Practice Semester Exam English II
... 71. Identify the definition of the term premise. a. a presupposition from which a conclusion is drawn b. arriving at inferences derived from the examination of general principles c. the act of or process of arriving at a conclusion from facts or a premise d. arriving at a particular conclusion from ...
... 71. Identify the definition of the term premise. a. a presupposition from which a conclusion is drawn b. arriving at inferences derived from the examination of general principles c. the act of or process of arriving at a conclusion from facts or a premise d. arriving at a particular conclusion from ...
The Double-O Constraints in Japanese* William J. Poser
... Annual Workshop for Japanese Langauge Teachers, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and subsequently at the Second West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics, 1983, the University of Washington, 1984, and Seoul National University, 1986. The present version is a drafty version of what I hope will ...
... Annual Workshop for Japanese Langauge Teachers, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and subsequently at the Second West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics, 1983, the University of Washington, 1984, and Seoul National University, 1986. The present version is a drafty version of what I hope will ...
Agreement: Matching Sentence Parts
... Some things just seem to go together well. We carry this concept over into grammar by matching all sentence parts. This matching of sentence elements is called agreement. It helps you create smooth and logical sentences. The basic rule of sentence agreement is simple: A subject must agree with its v ...
... Some things just seem to go together well. We carry this concept over into grammar by matching all sentence parts. This matching of sentence elements is called agreement. It helps you create smooth and logical sentences. The basic rule of sentence agreement is simple: A subject must agree with its v ...
Negation
... e.g. AAVE: “She seen him yesterday” SE: “She saw him yesterday” Reduplication of past tense or participle sufix e.g. AAVE: likeded SE: liked (only applies to a small set of verbs) Nouns and Pronouns Absence of possessive –s as in “John house” instead of SE”John’s house” Use of y’all and they to mark ...
... e.g. AAVE: “She seen him yesterday” SE: “She saw him yesterday” Reduplication of past tense or participle sufix e.g. AAVE: likeded SE: liked (only applies to a small set of verbs) Nouns and Pronouns Absence of possessive –s as in “John house” instead of SE”John’s house” Use of y’all and they to mark ...
1 The role of pragmatic and formal criteria in the categorization of
... dissertation (Larsson 2009) on the historical development of the perfect in Swedish. Larsson pointed out to me some peculiar formal features of the past participles in Swedish and Norwegian that might be fruitful to exam in the light of the gradual contextual disambiguation of the past participle un ...
... dissertation (Larsson 2009) on the historical development of the perfect in Swedish. Larsson pointed out to me some peculiar formal features of the past participles in Swedish and Norwegian that might be fruitful to exam in the light of the gradual contextual disambiguation of the past participle un ...
The Magic Lens
... Some recommendations for using The Magic Lens: • Adopt a consistently positive and enthusiastic approach. Never say bad things about grammar, such as that it “might not be fun but you have to do it.” Grammar IS fun, and exciting, and very, very learnable. • Emphasize always how easy grammar is. Afte ...
... Some recommendations for using The Magic Lens: • Adopt a consistently positive and enthusiastic approach. Never say bad things about grammar, such as that it “might not be fun but you have to do it.” Grammar IS fun, and exciting, and very, very learnable. • Emphasize always how easy grammar is. Afte ...
PPT Direct objects, the personal a, and direct object pronouns
... Do not be misled into thinking that los and la in the above answers are the subjects of the sentences just because they appear in subject position. The subject of both answers, which is of course yo, is simply not expressed in these instances. ...
... Do not be misled into thinking that los and la in the above answers are the subjects of the sentences just because they appear in subject position. The subject of both answers, which is of course yo, is simply not expressed in these instances. ...
The Magic Lens - X
... error (ref.). The crux of the problem lies in pronouns not doing what we intend them to do: we intend them to refer to only their antecedents. In other words, a pronoun is supposed to stand for a noun. For example: What if we say - “Crick and Watson went to the beach, where he broke his foot.” Well, ...
... error (ref.). The crux of the problem lies in pronouns not doing what we intend them to do: we intend them to refer to only their antecedents. In other words, a pronoun is supposed to stand for a noun. For example: What if we say - “Crick and Watson went to the beach, where he broke his foot.” Well, ...
