Some amazing discoveries on English grammar
1. We can divide every English sentence into two parts; Grammar part and Meaning part. The Grammar part will have just 3 elements – Subject, Auxiliary, Verb. And the meaning part - Object and. or Complement which may be in any combination. It is the O/C parts that will contain the full meaning of the sentence while the Grammar part will give only a small meaning. This information is shown diagrammatically here,
Tom is reading / the day’s newspaper now.
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Proposed excavations may rewrite NE history
8.Dec 2007
History will be re-written. If the proposed archaeological site in Garo Hills, ...read
We can make a difference
7.Dec 2007
Anybody who has been on railway platforms in a reasonably big Indian city might...read
Hegel, I Hardly Knew Ye
7.Dec 2007
How one book leads to another, and sometimes back to ourselves....read
The Printer's Devil
7.Dec 2007
The printing press changed the way we saw the book forever. Now, with the Inte...read
Clash of Cultures
6.Dec 2007
It's interesting to compare attitudes to cricket's disciplinary processes by As...read
The Greatest Desire
6.Dec 2007
The modern urge to blog is as old as the printed word....read
Compost Mortem
6.Dec 2007
When you go, go green....read
Lies like beauty, depend upon the eye of the beholder – Part I.
5.Dec 2007
The intellectual underpinning of Hindutva and Hindu Nationalism rests on some v...read
DO YOU KNOW THIS?
5.Dec 2007
Do you know, till some 80-90 years back, people used a quill pen for writing? The quill was taken from the back of a porcupine. I wonder how they managed to pluck it away from this animal.; probably after killing the poor thing. The quil...read
Oh! What a world?
5.Dec 2007
The world we live in is a great place to be. Wouldn't it be nice to occasionly ...read
Combat Art in Iraq
4.Dec 2007
War's come and go these days with CNN footage. Combat Artist Steve Mumford trav...read
Are we all actually being thieves and cheats?
4.Dec 2007
There's good and bad in all of us. Let's look into the mirror and see whose fac...read
The Barista Experience: Life Behind the Bar
4.Dec 2007
Working behind the counter at a cafe is a very social experience. I am frequent...read
Politics, Religion, and the American Café
4.Dec 2007
Within the last decade, café patrons have begun to utilize the café setting as ...read
New Miracle Diet Helps Shed Unwanted Success
3.Dec 2007
New scientific breakthrough yields amazing results...read
Australia and its Native People
3.Dec 2007
This article was written after an Australian holiday of six weeks, which took p...read
Ignorance Inc. - The HALFTIME FLUSH Phenomenon
3.Dec 2007
Starting at about 8:00 p.m. this past Sunday, the amount of toilet water flowin...read
The Koran vs. Terrorist Sects
3.Dec 2007
When 'religions' become foot-holds and a means of and for the advent of wars, w...read
Honey, let's go on vacation and buy a baby!
1.Dec 2007
Celebrity adoption... trend or political statement?...read
Pop Tart: Too Thin?
1.Dec 2007
No such thing as too thin? Not accoring to several goverments who decied that ...read
Pop tart: Walk the Runway
1.Dec 2007
It's not just a show... it's a phenomenon! Project Runway takes over cable, th...read
CNN = Celebrity News Network?
1.Dec 2007
One of CNN’s recent headlines indicated Brooke Shields has accepted a face-to-f...read
Cream or Crap? Which pop stars have proven themselves real "talents"?
1.Dec 2007
The dust of the pop music scene of the 90s has settled and now, ten years later...read
Celebrity Divorce Virus -- Is it Catching?
1.Dec 2007
The celebrities that Get married on TV always want to get divorced in private. ...read
Dog the Bounty Hunter
1.Dec 2007
I’m not ashamed of my love for this show. Not only do I watch it, I DVR it so ...read
Pop Tart -Mel's Meltdown isn't Unique
1.Dec 2007
So Mel Gibson is a bigot.
Is he really any more screwed up than the rest of ...read
Pop tart - Are YOU a part of the interent revolution?
30.Nov 2007
I need My Space.
Are YOU a part of the interent revolution?
...read
Pop Tart - It’s not the cell phone’s fault. It’s the inconsiderate idiots talking into them.
30.Nov 2007
The world has officially become overly connected.
We crossed the line last Tuesday, while I was at a shopping mall. While enjoying the requisite Chinese food we all get at the mall, I watched children on the carousel.
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Pop Tart - Enjoying life as a nobody
30.Nov 2007
You do not look good in those
long shorts.
Yes, you.
You do not look good in those
long shorts.
I know it’s summer. I know it’s hot. The druids celebrated the solstice wi...read
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (Arctic Monkeys)
30.Nov 2007
You can almost feel sorry for Franz Ferdinand. Two years in the limelight and b...read
A look at Singaporean music scene
30.Nov 2007
Singapore rock, for the hardcore scenester is largely disappointing, for like a...read
Social Work: The Road To Redemption
30.Nov 2007
A story detailing the plight of a family and the social workers who help them o...read
Hustle and Crawl
30.Nov 2007
Help your kids get a headstart on the hard knock life with the new Pimpfants cl...read
Give Us A Break
23.Nov 2007
This story was written to be published on the day of the opening of the Exhibit...read
Fashion on the Fairways
21.Nov 2007
ITS not so long ago that loud, collar-less shirts and colourful trousers wouldn...read
Russians dance in the streets
21.Nov 2007
Every Saturday at 8 p.m. Pushkinskaya Street in Russian city
Rostov-on-Don tu...read
The Poet Fled: And he is still far from home
20.Nov 2007
There is a collection of poetry with a similar title to the one above.
