ENGLISH SERYOSO NA PUTAKAYO

• The passage "the transaction (from the book on writing well)" is by William Zinsser
• Foreshadowing


  A writer's technique of suggesting hints or predicting an outcome of a plot
• Foreshadowing


  1. Events or information in a fiction are arranged in such a way that prepares the readers for events that will occur later

  2. A writer may create a mood or atmosphere that can foreshadow an impending situation

  3. In detective stories, the presence of physical objects or facts serve as clues

  4. A fundamental character trait can allow the readers to hint at events to come
• Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. She started to attend school when she was eleven years old. She graduated at nineteen from Duke University and went on to do graduate work in Russian studies at Columbia University.
• The short story Average Waves in Unprotected Waters


  Puts the readers into a situation that compels them to think about people with special needs and some personal issues that a single parent must deal with
• Parallelism - refers to a series of two or more grammatical elements of the same type joined by "and" or "or."
• When one of the elements breaks the pattern set by other element the resulting error is called "faulty parallelism."
• Parallelism improves writing style and readability. Parallelism results in smoothness and clarity of sentences.
• "Of studies" was written by francis bacon.
• Humor - used by writers in the 18th century in but evoking laughter.
• The three basic types of humor are: humor of situation, humor of character, and humor of language
• Humor of situation - deals with events or situational irony.
• Humor of character is about exaggerated personalities.
• Humor of language uses sarcasm puns or verbal irony. Humor of language is shown when what is said is not what is actually meant.
• Mark twain was Christened samuel langhorne clemens.


  He was born in 1835 in florida, missouri.
• "The boy's ambition" was written by mark twain.
• In 1863, his pseudonym mark twain appeared in print for the first time.
• The three kinds of moods of verb are: indicative mood, imperative mood, subjunctive mood.
• Indicative mode - is used to express facts and opinions or to make inquiries.
• Imperative mode - is used to give orders or directions
• Subjunctive mode - is a type of verb that expresses, suggestions, and commands.
• How should one read a book? - Is written by virginia woolf.
• Irony - is a literary device that makes use of a situation or language to show and congruently or discrepancy.
• Edgar allan poe was born in 1809 in boston massachusetts and became an orphan as a tender age of two.
• A merchant named john allan adopted edgar allan poe.
• "The cask of amontillado" was written by edgar allan poe.
• Transition markers - are words or phrases used to establish connection between ideas, sentences, paragraphs in sections of writing.
• Addition a transition signal that add information.
• Reinforcement/emphasis emphasizes a point or idea.
• Exemplification - giving an instant point or example.
• Comparison - indicate similarities or comparison between ideas.
• Contrast - to show difference or opposing ideas
• Result or effect - show casual relationship between ideas.
• Time - indicates chronological order or sequence of events in a sentence.
• "How we won the beanfield war" was written by bob sizoo.