ELP Glossary
... Count Noun: A noun that forms plurals. (e.g., books/books) Gerunds: The –ing form of a verb (present participle) used as a noun in a subject, object, or subject complement. Irregular Nouns: Referring to words changing from their singular form to become plural that require a spelling change, differe ...
... Count Noun: A noun that forms plurals. (e.g., books/books) Gerunds: The –ing form of a verb (present participle) used as a noun in a subject, object, or subject complement. Irregular Nouns: Referring to words changing from their singular form to become plural that require a spelling change, differe ...
Pronouns 1 Pronoun Usage A noun is a word used to name a(n
... John and Jeff are teammates. They have been friends since childhood. John / Jeff are the antecedents for They. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number, as shown above. Problems in agreement may occur if the pronoun is indefinite. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS Singular ...
... John and Jeff are teammates. They have been friends since childhood. John / Jeff are the antecedents for They. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number, as shown above. Problems in agreement may occur if the pronoun is indefinite. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS Singular ...
from latin to english: functional shift and malpropism
... when corrected for reading quod in ore mumpsimus (instead of the proper quod ore sumpsimus 'what we have taken with our mouths') in the postcommunion of the mass, replied 'I will not change my old mumpsimus for your new sumpsimus' (The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1966:596). These examples ...
... when corrected for reading quod in ore mumpsimus (instead of the proper quod ore sumpsimus 'what we have taken with our mouths') in the postcommunion of the mass, replied 'I will not change my old mumpsimus for your new sumpsimus' (The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1966:596). These examples ...
통사론 발표 verb
... Auxiliaries to combine (66) The company is being taxed three times this year. (67) The company has been taxed three times this year. (68) The company has been being taxed three times this year. (69) The company will have been being taxed three times this year. -------------------------------------- ...
... Auxiliaries to combine (66) The company is being taxed three times this year. (67) The company has been taxed three times this year. (68) The company has been being taxed three times this year. (69) The company will have been being taxed three times this year. -------------------------------------- ...
Chapter 3 Introduction to phrases & clauses
... linking verb. These uses are When we look at adjectives in more detail, called You’ll “predicative adjectives.” see that some adjectives can be ...
... linking verb. These uses are When we look at adjectives in more detail, called You’ll “predicative adjectives.” see that some adjectives can be ...
Syntax – Using a Syntactic Tree Diagram in English and Korean
... Syntactic trees give a clear representation of the syntactic makeup of a sentence. By observing a sentence which has been “broken down” into its constituents by means of a syntactic tree, we can see how each part acts on the others to fit together as a meaningful sentence. This is particularly usefu ...
... Syntactic trees give a clear representation of the syntactic makeup of a sentence. By observing a sentence which has been “broken down” into its constituents by means of a syntactic tree, we can see how each part acts on the others to fit together as a meaningful sentence. This is particularly usefu ...
Appendix: SUPPLEMENTARY GRAMMAR UNITS
... • It is also sometimes confusing for students that the term “verb” is used to refer to the part of speech a word is (noun, verb, adjective, adverb) and, as well, to refer to the function of a word in a sentence (subject, verb, object). Look at the first item in Exercise 1 as an example. To elicit wh ...
... • It is also sometimes confusing for students that the term “verb” is used to refer to the part of speech a word is (noun, verb, adjective, adverb) and, as well, to refer to the function of a word in a sentence (subject, verb, object). Look at the first item in Exercise 1 as an example. To elicit wh ...
The instrumental: dative and its double 1. Introduction. We take our
... 3. With obliques: genitive/datives reversed. An analysis. Beginning with Kayne (1984), ditransitive verbs of the type illustrated in (3) are assumed to take a predication as their complement; the content of this predication is a possession relation between the direct object (the possessum) and the o ...
... 3. With obliques: genitive/datives reversed. An analysis. Beginning with Kayne (1984), ditransitive verbs of the type illustrated in (3) are assumed to take a predication as their complement; the content of this predication is a possession relation between the direct object (the possessum) and the o ...
