Usage Notes
... When George’s family looked out the window, they saw a large number of plastic flamingos covering the lawn. Olivia tripped over a number of toys on the way to get her little brother out of bed. Use amount to refer to a quantity—something that you CANNOT count. Examples: While trying to bake cookies, ...
... When George’s family looked out the window, they saw a large number of plastic flamingos covering the lawn. Olivia tripped over a number of toys on the way to get her little brother out of bed. Use amount to refer to a quantity—something that you CANNOT count. Examples: While trying to bake cookies, ...
adjective phrases
... FYI: Infinitive Clause • Unlike other verbals, an infinitive may have a subject, as well as complements and modifiers. ...
... FYI: Infinitive Clause • Unlike other verbals, an infinitive may have a subject, as well as complements and modifiers. ...
brand-new television
... combination with details and good development. They also tend to use more verbs than adjectives. ...
... combination with details and good development. They also tend to use more verbs than adjectives. ...
Reflexive and Reciprocal Actions
... 2nd , 3rd, singular or plural) by making a change to the ending and/or stem. Then, you assign the appropriate reflexive pronoun in front of the verb. The finished conjugation results in two words. ...
... 2nd , 3rd, singular or plural) by making a change to the ending and/or stem. Then, you assign the appropriate reflexive pronoun in front of the verb. The finished conjugation results in two words. ...
Bardi complex predicates as a challenge to monotonicity Claire
... they exhibit variable argument structure configurations (the forms with n- ∼ abeing transitive, and those without intransitive). The majority of the 250 simple verb roots in Bardi do not alternate, and the morpheme is either consistently present or consistently absent. There is good evidence in Bard ...
... they exhibit variable argument structure configurations (the forms with n- ∼ abeing transitive, and those without intransitive). The majority of the 250 simple verb roots in Bardi do not alternate, and the morpheme is either consistently present or consistently absent. There is good evidence in Bard ...
I. Declention of Nouns
... the sentence would read “I could think about it,” conveying the feeling present or future tense. However, if the sentence read “San menafus ma vizsem eyyu,” it would translate “I would have thought about it.” IV. “Sano” is only used in formal context. More commonly, “vi” is used. It is declined irre ...
... the sentence would read “I could think about it,” conveying the feeling present or future tense. However, if the sentence read “San menafus ma vizsem eyyu,” it would translate “I would have thought about it.” IV. “Sano” is only used in formal context. More commonly, “vi” is used. It is declined irre ...
The Correct Use of Pronouns
... Since to be has no subject of its own, the complement refers to the subject of the verb was thought, which is in the nominative case You can test if you used the correct pronoun by exchanging the pronoun complement He was thought to be me = Me was thought to be he. He was thought to be I = I ...
... Since to be has no subject of its own, the complement refers to the subject of the verb was thought, which is in the nominative case You can test if you used the correct pronoun by exchanging the pronoun complement He was thought to be me = Me was thought to be he. He was thought to be I = I ...
LEVEL II THE PARTS OF A SENTENCE How do the 8 kinds of
... LEVEL II THE PARTS OF A SENTENCE How do the 8 kinds of words work together? Usually the noun, pronoun, and adjective say what we are talking about and the verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection help say something about it. In grammar, this whole idea is called a SENTENCE. The word ...
... LEVEL II THE PARTS OF A SENTENCE How do the 8 kinds of words work together? Usually the noun, pronoun, and adjective say what we are talking about and the verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection help say something about it. In grammar, this whole idea is called a SENTENCE. The word ...
Parts of a Sentence
... consider or make such as call, keep, name, find, choose, elect, appoint, paint, color, and render. My grandpa considers the Steelers to be exquisite. He called them the best team in the league. (or considered them to be the best team) The Supreme Court’s decision rendered public school segregati ...
... consider or make such as call, keep, name, find, choose, elect, appoint, paint, color, and render. My grandpa considers the Steelers to be exquisite. He called them the best team in the league. (or considered them to be the best team) The Supreme Court’s decision rendered public school segregati ...
Alternative Positions of Adjectives and their Uses in
... sports, customs, accounts, arms), we use them in the plural form: Clothes shop, clothes shops ...
... sports, customs, accounts, arms), we use them in the plural form: Clothes shop, clothes shops ...
Prepositions and Idiomatic Expressions
... All three of those prepositions, as noted above, can be used to express a certain location. At can express a meeting place or location, somewhere at the edge of something, at the corner of something, or at a target. On can express something being placed or located on a surface, on a particular st ...
