English exercises

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 What is the meaning of idiom - to
see pink elephants?
• To show confidence

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 What is the meaning of idiom – to
keep the pot boiling?
• To maintain interest

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 What is the meaning of idiom – to
grease the palm?
• TO GIVE BRIBE

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 What is the meaning of idiom –
SACKCLOTH AND ASHES?
• PENITANCE

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 What is the meaning of idiom –
PRINTER’S DEVIL?
• TYPING ERRORS

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What is the meaning of idiom – TO
BRING THE HOUSE DOWN
• TO APPEAL TO THE AUDIENCE

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 What is the meaning of idiom –
FORLORN HOPE?
• ALMOST NO CHANCES / HOPE

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What is the meaning of idiom – TO
COOL ONE’S HEELS?
• TO KEEP WAITING

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What is the meaning of idiom – AT
ONE’S BACK AND CALL?
• TO BE ALWAYS READY AT ONE’S CALL
FOR SERVICE AND SUPPORT

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What is the meaning of idiom – TO
CLEAN AUGEAN STABLES?
• TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING
IMPOSSIBLE?

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What is the meaning of idiom – TO
PLAY TO THE GALLERY?
• TO TRY TO GET APPRECIATION FROM
THE LEAST INTELLIGENT PERSONS

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 What is the meaning of idiom –
3Rs?
• READING, WRITING, ARITHMETIC

• NOW 4TH R IS : COMPUTER

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What is the meaning of idiom – TO
KEEP A GOOD TABLE?
• TO OFFER GOOD HOSPITALITY

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What is the meaning of idiom – TO
STIR UP HORNET’S NEST?
• TO INVITE OTHERS’S HOSTILITY

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What is the meaning of idiom – TO
FEATHER ONE’S NEST?
• TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
OPPORTUNITY

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 What is the meaning of idiom –
BACKSTAIRS INFLUENCE?
• UNDUE INFLUENCE – FOR EXAMPLE –
INFLUENCE THROUGH RELATIVE OR
SPOUSE.

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What is the meaning of idiom – TO
PUT THE CART BEFORE
HORSE?
• TO DO OPPOSITE THING

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What is the meaning of idiom – TO
BE BORN WITH SILVER SPOON?
• TO BORN IN A WEALTHY FAMILY

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 What is the meaning of idiom –
RED LETTER DAY?
• IMPORTANT DAY

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 How will you improve – today
evening I am going to a party.
• This evening, I am going to a party.

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 How will you improve – yester
night, he come very late.
• Last night, he came very late.

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 How will you improve – I call you
tomorrow evening?
• I shall call you next evening.

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How will you improve – nothing but
Gandhiji did it.
• None but Gandhiji did it.

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 How will you improve- he insisted
to ask many questions.
• He insisted on asking many questions.

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 How will you improve- his family
members is good.
• The members of his family are good.

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 Afterschoool has the largest
number of brightest candidates of
any centre.

• Afterschoool has the largest number of

brightest candidates of all centres.

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 How will you improve it - Hardly I
reached, then he left.
• Hardly had I reached, when he left

• (remember, hardly and scarcely are

always followed by when.)

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 How will you improve – dog who
bark, seldom bite.
• The dog that barks, seldom bites.

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 How will you improve – what to
speak of English, he don’t know
Hindi.

• Not to speak of English, he cannot speak

even Hindi.

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 How will you improve – he has
write a autobiography of his father.
• He has written a biography of his father.

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How will you improve – good night!
I am glad seeing you.
• Good evening! I am glad to see you.

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 How will you improve – I am
knowing him.
• I know him.

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 How will you improve – he parted
with his sister.
• He parted from his sister.

• Part with is used for physical property –

but for separating from human beings –
we use part from.

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 How will you improve – the cat
sprang at me?
• The cat sprang upon me.

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How will you improve – police is not
allowed to enter into temple.
• Police are not allowed to enter temple.

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How will you improve – I found him
leaning against a chair.
• I found him leaning over a chair.

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How will you improve – he was not
hurt fortunately.
• Fortunately, he was not hurt.

• ( the adverb – which is for the entire

sentence – should come in the beginning).

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How will you improve – if I will go to
Punjab, I bring it for you.
• If I go to the Punjab, I shall bring it for you.

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 How will you improve – we played
tennis yesterday, if it not rained.
• We would have played tennis yesterday, if
it had not rained.

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How will you improve – have you to
Sudan?
• Have you been to the Sudan.

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 How will you improve - little knowledge of social
entrepreneurship made him entrepreneur?

• The little knowledge of social

entrepreneurship made him an
entrepreneur.

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How will you improve – I prefer tea
then coffee.
• I prefer tea to coffee.

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 How will you improve – pen is
superior than sword.
• Pen is superior to sword.

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 How will you improve – you have
better to go to afterschoool.
• You had better go to afterschoool.

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How will you improve – did you see
other film?
• Did you see any other films?

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 How will you improve – he is the
famous decoit of MP.
• He is the notorious decoit of MP.

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 How will you improve – a book
write by me.
• A book is being written by me
• Or
• A book has been written by me.
• Or
• A book written by me.

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How will you improve – he told me
that he will come.
• He told me that he would come.

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 How will you improve –
afterschooolians take after
entrepreneurship.
• The afterschooolians take up
entrepreneurship.

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 How will you improve – he is a
MBA.
• He is an MBA.

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 How will you improve – gold of
Africa is exported to USA.
• The gold of Africa is exported to the USA.
• (normally we don’t use article the before
any commodity – but it is particular
commodity – so we have to use THE
here).

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 How will you improve – I respect
him but he is my teacher.
• I respect him because he is my teacher.

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How will you improve – he ordered
for a cup of tea.
• He ordered a cup of tea.

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 How will you improve – Sita
married with Ram.
Sita married Ram.

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How will you improve – he passed
in the examination.
• He passed the examination.

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 How will you improve – I am
listening him.
• I am listening to him.

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 How will you improve – Does you
believe god?
• Do you believe in God?

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How will you improve – the jury was
divided in his opinion.
• The jury were divided in their opinion.

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 How will you improve – the jury
were unanimous in their decision.
• The jury was unanimous in its decision.

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 How will you improve – who is
knocking the door?
• Who is knocking at the door?

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 How will you improve – we gone
their yesterday and enjoyed.
• We went there yesterday and enjoyed
ourselves.

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 How will you improve – you can
avail this opportunity.
• You should avail yourself of this
opportunity.

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 How will you improve – she play
better then me.
• She plays better than I .

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 How will you improve – let I
complete the work.
• Let me complete the work.

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 How will you improve – my older
brother is much intelligent then me.
• My elder brother is more intelligent than I.

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 In the thirties and forties, devotees of Kabir’s
maintained that her writing has all the qualities
found in the highest order of Indian writers of the
nineteenth and twentieth century.
• In the thirties and forties, devotees of Kabir maintained that his
writing had all the qualities found in the highest order of indian
writers of the nineteenth and twentieth century.

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 Thanks
• Afterschoool conducts three year integrated
PGPSE (after class 12 along with CA & CS) and
18 month PGPSE (Post Graduate Programme in
Social Entrepreneurship) along with preparation
for CFP / CFA / FRM. It also conducts
workshops on social entrepreneurship in schools
and colleges all over India – start social
entrepreneurship club in your institution today
with the help from afterschoool and help us in
developing society.
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social entrepreneurship for better
society

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