The Personal “a”
... • Personal “a” is written after the verb and before the person that is the object. • Most of the verbs must have a personal a. • In general, verb tener does not take a personal a. ...
... • Personal “a” is written after the verb and before the person that is the object. • Most of the verbs must have a personal a. • In general, verb tener does not take a personal a. ...
Part of Speech PowerPoint Presentation
... - Definition: A word that is used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. -Examples: I, they, your, our, she, we, them, he, us, him, his, their, them, and its. He is playing with the train. ...
... - Definition: A word that is used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. -Examples: I, they, your, our, she, we, them, he, us, him, his, their, them, and its. He is playing with the train. ...
The Writing Center @ JSCC Clausal Errors
... Clausal errors are among the most egregious errors found in writing. They may lead to misunderstanding, but more importantly they mark a writer as inexperienced. The three major clausal errors are fragments, comma splices, and fused sentences (sometimes called runons). Background Information — Phras ...
... Clausal errors are among the most egregious errors found in writing. They may lead to misunderstanding, but more importantly they mark a writer as inexperienced. The three major clausal errors are fragments, comma splices, and fused sentences (sometimes called runons). Background Information — Phras ...
Verbs
... verb, it creates an infinitive. An infinitive plays a nonverb role in its sentence. To know him is to love him. I want to bring him with me at Christmas. The infinitive serves as the name of a verb. It can play several roles in a sentence. However, if a base form has the word to in front of it, look ...
... verb, it creates an infinitive. An infinitive plays a nonverb role in its sentence. To know him is to love him. I want to bring him with me at Christmas. The infinitive serves as the name of a verb. It can play several roles in a sentence. However, if a base form has the word to in front of it, look ...
•A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun or another
... • Number: Use a singular pronoun to refer to a singular antecedent. Use a plural pronoun to refer to a plural antecedent. America, with its great opportunities was attractive to immigrants. Immigrants came to America. They were looking for a better way of life. • Person: The person (first person, se ...
... • Number: Use a singular pronoun to refer to a singular antecedent. Use a plural pronoun to refer to a plural antecedent. America, with its great opportunities was attractive to immigrants. Immigrants came to America. They were looking for a better way of life. • Person: The person (first person, se ...
for CHAPTER 11
... CLEAR The lamp on the end table doesn’t work. [On the end table acts as an adjective and tells which lamp.] A prepositional phrase used as an adverb should be placed near the word it modifies. You should place the adverb phrase so that the meaning you intend is clear. MISPLACED Jerry said on Saturday ...
... CLEAR The lamp on the end table doesn’t work. [On the end table acts as an adjective and tells which lamp.] A prepositional phrase used as an adverb should be placed near the word it modifies. You should place the adverb phrase so that the meaning you intend is clear. MISPLACED Jerry said on Saturday ...
Lesson Overview
... in triclinio. The Latin words in the ablative absolute cannot be repeated in the main clause. Your handout sheets today will explain more about this phenomenon. The pattern is to have a string of words in the ablative case including a participle usually at the beginning of a sentence often set off b ...
... in triclinio. The Latin words in the ablative absolute cannot be repeated in the main clause. Your handout sheets today will explain more about this phenomenon. The pattern is to have a string of words in the ablative case including a participle usually at the beginning of a sentence often set off b ...
The role of unboundedness in the acceptability of nominal infinitives
... Crucially, in the non-episodic readings the event denoted by the NI is viewed without spatiotemporal boundaries (cf. Mari, Beyssade & Del Prete 2013) and, thus, associated with a [-b]ounded feature as presented in Jackendoff (1991: 19ss.). Jackendoff’s [±b] distinction concerns the way an entity is ...
... Crucially, in the non-episodic readings the event denoted by the NI is viewed without spatiotemporal boundaries (cf. Mari, Beyssade & Del Prete 2013) and, thus, associated with a [-b]ounded feature as presented in Jackendoff (1991: 19ss.). Jackendoff’s [±b] distinction concerns the way an entity is ...
Revision tests
... 39. The clause contains modality, communicativity and propositional meaning. 40. The phrase contains modification, complementation, and sometimes coordination. 41. The five possible functions that phrases may fulfill in English clause structures are S, V, O, C, and Adverbial. 42. The sentence “We ar ...
... 39. The clause contains modality, communicativity and propositional meaning. 40. The phrase contains modification, complementation, and sometimes coordination. 41. The five possible functions that phrases may fulfill in English clause structures are S, V, O, C, and Adverbial. 42. The sentence “We ar ...
object
... subject and verb. Four kinds: direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, and predicate adjectives Two are affected by the action of the verb Predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives are both called subject ...
... subject and verb. Four kinds: direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, and predicate adjectives Two are affected by the action of the verb Predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives are both called subject ...
subject completer
... b) Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done and who is receiving the direct object c) Something that indirectly tells when something is happening d) The object of the preposition that indirectly explains the preposition ...
... b) Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done and who is receiving the direct object c) Something that indirectly tells when something is happening d) The object of the preposition that indirectly explains the preposition ...