MAIN IDEA Study Guide
... passage, article, or chapter. That’s where you are likely to get the best statement or clearest expression of the main idea. 3. Pay attention to any idea that is repeated in different ways. If an author returns to the same thought in several different sentences or paragraphs, that idea is the main o ...
... passage, article, or chapter. That’s where you are likely to get the best statement or clearest expression of the main idea. 3. Pay attention to any idea that is repeated in different ways. If an author returns to the same thought in several different sentences or paragraphs, that idea is the main o ...
Keystone Exams: Literature Glossary to the Assessment Anchor
... The comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (like or as) are used (e.g., The speech gave me food for thought.) ...
... The comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (like or as) are used (e.g., The speech gave me food for thought.) ...
Prepositional Phrases as Subject Complements
... Traditional grammars define prepositions as “words that indicate a relation between the noun or pronoun and another word, which may be a verb, an adjective, or another noun or pronoun.” Prepositional phrases consist of a preposition plus a prepositional phrase complement. In addition to seven primar ...
... Traditional grammars define prepositions as “words that indicate a relation between the noun or pronoun and another word, which may be a verb, an adjective, or another noun or pronoun.” Prepositional phrases consist of a preposition plus a prepositional phrase complement. In addition to seven primar ...
Gra MM ar - EEC
... 11. The chief and myself were quite willing to send copies to whoever requested them. 12. Much of the project assigned to Samantha and I had to be reassigned to Matt and them. 13. Although it’s CPU was noisy, the computer worked for Jeremy and me. 14. Just between you and me, only you and I know ...
... 11. The chief and myself were quite willing to send copies to whoever requested them. 12. Much of the project assigned to Samantha and I had to be reassigned to Matt and them. 13. Although it’s CPU was noisy, the computer worked for Jeremy and me. 14. Just between you and me, only you and I know ...
Argument Strurcture and Semantic Change
... In this investigation, we have drawn on three corpora to provide the basic data for the verb babysit, namely, the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA, 1990-2015), the Corpus of Historical American English (COHA, 1810-2009), and Google Books (GB, 1500s-2000s). We have checked these data aga ...
... In this investigation, we have drawn on three corpora to provide the basic data for the verb babysit, namely, the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA, 1990-2015), the Corpus of Historical American English (COHA, 1810-2009), and Google Books (GB, 1500s-2000s). We have checked these data aga ...
ùit6 - Bilkent Repository
... phology is concerned with the forms of words. Syntax is the description of the ways in which words must be ordered to make structurally acceptable sen tences in a language. Semantics describe the ways in which words are related to concepts. It helps us in selecting correct word senses and in elimin ...
... phology is concerned with the forms of words. Syntax is the description of the ways in which words must be ordered to make structurally acceptable sen tences in a language. Semantics describe the ways in which words are related to concepts. It helps us in selecting correct word senses and in elimin ...
How report verbs become quote markers and complementisers*
... marker of logophoric contexts, and Bum fen has an additional verbal function. In this paper I first trace the common source of the various synchronic incarnations of kualjien. Because neither Buru nor Tukang Besi has historical documentation, I use synchronic comparative evidence from a genetically ...
... marker of logophoric contexts, and Bum fen has an additional verbal function. In this paper I first trace the common source of the various synchronic incarnations of kualjien. Because neither Buru nor Tukang Besi has historical documentation, I use synchronic comparative evidence from a genetically ...
COMPOUND NOUNS IN THE OLD ENGLISH PERIOD
... issue of word formation. Old English, as a synthetic language, indicates the relationship between words not with prepositions, but by means of inflections. The scarcity of prepositions may foster the tendency towards the formation of compounds, and more concretely, of compound nouns, which could be ...
... issue of word formation. Old English, as a synthetic language, indicates the relationship between words not with prepositions, but by means of inflections. The scarcity of prepositions may foster the tendency towards the formation of compounds, and more concretely, of compound nouns, which could be ...
Pronoun Review - Madison County Schools
... A. Ms. Wells and he visited the museum last night. – Eliminate this simple sentence. B. Although you told them about your trouble, Casey and Ralph could not help you. (Complex sentence…them is plural, objective pronoun…..ANSWER!!!!!!) C. It will be a traumatic experience when Florida State loses. (C ...
