errors in advertisement!

Hi everyone!!  As I am surfing the internet, I accidently found a few pictures which has the grammatical mistakes. For me, it is not wrong to make mistake as it can enhances our vocabulary and English competencies.

Now, look closely at this pictures. Find the grammatical mistake which you think we, as a student can correct it.

As we look at this picture, the word “allow” must be in past tense, “allowed”! It is because the word “allow” is a command and had been saying by someone. Thus, it must be in the past tense form.

It is obvious that the spelling is wrong. It must be spell “lifejacket”.

When we read this, we can get the message of it’s instruction. However, it is grammatically wrong.

It can be written like this; “NO FOOTBALL!”

 For this situation, only the spelling is wrong which can be written as “opening” !

 The word “NO SMOKING” is right. However, the explanation is grammatically wrong. The word “smoking” describing the action of smoking. It is more suitable if the word “smoking” is change into the root word form, which is “smoke”!

Thus, I hope that my LITTLE information can gives a HUGE impact to your GRAMMAR! That all for this week. Ciao!

adverb

hi everyone..
For me, a verb is very important in a sentence.. Without verb, a sentence can't be constructed.. However, without adverb, a verb is not really complete.. So today, I'll tell u about adverb.. Happy learning people.. ;)

An adverb is a word used to tell more about a verb, and it almost always answers the questions how?, when?, where?, how often?, and in what way?. Words like slowly, loudly, carefully, quickly, orsadly are all adverbs. Adverbs usually, but not always, end in -ly.

An adverb can also modify (describe) an adjective or another adverb.

Examples:

Adverb modifying a verb: He writes well

Adverb modifying another adverb: He writes very well

Adverb modifying an adjective: He is very well

In the first two examples the word 'well' is an adverb. In the last example, it is an adjective. This is one example in which the same word can be both an adjective and an adverb but not in the same sentence.

As a rule, the same word can play different roles but not in the same sentence. It all depends on what the word is doing in the sentence. It could be a noun, an adjective, an adverb, a verb, etc. Example: take the word 'cool'. In the sentence, "he walks cool", the word 'cool' is an adverb. In the sentence, "cool the hot dish", the word 'cool' is a verb. In the sentence, "it is a cool evening", the word 'cool' is an adjective. In the first example, "he walks cool", the word 'cool' really means 'coolly' as in "play it cool" (do not get excited; be calm).

Understand? Do apply it okayy? ciou.. :)

pronoun

Many people neglects the usage of pronoun.. But for me, it really important as we're using it in our everyday conversation. here, i've listed the type of pronoun.. Happy absorbing!!

Common types of pronouns found in the world's languages are as follows:

Personal pronouns stand in place of the names of people or things:

Subjective pronouns are used when the person or thing is the subject of the sentence or clause. English example: I like to eat chips, but she does not.

Second person formal and informal pronouns (T-V distinction). For example, vous and tu in French. There is no distinction in modern English though Elizabethan English marked the distinction with "thou" (singular informal) and "you" (plural or singular formal).

Inclusive and exclusive "we" pronouns indicate whether the audience is included. There is no distinction in English.

Intensive pronouns, also known as emphatic pronouns, re-emphasize a noun or pronoun that has already been mentioned. English uses the same forms as for the reflexive pronouns; for example: I did it myself (contrast reflexive use, I did it to myself).

Objective pronouns are used when the person or thing is the object of the sentence or clause. English example: John likes me but not her.

Direct and indirect object pronouns. English uses the same forms for both; for example: Mary loves him (direct object); Mary sent him a letter(indirect object)

Reflexive pronouns are used when a person or thing acts on itself. English example: John cut himself.

Reciprocal pronouns refer to a reciprocal relationship. English example: They do not like each other.

Prepositional pronouns come after a preposition. No distinct forms exist in English; for example: Anna and Maria looked at him.

Disjunctive pronouns are used in isolation or in certain other special grammatical contexts. No distinct forms exist in English; for example: Who does this belong to? Me.

Possessive pronouns are used to indicate possession or ownership.

In a strict sense, the possessive pronouns are only those that act syntactically as nouns. English example: Those clothes are mine.

Often, though, the term "possessive pronoun" is also applied to the so-called possessive adjectives (or possessive determiners). For example, in English: I lost my wallet. They are not strictly speaking pronouns because they do not substitute for a noun or noun phrase, and as such, some grammarians classify these terms in a separate lexical category called determiners (they have a syntactic role close to that of adjectives, always qualifying a noun).


so, that's all for today!! thank you.. :)

Determiner

Hye guys..

After I read one of my friends essay, i felt quite upset because some of them STILL cannot distinguisg between determiner and pronoun..

So, today, i'm going to tell you about determiner.. Good Luck!!!

Determiners are used in front of nouns to indicate whether you are referring to something specific or something of a particular type.

