100 Writing Mistakes
... great many "howlers" that can put off potential customers and clients. A few entries feature a spelling or usage that differs in British and American English, or an expression or rule on which thoughtful people disagree. These entries are marked with an asterisk (*). Grammar terms and grammatical ex ...
... great many "howlers" that can put off potential customers and clients. A few entries feature a spelling or usage that differs in British and American English, or an expression or rule on which thoughtful people disagree. These entries are marked with an asterisk (*). Grammar terms and grammatical ex ...
A Brief History of Icelandic Weather Verbs
... the history of Icelandic. Aside from the fact that the lexical items are nearly all the same, the continuity in syntax can in particular be detected in the use of NPs and quasi-arguments with weather verbs which has survived from Old to Modern Icelandic. The introduction of the filler það and of wea ...
... the history of Icelandic. Aside from the fact that the lexical items are nearly all the same, the continuity in syntax can in particular be detected in the use of NPs and quasi-arguments with weather verbs which has survived from Old to Modern Icelandic. The introduction of the filler það and of wea ...
The polysemy of -ize derivatives and the ModGreek
... The status of affixes and word formation rules (WFRs) in the lexicon, and the role of semantic and pragmatic information in word formation are of primary importance as they have particular implications for morphological theory. With a most productive overt verb-forming suffix, such as -ize in Englis ...
... The status of affixes and word formation rules (WFRs) in the lexicon, and the role of semantic and pragmatic information in word formation are of primary importance as they have particular implications for morphological theory. With a most productive overt verb-forming suffix, such as -ize in Englis ...
All About Sentences
... page 61 to students. Read it aloud and ask them to follow along. Then use the teaching guide on page 60 to discuss the variety of sentences in the passage. (Also see the lessons on phrases and clauses on pages 47–52 and the other lessons as necessary.) ...
... page 61 to students. Read it aloud and ask them to follow along. Then use the teaching guide on page 60 to discuss the variety of sentences in the passage. (Also see the lessons on phrases and clauses on pages 47–52 and the other lessons as necessary.) ...
plain english
... A house style is a set of standards for written and graphic communication within an organisation. A house style will ensure that all internal and external documents are presented in a consistent style and layout. In developing a house style there are a number of important points to work through. It ...
... A house style is a set of standards for written and graphic communication within an organisation. A house style will ensure that all internal and external documents are presented in a consistent style and layout. In developing a house style there are a number of important points to work through. It ...
Pronouns PP Notes
... with only the pronoun as the subject or the object. Your ear will tell you which form is correct. Whenever the pronoun I is part of a compound subject, it should always be placed after the other parts of the subject. Similarly, when the pronoun me is part of a compound object, it should go after the ...
... with only the pronoun as the subject or the object. Your ear will tell you which form is correct. Whenever the pronoun I is part of a compound subject, it should always be placed after the other parts of the subject. Similarly, when the pronoun me is part of a compound object, it should go after the ...
Grammar Challenge - Loudoun County Public Schools
... • He has completed his research, he will not report his findings to class today. (CS—incorrect) • He has completed his research he will not report his findings to class today. (FS—incorrect) • He has completed his research, so he will report his findings to class today. • He has completed his resear ...
... • He has completed his research, he will not report his findings to class today. (CS—incorrect) • He has completed his research he will not report his findings to class today. (FS—incorrect) • He has completed his research, so he will report his findings to class today. • He has completed his resear ...
... I expect he'll want us to get on with it. The phone's ringing. That will be Mark. Shall: We don't use 'Shall' very frequently in modern English, particularly in American English. It is used to make offers and suggestions and to ask for advice. What time shall we meet? Shall we vote on it now? What d ...
Practice - Royal Holloway
... Many Latin words look like English ones and are often actually the originals from which the English words are derived. But the meaning is not always the same. This is because the meanings of words change over time. A single word in Latin could often acquire a range of meanings, of which one only sur ...
... Many Latin words look like English ones and are often actually the originals from which the English words are derived. But the meaning is not always the same. This is because the meanings of words change over time. A single word in Latin could often acquire a range of meanings, of which one only sur ...
