What are the proper usages of the words "in" and "on" in a sentence? One often confuses the two. Here are some examples: "The boat is in/on the water," "We are in/on the planet," "We're going to the concert in/on July 1st."
The use of prepositions in English is frequently idiomatic. General guidelines exist, but be prepared to learn individual expressions in which the preposition does not adhere to the guidelines.
In the case of the prepositions in and on, here are the most usual uses. "In" mainly denotes "rest at" while "on" indicates proximity and position above or outside. Here are some examples for the use of "in" for place, time, manner, and reference.
Place: He lives in the country.
Time: I'll be there in an hour.
Manner: The child ran down the steps in tears.
Reference: In my opinion, we need a referendum.
Here are some examples for the use of "on":
Place: He sat on the fence.
Time: He was not thinking well on that occasion.
Reference: He asked my opinion on the matter.
Condition: We'll hire him on your recommendation.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Sometimes it is
confusing to choose between i.e. and e.g. I
searched on it and found that these two abbreviations have different meaning.
"I.e. stands for id
est and means roughly "that is."E.g. stands
for exempli gratia, which means “for example”"(Fogarty, 2011).
Reference:
Fogarty, M. (2011, May 19). I.e. Versus E.g. Retrieved December 3, 2011 from the World Wide
Web: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/ie-eg-oh-my.aspx
-ANGENICA F. MARTIREZ
The Origin and Development of the English Language
Let me share a video that shows the development of the English language. It started with the arrival of three Germanic tribes (the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes, which called the Anglo-Saxons) who invaded the British Isles. Latin effected the language with merchants. Anglo-Saxons pushed the Celtic-speaking inhabitants out of England. The Angles came from England and their language was called Englisc - from which the words England and English are derived.
Grammar Mistakes
Good day classmates! I bookmarked this site months ago because the title or the caption on this site captured my attention. I realized that people today were already modernized. We love to surf the internet and to chat with people on the social networking sites. We tend to forget the correct grammar usage. Because of that, we didn't know that we already look stupid. I hope that you will check this site to gain more knowledge about correct grammar usage. This is very helpful. Have a great day! :)
Genericized Trademarks
You can view some examples here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generic_and_genericized_trademarks
PARALLELISM
One of the most common errors I observe when reading essays is parallelism. I remember the technique that my teacher taught us to avoid that particular mistake. She said, "separate the words in bullet points and identify if they are in the same part of speech or not". Since then, I rarely commit that mistake. Try this technique and it can save you from being criticized by others : )
CORRECT INCORRECT
Katy Perry likes: Katy Perry likes:
*fireworks *fireworks
*cherry lipstick *to wear cherry lipstick
*California *living in California
-STEPHANIE BERNARDO
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Nouns and Verbs but Don't Use ALL Nouns as Verbs
Given that we are going to talk about verbs for our next meeting, here’s an article which is associated with our topic. This is a reminder that not all nouns can be used as verbs. After reading this, you will be aware if you may or may not use several nouns as a verb.
http://www.soyouwanna.com/soyouwanna-avoid-common-writing-errors-1591-p4.html
(Sorry if this post was late. I also had a hard time connecting and posting to our blog.)
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