The fuzzy boundaries of operator verb and support verb
... and various terminologies. In this paper, we adopt the Zellig S. Harris’s (1991) transformational operator grammar framework. As early as 1964, Harris (1964, p.216-7) proposed the concept and named this particular type of construction as “U operator” nominalizations, linking sentences such as He stu ...
... and various terminologies. In this paper, we adopt the Zellig S. Harris’s (1991) transformational operator grammar framework. As early as 1964, Harris (1964, p.216-7) proposed the concept and named this particular type of construction as “U operator” nominalizations, linking sentences such as He stu ...
Proto-Indo-European verbal syntax
... zero (in other flexion classes), which expressed the object of transitive verbs and the subject of passive and intransitive verbs. The sigmatic nominative developed from the original agentive case, while the accusative in -m and the asigmatic nominative continue the general case. Uhlenbeck follows B ...
... zero (in other flexion classes), which expressed the object of transitive verbs and the subject of passive and intransitive verbs. The sigmatic nominative developed from the original agentive case, while the accusative in -m and the asigmatic nominative continue the general case. Uhlenbeck follows B ...
Half Term Y5 Title Author Duration of teaching sequence Extended
... strict maths teacher with curly hair) The grammatical difference between plural and possessive –s Noun phrases expanded by the addition of modifying adjectives, nouns and preposition phrases (e.g. the teacher expanded to: the strict maths teacher with curly hair) Fronted adverbials [for example, Lat ...
... strict maths teacher with curly hair) The grammatical difference between plural and possessive –s Noun phrases expanded by the addition of modifying adjectives, nouns and preposition phrases (e.g. the teacher expanded to: the strict maths teacher with curly hair) Fronted adverbials [for example, Lat ...
An Expert Lexicon Approach to Identifying English Phrasal Verbs
... identification: she is being carefully ‘looked after’ (watched); we should ‘carry on’ (continue) the business for a while. There has been no unified definition of PVs among linguists. Semantic compositionality is often used as a criterion to distinguish a PV from a syntactic combination between a ve ...
... identification: she is being carefully ‘looked after’ (watched); we should ‘carry on’ (continue) the business for a while. There has been no unified definition of PVs among linguists. Semantic compositionality is often used as a criterion to distinguish a PV from a syntactic combination between a ve ...
preparing to solve the 15 common errors
... or helping verbs, e.g., “She had played six shifts when the injury occurred. She might have needed a cast and missed three games.” In these examples, the words “had” and “might have” are auxiliaries. The words “played” and “needed” are past participles (which English sometimes uses as well as adject ...
... or helping verbs, e.g., “She had played six shifts when the injury occurred. She might have needed a cast and missed three games.” In these examples, the words “had” and “might have” are auxiliaries. The words “played” and “needed” are past participles (which English sometimes uses as well as adject ...
Participial Phrases
... Carrying a heavy pile of books, his foot caught on a step. * Carrying a heavy pile of books, he caught his foot on a step. In the first sentence there is no clear indication of who or what is performing the action expressed in the participle carrying. Certainly foot can't be logically understo ...
... Carrying a heavy pile of books, his foot caught on a step. * Carrying a heavy pile of books, he caught his foot on a step. In the first sentence there is no clear indication of who or what is performing the action expressed in the participle carrying. Certainly foot can't be logically understo ...
2 nd person - mhsnichols
... apostrophe alone only when they: 1) Are plural, and 2) End in -s ...
... apostrophe alone only when they: 1) Are plural, and 2) End in -s ...
Universals of language
... Of the 14 prepositional languages, 13 have the genitive following the governing noun. The only exception is Norwegian, in which the genitive precedes. Thus, 29 of the 30 cases conform to the ruleo If anything, 1/30 is an overestimation of the proportion of exceptions on a world-wide basis. We theref ...
... Of the 14 prepositional languages, 13 have the genitive following the governing noun. The only exception is Norwegian, in which the genitive precedes. Thus, 29 of the 30 cases conform to the ruleo If anything, 1/30 is an overestimation of the proportion of exceptions on a world-wide basis. We theref ...
Adverbs from Adjectives
... Adverbs are words that modify verbs. They can also be used to modify another adverb or an adjective, and can be created from adjectives. Both adjectives and adverbs can be used to create comparisons. In the sentence “He is quick,” the adjective “quick” describes the pronoun “he.” If the sentence cha ...
... Adverbs are words that modify verbs. They can also be used to modify another adverb or an adjective, and can be created from adjectives. Both adjectives and adverbs can be used to create comparisons. In the sentence “He is quick,” the adjective “quick” describes the pronoun “he.” If the sentence cha ...
Homework
... The basic pattern is S-V for these sentences. • Other sentences require additional words, called complements, to express a complete thought. The basic pattern is S-V-DO for these sentences. • A direct object is a noun or pronoun that gives meaning to the subject and verb of the sentence. There are ...
... The basic pattern is S-V for these sentences. • Other sentences require additional words, called complements, to express a complete thought. The basic pattern is S-V-DO for these sentences. • A direct object is a noun or pronoun that gives meaning to the subject and verb of the sentence. There are ...
preposition
... We have seen that an adjective is a word that gives more information about a noun or pronoun. An adverb is usually defined as a word that gives more information about a verb, an adjective or another adverb. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives and adverbs in terms of such qualities as time frequency a ...
