Heart of English

Why students create grammatical errors?

What are their common mistakes?

   Writing is an art that reflects a person. Common errors occur when the rules are violated, like in subject-verb agreement there are rules created, and many students do not follow it some says “ A boy with his friends go out.” It’s definitely wrong because, intervening phrases or clauses (with his friends) do not affect the subject-verb agreement it must be “A boy with his friends goes out.” Redundancy is one of the common errors of the students. Redundancy is repetition of ideas for example “In this modern world of ours, man nowadays is fast becoming a Frankenstein.” Thus, we should not apply it because makes the readers confused. This is the correct one “Modern man is fast becoming a Frankenstein. Shifting of tenses also observed. And the funniest errors create by the students is the incorrect usage of punctuation marks.

             

   Grammar and literature are related to one another because; you cannot construct a masterpiece by just doing it without knowing the grammar rules and if your grammar is full of mistakes. To correct all the mistakes, you need to have a pursuing heart. A heart that will guide you to have better writing abilities and to gain proficiency in English grammars even in jotting down each strange and difficult word you encounter during your class hours. To have this heart you should comprehend with your professors and have a desire to be a one of the greatest philosophers in the world.

Great Determination

“Fairness in every competition must be done by the competitors. Thus, others do it vise versa.”

           

Intramural happened last week is still a mystery in one’s mind. JUNIORS or the 3^rd year level was able to show their very best in the event and they present surprising numbers that amazed the teachers, students and even the judges. Teamwork courage and strong determination to win in the competition brought them confidence to face the competition as well as the ball games. Because of that it resulted to the JUNIORS to win in cheering and in ballroom dancing. 3^rd year students almost got the awards and prizes in basketball by III-Rebekah, badminton by the III-Leah and III-Rebekah and volleyball by my beloved section III-Rachel. I belong to the first six of my team in volleyball. First I am glad that we have no lost. So we need to be beat by twice. We ask the commentator about that to confirm if it was true because my teammates and I were nervous in our next fight with IV-Solomon. But the commentator said to us “Kapag natalo na kayo dito sa IV-Solomon laglag na kayo. Wala na kayong susunod na laro.” So we think that was not fair. Before the game starts we forgot to pray. And we were near to be defeated by the 4^th year in the 1^st set. So during the time out we began to pray and dedicate the game to Him. Because of that we won in our match in the score of 3 out of 5 sets respectively. And we were able to enter the championship match with the lower levels. The next day, the championship was near already and the II-Isaiah will be our opponent. We ask questions again to the commentator for the clarifications of the game sets. And they said there were only 3 sets. We are shocked about what the commentator said. I said to my teammates “Championship ba yon? Tatlong sets lang? Kahapon sa Solomon 5 sets tapos sa II-Isaiah 3 sets lang. Grabe ha!” We just ignored about what biases done by them and I hope they will realize that they should not do it again.

 

And with the prayer in God we defeated the II-Isaiah and we become the champion in volleyball in the 26^th Foundation Week of TUMCS. The greatest things I’ve learn in this intramural are being strong, willing to face the problems whether it is not too much complicated and have a great determination to survive.

“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”

II Timothy 2:15

Allowance

Gian: “Ma’am pwede po bang umutang ulet? Wala po kasi akong baon.”

Teacher: “Ano ka ba naman Gian hindi ka na umulad!”

Gian: “eh Ma’am wala pong ibinigay na baon si mommy sa akin ngayon eh.”

Teacher: “Eh lagi ka naming hindi binibigyan eh. Oh sya sya…Babayaran mo ha!”

Gian: “Sige Ma’am pag nagkaroon po ako ng baon.”

Teacher: “Oh! Yan na soup mo!”

            This scenario happened when I was in grade six. My teacher and I were compromising about me not having to buy several foods of her merchandise. I was so terrified of her that moment because she warned me that she would put a minus on my science quiz that day, plus the fact that I was the center of attention in class at that very point of time. I knew that, I had to maximize my six-peso allowance every day. But it was so difficult to save and to budget.

But that didn’t end from it my classmates used to tease me each day. And if there were barkada bonding or hangouts they would not invite me. I wasn’t able to buy enough for myself. This discrimination cause troubles of building my self-confidence. There were times that I was shy of having to wear my dull and faded old jeans and clothes when all of my friends were wearing their new ones. And there were sad times that I needed to skip lunch to buy school stuffs for my projects.

           

Discrimination was everywhere-the more I had to stay firm. Indeed, we have two choices it was either you let it affected you negatively or surrender yourself to God and let Him fulfill all the weaknesses that you have. And there were two more things that I seek my strength to stay firm from that discrimination. That is my family who guides me all the time and always there to help me. And last, my inspiration that change my life.

Fairytale-( A song by I and Sis! )

I don't know where to start
But in the end I know a lot
This girl in front of me, she really drives me crazy
For all the girls that hang around
There are things I want to find out not ordinary and unusual
But something that can ask you why

This feeling so strange
I can't really stand the pain
How does it hurt me so?
I don't know what to do

Everytime comes around, how i wish I'd be the one
Just like in fairytales, I want a happy ending
But as i gaze up through the night
I just can't help but realize that fairytales in actual are only once upon a time :((

Impasse

Could you ever imagine yourself looking at the mirror reminiscing happy moments with someone when suddenly, you remembered that you cannot spend another happy moments with that someone anymore? What would you feel? Would you feel sorry for that person or would you regret everything you hadn’t done for him?

            “Daddy ang lamig naman.” The young boy said to his father while rubbing his small hands to ease the numbing cold. Then the father carefully leaned to him handling his black jacket, “Sa iyo na ‘tong jacket ko.” Then as the boy quickly wore the jacket he smiled at his daddy. He adored his daddy very much. He looked at him as if his daddy was like a fallen angel that guides mankind, a knight that saves every good civilians and a roman god who protects his people and his land. From that moment on, he looked at him like that. He became so dependent to him even until the day that struck his heart so much… the day he would never ever forget on his entire life.

           

“Daddy… huwag ka pong susuko. Alam kong kaya mo ‘yan! Sayo na ‘tong jacket ko.” The boy who was no longer a kid said to his dying father. He blankly stared at the floor of the hospital while keeping his tears from falling. He wished he was strong enough to face the consequences or what could happen next. And then the inevitable time came. His father died. After that sorrowful moment, he realized there were no longer a fallen angel that would guide him throughout the day, a knight that would save him from pain and a roman god that would protect him from harm. The man that he considered as the best daddy in the whole world was no longer there for him.

Then this time, I welled with tears. Because that boy who was looking at the mirror and reminiscing the whole thing was me.

           

They said that there were two important days in our lives. First was when the day that we were born and second was when the day we knew the reason why. That is because the greatest tragedy was not death, but a life without purpose. Now if I were asked about what to feel when someone passed away or was lost, I would feel grateful because daddy can now rest with God and that taught me lessons to persevere from life. Death is inevitable… an impasse. But I never considered daddy’s death as my death also but that rather served as my reason to live anew and an instrument to rebuild myself.