Chapter 6 PHRASES, CLAUSES, AND SENTENCES
... works for you. If you’re confronted with an advocate of the old rule, you’ll have no trouble finding support for your position from the best writers and usage experts. Subordinate clauses A subordinate clause has a subject and predicate but, unlike an independent clause, cannot stand by itself. It d ...
... works for you. If you’re confronted with an advocate of the old rule, you’ll have no trouble finding support for your position from the best writers and usage experts. Subordinate clauses A subordinate clause has a subject and predicate but, unlike an independent clause, cannot stand by itself. It d ...
Journal of Memory and Language
... the sentence, with respect to morphosyntactic features such as gender, case, and number. A prime example of the latter type of dependency is that in many languages of the world the verb has to agree in number with the subject. Thus, whereas sentence (1) is correct, (2) contains a subject–verb agreem ...
... the sentence, with respect to morphosyntactic features such as gender, case, and number. A prime example of the latter type of dependency is that in many languages of the world the verb has to agree in number with the subject. Thus, whereas sentence (1) is correct, (2) contains a subject–verb agreem ...
etc., of a sentence in respect to their entry into it: X 2 Y means that X
... is for you; the man who is coming next -+ the mon coming next.ln this position, which is, who is are far more likely than anything else. certain words having a very broad selection, i.e. having normal likelihood in respect to exceptionally many arguments, can be reduced to being affixes on their arg ...
... is for you; the man who is coming next -+ the mon coming next.ln this position, which is, who is are far more likely than anything else. certain words having a very broad selection, i.e. having normal likelihood in respect to exceptionally many arguments, can be reduced to being affixes on their arg ...
3. How to use Indirect Object Pronouns in Spanish
... which is our next unit, so only concern yourself with these for now. • Let’s try an example of a sentence already in Spanish. In fact, let’s do the ...
... which is our next unit, so only concern yourself with these for now. • Let’s try an example of a sentence already in Spanish. In fact, let’s do the ...
Mastering Modifiers
... Dangling modifiers occur when a modifier describes something that is not in the sentence. This commonly occurs when the author has an implied subject, but the subject is not explicitly stated in the sentences. This often occurs when there is an adjective phrase at the beginning of a sentence. ...
... Dangling modifiers occur when a modifier describes something that is not in the sentence. This commonly occurs when the author has an implied subject, but the subject is not explicitly stated in the sentences. This often occurs when there is an adjective phrase at the beginning of a sentence. ...
Events, Processes, and States
... are achievements in Vendler's scheme, count as performances, along with such clear Vendler-scheme accomplishments as grow up and build a house (p. 175). It is not unreasonable to integrate the two schemes by regarding Vendler accomplishments and achievements as two subspecies of the more encompassin ...
... are achievements in Vendler's scheme, count as performances, along with such clear Vendler-scheme accomplishments as grow up and build a house (p. 175). It is not unreasonable to integrate the two schemes by regarding Vendler accomplishments and achievements as two subspecies of the more encompassin ...
The Spanish Auxiliary Verb System in HPSG
... particular echar a, pasar a and haber que, and also all five that are followed by participle, do not count as auxiliaries in our criteria. On the other hand, the verb haber in the conjugation of composite tenses do counts as a normal auxiliary verb. As all five properties also occur in English, our ...
... particular echar a, pasar a and haber que, and also all five that are followed by participle, do not count as auxiliaries in our criteria. On the other hand, the verb haber in the conjugation of composite tenses do counts as a normal auxiliary verb. As all five properties also occur in English, our ...
The Clause: Independent and Subordinate Clauses
... Tip: Overusing short, simple sentences can lead to choppy writing. One way to avoid choppy sentences is to change some sentences into subordinate clauses. Types of Subordinate Clauses Clauses are categorized according to how the clause is being used (what part of speech). a. Adjective Clauses An adj ...