... We have seen that an adjective is a word that gives more information about a noun or pronoun. An adverb is usually defined as a word that gives more information about a verb, an adjective or another adverb. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives and adverbs in terms of such qualities as time frequency a ...
a Brazilian treebank annotated with semantic role labels
... consequently the focus of the “invoke frame” action. Our previous table has been improved by results from Baptista, Mamede and Gomes (2010), who were working on this subject relating to European Portuguese. This decision provided a shortcut for our task. Auxiliary verbs are very frequent in the corp ...
... consequently the focus of the “invoke frame” action. Our previous table has been improved by results from Baptista, Mamede and Gomes (2010), who were working on this subject relating to European Portuguese. This decision provided a shortcut for our task. Auxiliary verbs are very frequent in the corp ...
November 8
... Federal government during an air raid for any period of time from visibility by reason of internal or external illumination.” (from a US government blackout order in 1942) ...
... Federal government during an air raid for any period of time from visibility by reason of internal or external illumination.” (from a US government blackout order in 1942) ...
Catullus
... more attention to when we get to Cicero), which makes the relative pronoun feel less awkward in Latin; then, see above on starting sentences or (in this case) new thoughts with a relative. The short answer here, by the way, is that decent English is going to require turning this into a different kin ...
... more attention to when we get to Cicero), which makes the relative pronoun feel less awkward in Latin; then, see above on starting sentences or (in this case) new thoughts with a relative. The short answer here, by the way, is that decent English is going to require turning this into a different kin ...
Unit 1 Homes and habits - Assets
... 3 How true are sentences 1–8 for you? Rewrite those that are not true, using different frequency adverbs and expressions. I rarely listen to music on the radio. I listen to music on the radio nearly all the ...
... 3 How true are sentences 1–8 for you? Rewrite those that are not true, using different frequency adverbs and expressions. I rarely listen to music on the radio. I listen to music on the radio nearly all the ...
Microparameters of Cross-Linguistic Variation: Directed Motion and
... We have observed that there are at least three different situations for resultatives, namely: [i] the most restrictive (e.g. Spanish, Hindi, Indonesian), in which manner verbs never combine directly with adjectives to form resultative constructions, [ii] a less restrictive type, in which resultative ...
... We have observed that there are at least three different situations for resultatives, namely: [i] the most restrictive (e.g. Spanish, Hindi, Indonesian), in which manner verbs never combine directly with adjectives to form resultative constructions, [ii] a less restrictive type, in which resultative ...
CHAPTER 6 | Instead of Nouns: Pronouns
... Sequences of vowels (either inside words or across word boundaries) are not always welcome in Modern Greek. This is why the word-initial (and unstressed) vowel of some personal pronouns is usually dropped after a word-final (and stressed) vowel (από σένα). Unlike English (and very much like Spanish ...
... Sequences of vowels (either inside words or across word boundaries) are not always welcome in Modern Greek. This is why the word-initial (and unstressed) vowel of some personal pronouns is usually dropped after a word-final (and stressed) vowel (από σένα). Unlike English (and very much like Spanish ...
Work Book (Special English) - Madhya Pradesh Textbook Corporation
... Defining words: which, whose etc. ...
... Defining words: which, whose etc. ...
The function / category confusion - Linguistics and English Language
... The functions of adjective phrases M-W is cautious in defining ‘adjective’, claiming only typicality, not criteriality: . . . typically used as a modifier of a noun to denote a quality of the thing named . . . But amusingly, M-W also has an entry for ‘adjective’ as an adjective! The primary sense g ...
... The functions of adjective phrases M-W is cautious in defining ‘adjective’, claiming only typicality, not criteriality: . . . typically used as a modifier of a noun to denote a quality of the thing named . . . But amusingly, M-W also has an entry for ‘adjective’ as an adjective! The primary sense g ...
Why Do We Say That?
... Although Subj-Vb-Obj was a typical word order in Gmc., and very much so already in Old English, placing another element first was common, especially since the inflections indicated grammatical function. The verb then usually remained second if for instance an adverb came first: ...
... Although Subj-Vb-Obj was a typical word order in Gmc., and very much so already in Old English, placing another element first was common, especially since the inflections indicated grammatical function. The verb then usually remained second if for instance an adverb came first: ...
Noun Clauses - This is Meryem`s e-portfolio :)
... A sentence which contains just one clause is called a simple sentence. A sentence which contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses is called a complex sentence. (Dependent clauses are also called subordinate clauses.) There are three basic types of dependent clauses: adjective ...
... A sentence which contains just one clause is called a simple sentence. A sentence which contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses is called a complex sentence. (Dependent clauses are also called subordinate clauses.) There are three basic types of dependent clauses: adjective ...
Style guide - University of York
... We have produced this style guide as a service for staff to use when writing and editing text for publications and the web. It sets out conventions which are intended to promote the University’s reputation through consistency and accuracy. A uniform style is reassuring to readers and less likely to ...
... We have produced this style guide as a service for staff to use when writing and editing text for publications and the web. It sets out conventions which are intended to promote the University’s reputation through consistency and accuracy. A uniform style is reassuring to readers and less likely to ...