General English

Grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, error spotting, cloze test and sentence improvement.

6 MonthsDuration 14Chapters55Topics

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01Parts of Speech 4 topics

Noun and pronoun
Adjective and adverb
Verb and its forms
Words used as different parts of speech

02Tenses & Subject-Verb Agreement 4 topics

12 tenses and their use
Sequence of tenses
Rules of subject-verb agreement
Either-or, neither-nor, each, the number of

03Articles, Prepositions & Conjunctions 4 topics

A, an, the - rules and exceptions
Prepositions of time and place
Fixed prepositions (good at, accused of)
Correlative conjunctions (no sooner-than, hardly-when)

04Active & Passive Voice 4 topics

Voice change in all tenses
Interrogative sentences
Imperative sentences
Modals in passive voice

05Direct & Indirect Speech 4 topics

Change of reporting verb
Change of tense and pronoun
Questions and commands
Exclamations and wishes

06Synonyms & Antonyms 4 topics

High frequency exam words
Root words, prefixes and suffixes
Context based synonyms
Antonyms with prefixes

07One-Word Substitution 4 topics

Persons and professions
Phobias and manias
Government and study of subjects
Places and collections

08Idioms & Phrases 4 topics

Common idioms
Phrasal verbs
Proverbs
Usage in sentences

09Spelling Errors 4 topics

Double letter words
ie / ei rules
Commonly misspelt words
Silent letters

10Error Spotting 4 topics

Noun and pronoun errors
Verb and tense errors
Adjective, adverb and degree errors
Conjunction and preposition errors

11Sentence Improvement 4 topics

Phrase replacement
Conditional sentences
Gerund and infinitive
Redundancy and wrong usage

12Fill in the Blanks & Cloze Test 3 topics

Single and double fillers
Preposition and vocabulary blanks
Cloze passage technique

13Para Jumbles 3 topics

Finding the opening sentence
Linking words and pronouns
Chronological and logical order

14Reading Comprehension 5 topics

Fact based questions
Main idea and title
Inference questions
Vocabulary in context
Tone of the passage

About

You will be able to

Apply grammar rules of tenses, subject-verb agreement, articles and prepositions to spot errors
Convert sentences between active-passive voice and direct-indirect speech correctly
Build exam vocabulary - synonyms, antonyms, one-word substitutions, idioms and phrases
Solve sentence improvement, fill in the blanks, cloze test and para jumble questions
Read a passage quickly and answer fact, inference and vocabulary based comprehension questions
Attempt the English section of bank, SSC and defence exams within the time limit

Who it is for

IBPS PO / Clerk / RRB and SBI aspirants (English Language section)
SSC CGL / CHSL / MTS / GD, CDS, NDA, Agniveer and TET aspirants
Hindi-medium students who want to strengthen their exam English

What you need

Ability to read simple English sentences
A notebook for a daily vocabulary list

Questions

My English is weak. Can I clear the English section?

Yes. We start from basic grammar in simple Hindi-English explanation and move to exam questions step by step.

How should I improve vocabulary?

Learn 10 new words daily from our word list and revise them weekly through quizzes.

Is the course useful for descriptive papers?

The focus is objective English; letter and essay practice for SBI / IBPS PO mains is given as extra assignments.

How long does the course take?

About 6 months with regular classes, practice sets and mock tests.