PABULA
KALABAW AT NG PALAKA
Isang araw ay humahangos na umuwi ang magkapatid na palaka.
"Itay, itay, nakakita po kami ni kuya ng higanteng bakulaw sa palayan.
May matutulis na sungay at mahabang buntot. At ang itim ng kulay,
nakakatakot! po!" sigaw ng batang palaka.
"Ha ha ha! Kalabaw ang nakita ninyo at hindi higanteng bakulaw,"
natatawang sagot ng amang palaka.
"Eh, bakit po ang laki-laki niya?" tanong ng batang palaka.
"Wala yun! Tingnan nyo ako, kaya ko rin palakihin ang katawan ko, "
pagmamayabang ng amang palaka. Huminga siya ng malalim at
pinalaki ang kanyang tiyan.
"Mas malaki pa po siya sa inyo," anang batang palaka.
"Ganun?" Suminghot pa ng malalim ang amang palaka at lalung
pinalaki ang kanyang tiyan. "Ganito ba kalaki?" tanong niya.
"Mas malaki pa rin diyan!" sagot ng batang palaka.
Ibinuhos ng amang palaka ang kanyang lakas at suminghot ng
suminghot ng napakalalim hanggang sa naging napakalaki na ng
kanyang tiyan. Maya-maya pa ay bigla silang nakaring ng malakas
na "Pop!". Yun pala ay sumabog ang tiyan na siyang ikinamatay ng
ng amang palaka.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Ang Parabula ng Gutom na Utak
PARABULA
Ang Parabula ng Gutom na Utak
May isang propesor na nakipagkita sa isang Ginagalang na Pinunong Zen. Tinanong niya kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng Zen. Ang Pinuno ay matahimik na nagbbuhos ng tsaa sa isang tasa. Puno na ang tasa subali't patuloy pa rin ang kaniyang pagbuhos.
Ang propesor ay hindi nakatiis at tinanong kung bakit patuloy pa rin ang kaniyang pagbuhos kahit puno na ang tasa.
"Ibig kong ipakita saiyo," sagot ng inunong Zen," na katulad din yan nang iyong nasang maunawaan kung anong ibig sabihin ng Zen habang ang iyong utak ay puno". Kailangang
alisin mo muna ang iyong pinaniwalaan tungkol sa Zen bago mo unawain kung ano talaga ang Zen."
Ang Parabula ng Gutom na Utak
May isang propesor na nakipagkita sa isang Ginagalang na Pinunong Zen. Tinanong niya kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng Zen. Ang Pinuno ay matahimik na nagbbuhos ng tsaa sa isang tasa. Puno na ang tasa subali't patuloy pa rin ang kaniyang pagbuhos.
Ang propesor ay hindi nakatiis at tinanong kung bakit patuloy pa rin ang kaniyang pagbuhos kahit puno na ang tasa.
"Ibig kong ipakita saiyo," sagot ng inunong Zen," na katulad din yan nang iyong nasang maunawaan kung anong ibig sabihin ng Zen habang ang iyong utak ay puno". Kailangang
alisin mo muna ang iyong pinaniwalaan tungkol sa Zen bago mo unawain kung ano talaga ang Zen."
Major Works of Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club – (1989) The popular and critical success of this novel about the generational conflict between the protagonist, June, and three older Chinese women, members of a social club, establishes Tan's preeminence as the novelist of Chinese American women--immigrant mothers and their offspring--who see each other in terms of their struggles to achieve an identity in China and in America.
The Joy Luck Club comprises sixteen stories told by four Chinese immigrant women and their four American-born daughters, linked together by the narrative of Jing-mei Woo, whose mother had founded a women's social club in China to sustain its members' spirits during the communist revolution. In the novel, the club becomes a metaphor for the reconciliation of the conflict between maternal expectation and tradition, and filial individuality and cultural independence.
The Bonesetter's Daughter- (2001) Amy Tan's fourth novel. Like much of her work, this novel deals with the relationship between an American-born Chinese woman and her immigrant mother. The Bonesetter's Daughter is divided into two major stories. The first is about Ruth, a Chinese-American woman living in San Francisco. She worries that her elderly mother, LuLing, is gradually becoming more and more demented. LuLing seems increasingly forgetful, and makes bizarre comments about her family and her own past. The second major story is that of LuLing herself, as written for Ruth. Several years earlier, LuLing had written out her life story in Chinese. Ruth arranges to have the document translated, and learns the truth about her mother's life in China.
