Prefixes and the Delimitation of Events*
... 2.1. Quantization and Telicity The form and meaning of complex nominal and verbal predicates are partly motivated by the intuition that “we do not use the expressions that chunk up our experience with (singular) expressions that provide that experience already chunked up” (Bach 1981: 74). For exampl ...
... 2.1. Quantization and Telicity The form and meaning of complex nominal and verbal predicates are partly motivated by the intuition that “we do not use the expressions that chunk up our experience with (singular) expressions that provide that experience already chunked up” (Bach 1981: 74). For exampl ...
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 ...
Phrase vs. Clause
... conjunctions include: after, although, as, as if, as long as, as much as, as soon as, as though, because, before, even if, even though, how, if, in order that, lest, since, though, till, unless, until, when, whenever, where, wherever, while ...
... conjunctions include: after, although, as, as if, as long as, as much as, as soon as, as though, because, before, even if, even though, how, if, in order that, lest, since, though, till, unless, until, when, whenever, where, wherever, while ...
5 Morphology and Word Formation
... [Note: the regular past participle morpheme is {-ed}, identical to the past tense form {-ed}. We use the irregular past participle form {-en} to distinguish the two.] However, because of its long and complex history, English (like all languages) has many irregular forms, which may be irregular in ...
... [Note: the regular past participle morpheme is {-ed}, identical to the past tense form {-ed}. We use the irregular past participle form {-en} to distinguish the two.] However, because of its long and complex history, English (like all languages) has many irregular forms, which may be irregular in ...
Slide 1 - Amy Benjamin
... How many? Adverbial information: Where? When? Why? To what extent? How often? In what manner? ...
... How many? Adverbial information: Where? When? Why? To what extent? How often? In what manner? ...
The Problem of the Parts of Speech
... Latin ,both of which are quite different from Modern English in several respects. More recently, other methods have developed for the analysis of languages. Our objective here will be an attempt to compare these methods, not so much to choose the best. TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR THEORY Traditional grammar ...
... Latin ,both of which are quite different from Modern English in several respects. More recently, other methods have developed for the analysis of languages. Our objective here will be an attempt to compare these methods, not so much to choose the best. TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR THEORY Traditional grammar ...
Lexical Representations in Sentence Processing, ed.
... Stevenson and Merlo propose that the unergative/unaccusative difference can be explained using Hale and Keyser’s (1993) syntax-in-the-lexicon model, couched within Government and Binding Theory, in which important aspects of lexicalconceptual structure are mirrored by syntactic structures within the ...
... Stevenson and Merlo propose that the unergative/unaccusative difference can be explained using Hale and Keyser’s (1993) syntax-in-the-lexicon model, couched within Government and Binding Theory, in which important aspects of lexicalconceptual structure are mirrored by syntactic structures within the ...
ADVERBS IN ENGLISH
... We do not put adverbs between verbs and their direct objects or between verbs and non-finite or that-clauses (Grammar for English Language Teachers, p32). ...
... We do not put adverbs between verbs and their direct objects or between verbs and non-finite or that-clauses (Grammar for English Language Teachers, p32). ...
Participles and Participial Phrases
... TWO TYPES OF PARTICIALS PRESENT PARTICIPLES – THESE END IN “ING” (DANCING, PLAYING, WAITING) ...
... TWO TYPES OF PARTICIALS PRESENT PARTICIPLES – THESE END IN “ING” (DANCING, PLAYING, WAITING) ...
That “certain cut”: towards a characterology of Mandarin Chinese
... (5) Words normally consist of one, two, three or four morphemes. Most verbs are monomorphemic; polymorphemic words tend to be nouns. (6) Polymorphemic nouns (“noun compounds”) are typically constructed on the principle of strict taxonomy: ax, bx, cx are kinds of x. (7) The syllable is structured pro ...
... (5) Words normally consist of one, two, three or four morphemes. Most verbs are monomorphemic; polymorphemic words tend to be nouns. (6) Polymorphemic nouns (“noun compounds”) are typically constructed on the principle of strict taxonomy: ax, bx, cx are kinds of x. (7) The syllable is structured pro ...
Grammar without functional categories
... them as belonging to word or sub-word categories.) The obvious example of a subword category is INFL, to the extent that this corresponds merely to the verb's inflection or to zero. It is a matter of debate whether sub-word categories have any place at all in syntactic theory, and most theories at l ...
... them as belonging to word or sub-word categories.) The obvious example of a subword category is INFL, to the extent that this corresponds merely to the verb's inflection or to zero. It is a matter of debate whether sub-word categories have any place at all in syntactic theory, and most theories at l ...
Chapter 34: Deponent Verbs Chapter 34 covers the following: the
... future participles are active in both form and meaning; and, second, the future passive participle (the gerundive) is passive in both form and meaning. (2) The imperatives of deponent verbs end re (singular) and -mini (plural). (3)Semi-deponents have regular present-tense forms, but in the perfect t ...
... future participles are active in both form and meaning; and, second, the future passive participle (the gerundive) is passive in both form and meaning. (2) The imperatives of deponent verbs end re (singular) and -mini (plural). (3)Semi-deponents have regular present-tense forms, but in the perfect t ...
- ePrints@Bangalore University
... sentences from one native language to another. Developing a program that understands natural language is difficult task due to large number of different sentences and the ambiguity in a natural language. The native languages have distinctive ...
