Jumat, 24 September 2010

idul fitri day

The time has come for every soul to purify heart for every man to begin a new life & for us to let all mistakes forgiven & forgotten, amiin. This is the “Idul Fitri Day”. Idul Fitri, more commonly referred to in Indonesia as Lebaran, is the celebration that comes at the end of the Muslim month of fasting, Ramadhan.

In Indonesia, this is the time when Muslims visit their family and friends to ask for forgiveness for any wrongs they have committed in the previous year. They express this wish in the phrase “Mohon Maaf Lahir Batin” which means "forgive me from the bottom of my heart/soul for my wrongdoings in the past year". A traditional Arabic (Muslim) greeting for the Eid celebrations is also commonly used in Indonesia "Minal Aidzin Wal Fa Idzin", which is expressed upon meeting friends and family during the lebaran’s days.

The culture in Indonesia when the Idul fitri comes traditional foods and snack are made for serve the guests, family and friends gather to ask forgiveness and exchange greetings, children receive gifts of money and visits are made to recreational parks -- all to celebrate the successful completion of the fasting month.

First day of Idul Fitri, the situation in my village is very crowded by local visitors. Almost all two-wheeler park in and a fourcycle in my village Fully in front of every home! Until some of the vehicles should be parked beside the way. Though the host has prepared a parking area to be doubled from the day usually .. In fact in the month of syawal last year is very quiet.

In addition, Along the road at my village is very solid, so we have to stand in line to walk beside the street. Because of the street in my village is the connecting road, so many vehicle pass through it there.

Minggu, 12 Juli 2009

Linking Verb

Have you felt sad, been elated, or been a good friend lately? If so, a sentence describing you would refer to your state of being, or directly connect you to the thing you were. Such a sentence includes what is called a copular verb or linking verb. When the subject of a sentence is directly linked to its object, the verb used to form that connection is a linking verb.

The most common linking verb comes in the forms of the verb to be. The sentence Fred is a good father links Fred, the subject, with the direct object of the sentence, good father. The verb is provides the essential link. Verbs like to seem and to appear are other common linking verbs.

Though a linking verb may most often come in the form of the aforementioned verb forms, there are a variety of verbs that may be either action verbs or linking verbs, depending upon the context in which they are used. The key difference in determining whether you are dealing with a linking verb or an action verb is whether or not you can substitute a form of to be or sometimes to seem for the verb you are using.

Consider these examples of linking verbs:

He felt overjoyed at the prospect of a new job.
Lemon meringue pie tastes delicious.
The perfume smelled heavenly.

All of these verbs above (to look, to feel, to taste, to smell) can be used in action contexts, which means each can serve double duty as both action and linking verbs. Here are these same verbs used as action verbs:

He looked through the book and decided not to buy it.
She felt the touch of the cat’s tongue on the back of her hand.
The chef tastes all the food before it leaves the kitchen.
He smelled a terrible odor coming from the back of the room.

These examples can show how difficult it can be to sometimes determine whether a verb in question is an action or linking verb. There is a simple test that can be done to check, as mentioned above. Check whether a form of the verbs to seem or to be will substitute. In the first four examples, you can easily substitute such verbs in each sentence: She seemed terrible; he was overjoyed; lemon pie is delicious; perfume is heavenly. In the second group, other linking verb forms won’t work.

Instead substituting in other linking words renders the sentences ridiculous:

He is a book.
She is the cat’s tongue.
The chef is all the food.
He is a terrible odor.

Remember that direct connection between subject and object, and specific relationship is almost always implied when a linking verb in any form is used.

Jumat, 26 Juni 2009

phrasal verb

Phrasal Verbs and other multi-word verbs

Phrasal verbs are part of a large group of verbs called "multi-word verbs". Phrasal verbs and other multi-word verbs are an important part of the English language. Multi-word verbs, including phrasal verbs, are very common, especially in spoken English. A multi-word verb is a verb like "pick up", "turn on" or "get on with". For convenience, many people refer to all multi-word verbs as phrasal verbs. These verbs consist of a basic verb + another word or words. The other word(s) can be prepositions and/or adverbs. The two or three words that make up multi-word verbs form a short "phrase" - which is why these verbs are often all called "phrasal verbs".

The important thing to remember is that a multi-word verb is still a verb. "Get" is a verb. "Get up", is also a verb, a different verb. "Get" and "get up" are two different verbs. They do not have the same meaning. So you should treat each multi-word verb as a separate verb, and learn it like any other verb. Look at these examples. You can see that there are three types of multi-word verb:

single-word verblookdirect your eyes in a certain directionYou must look before you leap.
multi-word verbsprepositional verbslook aftertake care ofWho is looking after the baby?
phrasal verbslook upsearch for and find information in a reference bookYou can look up my number in the telephone directory.
phrasal-prepositional verbslook forward toanticipate with pleasureI look forward to meeting you.