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Learning is Fun !  We are confused while using words like see, look , watch , stare etc. Here is an exercise, you have to choose the correct word from the options given in the bracket . List of correct words is given at the bottom. 1 . I ( see / look / watch ) television programs daily . 2 . I ( saw / watched / looked ) a movie yesterday . 3 . ( See / Look / Watch ) what I do , then you try . 4 . She ( saw / looked / watched ) at me and smiled . 5 . If you ( look / watch / see ) carefully, you can just see our house from here . 6 . He caught a ( look / glimpse / gaze ) of her in the crowd . 7 . The patients were ( seen / watched / observed ) over a period of several weeks . 8 . She looked for him but could not ( see / watch / trace ) him in the crowd . 9 . He sat ( looking / seeing / staring ) into space . 10 . I have just ( noticed / seen / spotted ) a mistake on the front cover . List of correct words 1. watch 2. saw 3. Watch 4.looked 5 . look 6 . glimpse 7. observed 8. see 9. ...
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Book launch and interactive session with Mr. Satish Anand,the author of the book “CIRCUMSTANCES GREW HIM UP" at SVGI premises on 26th Nov 2016
LEARNING IS FUN! Words have more than one meaning ! Dear Friends  A word used as a noun has a particular meaning , when used as a verb , has some other meaning ,and when used as an adjective has still another meaning. So be careful before making out the meaning. Here I am giving some interesting sentences with a word coming twice but with altogether different meaning.  1 . The shrewd bank manager did an outstanding job by recovering all the outstanding loans . 2 . I could not have a sound sleep because the bedroom was not sound proof . 3 . After the second scrutiny of his resume , the interviewer said , "Let's resume our negotiation for salary." 4 . The doctor found that the wine consumed by the patient had been doctored . 5 .Can you open this can of Coke , please ? 6 . The husband as usual was cooking up a story for being late, while his wife was cooking dinner . 7. Satish works in an engineering works . 8 . The coach said , "Go and win in on...
LEARNING  IS  FUN ! I met a friend of mine after a very long time , I said ," How do you do , buddy? " He said , " I am fine. " "How do you do !" is a greeting and not a question to be answered like , " I' m fine ."  We simply repeat " How do you do !" to the person meeting us .