Phrasal verb "COME" with meaning & example

1) Come about

                        Happen ; arise
           Their quarrel came about through a slight misunderstanding.

2) Come across

                        Meet or find by chance
            I came across an old school friend while on holiday in Faisalabad.

3) Come at

                      Reach ; arrive at
         The truth is often difficult to come at.

4) Come back 

                     Return

         The man come at me with a big knife.

5) Come by

                   Obtain
        How did you come by these foreign coins?

6) Come down 

                     Fall; become cheaper
          The price of bread is expected to come down soon.

7) Come in

                   Enter
         I knocked at the door and asked to come in.

8) Come into 

                    Appear; become visible

9) Come off

                   Inherit
         He came into a large sum of money when his uncle died.

10) Come on

                  Progress; develop
        The roses are coming on well.

11) Come out

                  Appear ; become visible 
        The Sun came out in the early afternoon.

12) Come over

                 Seize ; Take possession of
          Panic came over the passengers of the sinking ship.

13Come round

                   Visit casually 
         Why you don't come round for a drink this evening?

14) Come up

                 Arise ; present itself
          I have not been able to find a job yet, but i hope something will come up.

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Phrasal verb "CLEAR" with meaning and example

1) Clear away

             Disappear ; vanish

       The clouds ate beginning to clear away.

2) Clear off

            Go away
       I do not want your help , so clear off.

3) Clear out

          Throw our; expel 
      He was cleared out of the pub for causing a disturbance.

4) Clear up

         Make tidy ; Remove
     she spent all morning clearing off up the children's playroom.
 

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STORY ( THE CLEVER BLIND MAN )

Robert was a great landlord.He married his only son to the only daughter of Dr.john, and invited the entire population to a feast.Amongst them were two f st friends. One was lame,and the other was blind.Nobody cared to help them reach the house of the landlord.But they planned to help themselves.The blind seated his friends on his  shoulders and began in march. The eyes of the one and the legs of the other helped them teach the house of the landlord.They sat at the dining table and ate everything to their hearts content.

Moral. God helps those who help themselves.

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STORY ( TWO TRAVELLERS & THE BEAR )

A strong man was passing through a forest.He met another and began to boast of his bravery. Suddenly a big bear appeared from behind a bush.He was filled with fear.He climbed up the nearest tree to save himself. The other lay down on the ground and held his breath. The bear came straight towards him and smelt him all over. it felt sure that he was dead.and went its way.The boaster companion." What did the bear say in your ear ?" " Oh my dear !"Said he," it only advised me not to put any trust in braggarts.

moral ~ don't trust braggarts

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STORY ( THE LITTLE FISH )

The fisherman once caught a very small fish "please sir," said the fish," put me back into the river. I am very small now.But, after a few months, I shall grow much bigger.Then you can catch me." The fisher man greatly amused to hear that. But he shook his head and said,"You will grow larger no doubt ; but I may not ,perhaps,be able to catch you again." Saying this,he put it into his basket and took it home.His wife cooked it very nicely, and both ate it with boiled rice.

Moral. A bird in a hand is worth tow in the bush.

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What is Alphabet?

The alphabet of English is composed of twenty-six letters. They are divided into two classes.

                            Vowel & consonant

1) Vowels

           The five letters ( A,E,I,O,U ) are known as the vowels in English and we cannot write words without using vowels.

2) consonants

                     The remaining twenty-one letters of the alphabet are known as the consonant in English.They are ( b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z) 

 

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DEFINITION OF "GRAMMAR"

Grammar is a systematic study of scientific method which provides us information and guidance necessary to learn a language.The science of grammar teaches us how a language is spoken and written correctly and effectively. So, it can be said that grammar is primarily concerned with the formation and classification of words and sentences and their practical significance in daily life.

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