On the presence of adjectives in Fijian
... Various authors (Baker 2005, Vander Klok 2009 and forthcoming) have observed that the reduced relative clause analysis can be tested for a given language by investigating what happens when so-called non-intersective adjectives are employed. Former, counterfeit and beautiful are all non-intersective ...
... Various authors (Baker 2005, Vander Klok 2009 and forthcoming) have observed that the reduced relative clause analysis can be tested for a given language by investigating what happens when so-called non-intersective adjectives are employed. Former, counterfeit and beautiful are all non-intersective ...
Chapter 9
... The ‘clause’ is defined here as the minimal unit of syntactic organization that includes a verbal element, finite or non-finite. Thus it encompasses the ‘verb phrase’ (predicate and any modifiers) and any ‘noun phrases’ (nouns and any modifiers) needed to fill the predicate’s argument slots. The not ...
... The ‘clause’ is defined here as the minimal unit of syntactic organization that includes a verbal element, finite or non-finite. Thus it encompasses the ‘verb phrase’ (predicate and any modifiers) and any ‘noun phrases’ (nouns and any modifiers) needed to fill the predicate’s argument slots. The not ...
The verb krijgen `to get` as an undative verb
... One of the main findings of the syntactic research over the last 50 years is that the traditional distinction between intransitive, transitive and ditransitive verbs is insufficient. Perlmutter (1978) and Burzio (1986) have shown that the set of monadic verbs (verbs that take a single argument, whic ...
... One of the main findings of the syntactic research over the last 50 years is that the traditional distinction between intransitive, transitive and ditransitive verbs is insufficient. Perlmutter (1978) and Burzio (1986) have shown that the set of monadic verbs (verbs that take a single argument, whic ...
Pedin Edhellen
... Some of the persons and locations appearing in texts are loosely based on persons and places described in Tolkiens works. This is supposed to create some atmosphere only — none of the texts is intended as a reinterpretation of Tolkiens works but only as an illustration of the language at work. Simil ...
... Some of the persons and locations appearing in texts are loosely based on persons and places described in Tolkiens works. This is supposed to create some atmosphere only — none of the texts is intended as a reinterpretation of Tolkiens works but only as an illustration of the language at work. Simil ...
Grammar Manual - Richard Têtu`s room
... a) What a word is called is its name, what a word does is its function. (1) In the sentence, “Bob loves her”: Bob is a noun, functioning as the subject; loves is a verb, functioning as a verb; her is a pronoun, functioning as an object. 3. Three basic functions [L.3.1.a] a) Verb (1) The verb express ...
... a) What a word is called is its name, what a word does is its function. (1) In the sentence, “Bob loves her”: Bob is a noun, functioning as the subject; loves is a verb, functioning as a verb; her is a pronoun, functioning as an object. 3. Three basic functions [L.3.1.a] a) Verb (1) The verb express ...
Practice - Oak Park Elementary School District 97
... is a sentence. If it is a sentence fragment, write an F on the line. 1. Kayla missed awards day because she had a cold 2. Finished distributing the awards 3. Kayla liked to make up her own achievements Place a period on the line at the end of the sentence if it is a statement. Place a question mark ...
... is a sentence. If it is a sentence fragment, write an F on the line. 1. Kayla missed awards day because she had a cold 2. Finished distributing the awards 3. Kayla liked to make up her own achievements Place a period on the line at the end of the sentence if it is a statement. Place a question mark ...
Prepositional Phrases
... 24) We spent last summer in the Adirondack Mountains. 25) Do not stand behind a parked car. ...
... 24) We spent last summer in the Adirondack Mountains. 25) Do not stand behind a parked car. ...
The participle
... In this function participle II corresponds to the Russian passive participle and either precedes or follows the noun modified. It may be used with or without accompanying words: The stolen papers were never found. It is a beautifully written poem. The problem discussed is of great importance. The ne ...
