Naukri Wala

1. Choose the one which best expresses meaning of the given word  Exhort (a)recommend  (b)coax (3) Pressure (4)push 2. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is “(d)”. The ground was wet outside when I got up int eh morning yesterday. It had been raining all in the night. (a)rained all in (b)been raining all though (c)raining all in (d)No improvement 3. In the below question, sentence has been given in Direct/ Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/ Direct Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/ Direct Speech. David said to Anna, “Mona will Jeave for her native place tomorrow.” (a)David told Anna that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow. (b)David told Anna ...

1.‘ Than ‘ should be used after ‘no other ’ Example : I met no other man but Mr. Roy. (Incorrect) I met no other man than Mr. Roy. (Correct) 2 .After the word ‘ Know ’, ‘ how , or ‘ when ’ should be used before using an infinitive. Example : I know to write French . ( Incorrect ) I know how to write French. ( Correct ) 3 .A verb may take an infinitive or a gerund according to its implication . If the verb indicates a purpose, an infinitive should be used and if the verb indicates a cause, a gerund should be used. Example :  He went to school for seeing the principal.( Incorrect )  He went to school to see the principal.    ( Correct )  He was turned out to copy answers.( Incorrect ) He was turned out for copying answers.( Correct )  4 . Adverb ‘ as'  is not used with verbs like ‘ appointed ’, ‘ elected ’ , ‘ considered ’, ‘ called ’ but it is used with ‘ regard ’. Example :  He was elected as Presi...

ENGLISH Correction of Sentences Exercise with Explanations: The mistake may be of any one of the following types : 1.     Mistake in the use of article -- a, an, the. 2.     The subject in the sentence may not be agreeing with the verb in number. 3.     Pronoun may not be agreeing with its antecedent in person, number of gender. 4.     There may be a mistake in the use of preposition. 5.     There may be a wrong use of a conjunction in the sentence. 6.     There may be mistakes in the use of participles, gerunds, infinitives and verbal nouns. 7.     Some word in a sentence may have been wrongly used. 8.     There may be a mistake in the use of an adverb or adjective. Degree of adjective may have been wrongly used. 9.     Rules regarding verbs, their tenses, number, or moods may not have been correctly followed. 10.   There may be miscellaneous mista...

1.     Rule : When two objects are joined by 'as well/besides/along with /together with / in addition to / except / including with , the verb agrees with the first subject in number. (i) He as well as his students have gone there.  (Incorrect) (ii) He as well as his students has gone there. ( Correct ) 2.     Rule  : When 'since' is used as a conjunction should be preceded by present perfect tense and followed by a verb in the past tense to denote point of time. (i) Many things have happened since I have left the school.  (Incorrect) (ii) Many things have happened since I left the school. ( Correct ) 3.     Rule:  With the conjunction 'if' 'then' should not be used. (i) If you work for 8 hours a day, then you will get through the examination. ( Incorrect) (ii) If you work for 8 hours a day, you will get through the examination ( Correct ) 4.     Rule: The adverb 'Not' should not be used wi...

Here are some Tips / Rules for Correct Spellings There are certain rules / tips for correct spellings, 1.     'ie ' and ' ei ' : When ' ie ' is pronounced  'i :' as in ' bee ', the ' i ' comes before the ' e '. Bel ie ve Bel ie f Br ie f Ach ie ve Aggr ie ved F ie rce F ie ld Gr ie ve Rel ie f Rel ie ve Ch ie f Hyg ie ne 2.     when 'ei' is pronounced 'i:' as in 'bee', 'ei' comes after the 'c'. Dec ei ve Dec ei t Conc ei ve Conc ei t Misconc ei ve Perc ei ve Preconc ei ved Rec ei ve However, some exceptions to this rule are : Counterfeit, Plebeian, Weird, Seize, where the 'ei' spelling doesn't follow a 'c'. YOu need to learn the spellings for these. 3.     Doubling Consonants : When adding 'ed' and 'ing' endings to verbs that end with a single vowel plus a consonant, do not double the final consonant if the stress doesn't fall at the end of the word. ...