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by The Jock » Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:39 pm
Hey Papgust,

You verbal flascards are quite good. they are laconic and easy to remember.
so them coming dude....waiting for more...
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by papgust » Tue Jun 08, 2010 1:30 am
suman & the jock,

You feedback has really motivated me to post further. I'll start posting once i get back from work.

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by RumpelThickSkin » Tue Jun 08, 2010 1:58 am
hey papgust keep posting man these are quite easy to follow and quite helpful. Thanks for the time out! BTW what does papgust mean just curious?

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by papgust » Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:14 am
RumpelThickSkin wrote:hey papgust keep posting man these are quite easy to follow and quite helpful. Thanks for the time out! BTW what does papgust mean just curious?
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by RumpelThickSkin » Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:52 am
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RumpelThickSkin wrote:hey papgust keep posting man these are quite easy to follow and quite helpful. Thanks for the time out! BTW what does papgust mean just curious?
That's confidential :)
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by papgust » Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:19 am
Relative Pronouns:

Such pronouns refer to something already mentioned in the sentence.

"Who", "Whom" --> People
"Which" --> Things
"That" --> People/Things
"Whose" --> Who or What something belongs to
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by papgust » Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:22 am
Reciprocal Pronouns:

"Each other" --> Indicates 2 members of a group.

"One another" --> Indicates more than 2 members of a group.
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by papgust » Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:25 am
When the subject is "THERE":

The verb agrees with the 'real' subject that follows it.


Examples:
There is no reason to doubt his sincerity -- The verb "is" refers to "reason"
There are thirty pupils in our class -- The verb "are" refers to "pupils"
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by papgust » Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:28 am
Two or more Nouns:

When a subject consists of two or more nouns, it is treated the same as a PLURAL NOUN and takes a PLURAL VERB.

Example:
John and Mary have gone for a holiday.


EXCEPTIONS:
To name a few,

"Bread and Butter" --> SINGULAR
"Eggs and Bacon" --> SINGULAR
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by papgust » Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:33 am
Following ADJECTIVES are seldom or never placed after the noun,

Afraid
Alight
Alone
Asleep
Awake
Aware


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Following ADJECTIVES are never placed immediately after the verb,

Nuclear
Atomic
Cubic
Digital
Medical
Phonetic
Chief
Entire
Initial
Main
Whole
Eventual
Occasional
Maximum
Minimum
Underlying
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by The Jock » Tue Jun 08, 2010 7:44 pm
Hey Papgust,

could you please give me some examples here....

Papgust Says-Following ADJECTIVES are never placed after the verb:

Nuclear
Atomic
Cubic
Digital
Medical
Phonetic
Chief
Entire
Initial
Main
Whole
Eventual
Occasional
Maximum
Minimum
Underlying

Little confused about this....
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by papgust » Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:49 am
The Jock wrote: Papgust Says-Following ADJECTIVES are never placed immediately after the verb:

Little confused about this....
Thanks in advance.....
Really sorry for the typo. I've edited my post.
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by papgust » Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:56 am
"Fairly" Vs "Rather":

Fairly:

- Used only before positive-tone adverbs and adjectives. Denote something that is considered desirable or is viewed with approval

Examples:
The lecture was fairly interesting and was fairly attended. -- RIGHT!
The lecture was fairly boring and was fairly badly attended. -- WRONG! Never use 'fairly' in a negative sense.

Rather:

- Used for things either desirable or undesirable.

Example:
The lecture was rather boring and was rather badly attended. -- RIGHT!

Differences:

- 'Rather' can be used before comparatives whereas 'fairly' cannot be used.
I'm feeling rather better today

- 'Rather' is used as an adverb of degree before verbs that express a feeling or an attitude of mind, whereas 'fairly' cannot be used in such a way.
I rather wish I had taken your advice.
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by papgust » Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:58 am
Possessive cases (- 's) is used only with the names of living things.

Examples:
The president's bodyguard -- RIGHT!
The table's leg -- WRONG! Rather it should be "The leg of the table"
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by papgust » Wed Jun 09, 2010 7:00 am
Comparative Adjectives such as "Inferior", "Superior", "Prior", "Anterior", "Posterior", "Senior", "Junior" - are followed by the preposition "to" and NOT "than".
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