200 Grammar Rules..
200 Grammar Rules..
119
The Gulf of Mexico is a crucial market for oilfield services. ('the' is used before
names consisting noun + of + noun
120 The sea has reserves to teach a human mind. ('the' is used before names of
unique things.
121
The melodious sound of the violin instoxicated us more than alcohol. ('the' is used
before names of musical instruments and inventions.)
122 According to the police investigation she jumped from the 3rd floor. ('the' is
used with ordinals)
123
The faster we drive the sooner we reach. (if 2 or more interdependent comparatives
are used in a sentence then the article 'the' is used before the comparatives.)
124
Singapore was the better place of the 2 places we visited last year. ('the' is used
before comparative degree being used for selection or comparison)
125
Preparation was expedited as the chief minister has preponed the meeting. (when a
person is being referred by his designation, 'the' is used.
126
Cow is an innocent animal. (The' is ommited before coomon nouns and plural nouns
wchich represents its whole class.
127 Iron is a useful material in constructions. (The' is ommited before material
nouns and abstract nouns.)
128
She might have gone to temple for Monday prayer. ((The' is ommited before
bed,college,hospital,mosque, prison, table, temple, university, etc. when they are
visited for primary purpose.)
129 In our hostel breakfast was always ready by 7am. ('the' is omitted' before
meals in general terms)
130 We can have the party when party is out of town. ('the is omitted before names
of relatives')
131 engineering is a 4yr course. ("the' is omitted before names of professions.)
132 Hockey is the national game of India. ((The' is ommited before names of sports
and games)
133 Cancer is a deadly disease. ((The' is ommited before names of diseases
134 The benefit of exercies has been detailed in chapter 7. ((The' is ommited
before noun + number)
135 The satellite which is to orbit mars must leave earth by morning. ((The' is
ommited before time of day)
136 1999 was a catastrophic year for Odisha people. ((The' is ommited when
particular year is referred)
137
As he was born in 1942, he has seen pre-independence India. (however if 'year'
precedes a specific year or a period of years is referred 'the; can be very well
used)
138 Winter is the worst enemy of the poor. (The' is ommited before names of seasons
and festival)
139 I have not been to village after the cyclone. (The' is ommited before speakers
own village and town.)
140
She has been adjudged miss universe of the year 2014. (The' is ommited before a
predicative noun denoting a unique position.
141
It is pessimism to lose heart after a failure. ((The' is ommited before the
transitive verb followed by its object in certain phrases.)
142
Your can raise this question at dinner. (The is omitted before the object preceded
by a preposition in certain phrases.)
143 He always drives smoothly. (ajd shud be used in place of adverb)
144
The patient waited patiently. (adv of manner is placed after the verb and in case
there is an obj the adverb is placed after the object.
145
The maid carefully cleaned the coffee stained table. (Adv of manner is placed
before the verb in case the obj consists of several words.
146
I spoke to him yesterday. (Adverbs or Adv of phrases of place and of time are
usually placed after the verb or after the obj if there is any.)
147
The Director sanctioned the proposal happily after the mtg on Friday. (MPT order of
adv. Adverb of manner precedes adv of place and adv of place precedes adv of time.)
148
He always comes late. (adv of frequency are usually put between the subj and the
verb but if ther is more than 1 word in the verb the adverb is put after the 1st
word)
149
Ali was never fond of chocolate. (If the verb ia am/are/was, then the adverb of
frequency is always placed after the verb.)
150
Ali always used to come wearing a yellow cap. ( the auxilliaries 'have to' and
'used to' take the adverb of frequency before them.)
151
The question is easy enough to you to solve. ( the adverb 'enough' is always placed
after the word which it modifies.
152
We have to collect Rs 50,000. We have collected only Rs 15,000.00. (the adverb
'only' shud be placed immediately before the word it modifies.)
153
Odisha experienced a devastating cyclone in the year 1999 on 29 October. (when
there are 2 adverbs of time, the one indicating point of time is usually placed 1st
however for the sake of emphasis the 1 indicating a longer period of time can be
placed 1st.
154
Mr. Modi is to address in JM Maiden in Delhi.(when there are 2 adverb of place, the
1 indicating smaller place is usually placed 1st however for the very sake of the
sentence the one indicating bigger place can be placed first.
155
I learnt Spanish when I was there in Spain. (in/at - in is used with names of
countries and large countries; at is used with small towns and villages
156
Abnash made an acrobatic dive into the pool. (in/into - in is used to denote the
state of a thing in a particular place while 'into' is used denote movement of a
thing to a particular place.)
157
You are going to catch cold if you stay in the pool for a long time. (in/within-
with respect to time 'in' is used to denote approximate time while 'within is used
to denote before the end of a fixed time.
158
She has cleaned the room with a broom. (by/with- 'with respect to action by' is
used for the agent and ' with is used for the instrument.
159
A misunderstanding surfaced among the 3 parties. (between/ among - 'between' is
used when 2 things are involved while 'among; is used when more than 2 things are
involved.
160
A pretty girl sat beside me in the seminar. (beside/besides -'beside' is used to
denote by the side of while 'besides' is used to denote in addition to.
