Class 10th

Here is a list of some of the popular idioms in English:

• Break the ice: To start a conversation in a social setting and make everyone comfortable
• A blessing in disguise: Something that appears bad at first, but turns out to be good
• Hit the sack: To go to sleep
• Spill the beans: To disclose/ reveal a secret
• Under the weather: Feeling unwell
• Once in a blue moon: Something happens extremely rarely
• Kill two birds with one stone: To achieve two things with one action
• When pigs fly: Something that will never happen
• Let the CAT out of the bag: To reveal something accidentally

Idioms are phrases with a figurative meaning that is understood culturally. Such phrases usually have a very different meaning when compared to their literal definition.

Example of Idiom: "It's raining cats and dogs" means it's raining heavily.

The simple past tense describes a completed action in the past, while the past continuous tense describes an action in progress at a specific time in the past. For example: I went to the gym yesterday. (simple past tense); I was reading when the it started raining. (past continuous).

The simple past tense is a fundamental part of English grammar that expresses completed actions in the past, indicating a clear beginning and end to those actions. It helps in accurate storytelling, exam performance, and effective daily communication.

Here is a list of some books that students can consider to cover the topic of simple past tense extensively and effectively.

The simple past tense in English, according to Oxford Learner's Dictionaries, is used to 'describe actions or events that happened at a specific time in the past and are now completed. It's often used in narratives to recount completed actions in the past.'

Ellipsis is an English punctuation mark with the symbol “.”. An ellipsis is three evenly spaced dots, which indicates an incomplete thought or omission of some words. These three dots show that the sentence has been left incomplete deliberately.

For example: I am not sure what to do … I think we should take a break.

Some punctuations are categorized as end punctuations. The end punctuations are:

• Periods (.) – It is used to mark an end to the sentences.
• Question marks (? ) – It is used to end the sentence to indicate a query or direct question.
• Exclamation marks (!) – It is used to end the sentence to indicate emphasis or strong emotions.

There are 14 punctuation marks in English. Of these, the commonly used 5 punctuation marks are:

• Commas
• Period or Full Stop
• Apostrophes
• Exclamation mark
• Question mark