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Showing posts with label poems about grammar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poems about grammar. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

What is the Meaning of Parenthesis?


Parenthesis

I saw the word parenthesis
And pondered about what this is
It turns out it can be one of two things:
A word or phrase inserted in,
By way of an explanation,
A passage in between those bracket things - ( )

Or between some dashes too (-)
Or betwixt commas one and two (, ,)
Not affecting the grammar at all.
However it can also be
A break or pause apparently,
An interlude or even interval!

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

What is the Difference Between Aid and Aide?


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Aid/Aide

If someone lends you a hand
It would pay to understand
That such an individual is your aide.
But the action in itself
When someone gives you help
The thing that they are offering is aid.

It’s important that you see
That the little letter ‘e’
Actually can make quite a difference
Although it can’t be heard
Adding the letter to the word
Separates assistant from assistance.

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

The Law of "It"

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It/Its/It’s

It’s worth elucidating
When referring to a thing
We give that thing the designation ‘it’;
But add the letter ‘s’
And the meaning will address
The things relating specifically to it.

Like “That dog loves its bone”
Or “That cat has lost its home”
Hopefully by now you get the drift?
But don’t make the catastrophe
Of adding an apostrophe
Or else the grammar police will get miffed!

So the word is not abused
An apostrophe is used
With regards to “it has” or “it is
Like “That dog, it’s got a bone
It’s from the cat that had no home,
It is no longer hers because it's his!"


By Kerin Gedge
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Saturday, February 15, 2014

Transitive Verbs Explained


Transitive Verbs

Hopefully by now you've heard
That a verb’s a doing word
But what of verbs said to be transitive?
Well they are the sort of verbs
That make sense only when heard
Along with the thing that they’re doing it with,

For example if I were
To write the sentence, “I love her”
“Love” here is the kind of verb I mean,
The sort of verb that needs the word
“Her” to make sense when it’s heard
Otherwise “I love” would just mean nothing!


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Saturday, January 25, 2014

The Law of Your and You and You're!


You/Your/You’re

Here’s what you should and shouldn’t do
When you use the pro-noun “you”
You know, the word you use to designate
The person you are addressing
As in, “Gosh you are depressing”
When referring to another person’s state.

But listen here my little friend,
If “r” is found at “you’s” rear end,
The word takes on a sudden transformation;
For then the word, it does take on,
The very essence of “belongs”
As in, “Excuse me sir but is this your train station?”

But if you add an "r" and "e"
After an apostrophe
What you mean is something someone’s doing,
Like, “You’re certainly disturbing me
If you’re wearing that to tea,
Doing so will end up your undoing!”

So please don’t be a moron
When you need to put an r on
Otherwise you might cop some abuse,
For your and you’re might seem the same
But they’re not, THEY’RE NOT the same!
And after reading this you've no excuse!


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