Saving Fish from Drowning – (2005) The book opens with an article from the San Francisco Chronicle, stating that eleven tourists, including four men, five women, and two children have mysteriously vanished in Burma, after sailing away on a cruise on Christmas morning. From then on, the story is told through the omniscient first person narrative of Bibi Chen, the tour leader who unexpectedly dies before the trip takes place and who continues to watch over her friends as they journey towards their fate. The novel explores the relationships, insecurities and hidden strengths of the tourists, set against the uneasy political situation in Burma.
The Kitchen God's Wife - (1991) Written by Amy Tan, opens with the narrative voice of Pearl Louie Brandt, the American-born daughter of a Chinese mother and a Chinese-American father, who is a speech therapist living in San Jose. Pearl's mother, Winnie Louie, has called Pearl up to request that Pearl ask her daughters to attend the engagement party of Pearl's cousin Bao-Bao in San Francisco. Right away, Pearl feels a reluctance to oblige her mother, since she is more involved in her American identity—perhaps a result of her marriage to Phil, an American—than her Chinese background. Nevertheless, she feels an obligation to attend her families' festivity and knows she would feel guilty otherwise. Then, two days before the engagement party, Pearl receives another call from her mother telling her that Auntie Du has died and that the funeral will be arranged for the day after the engagement party. So, with all of this on her shoulders, Pearl sets out toward San Francisco with her young daughters, Tessa and Cleo, and her husband.
Amy Tan wrote The Kitchen God’s Wife about her mother, Daisy. Most of Winnie’s story in the novel is drawn from Daisy’s life, including the difficult life and marriage she left behind in pre-communist China. The presentation of Winnie’s story, as she tells her story to Pearl, is reminiscent of the oral tradition. Tan, like Pearl, had never given much thought to her mother’s life in China, and she was amazed at what she learned.
The Joy Luck Club comprises sixteen stories told by four Chinese immigrant women and their four American-born daughters, linked together by the narrative of Jing-mei Woo, whose mother had founded a women's social club in China to sustain its members' spirits during the communist revolution. In the novel, the club becomes a metaphor for the reconciliation of the conflict between maternal expectation and tradition, and filial individuality and cultural independence.
The Bonesetter's Daughter- (2001) Amy Tan's fourth novel. Like much of her work, this novel deals with the relationship between an American-born Chinese woman and her immigrant mother. The Bonesetter's Daughter is divided into two major stories. The first is about Ruth, a Chinese-American woman living in San Francisco. She worries that her elderly mother, LuLing, is gradually becoming more and more demented. LuLing seems increasingly forgetful, and makes bizarre comments about her family and her own past. The second major story is that of LuLing herself, as written for Ruth. Several years earlier, LuLing had written out her life story in Chinese. Ruth arranges to have the document translated, and learns the truth about her mother's life in China.
Saving Fish from Drowning – (2005) The book opens with an article from the San Francisco Chronicle, stating that eleven tourists, including four men, five women, and two children have mysteriously vanished in Burma, after sailing away on a cruise on Christmas morning. From then on, the story is told through the omniscient first person narrative of Bibi Chen, the tour leader who unexpectedly dies before the trip takes place and who continues to watch over her friends as they journey towards their fate. The novel explores the relationships, insecurities and hidden strengths of the tourists, set against the uneasy political situation in Burma.
The Kitchen God's Wife - (1991) Written by Amy Tan, opens with the narrative voice of Pearl Louie Brandt, the American-born daughter of a Chinese mother and a Chinese-American father, who is a speech therapist living in San Jose. Pearl's mother, Winnie Louie, has called Pearl up to request that Pearl ask her daughters to attend the engagement party of Pearl's cousin Bao-Bao in San Francisco. Right away, Pearl feels a reluctance to oblige her mother, since she is more involved in her American identity—perhaps a result of her marriage to Phil, an American—than her Chinese background. Nevertheless, she feels an obligation to attend her families' festivity and knows she would feel guilty otherwise. Then, two days before the engagement party, Pearl receives another call from her mother telling her that Auntie Du has died and that the funeral will be arranged for the day after the engagement party. So, with all of this on her shoulders, Pearl sets out toward San Francisco with her young daughters, Tessa and Cleo, and her husband.
