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using 'very' is cheap and hard to read for everyone. here are some words that you can use instead of very.
very happy - pleased
very sad - gloomy
very excited - energy-filled
very hard - difficult, solid, rigorous, arduously
you can always use http://thesaurus.com for this.
very happy - pleased
very sad - gloomy
very excited - energy-filled
very hard - difficult, solid, rigorous, arduously
you can always use http://thesaurus.com for this.
grammar is tough for us especially that English is not our first language and its really difficult to construct a sentence with full english.
I suggest you download http://grammarly.com because it will help you, not only for your novel but for your everyday needs.
I suggest you download http://grammarly.com because it will help you, not only for your novel but for your everyday needs.
you have to know the difference between those common grammar- the past, present, and future tenses of verb.
simple or infinitive - call (regular verb), eat (irregular verb)
-s form - calls (reg. verb), eats (irreg. verb)
past form - called (reg. verb), ate (irreg. verb)
simple or infinitive - call (regular verb), eat (irregular verb)
-s form - calls (reg. verb), eats (irreg. verb)
past form - called (reg. verb), ate (irreg. verb)
+ past participle - called (regular verb), eaten (irregular verb)
present participle - calling (regular verb), eating (irregular verb)
this may be simple but I hope it could help you determine your mistakes from your sentences in your story.
present participle - calling (regular verb), eating (irregular verb)
this may be simple but I hope it could help you determine your mistakes from your sentences in your story.
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE:
- expresses habitual action. (e.g. I WATCH the television everyday)
- expresses general truth. (e.g. the earth REVOLVES around the sun)
- expresses permanent condition. (e.g. Filipinos belong to the brown race)
- expresses habitual action. (e.g. I WATCH the television everyday)
- expresses general truth. (e.g. the earth REVOLVES around the sun)
- expresses permanent condition. (e.g. Filipinos belong to the brown race)
+ - simple futurity. (e.g. spring comes after winter)
- denotes historical present. (e.g. Sisa is one of the characters in Rizal's Noli Me Tangere)
- gives present information about something. (e.g. My mother is a manager)
- shows present action. (e.g. she walks down the street)
- denotes historical present. (e.g. Sisa is one of the characters in Rizal's Noli Me Tangere)
- gives present information about something. (e.g. My mother is a manager)
- shows present action. (e.g. she walks down the street)
SIMPLE PAST TENSE:
Regular verbs form their past tense by adding -d or - ed to the base form of the verb.
e.g. love - loved
pick - picked
reach - reached
Regular verbs form their past tense by adding -d or - ed to the base form of the verb.
e.g. love - loved
pick - picked
reach - reached
Irregular verbs form their past tense by changing the spelling of the verb.
e.g. catch - caught
buy - bought
go - went
e.g. catch - caught
buy - bought
go - went
The Emphatic Past Form
the emphatic form of the past tense is used when the writer wants to emphasize the action.
Formula: did+base form of the verb
e.g. did want
did lock
the emphatic form of the past tense is used when the writer wants to emphasize the action.
Formula: did+base form of the verb
e.g. did want
did lock
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
Uses to express an action that are planned in the future.
To identify the future tense, use a time expression. (e.g. tomorrow, next week, next month, etc.)
Note: 'SHALL' is used for the first person (I, you, we)
Uses to express an action that are planned in the future.
To identify the future tense, use a time expression. (e.g. tomorrow, next week, next month, etc.)
Note: 'SHALL' is used for the first person (I, you, we)
+ to make the negative of statements in the future tense, use 'NOT' between the helping verb (shall, will) and the main verb.
OTHER WAYS OF EXPRESSING THE FUTURE:
1. By using the present form of the verb + future tense
e.g. They prepare the seedlings next week.
2. By using be-verb + going to + verb
e.g. He is going to work with me.
3. By using be-verb + to + simple form
1. By using the present form of the verb + future tense
e.g. They prepare the seedlings next week.
2. By using be-verb + going to + verb
e.g. He is going to work with me.
