Direct and Indirect Objects
... A direct object (a noun or pronoun) is the person or thing that receives the action of an action verb. An indirect object (noun or pronoun) is the person or thing that receives the direct object; the indirect object always comes before the direct object. The controller gave the pilot the instruction ...
... A direct object (a noun or pronoun) is the person or thing that receives the action of an action verb. An indirect object (noun or pronoun) is the person or thing that receives the direct object; the indirect object always comes before the direct object. The controller gave the pilot the instruction ...
sentence - Greer Middle College
... as: • He is taller than I (am tall). • This helps you as much as (it helps) me. • She is as noisy as I (am). • Comparisons are really shorthand sentences which usually omit words, such as those in the parentheses in the sentences above. If you complete the comparison in your head, you can choose the ...
... as: • He is taller than I (am tall). • This helps you as much as (it helps) me. • She is as noisy as I (am). • Comparisons are really shorthand sentences which usually omit words, such as those in the parentheses in the sentences above. If you complete the comparison in your head, you can choose the ...
The Acquisition of English Locative Constructions by Native
... accept sentences like “John poured the glass with water” when presented with Groundoriented pictures than when presented with Figure-oriented pictures. This shows that they had not yet learned that verbs like pour do not allow the Ground frame in any case. Moreover, the patterns of groundness were s ...
... accept sentences like “John poured the glass with water” when presented with Groundoriented pictures than when presented with Figure-oriented pictures. This shows that they had not yet learned that verbs like pour do not allow the Ground frame in any case. Moreover, the patterns of groundness were s ...
EXERCISE ANSWER KEY - CHAPTER 3 6 CHAPTER 3
... The parts of speech are indicated below, although at this point students are expected only to recognize independent words. ...
... The parts of speech are indicated below, although at this point students are expected only to recognize independent words. ...
Morphemes in Competition
... Insertion, they have no access to the phonology. The phonological constraints on the synthetic comparative -er are then not expressible in the grammar. Bobaljik (2012) suggests suggests that they “reflect statistical regularities in the input to the language learner”. This is perhaps defensible for ...
... Insertion, they have no access to the phonology. The phonological constraints on the synthetic comparative -er are then not expressible in the grammar. Bobaljik (2012) suggests suggests that they “reflect statistical regularities in the input to the language learner”. This is perhaps defensible for ...
From parts of speech to the grammar
... with no extensive background in — and sometimes an active antipathy toward — grammar. This type of example helps students understand something about the structure of dictionary definitions (which must follow what I call the “substitution principle” in my slang classes) and often shows them that gramm ...
... with no extensive background in — and sometimes an active antipathy toward — grammar. This type of example helps students understand something about the structure of dictionary definitions (which must follow what I call the “substitution principle” in my slang classes) and often shows them that gramm ...
The Grammaticalisation of Tense Markers: a pragmatic reanalysis
... syntactic change occur independently of each other as a result of discourse-pragmatic factors, and that semantic change need not therefore be viewed as a defining characteristic of grammaticalisation. The model I will propose is represented in (2): ...
... syntactic change occur independently of each other as a result of discourse-pragmatic factors, and that semantic change need not therefore be viewed as a defining characteristic of grammaticalisation. The model I will propose is represented in (2): ...
Unit 3 Part 2
... Proper nouns — specific names of people and places, such as Peyton Manning and Indianapolis — are capitalized. ...
... Proper nouns — specific names of people and places, such as Peyton Manning and Indianapolis — are capitalized. ...
Lecture 03 - ELTE / SEAS
... Why is it ungrammatical for a noun to have a nonpronominal object? It can’t be because the noun does not assign Case if we assume that such objects don’t have Case But the fact that the preposition makes it grammatical suggests that this is to do with Case Therefore we conclude that all nominals hav ...
... Why is it ungrammatical for a noun to have a nonpronominal object? It can’t be because the noun does not assign Case if we assume that such objects don’t have Case But the fact that the preposition makes it grammatical suggests that this is to do with Case Therefore we conclude that all nominals hav ...
Subject−Verb Inversion in Russian
... distribution. This is the order that usually occurs in the sentences uttered in ’out of the blue’ contexts or as an answer to the question ’What happened?’ (1) Petja razbil okno Peter broke window ’Peter broke a/the window’ SVO is also the only interpretation available in the cases when it is imposs ...
... distribution. This is the order that usually occurs in the sentences uttered in ’out of the blue’ contexts or as an answer to the question ’What happened?’ (1) Petja razbil okno Peter broke window ’Peter broke a/the window’ SVO is also the only interpretation available in the cases when it is imposs ...
English ACT Prep - CP World Literature 2011-2012
... Although the American bald eagle has been on the endangered species list for years, they have been sighted in wildlife preserves much more frequently during the past two years. ...
... Although the American bald eagle has been on the endangered species list for years, they have been sighted in wildlife preserves much more frequently during the past two years. ...
"A Spousal Relation Begins with a Deletion of engage and Ends
... wish to explore the usefulness of our verb resource to other KBs to improve KB freshness. This is important because existing KBs are mostly static. We wish to also explore the application of the learned verb resource to domains other than Wikipedia infobox and text e.g., for predicting state changes ...
