Third blog assignment Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes
He is an intelligent person especially when does to solve problem.
He may look goofy, but when it comes to his true color, a complicated case solved unexpectedly.

Dr. John Watson
He was very caring person,yet also a very cooperate with partner when to a mission.

Lord Blackwood
In my opinion, he is a very genius person, but he used his cleverness to evil way. That why the ending of the story he was defeated by Sherlock Holmes.

Ending...
The end of the story, I felt a bit unsatisfied because I think the film should have the sequel film, that why really makes me waiting for it. For me, the film at least should have the preview for the sequel. It may sound selfish, but I just putting my opinion only.   

Assignment 2 Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement

Quiz on Subject-Verb Agreement

Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence. Don't use the HINT buttons unless you really need them.

1.  Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator ____ going to have to make a decision. is are You're right! When subjects are connected by or, the subject closer to the verb (which is, in this case, singular) determines the number of the verb.

2.  ______ my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance?
Is
Are

You're right! Again, the subject closer to the verb (my boss) determines the number of the verb.

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3.  Some of the votes __________ to have been miscounted.
seem
seems

Some is the subject in this sentence; it is plural because the word votes makes it a countable indefinite pronoun.

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4.  The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring _____ more than just a nuisance.
are
is

The subject is tornadoes. Don't be confused by the words and phrases that sometimes come between a subject and its verb.

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5.  Everyone selected to serve on this jury _____ to be willing to give up a lot of time.
have
has

Be care of everyone! It seems to be a plural word, but it is always singular.

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6.  Kara Wolters, together with her teammates, _________ a formidable opponent on the basketball court. presents present You're right! The subject is not compounded by phrases such as along with, together with, and as well as.

7.  He seems to forget that there __________ things to be done before he can graduate.
are
is

You're right! The subject (things, in this case) comes after the verb in constructions that begin with here or there.

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8.  There _______ to be some people left in that town after yesterday's flood. have has You're right! The subject is people, which is plural, and that determines the verb (not the word there).

9.  Some of the grain __________ to be contaminated.
appear
appears

You're right! Some is the subject of this sentence and, since it is not really countable (you can't count the grain), it is singular.

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10.  Three-quarters of the students __________ against the tuition hike.
is
are

You're right! Three quarters of the students represents a countable number.

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11.  Three-quarters of the student body __________ against the tuition hike.
is
are

You're right! Three quarters of the student body represents a lump sum, a singular entity.

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12.  A high percentage of the population _________ voting for the new school.
is
are

You're right! "Percentage" is a mathematical proportion, expressing here a singular lump sum.

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13.  A high percentage of the people _________ voting for the new school.
was
were

You're right! "Percentage" is a mathematical proportion, but here it reflects a countable, therefore plural, quantity.

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Results: 10 Correct -- 3 Wrong -- 0 Skipped

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Essay Bel 120 The similarity between the character in a novel and me

The novel I prefer to choose is Shakugan no shana written by Yashichiro Takahashi. A very popular novel that has been once top 10 for world ranking. The synopsis of the story begin when Sakai Yuji, a high school student, expected his very normal life to last forever. However, this expectation is quickly shattered one day while on his way home. The world suddenly freezes in time, leaving Yuji to watch in horror as blue flames engulf the people around him. Soon a monster resembling a large doll appears and begins sucking the flames into its mouth, until it notices Yuji. Surprised with Yuji's insusceptibility to the time-stop fuzetsu (fuzetsu mean seal), it jumps with glee. Just as the monster prepares to consume Yuji, a sword-wielding girl in black attire with flaming red eyes and hair appears, swiftly and confidently destroys the monster, before noticing Yuji moving freely. The girl calls herself a "Flame Haze" who hunts the "Denizens of the Crimson Realm"(denizen mean dweller) and the "Rinne (rinne mean transmigration of souls)" they send to do their bidding. When Yuji notices a soul alike in his chest, the Flame Haze tells him that the "real" Yuji died some time ago, and that he is a "Torch", a temporary replacement for erased humans. Torches take on the forms of those erased persons, but after a period of time, they will vanish from existence and the memories of the living. Unfazed by his apparent death, Yuji befriends the strange girl and names her "Shana" after her sword. The reason Yuji was able to move in the fuzetsu is that he is not a normal Torch, but instead a special kind called a "Mystes": he has a treasure inside him, known as a "Hougu", a device possessing special abilities of sorts, and an extremely valuable one at that. The hougu inside Yuji allows him to remain in existence rather than fading away like other torches. Shana resolves to protect Yuji from the Denizens, who would use the treasure to disrupt the balance of the world, and Yuji decides to join Shana in her fight.

My objective of this essay written was because I have many of similarity of my characteristic to the character in this light novel of Shakugan no Shana. The character that I choose as comparison of personalities is not a main character although it is main character was Shana herself, the character is Yuji Sakai. Because of his characteristic are innocently look physically, and had a great will that he want to become stronger for obligation himself. He was just feels a burden to let Shana as long if he is protected by her. On his thought, he has to do something not to just sit up and do nothing, but at least he was able to defend himself from any threatening. Other than that, he also dying tried his best to save his classmate (according to novel) from being threatened by enemies. He tried his hard as he can to reveal himself not to depend on his parents.

As for me, I am getting used to feel not to relying on my parent anymore for minor problem such as self management, although entering college as an adolescent should not be a problem at all. I will struggle hardly to reach my goals if needed and if there is some-thing that is really important to me, then I will put my soul to it until I get what I wanted as long as I felt responsible to it. On my thought, I will do anything it cost that can exchange with something I want until I get it. Other than that, I also felt like a burden myself to someone if I did not do anything to improve myself such as in studies, working and even health.