a Brazilian treebank annotated with semantic role labels
... The underlying motivation of our broader project was to provide a training corpus to build automatic taggers. For this purpose, like in Propbank, it is essential to add a new layer in a corpus syntactically annotated and manually revised. The corpus we chose is the Brazilian portion of Bosque, the m ...
... The underlying motivation of our broader project was to provide a training corpus to build automatic taggers. For this purpose, like in Propbank, it is essential to add a new layer in a corpus syntactically annotated and manually revised. The corpus we chose is the Brazilian portion of Bosque, the m ...
defining relative clause
... Because there are two parts to the sentence it is called cleft(from the verb cleave) which means divided into two. Cleft sentences are particularly useful in writing where we cannot use intonation for purposes of focus or emphasis, but they are also frequently used in speech. Cleft structures includ ...
... Because there are two parts to the sentence it is called cleft(from the verb cleave) which means divided into two. Cleft sentences are particularly useful in writing where we cannot use intonation for purposes of focus or emphasis, but they are also frequently used in speech. Cleft structures includ ...
Parts of Sentence Test Review
... Bethany a few years later, helping her to become a professional surfer before she was even a teenager. (7) When Bethany was thirteen years old, she learned just how dangerous surfing can be. (8) During a morning surf, a fourteen-foot tiger shark ripped her left arm off just below the shoulder. (9) L ...
... Bethany a few years later, helping her to become a professional surfer before she was even a teenager. (7) When Bethany was thirteen years old, she learned just how dangerous surfing can be. (8) During a morning surf, a fourteen-foot tiger shark ripped her left arm off just below the shoulder. (9) L ...
- Tripura University
... Positive and negative sentences; active and passive sentences; the basic sentence structures; subject and verb; subject; direct object; indirect object; subject predicative; object predicative; complements and adverbials; 5. Semantic role; rearranging the basic structures; ellipsis; phrase types and ...
... Positive and negative sentences; active and passive sentences; the basic sentence structures; subject and verb; subject; direct object; indirect object; subject predicative; object predicative; complements and adverbials; 5. Semantic role; rearranging the basic structures; ellipsis; phrase types and ...
Miss Nelson Is Missing
... This review is for home practice and will not be graded. Five bonus points will be added to the test grade, if this review is signed and returned on test day. Identifying Adjectives An adjective tells more about a noun. Adjectives describe nouns. They can tell how something looks, tastes, sounds, fe ...
... This review is for home practice and will not be graded. Five bonus points will be added to the test grade, if this review is signed and returned on test day. Identifying Adjectives An adjective tells more about a noun. Adjectives describe nouns. They can tell how something looks, tastes, sounds, fe ...
Recent Developments in the Theory of Valency in the Light of the
... In the valency frame of many nouns, the same complements occur as in the VF of verbs. This is obvious for deverbal nouns (for details see Novotný, 1980, Karlík, 2000, Panevová, 2000 and esp. Řezníčková-Kolářová, 2003, Kolářová, in prep.). Moreover, the complements (functors) typical of verbs are com ...
... In the valency frame of many nouns, the same complements occur as in the VF of verbs. This is obvious for deverbal nouns (for details see Novotný, 1980, Karlík, 2000, Panevová, 2000 and esp. Řezníčková-Kolářová, 2003, Kolářová, in prep.). Moreover, the complements (functors) typical of verbs are com ...
In English, there are three basic tenses: present, past, and future
... Future tense expresses an action or situation that will occur in the future. This tense is formed by using will/shall with the simple form of the verb. The speaker of the House will finish her term in May of 1998. The future tense can also be expressed by using am, is, or are with going to. The surg ...
... Future tense expresses an action or situation that will occur in the future. This tense is formed by using will/shall with the simple form of the verb. The speaker of the House will finish her term in May of 1998. The future tense can also be expressed by using am, is, or are with going to. The surg ...
Participles
... A participle is a verb form that acts as an adjective. It modifies a noun or pronoun. There are two kinds of participle: present participles and past participles. The present participle always ends in -ing. A cheering crowd distracts him. (The present participle cheering modifies crowd.) ...
