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SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX SENTENCES--TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES

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  TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES Transformation of Sentences – What Is It and Why Is It Important? Transformation of sentences is the process by which a sentence in a particular form is transferred to another without altering its meaning unless asked to do so. SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX SENTENCES Types of Sentences        A sentence may be one of four types, depending upon the number and type(s) of clauses it contains. Clause- Definition A clause is the part of a sentence having a subject and a verb that conveys meaning. Two Types of Clauses Basically, we have two clauses in English Main Clause or Independent Clause Subordinate Clause or Dependent Clause An  independent clause  contains a subject, a verb, and a complete thought.   Example:                   I got a job last year.         ...
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Common Mistakes In The Use Of Adverbs

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  Mistakes In The Use Of Adverbs An Adverb is a word that modifies a verb or an adjective or another adverb. (It indicates how, when,  where, or why something happens when qualifying a verb.) a. Koushik eats slowly . b. Parimala walked very fast to the office today . c. Jayakrishna calmly entered the room. d. Come here now . On the basis of their meaning, adverbs are classified as: i. Adverbs of time, frequency and duration: They answer the question- When? / How often? Eg: always, never, then, now, soon, tomorrow, yesterday, last year, etc. ii. Adverbs of place: They answer the question- Where? Eg: near, below, away, around, here, there, up and down, etc. iii. Adverbs of manner: They answer the question- How? Eg: neatly, calmly, eagerly, angrily, happily, etc. iv. Adverbs of degree: They answer the question-  To what extent? Eg: just, quite, very, hard, fast, well, etc. FORMATION OF ADVERBS 1. Adverbs of Manner are generally form...
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11 Idioms Related To 'Heel' you Must Know To Improve Your English

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 11 idioms related heel you must know to improve your English An idiom is a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase; but some phrases become figurative idioms while retaining the literal meaning of the phrase. Categorized as formulaic language, an idiom's figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning. Idioms occur frequently in all languages; in English alone there are an estimated twenty-five million idiomatic expressions.[ Achilles heel Achilles heel means a weak or vulnerable spot. Someone's Achilles' heel is something that causes problems for them, especially because it gives other people a chance to attack orchid size them. Here is an example, he was very brave, but fear of spiders was his Achilles heel. Bring someone to heel, or call someone to heel Bring someone to heel, or call someone to heel means force someone to obey one's wishes...
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NEVER DO THESE MISTAKES IN THE USE OF VERBS

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 A Verb is a word that describes an action, a state, possession, process or an experience. A verb always carries a tense. Verbs are divided into three classes: main (or lexical) verbs, auxiliary verbs and modal verbs. Lakshman is a teacher ( is denotes ‘state’). Mohan eats a mango ( ‘eats’ denotes ‘action’). Radhika had a car (‘had’ denotes ‘possession’). Main verbs can be transitive or intransitive. Ø   A transitive verb takes an object. (a) Vinay drinks a cup of green tea daily. Drink what?- a cup of green tea. (b) We water the plants regularly. Water-what? - the plants (c) They helped the villagers. Helped whom? - the villagers. Here 'drink', 'water', 'help' are transitive verbs. They answer the questions 'what/whom'. Ø   An intransitive verb does not take an object. (a) I wake up early in the morning. (b) Many Hindi actors live in Mumbai. (c) My mother walks at least five kilometers daily. Here 'wake up, live, walks...
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