A Bad Compromise is Better Than a Good Battle

8/6/2019 A Bad Compromise is Better Than a Good Battle

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A bad compromise is better than a good battle.Mt tho hip khng p cn hn mt cuc chin

Better the first quarrel than the last.Th ng lng trc hn mt lng sau

Better turn back than lose your way.Tt nht l quay tr v hn tip tc i lc li

Learn good things the bad ones will teach you by themselves.Hy hc nhng iu tt - iu xu

Fools shoot, but God directs the bullets.Ngi ngu bn, nhng Tri iu khin vin n

You cant pick a mushroom without bowing.

Mun nh nm th phi cui xungThe future is his who knows how to wait.Tng lai ch n vi k bit ch i

You cant drive straight on a twisting road.Khng th no chy thng trn con ng vng vo

Live a hundred years, learn a hundred years, and youll still die a fool.Sng 100 nm, hc 100 nm, vn cht nh ngi kh di.

Dont drive your horse with a whip use the oat bag.ng ci nga vi roi nga hy dng thc n ca nga

Nu l g trng th gy. Nu l g mi th trngIf you are a rooster, crow; if you are a hen, shut up and lay eggs.

When you live close to the graveyard, you cant weep for every funeral.Gn mc th en, gn n th sng

Albert Eistein

Nothing truely valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems ratherfrom love and devotion towards men and towards objective things.

Mt gi tr tht s khng th c t tham vng hay t bn phn but rng; mt gi tr thts ch c th pht sinh t tnh thng v cng hin cho nhn loi

Imagination is better than knowledge.S tng tng cn hn hc thc


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Benjamin Franklin

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety nine percent perspiration.Thng thi l kt cu ca 99% m hi v 1% cm hng

God helps those who help themselves.Tri ch gip cho nhng k t gip bn thn mnh

Cervantes

There is no proverb that is not true.Khng c mt thnh ng no sai.

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.Mt con chim trong tay bng hai con trong rng.

Alexander Pope

Let your conscience be your guide.Hy lng tm dn li cho bn

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.Nhng k di vo ni thin thn khng dm n

Shakespeare

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.Yu mi ngi, tin vi ngi, ng xc phm ti ai ht

No evil thing can happen to a good manKhng c vic g xu xy n vi mt ngi tt.

Loan often loses both itself and friend.Cho bn mn tin thng mt c tin ln tnh bn.

Confucius

Ngi ni khng bit. Ngi bit khng ni.Those who talk dont know. Those who dont talk, know.

G mc khng th khc.Rotten wood can not be carved.

If you suspect a man, dont employ him.ng dng nu khng tin


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To know the man, one must know his thought.Mun bit mt ngi, phi bit s suy ngh ca ngi .

Linh Tinh

Its not whether you win or lose, but how you play .Vn khng phi thng hay bi m l phong cch

Its nice to be important, but its more important to be nice.Lm ngi quan trng l iu tt.Nhng iu quan trng nht l lm mt ngi tt.

Ignorance is a lack of knowledge. Stupidity is ignorance with pride.Ngu mui l thiu kin thc. Ngu xun l ngu mui trong cao ngo

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.

Khn Kho l mt ngh thut t r quan im m khng gy hn thHappiness adds and multiplies as we divide it with others.Hnh phc tng thm v ny n khi hnh phc c chia s vi ngi khc

Courage is grace under pressure.Can m th hin qua s kho lo trong p lc

Ngi c kh nng, lm. Ngi thiu kh nng, gi vThose who can, do. Those who cant, pretend.

Losing money, you lose nothingLosing your health, you lose somethingLosing Your character, you lose everythingMt tin khng mt g cMt sc khe, mt mt tMt bn cht, mt tt c

Nothing is absolute, Nothing is forever, Nothing from nothingKhng c g tuyt i, Khng c g mi mi, Khng c g t nhin c

Great bundlers are opt made, like large ropes, of a multitude of fibres. Victor HugoNhng li lm ln thng kt cu t nhng li lm nh.