... A participle is a verb form that acts as an adjective. It modifies a noun or pronoun. There are two kinds of participle: present participles and past participles. The present participle always ends in -ing. A cheering crowd distracts him. (The present participle cheering modifies crowd.) ...
LOU`s Rules for Writing
... • DO NOT use familiar language (kid, guy, big, get, like, kinda, wanna, gonna, etc.) • DO NOT use contractions (can’t, I’m, won’t, doesn’t, let’s, etc.) • DO NOT begin sentences with ‘also,’ ’and,’ ‘because,’ ’but,’ ‘plus’ or ‘so’. • DO NOT use abbreviations when mentioning something for the first t ...
... • DO NOT use familiar language (kid, guy, big, get, like, kinda, wanna, gonna, etc.) • DO NOT use contractions (can’t, I’m, won’t, doesn’t, let’s, etc.) • DO NOT begin sentences with ‘also,’ ’and,’ ‘because,’ ’but,’ ‘plus’ or ‘so’. • DO NOT use abbreviations when mentioning something for the first t ...
PDF file: Italian reference grammar
... Glasgow, Scottish Executive Education Department, 2001) All nouns in Italian are either masculine or feminine. In some other languages, including English, nouns can also be neuter. In English the situation has more or less resolved itself into the use of the masculine for male humans or animals, fem ...
... Glasgow, Scottish Executive Education Department, 2001) All nouns in Italian are either masculine or feminine. In some other languages, including English, nouns can also be neuter. In English the situation has more or less resolved itself into the use of the masculine for male humans or animals, fem ...
modal verbs adverbs
... LO: to recognise modal verbs and modal adverbs A modal verb is a helper verb that expresses, possibility, necessity and obligation Modal adverbs are often added to modal verbs to add to their meaning. In the first sentence underline the MODAL VERB. Remember, modal verbs are made ‘negative’ by adding ...
... LO: to recognise modal verbs and modal adverbs A modal verb is a helper verb that expresses, possibility, necessity and obligation Modal adverbs are often added to modal verbs to add to their meaning. In the first sentence underline the MODAL VERB. Remember, modal verbs are made ‘negative’ by adding ...
The fast vocabulary-based algorithm for natural language word form
... new words based on their classification (for Russian verbs, given its aspect and transitivity, the complete paradigm template differs); (b) guessing of particular rules for such templates can be done more precisely by taking into account how close to the new word was the existing rule in the hierarc ...
... new words based on their classification (for Russian verbs, given its aspect and transitivity, the complete paradigm template differs); (b) guessing of particular rules for such templates can be done more precisely by taking into account how close to the new word was the existing rule in the hierarc ...
Common Usage Problems - Learn English on Skype
... “Leila’s great-grandfather passed his fortune onto her.” ...
... “Leila’s great-grandfather passed his fortune onto her.” ...
Universal Grammar and Language Development
... Another such property is the near-uniformity of success. In the vast majority of cases, different children in a given speech community converge on essentially the same grammar (as evidenced by consistent judgements on what clearly is, and clearly is not, an acceptable pair). This ...
... Another such property is the near-uniformity of success. In the vast majority of cases, different children in a given speech community converge on essentially the same grammar (as evidenced by consistent judgements on what clearly is, and clearly is not, an acceptable
LO: to recognise modal verbs and modal adverbs
... LO: to recognise modal verbs and modal adverbs A modal verb is a helper verb that expresses, possibility, necessity and obligation Modal adverbs are often added to modal verbs to add to their meaning. In the first sentence underline the MODAL VERB. ...
... LO: to recognise modal verbs and modal adverbs A modal verb is a helper verb that expresses, possibility, necessity and obligation Modal adverbs are often added to modal verbs to add to their meaning. In the first sentence underline the MODAL VERB. ...
