Q1 - I have
to have my hair cut
The speaker
has made the decision Somebody
has given the speaker instructions
Q2 - She had
her dog vaccinated
She gave the
dog the medicine The vet
or someone else gave the dog the medicine
Q3 - He had a
phone put in the day he moved in
This is a
formal way of using the past perfect
An
engineer put the phone in for him on his instructions
Q4 - Can you
get it fixed for me, please?
This is a
polite way of asking the other person to fix it
The
speaker wants the other person to arrange for it to be fixed
Q5 - He had
his car stolen
He arranged
for some car thieves to steal it
Here the
causative is used to show that something unfortunate happened
Q6 - He had
his flat burgled a few days ago
He was
responsible for the action being done
Here the
causative is used to show that something unfortunate happened
Q7 - I'm
going to get my car serviced this afternoon
He will be
responsible for the action being done, but will not actually do it himself
Here the
causative is used to show that something unfortunate is going to happen.
Cachet Prestige
Cad Dishonorable
man
Cadence Rhythm in sound
Caliber Level of
ability or importance
Caliph A Muslim
ruler
Calumny The making of
false and damaging statements about someone.
Candid Frank
Canvass Ask for political
support
Capitulate Surrender or yield
Capricious Impulsive or
unpredictable
Captivate Capture the fancy
or charm
Careen Tilt to one
side
Carnage The killing of a
large number of people
Carnivorous Feeding on flesh
Carp Fresh
water fish / keep finding fault
Carrion Dead decaying
flesh
Cartel A
manufacturers union to control prices
Cassock A long robe worn
by clergy and choristers
Cataclysm A violent upheaval
or disaster
Cathartic Release of pent
up emotions
The Sentence - A sentence is the group of words,
which gives complete sense.
Kinds of Sentence:-
1)Assertive
or Declarative Sentences (Simple Sentence) :
An ordinary
sentence gives a simple meaning. This may be also called as assertive or
declarative sentence. Tom is a boy. Ann is a girl They are students. She is a teacher.
2)Infinitive
sentence( by using “to” before the verb ):
The
infinitive sentence gives the meaning in infinitive form. The symbol of an
infinitive form is ”To”. ”To” is added before the verb.
I like to
Play in the playground. I like to
dance. To run is a
good exercise.
3)Imperative
Sentence(command, request, blessing):
The
imperative sentences are those which express the meaning of order or command,
the meaning of order or command, the meaning of request and the impression of blessing.
Come quick
(order) Talk Smoothly (order)
Please give
me your pen.(request) Let
god bless you.(blessing)
4)Interrogative
Sentence (questioning) The
interrogative sentences ask questions.
What is in
your hand? Which is
your book? Where is Tom?
When did you
come? Why do you come
late? How is your health?
5)Exclamatory
Sentence (sudden feeling)
Exclamatory
sentence express always strong feelings, like wonder, excitement etc.
What a fine
picture it is ! Alas! He
fell down! How beautiful Ann looks!
6)Negetaive
Sentences (meaning in negetaive form)
Sentences
giving the meaning in the negative form are said to be Negative sentences.
They were not
present yesterday No, I am not willing to
come. We must never
do that.
tact,
tang, tig, ting: touch Latin, tangere:
to touch tactile (adjective):
related to the sense of touch
tele:
far away Greek, telos: end
telepathy
(noun): communication from one mind to another without verbal or written
communication
tend,
tens: stretch Latin,
tendere: to stretch contend (verb): to
strive or reach for, to argue
tain,
ten, tent, tin: hold, keep, have Latin,
tenere: to hold retain (verb): to
keep, to hold in place
term:
end, boundary, limit Latin, terminusm:
limit, boundary exterminate (verb): to
kill off, to get rid of
terr:
earth Latin, terra: earth territory (noun): area of land
test:
see, witness Latin, testis: witness attest (verb): to provide proof, to
say something is true
therm:
heat Greek, therme: heat thermometer (noun): a device for
measuring heat
tor,
tors, tort: twist Latin,
torquere: twist torsion (noun):
twisting of the body
tract,
trai, treat: pull, draw Latin, trahere: pull attract (verb): to draw toward, to arouse
interest
Funny
Mistakes
He
had such a worm heart. The
deafened ant entered the court room.
He
will spend at least fifty years going to a prison Once I tripped all the way to Hawaii
Do
you believe in Cod? Our
church has smaller members every week.
Conjuction:
Any word joining
two words or two sentences is called conjuction.
Jack and
Jill went up the hill (Joining two words). Come
quick and take the book (Joining two sentences). He was tall and of handsome appearance.
Some times
same word will be used in different parts of speech.
Tom came
soon after. (adverb) Robert came after Tom.(preposition)
Harry came after
the bell rang.(conjuction)
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