Technical Writing
... “The examiners refused the students’ theses, because they were appalling” • What was appalling? – The student’s theses or the examiners? • Consider the following text. Try to rewrite it in a clearer form: “We intend to sustain a simulating environment for academic and research staff and research stu ...
... “The examiners refused the students’ theses, because they were appalling” • What was appalling? – The student’s theses or the examiners? • Consider the following text. Try to rewrite it in a clearer form: “We intend to sustain a simulating environment for academic and research staff and research stu ...
as a PDF
... The tense and aspect system also di ers between the two languages. In English, most verbs can be marked independently for the progressive and perfective aspect and for tense. For example, \he examines" is a simple present, neither perfective nor progressive; \he has been examining" is both perfecti ...
... The tense and aspect system also di ers between the two languages. In English, most verbs can be marked independently for the progressive and perfective aspect and for tense. For example, \he examines" is a simple present, neither perfective nor progressive; \he has been examining" is both perfecti ...
tenses – simple past and present perfect
... 2) We use simple past tense to express a habit or custom in the past. a) Everyday he read the bible. b) They never drank whiskey. c) The old man went for walking regularly. d) She went to the church every Sunday during her school days. 3) Sometimes this tense id used without an adverb of time. In su ...
... 2) We use simple past tense to express a habit or custom in the past. a) Everyday he read the bible. b) They never drank whiskey. c) The old man went for walking regularly. d) She went to the church every Sunday during her school days. 3) Sometimes this tense id used without an adverb of time. In su ...
Slide 1
... students the instructor marked truant is proportional to the students’ degree of seniority. INCORRECT: The percentage of students who called in sick AND the number of students the instructor marked truant IS proportional to the students’ degree of seniority. CORRECT: The percentage of students who c ...
... students the instructor marked truant is proportional to the students’ degree of seniority. INCORRECT: The percentage of students who called in sick AND the number of students the instructor marked truant IS proportional to the students’ degree of seniority. CORRECT: The percentage of students who c ...
Gerunds in Phrases • Practice 7
... Swimming every day is a regular activity. (Gerund phrase used as subject.) I enjoy sw imm ing fast ( Gerund phrase used as direct object.) ...
... Swimming every day is a regular activity. (Gerund phrase used as subject.) I enjoy sw imm ing fast ( Gerund phrase used as direct object.) ...
Tatian Corpus of Deviating Examples T
... clauses introduced by demonstrative pronouns in relative function in Old High German are sometimes ambiguous between main and subordinate clauses. Cf. sum tuomo uuas In sumero burgi/ ther niforhta got (T 200, 3031) lat. Iudex quidam erat In quadam ciuitate/ qui deum non timebat ‘a certain judge was ...
... clauses introduced by demonstrative pronouns in relative function in Old High German are sometimes ambiguous between main and subordinate clauses. Cf. sum tuomo uuas In sumero burgi/ ther niforhta got (T 200, 3031) lat. Iudex quidam erat In quadam ciuitate/ qui deum non timebat ‘a certain judge was ...
10 The Autobiography of Admiral Ahmose Part I
... Thoth to embrace the two skies (the world and the Duat below) and with this act makes the “moon of Thoth” evolve: iw.i gr r rdit inH.k pti m nfrw.k m HDwt.k xpr iaH pw n DHwti1. (Here in the last A pw noun clause the non-attributive perfective relative form of xpr “evolve” is used as the predicate; ...
... Thoth to embrace the two skies (the world and the Duat below) and with this act makes the “moon of Thoth” evolve: iw.i gr r rdit inH.k pti m nfrw.k m HDwt.k xpr iaH pw n DHwti1. (Here in the last A pw noun clause the non-attributive perfective relative form of xpr “evolve” is used as the predicate; ...
Introducing Referents in Mopan Maya
... according to conceptual categories like male/female, animate/inanimate etc.; Grinevald 1021; Aikhenvald ch. 3). However the Mopan noun-introducers interact in ways that are unusual in comparison with other languages, and as we show below, commonly identified semantic functions of determiners, such a ...
... according to conceptual categories like male/female, animate/inanimate etc.; Grinevald 1021; Aikhenvald ch. 3). However the Mopan noun-introducers interact in ways that are unusual in comparison with other languages, and as we show below, commonly identified semantic functions of determiners, such a ...
The Hungarian Language
... The articles [DET]2 are invariable for number, person, gender and case. The indefinite article is egy, while the definite article has two forms a and az, where the first is used before consonants and the latter before vowels, similar to English indefinite articles. With regard to homography, the for ...
... The articles [DET]2 are invariable for number, person, gender and case. The indefinite article is egy, while the definite article has two forms a and az, where the first is used before consonants and the latter before vowels, similar to English indefinite articles. With regard to homography, the for ...
File
... add 's to the plural forms that do not end in –s Example: the children's game add ' to the end of plural nouns that end in –s Example: two cats' toys add 's to the end of compound words Example: my brother-in-law's money add 's to the last noun to show joint possession of ...
... add 's to the plural forms that do not end in –s Example: the children's game add ' to the end of plural nouns that end in –s Example: two cats' toys add 's to the end of compound words Example: my brother-in-law's money add 's to the last noun to show joint possession of ...
Active and Passive Voice
... include is, are, was, were, been. Past Participles: In addition to a “to be” verb, the passive voice always uses a past participle. Past participles include words such as eaten, thrown, explained, and considered. The wart-covered frog was kissed by the princess. Note the presence of the two-part ver ...
... include is, are, was, were, been. Past Participles: In addition to a “to be” verb, the passive voice always uses a past participle. Past participles include words such as eaten, thrown, explained, and considered. The wart-covered frog was kissed by the princess. Note the presence of the two-part ver ...
