any one a english major or sumthing?
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any one a english major or sumthing?
all of my life the hardest thing for me whas english. the hardest part of it whas when it came to the parts of speech. and sentence structure. I am 17 and I finally realize that I need to learn all of this. please any buddy help me.
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SilverFang - Posts: 277
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what can i do for you? i'm not a major but i'm pretty good! 
[color="DarkOrange"]"The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things... hey... the good things don't always soften the bad things; but vice-versa the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant." -11th Doctor
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
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c.t.,girl - Posts: 1428
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everthing about it. my teach dus no explain it good enouph for me. I ges start from the bigging....... like just give me the deffinition ane a few examples of each part of speech.
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SilverFang - Posts: 277
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like right now?!
[color="DarkOrange"]"The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things... hey... the good things don't always soften the bad things; but vice-versa the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant." -11th Doctor
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
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c.t.,girl - Posts: 1428
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I.... well if there is time. but if not then do not trouble your self. I dont want to do that to you or anybody else.
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SilverFang - Posts: 277
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i'm not sayin' i can't, i just wanted to know if you were on a time schedual for it or sumthin. so... be a lil more specific for me so i know exactly what you want *get enlgish book outta bag and flips through page* *looks up for a responce*
[color="DarkOrange"]"The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things... hey... the good things don't always soften the bad things; but vice-versa the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant." -11th Doctor
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
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c.t.,girl - Posts: 1428
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sadly I have a test on friday. it's over all the parts of speech and sentance structure. *breaths heavily*
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SilverFang - Posts: 277
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like pronouns, proper nouns, fragment sentences?
[color="DarkOrange"]"The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things... hey... the good things don't always soften the bad things; but vice-versa the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant." -11th Doctor
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
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c.t.,girl - Posts: 1428
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yes...... amung everthing else............ I feel completly stupid. but yes all of that. it just all confuses me. curse the ADD!
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SilverFang - Posts: 277
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it'll be okay. okay let's try this do you have a book ar sumthin like that for this class? if so, get it and cum back.
[color="DarkOrange"]"The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things... hey... the good things don't always soften the bad things; but vice-versa the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant." -11th Doctor
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
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c.t.,girl - Posts: 1428
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WHAT?! *puts hands on hips* j/k so i'm not perfect so what.
[color="DarkOrange"]"The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things... hey... the good things don't always soften the bad things; but vice-versa the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant." -11th Doctor
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
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The fox _____ the hollow log.
Everything that you can put in the blank is a preposition.
to, for, with, under, over, through, etc.
"to the hollow log is a prepositional phrase. Log is the object of the phrase and hollow is an adjective which describes log.
Everything that you can put in the blank is a preposition.
to, for, with, under, over, through, etc.
"to the hollow log is a prepositional phrase. Log is the object of the phrase and hollow is an adjective which describes log.
[color="Red"]Please visit Love146.org[/color]
A member of the Society of Hatted Members
If your pedantic about grammar, its unlikely that you'll copy and paste this into your sig, to.
A member of the Society of Hatted Members
If your pedantic about grammar, its unlikely that you'll copy and paste this into your sig, to.
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SilverFang - Posts: 277
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So that's all I got to say about that,
I am extremely good at English--well most of it! I will help you if I can.
There are eight parts of speech:
1. noun=person, place, or thing (dog, table, picture)
2. pronoun=this one always gets me however. I think it is this: (he, she, it, you, they, we, them, etc.)
3. preposition= (to, by, through, over, above, i.e.= The alien flew ABOVE me)
4. adjective=describes or modifies the noun. (pretty cat; dangerous man)
5. adverb=yes, it is highly different than the adjective. it describes verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs and constantly ends in -ly. (I happily jumped into the air)
6. interjection= WHOA! What did you just do?--Whoa is the interjection.
7. conjunction= (but, and, or, nor, yet, not only-but also)
8. verb=there is one in most every sentence. (I ATE lunch. You WATCHED anime. etc.)
Does this help at all?
There are eight parts of speech:
1. noun=person, place, or thing (dog, table, picture)
2. pronoun=this one always gets me however. I think it is this: (he, she, it, you, they, we, them, etc.)
3. preposition= (to, by, through, over, above, i.e.= The alien flew ABOVE me)
4. adjective=describes or modifies the noun. (pretty cat; dangerous man)
5. adverb=yes, it is highly different than the adjective. it describes verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs and constantly ends in -ly. (I happily jumped into the air)
6. interjection= WHOA! What did you just do?--Whoa is the interjection.
7. conjunction= (but, and, or, nor, yet, not only-but also)
8. verb=there is one in most every sentence. (I ATE lunch. You WATCHED anime. etc.)
Does this help at all?
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone
And so hold on when there is nothing left in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!' ...you'll be a Man, my son!
Rudyard Kipling
Satan, bite the dust!
"You are not who your mistakes say you are; you are not the sum of your failures!"---Rev. Billy Miller
Proverbs 18:24
To serve your turn long after they are gone
And so hold on when there is nothing left in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!' ...you'll be a Man, my son!
Rudyard Kipling
Satan, bite the dust!
