Effective Grammar

Affix : stick, paste Could you  affix  these postage stamps on the letter? By all means : definitely, surely By all means , she will help you. Had better : should You  had better  send it by registered post. I'm afraid:  a polite way of stating an unpleasant thing I am afraid  you'll have to pay the fine. I'm afraid  I can't wait till three. I'm afraid you will have to pay the fine. I'm afraid it is running late by over an hour. I wonder if:  a polite way of making a request I wonder if  you could come back at 3 o'clock I wonder if you have mixed any sugar at all. Lately:  in the recent past I haven't been feeling well  lately. Severe:  serious I've had  severe  headaches for over two days. Full up:  completely full I feel  full up  all the time. It'll cost  you one rupee forty paise. Please put the letter in the box over there. Let me take your temperature first. I do feel feverish all the time. G...

Thank you! is the most common way to tell someone that you are grateful to the person. Some other ways are given below:  Thanks. Thanks a lot. Many thanks. These are informal and can be used between friends. Thank you. Thank you very much. These can be used in most situations. They are neither very informal nor very formal. That is/was (very) kind of you. That's very good of you. That's very nice of you. These expressions are rather formal. They can be used to thank strangers, and people who have helped you in an official capacity. I am (really very) grateful to you. I am really very obliged to you. This is a very formal way of thanking people. It is used mostly in writing. How do people accept thanks? Between close friends there is no need to say anything at all! But when you really want to say something, you can use one of the following expressions:  That's all right. This is an informal way of accepting thanks. Not at all. It's a pleasure. These expressions can be us...

Give me some money. Will you lend me some money, please? Can you lend me some money, please? Could you lend me some money? Do you think you could lend me some money? I wonder if you could lend me some money. Would you mind lending me some money? If you could lend me some money, I would be very grateful/ I would appreciate it. Note:  1 is the least polite way of making a request. 2 to 7 are arranged in order of increasing politeness. 8 is the most polite. It is mostly used in writing; it is generally not used in speaking. Make the following requests by choosing the most appropriate way from 1 to 8. e.g. Ask your friend to close the window. Answer : Could you close the window? Write to the headmaster of the school you last attended for a certificate of character. Answer : I should be grateful if you could give me a certificate of character. Practice Ask your servant to buy some postage stamps. Ask your uncle to lend you his umbrella. Ask your little brother to lend you his bicycle. A...

Past modal continuous tense (could, should, would, might + be + -ing verb) Use: • used when you are not sure if the subject is doing an action. However, this action is possible, necessary or likely. Examples: I could be living in Vietnam. We should be keeping an eye on his progress at school. She would be regretting this decision. His flashy personality might be ruining his blind date. Present modal continuous tense (will, shall, can, must + be + -ing verb) Use: • used when you are not sure if the subject will be in the middle of doing an action or is planning to take an action in the future. However, this action is possible, necessary or likely that he is or will. Examples: The young girls must be thinking of their spring dance. The audience will be sneering at his corny jokes. The child may be imbibing his parents’ habits. He shall be demonstrating proper first aid for sprains. Her eyes can be stinging from the smoke. We must be splitting the bill. https://english.stackexchange.com/q...

Pronoun Chart Person Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun Possessive Reflexive Pronoun Adjective Pronoun 1 st I me my mine myself 1 st (Plural) we us our ours ourselves 2 nd you you your yours yourself 2 nd (Plural) you you your yours yourselves 3 rd   (male) he him his his himself 3 rd (female) she her her hers herself 3 rd (neuter) it it its - itself 3 rd (plural) they them their theirs themselves 1 st Person is a speaker. 2 nd Person is a person to whom we speak. ...

I (don’t) feel like + gerund I don't feel like going to the relatives. I feel like dancing. I feel like eating/having something. I feel like exercising. I feel like joking with him. I feel like reading storybooks. I feel like resting. I feel like sitting here. I feel like sleeping. I feel like studying. I feel like swimming. I feel like taking bath. I feel like taking/having tea. I feel like vomiting/puking. I feel like watching television.