A. Classical and LXX 1. Medeis is a triple compound word
... 7. In the neuter form as an adverb, meden means “not at all, never, by no means.” 8. Liddel and Scott list the following meanings (Greek-English Lexicon, New Edition, page 1125): a. Not one, not even one, nobody b. Nobody, naught, good for naught c. Neuter as an adverb, not at all, by no means B. LX ...
... 7. In the neuter form as an adverb, meden means “not at all, never, by no means.” 8. Liddel and Scott list the following meanings (Greek-English Lexicon, New Edition, page 1125): a. Not one, not even one, nobody b. Nobody, naught, good for naught c. Neuter as an adverb, not at all, by no means B. LX ...
Sentence Clarity - St. Lawrence College
... Introduce your readers to the "big picture" first by giving them information they already know. Then they can link what's familiar to the new information you give them. As that new information becomes familiar, it too becomes old information that can link to newer information. The following example ...
... Introduce your readers to the "big picture" first by giving them information they already know. Then they can link what's familiar to the new information you give them. As that new information becomes familiar, it too becomes old information that can link to newer information. The following example ...
Week 3
... L.8.1 b: Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice. L.8.1 c: Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood. L.8.1 d: Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice or mood. L. 8.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of stand ...
... L.8.1 b: Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice. L.8.1 c: Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood. L.8.1 d: Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice or mood. L. 8.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of stand ...
DIAGRAMMING_SENTENCES 2014sunny
... • Some verbs can be linking or action depending on the sentence—grow, smell, taste, etc. • It is an action verb if it is actually doing the action. The tree fell down. • It is a linking verb if it connects something in the predicate to the subject. The apple tastes good. Here the apple isn’t activel ...
... • Some verbs can be linking or action depending on the sentence—grow, smell, taste, etc. • It is an action verb if it is actually doing the action. The tree fell down. • It is a linking verb if it connects something in the predicate to the subject. The apple tastes good. Here the apple isn’t activel ...
Participles - Clinton Public Schools
... buttery croissant, got a stomach ache. • The participle phrase (red) is describing the noun or pronoun. (underlined) ...
... buttery croissant, got a stomach ache. • The participle phrase (red) is describing the noun or pronoun. (underlined) ...
Study Notes - Series 3 - Episode 5
... Watch your spelling. It counts too! In formal academic writing, one of the means by which information can be expanded on is through the use of nominal groups. A nominal group structure consists of a main noun which is surrounded by other words or phrases that serve to describe or characterise the no ...
... Watch your spelling. It counts too! In formal academic writing, one of the means by which information can be expanded on is through the use of nominal groups. A nominal group structure consists of a main noun which is surrounded by other words or phrases that serve to describe or characterise the no ...
CHAPTER 2 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND In this chapter the
... In this paper the writer will analyze the use of –ing form. The writer divided the –ing form into two, there are: gerund and continuous verb. “The gerund has the same form as the present participle (simple form + -ing), but it used as noun. It may be used as the subject or the complement of a senten ...
... In this paper the writer will analyze the use of –ing form. The writer divided the –ing form into two, there are: gerund and continuous verb. “The gerund has the same form as the present participle (simple form + -ing), but it used as noun. It may be used as the subject or the complement of a senten ...
Table of Contents 5
... 1) Use a comma to separate two or more adjectives that equally modify the same noun. (If you aren't sure whether to use a comma to separate the adjectives or not, say the sentence with the word ‘and’ in place of the comma. If it makes sense, then use the comma.) o Example: Lynette was having problem ...
... 1) Use a comma to separate two or more adjectives that equally modify the same noun. (If you aren't sure whether to use a comma to separate the adjectives or not, say the sentence with the word ‘and’ in place of the comma. If it makes sense, then use the comma.) o Example: Lynette was having problem ...
ENGLISH LESSON 3 CONTENTS TENSE KINDS OF VERBS THE
... inflected into their various tenses. We saw that they were changed into their past tenses by adding "ed" to the original verb form. A large number of verbs are changed to the Past Tense in this way, ie. by adding "-ed". Verbs of this kind are called "Regular Verbs". Such verbs also take "-ed" to for ...
... inflected into their various tenses. We saw that they were changed into their past tenses by adding "ed" to the original verb form. A large number of verbs are changed to the Past Tense in this way, ie. by adding "-ed". Verbs of this kind are called "Regular Verbs". Such verbs also take "-ed" to for ...
Chapter 1 - Rojava Plan
... 3) when it is subjected to another word in a genitive relationship called "izafe". The word in focus is linked by a connecting vowel to the following word, to which it is subject (by which it is further defined and restricted). That following word, if it is a noun or pronoun will always be in the ob ...
... 3) when it is subjected to another word in a genitive relationship called "izafe". The word in focus is linked by a connecting vowel to the following word, to which it is subject (by which it is further defined and restricted). That following word, if it is a noun or pronoun will always be in the ob ...
verb
... 3. Ask the question who or what after the subject and the verb to find the direct object. 4. Replace the direct object with a direct object pronoun (DOP). 5. Rewrite the sentence with DOP before the conjugated verb. ...
... 3. Ask the question who or what after the subject and the verb to find the direct object. 4. Replace the direct object with a direct object pronoun (DOP). 5. Rewrite the sentence with DOP before the conjugated verb. ...
Relative Clauses
... Trade papers and read the other person’s paragraph. While you read the paragraph underline all of the relative clauses. Guess what the paragraph is about. ...
... Trade papers and read the other person’s paragraph. While you read the paragraph underline all of the relative clauses. Guess what the paragraph is about. ...