Existential there and catenative concord. Evidence from the British
... described as a presentative signal ―to tell the addressees that they must be prepared to direct their attention towards an item of new information.‖ ...
... described as a presentative signal ―to tell the addressees that they must be prepared to direct their attention towards an item of new information.‖ ...
Bare singular nominals and incorporating verbs in Spanish and
... We then discuss four possible semantic analyses for the V + N configuration and their limitations, proposing in the end a modified version of pseudo-incorporation (Dayal 2003). Specifically, the proposal consists of a lexical rule that generates the class of verbs to those that can productively comb ...
... We then discuss four possible semantic analyses for the V + N configuration and their limitations, proposing in the end a modified version of pseudo-incorporation (Dayal 2003). Specifically, the proposal consists of a lexical rule that generates the class of verbs to those that can productively comb ...
The emergence of na as a copula in Nigerian Pidgin
... In 4, on the contrary, the copular complement is a noun phrase and it is +determined (my best friend), as it is the subject (Carlo). The copular complement is therefore fully referential and represents an argument, namely the direct object. While in predications the complement tells something about ...
... In 4, on the contrary, the copular complement is a noun phrase and it is +determined (my best friend), as it is the subject (Carlo). The copular complement is therefore fully referential and represents an argument, namely the direct object. While in predications the complement tells something about ...
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 ...
n dbook - La Trobe University
... used in English, and requiring a position of the vocal organs not natural, and so at first not at command. Apart from technicalities, it m a y be described as a w sound, modified either by the teeth in the direction of a n / o r t ' sound, i.e. fw, vw, or else by the lips in the direction of a b sou ...
... used in English, and requiring a position of the vocal organs not natural, and so at first not at command. Apart from technicalities, it m a y be described as a w sound, modified either by the teeth in the direction of a n / o r t ' sound, i.e. fw, vw, or else by the lips in the direction of a b sou ...
Lecture 02 PP
... • Adverbs and adjectives are in complementary distribution – Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives modify nouns ...
... • Adverbs and adjectives are in complementary distribution – Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives modify nouns ...
Pronouns
... A common problem with pronoun usage results from attempts to use nonsexist language. Much of this difficulty can be avoided by using plural nouns and pronouns. Some specific and clear “Guidelines for Nonsexist Language” are available from the Society of Music Theory at http://www.wmich.edu/mustheo/n ...
... A common problem with pronoun usage results from attempts to use nonsexist language. Much of this difficulty can be avoided by using plural nouns and pronouns. Some specific and clear “Guidelines for Nonsexist Language” are available from the Society of Music Theory at http://www.wmich.edu/mustheo/n ...
Jackson County Public Schools Conventions Handbook
... The purpose of this document is to supplement the Standard Course of Study. It is not a complete writing manual. Our focus as we prepared this document was on grammar and conventions. In grades K-2, we have patterned our expectations after the K-2 assessment. ...
... The purpose of this document is to supplement the Standard Course of Study. It is not a complete writing manual. Our focus as we prepared this document was on grammar and conventions. In grades K-2, we have patterned our expectations after the K-2 assessment. ...
Packet for the Grammar Proficiency Exam
... 10. Delayed Subjects -- in sentences beginning with there is or there are, the subject follows the verb. Since there is not the subject, the verb agrees with what follows. --there are many questions --there is a question 11. Collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but that are con ...
... 10. Delayed Subjects -- in sentences beginning with there is or there are, the subject follows the verb. Since there is not the subject, the verb agrees with what follows. --there are many questions --there is a question 11. Collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but that are con ...
a Reference Work, eds. Björn Hansen and Ferdinand de Haan, 487
... in Kazakh, -MA. Tense/aspect/mood forms are discussed below. Agreement markers agree with the subject of the verb and are marked for three persons, two numbers (singular and plural) and, in the 2nd person, for two degrees of formality (informal and formal). The question particle (Uzbek: mi, Kazakh: ...
... in Kazakh, -MA. Tense/aspect/mood forms are discussed below. Agreement markers agree with the subject of the verb and are marked for three persons, two numbers (singular and plural) and, in the 2nd person, for two degrees of formality (informal and formal). The question particle (Uzbek: mi, Kazakh: ...
Volume 11 (2001) – Proceedings from the Fourth Workshop on
... object, the verb must be marked either with Conjunct or Conjunct Undergoer suffixes, depending on tense. In contrast, such marking of locutor objects is not found in Tsafiki (Connie Dickinson, personal communication). The situation in the other two languages is not clear, however there is a suggesti ...
... object, the verb must be marked either with Conjunct or Conjunct Undergoer suffixes, depending on tense. In contrast, such marking of locutor objects is not found in Tsafiki (Connie Dickinson, personal communication). The situation in the other two languages is not clear, however there is a suggesti ...
Packet 8: Pronouns
... If you examine these sentences, you will notice that she and I are subjects of the first sentence, that her and me, in the second sentence, are objects of a preposition, and that his and my show possession in the third sentence. A pronoun may have one form when it is a subject, a different form when ...
... If you examine these sentences, you will notice that she and I are subjects of the first sentence, that her and me, in the second sentence, are objects of a preposition, and that his and my show possession in the third sentence. A pronoun may have one form when it is a subject, a different form when ...
Vendredi le 16 mai
... How do I know if I should use lui and leur? Or Le, la, les? As we’ve said, lui and leur replace à + a person. In French, some verbs always have à after them. You need to learn these verbs. When you see them, use lui or leur to replace the person instead of le, la, les. If the verb is not on the à l ...
