EVILS OF DOWRY SYSTEM Dowry is a social evil which has assumed serious proportions of late. Dowry means the money and other things given by the parents of a girl to their son-in-law at the time of the marriage of their daughter. But today dowry is extracted from them by force. If the parents do … Read more
WOMEN’S RIGHTS In ancient India, women were held in very high esteem. They were considered equal partners in all activities. It is said, “Gods dwell where women are respectedâ€. However, during the medieval period, there was a change for the worse. Women came to be looked down upon. She was deprived of good education and … Read more
AIR POLLUTION Air pollution means the addition of certain unwanted substances to the air. They adversely affect the natural quality of the environment. Air gets polluted by domestic smoke, industrial exhaust and automobile exhaust. Carbon mono oxide and Nitrogen oxide products of automobile exhaust damage the nose, the eyes and the lungs. Sulphur dioxide, a … Read more
A paragraph deals with a single idea. It contains a group of sentences, having related thoughts. It has a unity of purpose. The central idea is developed in subsequent sentences. All these sentences are linked together logically.
Letter Writing A letter is a personal communication, but convention has given it a certain pattern. Letters are of various kinds, depending on what we are communicating and to whom we are sending the communication and yet they all have certain common features of form. These features give the letter a good look and produce … Read more
What is a riddle? A riddle is generally a question devised so as to require clever or unexpected thinking for its answer. Riddles may be considered a form of brain teaser. In general conversation, a riddle is usually presented to someone who knows that a riddle is being asked and accepts the challenge of guessing … Read more
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE (CHART) Here, we have provided you the most complete chart which contains all the English tenses with their passive forms and the structure of tenses with examples and the usage of them. SIMPLE PRESENT and SIMPLE PAST The active object becomes the passive subject. am/is/are + past participle was/were + past participle … Read more
Simple Future Tense Let’s study The Simple Future Tense Now. Here, in this post, we have provided you a simple but complete and easy explanation about Simple Future Tense. The simple future tense expresses the actions that happen at one particular time in the future. Example: It will snow tomorrow. I shall watch TV tonight. … Read more
Lexical and Grammatical Collocations Benson, Benson, and Ilson (1986) divided English collocations into two categories: lexical collocations and grammatical collocations (with seven and eight types, respectively). Lexical collocations are solely made up of verbs, adjectives, nouns, and adverbs in various combinations, whereas grammatical collocations include words such as verbs, adjectives, or nouns combined with a … Read more
American Slang Here are some new Daily Useful American Slang Eats Definition: Food, particularly simple, inexpensive food. Example: 1) I’m hungry. Let’s get some eats ! Etymology: You eat food. This slang term turns a verb into a noun. Synonyms: grub Fall for Definition: To become infatuated with somebody; to develop intense feelings for someone; … Read more
American Slang Expressions Here are some nice common American Slang Expressions : Ants in your pants Definition: To be nervous or anxious or jumpy; to be unable to sit still. Example: 1) The children had ants in their pants, so we took them outside for some exercise. 2) Would you please stop tapping your foot?! … Read more
Acronyms Beginning With Letter “A†Here are some nice & common acronyms beginning with letter “Aâ€, which are mostly used in informal contexts. AAMOF: as a matter of fact ABFL: a big fat lady ABT: about ADN: any day now AFAIC: as far as I’m concerned AFAICT: as far as I can tell AFAICS: as … Read more