... All three of those prepositions, as noted above, can be used to express a certain location. At can express a meeting place or location, somewhere at the edge of something, at the corner of something, or at a target. On can express something being placed or located on a surface, on a particular st ...
Parts of a Sentence - Northwestern School District
... provide additional details about the subject of the sentence. The function of predicate adjectives is to modify, describe, explain, or limit the subject in some way. MUST follow a linking verb. No linking verb, then no ...
... provide additional details about the subject of the sentence. The function of predicate adjectives is to modify, describe, explain, or limit the subject in some way. MUST follow a linking verb. No linking verb, then no ...
Unit one - Easy test
... 9. C Lisana works for a computer company, but she does not have computer engineering degree. 10. S Where did you get those beautiful earrings and bracelets? 11. C The capital of Sudan is khartoum, and it is the most populates city in the country. 12. C The traffic was terrible, so Lance missed his p ...
... 9. C Lisana works for a computer company, but she does not have computer engineering degree. 10. S Where did you get those beautiful earrings and bracelets? 11. C The capital of Sudan is khartoum, and it is the most populates city in the country. 12. C The traffic was terrible, so Lance missed his p ...
A SHORT NOTE ON TEACHING FIGURES OF SPEECH
... the sounds of words, not the letters; therefore, the letter ‘k’ and ‘c’ can be used alliteratively (as in kitchen and cookie), as well as the letter ‘s’ and ‘c’ (as in sparkle and cycle). Also, the words do not need to be directly next to each other in the sentence or stanza to be considered alliter ...
... the sounds of words, not the letters; therefore, the letter ‘k’ and ‘c’ can be used alliteratively (as in kitchen and cookie), as well as the letter ‘s’ and ‘c’ (as in sparkle and cycle). Also, the words do not need to be directly next to each other in the sentence or stanza to be considered alliter ...
Noun Phrases in Chinese and English
... Chinese has both the common and genitive case but does not contain subjective or objective case. ...
... Chinese has both the common and genitive case but does not contain subjective or objective case. ...
Direct Objects
... nouns or pronouns that receive the action of the same verb. • Example: We photographed the players and the coach. ** If a sentence contains a compound direct object, asking the question Whom? or What? after the verb will lead to two or more answers. ...
... nouns or pronouns that receive the action of the same verb. • Example: We photographed the players and the coach. ** If a sentence contains a compound direct object, asking the question Whom? or What? after the verb will lead to two or more answers. ...
File
... Do not change the Perfect Progressive tenses to passive. If a verb contains two objects (Direct & Indirect). Make one passive each. I wrote a letter to Ali. A letter was written to Ali. Ali was written a letter. ...
... Do not change the Perfect Progressive tenses to passive. If a verb contains two objects (Direct & Indirect). Make one passive each. I wrote a letter to Ali. A letter was written to Ali. Ali was written a letter. ...
Australian National University/Universitas Udayana The paper will
... away (semi-distal), and remote (distal), e.g. kefi X ‘this X’, nggafi X ‘that X (in a distance, still seen’), and nggwofi ‘that X far away’. However, when S and H are relatively far apart, a different form is used to refer to location relatively closer to the H than to the S: pafi X ‘that X close to ...
... away (semi-distal), and remote (distal), e.g. kefi X ‘this X’, nggafi X ‘that X (in a distance, still seen’), and nggwofi ‘that X far away’. However, when S and H are relatively far apart, a different form is used to refer to location relatively closer to the H than to the S: pafi X ‘that X close to ...
Complete Grammar
... “break.” In this sentence we do not know who or what caused the window to break (whether it be Paco or the wind), but we do know that it is the window that has undergone the process of breaking. Hence, “window” takes on the role of patient in this sentence and therefore follows the verb. In some cas ...
... “break.” In this sentence we do not know who or what caused the window to break (whether it be Paco or the wind), but we do know that it is the window that has undergone the process of breaking. Hence, “window” takes on the role of patient in this sentence and therefore follows the verb. In some cas ...
Lecture note
... (this is where the name comes from: many languages have a special objective case for direct objects referred to as the "accusative" case) Verbs like ‘melt’ and ‘break’ are referred to as "paired" or "alternating" unaccusatives (this will get a little more complicated in Italian....) There are differ ...
... (this is where the name comes from: many languages have a special objective case for direct objects referred to as the "accusative" case) Verbs like ‘melt’ and ‘break’ are referred to as "paired" or "alternating" unaccusatives (this will get a little more complicated in Italian....) There are differ ...
