English with Sathish!

  Tenses   Examples   1. Paul is learning English. 2. Yazhini is meeting the Prime Minister tomorrow. 3. Sumithra is always asking questions. 4. We are singing now. 5. Bharani has called the fire man and they are on their way 6. She has been living in this house for five years. 7. Father has returned from Vellore. 8. I have been singing since morning. 9. She has been studying since morning. 10. I have been working on this project for five hours and I am tired now. 11. We were decorating the house for the birthday party in the morning. 12. She was cooking when the guests arrived. 13. While I was watching T.V., he was sleeping . 14. Nithish was complaining constantly about something or the other. 15. He had appealed to the manager for a week's leave before I reached. 16. By 11 a.m. all the students had left the school campus after the Independence Day celebration. 17. If he had informed her, she would have waited f...

  Simple, compound and complex I. Do as Directed 1. Ramesh changed his dress and went out to play. (Rewrite as a simple sentence) 2. At the age of six, Varsha started learning music. (into Complex) 3. As Varun is a voracious reader, he buys a lot of books. (into Simple) 4. Walk carefully lest you will fall down. (into Complex) 5. Praveen ran into the field so that he might congratulate the winners. (Rewrite as a simple sentence) 6. He is sick but he attends the rehearsal. (into Simple) 7. If Meena reads more, she will become proficient in the language. (into Compound) 8. He confessed that he was guilty. (into Simple) 9. The boy could not attend the special classes due to his mother’s illness. (into Compound) 10. He followed my suggestion. (into Complex) 11. Besides being a singer, she is also a dancer. (Rewrite as a compound sentence) 12. The trio met at the station. Varsha left for Madurai. (Change into a complex sentence) 13. Smita carried out the survey...

 Laughter is the best medicine              Laughter is the best medicine in everyone's life. People commit their life in busy schedules. Their busy schedules make them stressful and they face so many health issues. To avoid a such complications, laughing is the best therapy which can relieve us from all kinds of stress. To divert the attention from this stressful work schedule, we can get entertainment by watching some comedy movies and comical reality shows etc. which will make your mind peaceful. You can be friendly with a people who has some good sense of  humour. To avoid such stressful and busy schedules, laughter is the best medicine which help you to lead a healthy and happy life.

That Sunday Morning I. Synonyms 1.Exploring -  travelling for discovery  2. Imposing -  grand or impressive  3. Invariably -  always  4. Crowed -  boasted 5. Billowed out -  to flare out in the wind  6. Threatening -  warning  7. Blur -  unclear 8. Abruptly -  suddenly  9. Momentum -  the force of a moving body  10. Unfortunate -  unlucky  11. Startled -  frightened  12. Resplendent -  brilliant in appearance 13. Cavalry -  a unit of the army serving on horseback  14. Magnificent -  grand  15. Stampede -  rush  16. Dislodged -  freed 17. Groan -  an utterance expressing pain  18. Bellowed -  the cry of a cow  19. Scrambled -  to move or climb hurriedly  20. Awkward -  sensitive 21. Haughtily -  arrogantly  22. Scowl -  threatening look   23. Retreat -  to move away  24. Unpleasant -...

  Active and Passive Voice Change the following into other voice. 1. I saw him drawing a picture. 2. My friend does the cleaning during the holidays. 3.   Raja was appreciated by the students for his achievement and was rewarded a prize. 4. One should follow road rules. 5. Who decorated the room? 6. May God bless you with happiness. 7. Let the book not be lost. 8. A letter is being drafted by him. 9. I shall have completed my work next month. 10. Which colour did you choose? 11. I bit an apple. 12. Could you please lend some money to me? 13. You are requested to complete the assignment on time. 14. I knew Kumar for a long time. 15. Don’t ill-treat the innocent for their petty mistakes. 16. Where will the holidays be spent by your family? 17. It is known that the exam starts on June. 18. This problem would not have been created by him. 19. It is the time for the bell to be rung. 20. Why did your parents scold you? 21. The chief guest ...

A Tragic Story (Poem)  I. Answer the following 1. What made the sage upset? Answer: The sage was upset because his pigtail hung behind him. 2. Why did the sage spin all day? Answer: The sage span all day to change the Pigtail’s place. 3. What solution did he arrive at for the mystery that he found? Answer: He thought that if he turned him round, he can change the position of his pigtail. 4. Was he finally succeeded in changing his pigtail’s position? Support your answer with a line from the poem. Answer: No, he was not successful in changing his pigtail’s position. ‘The Pigtail hangs behind him’. 5. Did something dreadful happens? How would you describe the events in the Poem- comedy or tragedy? Answer: No, nothing dreadful happened. The events in the poem are comical. II. Read the poem lines and answer the questions given below:  1. But wondered much and sorrowed more Because it hung behind him. a) What was he wondering about? Answer: He was wondering about his pigtail. b) Wh...

A Childhood in Malabar: A Memoir Answer the following questions 1. Who was the important person in the Ambazhathel family? Answer: Meenakshi Edathi was the important person in the Ambazhathel family. 2. Why was she considered an important person? Answer: She was considered an important person because the family of Ambazhathel could not have existed happily even for a single day without Meenakshi Edathi. 3. How did she spend her time? Answer: She spent her time rushing around the house and compound, never stopping to rest. She had certain trivial duties to perform. 4. Describe her appearance and qualities. Answer: Meenakshi Edathi was a dark-skinned and middle-aged woman. She was poor. So she was dependent on their generosity. But she was ever busy and never stopped. 5. How would the days be without her? Answer: The family of Ambazhathel could not have existed happily for a single day without Meenakshi Edathi.