Explanation of Stamped Comments Used in Marking and
... In using pronouns or relative adverbs, where there is any possibility of ambiguity, repeat the antecedent rather than substituting a pronoun. Incorrect Example: The current exhibit at the art gallery features paintings purchased for the gallery by donors. They were all framed by gallery staff. Comme ...
... In using pronouns or relative adverbs, where there is any possibility of ambiguity, repeat the antecedent rather than substituting a pronoun. Incorrect Example: The current exhibit at the art gallery features paintings purchased for the gallery by donors. They were all framed by gallery staff. Comme ...
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... Indefinite pronouns refer to persons or things that have not been specified. These can be tricky because some indefinite pronouns that seem plural are in fact singular. Indefinite pronouns are popular with ACT writers, so you’d be wise to memorize a few of these. ...
... Indefinite pronouns refer to persons or things that have not been specified. These can be tricky because some indefinite pronouns that seem plural are in fact singular. Indefinite pronouns are popular with ACT writers, so you’d be wise to memorize a few of these. ...
Grace Theological Journal 10
... noted that in this matter they conform to a pattern similar to that found in the use of the verbal noun-substitute, the infinitive.2 Noun Clause as Subject of Sentence In these sentences the clausal subject always stands after the verb in Greek, as it usually does also in English, except that there ...
... noted that in this matter they conform to a pattern similar to that found in the use of the verbal noun-substitute, the infinitive.2 Noun Clause as Subject of Sentence In these sentences the clausal subject always stands after the verb in Greek, as it usually does also in English, except that there ...
Document
... *“It” as a formal subject is also found in the sentence means that a word is added by a phrase or a clause following it Ex: It is stupid to fall asleep like that It was a surprise that he had come back so soon ...
... *“It” as a formal subject is also found in the sentence means that a word is added by a phrase or a clause following it Ex: It is stupid to fall asleep like that It was a surprise that he had come back so soon ...
Noun Clauses in the Greek New Testament
... noted that in this matter they conform to a pattern similar to that found in the use of the verbal noun-substitute, the infinitive.2 Noun Clause as Subject of Sentence In these sentences the clausal subject always stands after the verb in Greek, as it usually does also in English, except that there ...
... noted that in this matter they conform to a pattern similar to that found in the use of the verbal noun-substitute, the infinitive.2 Noun Clause as Subject of Sentence In these sentences the clausal subject always stands after the verb in Greek, as it usually does also in English, except that there ...
Writing Hints
... Examples: Clear—The lady in a blue dress found my dog. Unclear—The lady found my dog in a blue dress. We often end spoken sentences with a preposition, but avoid this usage in your writing. Example: Spoken sentence—“Who will you go to?” Written sentence—“To whom will you go?” Here is a list of commo ...
... Examples: Clear—The lady in a blue dress found my dog. Unclear—The lady found my dog in a blue dress. We often end spoken sentences with a preposition, but avoid this usage in your writing. Example: Spoken sentence—“Who will you go to?” Written sentence—“To whom will you go?” Here is a list of commo ...
The Big Four - Teachers.AUSD.NET
... Another type of sentence structure that frequently appears in professional writing but rarely appears in student writing is the appositive phrase. An appositive (or appositive phrase) is a noun or pronoun – often with modifiers – set beside another noun or pronoun to explain or identify it. There ar ...
... Another type of sentence structure that frequently appears in professional writing but rarely appears in student writing is the appositive phrase. An appositive (or appositive phrase) is a noun or pronoun – often with modifiers – set beside another noun or pronoun to explain or identify it. There ar ...
substitution
... = backward pointing; the use of a pro-form as a substitute for a previous linguistic unit when referring back to the thing, person, happening, etc., denoted by the latter - pronouns and other pro-forms are frequently used anaphorically to avoid repetition: Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to ...
... = backward pointing; the use of a pro-form as a substitute for a previous linguistic unit when referring back to the thing, person, happening, etc., denoted by the latter - pronouns and other pro-forms are frequently used anaphorically to avoid repetition: Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to ...
Are there adjectives in Hocank (Winnebago)?
... classes, i.e. either by nouns or by verbs or by both. The question that was tackled by different authors was whether there are semantic parameters that determine which property concepts are subsumed under the class of nouns and which ones under the class of verbs in a language without adjectives. Di ...
... classes, i.e. either by nouns or by verbs or by both. The question that was tackled by different authors was whether there are semantic parameters that determine which property concepts are subsumed under the class of nouns and which ones under the class of verbs in a language without adjectives. Di ...
16 Subject-Verb Agreement 16.1
... Certain expressions, such as accompanied by, as well as, in addition to, plus, and together with, introduce phrases that modify the subject but do not change its number. Although their meaning is similar to that of and, these ...
... Certain expressions, such as accompanied by, as well as, in addition to, plus, and together with, introduce phrases that modify the subject but do not change its number. Although their meaning is similar to that of and, these ...
Background Background
... A Reflexive pronoun is something one is doing to or for oneself and it applies ...
... A Reflexive pronoun is something one is doing to or for oneself and it applies ...
Doing more with less: Verb learning in Korean
... (i.e., intransitive verbs) when they appear in rich linguistic contexts (Lidz, Bunger, Leddon, Baier, & Waxman, 2009). Thus, within a language, the optimal linguistic context for verb learning varies depending on the particular situation at hand. In addition, we propose that the benefits of rich lin ...
... (i.e., intransitive verbs) when they appear in rich linguistic contexts (Lidz, Bunger, Leddon, Baier, & Waxman, 2009). Thus, within a language, the optimal linguistic context for verb learning varies depending on the particular situation at hand. In addition, we propose that the benefits of rich lin ...
