As shown in the examples below, when writers craft sentences with more than one noun or pronoun in the subject, they sometimes misidentify the key noun or pronoun and assign the wrong verb form to it. Discussion and revision in each sentence describes and solves the problem.
1. “Five days are too short...
5 Types of Unnecessary Hyphenation
The sentences below, each followed by a discussion and a revision, illustrate various ways in which a hyphen is used extraneously.
1. He adds that cities should be forced to follow a federally-defined law pertaining to what kinds of benefits restaurants should be required to provide to their employees.
Because...
Kritik Moral dalam Sastra Lisan Daerah Kalimantan Timur
SINGGIH DARU KUNCARA, NITA MAYA VALIANTIEN, SETYA ARIANI
Abstrak
Pelestarian terhadap jenis karya sastra terutama sastra lisan yang hampir memudar dalam masyarakat perlu terus dilakukan salah satunya adalah dengan penelitian kajian sastra lisan. Melalui pendekatan pustaka dan pengambilan data di lapangan...
CULTURAL TERMS TRANSLATION IN HIRATA’S LASKAR PELANGI AND THE IMPACT ON THE TRANSLATION QUALITY
by: Singgih Daru Kuncara
Abstract
This paper aims to evaluate the translation of cultural terms in English version of of the Hirata’s Laskar Pelangi.
This paper investigates also the translation quality of those cultural
terms. The data, in this study, are the terms of culture that exist in
the...
3 Sentences That Cause Confusion
In each of the following sentences, a word or phrase is an obstacle to comprehension. The discussion and revision that follows each example suggests a path to clarity.
1. Technology companies have a very different mind-set to traditional financial institutions.
Comparisons structured as one is in this...
5 Types of Errors in Parallel Construction of Sentences
There are numerous ways to inadvertently derail a sentence by failing to provide consistent structure to parallel elements. The following sentences illustrate various types of pitfalls and how they can be avoided.
1. These audits are performed on both an ongoing basis or as part of due diligence.
Both is...
25 Words Coined by Twentieth-Century Author
This post lists a number of words that were introduced to the English lexicon by novelists and other writers during the twentieth century.
1. beep: Scientist and novelist Arthur C. Clarke came up with this onomatopoeic word for a small, high-pitched signal.
2. blurb: Humorist Gelet Burgess...
