Pronoun Types
... antecedent (the noun the pronoun is replacing). Example: Mrs. Nelson gave herself a foot massage after a long, hard day. ...
... antecedent (the noun the pronoun is replacing). Example: Mrs. Nelson gave herself a foot massage after a long, hard day. ...
Passive Voice
... Passive voice sentences are often used in process writing because they focus on the result of the process not on the person who does it. ...
... Passive voice sentences are often used in process writing because they focus on the result of the process not on the person who does it. ...
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
... One (tell, tells) us about his days in baseball. Each of the members (speak, speaks) for three minutes. Either of these books (convey, conveys) the mood of the ...
... One (tell, tells) us about his days in baseball. Each of the members (speak, speaks) for three minutes. Either of these books (convey, conveys) the mood of the ...
The rise and fall of Hungarian complex tenses Katalin É. Kiss
... throat-3PL-ACC PRT rive-3SG be-PAST ’it was riving their throat’ iii. The complex tenses were used not only in translations but also in private letters. iv. They are still present in the most archaic dialects. v. The perfect conditional, with the verb marked for perfect aspect and agreement, and the ...
... throat-3PL-ACC PRT rive-3SG be-PAST ’it was riving their throat’ iii. The complex tenses were used not only in translations but also in private letters. iv. They are still present in the most archaic dialects. v. The perfect conditional, with the verb marked for perfect aspect and agreement, and the ...
Glossary
... The element of the noun group that comes after the head word and whose function is to qualify the head word. Qualifiers can be either an embedded clause (eg A verb that contains a preposition is often a phrasal verb) or a prepositional phrase (eg The house at the end of the street was said to be hau ...
... The element of the noun group that comes after the head word and whose function is to qualify the head word. Qualifiers can be either an embedded clause (eg A verb that contains a preposition is often a phrasal verb) or a prepositional phrase (eg The house at the end of the street was said to be hau ...
Verbs followed by
... intend, like, love, prefer, start I attempted to leave/leaving but the police stopped me. • The forms would like, would love and would prefer are followed by an infinitive. • I'd like to come to your party, but I'll be away then. ...
... intend, like, love, prefer, start I attempted to leave/leaving but the police stopped me. • The forms would like, would love and would prefer are followed by an infinitive. • I'd like to come to your party, but I'll be away then. ...
Language Analysis_Unger_SS 2010
... Present perfect vs. past simple It was a great summer. (summer has already passed) It has been a great summer. (summer still going on) ...
... Present perfect vs. past simple It was a great summer. (summer has already passed) It has been a great summer. (summer still going on) ...
Morphology Morphemes
... [More on this when we get to the topic of Semantics.] 3. Two different morphemes may be pronounced (and even sometimes spelled) the same way. For example, the –er in buyer means something like ‘the one who,’ while the –er in shorter means something like ‘to a greater degree than.’ The first –er alwa ...
... [More on this when we get to the topic of Semantics.] 3. Two different morphemes may be pronounced (and even sometimes spelled) the same way. For example, the –er in buyer means something like ‘the one who,’ while the –er in shorter means something like ‘to a greater degree than.’ The first –er alwa ...
Subject Verb Agreement
... to Mrs. Butnick’s room after class. 10. The old dog or the cat that live in the barn beyond the river over the highway (is/are) fat and hungry. ...
... to Mrs. Butnick’s room after class. 10. The old dog or the cat that live in the barn beyond the river over the highway (is/are) fat and hungry. ...
1 Effects of Verb Bias and Syntactic Ambiguity on Reading in People
... syntactic ambiguity and verb bias influenced reading times for college age adults. The Lexical Bias Hypothesis predicts that PWA would experience more difficulty processing sentences with sentential complements when they contain DO- versus SC-biased verbs, but it does not generate clear predictions ...
... syntactic ambiguity and verb bias influenced reading times for college age adults. The Lexical Bias Hypothesis predicts that PWA would experience more difficulty processing sentences with sentential complements when they contain DO- versus SC-biased verbs, but it does not generate clear predictions ...
NOTE
... person or thing (the direct object) or produces a result. (trans means across; the action is ‘going across’ to an object or result) Examples Canem amat – He loves the dog. Viam muniverunt – They built a road ...
... person or thing (the direct object) or produces a result. (trans means across; the action is ‘going across’ to an object or result) Examples Canem amat – He loves the dog. Viam muniverunt – They built a road ...
Pronombres Objetos Indirectos, directos, y pronombres dobles
... DO pronoun must agree with article (el, la) and amount (singular or plural) Indirect Object Pronouns Describes where the direct object is going Answers the “to whom?” or “for whom” the action of verb is performed For le and les, add prepositional phrases to remove ambiguity Double object ...
... DO pronoun must agree with article (el, la) and amount (singular or plural) Indirect Object Pronouns Describes where the direct object is going Answers the “to whom?” or “for whom” the action of verb is performed For le and les, add prepositional phrases to remove ambiguity Double object ...
An Overview of Linking Verbs (Copulas) for the Effective Use of
... Predicate appeared in describing the nouns or adjectives. Traditionally a sentence is divided into a subject and predicate. The predicate begins from the main verb. In the sentences above the main verbs are tastes, is, was. All other words after these verbs belong to the second part of these sentenc ...
... Predicate appeared in describing the nouns or adjectives. Traditionally a sentence is divided into a subject and predicate. The predicate begins from the main verb. In the sentences above the main verbs are tastes, is, was. All other words after these verbs belong to the second part of these sentenc ...
Writing Guide - San Jose State University
... The social worker’s education prepared her to work effectively with a range of diverse clients. This is the education of ONE social worker Add s’ after the plural of a word to indicate it is possessive Example of correct usage: The social workers’ education prepared them well to work effectively wit ...