3. By using be-verb + to + simple form
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE:
PRESENT: s/es + base form
PROGRESSIVE: is/are/am + -ing (verb)
e.g. IS/ARE/AM PROOFREADING
PRESENT: s/es + base form
PROGRESSIVE: is/are/am + -ing (verb)
e.g. IS/ARE/AM PROOFREADING
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE:
- has/have + past participle of the verb
e.g. HAS/HAVE FLOWN
- has/have + past participle of the verb
e.g. HAS/HAVE FLOWN
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
- has/have + been + -ing (verb)
e.g. HAS/HAVE BEEN EATING
- has/have + been + -ing (verb)
e.g. HAS/HAVE BEEN EATING
PAST PROGRESSIVE:
- formed by using was/were + -ing form of verbs
USES OF PAST PROGRESSIVE:
1. Used to express an action that was going on when another action is occurred in the past.
e.g. We WERE READING when our teacher arrived.
- formed by using was/were + -ing form of verbs
USES OF PAST PROGRESSIVE:
1. Used to express an action that was going on when another action is occurred in the past.
e.g. We WERE READING when our teacher arrived.
+ 2. Used to express two actions that were going on at the same time in the past.
e.g. She WAS PLAYING while I WAS EATING my lunch.
3. Used to express an action that was in temporary progress in the past.
e.g. It WAS RAINING hard yesterday.
e.g. She WAS PLAYING while I WAS EATING my lunch.
3. Used to express an action that was in temporary progress in the past.
e.g. It WAS RAINING hard yesterday.
PAST PERFECT:
FORMULA: had + past participle
e.g. Mother HAD UNDERSTOOD me before I started to explain.
FORMULA: had + past participle
e.g. Mother HAD UNDERSTOOD me before I started to explain.
WORDS THAT YOU CAN USE TO REPLACE THE COMMON WORDS YOU'RE USING.
adorn - attractive
fructified - to bear fruit
gesticulating - using gestures
lustrous - to shine
clutched - grasp or seize
inquisitive - curious
withered - shrunken/wrinkled
adorn - attractive
fructified - to bear fruit
gesticulating - using gestures
lustrous - to shine
clutched - grasp or seize
inquisitive - curious
withered - shrunken/wrinkled
Some of you are confused between: your & you're/there & their.
Let us start with the difference between 'YOU' & 'YOU'RE'
YOUR is the possessive form of the pronoun 'you'. It is also used as a second-person possessive adjective.
Let us start with the difference between 'YOU' & 'YOU'RE'
YOUR is the possessive form of the pronoun 'you'. It is also used as a second-person possessive adjective.
+ your is always followed by a noun which belongs to or is associated with you. (credits to google)
e.g. You can always have YOUR phone back but not now.
e.g. You can always have YOUR phone back but not now.
Let's proceed to YOU'RE.
YOU'RE is a contraction of the words 'you' and 'are'. The apostrophe in a contraction represents missing letters, and in this case, the missing is 'a'.
e.g. I don't know why you're still up this late.
YOU'RE is a contraction of the words 'you' and 'are'. The apostrophe in a contraction represents missing letters, and in this case, the missing is 'a'.
e.g. I don't know why you're still up this late.
Now, let us know the difference between 'THERE', 'THEIR' and 'THEY'RE'
Some of you are confused with these words because I do confuse at some point, too.
THERE: opposite of here.
"at that place".
pointing something or someone far from you.
Some of you are confused with these words because I do confuse at some point, too.
THERE: opposite of here.
"at that place".
pointing something or someone far from you.
THEIR: means belongs to them.
possession.
THEY'RE: contraction of 'they' and 'are' or 'they' and 'were'
e.g. THEY'RE doing something earlier so I didn't disturbed them.
possession.
THEY'RE: contraction of 'they' and 'are' or 'they' and 'were'
e.g. THEY'RE doing something earlier so I didn't disturbed them.
OTHER CONFUSING WORDS:
LOSE & LOOSE:
Lose (s pronounced as z) - (verb) to not have something anymor, to be unable to find something, or to not win.
Loose (pronounced as s) - (adjective) means free, unattached, or not tight.
LOSE & LOOSE:
Lose (s pronounced as z) - (verb) to not have something anymor, to be unable to find something, or to not win.
Loose (pronounced as s) - (adjective) means free, unattached, or not tight.