"You are not who your mistakes say you are; you are not the sum of your failures!"---Rev. Billy Miller
Proverbs 18:24
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Ssjjvash - Posts: 1073
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I sent you quite a long PM. Check your inbox.
Every year in Uganda, innumerable children simply. . . disappear. These children all stolen under the cover of darkness from their homes and impressed into the guerilla armies of the LRA [Lord's Resistance Army]. In the deserts of Uganda, they are forced to witness the mindless slaughter of other children until they themselves can do nothing but kill. Kill. These children, generally ranging from ages 5-12, are brainwashed into murdering in the name of the resistance and into stealing other children from their beds to suffer the same fate.
Because of this genocide of innocence, hundred and hundreds of children live every night sleeping in public places miles from their homes, because they know that if the do not-- they will disappear. They will become just another number in this genocide to which the international community has chosen to turn a blind eye. They will become, in affect, invisible-- Invisible Children.
But there are those who are trying to fight against this slaughter of Uganda's children. They fight to protect these "invisible children." Please, help them help a country full of children who know nothing by fear. Help save the innocence. For more information concerning how you can help and how you can get an incredible video about this horrific reality, visit the Invisible Children home page.
Because of this genocide of innocence, hundred and hundreds of children live every night sleeping in public places miles from their homes, because they know that if the do not-- they will disappear. They will become just another number in this genocide to which the international community has chosen to turn a blind eye. They will become, in affect, invisible-- Invisible Children.
But there are those who are trying to fight against this slaughter of Uganda's children. They fight to protect these "invisible children." Please, help them help a country full of children who know nothing by fear. Help save the innocence. For more information concerning how you can help and how you can get an incredible video about this horrific reality, visit the Invisible Children home page.
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Mangafanatic - Posts: 4918
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Did you get enough help? I got an A in my college grammer class. Good luck on your test. I'll pray it goes well.
When I feel blue, I start breathing again.
Asdvadz hedut ullah! (W. Armenian, "May God bless you!")
It's cosplay, get used to it.
"A hero need not speak. For when he is gone, the world will speak for him."
"One of the nice things about diseases of the brain is they tend to slip your mind." Colbert
Asdvadz hedut ullah! (W. Armenian, "May God bless you!")
It's cosplay, get used to it.
"A hero need not speak. For when he is gone, the world will speak for him."
"One of the nice things about diseases of the brain is they tend to slip your mind." Colbert
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Jaltus-bot - Posts: 1822
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How did the test go?
When I feel blue, I start breathing again.
Asdvadz hedut ullah! (W. Armenian, "May God bless you!")
It's cosplay, get used to it.
"A hero need not speak. For when he is gone, the world will speak for him."
"One of the nice things about diseases of the brain is they tend to slip your mind." Colbert
Asdvadz hedut ullah! (W. Armenian, "May God bless you!")
It's cosplay, get used to it.
"A hero need not speak. For when he is gone, the world will speak for him."
"One of the nice things about diseases of the brain is they tend to slip your mind." Colbert
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Jaltus-bot - Posts: 1822
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If you would like a good reference book, my parents bought one for me and my sibs called "Write on Track"--it's like a pocket grammar guide that explains everything from the basics to more complex diagraming and such.
Oh, also, I'm moving this to the help section. ^^
Oh, also, I'm moving this to the help section. ^^
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Ashley - Posts: 7364
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Ask me about objects, clauses, dangling modifiers, misplaced modifiers and so forth.
Tip--in a formal assignment, never use "there (be)." "There" is not a subject. Get rid of "there." It's not hard. I just takes a little bit of thinking, depending on what you want the subject of the sentence to be.
Ex.
"There are six billion people on earth."
Remember, "there" is not a subject. We do have two objects in the sentence, though. You can choose either "six billion people" or "earth." The sentence can be easily changed into
"The earth has six billion people"
or
"Six billion people live on earth."
Also, never use demonstrative pronouns (this/that/these/those) by themselves.
Ex.
This shows that I have no money in the bank.
What is "this?" To be sure, you can use demonstrative pronouns, but you must qualify them.
Ex.
This bank statement shows that I have no money in the bank.
Similarly, you can omit the demonstrative pronoun altogether, if you see it fit--
The bank statement tells me that I'm broke!
Tip--in a formal assignment, never use "there (be)." "There" is not a subject. Get rid of "there." It's not hard. I just takes a little bit of thinking, depending on what you want the subject of the sentence to be.
Ex.
"There are six billion people on earth."
Remember, "there" is not a subject. We do have two objects in the sentence, though. You can choose either "six billion people" or "earth." The sentence can be easily changed into
"The earth has six billion people"
or
"Six billion people live on earth."
Also, never use demonstrative pronouns (this/that/these/those) by themselves.
Ex.
This shows that I have no money in the bank.
What is "this?" To be sure, you can use demonstrative pronouns, but you must qualify them.
Ex.
This bank statement shows that I have no money in the bank.
Similarly, you can omit the demonstrative pronoun altogether, if you see it fit--
The bank statement tells me that I'm broke!
Job 7:16
I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone, for my days are but a breath.
I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone, for my days are but a breath.
