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 Today's word is PRESAGE  More sentence -The opening of direct sea route between Asia and Europe presaged big increase of trade between the two.  GRAMMAR RULES  - If the sentence is started by an adverb, inverted form of the verb is used for the sake of emphasis. Example- Seldom she visits her parents (Incorrect)  Seldom does she visits her parents (correct)  She seldom visits her parents (correct)  - 'Else' should be followed by 'but'  'Other' and 'otherwise' are followed by 'than'  Example- It is nothing else but the sheer madness. He had no alternative but stay here.
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 Today's word is CONUNDRUM  More sentence-  -She is in conundrum of trying to get a online job without having experience.  - Although mechanic tried to know the conundrum with the car, he is unable to solve the issue. Quote-  THE CONUNDRUM OF FREE WILL AND DESTINY HAS ALWAYS KEPT ME DANGLING - WILLIAM SHATNER
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 Today's word is SOLITUDE  Sentence- Sometimes, a bit of solitude is all you need to rethink your approach.  GRAMMAR TIP  USE OF APOSTROPHE WITH 'S'  1.It is incorrect to use apostrophe with 's' in the case of  non-living things. -The table's wood (Incorrect)  - A week's holiday - Nature's laws  2. In case of compound noun , apostrophe with 's' should be added only with last word. - Father-in-law's behaviour  3. Pronouns are written by omitting apostrophe but 's' is added.  - Yours truly - Hers - It's (It is)  - Its design  4. After plural nouns or words ending with 's' , possessive case is shown by apostrophe without 's' . - John Keats' poem - Girls' Hostel  IDIOMS AND PHRASES  -LEAP IN THE DARK 
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 Today's word is IMPECCABLE  More sentence-  -Hrithik Roshan sets stage on fire with his impeccable dance moves.  - Impeccable service - Impeccable person  - Impeccable choices in clothes  GRAMMAR TIP  NOUNS AS SINGULAR AND PLURAL IN FORMS  IDIOMS  BEAT THE AIR 
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 Today's word is UNPRECEDENTED  Click on  More to read the related article and enhance you vocabulary!  GRAMMAR TIP-  Inspite of , despite, although - used to link different ideas and can be used at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence.  We use Noun, gerund or a pronoun  Example-  1. He never made much fame, in spite of his success. 2. In spite of the pain in his shoulder, he completed his exam before time. 3. Despite having headache, she cooked food for us. **It is common to use in spite of and despite with the expression 'the fact that' followed by subject and verb. IDIOMS 1. BEAT AROUND THE BUSH  2. Bird's eye view 
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 Today's word is PROFUSE  Some more sentences-  - Which food contains profuse amounts of  protein?  - He profusely apologize for his misbehavior. GRAMMAR TIP  Enough  Meaning- as much as necessary -Can be used with an adjective, an adverb, a verb or a noun.  - comes after adjective, adverb and verb but comes before noun. Example- Her marks are good enough to get admission in Delhi University. - I couldn't write quickly enough and I ran out of time.  - I don't read enough but I am going to start downloading the books to my phone for exam preparation. - I'll get some more chairs. There aren't enough.
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 Today's word is POIGNANT  PHRASAL VERBS  1. DISPOSE OF - sell off  Suneja wants to dispose off her old laptop.  2. COPE WITH - To manage  We must strong enough to cope with all problems in life.  IDIOMS  BREAK THE ICE - to start the conversation  - shivansh suggested playing some games to Break the Ice .
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