The Writing Center @ JSCC Clausal Errors
... simply a sentence that contains too much information for its own good, but some professors use the terms interchangeably. When you hear the term run-on, then, remember that your professor may mean that you have created a fused sentence. A fused sentence is a sentence that uses no punctuation whatsoe ...
... simply a sentence that contains too much information for its own good, but some professors use the terms interchangeably. When you hear the term run-on, then, remember that your professor may mean that you have created a fused sentence. A fused sentence is a sentence that uses no punctuation whatsoe ...
Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns in French
... Pronouns and negatives Direct and indirect object pronouns go before the verb when the phrase is negative and the ne…pas or other negative term wraps round je ne l’aime pas il ne la voit pas nous ne les achetons plus ils ne le livrent jamais ...
... Pronouns and negatives Direct and indirect object pronouns go before the verb when the phrase is negative and the ne…pas or other negative term wraps round je ne l’aime pas il ne la voit pas nous ne les achetons plus ils ne le livrent jamais ...
English Syllabus
... EXERCISE: Choose the correct modal verb to complete the following: 1. Phani (need / must) go to school as she is better now. 2. Darrell (can / used to) take her sister to school this term. 3. Their mother (should /could) come fast so that they don’t miss the train. 4. The little girl (needn’t / dare ...
... EXERCISE: Choose the correct modal verb to complete the following: 1. Phani (need / must) go to school as she is better now. 2. Darrell (can / used to) take her sister to school this term. 3. Their mother (should /could) come fast so that they don’t miss the train. 4. The little girl (needn’t / dare ...
Subjects and verbs in sentences
... thing doing something or being described. The verb is an action word like run or sing, or a word like am, is, or are that links the subject to a description. Mrs. Pérez is my Spanish teacher. She is from Florida. We like her very much. English sentences always have a subject. The subject can be a no ...
... thing doing something or being described. The verb is an action word like run or sing, or a word like am, is, or are that links the subject to a description. Mrs. Pérez is my Spanish teacher. She is from Florida. We like her very much. English sentences always have a subject. The subject can be a no ...
GRS LX 700 Language Acquisition and Linguistic Theory
... VOS order, and by changing the order of both (with respect to English) we can get OVS order. I ...
... VOS order, and by changing the order of both (with respect to English) we can get OVS order. I ...
Jargon Buster
... Apostrophes have two uses: • to show a missing letter or letters in a shortened word (a contraction). For example: didn’t (did not); we’d (we would). • to show what someone or something owns or possesses. For example: the giant’s castle (the castle belonging to the giant). There is no apostrophe i ...
... Apostrophes have two uses: • to show a missing letter or letters in a shortened word (a contraction). For example: didn’t (did not); we’d (we would). • to show what someone or something owns or possesses. For example: the giant’s castle (the castle belonging to the giant). There is no apostrophe i ...
jargon buster - Lark Hall Primary School
... Apostrophes have two uses: • to show a missing letter or letters in a shortened word (a contraction). For example: didn’t (did not); we’d (we would). • to show what someone or something owns or possesses. For example: the giant’s castle (the castle belonging to the giant). There is no apostrophe i ...
... Apostrophes have two uses: • to show a missing letter or letters in a shortened word (a contraction). For example: didn’t (did not); we’d (we would). • to show what someone or something owns or possesses. For example: the giant’s castle (the castle belonging to the giant). There is no apostrophe i ...
Dení Person Affixes
... While Dení tu occurs only with the third person, Jamamadí to occurs with all persons; the person category itself is indicated by a free pronoun. In first and second person singular, Jamamadí can and usually does use the bound form of the pronoun when to does not occur, and then indicates motion away ...
... While Dení tu occurs only with the third person, Jamamadí to occurs with all persons; the person category itself is indicated by a free pronoun. In first and second person singular, Jamamadí can and usually does use the bound form of the pronoun when to does not occur, and then indicates motion away ...
participles
... PARTICIPLES • Participles are verbal adjectives. • As adjectives they are declined like regular adjectives. • The perfect passive participle and the future active participle are declined like first and second declension adjectives. • The present active participle is declined like a third declension ...
... PARTICIPLES • Participles are verbal adjectives. • As adjectives they are declined like regular adjectives. • The perfect passive participle and the future active participle are declined like first and second declension adjectives. • The present active participle is declined like a third declension ...
1 WRITING RULES FOR THE LEGAL WRITER by Christine Beck
... 52. Avoid slang , unduly informal, or “folksy” language. Do not write, for example, “he made big bucks,” “if you know what I mean,” “it’s my opinion that,” etc. ...
... 52. Avoid slang , unduly informal, or “folksy” language. Do not write, for example, “he made big bucks,” “if you know what I mean,” “it’s my opinion that,” etc. ...
Phrases Review
... Prepositional phrases are used as adjectives or adverbs. A. When prepositional phrases are used as adjectives, the phrase comes immediately after the noun or pronoun it modifies. The phrase answers one of the following questions about the word it modifies: Which one? What kind of? How many? Whose? M ...
... Prepositional phrases are used as adjectives or adverbs. A. When prepositional phrases are used as adjectives, the phrase comes immediately after the noun or pronoun it modifies. The phrase answers one of the following questions about the word it modifies: Which one? What kind of? How many? Whose? M ...
The semantics of syntactic structures
... meaning of the verb varies systematically with its structural frame. It is therefore at least as plausible to claim that the meaning of the verb remains constant, and to attribute the meaning change to the frames instead. Moreover, by attributing meaning to frames, we can eliminate much of the polys ...
... meaning of the verb varies systematically with its structural frame. It is therefore at least as plausible to claim that the meaning of the verb remains constant, and to attribute the meaning change to the frames instead. Moreover, by attributing meaning to frames, we can eliminate much of the polys ...