RESIGN & RE-SIGN:
Resign (s pronounced as z) - (without hyphen) means to quit a job.
Re-sign (pronounced as s) - (with the hyphen) means to sign a contract again; to stay in your current job.
Resign (s pronounced as z) - (without hyphen) means to quit a job.
Re-sign (pronounced as s) - (with the hyphen) means to sign a contract again; to stay in your current job.
ADVICE & ADVISE:
Advice and advise basically have the same definition which is to give lecture, advice, lesson, but advice is a noun and advise is a verb.
AFFECT & EFFECT:
Affect and effect have the same definition, too, which is the result or consequence of the
Advice and advise basically have the same definition which is to give lecture, advice, lesson, but advice is a noun and advise is a verb.
AFFECT & EFFECT:
Affect and effect have the same definition, too, which is the result or consequence of the
+ particular actions but the difference is affect is a verb and effect is a noun.
COMPLIMENT & COMPLEMENT:
Compliment - means saying nice about you, giving credit on how you look like. (nice, pretty, gorgeous).
Complement: used when two things things go well together, or
COMPLIMENT & COMPLEMENT:
Compliment - means saying nice about you, giving credit on how you look like. (nice, pretty, gorgeous).
Complement: used when two things things go well together, or
+ complete each other.
e.g. My white tie really complements my black coat and white long sleeves.
e.g. My white tie really complements my black coat and white long sleeves.
DISINTERESTED & UNINTERESTED
Uninterested - bored; not interested.
Disinterested - impartial, objective, not taking side in an argument.
FURTHER AND FARTHER
Further - used for more abstract situations, giving more explanations.
Farther - physical distance.
Uninterested - bored; not interested.
Disinterested - impartial, objective, not taking side in an argument.
FURTHER AND FARTHER
Further - used for more abstract situations, giving more explanations.
Farther - physical distance.
Someone told me to use figures of speech when writing a novel or poems. (I write poems way back January)
FIGURES OF SPEECH:
1. Simile - compares two unrelated things or ideas using like or as to accentuate a certain feature of an object.
e.g. As clear as the water
FIGURES OF SPEECH:
1. Simile - compares two unrelated things or ideas using like or as to accentuate a certain feature of an object.
e.g. As clear as the water
2. Metaphor - compares two different thinsg without using 'as' or 'like'
e.g. The assignment was a breeze.
3. Personification - adding human trait to inanimate object or abstraction
e.g. The picture in that magazine shouted.
e.g. The assignment was a breeze.
3. Personification - adding human trait to inanimate object or abstraction
e.g. The picture in that magazine shouted.
4. Alliteration - duplication of a specific consonant sound at the start of each word.
e.g. But a better butter makes a butter better.
5. Hyperbole - over exaggerated description or sentence.
e.g. She's probably dying of shame right now.
e.g. But a better butter makes a butter better.
5. Hyperbole - over exaggerated description or sentence.
e.g. She's probably dying of shame right now.
6. Onomatopoeia - used to replicate sounds created by objects, actions, animals, & people.
e.g. Quack
7. Irony - used to stress on the opposite meaning of a word (sarcasm).
e.g. He was so energetic that he fell asleep early as he should.
e.g. Quack
7. Irony - used to stress on the opposite meaning of a word (sarcasm).
e.g. He was so energetic that he fell asleep early as he should.
8. Apostrophe - used when a person who is absent or none existent is spoken to.
e.g. Oh stars and moon
9. Metonymy - one word or phrase is used in place of another.
10. Oxymoron - involves usage of extraordinary terms to describe an object, situation, or incident.
e.g. Oh stars and moon
9. Metonymy - one word or phrase is used in place of another.
10. Oxymoron - involves usage of extraordinary terms to describe an object, situation, or incident.
- end of thread by aeonglow.
I hope it will help you grow as a writer because I researched this all not only for you but also for myself. I found some of the information here at my notebook and others are in Google.
I hope it will help you grow as a writer because I researched this all not only for you but also for myself. I found some of the information here at my notebook and others are in Google.
plus!!! read this for more information, sa tagalog naman! https://twitter.com/chesveriwp/status/1282175308364279811?s=20