... sentences from one native language to another. Developing a program that understands natural language is difficult task due to large number of different sentences and the ambiguity in a natural language. The native languages have distinctive ...
Is the Subject of a Sentence Always a Noun?
... to come. He had a really good time. It enjoyed seeing Matthew. She has changed so much since last year. Do it think that Matthew and I look alike? I think you look more like brothers than cousins! Thank me for showing me how to plant flowers. I planted flowers at home. It look beautiful. Mom likes t ...
... to come. He had a really good time. It enjoyed seeing Matthew. She has changed so much since last year. Do it think that Matthew and I look alike? I think you look more like brothers than cousins! Thank me for showing me how to plant flowers. I planted flowers at home. It look beautiful. Mom likes t ...
Top Twenty Errors
... instructors and students know better. We know that there are rules but that rules change all the time. “Is it okay to use I in essays for this class?” asks one student. “My high school teacher wouldn’t let us.” “Will more than one comma error lower my grade?” asks another. Such questions show that r ...
... instructors and students know better. We know that there are rules but that rules change all the time. “Is it okay to use I in essays for this class?” asks one student. “My high school teacher wouldn’t let us.” “Will more than one comma error lower my grade?” asks another. Such questions show that r ...
Slide 1
... After certain verbs which can be followed by to infinitive or by a noun or pronoun in the accusative plus a to infinitive, that is, the structure can be verb + toinfinitive: I want to go to the pictures, or verb + object + to infinitive: I want him to come with me to the pictures, where HIM act as ...
... After certain verbs which can be followed by to infinitive or by a noun or pronoun in the accusative plus a to infinitive, that is, the structure can be verb + toinfinitive: I want to go to the pictures, or verb + object + to infinitive: I want him to come with me to the pictures, where HIM act as ...
DGP 6th Five-Day Plan Sent. 7
... 2. Label the parts of speech in the sentence above by using the abbreviations in the word bank below. Day 1 Word Bank: n - noun (1) N – proper noun (2) pos pro – possessive pronoun (1) av – action verb (1) – pres (present), past (past), f (future) nom pro – nominative pronoun (1) prep - ...
... 2. Label the parts of speech in the sentence above by using the abbreviations in the word bank below. Day 1 Word Bank: n - noun (1) N – proper noun (2) pos pro – possessive pronoun (1) av – action verb (1) – pres (present), past (past), f (future) nom pro – nominative pronoun (1) prep - ...
relative clauses - Professor Catherine Hatzakos
... The person for whom these plane reservations were made never picked up the tickets. (Whom is the object of the preposition for and refers to the person) The history class in which Adela enrolled requires a term paper. (Which is the object of the preposition in and refers to the history class.) ...
... The person for whom these plane reservations were made never picked up the tickets. (Whom is the object of the preposition for and refers to the person) The history class in which Adela enrolled requires a term paper. (Which is the object of the preposition in and refers to the history class.) ...
Basic sentence Transformation: Active/Passive
... Some of the following transitive verb sentences have indirect objects, while others do not. Transform any indirect objects you find into appropriate to and for prepositional phrases. Transform any to and from prepositional phrases into indirect objects, if possible. ...
... Some of the following transitive verb sentences have indirect objects, while others do not. Transform any indirect objects you find into appropriate to and for prepositional phrases. Transform any to and from prepositional phrases into indirect objects, if possible. ...
Prepositions: Locators in Time and Place
... on the couch. We watch a film at the theater but on television. For native speakers, these little words present little difficulty, but try to learn another language, any other language, and you will quickly discover that prepositions are troublesome wherever you live and learn. This page contains so ...
... on the couch. We watch a film at the theater but on television. For native speakers, these little words present little difficulty, but try to learn another language, any other language, and you will quickly discover that prepositions are troublesome wherever you live and learn. This page contains so ...
Lesson #8: CAPITALIZATION RULES
... ________ 1. The dance committee, Blake, Rita, and (I. me) met in Room 222. ________ 2. The Johnsons and (we, us) are going in their car. ________ 3. But it wasn't (I, me) who dented your fender. ________ 4. The playbill said the star is (who, whom)? ________ 5. What makes you think it was (he, him) ...
... ________ 1. The dance committee, Blake, Rita, and (I. me) met in Room 222. ________ 2. The Johnsons and (we, us) are going in their car. ________ 3. But it wasn't (I, me) who dented your fender. ________ 4. The playbill said the star is (who, whom)? ________ 5. What makes you think it was (he, him) ...
pronouns
... Categories of Pronouns There are eight categories of pronouns. The categories of pronouns are: Personal Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns Interrogative Pronouns Relative Pronouns Reciprocal Pronouns Indefinite Pronouns ...
... Categories of Pronouns There are eight categories of pronouns. The categories of pronouns are: Personal Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns Interrogative Pronouns Relative Pronouns Reciprocal Pronouns Indefinite Pronouns ...
The position of prepositional phrases in Russian
... In running text, the ratio of strongly governed Ps to all occurrences of Ps is rather low; in our physics text, the ratio is estimated at 1 to 5 for approximately 34,000 occurrences of Ps. Quantitatively, the major task is the attachment of weakly governed or "adjoined" prepositional phrases to the ...
... In running text, the ratio of strongly governed Ps to all occurrences of Ps is rather low; in our physics text, the ratio is estimated at 1 to 5 for approximately 34,000 occurrences of Ps. Quantitatively, the major task is the attachment of weakly governed or "adjoined" prepositional phrases to the ...