Great minds have purposed, others have wishes AnonV nhn c nguyn vng, phm nhn c Ham mun

No evil can happen to a good man. PlatoKhng c g xu xy ra i vi ngi tt


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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Sextus AureliusCch mt khin con tim thn thc

Lc no cng ni tht, nhng hy b i ngayAlways tell the truth, but leave as soon as you do. Slovanian proverb

The pen is mightier than the sword. Bulwer LyttonNgi bt c uy lc hn li gm

A pure hand needs no glove to cover t N. HawthornMt bn tay tinh khit chng cn n bao tay

Iron hand in velvet glove Charles V.Bn tay st trong bao tay nhung

Proper words in proper place makes a true definition of style.

Phong cch c phn nh qua li ni ng ch.Nothing great was ever achieved without enthsiasm.Khng c nhit tnh kh thnh cng.

Those who can, do. Those who cant, pretend.Ngi c kh nng, lm. Ngi thiu kh nng, gi vJoy may be a wiser. But sorrows sure is freeT c v thn, Ha v n ch

Without adventure, civilization is in full decay.Khng c mo him, vn minh s suy tn.

Old soldiers never die. Young ones do.Lnh gi khng bao gi cht. Lnh tr cht.

Time and tide wait for no man.Thi gian v sng triu khng ch mt ai.

If it doesnt feel good, dont do it.ng lm nhng g khin mnh khng vui.

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.Con ngi thch suy gm, v l ht ging cu khoa hc.

It is better to wear out than to rust out.Suy tn cn tt hn b mc nt

Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark.


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Mt ngn n cy nh nht vn chiu sng nht trong mn m.

Don t lend money to a friend, you will lose your money and your friendng cho bn mn tin, v bn s mt c tin ln tnh bn

A thing not worth doing is worth not doing well.Lm mt vic khng thch th khng bao gi lm c tt

Words are the voice of the heart.Ngn t l ting ni ca con tim

Even a hawk is an eagle among crows.Con vn l mt con i bng trong m qu

Courage is your greatest present need.Can m l mn qu cn thit nht

Even the boldest zebra fears the hungry lion.

Every solution breeds new problems.Mi mt gii php ny sinh kh khn mi

Youth is the trustee of posterity.Thanh nin l trng ct ca nc nh

The best prophet of the future is the past.S tin on hay nht cho tng lai l qu kh

Creditors have much better memories than debtors.Ch n nh dai hn con n.

Mistakes are oft the stepping stones to failure.Li lm tthng a n tht bi

He is truly wise who gains wisdom from anothers mishap.Ngi khn hc hi t li lm ca ngi khc

An ounce of image is worth a pound of performance.Na lng hnh tng c gi hn mt k hnh ng

Like winter snow on summer lawn, time past is time gone.Nh tuyt ng trong ma h, thi gian tri qua khng bao gi tr li

The price of greatness is responsibility.Trch nhim chnh l ci gi phi tr ..


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The plural of spouse is spice.n thun khng i trc phc tp, m theo sau

Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.

Marriage a three ring circus: engagement ring, wedding ring, and suffering.Hn Nhn - l 3 vng : nhn cu hn, nhn ci, v cay ng

To defeat your enemy you must first glorify his power. Shaolin Priestng xem thng k th

Only those who attempt the absurd achieve the impossible.Ch c nhng ngi dm hnh ng, mi lm c chuyn kh khn

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.Trit l: mt gii p khn ngoan cho nhng tr ngi kh khn

If in worry or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.Khi lo lng hoc khi ng vc, chy vng vng, va la va ht

There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.Chng c g an lnh ; lc no cng c lo lng i theo

Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it.Ten ngoc nao cung c th v tranh. Nhng ch c ngi khon ngoan bn c

Admiration: Our polite recognition of anothers resemblance to ourselves.Cm mn : ca ngi khc ging nh mnh

An expert is the one who avoids the small mistakes for the grand fallacy.Ngi khn ngoan l ngi trnh nhng li nh t lnh vc cao hn

The attacker must vanquish; the defender need only survive.K tn cng phi bin mt; Ngi chng i cn phi sng

Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.Ti li n di nhiu dng, m ni di l mt trong nhng dng

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.Th cht ng hn sng qy.

He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.K no mun cai tr ngi khc, th hy t cai tr mnh trc.

