Learn English 1

1. above all-More than anything else

2. At random-without any aim

3. At sixes and sevens-scattered

4. Beggar description-cannot be deseribed

5. by the bye –In course of talking

6. Gala day-a day of festivity

7. Hard and fast-rigid

8. A man of latter-a scholar

9. Null and void-invalid

10. Part and parcel-an integral part

11. Pros and cons-details

12.To the contrary-against what some one had said

13. White elephant- A costly unprofitable undertaking

Transformation:

1.Only/Alone=None but//Nothing but//Not more or less than

*No body= every body

2. Must = Cannot but

3. Both…and =not only…but also

4. Every=there is no (one) +but

5. As soon as =No sooner had +S+ ppt+than

6. Always=Never

7. Much=Not a little

8. A few=not many

Re-write:

1. never, everyday, always, regularly, sometimes, generally, daily, everyday, occasionally, usually, normally= present indefinite tense.

2. Just, just now, already yet, ever, lately, recently=Present indefinite.

3.long since, long ago, yesterday last night =Past indefinite.

4. Would that=could

5. It is high time, it is time, wish, fancy= past form

6. As though, as if, wish= were

7. every,each, one of = verb singular

8. can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would =present tense.

9. Having=ppt

10. Now=present continuous tense

Narration:

This-that

These=those

Come=go

To-day/that day= to-night

To-morrow= the next day/the following day

Last year=the previous year

Here=there

Now=then

Ago=before

Yesterday=the previous day