Comprehensive Exams - Philadelphia University Jordan
... 110. The verb “charge” in the sentence “They charged the man with murder”. is a. monotransitive b. ditransitive c. non-transitive predicator complement d. transitive predicator complement 111. In the sentence “He insisted on his suggestion”, the verb “insisted on” is: a. phrasal b. prepositional c. ...
... 110. The verb “charge” in the sentence “They charged the man with murder”. is a. monotransitive b. ditransitive c. non-transitive predicator complement d. transitive predicator complement 111. In the sentence “He insisted on his suggestion”, the verb “insisted on” is: a. phrasal b. prepositional c. ...
Summaries
... good as expected. There are a number of long and sophisticated sentences, which are difficult to comprehend. The main idea is sometimes blurred due to a number of Genitives given in succession, wrong choice of half-participles. The Code also contains several instances of violations of language laws. ...
... good as expected. There are a number of long and sophisticated sentences, which are difficult to comprehend. The main idea is sometimes blurred due to a number of Genitives given in succession, wrong choice of half-participles. The Code also contains several instances of violations of language laws. ...
Caput primum - utdiscamusomnes
... The imperfect indicative is translated: she was----ing, or she used to _______. The imperfect indicative is formed by removing the –re from the infinitive (the second principle part) and adding –bat in its place. If the 1st principle part ends in –io (accipio, audio) then the imperfect will show –ie ...
... The imperfect indicative is translated: she was----ing, or she used to _______. The imperfect indicative is formed by removing the –re from the infinitive (the second principle part) and adding –bat in its place. If the 1st principle part ends in –io (accipio, audio) then the imperfect will show –ie ...
Lexicalization of Serbian Verbs: Evidence from - e
... This paper aims to explore the meaning and use of four Serbian verbs: cepati ‟tear‟, pocepati ‟tear (up)‟, otcepiti ‟tear off‟ and iscepati ‟tear up‟. The four verbs will be analyzed in terms of their argument selection, the meaning with different types of arguments and their use (literal and figura ...
... This paper aims to explore the meaning and use of four Serbian verbs: cepati ‟tear‟, pocepati ‟tear (up)‟, otcepiti ‟tear off‟ and iscepati ‟tear up‟. The four verbs will be analyzed in terms of their argument selection, the meaning with different types of arguments and their use (literal and figura ...
Types of Sentences (Further understanding simple, compound
... Can this be broken down into two simple sentences? Are those two sentences separated by a coordinating conjunction (one of our FANBOYS)? ...
... Can this be broken down into two simple sentences? Are those two sentences separated by a coordinating conjunction (one of our FANBOYS)? ...
Word - Morpheme balance in dictionary-making
... which it is used. It is interesting to note that the explanations are intentionally given in outline form so as to allow them to apply to any grammatical variation of the paradigm. All the usual offshoots of the paradigm are presumed to be known to the user, the exeptions are given in the entry (in ...
... which it is used. It is interesting to note that the explanations are intentionally given in outline form so as to allow them to apply to any grammatical variation of the paradigm. All the usual offshoots of the paradigm are presumed to be known to the user, the exeptions are given in the entry (in ...
CLAUSES OF PURPOSE
... Alistair went to the station to meet his parents. (NOT for to meet ) • In formal speech and writing we can use in order to. This is not as common as the infinitive of purpose . The President made a speech in order to explain the policy. ...
... Alistair went to the station to meet his parents. (NOT for to meet ) • In formal speech and writing we can use in order to. This is not as common as the infinitive of purpose . The President made a speech in order to explain the policy. ...
You must fill in ALL errors that need fixing. If a and b are
... III. Parts of Speech (6 pnts): For each of the following, please, fill in the part of speech of each word as follows: A. noun; B. preposition; C. pronoun; D. adjective E. adverb AE (yes, fill in BOTH). action and linking verbs The band played late into the evening until the police came to break up t ...
... III. Parts of Speech (6 pnts): For each of the following, please, fill in the part of speech of each word as follows: A. noun; B. preposition; C. pronoun; D. adjective E. adverb AE (yes, fill in BOTH). action and linking verbs The band played late into the evening until the police came to break up t ...