Ancient Greek Architecture Handout
... Although the ancient Greeks erected buildings of many types, the Greek temple best exemplifies the aims and methods of Greek architecture. Although the ancient Greeks erected buildings of many types, the Greek temple best exemplifies the aims and methods of Greek architecture. The temple typically i ...
... Although the ancient Greeks erected buildings of many types, the Greek temple best exemplifies the aims and methods of Greek architecture. Although the ancient Greeks erected buildings of many types, the Greek temple best exemplifies the aims and methods of Greek architecture. The temple typically i ...
Greece Webquest Reading Material
... Most of ancient Greece worshiped the same pantheon of gods, but particular city-states selected their favorite god or goddess to honor above all others. In Athens the Goddess of Wisdom, Athena, was the goddess most honored. The Parthenon "The Temple of the Virgin" was built for her. Greek religion w ...
... Most of ancient Greece worshiped the same pantheon of gods, but particular city-states selected their favorite god or goddess to honor above all others. In Athens the Goddess of Wisdom, Athena, was the goddess most honored. The Parthenon "The Temple of the Virgin" was built for her. Greek religion w ...
Direct objects Vs Indirect objects
... In sentences with two verbs, there are two options regarding the placement of the pronouns. Place them immediately before the conjugated verb or attach them directly to the infinitive. She should explain it to me. Ella me lo debe explicar. Ella debe explicármelo. I want to tell it to you. Te lo qui ...
... In sentences with two verbs, there are two options regarding the placement of the pronouns. Place them immediately before the conjugated verb or attach them directly to the infinitive. She should explain it to me. Ella me lo debe explicar. Ella debe explicármelo. I want to tell it to you. Te lo qui ...
present
... • The same can be said of have. • In general have is a “helping verb”; when it is an auxiliary is not the only verb in the sentence. The other verb is in its own VP, in the complement of have’s VP. – John might (not) have written. • For the moment, we’ll treat the participle written as if it were a ...
... • The same can be said of have. • In general have is a “helping verb”; when it is an auxiliary is not the only verb in the sentence. The other verb is in its own VP, in the complement of have’s VP. – John might (not) have written. • For the moment, we’ll treat the participle written as if it were a ...
4 basic sentence structures
... S V IO DO sentence structure These verbs have 2 objects, an Indirect object and a Direct object. What’s the difference? Most ditransitive verbs involve transferring something TO a person, or doing it FOR a person. The Direct object is the thing that gets transferred or done or made. The Indirect ob ...
... S V IO DO sentence structure These verbs have 2 objects, an Indirect object and a Direct object. What’s the difference? Most ditransitive verbs involve transferring something TO a person, or doing it FOR a person. The Direct object is the thing that gets transferred or done or made. The Indirect ob ...
Chapter One: Sentence Fundamentals for Expressing
... what they eat. One or more subordinate clauses may be connected to a main clause using subordinating words: Although schools should stop selling sodas, parents have the primary responsibility for making sure their children eat healthy food. The ways in which writers combine clauses to form sentences ...
... what they eat. One or more subordinate clauses may be connected to a main clause using subordinating words: Although schools should stop selling sodas, parents have the primary responsibility for making sure their children eat healthy food. The ways in which writers combine clauses to form sentences ...
Video Transcript 3
... noun inside the participle phrase itself. In the first sentence, the tutor is the noun being referred to; in the second, the students are being referred to. How do we know whether to use a past or present participle phrase? You should get a sense of the active or passive nature of each participle ph ...
... noun inside the participle phrase itself. In the first sentence, the tutor is the noun being referred to; in the second, the students are being referred to. How do we know whether to use a past or present participle phrase? You should get a sense of the active or passive nature of each participle ph ...
49 - MD-SOAR
... A Clause is a group of words that go together to form a unit. It has one essential characteristic; a Clause must have a Subject-Verb Combination. A Phrase is a group of words that go together, but which does not have a Subject-Verb Combination. Sentences are composed of at least one clause which giv ...