... wish to explore the usefulness of our verb resource to other KBs to improve KB freshness. This is important because existing KBs are mostly static. We wish to also explore the application of the learned verb resource to domains other than Wikipedia infobox and text e.g., for predicting state changes ...
Homework
... • Other sentences require additional words, called complements, to express a complete thought. The basic pattern is S-V-DO for these sentences. • A direct object is a noun or pronoun that gives meaning to the subject and verb of the sentence. There are two kinds of objects within sentence: direct a ...
... • Other sentences require additional words, called complements, to express a complete thought. The basic pattern is S-V-DO for these sentences. • A direct object is a noun or pronoun that gives meaning to the subject and verb of the sentence. There are two kinds of objects within sentence: direct a ...
A Systematic Adaptation Scheme for English-Hindi Example
... a) if it follows a consonant, the rule is remove ‘y’ and add “ies” . E.g. Baby ~ Babies. b) if ‘y’ follows a vowel then the suffix is "s". E.g. Boy ~ Boys. ...
... a) if it follows a consonant, the rule is remove ‘y’ and add “ies” . E.g. Baby ~ Babies. b) if ‘y’ follows a vowel then the suffix is "s". E.g. Boy ~ Boys. ...
Complements - eesl542dwinter2012
... Some verbs in the main clause have a NP or to + NP following the verb I told her that I can't come to class tonight. Shannon said to me that her baby is now walking. ...
... Some verbs in the main clause have a NP or to + NP following the verb I told her that I can't come to class tonight. Shannon said to me that her baby is now walking. ...
Name: Beach Park Sentences Type 2 Objective: In this lesson, you
... Turning too quickly, Sara lost her balance and dropped the ball. Bound by a code of honor, the Eagle scouts would not cheat to win. From the oven, Elvin removed his leather glove, burned to a crisp. The lake, frozen hard as concrete, was safe for skating and ice fishing. Bent by tornadic winds, the ...
... Turning too quickly, Sara lost her balance and dropped the ball. Bound by a code of honor, the Eagle scouts would not cheat to win. From the oven, Elvin removed his leather glove, burned to a crisp. The lake, frozen hard as concrete, was safe for skating and ice fishing. Bent by tornadic winds, the ...
Course Outline
... Review of Prepositions. With stative passive verbs, p. 228, and with adjectives and verbs, Unit E, page A 21. Test #415 in the Testing Center Test return with review Exam week. The final exam will be given in the usual classroom at the time listed in the course schedule for this semester. The Final ...
... Review of Prepositions. With stative passive verbs, p. 228, and with adjectives and verbs, Unit E, page A 21. Test #415 in the Testing Center Test return with review Exam week. The final exam will be given in the usual classroom at the time listed in the course schedule for this semester. The Final ...
Rev.Chaps 12
... ‘o’ – te pene a Hone = tā Hone pene; ngā tūpuna o te kōtiro = ō te kōtiro tupuna; tō Simon hoiho. With possessors other than personal pronouns the 2 phrase possession (te pene a Hone) is more usual, but pronouns prefer the 1 phrase form (tā Hone pene) and is obligatory with te and ngā. The singular ...
... ‘o’ – te pene a Hone = tā Hone pene; ngā tūpuna o te kōtiro = ō te kōtiro tupuna; tō Simon hoiho. With possessors other than personal pronouns the 2 phrase possession (te pene a Hone) is more usual, but pronouns prefer the 1 phrase form (tā Hone pene) and is obligatory with te and ngā. The singular ...
External temporal specification in English verbs of motion
... Perhaps the best-known classification of verbs in terms of what Dušková (1983) felicitously referred to as ‘lexical aspect’ was proposed by Vendler (1957). He distinguished four major types of verbs. States (such as knowing the answer) are temporally homogeneous and static. Activities, such as runni ...
... Perhaps the best-known classification of verbs in terms of what Dušková (1983) felicitously referred to as ‘lexical aspect’ was proposed by Vendler (1957). He distinguished four major types of verbs. States (such as knowing the answer) are temporally homogeneous and static. Activities, such as runni ...
Writing Review
... 12. The dean ignored the mothers reaction to the new dress code. 13. June says I have my fathers eyes. 14. Cant we eat at your buddys restaurant? 15. Jans trunk wouldnt open. ...
... 12. The dean ignored the mothers reaction to the new dress code. 13. June says I have my fathers eyes. 14. Cant we eat at your buddys restaurant? 15. Jans trunk wouldnt open. ...
Extracting and Using Trace-Free Functional Dependencies from the
... that the extraction of long-distance dependencies (LDD) and the mapping to shallow semantic representations is not always possible, because first co-indexation information is not available, second a single parsing error across a tree fragment containing an LDD makes its extraction impossible, third ...
... that the extraction of long-distance dependencies (LDD) and the mapping to shallow semantic representations is not always possible, because first co-indexation information is not available, second a single parsing error across a tree fragment containing an LDD makes its extraction impossible, third ...
Chapter 23 - Participles
... Participles Future passive participle (gerundive): subsequent action, passive voice. Librös legendös in mënsä posuit. He placed having-to-be-read books on the table. He placed books to be read on the table He placed books which should be read on the table. ...
... Participles Future passive participle (gerundive): subsequent action, passive voice. Librös legendös in mënsä posuit. He placed having-to-be-read books on the table. He placed books to be read on the table He placed books which should be read on the table. ...