Syntactic categories
... 1. Transitive verbs (Vt) - express actions which an active subject NP (= agent) does to a passive object NP (= patient): Jack read the book. Jack killed the fly with a rolled up newspaper. 2. Intransitive verbs (Vi) - express actions which a passive subject NP (= patient) experiences itself. Their l ...
... 1. Transitive verbs (Vt) - express actions which an active subject NP (= agent) does to a passive object NP (= patient): Jack read the book. Jack killed the fly with a rolled up newspaper. 2. Intransitive verbs (Vi) - express actions which a passive subject NP (= patient) experiences itself. Their l ...
Exceptions in Direct and Indirect Speech for SSC
... He said, “Sun rises in the East.” He said that Sun rises in the East. In case 1 and 2, the Reporting Verb is in the past tense (said) but still the tense of only Case 1 is changed. There are certain exceptions that follow the change of tense. Exception #1: The tense of the verb doesn’t change even i ...
... He said, “Sun rises in the East.” He said that Sun rises in the East. In case 1 and 2, the Reporting Verb is in the past tense (said) but still the tense of only Case 1 is changed. There are certain exceptions that follow the change of tense. Exception #1: The tense of the verb doesn’t change even i ...
Bits & Pieces of Grammar - UNAM-AW
... Where to place adverbs wrt verbs? Adverbs of frequency (e.g. always, never, ever, rarely, seldom, usually, normally, often, frequently, sometimes, occasionally, etc.) (1) Put directly before the main verb (2) Behind the verb ‘to be’ (3) Behind an auxiliary verb E.g. (1) This approach often uses s ...
... Where to place adverbs wrt verbs? Adverbs of frequency (e.g. always, never, ever, rarely, seldom, usually, normally, often, frequently, sometimes, occasionally, etc.) (1) Put directly before the main verb (2) Behind the verb ‘to be’ (3) Behind an auxiliary verb E.g. (1) This approach often uses s ...
linking verbs
... • These types of verbs do not show action but connects a subject with a word that describes or identifies it. • They connect nouns or pronouns to words that describe, label, or identify them. ...
... • These types of verbs do not show action but connects a subject with a word that describes or identifies it. • They connect nouns or pronouns to words that describe, label, or identify them. ...
The Top 24 Grammatical Terms
... “Any attempt by you to create a climate of fear and panic among the populace must be deemed by us an act of insurrection.” (First Elder to Jor-El in Superman, 1978) 18. Predicate One of the two main parts of a sentence or clause, modifying the subject and including the verb, objects, or phrases gove ...
... “Any attempt by you to create a climate of fear and panic among the populace must be deemed by us an act of insurrection.” (First Elder to Jor-El in Superman, 1978) 18. Predicate One of the two main parts of a sentence or clause, modifying the subject and including the verb, objects, or phrases gove ...
Exercise answers 3
... eyes and ears are both plural count nouns : they can combine with the and they do have a singular form – the eyes, the ears, an eye and an ear. You can also use these words with the possessive ’s, but it sounds a little unusual, since ’s would tend to be used mainly with animate nouns. critics is a ...
... eyes and ears are both plural count nouns : they can combine with the and they do have a singular form – the eyes, the ears, an eye and an ear. You can also use these words with the possessive ’s, but it sounds a little unusual, since ’s would tend to be used mainly with animate nouns. critics is a ...
Kinds of Sentences Study Guide
... The actors are here. There is some soup in the pot. Some soup is in the pot. [Sometimes there must be dropped for the sentence to make sense.] Understood Subjects o The subject you is not stated in a command or request. You is called an understood subject. Ex: (you) Wait for me in the library. Compo ...
... The actors are here. There is some soup in the pot. Some soup is in the pot. [Sometimes there must be dropped for the sentence to make sense.] Understood Subjects o The subject you is not stated in a command or request. You is called an understood subject. Ex: (you) Wait for me in the library. Compo ...
8th Grade English - MrsHenrikssoniClassroom
... Personal and Possessive Pronouns – Lesson 1 i. You can replace nouns with pronouns to make your speaking and writing flow more smoothly. (Know the pronoun charts on page 299-300.) ii. Personal pronouns have different forms to show person, number, and gender. 1. Personal pronouns show person. A prono ...
... Personal and Possessive Pronouns – Lesson 1 i. You can replace nouns with pronouns to make your speaking and writing flow more smoothly. (Know the pronoun charts on page 299-300.) ii. Personal pronouns have different forms to show person, number, and gender. 1. Personal pronouns show person. A prono ...
Verbals - Archmere Academy
... Gerunds, since they are nouns, can be in any part of sentence that a noun would normally be found. ...
