tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post2742936800108001573..comments2024-03-18T01:49:03.153-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Grammar ABCs: A is for AppositiveDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-63644619225197083082011-05-02T16:55:09.504-06:002011-05-02T16:55:09.504-06:00Barbara, I remember diagramming sentences in eleme...Barbara, I remember diagramming sentences in elementary school and loved doing it. I wonder whether I could still do it!Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-59483527308631106382011-05-02T15:25:22.659-06:002011-05-02T15:25:22.659-06:00Interestingly, one of my favorite classes in colle...Interestingly, one of my favorite classes in college was an advanced grammar in which we thoroughly diagrammed sentences. I thought of it as math for those who love words. But.....I've since forgotten much of what I used to know. <br /><br />At this point in my life, I'm adjusting from teaching literature to the writing of it. Two very different things.<br /><br />Thanks for the official word on ending sentences with prepositions.Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-41347485931546948402011-05-02T14:00:49.511-06:002011-05-02T14:00:49.511-06:00Hmm, I've vague memories of hearing the word s...Hmm, I've vague memories of hearing the word somewhere before ... and now I know the meaning.<br /><br />Love learning knew things.Aldrea Alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05652344290376563676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-38266511038259210362011-05-02T12:32:22.457-06:002011-05-02T12:32:22.457-06:00Neat. I learned a new word--a new peg to hang idea...Neat. I learned a new word--a new peg to hang ideas from. Thanks.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-39313576192912358982011-05-02T12:31:10.100-06:002011-05-02T12:31:10.100-06:00Not that I ever adhered to that rule anyway ... bu...Not that I ever adhered to that rule anyway ... but now I can ignore it in good conscience ... thanks, Heidi.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-43762996875975383532011-05-02T12:29:44.168-06:002011-05-02T12:29:44.168-06:00Read this post earlier without leaving a comment a...Read this post earlier without leaving a comment and came back hoping to find more definitions. <br /><br />I just looked up simile and this is what I found: A simile is a figure of speech that says that one thing is like another different thing. We can use similes to make descriptions more emphatic or vivid. I don't think I have used this one either on purpose or not. Have you?Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-21722344538869049642011-05-02T12:00:16.766-06:002011-05-02T12:00:16.766-06:00Christopher: That "rule" is one that is ...Christopher: That "rule" is one that is commonly broken these days, especially in fiction. If you write that sentence properly, it sounds very stilted. As Winston Churchill once said: "From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put."Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-88549046912016073452011-05-02T09:00:53.300-06:002011-05-02T09:00:53.300-06:00Interesting, Heidi ... I just wish this stuff woul...Interesting, Heidi ... I just wish this stuff would stick in my head. BTW, here's a question: I noticed you ended the last sentence with a preposition ... it was pounded into my feeble cranium not to do this ... and for some reason it stuck (don't ask me why). However, we all know how awkward it can sound when you don't ... especially in dialogue ... what is the official grammatical ruling on this?Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-49936645895514622692011-05-02T07:35:23.826-06:002011-05-02T07:35:23.826-06:00Thanks for filling us in on that, Heidi. I didn...Thanks for filling us in on that, Heidi. I didn't know the name for it or exactly how it worked. Something to keep in mind, among all the other grammar rules. (g)<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://makeminemystery.blogspot.com<br />http://facebook.com/morgan.mandelMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.com