Amy Tan wrote The Kitchen God’s Wife about her mother, Daisy. Most of Winnie’s story in the novel is drawn from Daisy’s life, including the difficult life and marriage she left behind in pre-communist China. The presentation of Winnie’s story, as she tells her story to Pearl, is reminiscent of the oral tradition. Tan, like Pearl, had never given much thought to her mother’s life in China, and she was amazed at what she learned.
A Critical analysis of the hundred secret senses
Tan’s books are often included as a part of the multicultural curriculum of high schools and colleges, an honor which caused her much ambivalence and led her to writing a speech, “Required Reading and Other Dangerous Subject”, which she has since delivered in universities across the country. She is also the editor for the 1999 edition of Best American short stories. Due to public demand her work has been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Catalan, Finnish, Norweign, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic, Russian, Estonian, Serbo-Croation, Czech, Polish, Hebrew, Greek, Tagalog and Indonesian.
She was also interested in writing children’s books like The Moon Lady (1992) and The Chinese Siamese Cat (1994). The latter is now being developed into a children’s television series and is a part of symphony program of words and music produced and conducted by George Daughtery. Along with other novelist Stephen King and columnist Dave Barry. Tan is also a member of the Literary garage band, the Rock Bottom Remainders, for which she sings the Nancy Sinatra classic. Amy Tan has been married to Lou De Mattei since 1974. They live in the San Francisco Bay with pets. Since 1999 she has suffered from neurological Lyme disease and has become an outspoken advocate on behalf of people with disease.
Characters:
Olivia Laguni – Olivia is half Chinese-American born. She tries to retain a western outlook on life until the arrival of her half sister Kwan. She was arrogant and self centered and she blames all the negatives in her life on someone else. At the end, she realized the importance of her sister in a dramatic and typical preserved Chinese fashion.
Kwan Li – Kwan speaks with a Chinese accent. She was the half sister of Olivia that came from China to live with them. Kwan’s character was the opposite of Olivia, she was an optimist, warm, and mysterious mystical lady. Kwan reveals that she has “yin eyes”, she talks of the yin people and her constant contact with them, of this character of her, she becomes the “mother” to Olivia even Olivia hates her for it. Kwan holds an unconditional love for her sister despite of all the schemes that Olivia did to her.
Analysis:
The Hundred secret Senses feature the stories told by two half-sisters Kwan, a Chinese-born fifty year old woman and Olivia, the younger biracial coherione born in the US. It was published in 1995. One of the authors best love work, different dimensions of times are strongly connected with the manifold narrative. A hundred Secret Senses explores the cultural differences of the ancient east and the modern west, through the compelling characters of Kwan and her sisters Libby. Appeared on the New York Time best seller.
The story portrays the cultural differences of the ancient east and the modern west, through the compelling characters of Kwan and her sisters Libby. Kwan in the story, is the protagonist who is described as a warm, charming and overwhelmingly positive person. The story’s point of view is first person narrator. Because this is a novel, dialogues are very important which makes it more understandable and convincing, it can also reveals character. This is combinations of dramatic and an intriguing story for it centers on the behaviors and feelings of each character. There’s a touch of mystery behind the character itself, for it speaks about the reincarnation of Numumu in the personality of Kwan. The character are revealed through the description of physical characteristics and their social standing. The setting in the story is well-described. The language used is simple and understandable. The author uses many description for easy understanding because this novel is the authors reflection of her own cultural concerns. The story focuses more on the relationship of Kwan to her sister Libby and her “yin eyes”. The story is also a real in the sense that Olivia’s mother ignores her that is unfortunately a very real problem. Olivia’s father left his family in China, a problem which must have been incountered by many families.
