II Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ -Ç-C¢√®Ωç 28 -¢Ë’ 2006

Kedar: Isn't it Nikhil who called? Kailas: He is certainly a good one. His boys too
Phone îËÆœçC Nikhil éπü∆? are well trained.
Kailas: Yes. Our mechanic repaired my bike Åûªúø’ Eïçí¬ ´’ç* mechanic. ÅûªúÕ
last week, you know. Nikhil wants him. èπ◊v®√∞¡Ÿx èπÿú≈ ¶«í¬ Péπ~ù Ö†o¢√∞Ïx.
Å´¤†’. §Ú®·-†-¢√®Ωç bike †’ ´’† Kedar: I have a number of friends. He has
mechanic repairî˨»úø’ í∫ü∆. Nikhil
èπ◊ repaired their bikes. They are all happy.
ûª†’ 鬢√-©ô. He repaired my cousin's bike six
Kedar: Why? (Is) something wrong with his months ago. It has not given him any
bike? trouble since then.
áçü¿’èπ◊? ÅûªúÕbike èπ◊ à´’Ø√o JÊ°®√? friends
Ø√ bikes
î√™«-´’çC repair
Éûª-úø’
Kailas: Obviously. But my surprise is he got it cousin bike
îËÊÆh Ææç-ûª%°œh -îÁç-ü∆®Ω’. ´÷ Ç®Ω’ 3) He got repaired the day before. It has trouble 6) He is sending his boy. He will fetch the bike.
repaired it only the day before. It has repair now.
ØÁ©© éÀçü¿ î˨»úø’. Å°æpöÀ†’ç* ÅüËç ûª† èπ◊v®√-úÕE °æç°œ-Ææ’h-Ø√oúø’. Åûªúø’ bike †’
trouble now again. Few mechanics are trouble É´y-™‰ü¿’.
sentences effective
¢√úø’ ü∆Eo ¢Á·†o repair îË®·ç--èπ◊-Ø√oúø’. BÆæ’éÌ-≤ƒhúø’.
honest. Few know their job well. È®çúø’ ´‚úø’ †’ éπL°œ
sentence practice
í¬ ´÷®Ωaúøç îËÆæ’hØ√oç éπü∆ É°æ¤p-úøC trouble É≤ÚhçC. Ééπ\úø Ñ È®çúø’ sen- Fetch= äéπîÓôèπ◊ ¢ÁRx BÆæ’-èπ◊-®√-´ôç
ÅçûË-éπü∆. é¬F Ǩ¡a®Ωuç àN’ôçõ‰ Åûªúø’ tences †’ üËEûÓ éπ©-§ƒL? ´Ææ’h´¤ 鬕öÀd
ü∆Eo ¢Á·†oØË repair îË®·çî√úø’. ´’Sx Who, whom, whose, which and that ûÓ éπL°œ. bring = ´’†ç Ö†o îÓô’ †’ç* BÆæ’-èπ◊-®√-´ôç
practice conversation 'which'. îª÷úøçúÕ. = He is sending his boy who will fetch the
É°æ¤púø’ ü∆EéÀ trouble. Eñ«-ߪ’B Ö†o ÉC áçûª áèπ◊\´ îËÊÆh
mechanics ü∆ü∆°æ¤ ™‰®Ω’. °æE ûÁL-Æ œ† ™ ´’K *†o *†o sentences repetition
ûÓ The bike (it) which he got repaired the day bike.
mechanics èπÿú≈ ü∆ü∆°æ¤ ™‰®Ω’. ™‰èπ◊çú≈ é¬Ææh £æ›çü∆í¬ Öçô’çC. Åçü¿’Íé É°æ¤púø’ before has trouble now. 7) Our Mechanic does his job well. His knowl-
Obviously - evidently = clearly = ûÁ©’-Ææ÷hØË/ ´’†ç advanced level of conversation ™ ¢Á·†o repair îË®·ç--èπ◊†o bike èπ◊ É°æ¤púø’ edge of mechanism is sound.