161
He has been suffering since Tuesday. (Both refer to a point of time however 'from'
is used with non perfect tense and 'since' is used with perfect tense.
162 The machine started working from (not since) Saturday. (improvement
in/improvement on
164
The passengers were stranded for 5 hrs in the station. (for/during - both refer to
period of time however 'for is used just to denote a period of time and 'during' is
used to denote something happened in that period of time.
165
The keys are kept on the table. (on-something means there is a point of contact.
'Above' -something means there is no contact and the obj above is stationary.
'over' something means there is no contact and the obj is over is in motion.
166 Hang the keys below the light.
166 The dog carried fish and went under the bed.
167
The team arrived 3 days ago. (beneath-something means there is no point of contact.
, below-something means there is no contact and the object below is stationary;,
under something means there is no contact and the obj of motion.
168
The money was distributed among the players. (ago-denotes past action while before
is used to denote when 2 actions are involved
169
On the subj of greed there was a diff in opinion amongst honest people.
(among/amongst - amongst is specifically used before word with a vowel sound.
170
The cat jumped upon the table to save itself from the dog. On/Upon on-denote things
at rest while 'upon is used to denote things in motion'
171
There is an improvement in his communication. Improvement in- something getting
better in itself, improvement on used to denote something better over another
thing.
172
The dean doesn't agree to the student's proposal.(agree to / agree with - agree to-
when we talk of a thing while, agree with-used when we talk of a person.
173
Books are made of papers. (make of / make from- make of- used when the finished
product undergoes just physical change while make from - when the finished product
undergoes chemical change.
174
We shall reach soon if we go by car. Article is not used before nouns of transport
in general, 'by' is used instead.
175
It is 2 hours journey on Raja's bike. (by -is not used when the nouns of
tranportation are specified. In or on is used instead.
176
We went to see him in Ranjit's car. (on is used before specific bicycle, bus,
plane, ship or train and 'in is used before specific ambulance, car, lorry, taxi or
van.
178 The box was so heavy that (not 'and')I couldn't lift it.
179
The principal ordered, 'No one should remain in the class during break.'
conjunction 'that' is not used before - 1.a sentence in direct narration. 2.An
interrogative pronoun in indirect narration.
180
I indeed have respect for you but cannot do what you want me to. (the correlative
conjunctions 'indeed �.. But' are used to emphasise the contrast between the 2
parts of the statement.
181
The police not only caught the thief but also whacked him severely. (Parallelism
must be maintained while using 'not only�.but also' note: if only is used before a
noun/ pronoun 'but also' must be used for a noun/pronoun. If 'not only' is used
before a verb 'but also' must be used before a verb.
182
The book is such as I could read it. Such �..as is used to denote a category where
as 'such �.. That' emphasises the degree of something by mentioning its
consequences.
183 But that is not acceptable. However and but shud never be used together in a
sentence.
184 The peon won't leave office until it is 8pm. Until refers to time and 'unless'
refers to a condition.
185
The thief decided to hide the stolen valuables near a lake. The ff verbs are always
by the infinitive: agree, arrange, attempt, cease, consent, decide, determine,
endeavor, forget, hesitate, learn, manage,rpmise, propose,refuse, remember,seem,
undertake, etc,
186
The CM heard the people's grievances. (the ff verbs always take infinitive without
to., bid, dare, hear, let, make, need, see, watch etc.
187
I would throw it away rather than give you. (The ff phrases also always take the
infinitive without to: would rather, would sooner, rather than, sooner than and had
better.
188
Noor showed her engagement ring to all except Arkim. (Preposition like 'but and
except' also taje the infinitive without 'to'
189
It is of no use talking to the principal. (the ff phrases are always followed by a
gerund: accustomed to, forward to, fed up with, habituated to, is no use, is
woerth, is no good, is used to, tired of, tired with.
190
Is it worth spending so much on a holiday trip? (the noun and pronoun determining a
gerund must be in the possessive case.)
191 On the way climbing ants fell from trees. (a participle cannot be used without
its noun or pronoun.)
192
The magician left the audience thinking hard. (the ff verbs are followed by a
present participle: Catch , hear, look, leave, listen, observe, perceive, see,
smell, start.
193 I wish I could explain her.(the ff verbs are followed by a past participle:
get, have, make, want, wish.
194 I wish you speak the truth. (present subjunctive is used in formal phrases to
express wish, hope or curse.)
195
The court ordered that his erring subjects be punished. (present subjunctive is
used in a noun clause where the verb indicates command, desire, intention, request,
resolution, recommendation.
196 I wish I could help you. Past subjunctive is used after the verb wih.
197
If honey tasted bitter., its value would fall. (Past subjunctive is used if an
impossible situation is mentioned in a sentence.
198 My boss orders me as if he was my father. In sentence where asif, as though,
would rather, etc are used.
199
Cycling, swimming and to dancing for long hours are my sister's hobbies.
(parallelism in a sentence must be maintained.
200
The bird then flew higher and higher and finally disapperaed. (repetition of
similar words which clutters a sentence is known as rebundancy. A rebundant is used
for the sake of emphasis or from ignorance which is however grammatically incorrect
and should be avoided