Use # 2: Adjective clauses: An adjective clause is a clause that
... been labeled v(erb) 2. Whether or not you use the subjunctive in the second clause is determined by the meaning of the first clause. Which tense of the subjunctive you use in the second clause is determined by the tense of the first clause. Tense is determined by the sequence of tenses. If the main ...
... been labeled v(erb) 2. Whether or not you use the subjunctive in the second clause is determined by the meaning of the first clause. Which tense of the subjunctive you use in the second clause is determined by the tense of the first clause. Tense is determined by the sequence of tenses. If the main ...
Presentation Plus! - CMS-Grade8-ELA-Reading-2010
... linking verb 2. A Raisin in the Sun is the title of that play. linking verb 3. Hansberry used a line from a Langston Hughes poem for the title. action verb 4. The play tells the story of an African American Chicago family and the dreams of the different family members. action verb 5. In the course o ...
... linking verb 2. A Raisin in the Sun is the title of that play. linking verb 3. Hansberry used a line from a Langston Hughes poem for the title. action verb 4. The play tells the story of an African American Chicago family and the dreams of the different family members. action verb 5. In the course o ...
1. Functional Classification of Sentences
... Most of the grammars written in the 19th and 20th centuries reflected the traditional attitude that stems from the 18th century grammarians. They were rather rigid and dogmatic, tended to reject actual usage, and were quite frequently under the influence of Latin grammars. We find a different attitu ...
... Most of the grammars written in the 19th and 20th centuries reflected the traditional attitude that stems from the 18th century grammarians. They were rather rigid and dogmatic, tended to reject actual usage, and were quite frequently under the influence of Latin grammars. We find a different attitu ...
Semantic Opposition and WORDNET
... A PROLOG-based sentence parser was used to analyze the Pustejovsky examples given in (3) through (13). The parser computes both a parse tree based on event structure and the shortest W ORD N ET path for relevant configurations. An example of the output for Mary rescued the drowning man, example (11) ...
... A PROLOG-based sentence parser was used to analyze the Pustejovsky examples given in (3) through (13). The parser computes both a parse tree based on event structure and the shortest W ORD N ET path for relevant configurations. An example of the output for Mary rescued the drowning man, example (11) ...
Noun incorporation and transitivity in Soninke (West Mande)
... constituent order that can be schematized as S pm (O) V (X).2 The subject (S) is the only nominal term of the construction whose presence is an absolute requirement in independent assertive or interrogative clauses. Predicative markers (pm) are grammatical words occupying a fixed position immediatel ...
... constituent order that can be schematized as S pm (O) V (X).2 The subject (S) is the only nominal term of the construction whose presence is an absolute requirement in independent assertive or interrogative clauses. Predicative markers (pm) are grammatical words occupying a fixed position immediatel ...
Maltese Morphology - Stony Brook Linguistics
... and the set of pharyngealized consonants varies somewhat among the different Arabic dialects; proto-Maltese had *†, *Î, and *ß, plus marginal *l≥ and *r≥ (Schabert 1976: 50–52). In Arabic, vowels in the vicinity of pharyngealized consonants are backed or lowered, so that the phonetic difference betw ...
... and the set of pharyngealized consonants varies somewhat among the different Arabic dialects; proto-Maltese had *†, *Î, and *ß, plus marginal *l≥ and *r≥ (Schabert 1976: 50–52). In Arabic, vowels in the vicinity of pharyngealized consonants are backed or lowered, so that the phonetic difference betw ...
Gustar and similar verbs
... Notice that because Juan and I were stressed in the above sentence in English, we added the prepositional forms a Juan and a mí in Spanish to reflect that stress. ...
... Notice that because Juan and I were stressed in the above sentence in English, we added the prepositional forms a Juan and a mí in Spanish to reflect that stress. ...
Gustar - Arlington Spanish
... Notice that because Juan and I were stressed in the above sentence in English, we added the prepositional forms a Juan and a mí in Spanish to reflect that stress. ...
... Notice that because Juan and I were stressed in the above sentence in English, we added the prepositional forms a Juan and a mí in Spanish to reflect that stress. ...