éπE°œ-Ææ÷hØË/ îª÷ÊÆhØË Å®Ωnç ÅßË’u™« ÖçC. ÖØ√oç ÅE í∫’®Ω’hîËÆæ’-éÓçúÕ. trouble ÖçC. ´’† mechanic ¶«í¬ØË îË≤ƒhúø’. Åûª-úÕéÀ
Few = ü∆ü∆°æ¤ ™‰®Ω’/ ™‰ü¿’ Look at the following sentences from the
4) His shop is next to the fast food joint. It is Mechanism ™ ´’ç* ñ«c†ç ÖçC.
A few - à éÌCl-´’çüÓ/ à éÌØÓo. dialogue above.
1) Isn't it Nikhil who called? close to his rooms. Ñ È®çúø’ sentences †’ È®çúø’ Nüµ∆-©’í¬
ÉC îª÷úøçúÕ. Few Mechanics are honest, éπ©-§Òa 'who', 'whose' ¢√úÕ.
fewer (mechanics) still know their job.. 2) Our mechanic repaired my bike last week. ÅûªúÕ shop, Ç öÀ°∂œØ˛ centre èπ◊ ü¿í∫_Í®. ÅC ÅûªúÕ
(È®çúÓ-≤ƒJ fewer ûª®√yûª mechanics îÁ°æp- Nikhil wants him. í∫CéÀ ü¿í∫_Í®. fast food joint - ÉC correct a) Our Mechanic who does his job well has
éπ\-®Ω™‰ü¿’. ü∆ü∆°æ¤ à mechanic èπÿ Eñ«-ߪ’B 3) He got it repaired the day before. It has trou- English, öÀ°∂œØ˛ English é¬ü¿’ ÅE Éçûªèπ◊ a sound knowledge of...
™‰ü¿’. Åçûª-éπØ√o ûªèπ◊\´ (Fewer) ¢√∞¡xèπ◊ °æE ble now. ´·çü¿’ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊Ø√oç éπü∆. ¶«í¬ îËÊÆ ´’† Mechanic èπ◊ Mechanism
ûÁ©’Ææ’. É™«çöÀ expression ¶«í¬ practice 4) His shop is next to the
fast food joint. It is very
É°æ¤púø’ éπ©-°æçúÕ, °j È®ç-úÕçöÀF. which éπü∆, ñ«c†ç ¶«í¬ ÖçC.
îËߪ’çúÕ for effective conversation. ´Ææ’h´¤ 鬕öÀd. b) Our Mechanic whose knowledge of
close to his rooms.
His shop is next to the fast food joint which mechanism is sound does his job well
5) ... he is out with
another customer. He is close to his rooms. = Mechanism ™ ´’ç* knowledge Ö†o
is buying a bike. He ÅûªúÕ í∫CéÀ ü¿í∫_-®Ωí¬ Ö†o fast food joint °æéπ\ØË Ç ´’† Mechanic ¶«í¬ îË≤ƒhúø’.
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 162 wanted this mechan-
ic's opinion. M. SURESAN
shop. 8) I have a number of friends. He repaired their
bikes. They are happy.
Ø√èπ◊ î√™« ´’çC friends ÖØ√o®Ω’. Åûªúø’ ¢√∞¡x
bikes repair î˨»úø’. ¢√∞¡Ÿx ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ ÖØ√o®Ω’.

He is sending his boy who will .. 'Whose' ¢√úÕ éπ©’-°æ¤ü∆ç. Å®Ωnç, á´J bikes
Å®·ûË Åûªúø’ repair î˨»úÓ... ņo-ô’xí¬ ´Ææ’hçC.
ûÁ©’-í∫’™ Å™« ņç.
I have a number of friends whose bikes he
6) He is sending his boy. He will fetch the bike 5) He is out with another customer. He is buy- has repaired, and they are all happy.
