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Grammar Basics 1) Subject - The subject is the noun or the pronoun that performs the action of the verb in a sentence. In literary usage, the subject is the the idea about which something is being said. Predicate- The predicate of a sentence is the verb 2) Sentence - A sentence is a grammatical unit that is syntactically independent and has a subject that is expressed or, as in imperative sentences, understood and a predicate that contains at least one finite verb. ex. Joey ran to catch the elevator. 3) Phrase - A phrase is two or more words in sequence that form a syntactic unit that is less than a complete sentence. A collection of grammatically-related words without a subject or without a predicate is considered a phrase. 4) Introductory Phrase - a phrased used in the beginning of a sentence of paragraph ex. "Friends, Romans, countrymen....lend me your ears!" 5) Conjunction - A conjunction is the part of speech that serves to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences...such as and, but, and because. 6) Clause - A clause is a collection of grammatically-related words including a predicate and a subject (though sometimes is the subject is implied). ex. I like to eat bagels Introductory Clause - An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. An independent clause is a sentence. ex. Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz. Dependant Clause - A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. A dependent clause cannot be a sentence. ex. When Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz . . . 7) Antecedent - The word, phrase, or clause that determines what a pronoun refers to. ex. The teacher asked the children where they were going. Relative Pronoun - A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and has reference to an antecedent ex. The child who is wearing the hat. 8) Introductory Conjunction - 9) I went to the movies with Joey, Andrew, Amy, and Michelle Julie, Sara, and I went to the grocery store last night.

What is life

What is life? Is it a mystery? Is it an adventure? Is it a way to help others? Or is it so brief compared to the rest of the time in the universe it has no meaning at all? People have been wondering this for thousands of years, yet no one has found an answer. Many look for complicated ways to understand life, yet the answer is so simple; life is a book. Since the day the binding was opened for the first time,and the author began writting the story; every thought, action, and emotion that is experienced is written into the book. Memory is just rereading the book. Some pages torn, stuck together, smeared so we can’t remember it as well, but it is all writtten down. Every hope, every dream, every fear is recorded in time forever. Some books have flashy, tacky covers, but tell the most troublesome stories on the inside. Some have dull, nondescript covers, but tell the warmest, most adventurous stories that causes one to recall some earlier chapter in ones own life. Every experience is a chapter. Some chapters speak of friends and family, some speak of the most horrible fears and the most dreamed about opes, and some tell of Love and Loss that the author experienced. Some chapters are not finished and will be completed at a later time. Some chapters are blurred, because not even the author knows what happened, or what he wishes would happen. And some chapters are blank pages, waiting to be filled. More than once, the author has wished he could go back a few pages and rewrite it differently, but alas, the book has already been published, and cannot be changed. As the book ages, it loses some of its shine, pages tear and fade, and the binding becomes loose. Some pages suddenly become so clear, you can’t understand why you didn’t see it before, while others become so transparent that you can’t even remember reading them. And after the book has become so old that it can’t even be read or moved without falling apart, it is taken out of circulation and stored. Not only in a physical place, but in people’s heart, those who loved the book as if it was their best friend. It is stored with every other book of every person’s life back before humanity could even speak with more than grunts and body langauge. It is stored in the Great Library. As you look around this glorous library, the books stack higher than any mountain, and strech farther than any eye can see. And on every shelf are books, and in the center of the room are thousands of books open to different pages and chapters recording the author’s dictations from the start of the book until it is finished and published. And then there are the old books that are being called out of circulation, catalogued and stored. You reach out and begin reading one of the many books. It is the life of your friend. You take notice of how many times your own book overlaps with your riend’s book, and how similar the stories are. As you read this book, you see the meaning of life, not what the stories are, or what the cover looks like, but how every book tells a different story; and while many may overlap and share dreams, hopes, and fears, they each contain knowledge and together make up life. You see, you can’t judge a book by its cover, nor can you judge a person by appearance, each complete with fears, dreams, joys, sorrows, memories, friends and familes. Together we all make up life, and our stories inspire others to grow and to have the best story they can.