... In this function participle II corresponds to the Russian passive participle and either precedes or follows the noun modified. It may be used with or without accompanying words: The stolen papers were never found. It is a beautifully written poem. The problem discussed is of great importance. The ne ...
Download: MFL- French grammar booklet Filesize
... a small blue bedroom = _______________________________________________________ a comfortable chair = _________________________________________________________ a black pen = _______________________________________________________________ a pretty girl = _______________________________________________ ...
... a small blue bedroom = _______________________________________________________ a comfortable chair = _________________________________________________________ a black pen = _______________________________________________________________ a pretty girl = _______________________________________________ ...
Reviewing Basic Sentence Patterns
... The missing word in this sentence would be a (subject complement, direct object). ...
... The missing word in this sentence would be a (subject complement, direct object). ...
LexOnto: A Model for Ontology Lexicons for Ontology
... The reason for applying this modeling pattern to nouns is that a simple mapping to a class (in the meta-ontology) is not sufficient in general. Nouns can be relational and feature prepositional complements. A relational noun is for example capital which does not denote a class but a relation between ...
... The reason for applying this modeling pattern to nouns is that a simple mapping to a class (in the meta-ontology) is not sufficient in general. Nouns can be relational and feature prepositional complements. A relational noun is for example capital which does not denote a class but a relation between ...
chapters 4 and 5
... Verbs are distinguished depending on what objects or object predicates they select. Verbs that select objects are called transitive verbs and those that don't, as in (36) below, intransitive. If the verb selects one object, as in (13) and (14) above, it is (mono)transitive; if it selects two objects ...
... Verbs are distinguished depending on what objects or object predicates they select. Verbs that select objects are called transitive verbs and those that don't, as in (36) below, intransitive. If the verb selects one object, as in (13) and (14) above, it is (mono)transitive; if it selects two objects ...
Canonical Types and Noun Phrase Configuration in Fijian
... clause. Furthermore, the observation in (4b) may be viewed in the same light as the possibility of interpreting subject QPs in situ—in both cases, the position of the noun phrase relative to the predicate enables it to combine with the predicate without the aid of any special semantic rules. There a ...
... clause. Furthermore, the observation in (4b) may be viewed in the same light as the possibility of interpreting subject QPs in situ—in both cases, the position of the noun phrase relative to the predicate enables it to combine with the predicate without the aid of any special semantic rules. There a ...
MCTI_3-17_writing-skills - Municipal Association of South Carolina
... 6. The newspaper reported that the tornado only killed one person. 7. After searching the crime scene for hours, the officer found the weapon walking back to his vehicle. 8. Folded and stacked neatly in his luggage, John took nearly every shirt he owned on his trip to Europe. 9. The bride was escort ...
... 6. The newspaper reported that the tornado only killed one person. 7. After searching the crime scene for hours, the officer found the weapon walking back to his vehicle. 8. Folded and stacked neatly in his luggage, John took nearly every shirt he owned on his trip to Europe. 9. The bride was escort ...
PDF file - University of Cambridge
... particular, there is no plausible way in which reanalysis can have played a role, and there is no suggestion that any current or past instance of the form down is potentially ambiguous between a prepositional and a verbal analysis.4 Therefore, lexicalization of grammatical items is not ‘grammatical ...
... particular, there is no plausible way in which reanalysis can have played a role, and there is no suggestion that any current or past instance of the form down is potentially ambiguous between a prepositional and a verbal analysis.4 Therefore, lexicalization of grammatical items is not ‘grammatical ...
Reteach Workbook
... A sentence is a group of words that express a complete thought. If a sentence does not have a subject and a predicate, then it is a fragment. The invention of the steam engine. (A predicate is missing.) • Correct a sentence fragment by adding the missing subject or predicate. The invention of the st ...
... A sentence is a group of words that express a complete thought. If a sentence does not have a subject and a predicate, then it is a fragment. The invention of the steam engine. (A predicate is missing.) • Correct a sentence fragment by adding the missing subject or predicate. The invention of the st ...
