English notes from 30/12/2010
... When the receiver of an action is more important than the doer Note: these tenses are not common in passive voice: Present perfect continuous, past perfect continuous, future continuous tense, future perfect continuous tense. ...
... When the receiver of an action is more important than the doer Note: these tenses are not common in passive voice: Present perfect continuous, past perfect continuous, future continuous tense, future perfect continuous tense. ...
Eliminating Sentence Fragments
... A word like “after” is a clue that a dependent clause is coming. A dependent clause, as the name suggests, depends on another statement to complete the thought. “After I researched the job market” is a dependent clause. It leaves us hanging. So what happened next? Because it cannot stand on its own, ...
... A word like “after” is a clue that a dependent clause is coming. A dependent clause, as the name suggests, depends on another statement to complete the thought. “After I researched the job market” is a dependent clause. It leaves us hanging. So what happened next? Because it cannot stand on its own, ...
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... 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 = _______________________________________________ ...
Lectures on Functional Syntax
... return to this in more detail in the next lecture; here I simply want to introduce one of the basic aspects of Functional analysis. Consider the concept Noun. Start with the traditional notional definition: '(word whose reference is) a person, place, or thing'. The basic problem with this is that it ...
... return to this in more detail in the next lecture; here I simply want to introduce one of the basic aspects of Functional analysis. Consider the concept Noun. Start with the traditional notional definition: '(word whose reference is) a person, place, or thing'. The basic problem with this is that it ...
The Grammar of Adjectives
... Adjectives!! Summary. Adjectives tell you more about nouns. In English, adjectives don't change! They are always singular (even if the noun is plural). You can use several adjectives before a noun, or you can use the adjective on its own in a phrase. There are different kinds of adjectives, and they ...
... Adjectives!! Summary. Adjectives tell you more about nouns. In English, adjectives don't change! They are always singular (even if the noun is plural). You can use several adjectives before a noun, or you can use the adjective on its own in a phrase. There are different kinds of adjectives, and they ...
E85-1039 - Association for Computational Linguistics
... Thus, in the (b) sentences a few apples, ~ and a canoe are contextually bound, standing close to a few of those one o f ...
... Thus, in the (b) sentences a few apples, ~ and a canoe are contextually bound, standing close to a few of those one o f ...
Adjectives: Highlighting Details
... Participles as Adjectives A participle is not an adjective. But notice that eating can be used as an adjective, in the predicative position, in this sentence: A man eating is a man contented. Another participle singing can be used as an adjective as well. Notice that this one works in the attributiv ...
... Participles as Adjectives A participle is not an adjective. But notice that eating can be used as an adjective, in the predicative position, in this sentence: A man eating is a man contented. Another participle singing can be used as an adjective as well. Notice that this one works in the attributiv ...
Revision of English III Grammar
... using them to make a text more formal and concise). Either convert the groups of sentences below into one single sentence or shorten the long sentence using noun phrases as much as possible (together with prepositional phrases and nominal clauses). Also underline the noun phrases. An example is give ...
... using them to make a text more formal and concise). Either convert the groups of sentences below into one single sentence or shorten the long sentence using noun phrases as much as possible (together with prepositional phrases and nominal clauses). Also underline the noun phrases. An example is give ...
A CHRISTOLOGICAL READING OF THE RUIN. 1. Overview
... consequently absolved of criticism. The switch from past to present occurs so suddenly that it yields the effect of a clash. Since these leaps back and forth in time are not introduced by deictic adverbs (e.g. before, afterwards, once, now etc.), with the exception of iu (32b) ‘long ago’ and þonne ( ...
... consequently absolved of criticism. The switch from past to present occurs so suddenly that it yields the effect of a clash. Since these leaps back and forth in time are not introduced by deictic adverbs (e.g. before, afterwards, once, now etc.), with the exception of iu (32b) ‘long ago’ and þonne ( ...
printable version
... Like most of the KISS identification exercises, “Analysis” quizzes are based on a short text. The format, however, differs such that specific point values can be assigned to different parts of the text. The sentences in the text should be numbered, and the students should be given the text in a form ...
... Like most of the KISS identification exercises, “Analysis” quizzes are based on a short text. The format, however, differs such that specific point values can be assigned to different parts of the text. The sentences in the text should be numbered, and the students should be given the text in a form ...
writer`s guide for engineers
... This chapter focuses on three essential principles that will make your writing more readerfriendly: • According to the given-new principle(section 1.1), sentences should begin with something that has already been mentioned, or is otherwise familiar to the reader, before introducing new information. ...
... This chapter focuses on three essential principles that will make your writing more readerfriendly: • According to the given-new principle(section 1.1), sentences should begin with something that has already been mentioned, or is otherwise familiar to the reader, before introducing new information. ...
Lecture 9: Grammatical Functions
... we obviously do not have access to all possible human languages, most of which are nonexistent. We can, of course, look at all the existent ones to try to determine whether they all have subjects, but here again we face a large problem of determining whether phenomena observable in one language is t ...
... we obviously do not have access to all possible human languages, most of which are nonexistent. We can, of course, look at all the existent ones to try to determine whether they all have subjects, but here again we face a large problem of determining whether phenomena observable in one language is t ...
Grimshaw on Inversion
... For this to work there must be another constraint which interacts with the general and specific constraints. In this example this constraint is Full-Int. This rules against do-insertion. The general idea is that only elements in the input have a semantic contribution to make and the inserted do is ...