Determiners are different to pronouns in that a determiner is always followed by a noun. Therefore personal pronouns ( I ,you , he , etc.) and possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, etc.) cannot be determiners.

The definite and indefinite articles a/an/the are all determiners.

You use a specific determiner when people know exactly which thing(s) or person/people you are talking about.

The specific determiners are:

the definite article : the demonstratives : this, that, these, those possessives : my, your, his, her, its, our, their

For example:-

"The dog barked at the boy."
"These apples are rotten."
"Their bus was late."

You use general determiners to talk about people or things without saying exactly who or what they are.

The general determiners are:

the indefinite articles : a, an a few a little all another any both each either enough every few fewer less little many more most much neither no other several some

I hope u can distinguish them by now!! Good Luck!! :)

Subliminal Messages

I think, this song is really motivating me. Here, i'll tell the subliminal meaning of this song from my point of view.

Here I'll state the minutes which the song motivates me =)

0:30 - WE SHOULD BELIEVE IN OURSELVES
- if we believe we can do it, then we can do it . our future is in our hand .


0:44 - AIM FOR YOUR GOALS
- decide wisely what you want to do in order to achieve your dreams =)

0:53 - FACE THE CHALLENGES
- we should believe that no matter how hard the problem is, we should set our mind that we can deal with it .


2:29 - NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE
- in this world , nothing is impossible because we can always get whatever we want unless you don't want to .
keep believe in yourself that no one can change you except for yourself.

" LIVE IN THE PRESENT. DON'T LOOK FORWARD EXCEPT TO PLAN AND DON'T LOOK BACK EXCEPT TO LEARN  "

Relative Clauses

Lots of people confused to differentiate between the usage of clauses. Now, i'll explain a little bit deeper about it . Enjoy =) 

                                                although it's bytes, it's helpful.. so, please love grammar. :)

Extra information clauses

Preposition  +   whom / which

You can use a preposition before whom (for people) and which (for things). So, you can say:

To whom / with whom  / about which / without which etc. :

·         Mr Lee, to whom I spoke at the meeting, is very interested in our proposal.

In informal English we often keep the preposition after the verb in the relative clause. When we do this, we normally use who ( not whom) for people:

·         This is my friend from Canada, who I was telling you about.

All of  / most of etc. + whom/which

Study these examples:

Mary has three brothers. All of them are married. ( 2 sentences )

Mary has three brothers, all of whom are married. ( 1 sentence )

In the same way you can say:

None of / neither of / any of / either of                               

Some of / many of / much of / (a) few of + whom ( people )

Both of / half of / each of / one of / two of etc.+ which ( things )

You can also say the cause of which / the name of which etc. :

·         The building was destroyed in a fire, the cause of which was never established.

Which ( not what )

Joe got the job.      This      surprised everybody.  ( 2 sentences )

Joe got the job,      which   surprised everybody.  ( 1 sentence )

In this example, which = ‘ the fact that he got the job’. You must use which ( not what ) in sentence like these:

·         Sarah couldn’t meet us, which was a pity. ( not was a pity ).

examples for relatives clauses.

Poetic Devices

Hi everyone!

I have just finished my literature assignment. It’s kind of bored, but exciting. We have to analyze the poem of the primary student. Well, since we had the wonderful 3 months’ school break, I almost forgot what the poetic devices in the literary elements are. Huh, it’s kind of scary to have no preparation for this new semester. I hope I’ll get all the energy and spirit to study and to change my behavior. Plus, I still remember what has my previous lecturer at UiTM Lendu said to us in “Reading” class, which is, “Learning is a change of behavior”. So I wish to change my behavior through learning.
So, back to our topic, I think I would like to have a revision of all the poetic devices today.

Firstly, one of the poetic devices is alliteration.

- Alliteration is a device which involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds to produce a rhythmical, usually-musical effect.
For example, ‘bread is baking’ and ‘morning moo’.

Other than that, is assonance.
-Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds, without regard for the following sounds.
The example will be ‘… gobble quack and cackle, tomtit twitter from the bird-ounced boughs…’.

Then, we also have onomatopoeia, the formation of words which echo the sounds that they describe. For instance, ‘crow caw’ and ‘bull bellow’.

After that, we also learn about similes and metaphors.
- A simile asks us to picture one thing as being similar to another, and uses the word ‘like’, ‘as’ or ‘than’ to create the linkage in our minds.
For example, ‘as proud as a peacock’ and ‘as sick as a dog’.
Meanwhile, the metaphor takes us one step further than the simile. Instead of asking us to picture one thing as being like another, we are asked to picture one thing as being another. It can be shown by this sentence; ‘she had nerves of steel’.

Hence, I hope that the revision today can help us enrich our knowledge in literature. That’s all for today. Tata!