{"product_id":"2940045674836","title":"Creating Long Sentences in English: Boost Your Communication Skills","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Book Covers The Following Topics:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatterns For Creating Long Sentences\u003cbr\u003e01 -- Using ‘-ING Form of Verbs’ (I)\u003cbr\u003e02 -- Using ‘-ING Form of Verbs’ (II)\u003cbr\u003e03 -- Using ‘-ING Form of Verbs’ (III)\u003cbr\u003e04 -- Using ‘With + -ING Form of Verbs’\u003cbr\u003e05 -- Using ‘Series’\u003cbr\u003e06 -- Using ‘From – To’\u003cbr\u003e07 -- Using ‘Connecting Words or Phrases’\u003cbr\u003e08 – Using ‘Parenthesis’\u003cbr\u003e09 – Miscellaneous Patterns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSample This:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e01 -- Using ‘-ING Form of Verbs’ (I)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExample 01:\u003cbr\u003eThe ongoing drought in the state is being described as the country's worst in many decades, causing agricultural distress and forcing villagers to move to urban areas looking for work.\u003cbr\u003eMain verb – described\u003cbr\u003e-ING form of verbs – causing, forcing\u003cbr\u003eExplanation:\u003cbr\u003eThe ongoing drought in the state is being described as the country's worst in many decades.\u003cbr\u003eDraught is causing agricultural distress.\u003cbr\u003eDraught is also forcing villagers to move to urban areas looking for work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExample 02:\u003cbr\u003eOffering huge relief to ten thousand families belonging to the below poverty line category in the state, minister directed Power Corporation Limited to waive pending domestic power bills for last 10 months.\u003cbr\u003eMain verb – directed\u003cbr\u003e-ING form of verbs – offering, belonging\u003cbr\u003eExplanation:\u003cbr\u003eMinister directed Power Corporation Limited to waive pending domestic power bills for last 10 months.\u003cbr\u003eMinister offered huge relief to ten thousand families.\u003cbr\u003eFamilies belonged to the below poverty line category in the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExample 03:\u003cbr\u003eA deadly winter storm blanketed a huge swath of the US, grounding flights, turning highways into the ice rinks and knocking out power to tens of thousands preparing for the New Year holiday.\u003cbr\u003eMain verb – blanketed\u003cbr\u003e-ING form of verbs – grounding, turning, knocking, preparing\u003cbr\u003eExplanation:\u003cbr\u003eA deadly winter storm blanketed a huge swath of the US.\u003cbr\u003eStorm grounded flights.\u003cbr\u003eStorm turned highways into the ice rinks.\u003cbr\u003eStorm knocked out power to tens of thousands who were preparing for the New Year holiday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExample 04:\u003cbr\u003eFrom undertaking constructions activities when it did not have funds, never submitting utilization certificates for works it did, charging high centage than all other procuring excess expenditure and rarely accounting for unspent balances, the department indulged in financial jugglery that could put the best accountants to shame.\u003cbr\u003eMain verb – indulged\u003cbr\u003e-ING form of verbs – undertaking, submitting, charging, accounting\u003cbr\u003eExplanation:\u003cbr\u003eThe department indulged in financial jugglery that could put the best accountants to shame.\u003cbr\u003eDepartment undertook constructions activities when it did not have funds.\u003cbr\u003eDepartment never submitted utilization certificates for works it did.\u003cbr\u003eDepartment charged high centage than all other procuring excess expenditure.\u003cbr\u003eDepartment rarely accounted for unspent balances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExample 05:\u003cbr\u003eCity continued to reel under massive traffic jams due to water-logging as heavy rains lashed the city for second consecutive day, flooding several arterial roads and leaving commuters stranded for hours while exposing civic bodies’ lack of preparedness to deal with the perennial problem.\u003cbr\u003eMain verbs – continued, lashed\u003cbr\u003e-ING form of verbs – flooding, leaving, exposing\u003cbr\u003eExplanation:\u003cbr\u003eCity continued to reel under massive traffic jams due to water-logging.\u003cbr\u003eHeavy rains lashed the city for second consecutive day.\u003cbr\u003eHeavy rains flooded several arterial roads.\u003cbr\u003eHeavy rains left commuters stranded for hours.\u003cbr\u003eHeavy rains exposed civic bodies’ lack of preparedness to deal with the perennial problem.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manik Joshi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47110341853424,"sku":"2940045674836","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045674836_p0.jpg?v=1763681861","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045674836","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}