... Tip: Overusing short, simple sentences can lead to choppy writing. One way to avoid choppy sentences is to change some sentences into subordinate clauses. Types of Subordinate Clauses Clauses are categorized according to how the clause is being used (what part of speech). a. Adjective Clauses An adj ...
The Clause: Independent and Subordinate Clauses
... Tip: Overusing short, simple sentences can lead to choppy writing. One way to avoid choppy sentences is to change some sentences into subordinate clauses. Adjective Clauses An adjective clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun. Adjective clauses usually start with relative pr ...
... Tip: Overusing short, simple sentences can lead to choppy writing. One way to avoid choppy sentences is to change some sentences into subordinate clauses. Adjective Clauses An adjective clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun. Adjective clauses usually start with relative pr ...
Agreement: Matching Sentence Parts
... 3. Singular and plural verbs As with nouns and pronouns, verbs show singular and plural forms. There are two areas in which you may have difficulty identifying singular and plural forms of nouns: the basic present tense and tenses using the helping verb to be. As you study the following chart, notic ...
... 3. Singular and plural verbs As with nouns and pronouns, verbs show singular and plural forms. There are two areas in which you may have difficulty identifying singular and plural forms of nouns: the basic present tense and tenses using the helping verb to be. As you study the following chart, notic ...
Developing language resources for English
... data in multiple languages (multilingual corpus). Multilingual corpora that have been specially formatted for side-by-side comparison are called aligned parallel corpora. In order to make the corpora more useful for doing linguistic research, they are often subjected to a process known as annotation ...
... data in multiple languages (multilingual corpus). Multilingual corpora that have been specially formatted for side-by-side comparison are called aligned parallel corpora. In order to make the corpora more useful for doing linguistic research, they are often subjected to a process known as annotation ...
Universals of language
... here assumed, among other things, that all languages have subject-predicate constructions, differentiated word classes and genitive constructions, to mention but a few. I fully realize that in identifying such phenomena in languages of differing structure, one is basically employing semantic criteri ...
... here assumed, among other things, that all languages have subject-predicate constructions, differentiated word classes and genitive constructions, to mention but a few. I fully realize that in identifying such phenomena in languages of differing structure, one is basically employing semantic criteri ...
Adjective clauses - Maria English Society
... 1. linking the adjective clause ‘why the teacher punishes the boy’ to the noun ‘cause’. 2. representing the adverb of reason ‘reasonably’ to modify the verb ‘punishes’. So, ‘why’ is the third relative adverb to form an adjective clause. More examples to show the use of relative adverbs: The house [w ...
... 1. linking the adjective clause ‘why the teacher punishes the boy’ to the noun ‘cause’. 2. representing the adverb of reason ‘reasonably’ to modify the verb ‘punishes’. So, ‘why’ is the third relative adverb to form an adjective clause. More examples to show the use of relative adverbs: The house [w ...
Chapter 7 - Arizona State University
... there is at least one full cycle that adverbials undergo. Swan (1991: 409) writes that there has been a "tremendous growth of a certain class of adverbials in English". There are alternative analyses to the one I advocate here. For instance, Berry (2009) argues that the CP-adverbial speech act adver ...
... there is at least one full cycle that adverbials undergo. Swan (1991: 409) writes that there has been a "tremendous growth of a certain class of adverbials in English". There are alternative analyses to the one I advocate here. For instance, Berry (2009) argues that the CP-adverbial speech act adver ...
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 ...
408-6 Basic categories
... In an ergative language, subject of an intransitive V & object of a transitive V are marked the same, while the subject of a transitive V is marked differently: ...
... In an ergative language, subject of an intransitive V & object of a transitive V are marked the same, while the subject of a transitive V is marked differently: ...
Lesson 2 Part 1 Usage
... 2. The children were not ____________________ (satisfy) with the service of the restaurant. ...
... 2. The children were not ____________________ (satisfy) with the service of the restaurant. ...
