MR. Sholey Skills Academy

15/03/2024

14/12/2022

*Englishes*

*_Ending a sentence with a preposition_*

The old claim that it’s wrong to end a sentence with a preposition has been utterly debunked. It’s not true and it never was true. Writers who always insist that a preposition can’t end a sentence often end up with stilted and unnatural sentences:

📍There’s no one else to hide behind. ✔️

📍There’s no one else behind whom to hide.✔️

📍Where did you come from?✔️

📍From where did you come?✔️

Note: it is sometimes more elegant to move a preposition to an earlier spot in a sentence, especially in very serious and formal writing. But if you do move the preposition, remember to delete it from the end:

📍This is something we must meditate *on*.✔️

📍This is something *on* which we must meditate. ✔️

This is something *on* which we must meditate *on.*❌

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12/12/2022

*Englishes*

*_Prepositional Usage_*

📍 Could you please turn down the volume ~of~ your radio set? (nonstandard)❌

📍 Could you please turn down the volume ~on~ your radio set? (standard)☑️

📍 You should buckle ~up~ if you really desire a good grade (nonstandard).❌

📍 You should buckle ~down~ if you really desire a good grade (standard).☑️

📍The noisy argument resulted ~to~ a fight (nonstandard).❌

📍 The noisy argument resulted ~in~ a fight (standard).☑️

Note: *Preposition is a complex word class, you need to be careful!*

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09/12/2022

English for Today

_*Killing of animals, disease, and pests*_

📍 *Algaecide* – a chemical agent that kills algae.
📍 *Acaricide* – a chemical agent that kills mites.
📍 *Avicide* – a chemical agent that kills birds.
📍 *Bactericide* – a chemical agent that kills bacteria.
📍 *Biocide* – a chemical agent that kills a broad spectrum of living organisms.
📍 *Fungicide* – chemical agents or biological organisms used to kill or inhibit fungi or fungal spores.
📍 *Germicide* – an agent that kills germs, especially pathogenic microorganisms; a disinfectant
📍 *Herbicide* – an agent that kills unwanted plants, a w**d killer.
📍 *Insecticide* – an agent that kills unwanted insects.
📍 *Larvicide* – an insecticide targeted against the larval life stage of an insect.
📍 *Microbicide* – an agent used to kill or reduce the infectiousness of microorganisms.

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