Themes and Symbols:
The story is written in first person through Olivia’s eyes. On the first chapter of this novel there is a mention of a grasshopper, it is brought by Kwan from China as a pet. The grasshopper incident signifies the fact that Olivia has no appreciation for Kwan and her Chinese heritage. The story becomes dramatic when Kwan reveals that she has “yin eyes”. The yin eyes symbolized the ancestry of Kwan and Olivia. Kwan arrives from China following the death of their father and shakes Olivia’s world. She tries to push Kwan away, embarrassed by Kwan’s ability to make unconscious fool of her self. The fact that Olivia does not like Kwan is a symbol of her indifference toward Chinese culture. The story encounters irony in Olivia’s life experience. Olivia wants her mothers attention more than anything, but she does not received it. Kwan becomes “mother” and Olivia hates her for it. Things are not always what they seem.
She was also interested in writing children’s books like The Moon Lady (1992) and The Chinese Siamese Cat (1994). The latter is now being developed into a children’s television series and is a part of symphony program of words and music produced and conducted by George Daughtery. Along with other novelist Stephen King and columnist Dave Barry. Tan is also a member of the Literary garage band, the Rock Bottom Remainders, for which she sings the Nancy Sinatra classic. Amy Tan has been married to Lou De Mattei since 1974. They live in the San Francisco Bay with pets. Since 1999 she has suffered from neurological Lyme disease and has become an outspoken advocate on behalf of people with disease.
Characters:
Olivia Laguni – Olivia is half Chinese-American born. She tries to retain a western outlook on life until the arrival of her half sister Kwan. She was arrogant and self centered and she blames all the negatives in her life on someone else. At the end, she realized the importance of her sister in a dramatic and typical preserved Chinese fashion.
Kwan Li – Kwan speaks with a Chinese accent. She was the half sister of Olivia that came from China to live with them. Kwan’s character was the opposite of Olivia, she was an optimist, warm, and mysterious mystical lady. Kwan reveals that she has “yin eyes”, she talks of the yin people and her constant contact with them, of this character of her, she becomes the “mother” to Olivia even Olivia hates her for it. Kwan holds an unconditional love for her sister despite of all the schemes that Olivia did to her.
Analysis:
The Hundred secret Senses feature the stories told by two half-sisters Kwan, a Chinese-born fifty year old woman and Olivia, the younger biracial coherione born in the US. It was published in 1995. One of the authors best love work, different dimensions of times are strongly connected with the manifold narrative. A hundred Secret Senses explores the cultural differences of the ancient east and the modern west, through the compelling characters of Kwan and her sisters Libby. Appeared on the New York Time best seller.
The story portrays the cultural differences of the ancient east and the modern west, through the compelling characters of Kwan and her sisters Libby. Kwan in the story, is the protagonist who is described as a warm, charming and overwhelmingly positive person. The story’s point of view is first person narrator. Because this is a novel, dialogues are very important which makes it more understandable and convincing, it can also reveals character. This is combinations of dramatic and an intriguing story for it centers on the behaviors and feelings of each character. There’s a touch of mystery behind the character itself, for it speaks about the reincarnation of Numumu in the personality of Kwan. The character are revealed through the description of physical characteristics and their social standing. The setting in the story is well-described. The language used is simple and understandable. The author uses many description for easy understanding because this novel is the authors reflection of her own cultural concerns. The story focuses more on the relationship of Kwan to her sister Libby and her “yin eyes”. The story is also a real in the sense that Olivia’s mother ignores her that is unfortunately a very real problem. Olivia’s father left his family in China, a problem which must have been incountered by many families.
Themes and Symbols:
The story is written in first person through Olivia’s eyes. On the first chapter of this novel there is a mention of a grasshopper, it is brought by Kwan from China as a pet. The grasshopper incident signifies the fact that Olivia has no appreciation for Kwan and her Chinese heritage. The story becomes dramatic when Kwan reveals that she has “yin eyes”. The yin eyes symbolized the ancestry of Kwan and Olivia. Kwan arrives from China following the death of their father and shakes Olivia’s world. She tries to push Kwan away, embarrassed by Kwan’s ability to make unconscious fool of her self. The fact that Olivia does not like Kwan is a symbol of her indifference toward Chinese culture. The story encounters irony in Olivia’s life experience. Olivia wants her mothers attention more than anything, but she does not received it. Kwan becomes “mother” and Olivia hates her for it. Things are not always what they seem.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
The Importance of Grammar
Grammar; Its Importance in English Communication
Grammar is important in communication. Grammar is the study of the structure and meaning of human language; the term is also applied to books that set out rules governing a language’s usage. Grammar maybe understood either in a traditional sense, designating an unbroken chain of theories about language extending back to ancient Greece., or in a more modern way. In current linguistics, grammar is defined as, the body of tacit knowledge that constitute a speaker’s voice group of his language.
