english language skills

About the Author - William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet who is recognized all over the world as the greater of all dramatists. Hundreds of editions of his plays have been published, including translations in all major languages..

Introduction to Grammar - Grammar may be roughly defined as the way a language manipulates and combines words (or groups of words) in order to form longer, meaningful units. For example, in English, the present form of the verb 'be' in the third person has two distinct forms, on..

The poet has to create an image to stimulate any of these senses. This is called imagery. It can be defined as the representation of an experience through language..

Question: What did Ali do in his youth? What made him leave his old ways? Answer: In his youth, Ali was a very skilled Shikari. He could trace and obtain the earth-brownpartridge from a bush, even when the dogs had failed to detect it. Ali was also a very skilled p..

While speaking or writing we can make the language crisper and better by avoiding repetition. Repetition of words and phrases is a common flaw in the use of English and this can be avoided by using substitutes or by omitting some words, which have been used previousl..

These are created to draw attention to something important or create awareness about various social issues. So, they have to be catchy, brief (verbosity has to be avoided at any cost), precise and in simple language. People should be able to read it easily, understand the message clearly..

'A Christmas Carol' is a one-act play that is supposed to be 'enacted' over the radio. So, the play depends largely on the language and the sounds.Scrooge is a miser. He makes his clerk, Bob Cratchit work hard for him, but pays him very les..

Question: Animals for miles around Flocked towards the magic sound What had made the sound magical? 1. skill and praise 2. art and fire 3. inspiration and skill 4. flattery and money Answer: ..

Look at the two sentences: She had her ears pierced yesterday. The quiet night was pierced by a shrill scream. The same word 'pierced' is used in the sentences in two different contexts. In the first sentence, pierce means bore, whereas, in the second sentence it means broken. With regular practi..

What is reading? Is it something that one does only in the classroom to pass examinations? While reading, we are interacting with a written text. This interaction with a text helps not only in decoding information, but also in enjoying the text for its own sake. In order to understand facts, extra..