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 ENGLISH COACH 1. A group of experts is called? Panel or Board 2. Name the antonym of Cruelty? Mercy, Kindness 3. What is the Passive form of the sentence " They called off the meeting" The meeting was called off by them. 4. What is relative clause? A relative clause is a dependent clause that functions as a n adjective, providing additional information about a noun or pronoun in the main clause. Examples: 1) The cat that is on the mat is mine. 2) This is the garden where we met last week. 5. Explain the types of pronouns? Pronouns are words used in place of nouns to avoid repetition. Here are the main types of pronouns: Personal Pronouns – refer to specific people or things. Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they Possessive Pronouns – show ownership or possession. Examples: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs Reflexive Pronouns – refer back to the subject of the sentence. Examples: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves ...

  ENGLISH COACH 1. What do you mean by Relative Clause? A relative clause is a part of a sentence that gives extra information about a noun or pronoun. We can use them to make two sentences into one sentence. Example: He is my brother.                   He lives in Hyderabad. Sentence using Relative clause: He is my brother who lives in Hyderabad. 2. Identify the gerund in the sentence: Swimming is my favorite hobby . The gerund is "Swimming". Explanation: A gerund is a verb+ing form that acts as a noun in a sentence. Here, "Swimming" is the subject of the sentence. 3. What does the idiom "bite the bullet" mean? To show courage in a difficult situation. This idiom comes from the old practice of soldiers biting a bullet to endure pain during surgery without anesthesia. 4. What do you mean by Polyglot? A person who knows and is able to use several languages is known as Polyglot. 5. Summary of the poem "Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost Imag...

 English Coach  1. A word or law no longer in use ? Obsolete 2. What do you mean by the idiom "Carry a chip on one’s shoulder ?" Carry a chip on one's shoulder" means to be easily angered and looking for an excuse to fight or argue.  Example: She carries a chip on her shoulder about her childhood struggles and reacts strongly when someone brings up the past 3. What is the difference between Disperse and Disburse? a) Disperse → To scatter or spread out It means to break up and move in different directions. Example: The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. b) Disburse → To pay out money It refers to the act of distributing funds or payments. Example: The government disbursed funds to farmers affected by drought. 4. What is the opposite of Harmony? Strife 5. What do you mean by idiom "The Black Sheep"? A person who is different or odd in a group is known as Black Sheep. Aptitude Coach 1. It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the week Jan 1, ...

 English Coach  1) What is the plural form of Mouse? Mice 2) What is a word for a person who loves books?  Bibliophile 3) What do you mean by the idiom "Spill the beans"? Reveal any information to others 4) What is Correlative Conjunction? A correlative conjunction is a pair of conjunctions that work together to connect words, phrases, or clauses with equal importance in a sentence. They always appear in pairs and help maintain parallel structure in writing. Common Correlative Conjunctions: a) Either … or → You can either stay here or come with us. b) Neither … nor → She is neither interested nor available. c) Both … and → Both my brother and I love cricket. d) Not only … but also → He is not only intelligent but also hardworking. e) Whether … or → I don’t know whether to call or text him. f) As … as → She is as tall as her sister. 5) What is Personification? Giving human qualities to non human things is known as personification. Example: The trees are whispering at eveni...

  English Coach 1) What is Homonyms and Homophones? Homonyms are words that have the same spelling or sound but different meanings .  Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings. 2) One Word Substitution   a) A speech without any preparation - Extempore b) A Speech that is too long and boring - Verbose 3) Idioms and Phrases a) What do you mean by "hit the nail on the head" mean Describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem b) What do you mean by "once in a blue moon"  Very rarely 4) Question Tags a) Let's go to the park, ___________? shall we? b) Few people know the truth,________? do they 5) What is the antonym of "Diligent" Lazy Aptitude and Reasoning Coach 6) Averages The average of five numbers is 42. If the sum of four of these numbers is 168, what is the fifth number? Average= Sum of numbers/ Total Numbers  42=168+x/5 42*5=168+x 210=168+x x=210-168 x=42 7) Reverse Percentage  After a 15% discount, a mobile pho...

English Coach 1) Study of Word Origins is known as  Etymology 2) What is Pangram? A Sentence that contains all the letters (at least once) of the english alphabet is known as Pangram. 3) The Act of giving human qualities to non- human things is known as? Personification 4) What is Plutocracy? A Government by rich people is known as Plutocracy 5) A Person who writes dictionaries is known as? Lexicographer Aptitude Coach 6) A man walks 10 km east, then 6 km north. What is the shortest distance to his starting point? Answer: 11.66 km ✅ Explanation: The man’s movement forms a right-angled triangle. The shortest distance is the hypotenuse of the triangle, calculated using Pythagoras' theorem: 7)  A shopkeeper offers two successive discounts of 20% and 10% on an item. What is the total discount percentage? Answer: 28% ✅ Explanation: Directly adding 20% and 10% gives 30%, but this is incorrect. Use the Effective Discount Formula: 8) A and B together can complete a work in...