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.Ngi c c tng tng m khng c hc ch c cnh m khng c chn


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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.Nhng T tng nhit thnh thng phi ng u vi chng i d di t nhng tTng c h

A fanatic is one who cant change his mind and wont change the subject.Mt k in l mt ngi khng bao gi thay i ti v cch suy ngh

Its not reality thats important, but how you perceive things.Thc t khng phi l iu quan trng, iu quantrng l tip nhn thc t

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.S vic cng n gin cng tt , nhng khng th n gin hn

The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.Ngi chng bao gi c li lm thng cng chng lm nn vic g

The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any use to oneself.Mt iu khuyn bo tt nn truyn cho ngi khc, n chng c li ch g gi cho ringmnh

It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it.K cng ng ca ngi v chp nhn

When in charge, ponder; when in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate.Khi lnh o,suy ngh; khi ng vc,th thm;, khi gp nn, i biu

It is easier to fight for ones principles than to live up to them.Tranh u v nguyn tc hn l gi ly nguyn tc

Men use thought only to justify their wrong doings, and speech only to conceal theirthoughts.Con ngi dng suy ngh bo th hnh ng sai lm v ngn lun che du suy ngh

Never insult an alligator until you have crossed the river.ng bao gi nguyn ra c su khi bn cha sang sng

Your mind understands what you have been taught; your heart, what is true.Khi c ch hiu nhng g c dy. Con tim, nhng g chn tht

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.Trong cuc sng chng c g phi s hi. m ch tm hiu

An optimist believes this to be the best of all possible worlds. A pessimist fears this to betrue.


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Con ngi lc quan tin vo nhng g tt nht. Con ngi bi quan s iu ny thnh stht

Joy may be a wiser. But sorrows sure is freeHnh phc trong giy pht, au bun sut c i

Nu con ng p, th cn g phi hi n s i n uIf the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads. Anatole France

Never look a gift in the horse mouth. Saint Jeromeng khi d ngi ta

Chng c chuyn g thnh t m khng nh vo nhit tmNothing ever achieve without enthusiasm . Ralph Waldo emerson

Bnh yn nh l mt gic mng ch n trong mt m v li nhiu hi tic

Peace is like a dream that lasts only one night and leaves regrets behindAs seed need proper soil to grow, advice needs a fertile mind in which to rootCng nh ht ging cn t tt ny n, li khuyn bo cng cng mt b c rnglng tip nhn

Knowledge was not a stored house of past thought, but an ever changing quantity towhich men aed by innovation and invention.Kin thc khng phi l kho cha ca tng qua, m l mt khi lng bin ikhng ngng bi nhng pht minh v i mi

C nhiu vic an bi, v th khng th thay iLarge numbers of things are determined, and therefore not subject to change.

Nu lc u khng thnh cng, ngng; ng qa in cung v thnh cngIf at first you dont succeed, quit; dont be a nut about success.

Tri cho con ngi hai tai v mt li con ngi lng nghe gp hai ln niGod gave us two ears and one tongue so that we may listen twice as much as we speak.

Tt nht l chng ta chin u v hy sinh hn l con em chng ta sng trong kh sBetter for us to fight and maybe die than for our children live in miser

Death and desolation were not to be feared, for they were un avoidable and therforeacceptable. Indeed there was nothing to be unhappy about, no reason for despair. Whatwould be, would be. What was, was. The darkness became the dawn, stillness became themorning, beauty became decay, then rebirthChng nn kinh s ci cht, v l iu phi n v th ch nn chp nhn. Tht th


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chng c g phi bun ru hay lo Nhng g xyra, s xy ra. Nhng g xy ra, iqua. Bng ti qua i bnh minh n, sc p tn phai, n hi sinh

All animals except man know that the ultimate of life is to enjoy it.

Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging

day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways

Too much credit is given to the end result. The true lesson is in the struggle that takesplace between the dream and reality. That struggle is a thing called life!

Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think

Decay is inherent in all compounded things.Strive on with diligence ( Budha)

Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway.

The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is toknow that and to wonder at it.

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees

We all have to die some day, if we live long enough

Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of life is, but ratherrecognize that it is he who is asked.

Do you love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff lifeis made of

If time be of all things most precious, wasting time must be the greatestprodigality, since lost time is never found again; and what we call time

enough always proves little enough


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Life is the childhood of our immortality

Live to win, dare to fail

Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.