Grammar is the study of the forms of words and their arrangement in sentence; a system of rules for speaking and writing judge d with regard to correctness of spelling, syntax, etc.
Scholars have analyzed all known languages, and have reduced the users and forms of words and their combinations to a set of rules derived from usage. The manner in which words may be put together to form sentences is called grammar.
Grammar is, first is rules for language: the system for rules by which word are formed and put together to form sentences; second is particular set of language rules: the rule for speaking or writing is particular language, or an analysis of the rules of a particular aspects of language (Spanish grammar and case grammar);third is quality of language: the spoken or written form of language that somebody uses with regard to accept standard of correctness (bad grammar) fourth is grammar book: a book dealing with the grammar of a language and fifth is Analytical system: a systematic treatment of elementary principles of a subject and their interrelationships.
Grammar includes such specific subtopics as morphology (the principles of word formation: see phonology and morphology), syntax, (the principles of sentence structures) and the part of speech. Descriptive grammar is observational and attempts to characterize the principles of words and sentences formation that speakers actually follow in using their language. On the other hand, prescriptive grammar, also called normative grammar, formulate rules about how people ought to speak or write.
Traditional grammar isolates and identifies language units of various sizes and develops rules for combining them into longer structures. A properly constituted structure–one formed according to the rules- is called grammatical; ungrammatical structures are those violate the rules. For example, a morphological rule for English is that nouns but not verbs can end in the suffix-ness. Forms such as quickness, fastness and present ness may or may not be nouns in English, but they cannot be verbs. A syntactic rule is that singular subjects take singular verbs.
In grammar, there are many kinds of grammatical elements such as using the present tense correctly: we use the simple present tense to express a habitual action, a general truth which is not repeated but which is true, we use present tense whenever refer to action done at present: using imperative correctly: the imperative form of the verb is used to give instruction of directions, make requests or give commands, It uses the base form of the verb; using question words correctly: Wh-question words , who, what, which are question words when the information needed is the subject of the modifiers of the subject; Going to and Will: we usually be going to+ base form of the verb (v) when we talk about our plane or intentions for the future. We can use Will for the same meaning although going to is more common; single-word, compound, phrasal modifiers. Single word modifiers are placed before the item described, whereas phrasal modifiers are placed after item described; coordinating correlative conjunctions: conjunctions such as and, or, but, yet, and so stand between join part of a sentence pattern of life construction ( between two nouns, two verbs, two phrases or clauses). They are called coordinators, coordinating conjunctions or conjunctive they join the grammatical elements of equal interest and importance; In clauses join by conjunctions, a comma, semi-colon, or period is placed is placed before the conjunction; sentence connectors are also called conjunctions, they resemble coordinating conjunction in that both join or stand between sentence patterns or independent clauses. Sentence connectors differ from coordinating conjunctions in that they occur at the end of or inside the second pattern or Independent clause, the conjunction can only occur between sentence patterns; Expressing relationship of ideas through subordination using subordinating connectives,in constructing sentences you can make one idea more pathetic than another by the process of subordination, that is by putting the main or important idea in the main clause , and the lesser or minor idea in the subordinate clause; subordinate clauses are dependent structures, they are meaningful only when they apart of larger sentence structure.
The advantages of knowing correct grammar, you can easily get other’s attention when you are vocalizing those words or sentences correctly, it can help you to be more confident in facing different people in their different fields, you can easily get jobs like being a call center representative, you can get along with the high society people, it can enhance your vocabulary wordings, it will enhance your ability to create some exception all essay of your own.
