Oxford Living Grammar Pre
... in some places. They can be seen in many zoos. Here, the topic is ‘lions’. ‘Lions’ is the subject of ‘live’ and ‘belong’, and so those verbs are active. ‘Lions’ is not the subject of ‘hunted’, ‘killed’ or ‘seen’ – other people hunt, kill and see lions – and so those verbs are passive. ...
... in some places. They can be seen in many zoos. Here, the topic is ‘lions’. ‘Lions’ is the subject of ‘live’ and ‘belong’, and so those verbs are active. ‘Lions’ is not the subject of ‘hunted’, ‘killed’ or ‘seen’ – other people hunt, kill and see lions – and so those verbs are passive. ...
Part I Getting Started with 500 French Verbs
... literature and theater. Dr. Erotopoulos’s area of expertise is 17thcentury French theater. Throughout her academic career, she has taught at a number of institutions, including Columbia University, Reid Hall in Paris, and Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. She is presently teaching in the Dep ...
... literature and theater. Dr. Erotopoulos’s area of expertise is 17thcentury French theater. Throughout her academic career, she has taught at a number of institutions, including Columbia University, Reid Hall in Paris, and Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. She is presently teaching in the Dep ...
Creating the contours of grammar
... group that could then be further extended. Not all Slavic languages realized this opportunity, but in Old Russian we see that by the 11th century the group of verbs referring to bodily acts has grown to 32 (with items such as maxnuti ‘wave once’), a total of fifteen auditory and optical verbs (such ...
... group that could then be further extended. Not all Slavic languages realized this opportunity, but in Old Russian we see that by the 11th century the group of verbs referring to bodily acts has grown to 32 (with items such as maxnuti ‘wave once’), a total of fifteen auditory and optical verbs (such ...
reason for using passives
... 1. We use passives when we are interested in what happens, not who it happens to. 2. Passives are common when we are thinking about what is done to the person or thing that we are interested in, not about what he/she/it does. 3. Passives can help us to go on talking about the same thing, in cases wh ...
... 1. We use passives when we are interested in what happens, not who it happens to. 2. Passives are common when we are thinking about what is done to the person or thing that we are interested in, not about what he/she/it does. 3. Passives can help us to go on talking about the same thing, in cases wh ...
WGNet++summary
... the theoretical claims being made about WG morphology; it gives maximally brief structures for the forms of the verbs WALK and RUN and their past tense inflections. The other, full.dat, is intended to illustrate the ability of WGNet to cope with large and comprehensive databases; it contains full st ...
... the theoretical claims being made about WG morphology; it gives maximally brief structures for the forms of the verbs WALK and RUN and their past tense inflections. The other, full.dat, is intended to illustrate the ability of WGNet to cope with large and comprehensive databases; it contains full st ...
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... A variety of subjects were used. A variety of verbs were used. There are at least 15 sentences. Additional Notes: _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________ ...
... A variety of subjects were used. A variety of verbs were used. There are at least 15 sentences. Additional Notes: _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________ ...
DEPENDENT USES OF THE SUBJUNCTIVE
... VERB OF ASKING +INTERROGATIVE+ SUBJUNCTIVE VIR ROGAT UBI AMBULARES THE MAN ASKS WHERE ARE YOU WALKING. THERE WILL NOT BE A QUESTION MARK! ...
... VERB OF ASKING +INTERROGATIVE+ SUBJUNCTIVE VIR ROGAT UBI AMBULARES THE MAN ASKS WHERE ARE YOU WALKING. THERE WILL NOT BE A QUESTION MARK! ...
LINGWA DE PLANETA GRAMMAR
... The combination ng at the end of a word is pronounced as one sound: [ŋ] (like in doing) is preferred, but [n] is also possible. In the middle of a word this combination is read exactly as combination of n plus g. The letter x denotes the combination of letters ks. Between vowels it is recommended to ...
... The combination ng at the end of a word is pronounced as one sound: [ŋ] (like in doing) is preferred, but [n] is also possible. In the middle of a word this combination is read exactly as combination of n plus g. The letter x denotes the combination of letters ks. Between vowels it is recommended to ...
AB358-1-text - Historical Papers
... In the f'irst c olumn I and III practically f'orm but one class. The plurals are f'ormed in the SDme way and they take the same concords. Foth h Ave a n ob jective prpf'ix but not the other Classes. VI cannot properl y be reckoned a s a separate Class be_ cause each Class ma~¢ be made diminutive by ...
... In the f'irst c olumn I and III practically f'orm but one class. The plurals are f'ormed in the SDme way and they take the same concords. Foth h Ave a n ob jective prpf'ix but not the other Classes. VI cannot properl y be reckoned a s a separate Class be_ cause each Class ma~¢ be made diminutive by ...
Chapter four - UNT Department of English
... At the beginning of the previous chapter, we noted that Steven Pinker and his colleagues have been conducting model-organism research, but not on phonology. The area of linguistics in which he has been doing this work is known as morphology, which deals with the smallest meaningful units and how the ...
... At the beginning of the previous chapter, we noted that Steven Pinker and his colleagues have been conducting model-organism research, but not on phonology. The area of linguistics in which he has been doing this work is known as morphology, which deals with the smallest meaningful units and how the ...
Using Pronouns as Predicate Nominatives
... That man looked a little like Harry, but it was not (he, him) after all. Believe it or not, (she, her) was on the radio this morning. Yes, the one in costume was really (she, her)! You and (we, us) were the first visitors. ...
