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 Today's word is PRESAGE 


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-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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