Understanding German Synonyms

This is a Thesaurus, not a dictionary! As in English, German words often have more than one meaning or take on a different meaning in various contexts.  For example, the German adjective  bà ¶se  can mean all of the following: angry, mad, mean, bad, evil, naughty, wicked, nasty, terrible. The German synonyms listed under  bà ¶se  may or may not carry the same meaning as well. In fact, most linguists claim there is no such thing as a true synonym because no two words can mean precisely the same thing. Terms listed as slang (sl.) or vulgar (vul.) should only be used if you really know what youre doing. Otherwise, you run the risk of just sounding stupid ( blà ¶d) and foolish (là ¤cherlich).   Abbreviations:  adj.  (adjective),  adv.  (adverb),  sl.  (slang),  n.  (noun),  pl.  (plural),  v.  (verb),  vul.(vulgar)Noun genders  are indicated by r  (der, masc.),  e  (die, fem.),  s  (das, neu.) Items are listed alphabetically by their basic German terms (e.g.,  sprechen  under S or  gut  under G). A akzeptieren  v.See  annehmen  below. annehmen  v.adoptieren, akzeptieren, bejahen, billigen, entgegennehmen, gelten lassen, gutheißen, hinnehmen, nehmen auch  adv.auch noch, desgleichen, dit(t)o, ebenfalls, ebenso, gleichfalls, gleichermaßen, noch dazu, noch obendrein B bà ¶se  adj./adv.bà ¶sartig, boshaft, bà ¶swillig, heimtà ¼ckisch, schà ¤dlich, schlecht, schlimm, teuflisch, à ¼bel, ungut, verà ¤rgert, verletzend, verleumderisch, unerfreulich, weh bunt  adj./adv.farbenfroh, farbig, farbenprà ¤chtig, gefà ¤rbt, grell, kaleidoskopisch, koloriert, kunterbunt, mehrfarbig, polychrom, vielfarbig D Danke,  dankenSee:  10 Ways to Say Thank You in German denken  v.glauben, halten von, meinen, nachdenken à ¼ber, à ¼berlegen, sich vorstellen umm  adj./adv.aus Dummsdorf (sl.), beknackt (sl.), benommen, benebelt, bescheuert, blà ¶d, dà ¤mlich, deppert / teppert (S. Ger., Austria), doof, dumm wie Bohnenstroh, dà ¼mmer als die Polizei erlaubt, hirnlos, idiotisch, là ¤cherlich, saublà ¶d, saudumm, schwach im Kopf, schwachkà ¶pfig, sinnlos, stockdumm, unintelligent r Dummkopf  n.   Ã‚  e/r Blà ¶de, r Blà ¶dmann, r Depp (S. Ger., Austria), r Doofi (sl.), r Doofmann, e/r Dumme, e (blà ¶de) Gans, r Idiot, kein großes Licht, r Narr, r Tor.Also see  Versager. dunkel  adj.abendlich, beschattet, dà ¤mmerig, dà ¼ster, finster, lichtlos, obskur, schattenhaft, schwarz, stockfinster, trà ¼be E einsam  adj./adv.allein, leer, à ¶de, verlassen F fahren  v.abfahren, befahren, bereisen, sich bewegen, dahinfahren, durchreisen, fliegen, fliessen, fà ¼hren, gehen, gleiten, kommen, losfahren, losgehen, pendeln, eine Reise machen, reisen, segeln, vergehen (Zeit), wandern, wegfahren, weggehen, weiterbefà ¶rdern, (viele Kilometer) zurà ¼cklegen freundlich  adj./adv.   Ã‚  angenehm, freundlicherweise, freundschaftlich, lieb, liebenswà ¼rdig, nett, sà ¼ÃƒÅ¸ froh  adj./adv.   