9:37 PM
Of transitive and intransitive verbs
I am currently looking for a part-time job because I am in need of extra income. Not that my salary is not enough, it’s just that, I need extra because I am aiming for a lot of things and achieving them requires money.
Earlier today, I went to an interview for a part-time job as an online English teacher. I was not prepared for the interview at all—I rushed my resume, I did not know where the interview will be held (thank goodness, the passenger beside me helped), I did not have a valid ID and a ballpen with me.
Albeit the unpreparedness, I find the experience fun. The HR assistant, aside from asking me the usual job interview questions, asked me about the basics of English.
- I was asked what an adjective (a word used to describe the noun, LOL);
- and a verb (an action word, LOL) is.
- I was asked to identify the subject & the predicate in the given sentence (no brainer, LOL). And lastly,
- I was asked what a transitive and an intransitive verb is (which I wasn’t able to answer correctly, I think).
Even though I think I failed on answering the question on transitive and intransitive verbs, I believe I nailed the interview (yabang, lol). According to the HR assistant, if I pass, I’ll be getting an SMS within the day.
(The climax of this entry) I haven’t received an SMS up to now.
I am guessing I didn’t get the job because of the would-be conflict in the schedule. If I get accepted, I am required to be at the office 6-11pm from Mondays to Fridays—this will clash with my monthly faculty meetings (with my current job) held every first First Friday of the month.
Or maybe because I wasn’t sure about what transitive and intransitive verbs are. LOL.
Was I disappointed with how things turned out? No. Maybe some people need that job more than I do. Or maybe, there is a better part-time job for me.
Hire me?
(Off to Google transitive and intransitive verbs.)