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American Slang
Dicey - Definition: Risky, dangerous Example: 1) Getting into a fight with Tim is very dicey -- he is a black belt in karate.
Wrong side of the track - Definition: The poor part of town. Example: 1) Chris came from the wrong side of the tracks, but eventually he became a millionaire. Etymology: In many American cities, the neighborhoods where poor people live are typically on one side of a city's railroad tracks, close to factories and sources of pollution. Synonyms: slum
Mystery Meat - Definition: Animal flesh that has been cooked so long and so badly that it cannot be identified; an unappealing food item of unknown origin, typically served to defenseless students in dining halls.
Example: Oh, no… it looks like mystery meat is on the menu again.
Five o'clock shadow - Definition: Facial stubble; a man's beard at the end of the day. Example: 1) Peter has a very heavy beard -- even though he shaves every morning, he gets a five o'clock shadow by lunchtime Etymology: The typical American workday ends at 'five o'clock' in the afternoon. A 'shadow' is a patch of darkness, or a hint of the presence of something. After spending a full day at work for eight or more hours, many men have a noticeable growth of facial hair, which is dark like a 'shadow' and hints at the beard that would grow if left unshaven.
Jane Doe - Definition: An unidentified woman or the average American woman.
Example:
1) The police found Jane Doe number 1 buried under the blanket in the back yard.
2) Jane Doe spends most of her time shopping for the latest fashions.
knucle sandwich - Definition: A punch in the face. Example: 1) If you don't stop bothering me, you're going 2) Sabah gave Peter a knuckle sandwich when she caught him looking at other girls. to get a knuckle sandwich.
Etymology: A 'sandwich' is an assortment of food between two pieces of bread, and 'knuckles' are the bones in your hand. So a 'knuckle sandwich' is a fist that goes straight toward your mouth.
Hole in the Wall - Definition: A small, simple place, particularly a shop or restaurant.
Example: 1) Let's go to the Italian restaurant on Smith Street. It's just a hole in the wall, but the food is excellent. Etymology: This phrase has been used since the early 1800s. A 'hole' is an empty space, and a 'wall' is part of a building. So a 'hole in the wall' is a simple, undecorated space in a building.
Grammar is important in communication. Grammar is the study of the structure and meaning of human language; the term is also applied to books that set out rules governing a language’s usage. Grammar maybe understood either in a traditional sense, designating an unbroken chain of theories about language extending back to ancient Greece., or in a more modern way. In current linguistics, grammar is defined as, the body of tacit knowledge that constitute a speaker’s voice group of his language.
Grammar is the study of the forms of words and their arrangement in sentence; a system of rules for speaking and writing judge d with regard to correctness of spelling, syntax, etc.
Scholars have analyzed all known languages, and have reduced the users and forms of words and their combinations to a set of rules derived from usage. The manner in which words may be put together to form sentences is called grammar.
Grammar is, first is rules for language: the system for rules by which word are formed and put together to form sentences; second is particular set of language rules: the rule for speaking or writing is particular language, or an analysis of the rules of a particular aspects of language (Spanish grammar and case grammar);third is quality of language: the spoken or written form of language that somebody uses with regard to accept standard of correctness (bad grammar) fourth is grammar book: a book dealing with the grammar of a language and fifth is Analytical system: a systematic treatment of elementary principles of a subject and their interrelationships.
Grammar includes such specific subtopics as morphology (the principles of word formation: see phonology and morphology), syntax, (the principles of sentence structures) and the part of speech. Descriptive grammar is observational and attempts to characterize the principles of words and sentences formation that speakers actually follow in using their language. On the other hand, prescriptive grammar, also called normative grammar, formulate rules about how people ought to speak or write.
Traditional grammar isolates and identifies language units of various sizes and develops rules for combining them into longer structures. A properly constituted structure–one formed according to the rules- is called grammatical; ungrammatical structures are those violate the rules. For example, a morphological rule for English is that nouns but not verbs can end in the suffix-ness. Forms such as quickness, fastness and present ness may or may not be nouns in English, but they cannot be verbs. A syntactic rule is that singular subjects take singular verbs.