Life is good when we think it's good. Life is bad when we don't think.

Seeing the light is a choice, not seeing the light is no choice.

Thoughts are the gun, words are the bullets, deeds are the target,the bulls-eye is heaven.

Don't take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive.

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age

To rid ourselves of our shadows -- who we are -- we must step into either

total light or total darkness. Goodness and evil

Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint you can at it.

Life is ours to be spent, not saved

Life is like a sewer -- what you get out of it depends on what you put into it

He who has the courage to laugh is almost as much a master of theworld as he who is ready to die.

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time


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The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment toexcellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor

The brave don't live forever, but the cautious don't live at all. Here's to the brave!

If death did not exist today it would be necessary to invent it.

Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person youmeet reminds you of someone else

What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.

We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it

We come and go just like ripples in a stream.

I have all the time in the world to worry about death when I am dead

What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease

There is only one blasphemy, and thatis the refusal to experience joy.

Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.

There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion

Misery is optional.

Happiness is good health and a bad memory.

If we couldn't laugh, we'd all go insane.


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Comedy is tragedy plus time.

All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin.

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, therewould be no rainbow.

Be happy. It is a way of being wise.

If life doesn't offer a game worth playing , then invent a new one.

Learn not only to find what you like, learn to like what you find.

Realize that if you have time to whine and complain about something thenyou have the time to do something about it

Even the the most tempting rose has thorns.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it remains.

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with usor we find it not

There is more to life than increasing its speed.

If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive.

Expect everything, and anything seems nothing. Expect nothing, and anything seemseverything.


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Learn from the past. Look to the future. Live in the present.

It is not the bad times on which we should dwell, it is only poison to the mind and soul.We shall rise up after

we fall, and continue to go on -- dwelling on the good, high-spirited times of our lives.

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.

If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.

It is by fighting and triumphing over the enemies of the Buddha that we ourselvesbecome Buddhas.

Anxiety is interest paid on trouble before it is due.

Do not scorn the person who is perpetually happy. He does know something you don't.

I look forward to an America which wil l not be afraid of grace and beauty.

Life is short. Live it up.

Joy is not in things, it is in us.

Life is ours to be spent, not saved.

Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.

A home is not a mere transient shelter : its essence lies in the personalitiesof the people who live in it.


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Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you will cease to be so.

If what Proust says is true, that happiness is the absence of fever, then I will never knowhappiness.

For I am possessed by a fever for knowledge, experience, and creation

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four. If that is granted, all elsefollows.

The heart has its reasons that reason knows nothing of.

Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to

all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.

What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Man is only happy as he finds a work worth doing, and does it well.

I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way.

A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves.

A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it; it would be hell on earth.

Poverty doesn't bring unhappiness; it brings degradation.

Trouble is part of your life -- if you don't share it, you don't give the person wholoves you a chance to love you enough.


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Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, itcuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.

The surest way of severely upsetting yourself for hours is by continuing toconsider what concerns you most for a single moment too long.

He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much.

Every heart that has beat strong and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in theworld, and bettered the tradition of mankind.

When the world has once begun to use us ill, it afterwards continues thesame treatment with less scruple or ceremony, as men do to a whore.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Sloppy, raggedy-assed old life. I love it. I never want to die.

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.

Be good and you will be lonesome.

Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow.

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.


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So go for the jump, and chase all your dreams.

I advise you to go on living solely to enrage those who are paying your annuities.

It is the only pleasure I have left.

I can't complain, but sometimes I still do.

In life, we are all in the gutter. Some of us just tend to look up at the stars.

Blessed are we who can laugh at our selves for we shall never cease to be amused.

Don't do whatever you like -- like whatever you do.

Everyone smiles in the same language.

For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.

Here's to your love, health, and wealth -- and time to enjoy each.

If you wish you be like someone else, you waste the person you are.

Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects.

Live each day as if it were the last day of your life, because so far, it is.

Living well is the best revenge.

Nostalgia is the realization that things weren't as unbearable as they seemed at the time.

To live a perfect life, you must ask nothing, give nothing, and expect nothing.


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Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

The great thing in this world is not so much where we are,

but in what direction we are moving.