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Ingemar - Posts: 2244
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In line with what Ashley said, you can get style guides relatively cheaply. I have the Merriam-Webster Pocket version, and another is "The Elements Of Style," by Strunk and White. That one has been around for ages.
The Forsworn War of 34
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Icarus - Posts: 1477
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[/color][/font]Icarus wrote:[font=Comic Sans MS][color=#4169e1]"The Elements Of Style," by Strunk and White. That one has been around for ages.
This is one of my favorite grammar sources. I've used it for ages.
My favorite is "The Elements of Grammar," by Margaret Shertzer. This one I've used even longer.[size=84][color=seagreen]YOU SEE
You see into the deepest part of me ---
beyond the fog I hide behind.
You cast your light upon the shadows
that stretch like cobwebs in my mind.
You ease the pain when I am hurting,
and morbid visions from my past
pierce into the realm of Reason
as though I danced on blades of glass.
You grant me strength when I have fallen
and, once again, I've lost my way.
You take my hand in Yours and lead me
into the promise of a brand new day.
You bring order to all my chaos,
yet set my well-laid plans awry.
You place me on a firm foundation ---
then give me wings so I can fly.
You sand away my roughened edges
and polish all the dullest parts
until I stand before Your presence...
a newly-sculpted work of art.
You see into the heart within me,
right through my motives and selfish will.
And yet, in spite of all You see
You say You love me even still.
~by D.M.~
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You may also find the following to be of some use:
"Writing Research Papers" by Jeanette Woodward. It isn't really about the mechanical elements so much as it is about form, style and research. IOW, how to work out an outline of your paper, format, proofread, etc. It's a pretty good book, and I use it fairly often in order to refer to formats for reference styles.
"Technically Write!" by Blicq and Moretto is the textbook used by the electrical engineering department here at the university. It covers how to write proposals, reports, documentation etc. I've never used it though so I can't tell you how good it is. I've always used Houp's "Reporting Technical Information" and found it pretty solid, even if my edition is quite outdated (1960's vintage). It also discusses some grammar issues, and is a helpful reference on occaision.
"Writing Research Papers" by Jeanette Woodward. It isn't really about the mechanical elements so much as it is about form, style and research. IOW, how to work out an outline of your paper, format, proofread, etc. It's a pretty good book, and I use it fairly often in order to refer to formats for reference styles.
"Technically Write!" by Blicq and Moretto is the textbook used by the electrical engineering department here at the university. It covers how to write proposals, reports, documentation etc. I've never used it though so I can't tell you how good it is. I've always used Houp's "Reporting Technical Information" and found it pretty solid, even if my edition is quite outdated (1960's vintage). It also discusses some grammar issues, and is a helpful reference on occaision.
The scientific method," Thomas Henry Huxley once wrote, "is nothing but the normal working of the human mind." That is to say, when the mind is working; that is to say further, when it is engaged in corrrecting its mistakes. Taking this point of view, we may conclude that science is not physics, biology, or chemistry—is not even a "subject"—but a moral imperative drawn from a larger narrative whose purpose is to give perspective, balance, and humility to learning.
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
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Technomancer - Posts: 2379
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The nine parts of speech are...
Nouns-person, place, or thing EX: Luxembourg, Shelby, toy truck
Pronouns-a word that takes a place of a noun. EX: him, she, it
Verbs-words that denote action such as run, draw; or signify a sense of being EX: is, are, was
Adjectives-words that modify (give more information to) a noun. Example the blue dog, the handsome boy
Adverbs-words that modify adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs. They typically end with -ly. EX: very, really, truly
Articles-the, an, and a (articles are also adjectives)
Conjunctions- hooks words up together. EX: but, and, or, yet, so (the mnemonic device FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so) will help you remember conjunctions.
Prepositions-like conjunctions these little words hook words together. My CP English III teacher gave us a mnemonic device to remember prepositions: "anywhere a mouse can go". EX: to, above, across, around, of, off
Interjections Words that demonstrate emotions like excitement or anger. They are set apart from a sentence by either an exclamation point or a comma. EX: Gee whiz!, Darn!, Shoot!, Goodness!, Oh my gosh!
Nouns-person, place, or thing EX: Luxembourg, Shelby, toy truck
Pronouns-a word that takes a place of a noun. EX: him, she, it
Verbs-words that denote action such as run, draw; or signify a sense of being EX: is, are, was
Adjectives-words that modify (give more information to) a noun. Example the blue dog, the handsome boy
Adverbs-words that modify adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs. They typically end with -ly. EX: very, really, truly
Articles-the, an, and a (articles are also adjectives)
Conjunctions- hooks words up together. EX: but, and, or, yet, so (the mnemonic device FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so) will help you remember conjunctions.
Prepositions-like conjunctions these little words hook words together. My CP English III teacher gave us a mnemonic device to remember prepositions: "anywhere a mouse can go". EX: to, above, across, around, of, off
Interjections Words that demonstrate emotions like excitement or anger. They are set apart from a sentence by either an exclamation point or a comma. EX: Gee whiz!, Darn!, Shoot!, Goodness!, Oh my gosh!
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