why learning english is not easy
... Since Bill’s hours at his job have been reduced He had to sell his motorcycle to pay his rent He has been looking for some part-time work __________ ...
... Since Bill’s hours at his job have been reduced He had to sell his motorcycle to pay his rent He has been looking for some part-time work __________ ...
Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex
... played football" because, possibly, he didn't have anything else to do, for or because "Maria went shopping." How can the use of other conjunctions change the relationship between the two clauses? What implications would the use of "yet" or "but" have on the meaning of the sentence? ...
... played football" because, possibly, he didn't have anything else to do, for or because "Maria went shopping." How can the use of other conjunctions change the relationship between the two clauses? What implications would the use of "yet" or "but" have on the meaning of the sentence? ...
Argument Strurcture and Semantic Change
... between thematic roles — and therefore argument structure — and syntactic structure: Relational Grammar, as developed by David Perlmutter and Paul Postal in the 1970s, and as laid out in Perlmutter 1980 and in the various papers in Perlmutter 1983 and Perlmutter and Rosen 1984, with its Universal Al ...
... between thematic roles — and therefore argument structure — and syntactic structure: Relational Grammar, as developed by David Perlmutter and Paul Postal in the 1970s, and as laid out in Perlmutter 1980 and in the various papers in Perlmutter 1983 and Perlmutter and Rosen 1984, with its Universal Al ...
THE EFL STUDENTS` NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH WRITING OF THE
... Moreover, the sentences made by the EFL students in organizing the narrative paragraph contained some patterns of syntax presented by Hornby (1976). There were 15 of 25 types of verb patterns of their sentences. The verbs were followed by direct object, infinitive, pronoun, present participle, adver ...
... Moreover, the sentences made by the EFL students in organizing the narrative paragraph contained some patterns of syntax presented by Hornby (1976). There were 15 of 25 types of verb patterns of their sentences. The verbs were followed by direct object, infinitive, pronoun, present participle, adver ...
File - Hindman`s English Classes
... 2. When one has to go to school, one/you should be prepared. 3. If the guidance department tells you to do that, they/it must be crazy. 4. When the school newspaper staff writes an editorial, it is/they are always right on the mark. 5. If Jeannie and Kathryn go, she/they will certainly win the best- ...
... 2. When one has to go to school, one/you should be prepared. 3. If the guidance department tells you to do that, they/it must be crazy. 4. When the school newspaper staff writes an editorial, it is/they are always right on the mark. 5. If Jeannie and Kathryn go, she/they will certainly win the best- ...
Derivational morphology in Distributed Morphology
... the final comments. Though brief, perhaps three or four sentences, it became obvious that the analysis would not explain the data that was most interesting and needed to be changed. From the bottom of my heart, thank you! Sticking with the theme of faculty members of the Department of Linguistics at ...
... the final comments. Though brief, perhaps three or four sentences, it became obvious that the analysis would not explain the data that was most interesting and needed to be changed. From the bottom of my heart, thank you! Sticking with the theme of faculty members of the Department of Linguistics at ...
Forming and Using Verb Tenses
... take place within a specific time frame. While actions referred to in the present progressive have some connection to the present, actions referred in the past progressive have no immediate or obvious connection to the present. The on-going actions took place and were completed at some point well be ...
... take place within a specific time frame. While actions referred to in the present progressive have some connection to the present, actions referred in the past progressive have no immediate or obvious connection to the present. The on-going actions took place and were completed at some point well be ...
Link to - Computational Event Data System
... Lexical processing (involves single words) The source text is first converted to a standard form. All letters are changed to upper-case (however, words beginning with upper-case letters in mid-sentence are tagged as nouns); all punctuation except commas is eliminated. TABARI then checks each individ ...
... Lexical processing (involves single words) The source text is first converted to a standard form. All letters are changed to upper-case (however, words beginning with upper-case letters in mid-sentence are tagged as nouns); all punctuation except commas is eliminated. TABARI then checks each individ ...
LaPolla, Randy J. 2009. “Chinese as a Topic
... As can be seen from this brief discussion, although all three approaches use the terms “subject” and “topic,” the meaning of those terms differs in each approach. For a number of years I have been arguing that Chinese is unlike English in terms of the organization of clause structure, as it has not ...
... As can be seen from this brief discussion, although all three approaches use the terms “subject” and “topic,” the meaning of those terms differs in each approach. For a number of years I have been arguing that Chinese is unlike English in terms of the organization of clause structure, as it has not ...
- Cambridge University Press
... Words which are in the same word family as the headword, and which can easily be understood by knowing the headword, are shown at the end of entries. Compound words (two or more words used together as a single word) have their own entries, in alphabetical order. Sometimes a word in a compound has br ...
... Words which are in the same word family as the headword, and which can easily be understood by knowing the headword, are shown at the end of entries. Compound words (two or more words used together as a single word) have their own entries, in alphabetical order. Sometimes a word in a compound has br ...
to Idiomatic English
... q.v. (quod vide) is a cross-reference meaning ‘see the entry for this word’. s.o. someone s.t. something vs (versus) means ‘as opposed to’ or ‘contrasted with’. ...
... q.v. (quod vide) is a cross-reference meaning ‘see the entry for this word’. s.o. someone s.t. something vs (versus) means ‘as opposed to’ or ‘contrasted with’. ...
9th Grade - Rialto Unified School District
... Exposition: Problemand-Solution Essay (pp. 722-725) ...
... Exposition: Problemand-Solution Essay (pp. 722-725) ...
