1 Word Choice
... In early studies of longitudinal sections of cardiac muscle by light microscopy, a pattern of cross striations was observed (1-5). The striations were noted to be similar to those seen in skeletal muscle, except that at irregular intervals along the length of the fibers the thin 2-lines were replace ...
... In early studies of longitudinal sections of cardiac muscle by light microscopy, a pattern of cross striations was observed (1-5). The striations were noted to be similar to those seen in skeletal muscle, except that at irregular intervals along the length of the fibers the thin 2-lines were replace ...
Gerund and Infinitive Exercises - Qingdao Amerasia International
... Shaken, he walked away from the wrecked car. The burning log fell off the fire. Smiling, she hugged the panting dog. ...
... Shaken, he walked away from the wrecked car. The burning log fell off the fire. Smiling, she hugged the panting dog. ...
Rules for subject verb agreement
... The word in front of who is men, which is plural. Therefore, use the plural verb do. 9. If the subjects are both singular and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also the verb is singular. Jessica or Christian is to blame for the accident. My sister or my bro ...
... The word in front of who is men, which is plural. Therefore, use the plural verb do. 9. If the subjects are both singular and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also the verb is singular. Jessica or Christian is to blame for the accident. My sister or my bro ...
The complex linguistic sign I
... In languages other than English, we can establish a number of additional classes that are based on the position of the affix, for example infixes (which are inserted into a base) or circumfixes (which span a base); seeing that these have no systematic status in English, we will not discuss them here ...
... In languages other than English, we can establish a number of additional classes that are based on the position of the affix, for example infixes (which are inserted into a base) or circumfixes (which span a base); seeing that these have no systematic status in English, we will not discuss them here ...
Theoretical grammar of the English language
... Verbids are the forms of the verb intermediary in many of their lexicogrammatical features between the verb and non-processual parts of speech. They are formed by special morphemic elements which do not express either grammatical time (tense) or modality. The difference between verbids and finite ve ...
... Verbids are the forms of the verb intermediary in many of their lexicogrammatical features between the verb and non-processual parts of speech. They are formed by special morphemic elements which do not express either grammatical time (tense) or modality. The difference between verbids and finite ve ...
Grammar Policy - Narrogin Primary School
... N.B. An adjective tells you more about a noun or a pronoun. Adjectives are frequently referred to as “describing words”. Identify and use adjectival phrases, e.g. “The child with the strong muscles hit the ball.” N.B. A phrase is a group of words which is unable to make sense on its own because it d ...
... N.B. An adjective tells you more about a noun or a pronoun. Adjectives are frequently referred to as “describing words”. Identify and use adjectival phrases, e.g. “The child with the strong muscles hit the ball.” N.B. A phrase is a group of words which is unable to make sense on its own because it d ...
Theoretical grammar of the English language A course of lectures
... Verbids are the forms of the verb intermediary in many of their lexicogrammatical features between the verb and non-processual parts of speech. They are formed by special morphemic elements which do not express either grammatical time (tense) or modality. The difference between verbids and finite ve ...
... Verbids are the forms of the verb intermediary in many of their lexicogrammatical features between the verb and non-processual parts of speech. They are formed by special morphemic elements which do not express either grammatical time (tense) or modality. The difference between verbids and finite ve ...
Chapter 1
... they (all female) The subject pronouns tú and usted both mean you when you’re talking to one person. However, they are used in different situations. Familiar Formal tú usted (friend, relative, someone your age) ...
... they (all female) The subject pronouns tú and usted both mean you when you’re talking to one person. However, they are used in different situations. Familiar Formal tú usted (friend, relative, someone your age) ...
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. ...
Dating archaicness in Indo- European languages: various issues
... valence augmented by a second or indirect object, or an opposition of speech-act participant vs. non-participant in indirect-object marking on the verb). 27. Active verbs have more morphological variation or make more morphological distinctions than inactive verbs. 28. The morphological category of ...
