Progression in Vocabulary
... Singular/ plural Frightened, Tom ran straight home to The grammatical ...
... Singular/ plural Frightened, Tom ran straight home to The grammatical ...
Formal Commands!
... just use a base verb form (without a subject, since it’s always “you”) to tell people what they should do: ...
... just use a base verb form (without a subject, since it’s always “you”) to tell people what they should do: ...
The + adjective
... Adjectives • An adjective describes the person, thing etc., which noun refers to. We use adjectives to say what a person, etc. is like or seems like. Adjectives give us information about quality (a beautiful dress), size (a big car), age (a young man), temperature (cold evening), shape (a round tab ...
... Adjectives • An adjective describes the person, thing etc., which noun refers to. We use adjectives to say what a person, etc. is like or seems like. Adjectives give us information about quality (a beautiful dress), size (a big car), age (a young man), temperature (cold evening), shape (a round tab ...
3rd Conjugation *-io* Verbs and 4th Conjugation Verbs in the
... vester, -tra, -trum (your, pl.); declines like magnus, magna, magnum; must agree with noun they modify in gender, number, and case. ...
... vester, -tra, -trum (your, pl.); declines like magnus, magna, magnum; must agree with noun they modify in gender, number, and case. ...
THE DE-GERMANICISING OF ENGLISH(1)
... Within’another two hundred years ．the nominative ． and accusative．plural’Tes ．was extended analogically to the ．other plural cases，’ and the dative singular in 7e was dropped， with．the ・result that only two ・’forms existed：．dai and dai（e）s （serving as the genitive singular and as the plUral）． dce ...
... Within’another two hundred years ．the nominative ． and accusative．plural’Tes ．was extended analogically to the ．other plural cases，’ and the dative singular in 7e was dropped， with．the ・result that only two ・’forms existed：．dai and dai（e）s （serving as the genitive singular and as the plUral）． dce ...
Lecture guide
... 1) “the chickens will hatched” 2) “the chickens will will” 3) “the chickens hatched will” 4) “the chickens hatch will” 5) “the chickens hatched hatched” 6) “the chickens hatched hatch” 7) “the chickens hatch hatch” The first and second sentences exhibit sub-categorization errors, where the second ve ...
... 1) “the chickens will hatched” 2) “the chickens will will” 3) “the chickens hatched will” 4) “the chickens hatch will” 5) “the chickens hatched hatched” 6) “the chickens hatched hatch” 7) “the chickens hatch hatch” The first and second sentences exhibit sub-categorization errors, where the second ve ...
Writing style - La Trobe University
... but they are not automatic and errors are likely to persist in your writing. For speaking, it may not matter very much if you don’t get all the forms right, because your choice of words themselves will usually communicate your meaning adequately. If listeners are confused, they can ask for clarifica ...
... but they are not automatic and errors are likely to persist in your writing. For speaking, it may not matter very much if you don’t get all the forms right, because your choice of words themselves will usually communicate your meaning adequately. If listeners are confused, they can ask for clarifica ...
Stage III ELP LS-V-G Pacing Guide
... phrases, with subject-verb agreement. L1(SC)HI-11: producing sentences using “There” + “to be” + subject + prepositional phrase, with subject- verb agreement. ...
... phrases, with subject-verb agreement. L1(SC)HI-11: producing sentences using “There” + “to be” + subject + prepositional phrase, with subject- verb agreement. ...
Chapter Four From Word to Text
... verb must appear before the subject. If the basic sentence does not contain an auxiliary verb, we must insert did or do(es) immediately after the question word, as in: What would John steal, if he had the chance? What did John steal from the British Council? Where did John steal Mrs. Thatcher’s ...
... verb must appear before the subject. If the basic sentence does not contain an auxiliary verb, we must insert did or do(es) immediately after the question word, as in: What would John steal, if he had the chance? What did John steal from the British Council? Where did John steal Mrs. Thatcher’s ...
Parallelism
... Parallelism refers to the use of identical grammatical structures for related words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence or a paragraph. Parallelism can make your writing more forceful, interesting, and clear. It helps to link related ideas and to emphasize the relationships between them. Once a gramm ...
... Parallelism refers to the use of identical grammatical structures for related words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence or a paragraph. Parallelism can make your writing more forceful, interesting, and clear. It helps to link related ideas and to emphasize the relationships between them. Once a gramm ...
PARALLELISM
... Parallelism refers to the use of identical grammatical structures for related words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence or a paragraph. Parallelism can make your writing more forceful, interesting, and clear. It helps to link related ideas and to emphasize the relationships between them. Once a gramm ...
... Parallelism refers to the use of identical grammatical structures for related words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence or a paragraph. Parallelism can make your writing more forceful, interesting, and clear. It helps to link related ideas and to emphasize the relationships between them. Once a gramm ...
Connecting the Direct Quote
... Avoid quote plunking, i.e., dropping a quotation into a paragraph without introducing it. Below are three ways to smoothly lead into a direct quote. Verb, “C… 1. Use an attributive verb and a comma. Examples of attributive verbs are: says claims notes writes exclaims argues (for more attributive ver ...
... Avoid quote plunking, i.e., dropping a quotation into a paragraph without introducing it. Below are three ways to smoothly lead into a direct quote. Verb, “C… 1. Use an attributive verb and a comma. Examples of attributive verbs are: says claims notes writes exclaims argues (for more attributive ver ...
