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Correct Spelling

Abbreviation
Acceleration
Accommodate
Aggression
Accessory
Accelerate
Aggregate
Befitting
Bureaucracy

Appropriate Prepositions with Examples

Abhorrent to – disgusting – Drinking is abhorrent to
According to – accordingly – He acted Acccording to my advice.
Bark at – give mouth – The dog always barks at a stranger.
Bar of- obstacle – Poverty is bar of his success.
Based on – established on the basis – His allegation was based on facts.
Bask in – stay in sunshine – In winter people bask in the sun.
Beware of – be careful – Beware of thieves.
Beg of – apologize – I begged mercy of the principal.
Beg for – to pray -(pray a person for a thing) The poor beg for alms of the rice.
Believe in – to believe – I do not believe in overloading my stomach.

Phrasal Verbs List

ACT

Act on or upon (Affect, harm)- Such hard work will act upon my health.
Act under (act in obedience to) – He acted under the orders of the principal.
Act for (act on behalf of) – The vice principal acts for the Principal in his absence.

BEAR

Bear with (tolerate)- I cannot bear with such insult.
Bear down (crushed by force) – He bore down all opposition.
Bear up (sustain) – His patience bore him up in that crisis.

Proverbs Examples Quote

Necessity knows no law.
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
Waste not, want not.
Empty vessels sound much.
To the pure all things are pure.
Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
Weal and woe come by turns.
The cobbler must stick to his last.

Idioms and Phrases

All in all (supreme)
Acid test (ordeal)
A dark horse (an unknown person, strange man)
Beggar Description (indescribable)
By fits and starts (irregularly)
Bona fide (In good faith, genuine)
Call it a day (finish work)
Culpable homicide (punishable crime)
Crocodile tears (pretended to cry)

Strong and Weak Verbs

Allot – Past: Allotted – Past Participle: Allotted
Apply – Past: Applied – Past Participle: Applied
Awake – Past: Awoke – Past Participle: Awoken
Bear – Past: Bore – Past Participle: Borne
Bear – Past: Bore – Past Participle: Born
Beat – Past: Beat – Past Participle: Beaten
Befall – Past: Befell – Past Participle: Befallen
Beget – Past: Begot – Past Participle: Begot/ begotten
Begin – Past: Began – Past Participle: Begun

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