EJS Week II (14-19 Aug 2023)

​Week II in EJS

Grammar
Vocab (WPME 42-45) Review
Essay Writing

Multiple Choice

____________ children recited _______ poem in______ honour of ________ prime minister.

• The, a, an, a

• A, the, the, the

• No article, a, an, the

• The, a, the, the

• ​Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective.

• The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader or that the noun is specific.

• The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known.

• ‘The’ is used with both singular and plural nouns while ‘a/an’ is used with singular nouns.

‘children’, ‘honor’, and ‘Prime Minister’ are specific nouns, and article 'the' is used, whereas ‘poem’ is a general word because there are many poems any specific name is not taken hence ‘a’ is used.

Multiple Choice

The Government _________ reluctant to examine the issue and favored a judicially appointed panel.

• were

• is

• are

• was

• ​According to the grammatical context, ‘was’ is the most appropriate verb.

• The given sentence is in the Simple past tense, so the helping verb must be used in the simple past form(V2).

• However, as per the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular subject always takes a singular verb and a plural subject always takes a plural verb.

Multiple Choice

The captain along with his team(1)/are practicing very hard (2)/ for the(3)/forthcoming matches.(4)/No Error (5)

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

• ​Replace, are practicing very hard → is practicing very hard

• Subject of the verb must agree in number with a verb. Here

• Subject of the verb is Captain which is singular so it must take a singular verb.
  

  Note
  A noun followed by " along with" is considered singular.

Multiple Choice

Pick up the correct sentence.

• The doctor gave me a prescription with my cough.

• The doctor gave me a prescription at my cough.

• The doctor gave me a prescription for my cough.

• The doctor gave me a prescription to my cough.

• ​The correct preposition to use in this sentence is for.

• The sentence should read: “The doctor gave me a prescription for my cough.”
  

• This construction indicates the purpose or intended treatment of the prescription, which is for the cough.

  Note

  ''For'' is used to express purpose

Multiple Choice

Prakash _______ tennis for an hour when the news of his selection came in.

• Had play

• Had been playing

• Had played

• has been playing

• ​The given sentence is talking about an incident that started in the past and continued until a specific time in the past (for an hour).

• So, we need to write this sentence in the Past Perfect Continous Tense.

• The past perfect continuous tense is generally used in a sentence to depict an action that started at some time in the past and continued until a specific time in the past.

• The past perfect continuous is formed using the construction ‘had been + the present participle (root + -ing)’.

Multiple Choice

I: If Supreme court

II: decide not to uphold the latest victory

III: for the incumbent, the absence of a genuine contest

IV. could prove to be a critical factor 

(Find out the sentence/s having corrections)

• Only I

• Only II

• Only I and II 

• Only I, II and IV

Match

Match the following

• I have seen him several times

• He who helps the mankind is known as Philanthropist

• He has been working here for the past one decade

• Before we reached railway station, the train had left the platform

• While I was doing my homework, My friend called me

Present Perfect

Simple Present

Present Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect

Past Continuous

• Present Perfect

• Simple Present

• Present Perfect Continuous

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

enervate
castigate
self-abnegate
recapitulate
vegetate
simulate
intimate
alleviate
commiserate
vacillate

to exhaust
to scold severly
to deny oneself
to repeat the main points to be a victim of mental or intellectual stagnation
to pretend
to hint
to make (something) easier to bear
to show sympathy
to waver indecisively

What Verb ending in -ate, means:

Multiple Choice

Do motorists who have been caught speeding sometimes start castigating the traffic officer?

• Yes

• No

​The meaning of castigating is to scold severely.

Match

Match the following

• pretend

• vegetate

• enervate

Simulate

stagnate

exhaust

• Simulate

• stagnate

• exhaust

​SIMULATE - PRETEND

STAGNATE - VEGETATE

EXHAUST - ENERVATE

​Synergism is a process by which two or more substances produce a greater effect than the sum of the individual effects.

