independent clause
... Read the paragraphs below. Choose the paragraph that is more effective. I love living in the city. I have a wonderful view of the entire city. I have an apartment. I can see the Golden Gate Bridge. I can see many cargo ships pass under the bridge each day. I like the restaurants in San Francisco. I ...
... Read the paragraphs below. Choose the paragraph that is more effective. I love living in the city. I have a wonderful view of the entire city. I have an apartment. I can see the Golden Gate Bridge. I can see many cargo ships pass under the bridge each day. I like the restaurants in San Francisco. I ...
Sub Conj Prep Adverbs Packet
... the word the phrase modifies. Identify what type of phrase it is by writing ADJ under the adjective phrases and ADV under the adverb phrases. 0. The answers in the book always seem so easy. Answer: The answers in the book always seem so easy. ...
... the word the phrase modifies. Identify what type of phrase it is by writing ADJ under the adjective phrases and ADV under the adverb phrases. 0. The answers in the book always seem so easy. Answer: The answers in the book always seem so easy. ...
Grammatical Agreement
... The grammatical elements that agree with the noun or pronoun are said to be the agreement targets (=controllees); in (1a), the article la is the target of fillette, which is feminine, and both the copula est and the adjective belle are targets of the DP la fillette, which is fsg. The agreement featu ...
... The grammatical elements that agree with the noun or pronoun are said to be the agreement targets (=controllees); in (1a), the article la is the target of fillette, which is feminine, and both the copula est and the adjective belle are targets of the DP la fillette, which is fsg. The agreement featu ...
The Participle and the Participial Phrase
... Tackled describes what happened to Sam…adjective, thus participle On the one-yard line is related to tackled… tells where Sam was tackled Fumbled tells what Sam did…verb ...
... Tackled describes what happened to Sam…adjective, thus participle On the one-yard line is related to tackled… tells where Sam was tackled Fumbled tells what Sam did…verb ...
On the Linguistic Notion of Transitivity:
... not totally arbitrary. On the other hand, languages differ as to how to categorize predicates like resemble in (7) and dread in (8). English formally identifies them with the transitive usage of break, so that nuances in meaning are not reflected at surface. However, this is where many languages sho ...
... not totally arbitrary. On the other hand, languages differ as to how to categorize predicates like resemble in (7) and dread in (8). English formally identifies them with the transitive usage of break, so that nuances in meaning are not reflected at surface. However, this is where many languages sho ...
Grammar and Language Workbook, Troubleshooter
... SOLUTION B Akira repaired the old boat. He thought it was beautiful. Jennifer has two race car magazines. She bought them at the store. Make the fragment a complete sentence by removing the subordinating conjunction or the relative pronoun and adding a subject or other words necessary to make a comp ...
... SOLUTION B Akira repaired the old boat. He thought it was beautiful. Jennifer has two race car magazines. She bought them at the store. Make the fragment a complete sentence by removing the subordinating conjunction or the relative pronoun and adding a subject or other words necessary to make a comp ...
Cause Event Representations for Happiness and Surprise
... It is assumed that a small number of emotions are considered primary emotions, and that other emotions are secondary emotions which are the mixtures of the primary emotions. Many different lists of basic emotions have been proposed, there is, nonetheless, no agreement neither on the number of basic ...
... It is assumed that a small number of emotions are considered primary emotions, and that other emotions are secondary emotions which are the mixtures of the primary emotions. Many different lists of basic emotions have been proposed, there is, nonetheless, no agreement neither on the number of basic ...
Gerunds
... WHAT IS A GERUND PHRASE? A gerund phrase is a phrase that begins with a gerund (the –ing form of a verb) and includes objects or modifiers. It also functions as a noun. Walking around the block is her daily exercise. In this sentence, “walking around the block” is the gerund phrase functioning as th ...
... WHAT IS A GERUND PHRASE? A gerund phrase is a phrase that begins with a gerund (the –ing form of a verb) and includes objects or modifiers. It also functions as a noun. Walking around the block is her daily exercise. In this sentence, “walking around the block” is the gerund phrase functioning as th ...
