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Antonyms | English

extravagant x Frugal ( LD Clerk SR for ST only 2020 ) 2018 Alleviate x Aggravate ( Civil Police Officer 2018 ) accurate x inaccurate ( STORE KEEPER-KSFDC 2018 ) Repudiate x affirm ( Attender Gr.II 2018 ) Accidental x Intentional ( Lab Assistant in HSE 2018 ) Previous

Preposition | English

at - for time, place, small towns, villages Example : at 10 o’ clock , a t Kollam in  - for countries, big towns cities, month, year, seasons Example : in Japan, in Delhi, in March, in 1980, in winter on - days of the week Example : on Monday into - to  a position in or inside something,    to indicate the direction Example : go into the house , dived into water since - from a certain point of time until now Example : since monday , since 1985 , since 6' O clock , since January for - over a certain period of time Example: for 2 years between - involves two persons or things Example : The train runs between Bombay and Delhi among - involves more than two Example: There is no unity among the leaders. beside - by the side of  Example : The child sits beside its mother. besides - in addition to  Example : Besides the students, their parents were also present. Questions 1. I w...

Correct Spelling | English

1. Yesterday I received an -----from the post office.  ( Fireman Driver NCA 2020 ) Answer : envelope 2018 1.Assignment ( Women Civil Excise Officer 2018 ) 2.Recurrence ( Caretaker Male 2018 ) 3.Maintenance ( STORE KEEPER-KSFDC 2018 ) 4. Vacation ( WOMEN POLICE CONSTABLE NCA 2018 )  5. Symmetry ( Junior Assistant KSFE /KSEB/KSRTC 2018 ) 6.Altogether ( Assistant/Auditor-Govt Secretariat 2018 ) 7.Superintendent ( Assistant Prison Officer 2018 ) 8.Amalgamation ( Attender Gr.II 2018 ) Previous Next

Degrees of comparison | English

Positive degree : When we speak about only one person or thing. He is a tall student. Comparative degree : When we compare two persons or two things with each other. He is taller than Rahul. Superlative Degree : When we compare more than two persons or things with one another.We use the article 'the' before the superlative degrees. He is the tallest student in this class. Adjectives usually form their comparative and superlative degrees  by addition of '- er ' and '- est ' to the positive degree bright     brighter   brightest bold        bolder       boldest clever     cleverer  cleverest cold         colder      coldestt fast          faster        fastest great        greater     greatest high         higher       highest t k...

Question tag | English

Question tags are short questions at the end of statements. A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag He’s a doctor, isn't he? A negative statement is followed by a positive question tag She isn't coming, is she? with auxiliary verb You've got a car, haven't you? without auxiliary verb  (don't, doesn't, didn't use appropriate form). He likes tennis , doesn't he? Exceptions I am use aren't I  - I am attractive, aren't I? Let's use shall we  - Let's go to the beach, shall we? Although the negative word not is not in the sentence, the sentence can be negative. Then we use the positive question tag. Few , little, hardly, scarcely, rarely, barely, seldom, nobody,no one,none,nothing, never etc are negative words . He never goes out with his dog, does he? A few , a little etc are positive words so we use negative question tag. Use will/would with imperatives ( ‘won't you’ ...

Articles | English

'a’  used before words beginning with a constant sound . Example a pen, a student ' an ’ used before vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u). Example an umbrella, an interesting Definite Article—’ the ’ , used  when it is clear/obvious which person or thing we are talking about.  Something that is unique or there is only one. Example : the sun.  Names of rivers, seas, oceans, mountain ranges and deserts There are a few exceptions to the general rule ' a ’ is added to words which begin with 'y’ or 'w’ sound . Example a European , a uniform , a one rupee ' an ’ is used before abbreviations pronounced with a vowel sound at the beginning. Example : My friend is an MP , an LCD display an hour  Questions 1. America is ________ richest country.  Answer : the  ( COMPUTER ASSISTANT GR II 2020 ) 2. He is -----European Answer : a ( Fireman Driver NCA 2020 ) 3. We enjoyed _________ fun.  Answer : the ( LD Clerk SR for S...