... valence augmented by a second or indirect object, or an opposition of speech-act participant vs. non-participant in indirect-object marking on the verb). 27. Active verbs have more morphological variation or make more morphological distinctions than inactive verbs. 28. The morphological category of ...
Grammar Point: Definite and indefinite articles
... To ask how long something has been going on: ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que….. How long… To tell how long something has been going on: Hace + (length of time)…. It’s been…. …hace + (length of time) …for (amount of time) ...
... To ask how long something has been going on: ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que….. How long… To tell how long something has been going on: Hace + (length of time)…. It’s been…. …hace + (length of time) …for (amount of time) ...
Active and Passive Voice
... Chloe will give a book report to the class. Chloe (subject) is doing the giving (verb). The computer ate my paper. The computer (subject) is doing the eating (verb). ...
... Chloe will give a book report to the class. Chloe (subject) is doing the giving (verb). The computer ate my paper. The computer (subject) is doing the eating (verb). ...
Ojibwemowin Parts of Speech Defined in English
... process that adds the idea of repetition, distribution I space or time, or plurality to the original verb stem. Formed by adding a prefix to the stem, can have more than one pattern of reduplication, with different meanings. Translation varies depending on how a reduplicated verb is used in a senten ...
... process that adds the idea of repetition, distribution I space or time, or plurality to the original verb stem. Formed by adding a prefix to the stem, can have more than one pattern of reduplication, with different meanings. Translation varies depending on how a reduplicated verb is used in a senten ...
JAPANESE SENTENCE ANALYSIS FOR AUTOMATIC INDEXING
... Therefore, the Japanese sentence structure becomes independent of noun-word order, and a word omission is expressed in terms of the presence of a dependency relationship in the sentence. Since "role" is semantic identification of a word, by applying C.J.Fillmore's case grammar 2, it can be assigned ...
... Therefore, the Japanese sentence structure becomes independent of noun-word order, and a word omission is expressed in terms of the presence of a dependency relationship in the sentence. Since "role" is semantic identification of a word, by applying C.J.Fillmore's case grammar 2, it can be assigned ...
The Parts of a Sentence
... There is the famous Mono Lisa. [Verb: is; subject: Mona Lisa. In this sentence the word there is an adverb indicating location.] There is a famous writer in this little town. [Verb: is; subject: writer. There in this sentence is called an expletive. It indicates that a subject will follow the verb. ...
... There is the famous Mono Lisa. [Verb: is; subject: Mona Lisa. In this sentence the word there is an adverb indicating location.] There is a famous writer in this little town. [Verb: is; subject: writer. There in this sentence is called an expletive. It indicates that a subject will follow the verb. ...
The Gerund Phrase
... Buttering toast with a fork , Bernard vowed that he would finally wash the week's worth of dirty dishes piled in the sink. Buttering toast with a fork = present participle phrase describing Bernard. My dog' s most annoying habit is hogging the middle of the bed . Hogging the middle of the bed = ger ...
... Buttering toast with a fork , Bernard vowed that he would finally wash the week's worth of dirty dishes piled in the sink. Buttering toast with a fork = present participle phrase describing Bernard. My dog' s most annoying habit is hogging the middle of the bed . Hogging the middle of the bed = ger ...
The Sentence
... Kinds of Sentences Sentences can be classified by structure. When classified according to structures, there are four kinds of sentences: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. ...
... Kinds of Sentences Sentences can be classified by structure. When classified according to structures, there are four kinds of sentences: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. ...
Mt. SAC
... Subordinating words attached to a clause always make that clause dependent; therefore, you must attach the dependent clause to an independent clause. If you treat a dependent clause by itself as a complete sentence, then you will have created a fragment. This is commonly one of the trouble spots for ...
... Subordinating words attached to a clause always make that clause dependent; therefore, you must attach the dependent clause to an independent clause. If you treat a dependent clause by itself as a complete sentence, then you will have created a fragment. This is commonly one of the trouble spots for ...
