Free grammar lessons! - Page 23

Ramengan · 07-9-2007, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Serialization

don't we learn all this in English class?

Unfortunately, no. I was taught some grammar, but I think I learned more through self-teaching (when reading novels and writing essays).

This thread helps, too.

beau_amour · 07-10-2007, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GuidoHunter

Often, prepositions are practically a part of the verb (I heard a great word for this, but have forgotten it). Consider the following:

"He is really difficult to put up with."
"He is really difficult up with whom to put."

Here, I feel it would be plain incorrect to choose the latter, despite not ending with a preposition. It may technically be okay, but just don't do it.

http://andy.mikee385.com

It's because, in the first scentence, since it is a double prepostion, the second one is an adverb (I'm pretty sure).
Ah...the beauty of forgetting all you learned in 6th Grade English over the summer.

**carlin** · 07-10-2007, 08:04 PM

if only this thread was every forum around the world it would make things a lot better.

stlunatic0124 · 07-10-2007, 08:39 PM

MLA style for a list after colons is 2 spaces after the colon.

Hwscottsmcgram · 07-13-2007, 11:56 PM

"I" before "E" except after "C"

or is that spelling?

**25thhour** · 07-16-2007, 08:57 PM

Wow, Im just amazed you took the time to explain all this to us.
Thank you, This is surely going to help some people.

I hope!

**.dot** · 07-30-2007, 10:12 AM

My Head Hurts.

**xxburriedaly06xx** · 07-30-2007, 03:36 PM

This really seems like something my mom would do to me... yell at me for saying yah'll or not finishing a word... like saying finishin or sayin... and i dont really know anyone who uses whom lol thanx for writin all of that =P

-xXo.oXx- · 07-30-2007, 09:47 PM

I am definitely glad someone is teaching people grammar. I hate it when people have websites, then they don't even spell words right! I also hate it on AIM when my friends don't capitilize and punctuate their sentences, it makes me so angry! I mean come on, we're going to be adults soon, we should at least learn the correct way to write a sentence.

i_was_forced · 07-31-2007, 05:11 PM

Would it kill some people to use puncuation marks once in a while? Like on profile comments...

Hwscottsmcgram · 08-5-2007, 04:13 PM

I hate it when people don't capitalize.

**ruferddude** · 08-5-2007, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hwscottsmcgram

"I" before "E" except after "C"

Then isn't science mispelled? And isn't weird also mispelled?

mnoed · 08-5-2007, 04:51 PM

i dnt undrstnd wats te bihg deel mane

lol

I'm just kidding, but it's still just a waste of time! You learn this stuff in school dude.

**Squeek** · 08-5-2007, 09:23 PM

Apparently not, seeing the way some users post.

Even if you learn things in school, there's no guarantee that you're truly comprehending the meaning of the rules, or maybe you just didn't get it. When was the last time you took a final exam and got a 100%--indicating that you fully "learned" something from school?

mnoed · 08-6-2007, 02:05 PM

That's true

**danny53x** · 08-28-2007, 09:55 PM

Pass Elementary School English with an A.
Then you wouldn't need this.
SRSLY.
Except, there's one thing I have trouble with:

Lay, and lie.

GuidoHunter · 08-28-2007, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danny53x

Pass Elementary School English with an A.
Then you wouldn't need this.
SRSLY.
Except, there's one thing I have trouble with:

Lay, and lie.

They BOTH change form when going from the present to the past tense, but not necessarily when going from the past to the past perfect.

Present -> Past -> Past Perfect

(to recline) Lie -> Lay -> Lain

(to put down) Lay -> Laid -> Laid

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

**devonin** · 08-28-2007, 11:12 PM

"Laying is for bricks and chicks"

**RubiedCross** · 08-29-2007, 05:33 PM

I think I might show this to my old English/Social Studies teacher. She was horrible with punctuation, and called most of correct grammar wrong. Which screwed me up completely. Now a days, I find it hard to figure out whether or not my sentences are correct.

But then again, my school system sucks overall.

Thanks

.

Relambrien · 08-30-2007, 07:37 PM

Can we get a section on what "versus" means, and how it's not a third-person conjugation of a verb?

I've heard too many "I'll verse you in this game" recently. If no one wants to do it, I will.

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