Gustar and similar verbs
... But, of course, in Spanish, pronouns must be placed before conjugated verbs. Now, it so happens that, by convention, the subject (in this case El español) is generally placed at the end of the sentence with this type of construction. ...
... But, of course, in Spanish, pronouns must be placed before conjugated verbs. Now, it so happens that, by convention, the subject (in this case El español) is generally placed at the end of the sentence with this type of construction. ...
Gustar - Arlington Spanish
... But, of course, in Spanish, pronouns must be placed before conjugated verbs. Now, it so happens that, by convention, the subject (in this case El español) is generally placed at the end of the sentence with this type of construction. ...
... But, of course, in Spanish, pronouns must be placed before conjugated verbs. Now, it so happens that, by convention, the subject (in this case El español) is generally placed at the end of the sentence with this type of construction. ...
Veni, Vide, Vince!
... Many Latin words look like English ones and are often actually the originals from which the English words are derived. But the meaning is not always the same. This is because the meanings of words change over time. A single word in Latin could often acquire a range of meanings, of which one only sur ...
... Many Latin words look like English ones and are often actually the originals from which the English words are derived. But the meaning is not always the same. This is because the meanings of words change over time. A single word in Latin could often acquire a range of meanings, of which one only sur ...
Course Objectives Level 10 Objectives Grammar Reading/Writing
... Use ordinal and cardinal numbers up to one million Understand short, informal presentations take notes on a short, informal presentation on a familiar topic or on a biographical or experiential topic Give a short, informal presentation in class on a biographical topic using the past and present tens ...
... Use ordinal and cardinal numbers up to one million Understand short, informal presentations take notes on a short, informal presentation on a familiar topic or on a biographical or experiential topic Give a short, informal presentation in class on a biographical topic using the past and present tens ...
Towards a structural typology of verb classes
... intransitive verbs have one, transitive verbs have two, and ditransitive verbs have three nominal arguments. (Verbs with zero valency are extremely rare – one possible semantic class of this kind are weather verbs, such as Latin pluit ‘it rains’, however, note that English uses here an expletive pro ...
... intransitive verbs have one, transitive verbs have two, and ditransitive verbs have three nominal arguments. (Verbs with zero valency are extremely rare – one possible semantic class of this kind are weather verbs, such as Latin pluit ‘it rains’, however, note that English uses here an expletive pro ...
Exemplar-learning and schematization in a usage
... 1995). We do not have the space to survey this evidence here. However, one example is the distinction between passive participles and adjectives in English and German. Classic linguistic tests for adjectival status include the possibility of using the prefix un- , the possibility of occurring in pre ...
... 1995). We do not have the space to survey this evidence here. However, one example is the distinction between passive participles and adjectives in English and German. Classic linguistic tests for adjectival status include the possibility of using the prefix un- , the possibility of occurring in pre ...
Choices: Examining the Parts of a Sentence
... 2. The island of Bequia remains relatively untouched by the trappings of modern life. 3. A need for economic growth has led to the construction of an airport. 4. Some islanders are worried about the loss of the old way of life. 5. Six hundred species of butterfly have been recorded on Tobago and Tri ...
... 2. The island of Bequia remains relatively untouched by the trappings of modern life. 3. A need for economic growth has led to the construction of an airport. 4. Some islanders are worried about the loss of the old way of life. 5. Six hundred species of butterfly have been recorded on Tobago and Tri ...
falls
... Typologically: falling into water, falling of sth. heavy, size and material of subject and goal. E. g. KOMI: buzgys’ny: Noisy falling into water (cf. Russ. bultyxnut’s’a). Noisy falling of water or of dry substance. (NB!) gr’imgys’ny: noisy falling of sth. heavy. br’ingys’ny: falling of meta ...
... Typologically: falling into water, falling of sth. heavy, size and material of subject and goal. E. g. KOMI: buzgys’ny: Noisy falling into water (cf. Russ. bultyxnut’s’a). Noisy falling of water or of dry substance. (NB!) gr’imgys’ny: noisy falling of sth. heavy. br’ingys’ny: falling of meta ...