~Oliver Wendell Holmes

To accomplish great things,

we must not only act, but also dream,

not only plan, but also believe.

~Anatole France

If you put truth above your own desires

And value those as friends who feel the same

If you take pride in things that you've accomplished

And when you're wrong, stand up and take the blame

If you can understand your limitations

And not waste time on tasks beyond your scope

But take the future as a brand new challenge

That you can meet with confidence and hope

If you can listen to those who would advise you

And then judge for yourself just what is right


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If you can keep in touch with all about you

And settle differences without a fight

If you can find delight in simple pleasures

And see the rainbow, not the falling rain

If you can lose and never give up trying

Believing that there's nothing done in vain

If you can staunchly stick by your convictions

And not let others set your goals for you

If you can be as practical as need beAnd still remember sometimes dreams come true

If you can live the life that you believe in

And trust your judgment and maturity

Then you'll be not just happy and successful,

But the worthwhile person you are meant to be.

~E. M. Gerus

Just think,

you're here not by chance,

but by God's choosing.

His hand formed you

and made you the person you are.

He compares you to no one else--

you are one of a kind.


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You lack nothing

that His grace can't give you.

He has allowed you to be here

at this time in history

to fulfill His special purpose

for this generation.

~Roy Lessin

Life

The adventure of life is to learn.

The purpose of life is to grow.

The nature of life is to change.

The challenge of life is to overcome.

The essence of life is to care.

The opportunity of life is to serve.The secret of life is to dare.

The spice of life is to befriend.

The beauty of life is to give.

The joy of life is to love.

~William Arthur Ward

If you smile with the life, it'll smiles with you

The Garden

of Phrases


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Absolute Phrases|| Appositive Phrases ||Gerund Phrases||Infinitive Phrases ||Noun Phrases||Participial Phrases ||Prepositional Phrases

A phrase is a group of related words that does not include a subject and verb. (If thegroup of related words does contain a subject and verb, it is considered a clause.) Thereare several different kinds of phrases. Understanding how they are constructed and howthey function within a sentence can bolster a writer's confidence in writing sentences thatare sound in structure and various in form.

nOUN PHRASE

A noun phrase comprises a noun (obviously) and any associated modifiers:

The long and winding road A noun phrase any associated modifiers

The modifiers that accompany a noun can take any number of forms and combination offorms: adjectives, of course ("the tall and brilliant professor"); a participial phrase ("theroad following the edge of the frozen lake"); an infinitive phrase ("the first man to walkon the moon"); a modifying clause ("the presentation that he had made the day before");and prepositional phrases ("the building next to the lodge, over by the highway"). [Seebelow for definitions of participial, infinitive, and prepositional phrases.] Usually, a nounphrase will be all of a piece, all the words that compose it being contiguous with the nounitself. It is possible, however, for a noun phrase to be broken, to become what we calldiscontinuous. Sometimes part of the noun phrase is delayed until the end of thesentence so that that portion of the phrase (usually modifying phrases participial orprepositional) can receive end weight or focus. In our first example, for instance (nounphrase in dark red) ,

Several accidents have been reported involving passengers falling from trains .

we could have put the entire noun phrase together: "Several accidents involvingpassengers falling from trains have been reported recently." Shifting the modifyingphrases of the red-colored part of the phrase to the end puts additional emphasis on thatpart. Here are some other examples:

A rumorcirculated among the staffthat he was being promoted to Vice President. (instead of "A rumor that he was being promoted to Vice President circulatedamong the staff.")

The time had come to stop spending money foolishly and to put something awayfor the future . (instead of "The time to stop spending money foolishly and to putsomething away for the future had come.")
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That hard drive was faulty that you sold me . (instead of "That hard drive that yousold me was faulty.")

What business is it of yours? (instead of "What business of yours is it? ")

Clearly, there is nothing inherently wrong with a discontinuous noun phrase. One very

good reason for a discontinuous noun phrase is to achieve a balance between a subjectand its predicate:

The story is told that he was once a soldier in French Foreign Legion .

Without the discontinuous noun phrase in the sentence above, we end up with a twelve-word subject, a linking verb, and a one-word predicate sort of lop-sided.

