enriching our word banks

hello classmates :) i want to share a link I've read which is very helpful in enhancing our vocabulary. i know that having rich vocabulary we can easily communicate with other people with confidence using the language :)

http://www.englishbaby.com/lessons/2174/member_submitted/7_acts_to_enrich_your_vocabulary

Psychotic verb

Psychotic verb is a verb used differently in the independent clause than in a dependent clause. This verb is incorrect, since the verb in a dependent clause must be the same as that of the independent clause it is close to.

One example I found is: "The Ford Tauruses have sold for higher prices than the Escorts are."

This is an error, because the verbs in the two clauses are different. The corrected sentence would read, "The Ford Tauruses have sold for higher prices than the Escorts have."

Here is another example of a problem sentence.

"Driving without a seatbelt is a car looking for an accident to happen."

This is incorrect. In this sentence the present participle gerund "driving" is being held as equivalent with "a car." Here is a corrected sentence.

"Driving without a seatbelt is looking for an accident to happen."

This is also a metaphor. The same sentence, with a simile, would read:

"Driving without a seatbelt is like looking for an accident to happen."

They Must Agree or the Sentence Will Die

The third part of our activity regarding verbs is all about subject-verb agreement. I hope this post can help you answer those questions you have about this topic.

Whether speaking or writing, always remember that a sentence stated in present tense must have subjects and verbs that agree with one another in number. If the subject is singular, the verb must be also singular. If the subject is also plural, the verb must be plural. To illustrate the correct usage of this rule, here are some examples:

Incorrect: The student impress her teacher.

Correct: The student impresses her teacher.

For further explanations and examples: http://www.towson.edu/ows/sub-verb.htm

Want to take a quiz? http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/sv_agr_quiz.htm

BM 101

The sentence that was encircled has inconsistent verb tenses and improper use of infinitives.

It must be rewritten as: "Quality management was a departure from earlier management theories that were based on the belief that low costs were the only road to increase productivity."

Reference of the picture: Management, 9th edition

Stephen Robbins, Mary Coulter

page 78

Verb Mood

A writer use different emotion or mood when writing a sentence which means it use verb in order to convey the mood that he or she want to send to the readers. Verbs have four moods: indicative, imperative, subjunctive and infinitive. These moods tell us in what manner a verb or a verb phrase was expressed. Here is a link for you to review about the four moods of verb. http://www.dailywritingtips.com/english-grammar-101-verb-mood/

Must vs. Have to

Should I use "must" or should I use "have to"?

The rules are:
"Must" is used when one do something because he/she believes that he must do it.

"Have to" is used when one do something because it is base on facts.

To understand it fully, please click the link—http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgIjV8dkpp0&feature=relmfu

Agree with me

Subject-Verb Agreement is a basic concept in the English Language we sometimes forget. A singular subject needs a plural verb in order to be correct; hence, a plural subject needs a singular verb. We should be careful when dealing with them. Here is a site that tackles Subject-Verb Agreement.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sv_agr.htm