Saturday, November 26, 2011

Verb

I have always appreciated the word "verb". It connotes action. It reminds us that life is an active process.
On a more related note to our subject, I would like to point out a common mistake people make, saying "taken cared of". Since the main verb in the phrase is "take", it should only be that word's tense that should change. One should not say "She is well taken cared of." Instead, one could say "She is well taken care of."

-Jonathan Kenn S. Palo
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9 comments:

  1. kyle pascualNovember 27, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    Thank you for sharing this information.

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  2. Nikka TolentinoNovember 27, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    I am guilty of using the wrong tense of this phrase. :) Thank you for sharing this.

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  3. Jessica Dyan Y. BonusNovember 27, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    Don't worry Nikka, you're not alone. I just hope that we can improve our grammar. Thanks for reminding us.

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  4. juancarlowageNovember 27, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    I remember a rule in a book (that i already forgot the title) saying that the main verb takes the tense in a phrase.

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  5. Angenica F. MartirezNovember 28, 2011 at 1:50 AM

    We should bear it in our mind.
    -Angenica Martirez

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  6. Christina CarpioNovember 28, 2011 at 3:10 AM

    Thank you for this reminder, Atan.

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  7. Christina CarpioNovember 28, 2011 at 3:11 AM

    Don't forget to capitalize "I" when used as pronoun, Carlo.

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  8. Limor Kristine TengNovember 28, 2011 at 5:18 AM

    Thanks for sharing this, Atan. Like Nikka and Bony, I'm also guilty in using the wrong tense of that phrase. I should keep this in mind.

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  9. Kenneth Casey M. TapnioNovember 28, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    I sometimes add "d" after "care." Thanks. I'll keep this in mind.

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