MOVEMENT TRIGGERS AND THE ETIOLOGY OF
... uncontroversial3. Haspelmath (1997) dubbed {DISTANCE-PAST} their semantic function as anchors in time4. Notice that in contemporary Italian bi-clausal constructions, as the one represented in (1a), are still an attested possibility (i.e. high/formal registers, dialectal variations, etc., see Munaro, ...
... uncontroversial3. Haspelmath (1997) dubbed {DISTANCE-PAST} their semantic function as anchors in time4. Notice that in contemporary Italian bi-clausal constructions, as the one represented in (1a), are still an attested possibility (i.e. high/formal registers, dialectal variations, etc., see Munaro, ...
Lecture Elements Phrases and sentences: grammar
... Agreement: the grammatical connection between two parts of a sentence, as in the connection between a subject (Cathy) and the form of a verb (loves chocolate). Agreement can be dealt with in terms of number (singular or plural), person (1st, 2nd, or 3rd person), tense, active or passive voice, or ge ...
... Agreement: the grammatical connection between two parts of a sentence, as in the connection between a subject (Cathy) and the form of a verb (loves chocolate). Agreement can be dealt with in terms of number (singular or plural), person (1st, 2nd, or 3rd person), tense, active or passive voice, or ge ...
Baldwin, Timothy and Su Nam Kim (2010) Multiword Expressions, in
... precise nature and types of MWEs, and the current state of MWE research in NLP. Armed with our informal description of MWEs, let’s first motivate this chapter with a brief overview of the range of MWEs, and complexities asso1 All ...
... precise nature and types of MWEs, and the current state of MWE research in NLP. Armed with our informal description of MWEs, let’s first motivate this chapter with a brief overview of the range of MWEs, and complexities asso1 All ...
The semantic constraints on the VERB + zhĕ nouns in
... Whether –zhe is a suffix or a bound root remains controversial. Here I adopt the argument in Packard (2000) that –zhe is a word formation affix because there is a clear contrast between –zhe and the bound root, -yuan, which means ‘person whose job is X’. Words formed with –yuan tend to have meanings ...
... Whether –zhe is a suffix or a bound root remains controversial. Here I adopt the argument in Packard (2000) that –zhe is a word formation affix because there is a clear contrast between –zhe and the bound root, -yuan, which means ‘person whose job is X’. Words formed with –yuan tend to have meanings ...
ETCBC Glossary
... The morphological tags (verbal stem, verbal tense, person, number, gender, state) do not require explanation, since they are similar to standard grammatical forms. ...
... The morphological tags (verbal stem, verbal tense, person, number, gender, state) do not require explanation, since they are similar to standard grammatical forms. ...
Effectively Incorporating Quotations
... Psychologist Sidney McMaynerberry offers an argument for his theory: “It’s all in your mind.” Brady answers her critics by asserting, “I did not know that it was made of people.” Use active verbs in signal phrases to indicate the author’s tone and stance. Is your source arguing a point, making an ob ...
... Psychologist Sidney McMaynerberry offers an argument for his theory: “It’s all in your mind.” Brady answers her critics by asserting, “I did not know that it was made of people.” Use active verbs in signal phrases to indicate the author’s tone and stance. Is your source arguing a point, making an ob ...
Relative Clauses - RISD Writing Center
... pronoun that correctly conveys the meaning of both words. Insert “who” after “man” because “was fishing” is not the verb of the sentence but should be a relative clause. Replace “which” with “whom” because the relative clause describes people, not party; insert a comma after “party” because this is ...
... pronoun that correctly conveys the meaning of both words. Insert “who” after “man” because “was fishing” is not the verb of the sentence but should be a relative clause. Replace “which” with “whom” because the relative clause describes people, not party; insert a comma after “party” because this is ...
Past Perfect Progressive Tense
... Usually simple past tense is followed by time signal or particular time to indicate that event happen in the past, like as: 1. Yesterday 2. …..Ago 3. Last week. Last ……. 4. The other day ...
... Usually simple past tense is followed by time signal or particular time to indicate that event happen in the past, like as: 1. Yesterday 2. …..Ago 3. Last week. Last ……. 4. The other day ...