will. Where is it?
Prasen: Here you are. Thanks a lot.
thanks.)
Yashwanth: Oh, not at all.
Look at: Will you do me a help/ a small help
please? Can
will
Question
form
Request
Requests
Can
Will
Can for requests is
Question form
inforvery informal. Can
mal requests
Request

(p-, -\?)
(C-.

(p -l- --?/
? O Phone h-.)
Rohini: Oh, Certainly. (p-)
J Request j p--o-p, p:
Oh, Surely/ Certainly/ You can take my word
for it
of course

( O -h-o)/
(*a-)

c) Yashwin: I don't know my way about in this

place will you lead me, Please?

( -J- L-. h
O -.)
Aswin: Will do certainly. (p- -h)
j u-n- - o-p

FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH

( --)

- (u-Jn--)
--p

.
C.

, J----o
x, x-x, o-
.
'Will' in the question form is used for more
formal requests than 'can'.
Request
'will'
b) Bharani: Will you let me know when to
start? I'll be waiting for your call.

l--x,
-
- J----E--x
.

J Request j p-, 'will do'

( I will do) -a. 'Will do' p
--i C.
d) Kapil: Take me
home on your bike,
will you?
bike

(F
O Eo-
B--- ?)

Arun: I'm afraid no/

not.
You'll
(You
will)
excuse me
for today. I
am not going the usual way today.
Sorry

(, B--x-.
Rd
-. J x

.)

Ramji Sahani, Yellandu

Kapil: Just don't worry. It's OK.

( y--)
Kapil request
Will
Question tag form
formal
requests

E.

C.
-a.
--
."You will help
me in the matter, will you?/ Won't you?" = OK
N h ?/ ?
E u-Jn- (Requesting)
Two types of question tags (Positive and
negative) Request -a.
j -- Arun request -E-
You will excuse me (please) = O o
~N-- will statement form
Request
. ui N... 'Will'
in the statement form
for requests is more
formal than will in
question form Question form
'will'
Statement
form
'will' Request
(more formal)
You will kindly wait for 10 minutes please =

\ u-C.

O C EN- * -E J.
(Will in the statement for request)
Practice

'too' as adverb. But too - to rule is not followed. What is the difference between too to and above sentences.
A. The position of the adverb in a sentence
depends on what you wish to emphasize.
He walked slowly towards the hospital.
Here slowly placed after the verb gives
importance to the way he walked.
Immediately he rushed to the hospital. Here
immediately stresses the time of action.
Though as a rule the adverb takes some
position after the verb, it can be placed
sometimes even at the beginning of a sentence and sometimes before the verb.
a) She slowly raised her face and looked at
her reflection in the mirror.
b) I strongly wish to see her at once is more
effective, I wish to see her strongly.
In the two expressions, 'care too much'
and 'be too anxious' mean that 'the caring'
and 'the anxiety' are more than is good. The
results of so much 'caring' and being 'so
anxious' can be bad, instead of being good.
In such cases, 'too' is not and need not be
followed by the 'so that ...... not' clause. Too
always has a negative meaning.
The mother is too caring - She shows more
care than is good for the child. The effect on
the child is bad.
The difference between sentences of this
kind, and 'too-to' sentences: in this kind of
sentences, the 'to part' is understood.
She is too tall = She is very tall and that
may be a disadvantage for her/ make certain things difficult for her. The underlined
part is indirectly stated by the sentence without the 'to...' part.

Q. Please translate the following sentences

into English.


-x o a j a?

A. Who are they that have come just when

my father comes?


O x--E -- E E
x ox p.

A. I have told them often/ a number of times

that I am not the one to be their
son-in-law.


- x j ---f V
- u -jC.

A. The whole problem started the day on

which the gates of the school were
opened.


-E - \- --E
O-x o Lo n --.

A. Her father will mistake us for sending her

there intentionally.
Q. He would make the agitators silence.
would

u-

-- d-?-

A. 'Would' here refers to the result of an imaginary action 'would'

-- u L-Eo --. He would silence the agitators = - - ---x h; -\ h/ -C Lh --\

a/ --C L J-nA C-p. -/
-L--- J-T - --
--h. -D -\- 'would' --E
.

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