Polish Grammar in a Nutshell
... INDIRECT OBJECT (to or for whom something is done), the Accusative the DIRECT OBJECT (the item perceived or acted on by the subject). The Instrumental expresses the MEANS BY WHICH something is done (for example, ride by train, write with a pen). The Genitive expresses POSSESSION and, in general, mos ...
... INDIRECT OBJECT (to or for whom something is done), the Accusative the DIRECT OBJECT (the item perceived or acted on by the subject). The Instrumental expresses the MEANS BY WHICH something is done (for example, ride by train, write with a pen). The Genitive expresses POSSESSION and, in general, mos ...
The Russian agentive passive construction with Agent–Verb
... Croatian po- in terms of Langacker’s (e.g., 1987) theory of Cognitive Grammar. In particular it attempts to answer the following questions: (1) What meanings does po- systematically express, and which of them are the most salient? (2) Assuming a CG network structure, what is (are) the central, proto ...
... Croatian po- in terms of Langacker’s (e.g., 1987) theory of Cognitive Grammar. In particular it attempts to answer the following questions: (1) What meanings does po- systematically express, and which of them are the most salient? (2) Assuming a CG network structure, what is (are) the central, proto ...
May 15: Issues in tense and aspect, telicity and quantification
... For the latter case, (Kamp 1975)gave arguments that they should be analyzed as vague intersective (i.e.) modifiers rather than as intensional modifiers. Their vagueness
involves a comparison class, and the context has to help provide one. The accompanying
noun is often the most salient cue, bu ...
... For the latter case, (Kamp 1975)gave arguments that they should be analyzed as vague intersective (i.e.
Students First - Oakland University
... Unclear Example: I’ve worked at the same job for the past 10 years and find it quite comfortable. I began in the mail room and have been the office manager now for the past four years. I have come to believe it is only so because my awareness had diminished slowly. Since you’re reading these for the ...
... Unclear Example: I’ve worked at the same job for the past 10 years and find it quite comfortable. I began in the mail room and have been the office manager now for the past four years. I have come to believe it is only so because my awareness had diminished slowly. Since you’re reading these for the ...
Gerunds
... Their functions, however, overlap. Gerunds always function as nouns, but infinitives often also serve as nouns. Deciding which to use can be confusing in many situations, especially for people whose first language is not English. Confusion between gerunds and infinitives occurs primarily in cases in ...
... Their functions, however, overlap. Gerunds always function as nouns, but infinitives often also serve as nouns. Deciding which to use can be confusing in many situations, especially for people whose first language is not English. Confusion between gerunds and infinitives occurs primarily in cases in ...
Paragraphs: complete units of organized and rational thoughts and
... famous for their art collections. Other important collections of art can be found at the Frick, Guggenheim, and Whitney Museums. Visitors interested in the natural sciences will enjoy the Museum of Natural History. Those interested in American history should visit the Museum of the City of New York. ...
... famous for their art collections. Other important collections of art can be found at the Frick, Guggenheim, and Whitney Museums. Visitors interested in the natural sciences will enjoy the Museum of Natural History. Those interested in American history should visit the Museum of the City of New York. ...
Grammar guide - National Geographic Learning
... 2.5 Meaning shifts from adjectives to adverbs Changes of meaning between adjectives and adverbs. Adverbs generally retain the meaning of the adjectives from which they are drawn. However, sometimes there is an important change of meaning. Late = not on time; lately = recently. Short = not tall ...
... 2.5 Meaning shifts from adjectives to adverbs Changes of meaning between adjectives and adverbs. Adverbs generally retain the meaning of the adjectives from which they are drawn. However, sometimes there is an important change of meaning. Late = not on time; lately = recently. Short = not tall ...
The fuzzy boundaries of operator verb and support verb
... Finally, nominal constructions are unlike any other predicative part-of-speech by the fact that predicative nouns can present more than one construction with different support verbs, while still expressing the same semantic predicate. Hence, for example, greve “strike” can have a SVC with both fazer ...