In grammar, there are many kinds of grammatical elements such as using the present tense correctly: we use the simple present tense to express a habitual action, a general truth which is not repeated but which is true, we use present tense whenever refer to action done at present: using imperative correctly: the imperative form of the verb is used to give instruction of directions, make requests or give commands, It uses the base form of the verb; using question words correctly: Wh-question words , who, what, which are question words when the information needed is the subject of the modifiers of the subject; Going to and Will: we usually be going to+ base form of the verb (v) when we talk about our plane or intentions for the future. We can use Will for the same meaning although going to is more common; single-word, compound, phrasal modifiers. Single word modifiers are placed before the item described, whereas phrasal modifiers are placed after item described; coordinating correlative conjunctions: conjunctions such as and, or, but, yet, and so stand between join part of a sentence pattern of life construction ( between two nouns, two verbs, two phrases or clauses). They are called coordinators, coordinating conjunctions or conjunctive they join the grammatical elements of equal interest and importance; In clauses join by conjunctions, a comma, semi-colon, or period is placed is placed before the conjunction; sentence connectors are also called conjunctions, they resemble coordinating conjunction in that both join or stand between sentence patterns or independent clauses. Sentence connectors differ from coordinating conjunctions in that they occur at the end of or inside the second pattern or Independent clause, the conjunction can only occur between sentence patterns; Expressing relationship of ideas through subordination using subordinating connectives,in constructing sentences you can make one idea more pathetic than another by the process of subordination, that is by putting the main or important idea in the main clause , and the lesser or minor idea in the subordinate clause; subordinate clauses are dependent structures, they are meaningful only when they apart of larger sentence structure.
The advantages of knowing correct grammar, you can easily get other’s attention when you are vocalizing those words or sentences correctly, it can help you to be more confident in facing different people in their different fields, you can easily get jobs like being a call center representative, you can get along with the high society people, it can enhance your vocabulary wordings, it will enhance your ability to create some exception all essay of your own.
Posted by Deane at 7:56 AM 0 comments
American Slang
Dicey - Definition: Risky, dangerous Example: 1) Getting into a fight with Tim is very dicey -- he is a black belt in karate.
Wrong side of the track - Definition: The poor part of town. Example: 1) Chris came from the wrong side of the tracks, but eventually he became a millionaire. Etymology: In many American cities, the neighborhoods where poor people live are typically on one side of a city's railroad tracks, close to factories and sources of pollution. Synonyms: slum
Mystery Meat - Definition: Animal flesh that has been cooked so long and so badly that it cannot be identified; an unappealing food item of unknown origin, typically served to defenseless students in dining halls.
Example: Oh, no… it looks like mystery meat is on the menu again.
Five o'clock shadow - Definition: Facial stubble; a man's beard at the end of the day. Example: 1) Peter has a very heavy beard -- even though he shaves every morning, he gets a five o'clock shadow by lunchtime Etymology: The typical American workday ends at 'five o'clock' in the afternoon. A 'shadow' is a patch of darkness, or a hint of the presence of something. After spending a full day at work for eight or more hours, many men have a noticeable growth of facial hair, which is dark like a 'shadow' and hints at the beard that would grow if left unshaven.
Jane Doe - Definition: An unidentified woman or the average American woman.
Example:
1) The police found Jane Doe number 1 buried under the blanket in the back yard.
2) Jane Doe spends most of her time shopping for the latest fashions.
knucle sandwich - Definition: A punch in the face. Example: 1) If you don't stop bothering me, you're going 2) Sabah gave Peter a knuckle sandwich when she caught him looking at other girls. to get a knuckle sandwich.
Etymology: A 'sandwich' is an assortment of food between two pieces of bread, and 'knuckles' are the bones in your hand. So a 'knuckle sandwich' is a fist that goes straight toward your mouth.
Hole in the Wall - Definition: A small, simple place, particularly a shop or restaurant.
Example: 1) Let's go to the Italian restaurant on Smith Street. It's just a hole in the wall, but the food is excellent. Etymology: This phrase has been used since the early 1800s. A 'hole' is an empty space, and a 'wall' is part of a building. So a 'hole in the wall' is a simple, undecorated space in a building.
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