The Spanish Language Speed Learning Course - Figure B
... written, the Spanish language use both the inverted question mark (¿) and inverted exclamation mark (¡) at the beginning of every interrogative and exclamatory sentence, respectively. ¡Hola! [oh- lah] ‘Hi, Hello’ ¡Hola! is the most basic Spanish expression in greeting other people. It means ‘hi’ or ...
... written, the Spanish language use both the inverted question mark (¿) and inverted exclamation mark (¡) at the beginning of every interrogative and exclamatory sentence, respectively. ¡Hola! [oh- lah] ‘Hi, Hello’ ¡Hola! is the most basic Spanish expression in greeting other people. It means ‘hi’ or ...
Linguistic profiles: A quantitative approach to theoretical questions
... that language is not “hard-wired”, but rather a phenomenon that arises due to the general cognitive strategies of the brain. In other words, linguistic cognition is indistinguishable from general cognition and should be accounted for in terms of general cognitive mechanisms and structures that can b ...
... that language is not “hard-wired”, but rather a phenomenon that arises due to the general cognitive strategies of the brain. In other words, linguistic cognition is indistinguishable from general cognition and should be accounted for in terms of general cognitive mechanisms and structures that can b ...
The morphosyntax of mood in early grammar, with special reference
... Specifically, in each of the languages to be discussed below there is a (arguably) non-finite clause that is realized in irrealis contexts, which we define as contexts of volition, direction and intention. The non-finite irrealis clause stands in opposition to well-formed clauses with [+/past] tempo ...
... Specifically, in each of the languages to be discussed below there is a (arguably) non-finite clause that is realized in irrealis contexts, which we define as contexts of volition, direction and intention. The non-finite irrealis clause stands in opposition to well-formed clauses with [+/past] tempo ...
Agreement: Matching Sentence Parts
... 6. Two or more singular subjects joined by or or nor must have a singular verb. This makes perfect sense: You are making a choice between two singular subjects. The or shows that you are only choosing one. Either the dog or the cat has to go. sing. subject. or sing. subject sing. verb Only one pet w ...
... 6. Two or more singular subjects joined by or or nor must have a singular verb. This makes perfect sense: You are making a choice between two singular subjects. The or shows that you are only choosing one. Either the dog or the cat has to go. sing. subject. or sing. subject sing. verb Only one pet w ...
large lexicons for natural language processing
... Bobrow, 1978) consult relatively small lexicons, typically generated by hand. Two exceptions to this generalisation are the Linguistic String Project (Sager, 1981) and the IBM CRITIQUE (formerly EPISTLE) Project (Heidorn et al., 1982; Byrd, 1983); the former employs a dictionary of approximately 10, ...
... Bobrow, 1978) consult relatively small lexicons, typically generated by hand. Two exceptions to this generalisation are the Linguistic String Project (Sager, 1981) and the IBM CRITIQUE (formerly EPISTLE) Project (Heidorn et al., 1982; Byrd, 1983); the former employs a dictionary of approximately 10, ...
Paradigm classification in supervised learning of morphology
... common subsequence strategy itself shows little bias toward any specific morphological process such as prefixation, suffixation, or infixation. Using the model, we argued, a selection of ready-inflected tables could be quickly provided by a linguist, allowing rapid development of morphological resou ...
... common subsequence strategy itself shows little bias toward any specific morphological process such as prefixation, suffixation, or infixation. Using the model, we argued, a selection of ready-inflected tables could be quickly provided by a linguist, allowing rapid development of morphological resou ...
Chapter 7 Coordinating and subordinating elements
... The verb linker !) (VL) is used to link two or more verbs in a sentence (see also Eaton (2003) for a discussion of multi-verb constructions in Sandawe). It can link two or more main verbs to each other or an operator verb to a main verb. In both cases, the multi-verb constructions share the same sub ...
... The verb linker !) (VL) is used to link two or more verbs in a sentence (see also Eaton (2003) for a discussion of multi-verb constructions in Sandawe). It can link two or more main verbs to each other or an operator verb to a main verb. In both cases, the multi-verb constructions share the same sub ...
