English Grammar and Writing Skills for Marathi students

1.over dinner his family teased young Michael about coming away empty-handed. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with "young Michael....") 2. His parents and his two brothers fished in the gulf of Mexico. (Rewrite using the simple future tense). 3. Everyone else was redy to call it *a day.* (Frame a "wh-question" to get the underlined part as it's answer). 4. He bought his first personal computer. ( Add a question tag). 5. In high school Michael had a job of selling newspaper subscriptions. ( Rewrite as a complex sentence). 6. Why should dealers get such a big mark-up for so little added value? ( Rewrite as a statement). 7. "Complete with IBM", he answered *simply.* ( Rewrite the sentence using the noun form of the underlined word.) 8. Dell risked all his savings and incorporated Dell computer Corp on may 3, 1984. ( Rewrite as a simple sentence). 9. One day his roommates heaped all his equipment into a pile. (Change the voice). 10. Dell rushed around gath...

1. He vacated the seat. 2. We will watch it.  3. He handed everyone a    packet of sweets.  4.  He applied oil on his body.  5.  They advised the king to regulate his diet.  6.  Tenali heard the problem.  7.  Tenali Raman was approached by the courtiers.  8.  The astrologer was ordered by the king, 9.  Plant more trees.  10.  I would playfully scare them.  11.  I miss that.  12.  Birds left our area.  13.  Officials captured the leopard.  14.  It was found by the school gardener.  15.  Leopards are surrounded by human settlements.  16.  Cricket has given a lifetime of experience.  17.  You have inspired a whole host of ten year olds.  18.  They raised the nation's collective pride.  19.  They were besieged by. TV cameras and well - wishers.  20 One of the miscreants spotted her.  21....

Do as directed: 1. He has discovered the power of another good idea.(Rewrite the sentence beginning with “The power of another good idea............”) 2. If you think you have good idea try it. (Use ‘Unless’) 3. This time Dell made$18,000 and bought an expensive BMW car. (Make it simple) 4. You could play eight times the going rate for ‘lightning call’. (Rewrite using modal auxiliary showing compulsion) 5. I spent my high school years in Calcutta. (Use past perfect tense) 6. Telephones were a rarity. (Make a rhetorical question) 7. Our young people spend more time before T.V. set than in their classroom. (Change it in to positive degree) 8. The T.V. does serve as a medium of education as well as entertainment. (Use ‘Not only....but also’) 9. I consider T.V. as one of the greatest scientific achievements of our times. (Rewrite using noun form of the underlined word) 10. We can accept our life gracefully. (Rewrite using modal auxiliary showing compulsion) 11. Chaitanya offered...

1) I don't think, l am eligible for the post.   2) I wanted the post.  I have come this far in the hope of getting it. 3) They don't think.  They have blind faith in their belief. 4) it won't come out and leave your mind. 5) Jeevaka had been studying medicine for many years.  He was a devoted student.  6) I could not fulfill your wish.  I have failed. 7) He had not eaten for several days and was very, very hungry. 8) The tiger is stood up.  The baby was still crying. 9) One little bird had its wing and could not fly with the others. 10) The calf takes a long time to grow, and to protect it the females have to live in groups. 11) Baba Amte set out to conquer the world and found himself at the country's poor.                                12) I found it as soon as overcome the bad habit of judging others                ...

Sentences can be classified into five categories, according to their meaning or function. They are:- Assertive Sentence. Interrogative Sentence. Imperative Sentence. Optative Sentence. Exclamatory Sentence. Assertive Sentence: An assertive sentence is a simple/general statement or assertion, either affirmative or negative. Pattern: Subject + verb + object/complement/adverb/adjective Example: -English is an International Language. (Affirmative) -We do not do bad things. (Negative) -Everybody should know English. (Modal auxiliaries) Interrogative Sentence: An interrogative sentence asks question about a person or thing(s). It always ends with a note of interrogation a.k.a. question mark (?). There are  two ways  to form an interrogative sentence. I.  Beginning with helping verbs (am, is, are, was, were, have, has, had) or modal auxiliaries (shall, should, will, would, can, could, may, might, etc.). Example: - Do you have your assignment ready? - Does h...