ADD (Explained in Hindi)

ADD के साथ preposition TO use किया जाता है, into नहीं; जैसे

a) They are going to add some more items to the existing ones soon.
b) When a prefix is added to a word, you make a new word

INCORRECT: The other ingredients are then added into the mixture.
CORRECT: The other ingredients are then added to the mixture.

Agree (Explained in Hindi)

1. ‘AGREE WITH’ somebody or something

Verb AGREE का अर्थ जब किसी व्यक्ति अथवा बात से एक ही राय रखना होता है (to have the same opinion) तो व्यक्ति और वस्तु दोनों के लिए AGREE के साथ preposition WITH का use किया जाता है; जैसे

a) I agree with Jitesh.
b) He agreed with my idea.
c) You can’t expect everyone to agree with you all the time

INCORRECT: In many ways I agree to his statement.
CORRECT: In many ways I agree with his statement.

NOTE-I: इस अर्थ के लिए preposition WITH का use आवश्यक होता है, हम ‘Agree somebody/something’ नहीं कह सकते. हम ‘Is/Am/Are agreed with’ भी नहीं कह सकते; जैसे

INCORRECT: I am agreed with you.
CORRECT: I agree with you.

INCORRECT: I am agreed that students should get enough time for activities other than reading also.
CORRECT: I agree that students should get enough time for activities other than reading also.

NOTE-II: AGREE के इस अर्थ के लिए इस verb को continuous form में use नहीं कर सकते, अर्थात AGREEING अशुद्ध है; जैसे

INCORRECT: I am agreeing with Jitesh.
CORRECT: I agree with Jitesh.

NOTE-III: ‘THE FACT THAT’ के साथ ACCEPT अथवा APPRECIATE का use किया जाता है, AGREE का नहीं; जैसे

INCORRECT: I agree to the fact that smoking is extremely dangerous.
CORRECT: I accept the fact that smoking is extremely dangerous.

INCORRECT: I agree with the fact that everybody should go to cast his vote.
CORRECT: I accept the fact that everybody should go to cast his vote.

2. ‘AGREE TO’ something

Verb AGREE का अर्थ जब किसी बात से सहमत (accept) होना होता है तो इसके साथ preposition TO का use किया जाता है, वो भी सिर्फ वस्तुओं (things) के लिए व्यक्तिओं के साथ नहीं; जैसे

a) He had agreed to the use of force.
b) The bank manager has agreed to our request for a loan.
c) I don’t understand why he doesn’t agree to the divorce.

3. AGREE ON

AGREE ON = किसी निर्णय पर पहुंचना. अगर लोग किसी बात को लेकर इकठ्ठे किसी निर्णय पर पहुँचते हैं तो AGREE के साथ preposition ON का use किया जाता है; जैसे

a) We agreed on a date for the party.
b) We couldn’t agree on what to buy.

NOTE: AGREE ON की स्थान पर AGREE + THAT-CLAUSE का use भी किया जा सकता है; जैसे

They agreed on postponing of the meeting.
= They agreed that the meeting should be postponed.

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ADD (Explained in English)

We say ADD TO, not ADD INTO, e.g.

a) They are going to add some more items to the existing ones soon.
b) When a prefix is added to a word, you make a new word

INCORRECT: The other ingredients are then added into the mixture.
CORRECT: The other ingredients are then added to the mixture.

Agree (Explained in English)

1. ‘AGREE WITH’ somebody or something

When the verb AGREE means to have the same opinion, we say AGREE WITH for people as well as things; e.g.

a) I agree with Jitesh.
b) He agreed with my idea.
c) You can’t expect everyone to agree with you all the time

INCORRECT: In many ways I agree to his statement.
CORRECT: In many ways I agree with his statement.

NOTE-I: In this meaning, the preposition WITH is necessary here, you can’t say ‘Agree somebody/something’. Also you can’t say it in the present tense like this: ‘Are agreed with’; e.g.

INCORRECT: I am agreed with you.
CORRECT: I agree with you.

INCORRECT: I am agreed that students should get enough time for activities other than reading also.
CORRECT: I agree that students should get enough time for activities other than reading also.

NOTE-II: When we use AGREE with the above meaning, we don’t use its continuous form i.e. AGREEING; e.g.

INCORRECT: I am agreeing with Jitesh.
CORRECT: I agree with Jitesh.

NOTE-III: With THE FACT THAT we use ACCEPT or APPRECIATE, not AGREE; e.g.

INCORRECT: I agree to the fact that smoking is extremely dangerous.
CORRECT: I accept the fact that smoking is extremely dangerous.

INCORRECT: I agree with the fact that everybody should go to cast his vote.
CORRECT: I accept the fact that everybody should go to cast his vote.

2. ‘AGREE TO’ something

When the verb AGREE means to accept something, we use AGREE TO for things (not PEOPLE); e.g.

a) He had agreed to the use of force.
b) The bank manager has agreed to our request for a loan.
c) I don’t understand why he doesn’t agree to the divorce.

3. AGREE ON

AGREE ON = to reach a decision. If people reach a decision together about something, we use AGREE ON; e.g.

a) We agreed on a date for the party.
b) We couldn’t agree on what to buy.

NOTE: We can also use AGREE + THAT-CLAUSE instead of AGREE ON; e.g.

They agreed on postponing of the meeting.
= They agreed that the meeting should be postponed.

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