Module No 1

Gyan Ganga College of

Technology

Vocabulary
AbandonLeave completely.
Ashok has abandoned his home in pursuit
of his career.
AbdicateRenounce the throne.
Lord Ram abdicated Ayodhya for fourteen
years.
Adjourn Break.
Let adjourn the meeting for lunch.
Abstemious-Self-denial.
Gandhi lived an abstemious lifestyle.
Abolish- Destroy, delete.
Sati system was abolished by Raja Ram
Mohan Roy.

Vocabulary
Adamant-Do not change ones mind.
My parents are adamant about discipline.
Adulation-admiration.
He received lot of adulation.
Acrimonious-bitter in tone.
He has lost his friends due to acrimonious tone.
Altercation-quarrel.
We should avoid altercation in a discussion.
Agile-shrewd, quick.
My superior is agile in his work.

Elementary Grammar

I
He
She
It
We
You
they

+ive
am
is

are

-ive
not

Im not
He isnt
she
it
we arent
You
They

Elementary Grammar
Question
Answers
Am I?
Is He?

She?

It?
Are we?

You?

They?

Short
Yes, I am
No, He is
She is
It is
We are
You are
They are

Elementary Grammar
+ive

-ive

have

Dont

we

got

Questio
n
read

Do I?

like

you

Short
Answer
was

We?

work

Yes

No

he
she

You?
they

live

it
They?

he

has

she

got

does

reads

Does
he?

likes

were

we
you

she?
it

works

they
it?

Common Mistakes
He and I was cooking in the kitchen.
He and I were cooking in the
kitchen.
Some of the books are with him.
Some of the books is with him.
All of us were watching the serial.
All of us was watching the serial.
Each of these oranges are sweet.
Each of these oranges is sweet.
Every child were given sweets.
Every child was given sweets.

Verbal Phrases

Ask around- ask everybody the same

question.
Ask out
- invite someone.
Back up
- reverse your vehicle, support.
Break down-stop functioning, get upset,
divide into smaller parts.
Break in
-force entry
Break up
- end a relationship.
Break out
- escape.
Break in
- interupt.

Thoughts

Its not the river that

runs, but water. Its
not the time that
passes, but us.
Harve Bezin

Quotations

Your attitude is
your
Altitude