Contents - Bertrand
... (be) some great music at the party. (not take) as long as you think. We can start a bit later. (not do) well in his exams. He never does any work. (have) a bath shortly. (not give) another concert. She’s not feeling well. (give) us some good advice. ...
... (be) some great music at the party. (not take) as long as you think. We can start a bit later. (not do) well in his exams. He never does any work. (have) a bath shortly. (not give) another concert. She’s not feeling well. (give) us some good advice. ...
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... The next customer, trying to show what a wise and knowing fellow he was, insisted on telling the waitress about his investments in gold and silver. 4. Absolute Phrases The robot, his strength failing, reached for a can of spinach. His confidence broken, he doubted whether he could ever again appear ...
... The next customer, trying to show what a wise and knowing fellow he was, insisted on telling the waitress about his investments in gold and silver. 4. Absolute Phrases The robot, his strength failing, reached for a can of spinach. His confidence broken, he doubted whether he could ever again appear ...
Using Adjectives and Adverbs
... A happy camper A silly twit A big, smelly mess (both “big” and “smelly” modify “mess”) She is creative (“creative” is a subject complement that follows the linking verb “is”) A boring course (present participle used as an adjective) ...
... A happy camper A silly twit A big, smelly mess (both “big” and “smelly” modify “mess”) She is creative (“creative” is a subject complement that follows the linking verb “is”) A boring course (present participle used as an adjective) ...
Re re again*
... First, I will discuss a peculiar restriction on the distribution of RE noted in French in Lionnet (2007), and mentioned also in Cardinaletti (op.cit.) for Italian: while RE can freely immediately precede (and thus modify) just about any verb, it cannot do so with certain instances of avoir and être ...
... First, I will discuss a peculiar restriction on the distribution of RE noted in French in Lionnet (2007), and mentioned also in Cardinaletti (op.cit.) for Italian: while RE can freely immediately precede (and thus modify) just about any verb, it cannot do so with certain instances of avoir and être ...
1st SW grammar packet 2016
... 19. As I keep going from one story to another, big grins appear on my parents’ faces. 20. When I ask why they are grinning, they reply, “Well, wouldn’t you like to hear a little about our day?” ...
... 19. As I keep going from one story to another, big grins appear on my parents’ faces. 20. When I ask why they are grinning, they reply, “Well, wouldn’t you like to hear a little about our day?” ...
Selected Problems from Chapter 9
... traditional passives of English? Suggest a parameter that will account for the difference between languages like Ukrainian, Kannada, and Irish and languages like English. (Hint: the parameter will have to do with the way the passive morphology works.) ...
... traditional passives of English? Suggest a parameter that will account for the difference between languages like Ukrainian, Kannada, and Irish and languages like English. (Hint: the parameter will have to do with the way the passive morphology works.) ...
Does shall could should must did
... Assignment 16A Directions: Choose the grammatically correct answer. 1. I know I (lay, laid) my keys somewhere. 2. I should have (laid, lain) down when I started feeling sick. 3. I’m tired so I think I’ll go (lie, lay) down. Assignment 16B Directions: Make any needed changes in the sentences below t ...
... Assignment 16A Directions: Choose the grammatically correct answer. 1. I know I (lay, laid) my keys somewhere. 2. I should have (laid, lain) down when I started feeling sick. 3. I’m tired so I think I’ll go (lie, lay) down. Assignment 16B Directions: Make any needed changes in the sentences below t ...
Syntax: Phrases
... Exercise # 8: Find the prepositional phrases in the following extract. At first it seemed there was no one about. Then he saw a single figure, a girl, far down the beach, close to where the surf was breaking, sitting under a beach umbrella. He went towards her. When he was close enough to see her cl ...
... Exercise # 8: Find the prepositional phrases in the following extract. At first it seemed there was no one about. Then he saw a single figure, a girl, far down the beach, close to where the surf was breaking, sitting under a beach umbrella. He went towards her. When he was close enough to see her cl ...
language objectives
... o Interpreting author’s meaning o Confirming the author’s message o Making generalizations o Interpreting characters’ behaviors 10. Apply strategies to comprehend textual/informational and functional materials. o Using prior knowledge o Setting purposes for reading o Interpreting author’s meaning o ...
... o Interpreting author’s meaning o Confirming the author’s message o Making generalizations o Interpreting characters’ behaviors 10. Apply strategies to comprehend textual/informational and functional materials. o Using prior knowledge o Setting purposes for reading o Interpreting author’s meaning o ...
to access Notes on Nouns
... A concrete noun names a thing that can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched. - Examples of concrete nouns: cabin. log An abstract noun names an idea, feeling, quality, or characteristic. - Examples of abstract nouns: danger, bravery A collective noun is a word that names a group of people or ...
