Nothing and Anything
Read carefully the following sentences, and notice the correct use of the two troublesome words, nothing and anything: I know nothing of the affair. I do not know anything of the affair. You should...
View ArticlePrefixes
By placing the little syllable “UN” before each word in columns one and three you form new words as in columns two and four: Tie<untie true<unture Fair<unfair lock<unlock Load<unload...
View ArticleAffect vs. Effect
affect = verb meaning to influence: Will lack of sleep affect your work? effect = noun meaning result or consequence: Will lack of sleep have an effect on your work? effect = verb meaning to bring...
View ArticleCorrective English
Read the following sentences and pay special attention to the correct form: He broke my pencil. (Not, He broke my pencil on me.) That is as far as he went. (Not, That is all the far, etc.) I saw...
View ArticleDiscrete vs. Discreet
Discrete is an adjective meaning individually separate and distinct. Discreet is also an adjective but means to be careful and circumspect in one’s speech or actions, esp. to avoid causing offense or...
View ArticlePlural Possessives
Write the following plural nouns and notice that the apostrophe is placed after the S in each word: Boys’ Birds’ Doctors’ Bankers’ Sailors’ Parents’ Carpenters’ Gardeners’ Each word in the above list...
View ArticleSentence-Sense
We recognize the Sentence when we are able to tell just where it begins and where it ends. If you can do so correctly then you have what is called Sentence-Sense. De La Salle Elementary English,...
View ArticleExercise in sentence recognition
Rewrite the following to show that you recognize where each sentence begins and ends; use the correct punctuation marks and capital letters: when school closed in june henry browne went into the...
View ArticleSyllables
In the suggestion above regarding the dictionary the word syllable was mentioned. Let us see what is meant by the word syllable. How many sounds do we make in pronouncing each of the following words?...
View ArticleComparision of Adjectives continued
Sharp, sharper, sharpest Old, older, oldest Young, younger, youngest Dark, darker, darkest Fine, finer, finest By COMPARISION of adjectives is meant using the adjective in its three degrees. Which...
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