[Written by Tanisha Pande of Batch of 2017 (NALSAR), this article is the first of the 'CLATGyan Reading Comprehension' series. A link to the second article of this series has been provided at the bottom.] Reading Comprehension. Two simple words, right? Wrong! These two words carry a ...

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Before you start reading this, make sure you’ve read the three previous posts of the ‘Reading Comprehension Series’. Find the first one here, second one here and the third one here. Once you’ve tackled the problem of actually READING the comprehension and getting a ...

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In German an idiom is called a ‘Spracheigentuemlichkeit’, which means a peculiarity of a language. This is exactly what an idiom is. It is a conventionalized expression which usually means something very different from its literal meaning and is used by native speakers of the language all the ...

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Before you start reading this, make sure you've read the two previous posts of the 'Reading Comprehension Series'. Find the first one here and the second one here. Once you’ve familiarised yourself with reading the RCs, you need to start answering the questions. ...

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Now that we know that there will be no proper vocabulary in CLAT 2011 and what actually is going to be asked is contextual vocabulary, we bring you this exercise, which deals specifically with idioms. Idioms are an essential part of contextual vocabulary and make sure you practice ...

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Read. Well, it’s called a reading comprehension for a reason. If you are not used to reading long passages, then please start practicing now. And no, this is not long enough. Go read this for practice. Hehe, I was just kidding. Passages are going to be ...

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Pronouns are words used to replace noun or noun groups. There are many times of pronouns and a list will make you faint. But wait! CLAT is going to test you only on the usage. So, CHILL!! But a broad knowledge about the types of pronouns will make life simpler. So, ...

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After discussing sentence corrections in terms of subject verb agreements and modifiers we now go on to delve into another aspect of sentence correction, that of pronoun agreement and comparisons. Pronoun Agreement The pronoun being used depends on whether it is being used as the subject ...

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The fluency of a language can be gauged by the ability to find mistakes and correct them. For this, one should be very clear with grammatical rules. We will be discussing sentence correction under the following heads: Subject-Verb Agreement Modifiers Pronoun Agreement Comparisons Subject Verb Agreement. The verb and the subject must always ...

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Prepositions are words used to link objects (nouns) or persons (pronouns) with other words in a sentence. The main noun or pronoun which is used with a Preposition is called its OBJECT. Example : There are monkeys frolicking in the garden. Here the Preposition ‘in’ links the other words ...

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