Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Grammar Mistakes

Hello Students. Attach an example of a grammar mistake that you have made.

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  1. "But this constant siege and atack on him, due to the capitalistic society in which he partakes, is too much for even strong willed Jurgis."

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    2. But this constant siege and attack on him, due to the capitalistic society in which he partakes, it too much for even the strong willed Jurgis.

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  2. In his desk drawer at home, Aziz keeps a picture of his wife, which is seen at certain moments, but it is mostly locked away and hidden in mystery, that he never mentions it and cannot reveals it unless the person he is showing it to is a relative.

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  3. Thus, the gradual transition in style of discourse show Janie’s individual quest for identity as a principle of “becoming” rather than “being”.

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    1. Thus, the gradual transition in style of discourse shows Janie’s individual quest for identity as a principle of “becoming” rather than “being”.

      The subject of the sentence is "transition", therefore the verb should be "shows" not "show".

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  4. Ona knew the risk she was taking whenever she did not tell Jurgis and when she did not want to tell Jurgis.

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    1. Ona knew the risk she would be taking by hiding the truth from Jurgis.

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  5. "In chapter 1 there is a great example of the social stratification for the two groups when Aziz steps out of his tonga, and two English ladies walked past...

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    1. The verb tenses need to match. So it should be "Aziz stepped... ladies walked" or "Aziz steps... Ladies walk".

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  6. In chapter 6 of A Passage to India, Dr Aziz mourns his wife on the anniversary of her death.

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    1. The "6" in "chapter six" is supposed to be spelled out(six)and the title of the book is supposed to be underlined or italicized.

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    2. The "Dr" should have a period after the "r" to make it "Dr." because it is an abbreviation.

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  7. She associates with the indians without any worries that she might be the next gossip topic among the English women.

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  8. During the quest for Janie’s identity, she is learning and developing who she is as she strives towards who is wants to be.

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    2. "learning" and "developing" should be put in the past tense. Once you fix those, you can take out the first "is" and change the second "is" to was and then finally change "strives" to strove. Change the "is wants to be" to the past tense.

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  9. Hurston portrays Janie as independent women seeking self-expression through... Henry T.

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    2. Hurston portrays Janie as an independent woman seeking self-expression through...

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  10. Janie throughout Their Eyes Were Watching God had a main concern that influenced her since her first marriage and her first steps as a woman.

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    1. "Throughout "Their Eyes Were Watching God," Janie's primary concern is to..."

      "Following her first marriage within "Their Eyes Were Watching God," Janie's primary, and most influential concern was... (her womanhood/attaining her womanhood/etc.)"

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  11. "Janie finds contentment with both the relationship her love manifests through, and the identity she has created for herself, deemed as homogeneous to the idea she initially held for herself, as realistically attainable."

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  12. The British believe that “you can make India in England apparently, just as you can make England in India” (Forester 78).

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  13. Teta Elzbieta seems to understand early on that the system is inescapable and their only option that they have is to suffer and try to persevere through the various hardships dealt to them.

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    1. Teta Elzbieta seems to understand early on that the system is inescapable and the only available option is to suffer while they attempt to persevere through the various hardships they encounter.

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  14. The beginning for Janie's quest for wanting something more in her life began with Janie's first marriage to Logan which will affect who Janie starts to become.

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    1. The beginning of Janie's quest for wanting something more in her life began with her first marriage to Logan, which affects who Janie will start to become.

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  15. In the passage provided, Jurgis is resigning his fate to chance, a significant theme that stirs positive and negative connotations throughout the novel.

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  16. "the Unseen" is therefore affective in shaping the character's identity because it creates an effect on the characters by making them question the philosophy of the world and their individuality as well.

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  18. Ronny, a central character in the book, that seems to epitomize the mindset of most of the British colonists (that the British are superior),believes that "[they] are just out here to do justice and keep peace..."(Forster 51).

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