Now n' Verb

A Noun is a person place or thing

A Verb is what you do.

In order for nouns and verbs to work together, they must be in agreement. "But words don't talk right?" Well, words communicate in a way that is difficult for me to explain. That is why I have sought the aid of www.esc.edu. They taught me all I needed to know.

Nouns and Verbs are the basic parts of a sentence, the two teammates upon whom all others depend. They need to agree on one major thing:

number
singular (one) or plural (more than one)

For example, the following sentences do not make sense because the nouns and their verbs do not agree in number:

• John and Mary is a couple.
• John are a real estate dealer who make over $67,000.
• Mary are a farmer; she have a little lamb farm and get a good deduction from the government so her family don't get fleeced on their taxes.

But the sentences do make sense when the verbs agree with their nouns in number:

• John and Mary are a couple.
• John is a real estate dealer who makes over $67,000.
• Mary is a farmer; she has a little lamb farm and gets a good deduction from the government, so her family doesn't get fleeced on their taxes.

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Hot Summer Nights

THE AQUABATS!!!

In Accompaniment With

Nouns and Verbs

Presents

"Hot Summer Nights"

Lyrics:

I saw you there
With your pretty blondish hair
Eating a breakfast burrito
You seemed so neato
So we took the bus down to the pier
Down on the sand
By the metal detector man
We looked across the bay
As the dolphins swam away
We held hands
And just imagined
With tears in my eyes
You had to say goodbye
You had to go
You couldn't tell me why
You said something about you moving to Alaska

I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you so much
Those hot summer nights
Won't last forever
[x2]

I know you're gone and you can't come home
I'm so alone, but I'll never forget about you

I understand
So I bought a krugerrand
I'll wear you near my heart
We'll never be apart
Now the heavens will smile upon us
With tears in my eyes
You had to say goodbye
You had to go
You couldn't tell me why
You said something about you living on an iceberg

I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you so much
Those hot summer nights
Won't last forever
[x2]

I know you're gone and you can't come home
I'm so alone, but I'll never forget about you

I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you so much
Those hot summer nights
Won't last forever
[x2]




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lyrics found at: http://www.plyrics.com/lyrics/aquabats/hotsummernightwontlastforever.html

Grammar Rule 25,364

Omit unnecessary words.

Incorrect example: Omit Words That May Be Considered Unnecessary to the Cause of the Sentence. I came across the web site junketstudies.com and learned about 11 rules of writing that are often broken. Their eleventh rule of writing posted is omit unnecessary words. This rule is very important. I break it often. I broke the rule at the beginning of this post to illustrate what a difference it makes in writing. There are times when we use too many words to describe and explain things. Very often in writing, less is more. As you write, do your best to not use unnecessary words.

Other Examples:

Incorrect -- Correct

I would like to assert that the author should be considered to be a buffoon.

The author is a buffoon.

It would be safe to say that Gregor Samsa is not the only character in Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis to undergo drastic changes.

Gregor Samsa is not the only character in Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis to undergo drastic change.

Before going to the supermarket, we made a list of the groceries we needed in order to make the food that we intended to eat for dinner.

Before going to the supermarket, we made a list of groceries that we needed to prepare dinner.

It's an Academic!!!

That's Right!

WARNING!!! ACADEMIA!

In the document "The Roots of Debate in Education and the Hope of Dialogue", Tannen teaches us about some harmful effects that follow excessive criticism. Excessive criticism does not produce construction, it closes minds to valid knowledge and can destroy the process of critical thinking itself.
Tannen suggests that we move, not past criticism, but move on to accept good valid points established in writing. This will not eliminate criticism, and debate, but rather equalize the negative with posotive. Human feelings are important to consider when analyzing someone, or their work. Tannen's example that supports this is show and tell in elementary. A teacher used show and tell to help students learn about another students presentation, of a lava rock.
Because, Tannen does not entirely dismiss criticism and debate, he then applies the principle he was teaching. He shared thoughts about how criticism when accompanied with positive comments can help a writer more than one or the other.

Italics and Underlining

Italics and Underlining

Italics and underlineing distinguish certain words from others within the text. These methods of grammar mean "THE SAME THING?"! Yes, and it is inappropriate to switch from one style of writing to another. So don't use them in the same document.

Use italics and underling for the following:

Titles
-"The Office" is the best T.V. show on the planet!

Names of Vehicles
-Challenger

Foreign Words or phrases
-If a word or phrase has become so widely used and understood that it has become part of the English language — such as the French "bon voyage" or the abbreviation for the latin et cetera, "etc."

Words as Words
-The word basically is often unnecessary and should be removed. For Emphasis

Words as Reproduced Sounds
-Grrr! went the bear.


Special Thanks to
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/italics.htm