First Blog Assignment

...The Potato People...

...written by Angela Wright...

The main character of the Potato People is Patrick Flynne. The character of the Patrick Flynne that relate to me is brave to making decision of his life. He showed a great courage by leaving Ireland for a new life in Amerika. That character is relate to me because I dare to take challenge of the new life in university. This is because I've never been stay in hostel before and far away from family.

Third Blog Assignment - Movie Sherlock Holmes

1st Task: Describe of the main characters;

1) Sherlock Holmes is a brilliant detective. This is because he has knowledge of the forensic science skills to solve that case and also his ability to take any disguise such as a doctor in this movie.

2) Dr. John Watson is brave individual. Dr. Watson is always close to Sherlock Holmes even in the danger situation.

3)Lord Blackwood is a brilliant psychopath and serial killer. He uses his knowledge to dominating the hearts and minds of many people in London.

2nd Task:

I am satisfied with the ending of Sherlock Holmes movie. I am satisfied because the ending of this movie show that Sherlock Holmes explained about the case of Lord Blackwood that did not died after hanging with rope. This is because Sherlock Holmes do not know what gonna happen to the missing part of the device that Professor Moriarty took and Holmes looks forward to the new case.

Second Blog Assignment

Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement

Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence. Don't use the HINT buttons unless you really need them.

1.  Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator ____ going to have to make a decision.  is  are You're right! When subjects are connected by or, the subject closer to the verb (which is, in this case, singular) determines the number of the verb.

2.  ______ my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance?
 Is
 Are

You're right! Again, the subject closer to the verb (my boss) determines the number of the verb.

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3.  Some of the votes __________ to have been miscounted.
 seem
 seems

You're right! Some is the subject in this sentence; it is plural because the word votes makes it a countable indefinite pronoun.

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4.  The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring _____ more than just a nuisance.
 are
 is

You're right! The subject is tornadoes. You were not confused by the words and phrases that came between the subject and its verb.

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5.  Everyone selected to serve on this jury _____ to be willing to give up a lot of time.
 have
 has

You're right! Everyone! seems to be a plural word, but it is always singular.

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6.  Kara Wolters, together with her teammates, _________ a formidable opponent on the basketball court.  presents  present You're right! The subject is not compounded by phrases such as along with, together with, and as well as.

7.  He seems to forget that there __________ things to be done before he can graduate.
 are
 is

You're right! The subject (things, in this case) comes after the verb in constructions that begin with here or there.

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8.  There _______ to be some people left in that town after yesterday's flood.  have  has The subject is people, which is plural, and that determines the verb (not the word there).

9.  Some of the grain __________ to be contaminated.
 appear
 appears

You're right! Some is the subject of this sentence and, since it is not really countable (you can't count the grain), it is singular.

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10.  Three-quarters of the students __________ against the tuition hike.
 is
 are

You're right! Three quarters of the students represents a countable number.

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11.  Three-quarters of the student body __________ against the tuition hike.
 is
 are

You're right! Three quarters of the student body represents a lump sum, a singular entity.

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12.  A high percentage of the population _________ voting for the new school.
 is
 are

You're right! "Percentage" is a mathematical proportion, expressing here a singular lump sum.

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13.  A high percentage of the people _________ voting for the new school.
 was
 were

You're right! "Percentage" is a mathematical proportion, but here it reflects a countable, therefore plural, quantity.

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Results: 12 Correct -- 1 Wrong -- 0 Skipped

taken from: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/sv_agr_quiz.htm