... A concrete noun names a thing that can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched. - Examples of concrete nouns: cabin. log An abstract noun names an idea, feeling, quality, or characteristic. - Examples of abstract nouns: danger, bravery A collective noun is a word that names a group of people or ...
Grammar Brushstrokes
... Some loose and periodic sentences written by professional authors: Can you guess which is which? "I knew I had found a friend in the woman, who herself was a lonely soul, never having known the love of man or child." (Emma Goldman) "In the almost incredibly brief time which it took the small but st ...
... Some loose and periodic sentences written by professional authors: Can you guess which is which? "I knew I had found a friend in the woman, who herself was a lonely soul, never having known the love of man or child." (Emma Goldman) "In the almost incredibly brief time which it took the small but st ...
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT – PART 2
... If you are unsure whether the subject and verb agree, you can convert the sentence back to the subject-verb order to check the agreement. For example: Subject-Verb Order A great many fans are at the hockey game. Subject: fans Verb: are Inverted sentences also occur in other situations. An example of ...
... If you are unsure whether the subject and verb agree, you can convert the sentence back to the subject-verb order to check the agreement. For example: Subject-Verb Order A great many fans are at the hockey game. Subject: fans Verb: are Inverted sentences also occur in other situations. An example of ...
Nomen? - Dover High School
... •Latin has a more flexible word order than English. •The verb will usually go at the end of the sentence. •The adjective will normally come after the noun ...
... •Latin has a more flexible word order than English. •The verb will usually go at the end of the sentence. •The adjective will normally come after the noun ...
The Suffix –Ate in English. A Diachronic View
... Another possibility of forming the verbs in –ate could have been a process of back formation involving the Latin nouns ending in –atio, anglicized as ending in – ation under the influence of the corresponding Latin nouns found by the AngloNorman scholars in Latin texts: cerebration > cerebrate; dema ...
... Another possibility of forming the verbs in –ate could have been a process of back formation involving the Latin nouns ending in –atio, anglicized as ending in – ation under the influence of the corresponding Latin nouns found by the AngloNorman scholars in Latin texts: cerebration > cerebrate; dema ...
`Style Machine` and its Codes
... students have problems with misplaced participles that function as gerundives. In other words, either explanation would work here, but KISS has students focus on the gerundive first in order to avoid misplaced modifiers. In this case, the “chattering” phrase consists of ten words—“chattering to her ...
... students have problems with misplaced participles that function as gerundives. In other words, either explanation would work here, but KISS has students focus on the gerundive first in order to avoid misplaced modifiers. In this case, the “chattering” phrase consists of ten words—“chattering to her ...
Exploring Affixation in English
... layer of the morphology of word forms. This is because inflections are added when all derivational and compositional processes are already complete. This means that one can add inflection on a root and a stem. Let us take for example the word “disinfectants”, the plural inflection –s is added to the ...
... layer of the morphology of word forms. This is because inflections are added when all derivational and compositional processes are already complete. This means that one can add inflection on a root and a stem. Let us take for example the word “disinfectants”, the plural inflection –s is added to the ...
Passive and Active Voices
... the subject and verb relationship is straightforward: the subject is a be-er or a do-er and the verb moves the sentence along. In the passive voice, the subject of the sentence is neither a do-er or a be-er, but is acted upon by some other agent or by something unnamed (The new policy was approved). ...
... the subject and verb relationship is straightforward: the subject is a be-er or a do-er and the verb moves the sentence along. In the passive voice, the subject of the sentence is neither a do-er or a be-er, but is acted upon by some other agent or by something unnamed (The new policy was approved). ...
Polysemy of verbal prefixes in Russian
... Thus, the analysis allows us to preserve a single lexical entry for cognate prefixes. The meaning variation is determined by the syntactic position of prefixes, and the argument structure is predictable based on the inner structure of the verb. A lexical entry specifies a mapping relationship betwee ...
... Thus, the analysis allows us to preserve a single lexical entry for cognate prefixes. The meaning variation is determined by the syntactic position of prefixes, and the argument structure is predictable based on the inner structure of the verb. A lexical entry specifies a mapping relationship betwee ...
Object
... In more isolating languages such as English, objects are marked by their position in the sentence or using adpositions (like to in I gave a book to him). Modern English preserves a case distinction for pronouns, but it has conflated the accusative and the dative into a single objective form (him, h ...
... In more isolating languages such as English, objects are marked by their position in the sentence or using adpositions (like to in I gave a book to him). Modern English preserves a case distinction for pronouns, but it has conflated the accusative and the dative into a single objective form (him, h ...
Diapositiva 1 - IES Las Lagunas
... First of all, we have to shift all the PRONOUNS into the 3rd Person Secondly, the VERBS have to go back to the nearest PAST tense ...
... First of all, we have to shift all the PRONOUNS into the 3rd Person Secondly, the VERBS have to go back to the nearest PAST tense ...