... That man looked a little like Harry, but it was not (he, him) after all. Believe it or not, (she, her) was on the radio this morning. Yes, the one in costume was really (she, her)! You and (we, us) were the first visitors. ...
~ Linguistic Unit Analysis System for Verbal Instructions Systeme d
... had al~eady been processed and so the children could retarget ~he object or action more easily. However, we maintained the point awards for articles and descriptors of rep~ated nouns to allow some credit for the added lengthlof the directive. In ICondition One, many verbs used in the directions were ...
... had al~eady been processed and so the children could retarget ~he object or action more easily. However, we maintained the point awards for articles and descriptors of rep~ated nouns to allow some credit for the added lengthlof the directive. In ICondition One, many verbs used in the directions were ...
Academic Resource Center - Wheeling Jesuit University
... The “sentences” in italics aren’t really sentences at all. They depend upon what is around them for any meaning they have. Reading the paragraph as a whole, you may not see or “hear” the fragments, but try reading only one of the italicized clauses. Here is one way to repair the fragments: Last Frid ...
... The “sentences” in italics aren’t really sentences at all. They depend upon what is around them for any meaning they have. Reading the paragraph as a whole, you may not see or “hear” the fragments, but try reading only one of the italicized clauses. Here is one way to repair the fragments: Last Frid ...
ch06 - QP Central Library
... following the infinitive to be when the infinitive does have a subject. ◦ We thought Ann to be her. (The subject of to be is Ann. Ann and its pronoun both function as objects: We thought her to be Ann.You would not say, We thought she to be Ann.) ...
... following the infinitive to be when the infinitive does have a subject. ◦ We thought Ann to be her. (The subject of to be is Ann. Ann and its pronoun both function as objects: We thought her to be Ann.You would not say, We thought she to be Ann.) ...
19.8 Present Participle Language Lesson
... Bonjour ! Content de vous revoir. Last time we met, we were looking at « si » clauses, also known as 'if …then…' clauses. They may have seemed a little tricky, but they're super handy for forming phrases like "I would have gone to the movies, if I had time", or "If I won lotto, I would go to Disneyl ...
... Bonjour ! Content de vous revoir. Last time we met, we were looking at « si » clauses, also known as 'if …then…' clauses. They may have seemed a little tricky, but they're super handy for forming phrases like "I would have gone to the movies, if I had time", or "If I won lotto, I would go to Disneyl ...
W98-1014 - Association for Computational Linguistics
... main) are potential candidates. For the first potential candidate the lexeme stem part defined as that part of the surface word that incorporates the lexeme consonants is isolated. If any prefix or suffix stems result, these are examined using the morphological rules for verbs. This results in eithe ...
... main) are potential candidates. For the first potential candidate the lexeme stem part defined as that part of the surface word that incorporates the lexeme consonants is isolated. If any prefix or suffix stems result, these are examined using the morphological rules for verbs. This results in eithe ...
Domain 4: Greek Myths Study Guide
... Part III Written Response Questions Students will also have to write answers to these short answer questions. Students should practice answering these questions orally in complete sentences so they are prepared to write their answers on the day of the test. 1. Who was the most outrageous character y ...
... Part III Written Response Questions Students will also have to write answers to these short answer questions. Students should practice answering these questions orally in complete sentences so they are prepared to write their answers on the day of the test. 1. Who was the most outrageous character y ...
Magic Writing Page
... 1. Interrogate every word in a sentence: Check every word to make sure that it is providing something important and unique to a sentence. If words are dead weight, they can be deleted or replaced. Wordy: The teacher demonstrated some of the various ways and methods for cutting words from my essay th ...
... 1. Interrogate every word in a sentence: Check every word to make sure that it is providing something important and unique to a sentence. If words are dead weight, they can be deleted or replaced. Wordy: The teacher demonstrated some of the various ways and methods for cutting words from my essay th ...
Course Outline
... Review of Prepositions. With stative passive verbs, p. 228, and with adjectives and verbs, Unit E, page A 21. Test #415 in the Testing Center Test return with review Exam week. The final exam will be given in the usual classroom at the time listed in the course schedule for this semester. The Final ...
... Review of Prepositions. With stative passive verbs, p. 228, and with adjectives and verbs, Unit E, page A 21. Test #415 in the Testing Center Test return with review Exam week. The final exam will be given in the usual classroom at the time listed in the course schedule for this semester. The Final ...
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... 1. A member of a police force shall at all times abstain from any activity which is likely to interfere with the impartial discharge of his duties or which is likely to give rise to the impression amongst members of the public that it may so interfere; and in particular a member of a police force sh ...
... 1. A member of a police force shall at all times abstain from any activity which is likely to interfere with the impartial discharge of his duties or which is likely to give rise to the impression amongst members of the public that it may so interfere; and in particular a member of a police force sh ...
Reflexive Verbs: Part I
... Whenever a verb directly follows a preposition, it remains in the infinitive form. For reflexive verbs, the ending -se changes to agree with the subject. Observe the differences in the following sentences, all of which are about counting burros before falling asleep. ...
... Whenever a verb directly follows a preposition, it remains in the infinitive form. For reflexive verbs, the ending -se changes to agree with the subject. Observe the differences in the following sentences, all of which are about counting burros before falling asleep. ...
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 ...