Grammar Tweets - Queen`s University
... spell the past participle of spell. Is the correct word spelt or spelled? There is no doubt that the latter is much more commonly used, especially in N. America. Both actually go back several hundred years. However, meaning is important. Spelled can be correct with at least two meanings of spell: e. ...
... spell the past participle of spell. Is the correct word spelt or spelled? There is no doubt that the latter is much more commonly used, especially in N. America. Both actually go back several hundred years. However, meaning is important. Spelled can be correct with at least two meanings of spell: e. ...
Why No Mere Mortal JOHN J. KIM
... subtypes of verbs (those that share some of the distinguishing semantic features) that would be expected to show similar behavior in past tense formation, just as overlap in phonological features defines clusters of verbs with similar past tense forms. But this consequence turns out to be false. The ...
... subtypes of verbs (those that share some of the distinguishing semantic features) that would be expected to show similar behavior in past tense formation, just as overlap in phonological features defines clusters of verbs with similar past tense forms. But this consequence turns out to be false. The ...
Past Perfect Progressive Tense
... We often use past progressive tense with simple past tense. We use past progressive tense to express a long action and we use the simple past tense to express a short action that happen in the middle of the long action. We can join the two ideas with when or while. In the following example, we have ...
... We often use past progressive tense with simple past tense. We use past progressive tense to express a long action and we use the simple past tense to express a short action that happen in the middle of the long action. We can join the two ideas with when or while. In the following example, we have ...
The invisible hand of grammaticalization
... German as well as in other West-Germanic languages will be focused on, with the aim of showing that this quirky feature may be explained as a side-effect of the grammaticalization of the perfect periphrasis in the Middle Ages. The paper is structured as follows: Section 2 provides a survey of differ ...
... German as well as in other West-Germanic languages will be focused on, with the aim of showing that this quirky feature may be explained as a side-effect of the grammaticalization of the perfect periphrasis in the Middle Ages. The paper is structured as follows: Section 2 provides a survey of differ ...
Lexically Specific Verb Information - D-Scholarship@Pitt
... word after the verb. In a transitive sentence form, the first word after the verb was typically a determiner or a possessive pronoun (such as read the, sang the), while in an intransitive sentence form a preposition usually followed (such as read to or sang to). Given that the lexical decision task ...
... word after the verb. In a transitive sentence form, the first word after the verb was typically a determiner or a possessive pronoun (such as read the, sang the), while in an intransitive sentence form a preposition usually followed (such as read to or sang to). Given that the lexical decision task ...
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 ...
A time-relational analysis of Russian aspect. Language
... presenting the situation in its totality. This, however, can be understood in two ways. It is either a neutral form - i.e., IMPERF unmarked whether the situation is 'seen in its totality' or not, or it is supposed to express that the situation does not have this feature. Under the first interpretati ...
... presenting the situation in its totality. This, however, can be understood in two ways. It is either a neutral form - i.e., IMPERF unmarked whether the situation is 'seen in its totality' or not, or it is supposed to express that the situation does not have this feature. Under the first interpretati ...
Y00-1008 - Association for Computational Linguistics
... semantic relation can be realized in an array of relationships such as whole-and-part, possessor-andpossessee, and so forth. 3 Finally, with the coreference between the object of ba and the subject of the subordinate verb, (7)c leads to a causative interpretation. Also note that the embedded verb in ...
... semantic relation can be realized in an array of relationships such as whole-and-part, possessor-andpossessee, and so forth. 3 Finally, with the coreference between the object of ba and the subject of the subordinate verb, (7)c leads to a causative interpretation. Also note that the embedded verb in ...
The Two be`s of English
... 2.3. Auxiliaries have the NICE properties; lexical main verbs do not All of the forms of be in (1) have several properties of prototypical auxiliaries, including those identified by Huddleston and Pullum (2002: 92–112) as the 'NICE' properties (Negation, Inversion, Code and Emphasis).3 In the follow ...
... 2.3. Auxiliaries have the NICE properties; lexical main verbs do not All of the forms of be in (1) have several properties of prototypical auxiliaries, including those identified by Huddleston and Pullum (2002: 92–112) as the 'NICE' properties (Negation, Inversion, Code and Emphasis).3 In the follow ...