Re: I saw him sitting on the bench.

Yoong Liat — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:44:56 GMT

I'm quoting from Essential English Grammar.
The words in bold are gerunds or verbal nouns, i.e. verbs used as nouns.
Running is a good way to keep fit.
Susan is good at drawing.
I don't like watching television.
Sometimes it is difficult to know whether an ing word is a gerund or a present participle.
If you can replace the ing word or its phrase with the pronoun 'it', then the word is a gerund. Look again at the above sentences and replace the words in bold with 'it'.

I saw him sitting on the bench. We cannot say 'I saw him it.'
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Re: Correct this please

Yoong Liat — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:50:40 GMT

I'm quoting from Fowler's Modern English Usage.

In AmE, 'one' is followed either by another 'one' (or one's) or by a third-person pronoun 'he' or 'she' (or, to avoid gender problems, occasionally 'they'), or by 'his' or 'her' or 'their', whereas in BrE, another 'one' (or one's) follows: (AmE) I like to believe one can be honest and sincere and committed in what he's doing - Chicago Sun-Times, 1988. / (BrE) If one has no base on which to formulate probing questions, can one actually give informed consent? - Daedalus, 1986.

I really need help editing my essay( structurally and grammatically )

phu53 — Sun, 26 Dec 2004 07:21:03 GMT

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âThe Scarlet Ibisâ

The short story âThe Scarlet Ibisâ by James Hurst is about an older brother, the narrator who has a younger brother that might not be really âall thereâ. The narrator from the beginning dislikes Doodle because Doodle is born as an invalid brother. So the narrator decides to push his younger brother, Doodle so he would be able to do normal kid activities. His embarrassment at having an invalid brother made the narrator push Doodle to the extreme limit which will lead to Doodleâs death. Throughout the story, the narrator is responsible for the outcome of the story.

The narrator is mainly responsible for Doodleâs death. âIt was badâ¦ having an invalid brotherâ¦ so I began to make plans to kill him by smothering him with a pillowâ (pg. 416). The older brotherâs bad intentions for Doodle are revealed early in the story by the quote. The narrator simply cannot handle the fact that his brother is an invalid. Thus, he wants to kill off his crippled brother. âHe was a burden in many waysâ¦ A long list of donâts went with him, all of which I ignored once we got out of the houseâ (pg. 417). The quote shows that the narrator simply did not care much for Doodleâs wellbeing. This supports the fact that the speaker can and will do things that will lead to Doodleâs death. âOne day I took him up to the barnâ¦ and showed him his casketâ¦ âAnd before Iâll help you down from the loft, youâre going to have to touch it.ââ¦ âDonât leave me, Brother,â he cried, andâ¦ he touched the casket he screamedâ (pg. 418). The older brother, the narrator, simply wants to force Doodle to touch the coffin that was meant for Doodle to be placed in. This shows the cruelty of the narrator because he forces Doodle to recognize what death means. These small acts of dislike and loathing by the older brother will eventually lead to a bigger, major event--the death of Doodle.

The narratorâs embarrassment of having an invalid brother is the reason why the narrator pushes Doodle to do activities that will lead to Doodleâs death. âI was embarrassed at having a brother at that age who couldnât walk, so I set out to teach himâ¦ I heaved him upâ¦ he collapsedâ¦ and I heaved him up once moreâ (Daniel 346-347). The narrator feels ashamed about having a brother that can not walk, and so he started pushing Doodle to learn how to walk. Even though Doodle is in no condition to do this, the narrator ignores this and continues to push Doodle to the extreme. âSchool only a few weeks awayâ¦ I made him swim until he turned blue and row until he couldnât lift an oarâ (Daniel 350). The quote shows that the narrator does not want to be ashamed of having a crippled brother so he is pushing Doodle past his limit. "I purposely walked fast â¦ his face turned red and his eyes became glazed â¦ he collapsed â¦ and began to cry" (Daniel 350). Clearly seen from the quote is that the narrator shows cruelty to his brother by purposely pushing his brother to his limit. The narrator does this for his own selfish reason. He only is doing this so that when school starts, he will not be humiliated by having a crippled brother. Because of his lack of care toward Doodle, the narrator is at fault for Doodleâs death.

The narrator does not care much for Doodleâs wellbeing. âThe faster I walked, the faster he walked, so I began to run â¦ Doodle â¦ had fallen behind, cry out, âBrother, Brother, donât leave me! Donât leave meâ (pg. 425)! The quote shows that Doodle has been pushed to an extreme, and that it is the older brotherâs fault for making Doodle work so hard that his body failed. âThe knowledge that Doodleâs and my plans had come to naught was bitter, and that streak of cruelty within me awakenedâ (pg. 425). The cruelty toward Doodle had long existed in the narrator, and he decided to express it by leaving Doodle far behind. âI ran as fast as I could, leaving him far behind with a wall of rain dividing us â¦ Soon I could hear his voice no moreâ (pg. 425). The quote shows that the narrator took off and abandoned poor Doodle to fend off for himself. Because of the total lack of tender love and care for his crippled brother, Doodle, the narrator is to be at fault for Doodleâs death.

When finished with the story, the reader can see that the narrator is indeed responsible for the death of Doodle. Because the narrator was the older brother, he had the responsibility of watching and taking care of Doodle. However, the narrator was too blinded by the humiliation and shame of having a crippled little brother that he forgot the fact that Doodle was fragile and must be treated with care. The narrator kept on pushing Doodle further, regardless of Doodle's endangered health. This lack of care and love is why the narrator is responsible for the outcome of the story. A lesson to be drawn from this story is never to let oneâs expectations eclipse the love and care for others. Always realize what others are capable of doing and their limits, but never force someone to go far beyond, for it is their decision.

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here is what it is base on:

Thesis - 1 sentence that explains the point you are trying to prove
trying to prove
always a statement
always arguable
always provable
always the last sentence of your intro paragraph
5 Â¶ Essay Format
Â¶1 = Intro
Thesis = last sentence
Â¶2-4 = Support Â¶ (must include at least 3 examples) = Topic Sentence = 1st sentence of Â¶
states a reason why your thesis is true
- 3 Examples that support topic sentence
Â¶5 = Conclusion

Outline Format: Thesis
= 1st Topic Sentence
- Example
- Example
- Example
= 2nd Topic Sentence
- Example
- Example
- Example
= 3rd Topic Sentence
- Example
- Example
- Example

-2s = no personal pronouns
no contractions (no don't, use do not)
Proper quoting format
Correct title format, italicized, not underlined
Should (don't use of - use have)
that/who
The man that (should be who substituted in for that) gave me an apple was nice.

Essay: Typed
12 point font
Normal font
1 " margins
Pages #s (bottom center)
Double spaced

Introduction: Introduce topic
any background info
-topic
-texts = must mention title & author first time
Correct intro ideas to thesis

Support Â¶
1st sentence: Topic sentence (reason your thesis is true)
Chunks (should be 3) = explaining example
"quote" - demonstrates what you just said
explains how this example supports topic sentence
Wrap-up sentence

Conclusion: So what?
Why this is important
What are the next steps

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Re: I saw him sitting on the bench.

Re: Correct this please

I really need help editing my essay( structurally and grammatically )