Parts of Speech!
... I like cats. house, MP3, computer game To do, to play, to eat, I eat a lot of food. to go out, to meet, to love, to hate Beautifully, terribly, She drives terribly. often, well ...
... I like cats. house, MP3, computer game To do, to play, to eat, I eat a lot of food. to go out, to meet, to love, to hate Beautifully, terribly, She drives terribly. often, well ...
Lectures on the discipline “History of the studied language” Lecture1
... number of military camps which eventually developed into English cities. Under the emperor Domitian, about 80 A.D. they reached the territory of the modern cities like Edinburgh and Glasgow. The Roman occupation of Britain lasted nearly 400 years; the province was carefully guarded: about 40,000 men ...
... number of military camps which eventually developed into English cities. Under the emperor Domitian, about 80 A.D. they reached the territory of the modern cities like Edinburgh and Glasgow. The Roman occupation of Britain lasted nearly 400 years; the province was carefully guarded: about 40,000 men ...
Gerunds - jennifermlouis
... phrase to modify a noun or pronoun. It includes the participle together with its modifiers, objects, or predicate words. ...
... phrase to modify a noun or pronoun. It includes the participle together with its modifiers, objects, or predicate words. ...
Sentence Fragments
... Example: After Maria bought the biology book. How to: Attach the dependent clause to an independent clause. Correction: After Maria bought the biology book, she began studying for her exam. In the above example, the subordinating conjunction “after” indicates a time relationship between the two clau ...
... Example: After Maria bought the biology book. How to: Attach the dependent clause to an independent clause. Correction: After Maria bought the biology book, she began studying for her exam. In the above example, the subordinating conjunction “after” indicates a time relationship between the two clau ...
Lecture 2. Review of English Grammar
... Note: Adverbs may also modify adjectives or other adverbs. You must set up the copy now. He put the desk there. ...
... Note: Adverbs may also modify adjectives or other adverbs. You must set up the copy now. He put the desk there. ...
Nouns – First Declesion
... sine, prep. + abl. without est, linking verb is A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. In Latin there are five basic cases or jobs a noun can have in a sentence. Latin nouns have gender and are grouped in declensions. A Latin student must not only learn the meaning of a Latin noun but also its d ...
... sine, prep. + abl. without est, linking verb is A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. In Latin there are five basic cases or jobs a noun can have in a sentence. Latin nouns have gender and are grouped in declensions. A Latin student must not only learn the meaning of a Latin noun but also its d ...
The Phrase
... a single part of speech and that does not contain both a verb and its subject. – Prepositional Phrase: for you and her (no subject or verb) – Infinitive Phrase: to be the best (no subject) • Note: a group of words that has both a subject and a verb is called a clause. ...
... a single part of speech and that does not contain both a verb and its subject. – Prepositional Phrase: for you and her (no subject or verb) – Infinitive Phrase: to be the best (no subject) • Note: a group of words that has both a subject and a verb is called a clause. ...
What is the syntactic category of
... But linguists require more objective ways of determining syntactic categories. There are two tests one can use: ...
... But linguists require more objective ways of determining syntactic categories. There are two tests one can use: ...
Productive verb prefixation patterns
... from it. The exception for the Czech and Slovak are the negation prefix neand superlative intensifying prefixes nej-/naj-/наи- of adjectives and adverbs in all the analyzed Slavic languages. This gave us an idea of using the notion ”intensification” for regular composing prefixal reflexive verbs with the ...
... from it. The exception for the Czech and Slovak are the negation prefix neand superlative intensifying prefixes nej-/naj-/наи- of adjectives and adverbs in all the analyzed Slavic languages. This gave us an idea of using the notion ”intensification” for regular composing prefixal reflexive verbs with the ...
MODERN GREEK VERBS (without much grammatical jargon)
... Tenses are called here ‘Continuous’ (others call them ‘Imperfective’) and characteristically leave the action of the verb open in time, incomplete, repeated constantly or simply going on forever and ever. Such Tenses are the Future Cont., Subjunctive Cont., Continuous Negative Command and Past Conti ...
... Tenses are called here ‘Continuous’ (others call them ‘Imperfective’) and characteristically leave the action of the verb open in time, incomplete, repeated constantly or simply going on forever and ever. Such Tenses are the Future Cont., Subjunctive Cont., Continuous Negative Command and Past Conti ...
Lecture 06
... However, the association between meaning and word category is not always clear-cut: Do abstract nouns (truth, friendship) name entities? Are all action-naming words (ride, push) verbs? ...
... However, the association between meaning and word category is not always clear-cut: Do abstract nouns (truth, friendship) name entities? Are all action-naming words (ride, push) verbs? ...
Grammar Point: Definite and indefinite articles
... These verbs have 2 parts and usually describe a change in mental, emotional or physical state kind of the way we say that someone “gets…” or “becomes…” Part 1 – reflexive pronoun + Part 2 – conjugation of verb (based on subject) (based on subject) ...
... These verbs have 2 parts and usually describe a change in mental, emotional or physical state kind of the way we say that someone “gets…” or “becomes…” Part 1 – reflexive pronoun + Part 2 – conjugation of verb (based on subject) (based on subject) ...