Authority: A Grammar of Contemporary English by Randolph Quirk, SidneyGreenbaum, Geoffrey Leech, and Jan Svartvik. Longman Group: London. 1978.

One thing you want to watch out for with noun phrases is the long compound nounphrase.* This is sometimes called the "stacked noun phrase" or"packed nounphrase." It is common to find one noun modifying another: student body, book cover,water commission. But when we create a long string of such attributive nouns ormodifiers, we create difficulties:

People who author web-pages have become aware of what is now known as theuniform resource locator protocol problem.

The difficulty we have here is knowing what is modifying what. Also, the reader keepsexpecting the string to end, so the energy of the sentence (and our attention) dwindles

into a series of false endings. Such phrases are a particular temptation in technicalwriting. Usually, the solution to an overly extended compound noun phrase is to take thelast noun of the series and liberate it from the rest of the string (putting it at the beginningof the sentence) and then to turn at least one of the modifying nouns into a prepositionalphrase:

The problem with the protocol of uniform resource locators is now recognized bypeople who author web-pages as. . . .

(This is one situation in which making a sentence longer is probably an advantage.)

A vocative an addressed person's name or substitute name is often a single wordbut sometimes takes the form of a noun phrase. A vocative is always treated as aparenthetical element and is thus set off from the rest of the sentence with a comma or apair of commas (if it appears within the flow of a sentence). When vocatives are propernouns (usually the case), they are also referred to as "nouns of address." Vocatives arelike adverbs: they can pop up almost anywhere in the sentence. Do not, however, get intothe habit of throwing commas at people's names; unless the name refers to someone whois actually being addressed, it is not a vocative and will not necessarily be parenthetical:


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He told Jorge to turn the boat around. Jorge, turn the boat around

Quirk and Greenbaum enumerate four different kinds of vocatives:

1. Single names, with or without a title: Jorge, Mr. Valdez, Dr. Valdez, Uncle,Grandma. Dr. Valdez, will you please address the graduates?2. The personal pronounyou (not a polite form of address): You, put down that gun!

The second person pronoun is sometimes combined with other words (but theresult is often rather rude and is never used in formal prose ["You over there,hurry up!" "You with the purple hair and silver nose rings, get back in line!"]) Theindefinite pronouns can also serve as a vocative: Call an ambulance, somebody!Quick, anybody! Give me a hand!

3. Appellatives (what we call people) of endearment ("Darling," "Sweetheart," "Mydear," "Love") Come sit next to me, my dear.; of respect ("Sir," "Madam," "YourHonor," "Ladies and gentlemen") I would ask you, Sir, never to do that again.; of

profession or status ("Professor," "Mr. President," "Madam Chairman," "Coach")Please, Coach, let me play for a while.4. Nominal clause: Whoever is making that noise, stop it now.

Authority for this section:A University Grammar of English by Randolph Quirk andSidney Greenbaum. Longman Group: Essex, England. 1993. Used with permission;examples our own.

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

A prepositional phrase consists of apreposition, a nounorpronounthat serves as the

object of the preposition, and, more often than not, an adjectiveor two that modifies theobject. Ernest Hemingway apparently fell in love with the rhythms of his prepositionalphrases at the beginning of his short story "Hills Like White Elephants":

The hills across the valleyof the Ebro were long and white. On this side there was noshade and no trees and the station wasbetween two linesof railsin the sun. Close againstthe sideof the station there was the warm shadow of the building and a curtain, made ofstringsof bamboo beads, hung across the open doorinto the bar, to keep out flies. TheAmerican and the girl with him sat at a tablein the shade, outside the building. It wasvery hot and the express from Barcelona would come in forty minutes. It stopped at thisjunctionfor two minutes and went on to Madrid.

Prepositional phrases usually tell when or where: "in forty minutes," "in the sun, againstthe side, etc." Prepositional phrases can perform other functions, however:Except Jo, thechildren were remarkably like their father.

