tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084768152849313070.post3431487960609075388..comments2023-07-27T05:53:34.427-04:00Comments on Summer Friend: Texas Bull Rope, Lights Out, No Holds Barred Grammar Answers!Danette Haworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13220718895967380788noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084768152849313070.post-20028292118913605262007-11-05T23:58:00.000-05:002007-11-05T23:58:00.000-05:00Oh, wait, actually, that future perfect progressiv...Oh, wait, actually, that future perfect progressive one tripped me up, too ... so make that 8 for 10!LindaBudzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09290094983584931044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084768152849313070.post-24947375642994818782007-11-05T23:57:00.000-05:002007-11-05T23:57:00.000-05:00Darn, I came late to the game, but I would of been...Darn, I came late to the game, but I would of been 9 for 10.......I didn't even realize there was a correct way to format an ellipsis. And if I was to have taken a guess, I would of guessed wrong. But I was golden on the rest (really!).LindaBudzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09290094983584931044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084768152849313070.post-33490538993768507832007-10-31T06:23:00.000-04:002007-10-31T06:23:00.000-04:00Oh, crap! The minute I turn my back, you throw a ...Oh, crap! The minute I turn my back, you throw a pop quiz which I could have ACED with my eyes closed, hands tied behind my back, etc -- and I didn't even know it!<BR/><BR/>I used to teach English, spent years rewriting and translating, and finally was a language police (rewriter and sort-of editor of educational texts) for a large prep school. We did stuff like this all day long, all year round.<BR/><BR/>The Japanese teachers' all-time favorite thing was asking their students to explain how this grammatically correct sentence was ambiguous:<BR/><BR/>"The kitten was too little to eat."<BR/><BR/>Great, huh? 'The kitten' can either be interpreted as the subject or the object here. <BR/><BR/>Next time give me a shout! No -- I'd better link with you so that next time I don't miss out!Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084768152849313070.post-22628016779020564362007-10-30T17:01:00.000-04:002007-10-30T17:01:00.000-04:00Church Lady,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Virginia Lee,Ha! It's...Church Lady,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,<BR/><BR/>Virginia Lee,<BR/>Ha! It's VERY easy to accidentally write <I>should of</I> because the <I>sound</I> is correct, even to a writer's ear. Tricky stuff!Danette Haworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13220718895967380788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084768152849313070.post-81140378389698543102007-10-30T14:37:00.000-04:002007-10-30T14:37:00.000-04:00Gah! The should of combo sends me round the twist....Gah! The should of combo sends me round the twist. And I too am comma challenged. They are my worst thing as I tend to overuse them.<BR/><BR/>I'll say one thing Danette, the children reading your books will at least be seeing decent grammar! That's more than I can say for some of the adult books I've had my hands on recently.Virginia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493643681622551814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084768152849313070.post-46497524496654835232007-10-30T07:16:00.000-04:002007-10-30T07:16:00.000-04:00Commas slay me.Commas slay me.Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084768152849313070.post-80306031518102801192007-10-29T20:04:00.000-04:002007-10-29T20:04:00.000-04:00Charles,Your answers to the original post cracked ...Charles,<BR/><BR/>Your answers to the original post cracked me up! How is cousin Gerund?Danette Haworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13220718895967380788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084768152849313070.post-1089717452812673672007-10-29T14:00:00.000-04:002007-10-29T14:00:00.000-04:00As I suspected, I'm a bit grammatically challenged...As I suspected, I'm a bit grammatically challenged.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com