... A Clause is a group of words that go together to form a unit. It has one essential characteristic; a Clause must have a Subject-Verb Combination. A Phrase is a group of words that go together, but which does not have a Subject-Verb Combination. Sentences are composed of at least one clause which giv ...
Collective nouns
... Our aim with this paper was to aquire more knowledge collective nouns, in particular if there is a difference between American and British English and whether there has been a change over time. We found that singular concord is used more often in American English than in British but that singular co ...
... Our aim with this paper was to aquire more knowledge collective nouns, in particular if there is a difference between American and British English and whether there has been a change over time. We found that singular concord is used more often in American English than in British but that singular co ...
The Dative Case and the Future Tense
... The annotation for the DATIVE case is a plus sign over the dative noun INDIRECT OBJECTS The most common function of the DATIVE case is an INDIRECT OBJECT. An INDIRECT OBJECT is a noun that receives the direct object OR the noun TO or FOR WHOM the action of the verb is done. Therefore it is indirectl ...
... The annotation for the DATIVE case is a plus sign over the dative noun INDIRECT OBJECTS The most common function of the DATIVE case is an INDIRECT OBJECT. An INDIRECT OBJECT is a noun that receives the direct object OR the noun TO or FOR WHOM the action of the verb is done. Therefore it is indirectl ...
ppt - UiT
... – Russian aspect is considered the most difficult grammatical feature for L1 English speakers (Offord 1996, Andrews et al. 1997, Cubberly 2002); it is not clear how L2 acquisition takes place (Martelle 2011) – “Rules” offered in textbooks for when to use perfective vs. imperfective are relevant for ...
... – Russian aspect is considered the most difficult grammatical feature for L1 English speakers (Offord 1996, Andrews et al. 1997, Cubberly 2002); it is not clear how L2 acquisition takes place (Martelle 2011) – “Rules” offered in textbooks for when to use perfective vs. imperfective are relevant for ...
Grammar Passport - Haydonleigh Primary School
... eg. Raising the trombone to her lips, Miss Smith played a rather jazzy tune. Connectives that may begin a subordinate clause include: although, because, while, since, unless. ...
... eg. Raising the trombone to her lips, Miss Smith played a rather jazzy tune. Connectives that may begin a subordinate clause include: although, because, while, since, unless. ...
Verbals- Rules and Exercises
... Their functions, however, overlap. Gerunds always function as nouns, but infinitives often also serve as nouns. Deciding which to use can be confusing in many situations, especially for people whose first language is not English. Confusion between gerunds and infinitives occurs primarily in cases in ...
... Their functions, however, overlap. Gerunds always function as nouns, but infinitives often also serve as nouns. Deciding which to use can be confusing in many situations, especially for people whose first language is not English. Confusion between gerunds and infinitives occurs primarily in cases in ...
Grammar Glossary, Autumn 2016
... In this example Sue is the subject of the sentence because the verb (read) explains what she was doing. The book is the object or the lesser noun of the sentence. past tense ...
... In this example Sue is the subject of the sentence because the verb (read) explains what she was doing. The book is the object or the lesser noun of the sentence. past tense ...
TCM 3927 Book - Teacher Created Materials
... Aristocracy, geography, and anthropology are examples of English words that have come from the ancient Greek. By studying the roots, or parts, of a word you can often figure out its meaning. For example, demos means people and cracy means rule. Thus, demoscracy, or democracy, is rule by the people. ...
... Aristocracy, geography, and anthropology are examples of English words that have come from the ancient Greek. By studying the roots, or parts, of a word you can often figure out its meaning. For example, demos means people and cracy means rule. Thus, demoscracy, or democracy, is rule by the people. ...
Correct Agreement
... 20. Neither the proposals of the mayor's special task force nor the recommendation of the Planning Council have been put ...
... 20. Neither the proposals of the mayor's special task force nor the recommendation of the Planning Council have been put ...