Conjunctions and Interjections
... *note: many subordinating conjunctions can also be used as a preposition; -when followed by a noun as the object, the word is a preposition; -when followed by a subject and verb, the word is a subordinating conjunction ...
... *note: many subordinating conjunctions can also be used as a preposition; -when followed by a noun as the object, the word is a preposition; -when followed by a subject and verb, the word is a subordinating conjunction ...
Introduction to Bioinformatics
... • A compound verb consists of two or more verbs that are joined by a conjunction and have the same subject. – {Oya chose a seat near the door and sat down.} • [compound verb: chose and sat] ...
... • A compound verb consists of two or more verbs that are joined by a conjunction and have the same subject. – {Oya chose a seat near the door and sat down.} • [compound verb: chose and sat] ...
earthquake fault landslide
... Materials: Word cards Place all the word cards in a box or envelope. Have students pull out a word card and give a synonym or an antonym for the chosen word. (You may choose to omit words that do not have synonyms or antonyms, or you may choose to include them as points of discussion.) ...
... Materials: Word cards Place all the word cards in a box or envelope. Have students pull out a word card and give a synonym or an antonym for the chosen word. (You may choose to omit words that do not have synonyms or antonyms, or you may choose to include them as points of discussion.) ...
3015 FRENCH MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2014 series
... penalise punctuation errors, including use / misuse of capitals and splitting words (le super marché) and combining them (pendantque). The exception to this rule is the final –é on the past participle of an –er verb, or of être, which will lose the mark – il est alle = 0; il a éte = 0. Similarly, an ...
... penalise punctuation errors, including use / misuse of capitals and splitting words (le super marché) and combining them (pendantque). The exception to this rule is the final –é on the past participle of an –er verb, or of être, which will lose the mark – il est alle = 0; il a éte = 0. Similarly, an ...
rhetorical strategies - Academic Magnet High School
... pale.), a modifier of another adverb (The storm came very suddenly.), or as an adverbial (I visit my family frequently). 10. Adverb phrase: see phrase 11. Adverbial: a sentence element used to convey a range of information about the situation depicted in the basic sentence structure (how, when, wher ...
... pale.), a modifier of another adverb (The storm came very suddenly.), or as an adverbial (I visit my family frequently). 10. Adverb phrase: see phrase 11. Adverbial: a sentence element used to convey a range of information about the situation depicted in the basic sentence structure (how, when, wher ...
rhetorical strategies - Academic Magnet High School
... pale.), a modifier of another adverb (The storm came very suddenly.), or as an adverbial (I visit my family frequently). 10. Adverb phrase: see phrase 11. Adverbial: a sentence element used to convey a range of information about the situation depicted in the basic sentence structure (how, when, wher ...
... pale.), a modifier of another adverb (The storm came very suddenly.), or as an adverbial (I visit my family frequently). 10. Adverb phrase: see phrase 11. Adverbial: a sentence element used to convey a range of information about the situation depicted in the basic sentence structure (how, when, wher ...
Absolute Phrase - jeffrey scott longstaff
... Many absolute phrases can be easily recognized because they could be changed into an independent clause by adding one verb (for example: “is”, “was”, or “were”). In a few other cases, when the word “being” is used in the absolute phrase, it can be changed into another form of “to be” (such as “is”, ...
... Many absolute phrases can be easily recognized because they could be changed into an independent clause by adding one verb (for example: “is”, “was”, or “were”). In a few other cases, when the word “being” is used in the absolute phrase, it can be changed into another form of “to be” (such as “is”, ...
Reflexive Verbs
... Affirmative commands are when you tell someone to do something. Regular commands are formed by conjugating in the “tú” form and dropping the “S”. Irregular commands will be covered later this year. ...
... Affirmative commands are when you tell someone to do something. Regular commands are formed by conjugating in the “tú” form and dropping the “S”. Irregular commands will be covered later this year. ...