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Provision Provoke Purgation Pursuit Puzzle Queer Rabid Radical Raid Rapport Rational Realm Rear Rebel Rebellious Rebelliousness Rebuke Recommend Reconcile Reconciliation Rectification Rectify Redemption Reduce Regime Rehabilitate Relentlessly Relic Relieve Relish Rely Remedy Remedy Renaissance Render Repatriate Repudiation Repulse Resign Resolution Resolve Resonance Resort Restraint Retain Retrenchment Reveal Revert	Revive Revolt Righteous Rival Rivalry Rock Rut Ruthless Salient Salutary Salute Sanctimonious Satire Savior Scaffold Scarcity Scenario Scold Scrupulous Self-deception Self-reliance Semantic Sentiment Serfdom Severe Shamanistic Shamble Sheer Shrew Shudder Sibling Sigh Slang Slaughter Slaughter Sleek Slight Slightly Slogan Snap (v) Sneer Solace Sole Solely Solidarity Solitude Sordid Sovereign	Sovereignty Spade Spatial Sphere Splash Splendid Sponsor Spurn Stagnation Stake Stance Statute Statutory Stereotype Stipend Strategy Strengthen Stringent Stun Sturdy Subjugate Sublime Subordinate Subservience Subsidies Subsidize Substantial Substitute Subtle Suburb Suffer Suffocate Superb Superior Supervise Supervision Suppress Surrender Suspect Sustain Sustainable Sustenance Swirl Symposium Synchronize Tackle Tag Tariff	Tempt Tenet Tentative Terminate Terminus Terribly Terrify Throb Tilt Tiresome Toil Tonic Toss Tragic Trait Trait, traitor Trance Transcend Transient Treacheries Tremendous Trivial Turmoil Tyranny Unbiased Uncertainty Underlie Undermine Undue Unprecedented Urinate Utter Vacillate Vague Vanish Veil Venerate Venerate Vent Verge Verily Vest Vicegerent Vigil Vigilance Vigor Vigor Vigorous

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Immense Immense Impact Impact Impart Impel Imperious Impetus Implement Implication Implicit Imply Impose Impotence Impracticable Improvise Inclination Incline Inclusive Incredible Inculcate Indigenous Indigenous Indigent Indispensable Ineffable Inevitable Infancy Infant Infer Inferior Infirm Inflict Influence Infra-structure Infuse Ingenuity Inherent Initiate Innovative Insight Insight Insinuate Insist Insolence Instigate Instinct Insulate	Integrate Intend Interpret Intervene Intervention Intimacy Intimate Intrinsic Inventiveness Investigate Invigorate Isolate Itch Jeopardize Jolt Jurisprudence Juvenile Key factor Knuckle Labyrinth Lamentation Lapse Launch Lean Legislation Legitimate Lest Lethal Liberal Liberate Liberty Likely Liverpool Loathsome Loft, lofty Luminous Lurch Lure Lust Magnificent Maiden Maintain Maintenance Malfunction Maple Marvelous Maxim Mediocre	Mediocrity Mellifluous Mention Merge Metaphor Moan Monarchy Monologue Monopoly Mop Morbid Multifaceted Mutter Navigation Negate Negotiate Nevertheless Nominate Nostalgia Novelty Obligate Obligation Obligatory Obscure Obsessive Omnipotent Omniscient Onslaught Operate Opine Oppose Oppress Oppression Opt Optimistic Opulent Ordain Orient Originate Overlook Overturn Overwhelming Pact Palliative Pamphlet Pang Paramount Patron	Pattern Pedigree Penetrate Perceive Perish Perpetuate Perpetuation Perquisite Perquisites Personnel Perturb Pervasive Pervert Pessimistic Petite Petition Piety Pivot Pivotal Placid Plaintive Plea Pledge Plight Poise Pompous Portentous Portray Potency Pound (v) Pragmatic Pragmatic Preach Preamble Precedent Predict Preservative Prevail Prime Prime Privilege Profess Profound Proliferation Prolong Prominent Promote Protest

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High Frequency Words

 

High Frequency Words

In order to learn how to speak and write Standard English you should learn the High Frequency Words of English. These are the words which are highly used in printed materials. Such High Frequency Words are also asked in exams. Here is the list of High Frequency Words.

