Exercise 69 1.  What a horrible night it is! 2.  How base of him to desert you in your time of need! 3.  How hard to believe that he did such a deed! 4.  If only I had met you ten years ago! 5.  How stupid of me to forget your name! 6.  What an unhappy life he leads!                                                 *****************

Exercise 68 1. I would give anything to see you happy. 2. It was a wonderful sight there. 3. Man is a wonderful piece of work. 4. Great things might be done if men were wise. 5. An elephant is a wonderful creature. 6. He manages his sword very awkwardly. 7. I wish we two were playing like infants. 8. I wish I had the wings of a dove. 9. It is quite a large nose. 10. I wish I had a good horse. 11. I wish I were safe at home. 12. It was a great fall, my countrymen. 13. It was a very delicious meal. 14. A quiet life affords very sweet delight. 15. The camel is quite well fitted for the work he has to do. 16. You are very cold. 17. This is a very beautiful scene. 18. These mangoes have a very delicious flavour. 19. It is quite shameful of you to use a poor cripple so. 20. I wish I knew more people. 21. You have grown quite big.                       xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...

At daybreak a wind rises up from the sea. It gracefully takes up the duty of the messenger of dawn. On this mission, it starts its journey towards the land. The sea is still in its slumber of mist. So the wind first tells the veil of mists to make room for it so that it can freely move on. It then sees the ships anchored and calls the mariners to set sail as the night is over. It blows over the lands and calls all to arise and awake. It calls the forests to rustle in the wind and unfurl their branches and leaves fully and freely. It tenderly touches the folded wings of the wood bird and inspires it to get up and start singing merrily. While blowing over the farm, the wind prompts the house cock to blow its clarion and announce the daybreak. The wind visits the fields of corn and whispers to them to bow down and salute the coming morning. It then urges the church bell to ring and proclaim the sunrise. Finally as the wind blows over the graveyard, it heaves a sigh of grief for the dead l...

USE OF INFINITIVES AND BARE INFINITIVES Dear students, Today I'll give you some examples of the errors made by the wrong use of infinitives along with their correct usage. Incorrect  :  I heard him to speak on a serious matter. Correct.    :   I heard him speak on a serious matter. Incorrect  :  My mother does not let me to watch TV for hours. Correct.   :   My mother does not let me watch TV for hours. Incorrect. :  They need not to pay the rent in advance. Correct.   :  They need not pay the rent in advance. Incorrect. :  You had better to leave now. Correct.    :  You had better leave now. I'll give you many other examples in my next blog. Till then good bye.            %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

A Thirsty Crow It was a pleasant morning and it was the most pleasant breakfast that Kirka, the young crow had ever had. Everything seemed very charming and cheerful. "I'm quite grown up now", he thought "Why shouldn't I fly far away and explore some new lands?" Then he flew alone across the city and came to a strange place. There was no lake, no pond, no river. "How can I get some water to drink?" he wondered " The sun is already high up and very hot now. It feels like I would die of thirst." Suddenly he discovered a pitcher near a well, but the water level was low and his beak could not reach it. He at once made a nice plan and dropped some pebbles into the pitcher until the water came up to its neck. Kirka dipped his beak and drank to his heart's content. (140 words)                          **********************