Yamba - MPG.PuRe
... any language. He is given a list of features that any language must manifest. I-le is told for example that, amongst others, language is primarily vocal, m i a t manifest duality of patterning, discreteness and structure. He is told that while each language is unique all languages are similar. All t ...
... any language. He is given a list of features that any language must manifest. I-le is told for example that, amongst others, language is primarily vocal, m i a t manifest duality of patterning, discreteness and structure. He is told that while each language is unique all languages are similar. All t ...
Formal Commands
... By now, you are well acquainted with the fact that Spanish has both a formal and an informal style of speech (tú / Ud.). This distinction applies to commands. Commands are used when ordering, or telling someone to do something. This is often referred to as the "imperative" form of the verb. Compre U ...
... By now, you are well acquainted with the fact that Spanish has both a formal and an informal style of speech (tú / Ud.). This distinction applies to commands. Commands are used when ordering, or telling someone to do something. This is often referred to as the "imperative" form of the verb. Compre U ...
Suffixes
... Dictionary http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/, Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English http://www.ldoceonline.com/, Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/Default.asp?dict=CALD, Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners http://www.macmilland ...
... Dictionary http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/, Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English http://www.ldoceonline.com/, Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/Default.asp?dict=CALD, Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners http://www.macmilland ...
The Grammar Section (PE)
... An independent phrase is just as it sounds—a phrase that, by itself, can stand alone as a sentence. An independent phrase consists of three things: ...
... An independent phrase is just as it sounds—a phrase that, by itself, can stand alone as a sentence. An independent phrase consists of three things: ...
greek grammar handout 2012 - University of Dallas Classics
... accented on the ult gets a grave if followed by another accented word, and an acute if followed by punctuation, or by an enclitic (i.e. by a word not accented -- for a list of enclitics see § IX). (2) C i r c u m f l e x ^ can fall only on a long penult or long ult (never before the penult, and nev ...
... accented on the ult gets a grave if followed by another accented word, and an acute if followed by punctuation, or by an enclitic (i.e. by a word not accented -- for a list of enclitics see § IX). (2) C i r c u m f l e x ^ can fall only on a long penult or long ult (never before the penult, and nev ...
EN - English Grammar for the Utterly Confused
... any inaccuracy, error or omission, regardless of cause, in the work or for any damages resulting therefrom. McGraw-Hill has no responsibility for the content of any information accessed through the work. Under no circumstances shall McGraw-Hill and/or its licensors be liable for any indirect, incide ...
... any inaccuracy, error or omission, regardless of cause, in the work or for any damages resulting therefrom. McGraw-Hill has no responsibility for the content of any information accessed through the work. Under no circumstances shall McGraw-Hill and/or its licensors be liable for any indirect, incide ...
3 Speech act distinctions in syntax
... of features that recur from language to language. They typically have first person singular subjects and second person indirect objects, and they usually look like positive declarative sentences, as in English. As for tense and aspect, they have a neutral form whose meaning covers present time. ln E ...
... of features that recur from language to language. They typically have first person singular subjects and second person indirect objects, and they usually look like positive declarative sentences, as in English. As for tense and aspect, they have a neutral form whose meaning covers present time. ln E ...
Iberdrola Style Guide
... Avoid the forms inputted and outputted. Instead, write input and output: 70,000 records were input last month. ...
... Avoid the forms inputted and outputted. Instead, write input and output: 70,000 records were input last month. ...
Chapter 5 NPs and their Functions Review of NPs
... Forms of Questions Is this clause a question? No. We can't just read off the information as we could if this sentence was a question. We can, however, turn it into a question. Tag Question: Let's consider how we might turn in most cases in other houses, the front door opens directly to the living ro ...
... Forms of Questions Is this clause a question? No. We can't just read off the information as we could if this sentence was a question. We can, however, turn it into a question. Tag Question: Let's consider how we might turn in most cases in other houses, the front door opens directly to the living ro ...