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Transformation of Sentences - Level 2

Dear Students, In this blog post I am sharing another segment of the topic 'transformation of sentences - level 2'. Click on the link to download the practice worksheet.

Transformation of sentences - Level 1 (ISC)

Dear ISC students, Hope you must have done exceptionally well in Paper - 2 (Literature) as the questions were exactly from our expected chapters; scenes and on characters. Transformation of sentences Now, let's gird up our loins to do better in ISC language paper too. Please download the following practice sheets to boost up your confidence level. Click on the link to download practice sheet:

Correction of Sentences - Important Notes

Dear students, the following notes will certainly help you to score cent percent marks in composition by making your content error free. Rule 1: The use of two negatives to express a single negative idea is wrong. Hence use one negative word; as- 1. I don’t know nothing about him. I don’t know anything about him. 2. He does not want none of that cake. He does not want any of that cake. Rule 2: Don’t use split infinitive; as- I always like to closely examine every proposal. I always like to examine closely every proposal. Rule 3: If there is a wish or condition contrary to actual fact, we use ‘were’ with all subjects (whether singular or plural); as- 1. I wish I was as tall as my father. I wish I were as tall as my father. 2. If he was alive, he would help me. If he were alive, he would help me. Rule 4: The verb that follows the phrase ‘with a view to’ or ‘look forward to’ is to be always in ‘–ing’ form. 1. He is working hard with a ...

Tenses - Very Important Notes

Dear Learners,  In this blog post i am sharing some important notes on Tenses. Kindly go through the study notes. PRESENT TENSE Present Indefinite Tense is used to express an all time true event; as- The Earth moves round the sun. *With adverbs or adverb phrases such as: always, never, often, sometimes, usually, every week, on Mondays, twice a year etc I go to church on Sundays. * To express habitual action: as- Dogs bark. Cats drink milk. *In conditional sentences with ‘unless/If’ , and time clauses; as- If I see Preeti, I’ll ask her. As soon as he earns any money, he spends it. *With the verbs ‘love, see, hear, feel, smell, taste, believe etc’ which cannot be used in continuous; as- I love you. I want to see you. Present Continuous Tense denotes an action happening now, but not necessarily at the moment of speaking. It is raining. I am reading a play by Shaw. For a definite plan in the near future; as- I am meeting Peeku ton...

Important Notes on Preposition

Dear students, Remember that particular words are followed by particular prepositions. We say ‘He died of fever’, We do not say, ‘He died through fever, or by fever, or owing to fever, or on account of fever, or with fever.’ Again though we always say ‘die of fever’, we never say ‘sick of fever’, but always ‘sick with fever’, where ‘with’ and ‘of’ are both used in the sense of cause. We are sure that study of the following will widen your understanding of prepositions. a)   Nouns followed by Prepositions Abhorrence of ingratitude. Ability for or in some work. Abstinence from wine. Abundance of food. Access to a person or place. Accession to the throne. (In) accordance with rule. Accusation of theft. Acquaintance with a person or a thing. But make the acquaintance of a person. Adherence to a plan or cause. Admission to a society of persons or class of things. Admission into or to a place. Advance (progress) of...