A prepositional phrase at the beginning of a sentence constitutes an introductorymodifier, which is usually a signal for a comma. However, unless an introductoryprepositional phrase is unusually long, we seldom need to follow it with a comma.
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You may have learned that ending a sentence with a preposition is a serious breach ofgrammatical etiquette. It doesn't take a grammarian to spot a sentence-ending preposition,so this is an easy rule to get caught up on (!). Although it is often easy to remedy theoffending preposition, sometimes it isn't, and repair efforts sometimes result in a clumsysentence. Based on shaky historical precedent, the rule itself is a latecomer to the rules of

writing. Those who dislike the rule are fond of recalling Churchill's rejoinder:


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Another kind of absolute phrase is found after a modified noun; it adds a focusing detailor point of focus to the idea of the main clause. This kind of absolute phrase can take theform of a prepositional phrase, an adjective phrase, or a noun phrase.

The old firefighter stood over the smoking ruins, his senses alert to any sign of

another flare-up. His subordinates, their faces sweat-streaked and smudged with ash, leaned

heavily against the firetruck. They knew all too well how all their hard work could be undone in an instant.

It is not unusual for the information supplied in the absolute phrase to be the mostimportant element in the sentence. In fact, in descriptive prose, the telling details willoften be wrapped into a sentence in the form of an absolute phrase:

Coach Nykesha strolled onto the court, her arms akimbo and a large silverwhistle clenched between her teeth.

The new recruits stood in one corner of the gym, their uniforms stiff and illfitting, their faces betraying their anxiety.

A noun phrase can also exist as an absolute phrase:

Your best friends, where are they now, when you need them? And then there was my best friend Sally the dear girl who has certainly

fallen on hard times.

It might be useful to review the material on Misplaced Modifiers because it is importantnot to confuse an absolute phrase with a misplaced modifier.

INFINITIVE PHRASE

An infinitive phrase consists of an infinitive the root of the verb preceded by to andany modifiers or complements associated with it. Infinitive phrases can act as adjectives,adverbs, and nouns.

Her plan to subsidize child care won wide acceptance among urban politicians.[modifiesplan, functions as an adjective]

She wanted to raise taxes. [noun-object of the sentence] To watch Uncle Billy tell this story is an eye-opening experience. [noun-subject

of the sentence] To know her is to love her. [noun, predicate nominative] Juan went to college to study veterinary medicine. [tells us why he went, so it's

an adverb]

GERUND PHRASE
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Gerunds, verbals that end in -ingand that act as nouns, frequently are associated withmodifiers and complements in a gerund phrase. These phrases function as units and cando anything that a noun can do. Notice that other phrases, especially prepositionalphrases, are frequently part of the gerund phrase.

Cramming for tests is not a good study strategy. [gerund phrase as subject] John enjoyed swimming in the lake after dark. [gerund phrase as object] I'm really not interested in studying biochemistry for the rest of my life.

[gerund phrase as object of the preposition in ]

Reviewing the general uses of gerunds and infinitives might not be a bad idea. ClickHERE.

PARTICIPIAL PHRASE

Present participles, verbals ending in -ing, and past participles, verbals that end in -ed(for

regular verbs) or other forms (for irregular verbs), are combined with complements andmodifiers and become part of important phrasal structures. Participial phrases always actas adjectives. When they begin a sentence, they are often set off by a comma (as anintroductory modifier); otherwise, participial phrases will be set off by commas if theyareparenthetical elements.

The stone steps, having been worn down by generations of students, needed tobe replaced. [modifies "steps"]

Working around the clock, the firefighters finally put out the last of theCalifornia brush fires. [modifies "firefighters"]

The pond, frozen over since early December, is now safe for ice-skating.

[modifies "pond"]

1-Greatest enemy of life is YOURSELF .

2-Ignorance of life is the biggest LIE.

3-Lifetime's first wash-out is CONCEITEDNESS .

4-Fated biggest life is ENVY.

5-Mistakes are life's greatest is LOSSING ONESELF6-Evil most big that of lifetime be is UNDUTEOUS .

7-The business of life is the greatest COMPLEXITY .
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8-Lieutenant for life is the biggest RISE after falling.

9-Lifetime's most big smash-up is DESPAIR .

10-greatest asset is the HEALTH OF LIFE and WISDOM.

11-Debt life is the biggest EMOTION.

12-Ceremony of the largest animal life is TOLERANCE.

13-Biggest flaw life is IGNORANCE.

14-An ironing is biggest life CHARITIESs

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