Arts and Culture

Cinemalaya launches on-site screening at CCP

The Cinemalaya Film Festival has returned with its on-site screening with 11 full-length films and 12 short features set from August 5 to 14 in various venues at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Rings of horror in ‘The Black Phone’ starts July in cinemas

The ringing horrors of the late 70s come alive in the terrifying coming-of-age movie "The Black Phone" starring Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, and Madeleine McGraw.

Lagusnilad bas relief unveiled in Manila

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) unveiled on Monday, June 27, the Lagusnilad bas relief as part of the “upgrading” of the physical state of the City of Manila.

Emphatic Constructions in English (Part 4)

Grammatically, there are three rules in using direct addresses. The first one is that they appear in upper case like in “Reporter, you have to go to the West Front to cover the presidential oath taking,” “The hospital’s board of directors, Doctor, decided not to use that research as reference” and “I shall definitely recommend you to my friends, Engineer,” except for terms of endearment ("It's all yours, pal" and "You got it, my friend").

Emphatic Constructions in English (Part 3)

The next construction of emphasis is “there” + “be” sentences, that is, those introduced by “there” and “be” verb. This structure allows us to underscore the noun phrase found after the “be” verb, which functions as the subject of the sentence. The emphasis corresponds to the existence of the thing denoted by the noun phrase, often towards elaboration and verification.

Emphatic Constructions in English (Part 2)

A magical word exists in English, one that forcefully establishes the truth and weight of an action performed. Notwithstanding its brevity, it endows a sentence with great impact via highlighting that the action really takes place. It also draws specific attention to the verb. An English user frequently employs it to justify something or to repulse a statement contrary to his.

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