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      SYNTHESIS Synthesis is used to join two or more sentences. After joining the sentences, three types of sentences are framed, i.e., Simple, Complex and Compound. One by one we will discuss all three types of sentences. Simple Sentences-   Every sentence has one finite verb. To make simple sentence, we need only one finite verb and rest, we need to change into Non-Finite Verbs. There are eight methods to transform two or more sentences into simple sentences- 1. Participle 2. Gerund 3. Infinitive 4. Absolute Phrase 5. Adjective or Adjectival Phrase 6. Adverb or Adverbial Phrase 7. Case in Apposition 8. Conjunction (Participle, Gerund and Infinitive are the part of Non-Finite Verbs. This portion you can go through in my previous blog where I thoroughly explained Participle, Gerund, and Infinitive)                                             4. Absolute Phrase- It is generally used when both sentences have different subjects. To change into simple sentence

  Idioms and phrases 1. Under someone’s thumb-   under control 2. Hold one’s tongue-   keep quiet 3. Take the bull by the horns-   to face the danger boldly 4. Dog in the manager-   in disguise of 5. From the bottom of the heart-   sincerely, generously 6. Take heart-   have patience 7. Take to heart-   to get hurt, be emotional 8. Lay a finger on somebody-   to find fault in others 9. Helping hand-   support 10. Big hand-   applaud 11. Bolt form the blue-   to utter the bad news 12. Curry favour-   immediate 13. Adam’s ale-   pure water 14. At sea-   perplex 15. Fall into the hands-   to be puppets, captured 16. To be at one’s finger tips-   good command, sound knowledge 17. French leave-   take leave without permission 18. Chinese tendency-   use and throw 19. To keep an eye-   pay attention properly 20. To be on high horse-   to be very furious

TYPES OF DETERMINERS Determiners can be divided in to six parts- 1. Articles 2. Quantifiers 3. Demonstratives 4. Possessives 5. Distributive 6. Interrogative   1. ARTICLES Indefinite articles are used when we talk about people in a general or indefinite way. Definite articles are used to precede a noun that is not a specific person, place or thing. a- before the consonant sounds an- before vowel sounds For Example- 1. I have a     pet dog. 2. An aeroplane is flying in the sky. 3.They bought an orange. 4. She had an umbrella in her head. 5. He teaches at a university. 6. This is a unique idea.   We use 'a' or 'an'   before singular countable nouns-   1. She wants a dog for her birthday. 2. The cat is an animal. 3. I saw an elephant in the zoo. 4. An apple a day keep the doctor away.   We use 'a' or 'an' before the names of occupations and profession-   1. He is an engineer. 2. Rahul