... The social worker’s education prepared her to work effectively with a range of diverse clients. This is the education of ONE social worker Add s’ after the plural of a word to indicate it is possessive Example of correct usage: The social workers’ education prepared them well to work effectively wit ...
Glossaries
... badly after she slid into second. See section 13. being as, being that Being as and being that are nonstandard expressions. Write because or since instead. beside, besides Beside is a preposition meaning “at the side of” or “next to.” Annie Oakley slept with her gun beside her bed. Besides is a prep ...
... badly after she slid into second. See section 13. being as, being that Being as and being that are nonstandard expressions. Write because or since instead. beside, besides Beside is a preposition meaning “at the side of” or “next to.” Annie Oakley slept with her gun beside her bed. Besides is a prep ...
gerúndio - CLUL - Universidade de Lisboa
... The structure of the paper is as follows: in section 2, we present a brief review of the basic syntactic and semantic facts about the Portuguese «gerúndio»; in sections 3 and 4, we focus on the different preferences exhibited by EP and BP with respect to the periphrastic and the adverbial «gerúndio» ...
... The structure of the paper is as follows: in section 2, we present a brief review of the basic syntactic and semantic facts about the Portuguese «gerúndio»; in sections 3 and 4, we focus on the different preferences exhibited by EP and BP with respect to the periphrastic and the adverbial «gerúndio» ...
Writing Guide - San Jose State University
... The social worker‟s education prepared her to work effectively with a range of diverse clients. This is the education of ONE social worker Add s‟ after the plural of a word to indicate it is possessive Example of correct usage: The social workers‟ education prepared them well to work effectively wit ...
... The social worker‟s education prepared her to work effectively with a range of diverse clients. This is the education of ONE social worker Add s‟ after the plural of a word to indicate it is possessive Example of correct usage: The social workers‟ education prepared them well to work effectively wit ...
Writing for Translation
... Try to replace them with simple verbs (“establish an office” instead of “set up an office”). ...
... Try to replace them with simple verbs (“establish an office” instead of “set up an office”). ...
Introduction to Sentence Patterns
... Note that the action verbs in the examples, died and laugh can stand alone. They could certainly be accompanied by modifiers, too. For instance, the battery could have died suddenly or audiences could laugh at the joke. The adverb suddenly and the prepositional phrase at the joke both function as ad ...
... Note that the action verbs in the examples, died and laugh can stand alone. They could certainly be accompanied by modifiers, too. For instance, the battery could have died suddenly or audiences could laugh at the joke. The adverb suddenly and the prepositional phrase at the joke both function as ad ...
Name Date ____ Basic Writing Skills
... EX: I am applying for the cashier position that you advertised on Craig’s list February 15th. noun adjective clause modifying the noun “position” An adjective clause that is essential to the full meaning of the sentence needs no commas. My employment experience, which is explained in detail on my ré ...
... EX: I am applying for the cashier position that you advertised on Craig’s list February 15th. noun adjective clause modifying the noun “position” An adjective clause that is essential to the full meaning of the sentence needs no commas. My employment experience, which is explained in detail on my ré ...
Document
... warning and persuasion. Softened with t help of please, t rising tone, a tag ? or a yes/no ? beginning with will/would/could. T subject you is sometimes used to indicate which person one is talking to or it’s necessary to add emphasis or express anger. E.g. You get in the car this minute. T imperati ...
... warning and persuasion. Softened with t help of please, t rising tone, a tag ? or a yes/no ? beginning with will/would/could. T subject you is sometimes used to indicate which person one is talking to or it’s necessary to add emphasis or express anger. E.g. You get in the car this minute. T imperati ...
Unit 2 - Faculty of Arts, HKBU
... a good understanding already of what the noun head is in all the above groups of words. It is ‘boy’ (or ‘boys’). It is the ‘noun head’ because the rest of the group is really all about this noun – ‘young’ (the boy is young), ‘who won the chess tournament’ (the boy won the chess tournament), and so o ...
... a good understanding already of what the noun head is in all the above groups of words. It is ‘boy’ (or ‘boys’). It is the ‘noun head’ because the rest of the group is really all about this noun – ‘young’ (the boy is young), ‘who won the chess tournament’ (the boy won the chess tournament), and so o ...
The Rise of Realism - Kentucky Department of Education
... therefore, requires a singular pronoun. Their is a plural pronoun and needs to change to the singular form its in order for the sentence to be correct. Another option would be to change the verb gathers to gather if remaining plural…A hostile crowd gather outside the courtroom to show their disappro ...
... therefore, requires a singular pronoun. Their is a plural pronoun and needs to change to the singular form its in order for the sentence to be correct. Another option would be to change the verb gathers to gather if remaining plural…A hostile crowd gather outside the courtroom to show their disappro ...
THE CHAMORRO LANGUAGE OF GUAM-II This method of
... Polynesian corresponding particles are suffixed to roots to form possessive pronouns, but they are not suffixed to nouns. In the Chamorro these suffixes must he used with nouns expressing relationand with the names of the parts of the body; they may however used with the names of inanimate objects, ...
... Polynesian corresponding particles are suffixed to roots to form possessive pronouns, but they are not suffixed to nouns. In the Chamorro these suffixes must he used with nouns expressing relationand with the names of the parts of the body; they may however used with the names of inanimate objects, ...
Classes of verbs
... Subject+Verb+[direct] Object+Object Complement Subject+Verb+[direct] Object+Adverbial ...
... Subject+Verb+[direct] Object+Object Complement Subject+Verb+[direct] Object+Adverbial ...