English Error Correction - Misplaced modifiers, Dangling modifiers, and Parallel Structures

Posted by R. Edin Brow, Assistant Professor, DCE.

45 Ways to avoid using the word 'very'

Posted by R. Edin Brow, Asst. Professor in English.

Great Work

A Great Teacher does Great Work. Right??? But how? Look below. 

Ms Sherine R

Assistant Professor,

Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

What does a Great Teacher do?

S. Janneker Lawrence Daniel,

Assistant Professor of English,

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering.

Always wanted to be a Great Teacher and be appreciated globally, but didn't know how to become one??? We will show you the way. 

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WHAT'S RIGHT? WHAT'S WRONG?

WHAT'S RIGHT? WHAT'S WRONG?

Ms Surya K

Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Who would have thought that so many people misuse the most common phrases? Let's take a look at a phrase you may be saying incorrectly.

"I could care less" and "I could literally eat a horse" are two of the most commonly misused phrases in the English language. While you may or may not be using them correctly, chances are you hear phrases being misused all the time — and it's probably one of your biggest pet peeves! Let's look at one of the most commonly misused phrases and learn the proper way to say them. We won't tell anyone if you forward it to a few people you may know.

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“IT'S A DOGGY-DOG WORLD.„

Correct way to say it: It's a dog-eat-dog world.

Meaning: There's no such thing as a "doggy-dog" world. The expression goes all the way back to 43 B.C. when Roman scholar and writer Marcus Terentius Varro (comparing principles of humanity to that of animals) stated that even "a dog will not eat dog." A "dog-eat-dog" world is defined as ruthless behavior to get what you want... so look out.

Courtesy: 

English Mania - The Power of Seven

R. Edin Brow

Assistant Professor in English 

Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering

 The following sentence contains 7 identical words in a row and still makes sense:

"It is true for all that that that that that that that refers to is not the same that that that that refers to."

(= It is true for all that, that that "that" which that "that" refers to is not the same "that" which that "that" refers to.)

It	is	true	for	all	that	that	that	that	that	that	that
					pronoun	conjunction	determiner	noun	relative pronoun	determiner	noun
							(adjective)	"that"	which	(adjective)	"that"

refers	to	is	not	the	same	that	that	that	that	refers	to.
						noun	relative pronoun	determiner	noun
						"that"	which	(adjective)	"that"

A sentence with a similar pattern, which may help to unravel the above, is:

It is true, despite everything you say, that this word which this word refers to is not the same word which this word refers to.

Or, if you insist on being really correct:

It is true, despite everything you say, that this word to which this word refers is not the same word to which this word refers.

Enrich Your Vocabulary:

1. Mania : an excessive enthusiasm or desire; an obsession.

2. Identical : similar in every detail; exactly alike.

3. Unravel: investigate and solve or explain (something complicated or puzzling).

                      "They were attempting to unravel the cause of death."

4. Determiner: a modifying word that determines the kind of reference a noun or noun group has,  for example: a, the, every.

  

Courtesy: http://www.englishclub.com/ref/esl/Power_Of_Seven/Seven_Thats_2948.htm