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195. Fill in the blanks with Prepositions - Open your heart--

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  nirupmaenglishgrammarblogspot.com 1. Open your heart—  [out ] 2. The good weather has pushed the sale of summer clothes  - [up] 3. Think things- [through] 4.  The wind must have blown it - [ over ] 5.  I stopped and crossed - [ over ] 6.  Put it on the shelf-   [ above ] 7.  Try this shirt --[0n] 8.  "She opened the door and let me---[ in".  ] 9.  What are you sitting  on ? 10.  I don’t know what I’m hungry   for . 11.  This is the movie I told you   about !  12.  Where are you   from ? 13.  Who is he going out   with ?  14.  What’d you do that  for ?  15.  Let your sister come  along .  16.  Thanks for stopping  by !  17.  The decorations are all set  up .  18.  Tucker needs to calm  down . 19. Pin me down.  2o.  What should I put the cookies  in ?  21.  You need to decide whic...

194 Anagrams- like "rise-sire "

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  nirupmaenglishgrammarblogspot.com What is an anagram? An  anagram  is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, the condition is that the original words can be used only once, and no other letter can be added. Make another anagram using four- letter word- 1. seat -  teas 2. s top=halt,spot=stain, pots=cooking   utensils 3.  gory-orgy-gyro 4.  nape-pane   5. S nap-span 6.  tier-tire   rite 7.  rise-sire 8.  riser-osier 9.  bale-bail 10.  vest-west 11. W het-wet 12.  whit-wit 13.  While-wile 14.  rife-fire 15.  stud-dust 16. Tome-mote 17. Note-tone

193 Deplorable Conditions of the Roads- a poem

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  nirupmaenglishgrammarblogspot.com No matter, what's the time and what's O' clock The roads are always chock-a-block Bumping all the way " Traffic jam"  Making people have a long wait Broken patches make us skid off Potholes can throw us off Ditches over them make us Goff.             ============================================================ Goff= fool

192 Funny Brainy Game of English Vocabulary

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nirupmaenglishgrammarblogspot.com 1. A modal auxiliary that exists not only tomorrow but "eternally" too. What is that? Ans- "Shall" 2. "1/60th of a degree" - What is it? Ans- A minute 3. There is an auxiliary verb that is the power of God and the man's power, too. What is that? Ans- Will 4.   Sometimes, w e regret, or sometimes, we are sad, and sometimes we show sympathy,  w e utter one word . What is that? Ans- Sorry 5. A word that is the most beautiful in the world. Ans- Of course, the 'beauty' itself. 6. A precious thing that we never buy, still we can own it, what is that? Ans- Good health 7. It smiles but no longer smiles. What is that? Ans- Bouquet 8. Knowledge is not visible, but still can be made visible by one thing. What is that? Ans- Fine  Art. 9. We can shut it out for a time, but it ain't going away. What is it? Ans- Truth 10.  We can find ourselves again and again. Guess where? Ans- In our sacred space. 11. There is adverb th...

191 Spellings to memorize

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  nirupmaenglishgrammarblogspot.com 1.  Omelette 2.  Etiquette 3.  Schedule 4.  Immediately 5.  Hygiene 6.  Occasion 7.  Receive 8.  Relieve 9.  Leopard 10. chauffeur 11. Maestro 12. aorta 12. vacuum-cleaner 13. diarrhoea 14. immediate 12. Restaurant 13. Broccoli 14. Cigarette 15. Schedule 16. Maintenance 17. Mauritius 18. Tarpaulin

190 Bravo Birth Day ! Bravo!- a poem

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  nirupmaenglishgrammarblogspot.com  Bravo  Birth Day! Bravo ! What a zesty & buzzy you are! Very well you know that --- Your life is contracting--- Your age is shortening---- Your golden period is gone by-----  Each and every moment is passing by----- Your friends are afar Brothers, sisters, and parents are far Your sunny time has flown away Lots of worries are catching away  Still, you are celebrating and enjoying the day Are sharing with all  Who are making the day Bravo Birth Day! Bravo! Six cheers should be given to you Pains and injuries, you forgot on the day The sun is shining and You are, 'Making the hay!' THANKS TO ALL WHO EXTENDED THEIR WISHES TO ME!:  Nirupma Garg. =======================================================================

189 Translation from Hindi to English

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nirupmaenglishgrammarblogspot.com   1. लाइट  चली गई -    The power supply is disrupted./ Water supply is disrupted. 2. लाइट आ गई-     The power supply is restored. 3. मैं  एक  दिन की छुट्टी चाहता  हूं- I want to get a day off.  4. कोई हमारे  घर  आया  था -   someone came up at our home.  5  वह दिवाली  पर थोडी  देर के लिए  आया था-  He made brief visit to home on Diwali.  6. मेरा  सर  मत  खाओ -   Don't  bite  my head off.  7.मैं  थोडी देर  के लिए  सो  गया था -    I fell asleep for a bit.   8. मैं  थोडा थक गया हू^-    I am a bit tired.   9. यहां कापियां यहां रख  दो -   put the notebooks down there, please 11  10.पंखा बंद कर दो‌- Switch the fan off.        11. देखो पसीना चू रहा है‌- See, the sweat is dripping.        12.- मेरा गला खराब ...

188 Amount / Number/ sum

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nirupmaenglishgrammarblogspot.com 1. Number  is regularly used with count nouns a large  number  of mistakes any  number  of times while  amount  is mainly used with mass nouns. annual  amount  of rainfall Sum is  an indefinite or specified amount of money  2. the whole amount : aggregate 3. the utmost degree : =========================================================== Examples of amount- 1. .Consuming high amounts of sugar and sugar-based foods leads to weight gain. 2. A dd a small  amount   of sugar" 3.  Small  amounts  of land were used for keeping animals. 4.  we use a huge amount of paper in the office every day.   [ amount refers to money and quantity both]  Examples of sum- The sum of all the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees. This is a fabulous  sum  of money. They spent  large  sums  (of money) repairing the house. We donated a small  sum  (of mon...