... Finally, nominal constructions are unlike any other predicative part-of-speech by the fact that predicative nouns can present more than one construction with different support verbs, while still expressing the same semantic predicate. Hence, for example, greve “strike” can have a SVC with both fazer ...
Introduction to Morphology 1
... An affix is any morpheme that is added onto a rootin other words, any bound morpheme is an affix. In English, we have two kinds of affixes: Prefixes: Attach to the beginning of a word, like un- or dis- or re-. Suffixes: Attach to the end of a word, like -tion or -ing or -ist. Other lang ...
... An affix is any morpheme that is added onto a rootin other words, any bound morpheme is an affix. In English, we have two kinds of affixes: Prefixes: Attach to the beginning of a word, like un- or dis- or re-. Suffixes: Attach to the end of a word, like -tion or -ing or -ist. Other lang ...
The Subject between Albanian and English Language
... The subject is the part of a clause that identifies the topic on the sentece. The subject usually in Albanian and English languages comes at the beginning of a clause and consists of a noun, noun phrase, pronoun etc. One of the topics which have most inspired comparative syntactic research is the di ...
... The subject is the part of a clause that identifies the topic on the sentece. The subject usually in Albanian and English languages comes at the beginning of a clause and consists of a noun, noun phrase, pronoun etc. One of the topics which have most inspired comparative syntactic research is the di ...
sentences: elements, patterns, types
... make sense. Observe that the first two groups of words that follow express complete thoughts and make sense; the third does not. In the following examples, single underscores indicate subjects; double underscores, verbs. Athletic shoe makers convinced us that we need $150 tennis shoes. (Subject plus ...
... make sense. Observe that the first two groups of words that follow express complete thoughts and make sense; the third does not. In the following examples, single underscores indicate subjects; double underscores, verbs. Athletic shoe makers convinced us that we need $150 tennis shoes. (Subject plus ...
A Phase-Based Approach to ECM across CP in Korean
... moment, let us focus on the contrast between stative verbs and transitive verbs.6 Suppose that the embedded subject is located at Spec-TP, the typical (derived) subject position. Under the PIC, then, LD ECM is expected to be impossible in Korean just as in English, as shown in (8). Furthermore, the ...
... moment, let us focus on the contrast between stative verbs and transitive verbs.6 Suppose that the embedded subject is located at Spec-TP, the typical (derived) subject position. Under the PIC, then, LD ECM is expected to be impossible in Korean just as in English, as shown in (8). Furthermore, the ...
Introduction – The Grey Elven Tongue Lesson 1
... Long vowels are usually marked with the "acute accent". In Sindarin long vowels in stressed monosyllables (one syllable words) are marked with the circumflex, since in these cases the vowels tended to be especially prolonged. This can be seen in the monosyllables (one syllable words) Dû n and Rhû n. ...
... Long vowels are usually marked with the "acute accent". In Sindarin long vowels in stressed monosyllables (one syllable words) are marked with the circumflex, since in these cases the vowels tended to be especially prolonged. This can be seen in the monosyllables (one syllable words) Dû n and Rhû n. ...
Grammar Lessons
... • Action verbs take direct objects and, sometimes, indirect objects. • A subject performs an action, and the object receives the action. – I want cheese. – Wumpus bites toy burgers. ...
... • Action verbs take direct objects and, sometimes, indirect objects. • A subject performs an action, and the object receives the action. – I want cheese. – Wumpus bites toy burgers. ...
Preface (PDF, 22 Pages, 177 KB)
... French presence in North America. It is designed to encourage and enable students to communicate in French not as a “foreign” language but as an alternative mode of expression for everyday living in the North American, and especially in the Canadian, context. The progressive acquisition, reinforceme ...
... French presence in North America. It is designed to encourage and enable students to communicate in French not as a “foreign” language but as an alternative mode of expression for everyday living in the North American, and especially in the Canadian, context. The progressive acquisition, reinforceme ...