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Abolish Abrupt Absolute Absolution Absolutism Abstain Abuse Acquaint Acquiesce Acquiescence Acquire Acquisition Adapt Adequate Adhere Adolescence Adolescent Adopt Adore Adorn Advocate (v) Affinity Affirmation Affluent Agglomerate Aggravate Aggravate Agitate Ailment Align Allegation Alleged Allegiance Alleviate Allied Allude Ally Alternative Amalgamated Ambassador Ambiguity Ameliorate Amicability Ample Animus Annihilate Annul Anomaly	Anticipate Antithesis Apathy Appealing Appeasement Appoint Apprehend Apprehension Apprise Approve Apt Aristocracy Arrogance Arsenal Articulate Assail Assault Assert Assess Assess Assume Assure Astonish Aura Authentic Autonomy Avenue Banish Befitting Belly Beneficial Benevolent Bereavement Bestow Betray Betray Betrayal Betterment Beware Bewitching Bifurcate Bilateral Bizarre Blaze Blur Blush Boast Bramble	Breed Breed Brink Bureaucracy Bureaucrat Cabinet Caliph Casual Cease Censorship Certain, Certainty Chore Chronological Civilian Clamorous Climate Climax Clue Coerce Cognitive Cohabit Collaborate Collaboration Commence Commission (verb) Commodity Communism Compel Competence Complementary Compliance Comply, Concede Conceive Concern Conclude Concrete Confer Confess Conform Conformity Confront Connotation Connote Conscience Conscious Console	Conspiracy Conspire Constitute Constitution Constraint Contaminate Contemplate Contempt Contiguous Contingency Contrary Convalescence Convene Convention Convict Conviction Coordinate Cope Cordial Counsel Crackle Creak Creed Cripple Crippled Crisis Criterion Critic Critical Criticize Crucial Culminate Culpable Culprit Curb Curious Cynical Damp Damsel Dare Dart poke Deadlock Dearth Debate Decay Decency Deceptive Declaration

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Changes in pronoun in Indirect Speech.

The pronoun (subject) of the reported speech is changed according to the

pronoun of reporting verb or object (person) of reporting verb (first part of sentence). Sometimes the pronoun may not change.

1. First person pronoun in reported speech i.e. I, we, me, us, mine, or our, is      changed according to the pronoun of reporting verb if pronoun in reporting verb      is third person pronoun i.e. he, she, it, they, him, his, her, them or their.

Examples.
         Direct speech: He said, “I live in New York”
         Indirect speech: He said that he lived in New York.
         Direct speech: They said, “we love our country”
         Indirect speech: They said that they loved their country

2. First person pronoun in reported speech i.e. I, we, me, us, mine, or our, is not     changed if the pronoun (Subject) of reporting is also first person pronoun i.e. I or     we.

Examples.
       Direct speech: I said, “I write a letter” 
       Indirect speech: I said that I wrote a letter.
       Direct speech: We said, “we completed our work”
       Indirect speech: We said that we completed our work.

3. Second person pronoun in reported speech i.e. you, yours is changed according     to the person of object of reporting verb.

Examples.
        Direct speech: She said to him, “you are intelligent”
        Indirect speech: She said to him that he was intelligent.
        Direct speech: He said to me, “you are late for the party”
        Indirect speech: He said to me that I was late for the party.

4. Third person pronoun in reported speech i.e. he, she, it, they, him, his, her, them      or their, is not changed in indirect speech.

Examples.
    Direct speech: They said, “he will come”
    Indirect speech: They said that he would come.
    Direct speech: You said, “they are waiting for the bus”
    Indirect speech: You said that they were waiting for the bus.

Changes in time and adverbs in indirect speech.

Time and adverbs are changed in indirect speech.

Examples.
         Direct speech: He said, “I will buy a book tomorrow” 
         Indirect speech: He said that he would buy a book the next day.
         Direct speech: She said, “I am happy now”
         Indirect speech: She said that she was happy then.
         Direct speech: He said, “I like this book”
         Indirect speech: He said that he liked that book.

Common Rules

Today changes to that day/the same day
Tomorrow changes to the next day/the following day
Yesterday changes to the day before/the previous day
Next week/month/year changes to the following week/month/year
Last week/month/year changes to the previous week/month/year
Now/just changes to then
Ago changes to before
Here changes to there
This changes to that

Indirect speech for exclamatory and imperative sentences.

Indirect speech of imperative sentence.

A sentence which expresses command, request, advice or suggestion is calledimperative sentence.
For example,
     •  Open the door.
     •  Please help me.
     •  Learn your lesson.

