infinitives and -ing forms
... teacher (tell) her (take) it out. 7.- Did you remember (lock) the car? - No, I didn't. I'd better (go) back and (do) it now. 8.- No, I didn't move the bomb. I was afraid (touch) it; I was afraid of (be) blown to pieces! 9.- Next time we go (house-hunt), remember (ask) the agent for clear directions. ...
... teacher (tell) her (take) it out. 7.- Did you remember (lock) the car? - No, I didn't. I'd better (go) back and (do) it now. 8.- No, I didn't move the bomb. I was afraid (touch) it; I was afraid of (be) blown to pieces! 9.- Next time we go (house-hunt), remember (ask) the agent for clear directions. ...
Universidade de São Paulo - USP
... // (En) the house (that has been) painted”) and adjectives proper zero-derived from past participles (e.g. “(PBr) uma moça muito falada // (En) a young woman very much gossiped10 about”), whose annotation was intended by the Lacio-Web team at first, but had to be eventually abandoned due to low inte ...
... // (En) the house (that has been) painted”) and adjectives proper zero-derived from past participles (e.g. “(PBr) uma moça muito falada // (En) a young woman very much gossiped10 about”), whose annotation was intended by the Lacio-Web team at first, but had to be eventually abandoned due to low inte ...
chapter 1 nouns, pronouns and determiners
... not change. We would write “I am taking a course in Asian history”; if Mary is also taking that course, we would write “Mary and I are taking a course in Asian history.” (Notice that Mary gets listed before “I” does. This is one of the few ways in which English is a “polite” language.) The same is t ...
... not change. We would write “I am taking a course in Asian history”; if Mary is also taking that course, we would write “Mary and I are taking a course in Asian history.” (Notice that Mary gets listed before “I” does. This is one of the few ways in which English is a “polite” language.) The same is t ...
The Sentence - Olympic High School
... Keep your hand down. (you understood) Look at these new Web sites. Don't touch that delete button! (imperative and exclamatory) ...
... Keep your hand down. (you understood) Look at these new Web sites. Don't touch that delete button! (imperative and exclamatory) ...
DESCRIPTIVE GRAMMAR (SYNTAX)–Section 1 Parts of speech 1
... Functional classification of subordinate clauses 1. Comment clauses express the speaker’s attitude to the contents of the main clause or a way of expressing it. a/ At that time, I presume, people were better. b/ What’s more, he has lost his wallet. c/ To be honest, I’m not sure what I should do. d/ ...
... Functional classification of subordinate clauses 1. Comment clauses express the speaker’s attitude to the contents of the main clause or a way of expressing it. a/ At that time, I presume, people were better. b/ What’s more, he has lost his wallet. c/ To be honest, I’m not sure what I should do. d/ ...
Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses -- Debate
... • Direct Object: You must pack whatever you will need. • Indirect Object: You should give whoever waits at the camp a copy of your route. • Object of a Preposition: Robert Campbell settled trading camps in whatever regions the Hudson Bay Company ...
... • Direct Object: You must pack whatever you will need. • Indirect Object: You should give whoever waits at the camp a copy of your route. • Object of a Preposition: Robert Campbell settled trading camps in whatever regions the Hudson Bay Company ...
Old, Middle, and Early Modern Morphology and Syntax through
... order not to clutter the examples, I don’t give elaborate references or sources. A few of the example sentences and observations are taken from van Gelderen (2014). The chapters after the introductory two each deal with texts from a particular period: Old English in chapter 3, Early Middle Engl ...
... order not to clutter the examples, I don’t give elaborate references or sources. A few of the example sentences and observations are taken from van Gelderen (2014). The chapters after the introductory two each deal with texts from a particular period: Old English in chapter 3, Early Middle Engl ...
Introduction 142 FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR by Martin Kay The term
... properties. Rewriting (15) as (16) stresses the componential nature of descriptions. The possibility of viewing descriptions as unstructured sets of features makes them subject to the standard operations of set theory, thereby bestowing on them that most salient property of descriptions in general d ...