... A. Ms. Wells and he visited the museum last night. – Eliminate this simple sentence. B. Although you told them about your trouble, Casey and Ralph could not help you. (Complex sentence…them is plural, objective pronoun…..ANSWER!!!!!!) C. It will be a traumatic experience when Florida State loses. (C ...
Underline the appropriate words or phrases in bold in
... 88. What is wrong with Austria's schools? 89. What is wrong with Austria's universities? 90. What makes a city/town livable? 91. What makes a good teacher? 92. What size of shoes do you take - measure your carbon footprint. 93. Why should language teachers know anything about culture? 94. Why should ...
... 88. What is wrong with Austria's schools? 89. What is wrong with Austria's universities? 90. What makes a city/town livable? 91. What makes a good teacher? 92. What size of shoes do you take - measure your carbon footprint. 93. Why should language teachers know anything about culture? 94. Why should ...
Writing Correct Sentences
... At our school, everyone looks forward to Clean-up Day. Even though it means hard work for all of us. All ninth-grade classes are excused for the afternoon on Clean-up Day. Which is observed every spring. Members of the student council supervise the work. After they have met previously to decide the ...
... At our school, everyone looks forward to Clean-up Day. Even though it means hard work for all of us. All ninth-grade classes are excused for the afternoon on Clean-up Day. Which is observed every spring. Members of the student council supervise the work. After they have met previously to decide the ...
Complement Structures Equi and Raising
... On the first sight, the underlying structure looks just the same, however, there is a crucial difference. ...
... On the first sight, the underlying structure looks just the same, however, there is a crucial difference. ...
workplace scenario
... Or what about the following pair of sentences? Who is rude, the clients or the customer service associates? The placement of commas determines the meaning of each sentence. The clients, say the customer service associates, are rude. The clients say the customer service associates are rude. ...
... Or what about the following pair of sentences? Who is rude, the clients or the customer service associates? The placement of commas determines the meaning of each sentence. The clients, say the customer service associates, are rude. The clients say the customer service associates are rude. ...
New Observations on Ancient Greek Voice
... detrimental to understanding the phenomenon of “voice” in ancient Greek. I do not expect to have influence in this matter sufficient to dislodge conventional terminology and assumptions from the pedagogy of ancient Greek, but I do hope to make some features of the voice-system in ancient Greek more ...
... detrimental to understanding the phenomenon of “voice” in ancient Greek. I do not expect to have influence in this matter sufficient to dislodge conventional terminology and assumptions from the pedagogy of ancient Greek, but I do hope to make some features of the voice-system in ancient Greek more ...
A step-by-step introduction to the Government and Binding theory of
... a. The subcategorized complements are always phrases. b. Heads and their maximal projections share features, allowing heads to subcategorize for the heads of their sisters (i.e. rely). 3. In general, specifiers are optional. Evidently, specifiers may be words or phrases. The following trees illustra ...
... a. The subcategorized complements are always phrases. b. Heads and their maximal projections share features, allowing heads to subcategorize for the heads of their sisters (i.e. rely). 3. In general, specifiers are optional. Evidently, specifiers may be words or phrases. The following trees illustra ...
Coordination of Unlikes without Unlike Categories
... and was foundsg masc onesg masc of-thepl masc boys today in morning. ‘Two of the girls were found yesterday in the afternoon, and one of the boys was found this morning’ It is implausible that (16) and (18) result from a single verb agreeing with both NPs because the expected agreement would be plur ...
... and was foundsg masc onesg masc of-thepl masc boys today in morning. ‘Two of the girls were found yesterday in the afternoon, and one of the boys was found this morning’ It is implausible that (16) and (18) result from a single verb agreeing with both NPs because the expected agreement would be plur ...
These notes accompany the Podcast lesson that you can
... Valdo gosta de estudar. (Valdo likes to study.) This is similar to English phrases with the verb "to be fond of". In English we say things like, "I am fond of strawberries and cream." We would never say in English, "I am fond strawberries and cream." In the same way, in Portuguese we have to include ...
... Valdo gosta de estudar. (Valdo likes to study.) This is similar to English phrases with the verb "to be fond of". In English we say things like, "I am fond of strawberries and cream." We would never say in English, "I am fond strawberries and cream." In the same way, in Portuguese we have to include ...