To change such sentences into indirect speech, the word “ordered” or “requested” or “advised” or “suggested” or “forbade” or “not to do” is added to reporting verb depending upon nature of imperative sentence in reported speech.

Examples.
           Direct speech: He said to me, “please help me”
           Indirect Speech: He requested me to help him.
           Direct speech: She said to him, “you should work hard for exam”
           Indirect Speech: He suggested him to work hard for exam.
           Direct speech: They said to him, “do not tell a lie”
           Indirect Speech: They said to him not to tell a lie.
           Direct speech: He said, “open the door”
           Indirect Speech: He ordered to open the door.
           Direct speech: The teacher said to student, “do not waste time”
           Indirect Speech: The teacher advised the students not to waste time.
           Direct speech: He said, “please give me glass of water”
           Indirect Speech: He requested to give him a glass of water.
           Direct speech: Doctor said to me, “Do not smoke”
           Indirect Speech: Doctor advised me not to smoke.
           Direct speech: The teacher said to him, “Get out”
           Indirect Speech: The teacher ordered him to get out.

Indirect speech of exclamatory sentences.

Sentence which expresses state of joy or sorrow or wonder is called exclamatory sentence.
For example.
             •  Hurrah! We won the match.
             •  Alas! I failed the test.
             •  Wow! What a nice shirt it is.

To change such sentences, the words “exclaimed with joy” or “exclaimed with sorrow” or “exclaimed with wonder” is added in the reporting verb depending upon the nature of exclamatory sentence in indirect speech.

Examples.
     Direct speech: He said, “Hurrah! I won a prize”
     Indirect Speech: He exclaimed with joy that he had won a prize.
     Direct speech: She said, “Alas! I failed in exam”
     Indirect Speech: She exclaimed with sorrow that she failed in the exam.
     Direct speech: John said, “Wow! What a nice shirt it is”
     Indirect Speech: John exclaimed with wonder that it was a nice shirt.
     Direct speech: She said, “Hurrah! I am selected for the job”
     Indirect Speech: She exclaimed with joy that she was selected for the job.
     Direct speech: He said, “Oh no! I missed the train”
     Indirect Speech: He exclaimed with sorrow that he had missed the train.
     Direct speech: They said, “Wow! What a pleasant weather it is”
     Indirect Speech:  They exclaimed with wonder that it was a pleasant weather.

Indirect speech for sentence having MODALS, “can, may, must,

                               Present modals are changed to past modals

Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
Indirect speech for sentence having MODALS, “can, may, must, should, ought to”
CAN changes into COULD
He said, “I can drive a car” She said, “he can play a violin.” They said, “we can climb on a hill”	He said that he could drive a car. She said that he could play a violin. They said that they can climb on a hill.
MAY changes into MIGHT
He said, “I may buy a computer” She said, “he may visit a doctor.” They said, “they may go to zoo”	He said that he might buy a computer. She said that he might visit a doctor. They said that they might go to zoo.
MUST changes into HAD TO
He said, “I must work hard” She said, “they must carry on their work” I said to him, “you must learn the test-taking strategies”	He said that he had to work hard. She said that they had to carry on their work. I said to him that he had to learn the test-taking strategies.

 

Indirect speech for sentence having MODALS, should, ought to, might, would, and could”

 

               The modal will not change in indirect speech

Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
THESE MODALS DO NOT CHANGE Would, could, might,  should, ought to”
Would
They said, “we would apply for a visa” He said, “I would start a business. She said, “I would appear in exam”	They said that they would apply for visa. He said that he would start a business. She said that she would appear in the exam.
Could
She said, “she could play a piano” They said, “we couldn’t learn the lesson” He said, “I could run faster”	She said that she could play a violin. They said they couldn’t learn the lesson. He said that he could run faster.
Might
He said, “guests might come” She said, “it might rain” John said, “I might meet him”	He said that guest might come. She said that it might rain. John said that he might meet him.
Should
He said, “I should avail the opportunity” She said, “I should help a him” They said, “we should take the exam”	He said that he should avail the opportunity. She said that she should help him. They said that they should take the exam.
Ought to
He said to me, “you ought to wait for him” She said, “I ought to learn method of study” They said, we ought to attend our classes”	He said to me that I ought to wait for him. She said that she ought to learn method of study. They said that they ought to attend their classes.