Kedar: But What happened to his mechanic?
to the shop. The mechanic will attend to it. ing a bike. He wanted this mechanic's opin- 9) He repaired my cousin's bike six months
His shop is next to the fast food joint. It
7) Our mechanic does his job well. His knowl- ion. ago, it hasn't given him trouble ever since.
is very close to his rooms.
é¬F ÅûªúÕ mechanic à´’-ߪ÷uúø’? Ç edge of mechanism is sound. Åûªúø’ ÉçéÓ customer ûÓ ¢Á∞«xúø’. Ç customer éπ©’-°æ¤ü∆ç – Ééπ\úø èπÿú≈ which ûÓ éπ©’-§Ò-a-
öÀ°∂œØ˛ centre Shop. Nikhil
°æéπ\ØË ÅûªúÕ 8) I have a number of friends. He repaired their bike éÌçô’-Ø√oúø’. Åûª-úÕéÀ ¢Á’é¬-Eé˙ ÅGµ-v§ƒßª’ç éπü∆?
¢√∞¡x rooms èπ◊ ü¿í∫_®Ω. bikes. They are all happy. 鬢√L. My cousin's bike which he repaired six
(Rooms = Bachelors ™«çöÀ-¢√∞¡Ÿx ÅüÁlèπ◊ 9) He repaired my cousin's bike. It hasn't given Combine the above. Use 'who' - ´’†’-≠æfl©’ months ago hasn't given him any trouble
BÆæ’èπ◊E ÖçúË í∫CE rooms Room
Åçö«®Ω’. ÅE him any trouble since then. 鬕öÀd. ever since.
Singular ™ ¢√úø®Ω’ Ñ Å®ΩnçûÓ) Oô--Eoç-öÀF ´’†ç who, which, whose and that He is out with another customer who is buy- Åûªúø’ Ç®Ω’ ØÁ©© éÀçü¿ repair îËÆœ† ´÷ cousin
Kailas: It seems he is out with another cus- ûÓ éπL°œ *†o sentences í¬ ´÷®Ω’ü∆lç. ing a bike and wanted his opinion. bike Å°æpöÀ†’ç* à trouble É´y-™‰ü¿’.
tomer. He is buying a bike. He wanted 1) Isn't it Nikhil who/ that called? Bike éÌçô’†o ÉçéÓ customer ÅûªúÕ ÅGµ- Ever since = Å°æpöÀ†’ç*
this mechanic's opinion. ÉC ûª®Ω-îª’í¬ conversation ™ ¢√ú≈-Lq†/ ´’†èπ◊
customer
v§ƒßª’ç 鬢√-©-†-úøçûÓ ûª†’ (¢Á’é¬-Eé˙) Åûª-úÕûÓ ÉN ´÷ô™x ¶«í¬ practice -îË-ߪ’çúÕ.
Åûªúø’ ÉçéÓ ûÓ •ßª’-öÀéÀ NE-°œçîË expression - ¢Á∞«xúø’.
bike
¢Á∞«xúø’. Åûª-ØËüÓ éÌçô’-Ø√oúø’. Ñ E"™¸ é¬ü∆ °œL-*çC? ÅØË Å®Ωnç™ E"™¸ éπü∆
mechanic ÅGµ-v§ƒßª’ç ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ °œL-*çC? = Is it Nikhil who/ that called? EXERCISE ANSWER
Åûª-úÕE BÆæ’-Èé-∞«xúø’. È®çúÕç-öÀéà not ûËú≈. Ééπ\úø who/ that È®ç-úÕçöÀ™ Practise the following aloud in English.
Kedar: So what are you going to do? Preethi: Hi Prema, how's your brother?
àüÁjØ√ ¢√úÌa. Å®·ûË v§ƒùç-™‰E ´Ææ’h-´¤© (éÀçC ¢√öÀ™xwho, which, whose, that ¢√úøçúÕ)
Å®·ûË †’¢Ëyç îËߪ’-¶-ûª’-Ø√o´¤? Prema: OK. I took him to the doctor who
N≠æ-ߪ’ç™ who ®√ü¿’, that ´÷vûª¢Ë’ ´Ææ’hçC. Preethi: Hi Prema, O’ ûª´·t-úÁ™« ÖØ√oúø’?
