Adjectives

Examine the following sentences:

Sentence 1:I saw a bird on the tree.

Sentence 2:I saw a fat, young , red bird resting on the frail branches of a dying oak tree.

which sentence is more appealing to you?
which sentence creates a clear visual on your mind?

If you say it's sentence 2, what words help you visualize what the speaker is talking about?

*The words: fat, young, red, frail, dying and oak are called Adjectives.

 Adjectives are describing words.

 *Adjectives create a visual effect on the reader as if he or she actually saw what was described.

*Adjectives not only creates a visual effect but also brings emotion to the reader. 

*Famous writers such as Shakespeare pour a wide range of  adjectives into their scripts and these describing words are the ones touching the reader and making him or her feel like he is present on the scenes.


Let's Practice: Insert adjectives on this sentence to make it more appealing to the reader.

The boy is looking at the sky.  



  

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Abbreviations Vs. Contractions

Abbreviations:                                                     Contractions

• Mr.                                                   *can't
• Mrs.                                                  *shouldn't
• Prof.                                                  *isn't

Can you spot the difference?   


Abbreviations and contractions are both shortened forms of words but here are their differences:

1. Punctuation marks

       Abbreviations makes use of a "period" ( . ) at the end while contractions do not. They make use of an "apostrophe" ( ' ) to replace the omitted letter of a word instead.

2.Pronunciation

       An abbreviated word does not have a distinct pronunciation on the original word. For example, Mr. is the abbreviated word for Mister. You read both Mr. and Mister the same way. Whereas, a contracted word is pronounced differently from its original word.

3. Formality

     Most Abbreviations are not accepted in formal writing, such as "Jan. (abbreviated word of January). In most cases, abbreviated titles of professions are the only allowed abbreviations in formal write ups.

Whereas, using contractions are accepted, only that they are bounded by some usage rules in grammar.

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Answering Negative questions

Negative questions can somehow be tricky. You must always remember that:

 
"Yes" is a positive answer                                        "No" is a negative answer

                                                                                                                               
Positive questions                    Negative questions

Are you going to school tomorrow?          Aren't you going to school tomorrow?

Did you finish your homework?                          Didn't you finish your homework?
Is she going to the party?                                     Isn't she going to the party?   

Note that,the positive and negative questions in the examples has the same idea.The only difference is that, the questions on the right are asked in a negative way to emphasize something or to express a different emotion.The questions should not change the answer.

Question: Do you know Mr.Kito?    Question: Don't you know Mr.Kito?
Answer  : Yes, I do.              Answer  : Yes, I do

Question: Should I take this?     Question: Shouldn't I take this?
Answer  : No, you shouldn't.              Answer  :No, you shouldn't


     
  

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