... Gerunds, since they are nouns, can be in any part of sentence that a noun would normally be found. ...
Adjective Clauses
... (dependent word + subject and verb) that describes a noun. • You can imagine that an adjective clause is taking two sentences about the same noun and making them into one sentence. Examples: Examples: TheRoute postcard 66 isshows a longaroad. beautiful vista of the Grecian coastline coastline. This ...
... (dependent word + subject and verb) that describes a noun. • You can imagine that an adjective clause is taking two sentences about the same noun and making them into one sentence. Examples: Examples: TheRoute postcard 66 isshows a longaroad. beautiful vista of the Grecian coastline coastline. This ...
The Structure of a Sentence
... party" and "I do not want to go." The second example joins them together into a single sentence with the co-ordinating conjunction "but," but both parts could still stand as independent sentences -- they are entirely equal, and the reader cannot tell which is most important. In the third example, ho ...
... party" and "I do not want to go." The second example joins them together into a single sentence with the co-ordinating conjunction "but," but both parts could still stand as independent sentences -- they are entirely equal, and the reader cannot tell which is most important. In the third example, ho ...
Language
... – Languages: not mutually intelligible – Dialects: are mutually intelligible, differ in grammar & vocabulary (usually associated with race, region, or social class) – Accents: differences in pronunciation ...
... – Languages: not mutually intelligible – Dialects: are mutually intelligible, differ in grammar & vocabulary (usually associated with race, region, or social class) – Accents: differences in pronunciation ...
In Spanish, the future can be expressed (like in English) in 2
... In Spanish, the future can be expressed (like in English) in 2 different ways: 1. With the verbal structure IR A + INFINITIVE, with IR conjugated in the present tense. Ex.: Yo voy a comer = I am going to eat. We call this the “immediate future”. 2. With the simple future conjugation. It is the easie ...
... In Spanish, the future can be expressed (like in English) in 2 different ways: 1. With the verbal structure IR A + INFINITIVE, with IR conjugated in the present tense. Ex.: Yo voy a comer = I am going to eat. We call this the “immediate future”. 2. With the simple future conjugation. It is the easie ...
Parts of Speech - Northern Highlands
... These are the pronouns that cause students the most trouble!! “Everybody" feels as though it refers to more than one person. If you think of this word as meaning "every single body," the confusion ...
... These are the pronouns that cause students the most trouble!! “Everybody" feels as though it refers to more than one person. If you think of this word as meaning "every single body," the confusion ...
The Sentence
... 1) A speech community is a group of people who speak the same language. 2) There are speech communities that consist of millions of people and some that contain only a few hundred. 3) The language that we use during our childhood is called our native language. 4) A person who has mastered a ...
... 1) A speech community is a group of people who speak the same language. 2) There are speech communities that consist of millions of people and some that contain only a few hundred. 3) The language that we use during our childhood is called our native language. 4) A person who has mastered a ...
English Grammar II Essentials Glossary
... Run-on sentence: Two or more sentences joined together. Avoid run-on sentences. Example: Jeremy was waiting at the bus stop he is waiting for his friend, Max. Sentence: A group of words that tells or asks a complete thought or idea and makes sense. It has two parts: the noun phrase part called the s ...
... Run-on sentence: Two or more sentences joined together. Avoid run-on sentences. Example: Jeremy was waiting at the bus stop he is waiting for his friend, Max. Sentence: A group of words that tells or asks a complete thought or idea and makes sense. It has two parts: the noun phrase part called the s ...
What are Infinitives?
... • The infinitive is a type of verbal noun, similar to a gerund. • It is usually preceded by the particle “to” in English, such as: “to be”, “to have”, “to go”, “to see”, etc. • “Infinitive” comes from the Latin word infinitīvus (“unlimited”) since it is often used to express the basic meaning of a v ...
... • The infinitive is a type of verbal noun, similar to a gerund. • It is usually preceded by the particle “to” in English, such as: “to be”, “to have”, “to go”, “to see”, etc. • “Infinitive” comes from the Latin word infinitīvus (“unlimited”) since it is often used to express the basic meaning of a v ...
Lesson Skills Mentor Sentences Points to make
... of s to change a noun into a plural?] When a word ends with y, look at the letter before y. If it is a vowel, add s; if it is a consonant, change the y to i before adding es. Some nouns have irregular plural form. Examples: knife-knives; goose-geese; mouse-mice; child-children; person-people ...
... of s to change a noun into a plural?] When a word ends with y, look at the letter before y. If it is a vowel, add s; if it is a consonant, change the y to i before adding es. Some nouns have irregular plural form. Examples: knife-knives; goose-geese; mouse-mice; child-children; person-people ...