Exhibit A2 - TST
... In many cases, the distinction between obligatory and optional complements has proved difficult to make. As a rule of thumb, the following criterion was applied: a complement is considered to be obligatory if omission from the sentence results in an ungrammatical or very marked sentence, or in a cha ...
... In many cases, the distinction between obligatory and optional complements has proved difficult to make. As a rule of thumb, the following criterion was applied: a complement is considered to be obligatory if omission from the sentence results in an ungrammatical or very marked sentence, or in a cha ...
Write-Brained Notions in a Left
... The application suite and its companion products were difficult to install. The application suite, with an array of tools to modify our attorneys’ desktops, reconfigure our printers and manage other products, was difficult to install. ...
... The application suite and its companion products were difficult to install. The application suite, with an array of tools to modify our attorneys’ desktops, reconfigure our printers and manage other products, was difficult to install. ...
Glossary
... A kind of verbal ‘pointing’, whereby the meaning of a word (usually a pronoun) is derived from another part of a text. In the following example, we normally assume that her refers back to Amy, such that her mother means Amy’s mother: ‘Amy bought a necklace for her mother.’ ...
... A kind of verbal ‘pointing’, whereby the meaning of a word (usually a pronoun) is derived from another part of a text. In the following example, we normally assume that her refers back to Amy, such that her mother means Amy’s mother: ‘Amy bought a necklace for her mother.’ ...
Grammatical Categories
... • Saeed: “devices which allow speakers to express varying degrees of commitment to, or belief in, a ...
... • Saeed: “devices which allow speakers to express varying degrees of commitment to, or belief in, a ...
Knowledge about language coursework
... Task 2c: Modal and auxiliary verbs Auxiliary verbs Auxiliary verb means ‘a helping verb’. We often use these verbs in English, for example: I am hungry. (main verb) I am going home soon. (auxiliary verb) Have a good time. (main verb) Have you seen Ali? (auxiliary verb) I did my homework last night. ...
... Task 2c: Modal and auxiliary verbs Auxiliary verbs Auxiliary verb means ‘a helping verb’. We often use these verbs in English, for example: I am hungry. (main verb) I am going home soon. (auxiliary verb) Have a good time. (main verb) Have you seen Ali? (auxiliary verb) I did my homework last night. ...
SUBJECT + VERB
... 1. The teacher gave her students A's. 2. Grandfather will leave the dogs his money. 3. The pirate sold me his boat. ...
... 1. The teacher gave her students A's. 2. Grandfather will leave the dogs his money. 3. The pirate sold me his boat. ...
I verbi regolari in –are
... boxes and distinguishes this group from others. You’ll see later that there are two other groups with different vowels (e and i), so pay attention to this now. (The ending -iamo is the same in all groups, so the –a– is not thematic in that form.) Pronounce all vowels fully; do not slur any into a sc ...
... boxes and distinguishes this group from others. You’ll see later that there are two other groups with different vowels (e and i), so pay attention to this now. (The ending -iamo is the same in all groups, so the –a– is not thematic in that form.) Pronounce all vowels fully; do not slur any into a sc ...
Year 5 - Spring - Handwriting Booklet
... affect: usually a verb (e.g. The weather may affect our plans). effect: usually a noun (e.g. It may have an effect on our plans). If a verb, it means ‘bring about’ (e.g. He will effect changes in the running of the business). ...
... affect: usually a verb (e.g. The weather may affect our plans). effect: usually a noun (e.g. It may have an effect on our plans). If a verb, it means ‘bring about’ (e.g. He will effect changes in the running of the business). ...
Second Grade Narrative Rubric
... beginning of the writing Uses details to describe action, thoughts, and feelings Provides a well-developed ...
... beginning of the writing Uses details to describe action, thoughts, and feelings Provides a well-developed ...
interlanguage analysis and the teaching of grammar.
... Whether we do error analysis or interlanguage analysis, it is essential that we try to probe beneath the surface into the learner’s internalised grammatical system, or else we are liable to misunderstand the underlying problems. To take a simple example, learners often produce sentences like these: ...
... Whether we do error analysis or interlanguage analysis, it is essential that we try to probe beneath the surface into the learner’s internalised grammatical system, or else we are liable to misunderstand the underlying problems. To take a simple example, learners often produce sentences like these: ...
ISBE Language Standards glossary
... An independent clause (also known as the main clause) contains a complete idea and can stand alone (independently) as a complete sentence. For example: The bees swarmed in the attic. I couldn’t hear anything. Two independent clauses can be combined to form a compound sentence by using a coordinating ...
... An independent clause (also known as the main clause) contains a complete idea and can stand alone (independently) as a complete sentence. For example: The bees swarmed in the attic. I couldn’t hear anything. Two independent clauses can be combined to form a compound sentence by using a coordinating ...
abandon the investigation
... possibility would be to say that S is not an endocentric category but an exocentric one: it is not a projection of a head but are composed of several units next to each other. This would mean that our grammar will have to include the projection schema in addition to one or more schemata to account f ...
... possibility would be to say that S is not an endocentric category but an exocentric one: it is not a projection of a head but are composed of several units next to each other. This would mean that our grammar will have to include the projection schema in addition to one or more schemata to account f ...