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Re: passive voice

Huevos — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:08:39 GMT

Goodman
The articles I "cut and pasted" said "I am confused" is passive which has been the difference between
how you see it and how I learned it.

"I am confused" is not passive voice, it is subject + linking verb + adjectival clause. You could substitute the linking verb with any number of other linking verbs, such as, seem, feel, appear, get, etc.

Re: Salt: uncountable noun?

CalifJim — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:59:37 GMT

There are a great many chemical compounds called salts, but I doubt you would want very many of them on your food. And I doubt that people would want to ask for that uncountable "table salt" specifically by its chemical name NaCl whenever they wanted some.

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All substances composed of a great number of tiny particles which flow like liquid and can be 'poured' are uncountable: salt, pepper, sugar, flour, sand, etc.

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On some days we are lazy, and on other days we are quite energetic, but I don't see what that has to do with salt.

Re: geographic footprint, sheer size, stragegically placed

Feebs11 — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:04:13 GMT

Thanks - I was just making sure!

In the context of the article, the geographic footprint is the range or number of countries in which a company is operating. Esso Petroleum has a large geographic footprint, as has Macdonalds.

Yes, you are correct about sheer size.

Re: Comma confusion

Clive — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:18:10 GMT

Hi,

Have I used the commas correctly, and is the sentence construction satisfactory (esp. article usage)?

With the growing popularity of the venue, the frequency of exhibitions and the drastic rise in the number of visitors to events led to the expansion of Earlâs Court One, with the addition of another single large hall, Earl's Court 2, which, too, was built with the provision of conference facilities.

The growing popularity of the venue, the frequency of exhibitions, and the drastic rise in the number of visitors to events all led to the expansion of Earlâs Court One with the addition of another single large hall, Earl's Court 2, which was also built with the provision of conference facilities.

Clive

Comma confusion

Vijay Marathe — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:01:14 GMT

Dear Friends,

Have I used the commas correctly, and is the sentence construction satisfactory (esp. article usage)?

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With the growing popularity of the venue, the frequency of exhibitions and the drastic rise in the number of visitors to events led to the expansion of Earlâs Court One, with the addition of another single large hall, Earl's Court 2, which, too, was built with the provision of conference facilities.

Thanks,

Vijay

Proofread for grammar please

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:30:02 GMT

Preservative effects

The resurgence of the use of organic foods in the US has brought more attention to the use of additives to processed foods. Many food additives serve useful purposes. They keep bread from developing mold, slow the growth of bacteria in wine, prevent oils from turning rancid, fruit from browning, and peanut butter from separating. A common preservative is the antioxidant butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT). It slows the development of off-flavors, odors, and color changes caused by oxidation. The uses of BHT are researched throughout the country for their benefits and adverse affects.

The most important use of BHT is as a food preservative. When it is added to products containing fats or oils, oxygen reacts with the additive (BHT) rather than the food itself, protecting the food from spoiling. Among the vast array of food products containing BHT are foods with oil or shortening, breakfast cereals (from Total to Quaker Instant Oatmeal), enriched rice products, and dried soups. BHT is added to a number of non-food products as well. These products include lipstick, lip-gloss, mascara, body and face lotions, diaper rash ointment, deodorant soaps, and shaving creams. The antioxidant properties of BHT make it suitable for other applications also. For example, it is sometimes added to paints and inks to prevent a skin from forming on top of these liquids. The skin is formed when the paint or ink reacts with oxygen in air to form a solid compound. BHT is used as an additive for the preservation of drugs, rubber products, petroleum products, the plastics used in food wraps, and the petroleum wax coatings used on food boxes.

Questions are continually raised about the possible health benefits and risk s posed by BHT. Many believe that BHT is the cause of many adverse problems, including this correspondence from the Western Journal of Medicine ] where they state, âLegitimate toxic side effects, including severe gastrointestinal and neurological toxicities, have been reported after ingestion of standard and suggested dosesâ (Grogan 245). Many of these studies seem to be inconclusive, however, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has decided that BHT can be used as food additive if the amount added is less than 0.02 percent by weight.

Just as many studies seem to investigate the possible benefits of the compound BHT. An article in The New York Times states, âAdvocates of natural foods have long objected to the use of preservatives, but Dr. Andrew Dannenberg of Cornell Medical College found that the preservatives BHA and BHT boosted the gene for an enzyme that helps destroy carcinogens before they lead to tumors.â Other research is underway showing that BHT may destroy the herpes virus and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Most nutritionists agree that antioxidants can be helpful in protecting cells and tissues from aging and damage by oxygen.

