Valentine's Day is one of the most special day of the year, specially for couples. Why is it called as a "romantic day"? Where did its celebration came from? To know more about Valentine's trivias, you can visit this site: http://www.romancestuck.com/holidays/valentine/valentines-day-trivia.htm


Reference:
Valentine's Day Facts & Trivia. (n.d.). Retrieved February 11, 2012 from the World Wide Web: http://www.romancestuck.com/holidays/valentine/valentines-day-trivia.htm

Comma Splices

Comma splices are one of the serious grammar errors in the sentence level. I assume that these are just like "comma in a wrong place," but I am wrong. A comma splice occurs in these ways:

* Two independent clauses are connected by just a comma without using coordinating conjunctions.
* Two sentences are combined and fused together in one sentence without using any punctuation.

By referring to the conditions of committing comma splices, I realized that I made a mistake in our assignment last time. ;(

Here's the link that you can visit:
http://www.gdn.edu/pdf/ssc/writingcenter/CommaSplices.pdf

A Look into the Past

Methinks that along with the evolution of life, comes the evolution of grammar. A look into the past would not hurt. I came across the short story, David Swan by Nathaniel Hawthorne, which was written during the nineteenth century. I realized how much grammar has changed since then. Read it!






http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/nhawthorne/bl-nhaw-davsw.htm

The Sentence Fragment and the Run-on Sentence

While doing my home work, I found a good reference for reviewing fragments and run-on sentences. I found this material quite helpful because it has plenty of exercises about our recent topic. I was so worried. I thought that I wouldn't be able to catch up with our last lesson because I missed the class. Thank you google! :)

www.iconlogic.com/pdf/abrams.pdf

Slip of the Tongue

I bet all of us have already experienced the slip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. But what does this phenomenon really means? Well, to answer that question, it is the unconscious and unintentional uttering of a person’s thoughts or intentions. This phenomenon is sometimes called the Freudian slip because it is said that the speaker often accidentally express his or her hidden motives and sexual implications through these slips.

 

The following comic strips demonstrate how the slip-of-the-tongue phenomenon can situate some people in trouble: 

Persuasive Paragraphs

Persuasive or Argumentative paragraphs are paragraphs that try to convince the reader to agree with something.
Writing a good paragraph just takes practice. You will be able to write well if you keep at it! Anyone at all can learn how to write a good paragraph, even if they don't make perfect grades or speak wonderful English. All you have to do is be willing to practice writing, and you can do it! A hortatory exposition is a special type of argument that is written in specific language. To write hortatory exposition, you use words that focus on the writer instead of on the reader (I, me, mine). You also use more abstract language such as passive voice ("it was done" instead of "they did it") and present tense instead of the usual past tense ("I am in town" instead of "I was in town"). Hortatory exposition is just an argument which is phrased in a less emotional, more passive voice.

source:http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_write_each_type_of_paragraph

There are at least seven types of paragraphs. Knowledge of the differences between them can facilitate composing well-structured essays. In order to write coherent essays, students need to learn about the basic functions of various paragraphs in college writing. Most paragraphs will have several functions to fulfill at a time and it is important to know under what circumstances their functions can be conjoined, if at all. Here is a site that can show us the differences among the seven types of paragraphs.
http://groups.apu.edu/practicaltheo/LECTURE%20NOTES/Shrier/8%20paragraph%20types.pdf