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Re: Plz Correct me !

Cute572 — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:09:19 GMT

Thanks Goodman!

Could anyone tell me, in descriptive writing what tense usually writer choose.

And Guys please reply my 2nd post last two sentenses as well. And explain we can separate verb and subject i.e mirror and curtain, by using comma for emphasis like Feebs did?

Third sentence, I have made some changes. Please check this as well.

The soft curtain hanging and swinging [I am not using comma because it will separate both curtain Subject and hanging Verb] over the rood with moving winds and touching my chair [or desk] unintentionally. [This adverb is appropriate fits?]

Or following structure seemed less congested

The soft curtain hanging over a rood, and swinging with moving [can use melodious or rythemetic or some word instead of moving?] winds; [semicolon used here or comma ?] somehow, [comma is ok here?] unintentionally touches my chair at constant intervals. [puntucation is correct ?]

And what about this similar sentence grammar?

Above window, long rood holds the curtain from the upper edge of window. Is it ok to use and we would this underline part direct object ?

I request to explain each of these three versions with punctuation i used

Thanks !

Need help with grammar questions.

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 06:41:44 GMT

Hi,

I have the following grammar questions. Do please help me with the correct answers to the following questions. Thanking you in anticipation,

Regards,

Manu.

1. Choose the sentence that illustrates the correct agreement of subject and verb.

A. Either the students or the teacher have made a mistake.

B. Either the student or the teacher has made a mistake.

C. Neither Holly nor her sisters is going to the party.

2. Thousands of years ago, fish were caught in nets and traps. (Is the underlined word years a)

A. Verb B. Interjection C. Noun

3. Daedalus and his son Icarus were imprisoned in a great maze.( is the underlined word were imprisoned a..)

A.Adverb phrase B. Simple predicate C. Verbal

4. He made Icarus and himself a pair of wings (Is the undlerlined word Icarus and himself a)

A. Simple subject B. Indirect object C. Object of preposition

5. Her brother was the teacher, and her sister was the psychiatrist.( Is this scentence a ...)

A. Simple B. compound C. Complex

6.Determine which punctuation mark should be used in the scentence below.

In high school I enjoyed the following subjects--------shop, art class, lunch, and study hall

A. Colon B. Semicolon C. Ellipses

Re: Do I Use a Colon or Comma to Start This List?

Mister Micawber — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 08:42:36 GMT

As the direct object of the verb, the list requires no special punctuation; I choose the last of the three.

Re: To Pedanticus

MrPedantic — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 13:47:43 GMT

Hello Sextus

Here you go:

1) âThe past few years have witnessed the publication of a considerable number of books and papers on the influence that ancient scepticism (broadly defined) [has] exerted upon early modern philosophy.â
You suggest here the present perfect. But as Iâm referring to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, it sounds strange to me.
- Sorry, you're quite right. I hadn't allowed for context.

2) âThere have been two main reactions to this work: some scholars have regarded Popkinâs view about the decisive import of scepticism in moulding modern philosophy and science as exaggerated, whereas others have sought to reinforce his thesis either by deepening the study of the role played by scepticism in figures discussed by him, or by revealing the influence of scepticism in other modern thinkers.â
First, I used âto regardâ, but maintained the present perfect.
- Fine!
Second, with regard to âdeepening the studyâ, maybe I should say âdeepen the understandingâ. But I preferred to employ âstudyâ, but I donât know which verb I should use.
- 'either by further study of the role'?

3) âHere Paganini seems to interpret the notion of phainomenon as used by Sextus as referring exclusively to any appearance deriving from sensory perception, assimilation he explicitly operates later on (72-73, 74)â. [last clause odd - âan assimilation he explicitly operates on laterâ?].
I donât understand whether by adding âanâ before âassimilationâ, the sentence is correct, or whether I should rewrite the whole clause.
- Adding 'an' is better. I do find it difficult to get a meaning here; though maybe a specialist would have no trouble.

4) âThere are few passages of Sextusâ work where this term is restricted to the realm of sensory perception, the most relevant of these is probably Pyrroneioi Hypotyposeis (PH) I 8-9.â
I used âfewâ because I believe there are not many passages where that happens. I donât know how you would say it. In any case, I donât understand what you mean by saying that that word has a ânegativeâ sense.
- 'I've found few bookshops that sell the works of Sextus E.' - negative: the speaker regrets the fact.
- 'I've found a few bookshops that sell the works of Sextus E.' - positive: the speaker is quite pleased. It's 'half empty vs half full'.
So here, I think you want 'a few'; probably with a semi-colon after 'perception'.

5) âNow, it is clear that the appearances the Pyrrhonist has in virtue of his natural capability to think, the laws and customs of his community, and the skills he has gained are not sensory appearances.â
> 'by virtue of'?
I'm not sure 'has' is strong enough here. It has an auxiliary air.

6) âThough I agree with his interpretation, I think that sometimes he either disregards some facts, or is not entirely fair to some of the scholars with whom he discusses. Indeed, Gisela Striker adopts this view in some of her papersâ.
First, you proposed âdebates these questionsâ, but actually Iâm not referring to any issues, so Iâve preferred to use âto discussâ without any object.
- 'discuss' without direct object sits oddly here. 'engages'?

Second, you suggested âseveralâ instead of âsomeâ. Then I added âof herâ in order to keep âsomeâ, because the papers are three.
- fine!

See you
MrP

Re: Correct use of the colon

ryan smith — Tue, 09 Dec 2003 05:02:37 GMT

You should not use colons here because the clauses coming before the colons are incomplete. As far as I know, the verb coming before a colon must have a direct object.

Commas are correct in both your sentences.