It is eight days to go before Christmas!
I searched about the meaning of "Xmas" because of confusion that people eliminate "Christ" from Christmas. "The X in Xmas is actually the Greek letter Chi, which was a common abbreviation of Kristos, Christ's name". Please visit this site: http://phrogz.net/xmas


Reference:
Xmas vs. Christmas : Xmas isn't the work of the devil. (n.d.). Retrieved December 17, 2011 from the World Wide Web: http://phrogz.net/xmas

Adverbs from A to Z

Good day! I want to share this link with you, classmates! This site contains list of adverbs that can help us understand more about adverbs. The adverbs that are given here are listed from A to Z. I hope that you will visit this site because some keypoints are also available here about the proper usage of adverbs. Enjoy reading! :)

http://www.momswhothink.com/reading/list-of-adverbs.html

Problems with Prepositions

Sometimes, we use unnecessary prepositions in a sentence. There is also a rule on the site says that you may end a sentence with a preposition but don't use extra prepositions when the meaning unclear without them.

Example: She wouldn't let the cat inside of the house.

Omit the preposition "of".

The correct sentence should be "She wouldn't let the cat inside the house."

http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/probPrep.asp

Prepositions

Hello. I want to share this link. It talks about prepositions. It has a list and a guideline on how we should use them properly. You can also download it since it is in the pdf format. Hope it can help you since we'll discuss about it. Happy Holidays!

http://www.uhv.edu/ac/efl/pdf/Prepositions.pdf

EXCEPTIONAL COMPARATIVES

We usually use the word than when comparing. But I found an exemption to this rule. The comparatives senior, junior, superior, inferior etc., are followed by to, and not than. Here as some examples:

Incorrect: This paper is inferior than that.
Correct: This paper is inferior to that.
Incorrect: He is junior than me.
Correct: He is junior to me.
Incorrect: He is superior than you in strength.
Correct: He is superior to you in strength.

I never thought that there are words in which the use of than in comparison would be inappropriate. Now I will not be too hastily in using than. :)

Reference:  http://www.englishpractice.com/grammar/common-errors-prepositions-2/ 

Merry Christmas everyone!

While I was browsing the net and looking for a topic for our blog, I came across a site that tackled on Phrasal Verbs. The site featured a search engine in which a user could look up the verb or preposition of a phrasal verb. Try to take the quiz.

http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/phrasal-verbs/

Anyway Vs. Anyways

One of the frequent errors in speaking English is saying "anyways" instead of "anyway". I noticed that even UP students make this common mistake. "Anyway" is the right word to use. This is similar with saying "anything" because "any" is always accompanied by a noun in its singular form. Therefore, you don't say "anythings", "anywheres", and "anyways".

Here is a link I would like to share with the class regarding my blog:
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/anyway-any-way-or-anyways/