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Fast-trackyour English skill building ….. Convert the following Active sentences to Passive form. 1. Navy divers have recovered the helicopter’s Black Box. 2. The flight safety engineers will examine the Black Box very intently. 3. The U.S. aviation authorities will completely overhaul the air traffic … Read more
Paraphrasing exercise to improve English skills A recent article about Israeli attack on a Gaza hospital appeared in CNN. We have paraphrased the first two paragraphs to illustrate how English language permits describing something in multiple ways. You can see the answer and … Read more
Correct the mistakes in the following sentences .. I was born in Delhi on the year 1988. 2. Later, when I grew up my mother told that it was the 3rd February of 1988. 3. Till my father was alive, I use to observe … Read more
Correct the mistakes in the following sentences…….. 1. The population of Bombay is far larger than Bengaluru. 2. If I continued to defy my boss, I will loose my job. 3. When I will reach home, I will make a call to my dad. 4. … Read more
English Grammar Lesson English Skill Building – 165 Lie and Lay – The correct way to use them without any confusion Removing the confusion in the use of the words “lie’ and “lay’ The confusion arises because of the meanings of the two words in … Read more
Writing Skill Enhancement English Skill Building – 160 Short reading and writing exercise to improve your syntax and grammar skills. 1. What does the following sentence mean? Explain in your own words. Russia’s efforts to wear down Ukraine’s air defenses and incapacitate its energy infrastructure … Read more
Rewriting Sentences English Skill Building – 152 Break down the passages to cimole sentences (News article sourced from the Washington Post) Passage 1 At the U.S. penitentiary in Marion, Ill., in a special unit so restrictive that it has the nickname “Little Guantánamo,” a broad-chested, … Read more
English Skill Building – 122 Rewriting Sentences Break these three long sentences taken from a prominent newspaper to smaller and simpler sentences. Make sure you don’t change the meaning in any way. Sentence 1 – His win, which followed a slugfest of a campaign in … Read more
English Skill Building – 113 Grammar Miscellaneous Grammar exercises to banish your hesitation to write a. Convert from Passive to Active. 1. Great danger is posed to civilians by unexploded land mines. 2. Due to the lurking danger of left-over landmines, refugees returning home have … Read more
English Skill Building – 112 Grammar and Vocabulary Active – Passive Conversion and Filling in the Blanks a. Convert from Passive to Active. 1. All my forays into the goal area of the rival side were thwarted by their two defenders. 2. My captain and … Read more