Drag and Drop

Synonyms for recapitulation.​ ​ ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

paraphrase

Recap

outline

summarize

supplement

enlargement

•  Synonyms for recapitulation. 

Recap      
outline      
summarize
paraphrase

• Antonyms for recapitulation.
  Supplement

  Enlargement
  
  
  

Let's have a look at the Prefixes and Roots with their meanings.

​Prefix, Root, Suffix	​Meaning
​simulo	to copy​
​similis	​like, similar
dis-​	pejorative prefix​
ad-​ (al-)	to, toward​
levis​	light​
-ate​	verb suffix​
-ion​	noun suffix​
e- (ex-)​	out​
intimus​	innermost​
mister​	wretched​
ambi​	ambi​

Match

Match the Prefixes, suffixes, and Roots with their meanings.,

• both

• out

• like, similar

• to copy

• light

ambi-

e- (ex-)

similis

simulo

levis

• ambi-

• e- (ex-)

• similis

• simulo

• levis

Paragraph
and
Essay writing

Open Ended

What is a Paragraph?

​It’s a way to organise your thoughts to

communicate effectively.

​Points to remember while writing a Paragraph

This main idea is expressed through three sections of a paragraph:

• 1. Beginning: Introduce your idea.
  

• 2. Middle: Explain your Idea.
  

• 3. End: Make your point again, the transition to the next paragraph.

Good Paragraphs make Good Essays.

Match

Steps involved in writing good essay/article/paper. (IDEEP)

• Ideate

• Drafting

• Editing

• Enhance

• Publish

Think about the topic.

Put your thoughts on a paper.

Spellings and grammar mistakes.

Add/remove/move/substitute

Present the Final draft.

• Think about the topic.

• Put your thoughts on a paper.

• Spellings and grammar mistakes.

• Add/remove/move/substitute

• Present the Final draft.

​Some tips for academic writing.

​Do not use Contractions Eg: Don't-----Do not
Can't-----Can not
Shouldn't---Should not
Avoid (There is/There are) Eg: There are many issues that student face at university.
Students face many issues at university.

Avoid Really/very/a lot/so Eg: Many Students think university is very hard.
Many students think university is difficult.
Passive vs Active Voice : Health care reforms were implemented by Obama.
Obama implemented healthcare reforms.

Use Strong verbs: Eg: He gave assistance to my friend.
He assisted my friend.

​Pick out two different words and connect the given sentences.

1st diffe. - neither/either

2nd diffe.- nor/or

Open Ended

You can write with a pencil. You can write in ink.

(combine these sentences using 1. Either/Neither, 2. or/nor)

Open Ended

My friend will not go to college tomorrow. I will not go to college tomorrow.

(combine these two sentences by using 1. either/neither and 2. or/nor)

​Explanation:

*Either and or are used together to offer a choice between 2 things.

* Neither and nor are used together to state 2 or more things are untrue or won't happen.

( In general either implies something positive, neither is about something negative.)

Answers:

1. You can write either with a pencil or in ink.

2. Neither My friends nor I will go to college tomorrow.

Multiple Choice

Find out the error in the given sentence.

*One of my(a)/ favourite interests(b)/ are painting(c)./ No error(d).

• a

• b

• c

• d

​Explanation:

   "One of the” should conjugate with a plural noun because we are talking about one member (or one thing) of a group. 

Answer : c

Multiple Choice

What do we call the action of raising and floating in the air(as by magic or illusion)?

• 1. Vacillation

• Oscillation

• Levitation

• simulatin

​Explanation: 

Levitation, rising of a human body off the ground, in apparent defiance of the law of gravity.

Example: Macavity's powers of levitation would 

Make a fakir stare.

Answer: c

Multiple Choice

One word substitution:
1. One who is not sure about God's existence .

• Bankrupt

• Bigot

• Agnostic

• Altruist

​Ans: C
Agnostic = one who is not sure about Gods existence .
Bankrupt= one who is unable to pay his debts.
Bigot = one who is filled with excessive enthusiasm in religious matters .
Altruist = A lover of mankind .