Kailas: I've already called our mechanic and practises by the temple. The medi-
Which èπÿú≈ ´Ææ’hçC. Prema: ¶«í¬ØË ÖØ√oúø’. í∫’úÕ °æéπ\†practice
told him of it. He is sending his boy. He cines which he gave had a good
eg. Isn't it the book that / which you want? îËÊÆdoctor ü¿í∫_-®ΩÍé BÆæ’-Èé-∞«x†’. Çߪ’†
will fetch the bike to the shop. The effect. He is better now.
mechanic will attend to it. (Fèπ◊ 鬴-©-Æœ† °æ¤Ææhéπç ÉC é¬ü∆?) Å®·ûË Ééπ\úø É*a† ´’çü¿’©’ ¶«í¬ °æE-îË-¨»®·. É°æ¤úø’
Preethi: He is the doctor who treats all of us.
mechanic Phone who, which etc ûÓ join îËߪ÷-Lq† Å´-Ææ-®Ωç-™‰ü¿’. é¬Ææh èπ◊™«-≤ƒí¬ ÖØ√oúø’.
The medicines which he prescribes
Ø√ èπ◊ îËÆœ îÁ§ƒp†’. ¢√∞¡x Preethi: ´÷Èé-°æ¤púø÷ ¢Ájü¿uç îËÊÆ ú≈éπd®Ω’ Çߪ’ØË.
èπ◊v®√-úÕE °æ秃úø’. Åûªúø’ •çúÕ BÆæ’-èπ◊-´ÊÆh 2) Our mechanic repaired my bike. Nikhil wants
Çߪ’† prescribe îËÊÆ ´’çü¿’©’ ¶«í¬ work. He is one of those whose diag-
mechanic ü∆Eo repair îË≤ƒhúø’. him
°æE-îË-≤ƒh®·. ¢√uCµ E®Ωgߪ’ç (diagnosis) nosis does not go wrong.
Kedar: Our mechanic does his job well. His ´’† mechanic §Ú®·† ¢√®Ωç Ø√ bike repair ûª°æ¤p-§ÚE doctors ™ Çߪ’-ØÌ-éπúø’ Prema: He was the only one who did not
knowledge of mechanism is sound. î˨»úø’, Nikhil èπ◊ ûª†’ 鬢√L. (whose ¢√úøçúÕ)
mechanic treat my brother till yesterday in this
´’† ¶«í¬ØË îË≤ƒhúø’. Ééπ\úø who/ that ¢√úÕ Ñ È®çúø’ sentences †’ Prema: ´÷ ûª´·túÕo E†oöÀ ´®Ωèπ◊ treat îËߪ’E
Mechanism area. The others in the area have all
°æôx Åûª-úÕéÀ Ö†o Å´-í¬-£æ«† éπ©-°æ-´-a-éπü∆, É™« îª÷úøçúÕ. áçûª effective í¬ doctor Çߪ’-ØÌ-éπ\úË. Ñ area ™ N’í∫û√
´’ç*üË. treated my brother.
Öçô’çüÓ. Doctors Åçü¿®Ω÷ ´÷ ûª´·t-úÕE îª÷Æœ-†-
Sound = good; Sound Health - ´’ç* Ç®Óí∫uç Nikhil wants our mechanic who/ that ¢√∞Ïx. Preethi: You must take still greater care of
sound knowledge - ´’ç* knowledge repaired my bike last week. Preethi: ÅûªúÕ Ç®Óí∫uç °æôx Éçé¬ v¨¡ü¿l¥ ´£œ«ç-î √L him.
sound sleep - Prema: That's our worry.
´’ç* Evü¿ Ø√ bike †’ repair îËÆœ† ´’† mechanic Nikhil O’®Ω’.
sound financial position - ´’ç* ÇJnéπ °æJ-ÆœnA. Prema: ÅüË ´÷¶«üµ¿.
èπ◊ 鬢√L.

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