... properties. Rewriting (15) as (16) stresses the componential nature of descriptions. The possibility of viewing descriptions as unstructured sets of features makes them subject to the standard operations of set theory, thereby bestowing on them that most salient property of descriptions in general d ...
Grammaticalization in Germanic languages Martin Hilpert 1 Genetic
... The history of the Germanic languages is preserved rather well; at least for all national languages, substantial written materials from early stages onwards are available. The main research methodology is thus the philological study of texts from different historical periods. By comparing the usage ...
... The history of the Germanic languages is preserved rather well; at least for all national languages, substantial written materials from early stages onwards are available. The main research methodology is thus the philological study of texts from different historical periods. By comparing the usage ...
Roots and Lexicality In Distributed Morphology
... Outside Distributed Morphology, the direct encoding of diacritic features on roots is also argued for in analyses that share the assumption of lexical decomposition but not of distinct post-syntactic morphological operations: see Josefsson (2001) and Alexiadou and Müller (2005), who interpret in syn ...
... Outside Distributed Morphology, the direct encoding of diacritic features on roots is also argued for in analyses that share the assumption of lexical decomposition but not of distinct post-syntactic morphological operations: see Josefsson (2001) and Alexiadou and Müller (2005), who interpret in syn ...
Document
... In English Sentences have a subject and a verb. The subject is the person or thing doing something or being described. The verb is an action word like run or sing, or a word like am, is, or are that links the subject to a description. Mrs. Pérez is my Spanish teacher. She is from Florida. We like he ...
... In English Sentences have a subject and a verb. The subject is the person or thing doing something or being described. The verb is an action word like run or sing, or a word like am, is, or are that links the subject to a description. Mrs. Pérez is my Spanish teacher. She is from Florida. We like he ...
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... An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to persons, places, or things, in general. It may or may not be specifically named. Someone stole my wallet! The word "someone" is the indefinite pronoun. The indefinite pronoun that is a subject must agree with the verb in number. ...
... An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to persons, places, or things, in general. It may or may not be specifically named. Someone stole my wallet! The word "someone" is the indefinite pronoun. The indefinite pronoun that is a subject must agree with the verb in number. ...
How do I use this document?
... I recognize that effective writers have a purpose when writing, and can identify which applies within a given piece (PIE: to Persuade, Inform, or Entertain) I recognize that effective writers have an intended audience when they write and therefore, make specific decisions such as: what content t ...
... I recognize that effective writers have a purpose when writing, and can identify which applies within a given piece (PIE: to Persuade, Inform, or Entertain) I recognize that effective writers have an intended audience when they write and therefore, make specific decisions such as: what content t ...
Why Tlingit is not an Athabaskan language: An introduction to Tlingit
... of somewhat different but closely related languages (leer:), a claim which not only has profound diachonic implications but also suggests explanations for many peculiar synchronic phenomena. To date there is no published grammar of Tlingit, and this issue is a lacuna which I hope to fill in the no ...
... of somewhat different but closely related languages (leer:), a claim which not only has profound diachonic implications but also suggests explanations for many peculiar synchronic phenomena. To date there is no published grammar of Tlingit, and this issue is a lacuna which I hope to fill in the no ...
Difference between gerund and participle worksheet
... there are important differences between. A nonfinite gerund-participle. Grammar-Quizzes › Verb Phrases › Verb Complements › Gerunds › Gerund. What’s the difference between gerunds and infinitives ?. Knowing the difference between gerund and infinitive can save you from making costly grammar mistakes ...
... there are important differences between. A nonfinite gerund-participle. Grammar-Quizzes › Verb Phrases › Verb Complements › Gerunds › Gerund. What’s the difference between gerunds and infinitives ?. Knowing the difference between gerund and infinitive can save you from making costly grammar mistakes ...
Handout #2 - Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center
... Apostrophes are used to form plurals of letters that appear in lowercase; here the rule appears to be more typographical than grammatical, e.g. "three ps" versus "three p's." To form the plural of a lowercase letter, place 's after the letter. There is no need for apostrophes indicating a plural on ...