Study Session
... Challenge: Why does the word “between” belong in this sentence rather than the word “among”? The sentence is referring to two people (among is used when referring to three or more) What comparative suffix do you see? -er Is this sentence simple, compound, or complex? How do you know? Simple (one sub ...
... Challenge: Why does the word “between” belong in this sentence rather than the word “among”? The sentence is referring to two people (among is used when referring to three or more) What comparative suffix do you see? -er Is this sentence simple, compound, or complex? How do you know? Simple (one sub ...
Common Noun—Definition—a word that is used to name a person
... A conjunction is a word that joins words or groups of words or two independent clauses. P. 66 Examples—for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so Subordinating Conjunctions—AAAWWUBBIS—Definition--a conjunction that joins together a dependent clause and an independent clause. P. 90 Examples—after, although, as ...
... A conjunction is a word that joins words or groups of words or two independent clauses. P. 66 Examples—for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so Subordinating Conjunctions—AAAWWUBBIS—Definition--a conjunction that joins together a dependent clause and an independent clause. P. 90 Examples—after, although, as ...
Glossary of Grammar Terms
... Elliptical clauses - an adverb clause that uses than and as to introduce the clause. That means they have some of their parts understood but not stated. Example: You are smarter than I. (am smart.) They always modify the comparative word (smarter). Lessons 263, 264, 265, & 270 Exclamatory sentence - ...
... Elliptical clauses - an adverb clause that uses than and as to introduce the clause. That means they have some of their parts understood but not stated. Example: You are smarter than I. (am smart.) They always modify the comparative word (smarter). Lessons 263, 264, 265, & 270 Exclamatory sentence - ...
Paradigms of Semantic Derivation for Russian Verbs of
... characteristics of the resulting sound. The process denoted by treshchat', Imperfective, may, then, be presented as an iteration of tresnut ', Perfective. The contents of the transfer function here consists in thé change of the theme - the word enters a thematic class different from where it belonge ...
... characteristics of the resulting sound. The process denoted by treshchat', Imperfective, may, then, be presented as an iteration of tresnut ', Perfective. The contents of the transfer function here consists in thé change of the theme - the word enters a thematic class different from where it belonge ...
Information extraction from text
... ”brought”, finds that it is a verb, and assigns it to the verb buffer (*V*) in addition, the current stack contains the syntactic expectations associated with ”brought”: (the following constituent is…) a direct object a direct object followed by a ”to” PP a ”to” PP followed by a direct object a ...
... ”brought”, finds that it is a verb, and assigns it to the verb buffer (*V*) in addition, the current stack contains the syntactic expectations associated with ”brought”: (the following constituent is…) a direct object a direct object followed by a ”to” PP a ”to” PP followed by a direct object a ...
laudō, laudāre, laudāvī, laudātum “to praise” in the subjunctive 1
... 1. Present Subjunctive: Since laudāre is a 1st conjugation verb, to form the present subjunctive change the —ā— of the stem to —ē—; for the active 1st sg., use —m, not —ō. Remember: for 2nd conjugation verbs, change the —ē— of the present indicative to —eā—; for third conjugation verbs change the —i ...
... 1. Present Subjunctive: Since laudāre is a 1st conjugation verb, to form the present subjunctive change the —ā— of the stem to —ē—; for the active 1st sg., use —m, not —ō. Remember: for 2nd conjugation verbs, change the —ē— of the present indicative to —eā—; for third conjugation verbs change the —i ...
English Review Sheet Modifiers: you will not be tested on forms of
... English Review Sheet Modifiers: you will not be tested on forms of comparison or double negatives Adjectives Adjectives: modify nouns and pronouns They tell which, how many, and what kind of the noun or pronoun Examples The girl wears a beautiful red cape. The hairy and scary wolf tries to ...
... English Review Sheet Modifiers: you will not be tested on forms of comparison or double negatives Adjectives Adjectives: modify nouns and pronouns They tell which, how many, and what kind of the noun or pronoun Examples The girl wears a beautiful red cape. The hairy and scary wolf tries to ...