When it was published around 1992, it was roundly rejected and
subjected to ridicule by friends and the few lucky 'critics' who
obtained free copies from the publi...read
Kathleen's Kookery
20.Nov 2007
Hi all, and I apologize for my absence last week. There was no good
reason. I was just a little tired and was hoping that some of you might
be kind enough to pitch in and send me some good recipes. Please send
me some recipes. Please?...read
Review of the 'Big Gay Out' Festival
20.Nov 2007
Finsbury Park, London, Saturday July 3rd 2004
'Big Gay Out' was the Official London Pride event for this year,
organised by Faceparty. After the usual parade through the city centre,
the gates to the Finsbury Park festival opened at o...read
The Personal Choice of Smoking Marijuana
20.Nov 2007
So what? I smoke pot. Think about it, out of all the after work activities, the...read
What's in a Name?
20.Nov 2007
Not one to usually drone on about my personal problems and label it journalism,...read
Kathleen's Kookery
20.Nov 2007
I took over this recipe from my mother-in-law, who passed away nine years ago. ...read
Alexandra and I
20.Nov 2007
Johannesburg is a strange city. A friend of mine, who comes from another South ...read
Men like women
4.Apr 2007
The new frighteningly ON thing in todays metropolitic urban world are men who m...read
Kathleen's Kookery
19.Aug 2005
If there is one thing that is near and dear to my heart - and my waist line, Im...read
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Kathleen's Kookery
If there is one thing that is near and dear to my heart - and my waist line, Im sorry to say - its cooking. I can cook almost anything. And a lot of it, I unfortunately cook without a recipe.
What's in a Name?
When the first truly democratic election in South Africa in 1994 was won by the African National Congress (ANC) and Nelson Mandela stepped into the Presidential position after many long years of isolation on Robben Island, everyone was pretty sure that things were set for a big change. But none expected to go to bed in one place and wake up in another Yet millions did.
A Generation Lost
Everyday the American media blasts reports of pre-teen and teenaged violence. Papers report grade school kids getting expelled for threatening their teachers,and teenagers serving life sentences for drive-by shootings. Yet day after day parents are told disipline by spanking is considered child abuse and to tell a child \"no\" for any reason is creating a negative living enviornment. Parents are held at arms length of child abuse allegations anytime. Yet, we cannot understand why the parents lose intrest in parenting and the kids themselves lose intrest in life itself.
Driving Miss Crazy
South Africa is a country that, in recent years, has become more and more attractive to visitors from overseas. In fact, the countrys tourism industry is booming, with travelers arriving every day by the plane-load. And they all come with their minds crammed full of the preconceived ideas that the brochures and travel agents expound. These ideas are pretty much shot down, however, somewhere between the airport and their hotel. See, most visitors to sunny South Africa come in via Johannesburg International Airport and, in getting to wherever their eventual holiday destination might be, a good number have to experience driving on the roads of Johannesburg.
Celebrating the Couch Potato
Ah, the couch potato, that icon of American pop culture values. Isn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t that the life? Why would anyone want to exert extra energy to be productive when you can simply plop down on the couch in front of the telly and enjoy all that delicious snack food and a cool one. Why worry about a yard that needs mowing, a sink full of dishes or that overflowing garbage can. They will all be there tomorrow or even next week - you can take care of them then, or not.
Not Even Some Wafer-Thin Ham, Barbara?
Anyone who has seen The Royle Family will remember this scene. The grandmother of the family repeatedly offers her grandsons new girlfriend a vegetarian wafer-thin ham. The grandmother cant comprehend vegetarianism and seems to think that because the ham is thin it doesnt really count as meat.
Hair of the Dog
Ahh, spring. It's a lovely little season. The flowers are blooming, the birds are chirping, and every living thing is trying to mate. Speaking of mating, that reminds me of another tradition of spring that has long since past me by as it is clearly for the younger crowd. I am of course referring to PROM!
Very Fit or Very Fat in Western Society?
The ideal of thinness gives way to the idea that it is acceptable to be obese. As the numbers of overweight people grow, has the tide been turning on not only approval but the image of beauty?
Modeling: A View to Remember
I am more then a pretty face! And this is what it feels like on the opposite side of the camera. Somewhere in our world a new star is born at this very moment, while you and I read this composition.
My son wants to get married, so we are going window shopping for a wife
It may be 2004, but educated women in Hyderabad, India are stll selected for marriage based on what they look like, the colour of their skin and much they can give in dowry.
Best Selling Help
Are we so desperate for advice? Is where any help in between those soft and hard covers with promising slogan-like titles?
Hip, Hip Hurray!
What does it mean to be a hippie in todays times? Does the word have any relevance for the modern free spirit? Courtney Sunday explores.
Racism in Germany
Is there really so much racism in Germany, or is that just a prejudice?
Three wives and a Score of children, the African way ...
Imagine having several women you are required to call "Mother," not because they gave birth to you, but because each is your fathers wife. According to the African tradition of polygamy, this makes every one of them your mother.
Impact of Indian TV Channels on Pakistani Culture
Nowadays, at home a mother is not going to scold you for coming late at home, but rather when you demand her to change the channel to something good, first she denies you. When you change the channel yourself, stubbornly, testing her reaction, the experiment shows that she will recall upon all the verses from the Quran and all the ethical values from the Sunnah the way Muslims' Prophet (PBUH) lived his life for not denying what a mother says. In other words, she will do any thing possible to make you race from that room.
Vanity in America
Every year Americans spend billions of dollars to be beautiful. As a culture, we spend this money on everythimg from houses and clothes to cars and fad diets. And all of this, just to be "beautiful."
My Name is Andy, and I'm...SOBER!
As strange as this may sound, Ive never done drugs. Ive had plenty of friends that could hook me up if I so desired, but Ive had no need to smoke, shoot, or snort anything out of the ordinary. I didnt even start drinking alcohol until I was twenty-three years old.
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