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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Important Abbreviation

• SIM

                   Subscriber identity module

• SMS

             Short message service

• PM

                   Post meridian

• AM

             Ante meridian

• E.G

             Exempli gratia ( for the sake of an example)

• I.E

               Id est (that is)

• BBC

                British broadcasting corporation

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USES OF "WH" QUESTIONS

1) Why
            If  we want to know about the reason of something  we use why .

For example

          why you slapped me?

                 why you got late?

          why your mother is sad?

          why have you got thirsty?

2) who

          If we want information about person we use who.

For example

         who is our national poet?

         who is your favorite hero?

         who is your father?

         who stole my pen?

3) when 

           If we want to know about the time something happens  we use when.

For example

             when is your birthday?

        when will you get there?

           when did you come?

           when will you leave home?

4) what

         When we want information about a thing or something in general.

 For example

             What is in your Bag?
             What does your father do?
             What is your age?
             What is your good habit?


5) where
            When we want to know the place we use where.

 For example

           where are you from?
           where were you last night?
           where is you home?
           where did you meet her?
           where is your father working?

6) Which 
        When we have choice between options we use which

   For example 

        Which movie do u like?
              Which one book is yours?
              Which Country do u like the Most?

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PHRASAL VERB "CALL" WITH MEANING AND EXAMPLE

1) Call Back

           Telephone back

    I'll call you back as soon as i know the results.

2) Call for

           Require  ; Demand

  Such delicate matters call for a celebration.

3) Call forth

           Bring into action

    This crisis has called forth all his energy.

4) Call in

            Request the return of

    The firm will soon start calling their debts in.

5) Call of

          Cancel ; abandon

    They called the deal off at the very last minute.

6) Call Out 

           Summon to strike

    Following their abortive talks with the government, the union officials decided to call the workers out.

Call up

         Ring up

   He called me up last night and told me about the accident.
     

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PHRASAL VERB "BREAK" WITH MEANING AND EXAMPLE

1) Break down

              Cease to function

        My car has broken down again and badly needs sevicing.

2) Break in 

              Interrupt 

        A few hecklers broke in as the minister was speaking.

3) Break into

            Begin Suddenly
       On hearing the funny joke everyone broke into laughter.

4) Break off 

            Stop for a test or break

      The workers broke off for lunch at twelve.

5) Break Out

           Start suddenly 

     A new epidemic of cholera has broken out.

6) Break Up

          Disband

   The School breaks up on June 18th.
 

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PHRASAL VERB " BLOW " WITH MEANING AND EXAMPLE

1) Blow out 

                  Extinguish

    The lamp will blow out if you don't shut that door.

2) Blow over 

                 Subside ; Be forgotten 
    The crew of the ship were greatly relieved when the storm finally blew over.

3) Blow up

                Develop 
    If a storm were suddenly to blow up, our boat would capsize.

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PHRASAL VERB " BEAR " WITH MEANING & EXAMPLE

1) Bear Out

                 Confirm ; Support
     This story of yours bears out his innocence beyond all doubt.

2) Bear Up 

               Remain strong under adversity
     It must be very hard for her to bear up against the death of her only child.

3) Bear With 

            Tolerate ; Be patient with
     I can't bear with his foul temper any longer.

4) Bear With me 

              Be with ; be companion
     My heart is in the coffin there with caesar,and i must pause till it come back to me

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phrasal verb " BACK " with example

1) Back away 

               Retreat ; move back
     The child backed away from the angry dog.

2) Back down

              Abandon an opinion or a claim 

  He won't back down unless he is forced to do so.

3) Back on to 

             Overlook from the back

    Their house backs on to Millat park

4) Back out 

             Withdraw ( from a promise)

    He backed out of the agreement, because he knew the others would not abide by it.

5) Back up 

           Give support to

   If i protest against the decision, will you back me up ?

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Phrasal verb " AGREE "

1) Agree to

           Accept ; Consent to

     I,m pleased to hear that you have finally agreed to our proposals.

2) Agree on

           Be unanimous about

     Why can't you two agree on anything?

3) Agree with

          Have the same opinion as

     I agree with everything you have said so far.

4) Agree with

          Approve of

     Do you agree with nudity on the stage?

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Phrasal verb with meaning and examples*

1) Add on 

           Make an addition

   Let,s add on to this.

2) Address 

           Speak to

   He addressed the crowd outside the window.

3) Admit 

          Allow to enter

   This pipe admits air.

4) Adopt

          Take into one's family

    They adopted two children from Liver pool.

5) Append 

          Add to the very end.

     He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language.

6) Assemble

         Get people together.

     Assemble your colleagues.

7) Ask out

         Make a date

     Has he asked you out yet.

8) Assume 

         Take on titles

     He assumes the lotus postion.

9) Accompany 

         Be present

     Heart attacks are accompanied by destruction of heart tissue.

10) Audition

          Perform in order to get a role

     She auditioned for a role on broadways.

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