... How do I know if I should use lui and leur? Or Le, la, les? As we’ve said, lui and leur replace à + a person. In French, some verbs always have à after them. You need to learn these verbs. When you see them, use lui or leur to replace the person instead of le, la, les. If the verb is not on the à l ...
a Markup Language to Describe the Unlimited
... your girl friend yesterday. fetch the the radio! How beautiful The man coming today is my book? she is! Whom did you best friend. The horse runs so fast that give the book others can not catch up with it. written by the I see the student do his job famous carefully. professor? He has his car repaire ...
... your girl friend yesterday. fetch the the radio! How beautiful The man coming today is my book? she is! Whom did you best friend. The horse runs so fast that give the book others can not catch up with it. written by the I see the student do his job famous carefully. professor? He has his car repaire ...
Valency-changing categories in Old Indo Aryan:
... The idea of our workshop is to bring together scholars interested in lability and to open up new horizons in the research of this phenomenon, paying special attention to its diachronic aspects. The issues to be addressed include: • theoretical and descriptive aspects of a study of labile verbs: – sh ...
... The idea of our workshop is to bring together scholars interested in lability and to open up new horizons in the research of this phenomenon, paying special attention to its diachronic aspects. The issues to be addressed include: • theoretical and descriptive aspects of a study of labile verbs: – sh ...
Lecture 12: The Event Argument, Aspect and Quantification
... principally to common nouns and CNPs. (Quine argued that notionally it can also apply to adjectives: e.g. blue is mass, and spherical is count. But that seems never to be grammaticalized.) Determiners are not themselves mass/count but they may differentially select for mass/count, (e.g. many vs. muc ...
... principally to common nouns and CNPs. (Quine argued that notionally it can also apply to adjectives: e.g. blue is mass, and spherical is count. But that seems never to be grammaticalized.) Determiners are not themselves mass/count but they may differentially select for mass/count, (e.g. many vs. muc ...
Kurmanji grammar
... vocabulary in the back. Generally words are not glossed more than once in the notes because any word encountered a second time should be learned actively. Words are glossed after the first instance only if they are rare enough to warrant being ignored for acquisition. The Kurdish–English vocabulary ...
... vocabulary in the back. Generally words are not glossed more than once in the notes because any word encountered a second time should be learned actively. Words are glossed after the first instance only if they are rare enough to warrant being ignored for acquisition. The Kurdish–English vocabulary ...
The KING`S Medium Term Plan - SPANISH Y8 LC3 Programme
... Weeks’ 1-5: Current and future study and employment (AQA 8658: 3.1.3) In this unit, pupils will study the conjugation of the verb ‘ser’ in the present of indicative and negative. This structure is used to describe people and their professions. Students will apply their understanding of conjugation i ...
... Weeks’ 1-5: Current and future study and employment (AQA 8658: 3.1.3) In this unit, pupils will study the conjugation of the verb ‘ser’ in the present of indicative and negative. This structure is used to describe people and their professions. Students will apply their understanding of conjugation i ...
Document
... pronoun: (abbrev. prn.) substitutes for a noun and functions as one adjective: (abbrev. adj.) describes, modifies, or limits nouns and ...
... pronoun: (abbrev. prn.) substitutes for a noun and functions as one adjective: (abbrev. adj.) describes, modifies, or limits nouns and ...
Impersonal si/se constructions in Northern Italian dialects Diego
... ‘We will eat it tomorrow’ se parte doman ...
... ‘We will eat it tomorrow’ se parte doman ...
Grammar Chapter 2 -
... A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples include actor, building, ticket, and delight. A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea. A proper noun is the name of a particular one. For example, theater is a common noun; Palace Theater is a proper no ...
... A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples include actor, building, ticket, and delight. A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea. A proper noun is the name of a particular one. For example, theater is a common noun; Palace Theater is a proper no ...
The Past Participle
... In sentence 2, the past perfect had left shows that this action occurred even before another action in the past, arrived. ...
... In sentence 2, the past perfect had left shows that this action occurred even before another action in the past, arrived. ...
Prepositional Phrase - St. Clairsville Schools
... Inf. Phrase: to watch Stepbrothers POS: Adverb, describing used 3. I learned to laugh and make jokes from Will Ferrell. Inf. Phrase: to laugh and make jokes POS: Noun, because “to laugh and make jokes” is the DO of the verb learned, making that object a Noun. ...
... Inf. Phrase: to watch Stepbrothers POS: Adverb, describing used 3. I learned to laugh and make jokes from Will Ferrell. Inf. Phrase: to laugh and make jokes POS: Noun, because “to laugh and make jokes” is the DO of the verb learned, making that object a Noun. ...
When To Use the Subjunctive Mood
... that there is uncertainty as to whether John goes to the store.) I hope that John goes to the store. (The clause "I hope" tells us that the speaker feels that there is uncertainty as to whether John goes to the store.) It is possible that John will go to the store. (The clause "it is possible" tells ...
... that there is uncertainty as to whether John goes to the store.) I hope that John goes to the store. (The clause "I hope" tells us that the speaker feels that there is uncertainty as to whether John goes to the store.) It is possible that John will go to the store. (The clause "it is possible" tells ...
StayWell Style Guide Digital and Print* Patient Education Content
... Braxton Hicks contraction breastfeeding Also, breastfeed, breastfed breastmilk buildup (noun); build up (verb) bullet style • Use an initial cap in all cases. Always use a period at the end of the bullet item if it forms a complete sentence by itself. In general, do not use a period in lists of word ...
... Braxton Hicks contraction breastfeeding Also, breastfeed, breastfed breastmilk buildup (noun); build up (verb) bullet style • Use an initial cap in all cases. Always use a period at the end of the bullet item if it forms a complete sentence by itself. In general, do not use a period in lists of word ...