Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Grammar Post
Well i am at a loss for specifically what i need in grammar.. not saying by any means that i am perfect but i found a site that had english grammar terms and just briefly explained everything reviewing even simple things(which is probably a good thing for me).
Since there is not neccessarily any rule it just explains it i am putting down about half of the page of information they give.
Active VoiceIn the active voice, the subject of the verb does the action (eg They killed the President). See also Passive Voice.
AdjectiveA word like big, red, easy, French etc. An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.
AdverbA word like slowly, quietly, well, often etc. An adverb modifies a verb.
ArticleThe "indefinite" articles are a and an. The "definite article" is the.
Auxiliary VerbA verb that is used with a main verb. Be, do and have are auxiliary verbs. Can, may, must etc are modal auxiliary verbs.
ClauseA group of words containing a subject and its verb (for example: It was late when he arrived).
ConjunctionA word used to connect words, phrases and clauses (for example: and, but, if).
InfinitiveThe basic form of a verb as in to work or work.
InterjectionAn exclamation inserted into an utterance without grammatical connection (for example: oh!, ah!, ouch!, well!).
Modal VerbAn auxiliary verb like can, may, must etc that modifies the main verb and expresses possibility, probability etc. It is also called "modal auxiliary verb".
NounA word like table, dog, teacher, America etc. A noun is the name of an object, concept, person or place. A "concrete noun" is something you can see or touch like a person or car. An "abstract noun" is something that you cannot see or touch like a decision or happiness. A "countable noun" is something that you can count (for example: bottle, song, dollar). An "uncountable noun" is something that you cannot count (for example: water, music, money).
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/grammar-glossary.htm
Since there is not neccessarily any rule it just explains it i am putting down about half of the page of information they give.
Active VoiceIn the active voice, the subject of the verb does the action (eg They killed the President). See also Passive Voice.
AdjectiveA word like big, red, easy, French etc. An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.
AdverbA word like slowly, quietly, well, often etc. An adverb modifies a verb.
ArticleThe "indefinite" articles are a and an. The "definite article" is the.
Auxiliary VerbA verb that is used with a main verb. Be, do and have are auxiliary verbs. Can, may, must etc are modal auxiliary verbs.
ClauseA group of words containing a subject and its verb (for example: It was late when he arrived).
ConjunctionA word used to connect words, phrases and clauses (for example: and, but, if).
InfinitiveThe basic form of a verb as in to work or work.
InterjectionAn exclamation inserted into an utterance without grammatical connection (for example: oh!, ah!, ouch!, well!).
Modal VerbAn auxiliary verb like can, may, must etc that modifies the main verb and expresses possibility, probability etc. It is also called "modal auxiliary verb".
NounA word like table, dog, teacher, America etc. A noun is the name of an object, concept, person or place. A "concrete noun" is something you can see or touch like a person or car. An "abstract noun" is something that you cannot see or touch like a decision or happiness. A "countable noun" is something that you can count (for example: bottle, song, dollar). An "uncountable noun" is something that you cannot count (for example: water, music, money).
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/grammar-glossary.htm
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Rereading America
America the Beautiful: What we're fighting for.by Dinesh D' Souza. I really enjoyed reading this selection. I had to agree with many points that the author made. I was interested to think on the flip side that many other countries hate America partly because we are so good and they are jealous of our freedom and other values.
I really that it was sad think that people are dying to damage the US. There is something that is very wrong with that. Something that i found interesting was that Islamic critics say, "America appeals to what is most degraded about human nature; by contrast islamic societies may be poor and backward but they atleast aspire to virtue. Even if they fall short they are tying to live by God's law." and Americans have a hard time answering back to this.
It is intersting to find the great differences that we have between countires. Hopefull these problems will resolve.. (highly unlikely).. How many things have to go wrong before maybe something will go right? Who knows but i guess its worth a shot i mean hey we are fighting for our country hopefully others (lesser) countries will be able to do the same.