... Apostrophes are used to form plurals of letters that appear in lowercase; here the rule appears to be more typographical than grammatical, e.g. "three ps" versus "three p's." To form the plural of a lowercase letter, place 's after the letter. There is no need for apostrophes indicating a plural on ...
Word Classes.ppt
... Langacker (2013: 96) on parts of speech: “Traditional terms lack precise definition, are inconsistent in their applications, and are generally inadequate” Croft (2001: 63-107) Parts of speech are partly language-specific: the “same” categories might not coincide exactly across languages, though the ...
... Langacker (2013: 96) on parts of speech: “Traditional terms lack precise definition, are inconsistent in their applications, and are generally inadequate” Croft (2001: 63-107) Parts of speech are partly language-specific: the “same” categories might not coincide exactly across languages, though the ...
I like eating and I like to eat O
... ften confusing for a beginner and sometimes interesting for higher levels. Both structures can be used. The initial difficulty for a beginner is that he or she tends to concentrate on the French ...
... ften confusing for a beginner and sometimes interesting for higher levels. Both structures can be used. The initial difficulty for a beginner is that he or she tends to concentrate on the French ...
Name
... A complete subject includes the simple subject and any words that modify it. The driver of our bus waits patiently for the smallest children. A complete predicate includes the simple predicate and any words that modify it. The works of Monet are on display at the museum. Exercise 1: Draw a vertical ...
... A complete subject includes the simple subject and any words that modify it. The driver of our bus waits patiently for the smallest children. A complete predicate includes the simple predicate and any words that modify it. The works of Monet are on display at the museum. Exercise 1: Draw a vertical ...
Week 1
... What must I do to be saved? Acts 16:30 In an interrogative sentence, you must still have a subject and a verb. However, the subject and the verb are usually in a strange order. In Acts 16:30, the subject I is stuck between the helping verb must and the action verb do. Exercise A – Place a D in the b ...
... What must I do to be saved? Acts 16:30 In an interrogative sentence, you must still have a subject and a verb. However, the subject and the verb are usually in a strange order. In Acts 16:30, the subject I is stuck between the helping verb must and the action verb do. Exercise A – Place a D in the b ...
Purpose: Persuade - e
... degree of obligation or certainty involved in the argument. Verbs are commonly in the timeless present tense. This adds to the authority of the text as readers are given a version of the world as it is. Passive structures are also employed to make the text seem more objective and formal. Arguments o ...
... degree of obligation or certainty involved in the argument. Verbs are commonly in the timeless present tense. This adds to the authority of the text as readers are given a version of the world as it is. Passive structures are also employed to make the text seem more objective and formal. Arguments o ...
A group of subject-verb agreements: finding quantity in group and
... quantifier (Biber et al., 1999; Berry, 1997; Hunston et al., 1998). It does not agree with verbs under these circumstances, while the second noun does. It appears as an adverb in other circumstances (invented examples): 12. A lot of students are protesting the meal plan changes. 13. I like this movi ...
... quantifier (Biber et al., 1999; Berry, 1997; Hunston et al., 1998). It does not agree with verbs under these circumstances, while the second noun does. It appears as an adverb in other circumstances (invented examples): 12. A lot of students are protesting the meal plan changes. 13. I like this movi ...
The Welsh Vocabulary Builder 3
... The adject amlwg means “obvious”. Its comparative stem, like other adjectives ending in -G, hardens: amlwced, amlwcach, amlwcaf, though these forms are not often encountered. The verb bod has a subjunctive mood, like English does, and like English it is moribund. It is used as a parallel present for ...
... The adject amlwg means “obvious”. Its comparative stem, like other adjectives ending in -G, hardens: amlwced, amlwcach, amlwcaf, though these forms are not often encountered. The verb bod has a subjunctive mood, like English does, and like English it is moribund. It is used as a parallel present for ...
