· You can see people swarm every time malls have their products on sale
·
"Oh
Rizal! Is this the youth you said would be the hope of the motherland?" is
an example of an apostrophe
·
George
Orwell said, "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary
act" and this speaks of his idea of honesty.
· "It is better
to die upon your feet that to live upon your knees." means that It is
better to work and suffer than to beg and depend on others.
·
I
was walking to the bank teller when suddenly someone interrupted.
·
He
would marry her, if she were a queen.
·
A
parking lot is a place where you park your car.
·
Maria's
comments are generally not nebulous, but clear. Nebulous means ambiguous.
·
Many
military rescue operatives wear dark colors in order to be as stealthy as
possible.
·
If
I had done my exercises, I would have passed the test.
·
The
National Heroes' Day celebration in August reminds us about heroes worth
emulating.
·
The
students protested the ban on the use of cellular phones in the canteen.
·
Syntactic is used in capitalization and punctuation
rules.
·
Manuel L. Quezon said "My loyalty to my party
ends when my loyalty to my country begins."
· You make a
mountain out of a molehill when you make things worse.
·
She
isn't joining the game, is she?
·
You're not making the most of your situation.
· A new LCD
projector was selected because its brand was recommended by the salesperson.
·
Archimedes,
after discovering the principle of density, shouted "Eureka!" which
means discovery.
·
Moths
stream towards lights like litter in the wind is a simile.
·
Both
Eric and I plan to leave.
·
They're
supposed to leave early so that they will get there on time.
·
Ralph
Waldo Emerson said that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
·
Banks
provide convenient service to customers 24 hours a day via ATMs.
· In "A
Thousand and One Nights", Alibaba shouted "Open Sesame!" to open
a cave of riches. Since then the world took this to mean a password.
·
Cases
of robberies have tremendously decreased because of sophisticated security
schemes installed in almost all banks in the country. Sophisticated means high-tech.
· "Speak when
you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret."
This is a goad advice for those who are ill-tempered and impulsive.
·
In
the Road Not Taken, Robert Frost used the line "and my little horse must think
it queer..." He used personification.
·
Jose Rizal said, "I die just when the dawn
breaks to herald the day."
·
I
should have returned the books to the library last Monday. They are now three
days overdue.
·
"I
value a man for the size of his heart" means that Man's kindness is most important.
·
If
she were President, she would live in Malacanang.
·
Destiny is the theme in "Nothing happens in
this world ever happens by chance; it is all part of a grand design."
·
"For democracy will die" is a phrase
associated with President Ramon Magsaysay.
·
She
described her classmate's statement as too sophomoric which means immature.
·
Since
steel does not break easily, we say that it is not brittle.
·
Tricia
passed her project on time.
·
She
carries much luggage during travels.
·
There
should be a cessation of inequality in the world. Cessation means stop.
· The principal
claims that she was kept in the dark in the situation the school is facing.
This statement means she doesn't know the situation.
· "I am used to
the same tales." means that there is nothing new in the story.
·
The
teacher gave a classical literature from the Renaissance period.
·
Before
the competition, the coach told his team to bring home the bacon. This means the
team has to win in the competition.
·
What
you said does not hold water with me means that it is unimportant.
· It was an
overrated show, sighed Jen. This means that the show was not good.
·
In case you need the papers, call Helen and
she'll assist you.
·
I
don't like a sonorous sounds; I prefer music that is pleasing to the ears. Sonorous
means loud.
·
Edgar Allan Poe is the father of horror stories.
·
Mark Twain or Samuel Clemens wrote The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
·
William Shakespeare is known as the "bard of
Avon".