I really that it was sad think that people are dying to damage the US. There is something that is very wrong with that. Something that i found interesting was that Islamic critics say, "America appeals to what is most degraded about human nature; by contrast islamic societies may be poor and backward but they atleast aspire to virtue. Even if they fall short they are tying to live by God's law." and Americans have a hard time answering back to this.
It is intersting to find the great differences that we have between countires. Hopefull these problems will resolve.. (highly unlikely).. How many things have to go wrong before maybe something will go right? Who knows but i guess its worth a shot i mean hey we are fighting for our country hopefully others (lesser) countries will be able to do the same.
Grammar Post
Well.. i am running out of grammar posts but something that i found that i know i do struggle with is abbreviations after a name. The site that i found really was good atleast for me hopefully this can help someone else.
Abbreviations after a name--such as Jr., Sr., and academic titles--are set off by commas. They begin with a capital letter and end with a period.
Do not use the abbreviations unless they follow the name.
Correct: William F. Buckley, Jr. Walter Judd, M.D.
Incorrect: The average M.D. sees forty patients day. (Does not follow name)
Correct: The average medical doctor sees forty patients a day.
In a full sentence, each abbreviation after a name is set off by a comma both before and after. No comma is needed at the end if the sentence ends with the abbreviation.
Correct: The Hon. Rep. Walter Judd, M.D., represented a Minnesota district in the U.S. Congress.
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000055.htm
Abbreviations after a name--such as Jr., Sr., and academic titles--are set off by commas. They begin with a capital letter and end with a period.
Do not use the abbreviations unless they follow the name.
Correct: William F. Buckley, Jr. Walter Judd, M.D.
Incorrect: The average M.D. sees forty patients day. (Does not follow name)
Correct: The average medical doctor sees forty patients a day.
In a full sentence, each abbreviation after a name is set off by a comma both before and after. No comma is needed at the end if the sentence ends with the abbreviation.
Correct: The Hon. Rep. Walter Judd, M.D., represented a Minnesota district in the U.S. Congress.
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000055.htm
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
The Crucible
I went and saw The Crucible for extra credit. I really quite enjoyed it! I was very surpised to see that the way they set up the play was on the stage so you were like right next to the actors that was way different then i am used to but i think i did like it that way overall. The story line was very interesting i have read the book and seen the movie and now the play and i really like them all in differnt ways. I really thought that the actors were incredible! i have no idea how they can memorize that much stuff! i mean the play was nearly three hours.. ya way long but it went by really fast! i would recommend that anyone go see it!
Grammar Post
A little bit of everything... yup thats what i need help with so I found this website that was actually pretty helpful it just has a few tips for what commonly people mess up on. I know i struggle with grammar in general but here is one rule of the many for active/passive verbs.
In sentences written in active voice, the subject performs the action expressed in the verb; the subject acts.
In sentences written in passive voice, the subject receives the action expressed in the verb; the subject is acted upon. The agent performing the action may appear in a "by the . . ." phrase or may be omitted.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html
In sentences written in active voice, the subject performs the action expressed in the verb; the subject acts.
In sentences written in passive voice, the subject receives the action expressed in the verb; the subject is acted upon. The agent performing the action may appear in a "by the . . ." phrase or may be omitted.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Grammar Post
ible? able?
which one do you use?i stuggle with this because they are so similar it is hard to know when you are supposed to use which one. i know it can be confusing sometimes but i found this website to be quite helpful.
If the root is not a complete word, add -ible.
aud + ible = audible
If the root is a complete word, add -able.
accept + able = acceptable
Some exceptions:
contemptible
digestible
flexible
responsible
irritable
inevitable
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelible.html
which one do you use?i stuggle with this because they are so similar it is hard to know when you are supposed to use which one. i know it can be confusing sometimes but i found this website to be quite helpful.
If the root is not a complete word, add -ible.
aud + ible = audible
If the root is a complete word, add -able.
accept + able = acceptable
Some exceptions:
contemptible
digestible
flexible
responsible
irritable
inevitable
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelible.html
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