What can be drawn from all of this opposing opinion and research? The use of preservatives is necessary, unless we want to buy all of our food fresh daily and use it right away. With any chemical or compound large exposure to them can be dangerous. The FDA mandates the percent allowed in foods and deems them safe for our consumption. Additives to food like BHT and other preservatives will continue to be debated for decades to come.

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Re: Can someone check the gammar, please?

Pjlusk83 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:57:43 GMT

Hello,
I am going to put my suggestions and corrections next to your words, but they will be in bold, in paraenthese, and on the right side of the word(s) so you know which word and what my suggestion is. Is that ok with you? Tell me what you think. Also, in case you did not notice, you seem to writing an article, so this needs to be kept in second or third person. I will not correct but a few tenses of first to second or third because I feel you would understand better if you studied that better yourself, and I am not an English major and am afraid of leading the wrong path, but I will do what I know without hesitation. I hope this helps you out with whatever you are doing.
Penny

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Health is indisputably(eminently) important to all of us (most individual instead of "all of us" using "all of us" is considered wordy). Good health enables us(people) to carry out our(their) daily routine with a positive view of life. There are many ways we can do to keep good health(a number of ways to keep in good health).

First, we should practise(practice) good eating habits and do not overeat.(take out and do not over eat, instead write something like: First, we should practice good eating habits, such as eating in moderation/ or watching our food intake) We must drink lots of water so that we will not get exhaustion easily(here is an idea:Second, drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration and early exhaustion) Drinking water does not mean we need to drink eight glasses a day.(remove the period, add a semicolon ;) It depends on how much we need to spend our energy on things that we do. Besides, it is advisable to drink fruit and vegetable juices.(remove the period, add a semicolon ;) These juices provide essential nutrients such as vitamins and minerals. As a result, our immune systems will strengthen too(remove too) and our bodies can resist many diseases.

Another way to (suggestion: remove "Another way to" and replace with: Third,)maintain our healthy bodies is exercise regularly. Exercise is very important to keep us fit. Aside from burning off fat, exercise helps make(remove make) our blood circulation (circulate)better. (This small paragraph is completely out of place, you are jumping from eating and drinking, to exercise then back to eating and drinking. Move this paragraph under your paragraph about smoking because it fits nicely with your last sentences.)

There are things that we must avoid when it comes to food. Do not take food that have(suggestion: ...when it comes to food. Try not to ingest a lot of food that is high in...) high fat, sugar and salt content such as fried chicken, junk food, carbonated (adding the word beverages will make more sense here). Taking too (Ingesting too)much of unhealthy food can lead to diseases like(such as) heart disease and diabetes. (add this paragraph just after the final sentence of your second paragraph: As a result, our immune systems will become stronger and our bodies can resist many diseases)

(suggestion: Finally, avoid...)Avoid smoking because it contains nothing but harmful nicotine.(remove nothing but harmul nicotine, in this place put something like: because it contains over a hundred harmful chemicals) This property(habit) can destroy our lungs and even worse causes(remove the 's') cancer. Not only, smoking produces bad effects to smokers, but also harms non-smokers who are near them. (suggestion: ...cancer; smoking is also nearly as harmful to non-smokers through second hand smoke because the non-smokers catch half of the chemicals and also produce negative results to the non-smoker's body)

Healthy people can have longer lives and are more energetic (suggestion: Healthy people can live longer, more energetic lives). If we(you) really love ourselves(yourself), we should start change our eating habits and take exercise right now before it is too late. (then watch your habits for any need of change and begin living health today!) (suggestion, a quote about living healthy by anyone famous, try this google search http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS288&q=famous+health+quotes

Thanks

Re: Questions on modifiers

CalifJim — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:22:57 GMT

Anonymous
If a definition of the word "float" starts off like "a piece of wood or other light material that stays ...," do you think the article "a" modifies the word "material"?

No. It can't. other forces an uncountable interpretation on material, so the indefinite article a can't occur there.

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"another (number)" means "(number) more" or "(number) additional".

another three = three more = three additional

other is not used in this idiom.

We need another three chairs.

Henry bought another five books today.

Re: Abbreviation of "number"

Grammar Geek — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:29:37 GMT

Hello Anon,

Your question has no relation to what has been posted in this thread, so in the future, please start a new thread rather than just adding on to whatever you find.

...built in the '50s. This is okay, but a bit informal.

... built in the 1950s. This is okay

... built in the 1950's -- you'll find this a lot, but there is no need for the apostrophe. You don't add an apostrophe-s to apple or farmer, so you don't add one to a decade either.