Year: 2013

Vocabulary

Word of the week-4

Happy, joyful, cheerful, blissful and glad are commonly used words to represent a carefree and joyous state of mind. Here are two more words you can add to this bouquet: Blithe (bli-th) and Mirth (m-rth) which mean the same. Everyone loves her for her blithe spirit. The whole staff is mirthful on getting early bonus.

Usage

‘o’ or ‘a’

Adapt and Adopt are two words which are usually used incorrectly because of spelling errors. But the two mean so different that they completely change the meaning of the statements they are used in, making them completely weird and absurd. Take for example: The couple recently adapted a girl from an orphanage. Here the use […]

Usage

Able vs Capable

Able and Capable are two words which are mostly used in the same capacity to mean exactly the same. However the two are different in terms of the context they are used in. One is Able when one has strength or power in general. One is Capable when one has strength or power to do […]

Usage

Prepositions-3

Here are some more statements which you very often hear around you but prepositions used in these statements are incorrect. Can you think of the correct ones?? * Sonia is popular among her friends. * The teacher sits on his desk. * I was surprised by his result. * Here’s the book that you asked. […]

Structure/rule

Use of ‘Will’

A very common error that we come across quite often is the use of ‘will’ made twice in a single statement while referring to two future events simultaneously. If I will get that packet by tomorrow I will send it to you. Here two future events referred to are: * I will get that packet […]

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