Set Three
Look
The word ‘Look’ means
‘to see’. There are certain other words which too mean ‘to see’ but in
different sense. All the words appear
similar in their meaning but are not the same. Following sentences will explain
their meanings.
Students were looking at the blackboard.
I requested him to see that picture.
She is watching television.
Boys have gone to witness cricket match.
Mother glanced at her child.
The judge stared at the accused.
The child was gazing at the toys.
The farmer peeped into the well.
The participants set their eyes at the trophy.
I asked him to go through those papers.
The shopkeeper glared at the purse of the
customer.
He ogled at all the articles lying
on the ground.
The merchant eyed at the money offered to him.
Soon the deer was not
in sight of the hunter.
All the words in
italics have similar meaning ‘to see’ but their meanings in different sentences
are different. These words are required to be used in sentences carefully.
Hard and Hardly
Hard means not soft
or short of.
This table is
made of hard wood.
He is a bit hard of
hearing.
Hardly means not. He
hardly works.
Hardly also means
scarcely or with difficulty.
He could hardly walk
a few meters.
Hung & Hanged
In general use the
word ‘Hung’ is used.
She hung a picture on
the wall.
Hanged means ‘executed’
The culprit was
hanged to death.
Imply & Infer
‘Imply’ and ‘Infer’
are two different words and have their different meanings.
‘Imply’ is used as a verb
and its noun is ‘implication’.
‘Infer’ is also used as
a verb and its noun is ‘inference’.
Imply means to say
something which is by implication of an action or thing.
Imply means that
there is already something and by its implication or on the basis of this, it
is being said like this, which implies.
Infer means to draw a
conclusion or to guess something which has not been explained or understood.
Infer tries to explain what has not been explained earlier. One draws a
conclusion from something which has not been said earlier.
From his actions it
is implied that he is consented to our proposal.
I infer that he has cheated you in this bargain.
Its & It’s
Its is possessive pronoun
like his or her. It means ‘of it’.
I purchased a table
today. Its price is Rs one
thousand only.
Aporstophe(‘) is used
where some word is omitted in writing.
The word ‘It’s’ in
its complete form is ‘It is’. Here ‘I’ of ‘is’ is omitted and is written like ‘It’s’.
Where is my book? It’s
on the table.
Again
It is a very common mistake that the word ‘again’ is
used with words having prefix of ‘re’.
The doctor reexamined
the patient again.
The boys reentered
the hall again raising slogans.
The word ‘re’ itself
means again so there is no need to add the word again with it. It should be:
The doctor reexamined
the patient. OR The doctor examined the patient again.
The boys reentered the
hall raising slogans. OR The boys entered the hall again raising slogans.
Back
The word ‘back’ is
used wrongly with the verb ‘return’. The word ‘return’ itself means come back
or go back. ‘Return’ already includes back. So there is no need to add the word ‘back’
with it.
Incorrect
He returned back from his office very tired.
He did not return
back my money to me.
Correct
He returned from his
office very tired. OR He came back from his office very tired.
He did not return my
money to me. OR He did not pay back my money to me.
Above
The word ‘above’
means something referred in the previous paragraph, lines or statement written
prior to this. i.e.
As stated above……………
As written in the above paragraph…………
From the above it is clear………..
Going by the above…………….
In these sentences,
the word ‘above’ has been used
1. As an adverb 2. As an adjective (3) As a noun.
The word ‘above’ is
mostly preferred to be used as an adverb and its use as a noun and adjective is
avoided. In its place words like ‘preceding’, ‘previous’ or ‘foregoing’ are
used. For example ;
As written in the
preceding lines or paragraph…….
Altogether & All together
Altogether is a
combined word and it means completely or wholly. i.e.
This book is
altogether different from my book.
His personality is
altogether changed now.
All together are two
words and mean that ‘all the persons or
things
together’
Our relatives were
all together with us at the marriage party.
Can & May
Can means one is able
to and May means one is allowed to.
I can do this work. Means
that I am able to do(or capable of doing) this work.
I cannot go there. =
I am not in a position or not able to go there.
I may not see you
there. = I am not allowed to see you there.
Formally & Formerly
Formally is derived
from formal and it means in a formal way.
Formerly is derivative
of former and it means Previously or earlier.
We invited him
formally to dinner.
The project was
inaugurated formally by the minister.
Formerly he was a
teacher in this college.
Former & Latter
Former means one
named first or earlier &
Latter means one
named afterwards.
John and Smith are
two brothers. The former is more intelligent than the latter.
Respectfully & Respectively
Respectfully means
with respect. Respectively means
relating to each one in order.
He respectfully
stated the matter to the principal.
Green, yellow and red
cards were given to John, Smith and Peter respectively.
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