Tuesday, March 1, 2011

foreign words and phrases and meanings


http://www.mindyourenglish.com/articles/essential-english/2010/01/26/foreign-words-and-phrases-in-common-use.html

Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences

Complex sentences


  1. Teachers,(who are kind and efficient) are liked by all students.
  2. Any boy or girl,(Who misbehaves) must be taught a good lesson.
  3. Children like relatives,( who bring gifts).
  4. Clothes,(which are dirty) must be washed soon.
  5. My sister,( who is in Bombay) is coming tomorrow.

learn and know these


  1. The mango is the sweetest fruit.
  2. Taj Mahal is the most beautiful building.
  3. Mount Everest is the highest peak.

Adjectives, Comparatives, Superlatives and Celebs! (Subtitled)

Adjectives, Comparatives, Superlatives and Celebs! (Subtitled)

Adjectives, Comparatives, Superlatives and Celebs! (Subtitled)

Positive/

  1. Chennai is not as pleasant as Coimbatore.
  2. Trichy is as hot as Madurai.
  3. Very few fruits are as sweet an mango.
  4. No other student is so intelligent as Ram.

Grammar - Comparative & Superlative Adjectives - Exceptions

English Grammar - Superlative Adjectives (most, best, etc.)

Learn - Degrees of Comparison (Animation)

Positive/Comparative/Superlative


  1. ""Good, better,best
  2. Never let it rest,
  3. Until good becomes better
  4. And better become best.""
  5. Good,Better ,Best
  6. Easy.Easier,easiest,
  7. large.larger,largest
  8. Tall,taller,tallest,
  9. Long,longer,longest
  10. sweet,sweeter,sweetest
  11. hot,hotter ,hottest,
  12. might,mightier,mightiest,
  13. Strong,stronger, strongest.
  14. Beautiful,more beautiful, Most beautiful
  15. Intelligent,more intelligent, Most intelligent.
  16. High,higher,highest.

Proverbs


  1. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
  2. Actions speak louder than words.
  3. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
  4. Penny wise and pound foolish.
  5. Prevention is better than cure.
  6. Blood is thicker than water.
  7. Make hay while/when the sun shines.
  8. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Some Proverbs in English

Proverb Quiz