Non-canonical applicatives and focalization in Tswana
... But it may also happen that the only semantic indication provided by the use of an applicative verb form is that the construction includes an object with a semantic role that cannot be assigned by the same verb in its non-applicative form. Such semantically unspecified applicatives are particularly ...
... But it may also happen that the only semantic indication provided by the use of an applicative verb form is that the construction includes an object with a semantic role that cannot be assigned by the same verb in its non-applicative form. Such semantically unspecified applicatives are particularly ...
Chapter 15: Clauses
... thought and cannot stand alone in a sentence. Subordinate clauses must be joined to an independent clause. Subordinate clauses can appear anywhere in a sentence. Subordinate clauses often contain complements, modifiers, or both. ...
... thought and cannot stand alone in a sentence. Subordinate clauses must be joined to an independent clause. Subordinate clauses can appear anywhere in a sentence. Subordinate clauses often contain complements, modifiers, or both. ...
Grammar in the Vertical Alignment + Teaching Parallel Structure
... Parallel: To walk in this rain with neither a raincoat nor umbrella is to invite a reprimand from your mother and ridicule from your father. [Here infinitive phrases are parallel. Note how each infinitive phrase is balanced appropriately on either side of the linking verb is. Note, as well, the para ...
... Parallel: To walk in this rain with neither a raincoat nor umbrella is to invite a reprimand from your mother and ridicule from your father. [Here infinitive phrases are parallel. Note how each infinitive phrase is balanced appropriately on either side of the linking verb is. Note, as well, the para ...
File
... morning assignment. He was tardy as usual. Then he missed the bus and was late for supper. 3. _____ I thought I had a rare old bicycle that was worth a fortune. It turned out to be a common model that nobody wanted to buy. 4. _____ “What is that awful smell?” Troy asked as Melinda entered the room. ...
... morning assignment. He was tardy as usual. Then he missed the bus and was late for supper. 3. _____ I thought I had a rare old bicycle that was worth a fortune. It turned out to be a common model that nobody wanted to buy. 4. _____ “What is that awful smell?” Troy asked as Melinda entered the room. ...
English Worksheet 8 -
... morning assignment. He was tardy as usual. Then he missed the bus and was late for supper. 3. _____ I thought I had a rare old bicycle that was worth a fortune. It turned out to be a common model that nobody wanted to buy. 4. _____ “What is that awful smell?” Troy asked as Melinda entered the room. ...
... morning assignment. He was tardy as usual. Then he missed the bus and was late for supper. 3. _____ I thought I had a rare old bicycle that was worth a fortune. It turned out to be a common model that nobody wanted to buy. 4. _____ “What is that awful smell?” Troy asked as Melinda entered the room. ...
A Brief Syntactic Typology of Philippine Languages
... framework. It should be clear that such a situation is difficult to achieve, in that most language descriptions are the products of their authors’ distinctive theoretical orientations, and these are often left implicit. Moreover, the terminology of each description, even when couched within the same ...
... framework. It should be clear that such a situation is difficult to achieve, in that most language descriptions are the products of their authors’ distinctive theoretical orientations, and these are often left implicit. Moreover, the terminology of each description, even when couched within the same ...
1 Possessive voice in Wolof: A rara type of valency operator 1
... Samba has a fast one. In example (14)a., the subject is a patient/theme argument of which a state is predicated by the monovalent verb gaaw ‘to be fast’. In (14)b., the same verb gaaw contains an additional morpheme, the suffix –le. The same participant woto bi occurs with the same semantic role of ...
... Samba has a fast one. In example (14)a., the subject is a patient/theme argument of which a state is predicated by the monovalent verb gaaw ‘to be fast’. In (14)b., the same verb gaaw contains an additional morpheme, the suffix –le. The same participant woto bi occurs with the same semantic role of ...
Curriculum Map
... of previously assessed topics ▪ is there correct application of conjugation, verbs, vocabulary, agreement, and syntax? ▪ can students make inferences about cultural traditions and activities based on discussion, reading selections, and prior ...
... of previously assessed topics ▪ is there correct application of conjugation, verbs, vocabulary, agreement, and syntax? ▪ can students make inferences about cultural traditions and activities based on discussion, reading selections, and prior ...
3rd Test F2010
... VII. EVERYTHING In the following sentences, answer the questions posed below. 2 pt. each ...
... VII. EVERYTHING In the following sentences, answer the questions posed below. 2 pt. each ...
Sentences - Murad Faridi
... dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which. In the following complex sentences, subjects are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the subordinators and their commas (when required) a ...
... dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which. In the following complex sentences, subjects are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the subordinators and their commas (when required) a ...
Catullus
... ● cui: interrogative pronoun (“to whom?”), not a relative pronoun here. Read ahead to the sentence end to find the question mark (admittedly a modern editorial convention, but very helpful!) ● dono: “give, present”. Note that this isn’t quite the same as do, dare - it suggests a more formal action. ...
... ● cui: interrogative pronoun (“to whom?”), not a relative pronoun here. Read ahead to the sentence end to find the question mark (admittedly a modern editorial convention, but very helpful!) ● dono: “give, present”. Note that this isn’t quite the same as do, dare - it suggests a more formal action. ...
King Abdul Aziz University, ELI, Spring 2010 North Star, Level 5
... The Toronto fans hope that the Blue Jays will win again. This noun clause is the object of the verb "hope," and answers the question "what do the fans hope?" ...
... The Toronto fans hope that the Blue Jays will win again. This noun clause is the object of the verb "hope," and answers the question "what do the fans hope?" ...