Ã‚  See  glà ¼cklich  below. G gehen  v.See  fahren  above. glà ¼cklich  adj./adv.amà ¼siert, entzà ¼ckt, erfreulich, erfreulicherweise, erfreut, erleichtert, freudig, froh, frà ¶hlich, gelungen, gutmà ¼tig, gut gelaunt, heiter, hocherfreut, ohne Sorgen, selig, sorglos, unbekà ¼mmert, vergnà ¼gt, zufrieden groß  adj./adv.ausgedehnt, bedeutend, betrà ¤chtlich, dick, enorm, erwachsen, gewaltig, gigantisch, großartig, hoch, immens, kolossal, krà ¤ftig, lang, mà ¤chtig, riesig, total, umfangreich, unendlich, unermesslich, ungeheuer, weitreichend, wichtig gut  adj./adv.angenehm, anstà ¤ndig, artig, ausgezeichnet, brav, erfreulich, erfreulicherweise, geil (sl.), herrlich, klasse, lieb, OK, ordentlich, positiv, prima, schà ¶n, spitze, tadellos, toll H hà ¤sslich  adj./adv.entsetzlich, gemein, grauenhaft, scheußlich, schrecklich, à ¼bel, unangenehm, unschà ¶n, wenig attraktiv heiß/warm  adj.brennend, flammend, glà ¼hend, hitzig, schwà ¼l, siedend, sommerlich, tropisch warm  also has the meaning of queer, gay, or homosexual:  ein warmer Bruder a gay man; do not confuse the adjectives  schwà ¼l  (humid) and  schwul  (gay, homosexual). I intelligent  adj./adv.aufmerksam, begabt, clever, einsichtig, gebildet, genial, gerissen, gescheit, geschickt, gewitzt, hell, klug, klugerweise, kultiviert, raffiniert, scharf, scharfsinnig, schlau, sinnvoll, vernà ¼nftig, unschicklich, vernà ¼nftig, weise J jetzt  adv.eben, gerade, gleich, heutzutage, im Moment, nun, soeben, sofort, zur Zeit K kalt  adj.temperature:  bitterkalt, eisig, eiskalt, frieren, frigid, frostig, gefroren, kà ¼hl, ungeheizt, verfrorenklirrende Kà ¤lte  bitter coldattitude:  bedenkenlos, bissig, bitter, entmenscht, erbarmungslos, frostig, gnadenlos, hart, insensibel, kà ¼hl, mitleidlos klar  adj.deutlich, durchsichtig, eindeutig, evident, glasklar, hell, lesbar, luzid, markant, offenbar, prà ¤zis, rein, sachlich, selbstverstà ¤ndlich, sonnig, transparent, unmissverstà ¤ndlich, unzweideutig, verstehbar e Kleidung  n.e Bekleidung, e Klamotten (pl.,  sl.), e Kleider (pl.), e Tracht, e Wà ¤sche klein  adj./adv.bescheiden, bisschen, diminutiv, dà ¼nn, fein, gering, geringfà ¼gig, gnomenhaft, Klein- (Kleinauto, Kleinasien, Kleingeld, usw.), im Kleinen, kleinbà ¼rgerlich, kleinlich, klitzeklein, kurz, in Miniatur, Mini- (Minibar, usw.), Miniatur- (Miniaturausgabe, usw.), minimal, minuzià ¶s, nicht groß, niedrig, schmal, schwach, sekundà ¤r, unwichtig, winzig, zwergenhaft klug  adj./adv.See  intelligent. kommen  v.anfahren, angefahren kommen, ankommen, erreichen, fahren, hereinkommen, mitkommen L leicht  adj./adv.einfach, kinderleicht, nicht schwer, nicht streng, sparsam lustig  adj./adv.amà ¼sant, amà ¼sierend, amà ¼siert, belustigt, heiter, humoristisch, komisch (Caution! also means odd or strange), spaßhaft, spaßig, spielerisch, ulkig, vergnà ¼glich, witzig, zum Lachen