... For this to work there must be another constraint which interacts with the general and specific constraints. In this example this constraint is Full-Int. This rules against do-insertion. The general idea is that only elements in the input have a semantic contribution to make and the inserted do is ...
Sentence structure drills
... complete sentences together into one sentence construction. This is another significant grammar error that suggests a student needs more work on sentence structure. Editors and instructors mark them as “FS.” A fused sentence is the same as the older term “Runon.” Grammarians no longer use this term ...
... complete sentences together into one sentence construction. This is another significant grammar error that suggests a student needs more work on sentence structure. Editors and instructors mark them as “FS.” A fused sentence is the same as the older term “Runon.” Grammarians no longer use this term ...
Manual for Morphological Annotation
... property - although there are some morphological implications, lots of irregularities could be expected if it was part of the verbal paradigm. The morphological analyzer covers aspect for some verbs while lacking the information for many others. If available, the aspect is indicated in the lemma. No ...
... property - although there are some morphological implications, lots of irregularities could be expected if it was part of the verbal paradigm. The morphological analyzer covers aspect for some verbs while lacking the information for many others. If available, the aspect is indicated in the lemma. No ...
CHAPTER 8 STEP 6: EDITING YOUR DRAFT
... Plural subjects take plural verbs and singular subjects take singular verbs. Another way to state this rule using grammatical terms is “Subjects and verbs must agree in number.” The key to avoiding most problems in subject-verb agreement is to identify the subject of a sentence, determine whether it ...
... Plural subjects take plural verbs and singular subjects take singular verbs. Another way to state this rule using grammatical terms is “Subjects and verbs must agree in number.” The key to avoiding most problems in subject-verb agreement is to identify the subject of a sentence, determine whether it ...
I like eating and I like to eat O
... ften confusing for a beginner and sometimes interesting for higher levels. Both structures can be used. The initial difficulty for a beginner is that he or she tends to concentrate on the French ...
... ften confusing for a beginner and sometimes interesting for higher levels. Both structures can be used. The initial difficulty for a beginner is that he or she tends to concentrate on the French ...
Arguments for Pseudo-Resultative Predicates
... Although pseudo-resultatives are not predicates of events like manner adverbs, another possible approach to these predicates would be to treat them as resultative adverbs. Geuder (2000) analyzes resultative adverbs with an aim towards accounting for the relation between predicates such as beautiful ...
... Although pseudo-resultatives are not predicates of events like manner adverbs, another possible approach to these predicates would be to treat them as resultative adverbs. Geuder (2000) analyzes resultative adverbs with an aim towards accounting for the relation between predicates such as beautiful ...
The Finnish Accusative: Long Distance Case Assignment by ϕ
... (9a) carries the n-accusative. Therefore we can, and must, distinguish syntactically DPs which bear the genitive-looking n-accusative and the sui generis genitive case; in particular, the n-accusative case cannot be said to emerge in a process in which the syntactic position of the object changes in ...
... (9a) carries the n-accusative. Therefore we can, and must, distinguish syntactically DPs which bear the genitive-looking n-accusative and the sui generis genitive case; in particular, the n-accusative case cannot be said to emerge in a process in which the syntactic position of the object changes in ...
Grammar: Part I - Parts of Speech
... That wouldn’t make sense and people hearing or reading your message would be confused. You wrote the sentence the way you did because you already know and use the basic rules of grammar. Here’s what probably happened at lightning speed in your head. First, you saw the picture, and your brain underst ...
... That wouldn’t make sense and people hearing or reading your message would be confused. You wrote the sentence the way you did because you already know and use the basic rules of grammar. Here’s what probably happened at lightning speed in your head. First, you saw the picture, and your brain underst ...
El Primer Paso
... _____ I can describe people. _____ I can talk and write about likes and dislikes. _____ I can talk and write about a variety of activities. _____ I can talk and write about my daily routine. _____ I can talk and write about chores that need to be done. _____ I can offer to help someone. _____ I can ...
... _____ I can describe people. _____ I can talk and write about likes and dislikes. _____ I can talk and write about a variety of activities. _____ I can talk and write about my daily routine. _____ I can talk and write about chores that need to be done. _____ I can offer to help someone. _____ I can ...
Direct Object Pronouns: Part I
... Sometimes, when you try to translate literally, you run into much bigger problems: I eat it. (the soup - la sopa) I = Yo I eat = Yo como I eat it. = Yo como la. This is completely incorrect! The correct translation would be: I eat it. (the soup) La como. As you can see, directly translating sentence ...
... Sometimes, when you try to translate literally, you run into much bigger problems: I eat it. (the soup - la sopa) I = Yo I eat = Yo como I eat it. = Yo como la. This is completely incorrect! The correct translation would be: I eat it. (the soup) La como. As you can see, directly translating sentence ...
Elements Of Style FINAL
... words." (Rule 17.) "Avoid a succession of loose sentences." (Rule 18.) "In summaries, keep to one tense." (Rule 21.) Each rule or principle is followed by a short hortatory essay, and usually the exhortation is followed by, or interlarded with, examples in parallel columns — the true vs. the false, ...
... words." (Rule 17.) "Avoid a succession of loose sentences." (Rule 18.) "In summaries, keep to one tense." (Rule 21.) Each rule or principle is followed by a short hortatory essay, and usually the exhortation is followed by, or interlarded with, examples in parallel columns — the true vs. the false, ...