Parts of Speech
... Positive degree always shows quality of a noun without any exaggeration. It denotes the mere existence of some quality of a noun without any comparison like: A good pen, an old house Comparative degree always compares two nouns like: This girl is wiser than her, Mangoes are sweeter than Apples. Supe ...
... Positive degree always shows quality of a noun without any exaggeration. It denotes the mere existence of some quality of a noun without any comparison like: A good pen, an old house Comparative degree always compares two nouns like: This girl is wiser than her, Mangoes are sweeter than Apples. Supe ...
Basic Academic Writing Notes
... of these, from movies and TV to Congress, are all phrased in 2nd person because the instructor addresses the assignment to the class. And what’s the normal way to respond to something addressed to you in second person? With a first person response: ‘I liked the movie,’ ‘I don’t think American Idol e ...
... of these, from movies and TV to Congress, are all phrased in 2nd person because the instructor addresses the assignment to the class. And what’s the normal way to respond to something addressed to you in second person? With a first person response: ‘I liked the movie,’ ‘I don’t think American Idol e ...
THE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
... Prepositional phrases are used as adjectives or adverbs. A.. When prepositional phrases are used as adjectives, the phrase comes immediately after the noun or pronoun it modifies. The phrase answers one of the following questions about the word it modifies: Which one? What kind of? How many? Whose? ...
... Prepositional phrases are used as adjectives or adverbs. A.. When prepositional phrases are used as adjectives, the phrase comes immediately after the noun or pronoun it modifies. The phrase answers one of the following questions about the word it modifies: Which one? What kind of? How many? Whose? ...
Academic writing: sentence level
... If the result of the study confirmed the writer’s hypothesis, it would be a major breakthrough in the world of biochemistry. ...
... If the result of the study confirmed the writer’s hypothesis, it would be a major breakthrough in the world of biochemistry. ...
Comma
... An adjective clause is another type of dependent clause. It cannot stand alone. Unlike an adverb clause, however, that begins with a subordinate conjunction and describes how, why, or under what conditions, an adjective clause begins with a relative pronoun, follows a noun, and acts as an adjective ...
... An adjective clause is another type of dependent clause. It cannot stand alone. Unlike an adverb clause, however, that begins with a subordinate conjunction and describes how, why, or under what conditions, an adjective clause begins with a relative pronoun, follows a noun, and acts as an adjective ...
Grammar Rules: Parts of Speech
... Personal: I, me, mine, my / you, your / he, him, his / she, her / we, our, us / they, them, their / it... Indefinite (not specific): all, any, anyone, both, each, either, everyone, few, many... Interrogative (ask questions): what?, which?, who?, whom?, whose?... Demonstrative (point out): this, that ...
... Personal: I, me, mine, my / you, your / he, him, his / she, her / we, our, us / they, them, their / it... Indefinite (not specific): all, any, anyone, both, each, either, everyone, few, many... Interrogative (ask questions): what?, which?, who?, whom?, whose?... Demonstrative (point out): this, that ...
Chinese grammar
This article concerns Standard Chinese. For the grammars of other forms of Chinese, see their respective articles via links on Chinese language and varieties of Chinese.The grammar of Standard Chinese shares many features with other varieties of Chinese. The language almost entirely lacks inflection, so that words typically have only one grammatical form. Categories such as number (singular or plural) and verb tense are frequently not expressed by any grammatical means, although there are several particles that serve to express verbal aspect, and to some extent mood.The basic word order is subject–verb–object (SVO). Otherwise, Chinese is chiefly a head-last language, meaning that modifiers precede the words they modify – in a noun phrase, for example, the head noun comes last, and all modifiers, including relative clauses, come in front of it. (This phenomenon is more typically found in SOV languages like Turkish and Japanese.)Chinese frequently uses serial verb constructions, which involve two or more verbs or verb phrases in sequence. Chinese prepositions behave similarly to serialized verbs in some respects (several of the common prepositions can also be used as full verbs), and they are often referred to as coverbs. There are also location markers, placed after a noun, and hence often called postpositions; these are often used in combination with a coverb. Predicate adjectives are normally used without a copular verb (""to be""), and can thus be regarded as a type of verb.As in many east Asian languages, classifiers or measure words are required when using numerals (and sometimes other words such as demonstratives) with nouns. There are many different classifiers in the language, and each countable noun generally has a particular classifier associated with it. Informally, however, it is often acceptable to use the general classifier 个 [個] ge in place of other specific classifiers.Examples given in this article use simplified Chinese characters (with the traditional characters following in brackets if they differ) and standard pinyin Romanization.