Structure of Predication
... • Indirect object (IO) function is only filled by NP • IO follows V and precedes DO – I gave my brother [a new bicycle]. • The IO pronoun is Accusative (or Reflexive) Accusative IO I baked him a cake Reflexive IO I baked myself a cake ...
... • Indirect object (IO) function is only filled by NP • IO follows V and precedes DO – I gave my brother [a new bicycle]. • The IO pronoun is Accusative (or Reflexive) Accusative IO I baked him a cake Reflexive IO I baked myself a cake ...
Parts of Speech
... These give names to specific things – places, names of peoples or things. Proper nouns are easy to spot! They begin with capital letters. ...
... These give names to specific things – places, names of peoples or things. Proper nouns are easy to spot! They begin with capital letters. ...
Gerunds and Participles: Verbs with -ing Endings
... Gerunds and Participles: Verbals with -ing Endings, page 26 ...
... Gerunds and Participles: Verbals with -ing Endings, page 26 ...
Bardi complex predicates as a challenge to monotonicity Claire
... Transitivity mismatches in complex predication are not particularly unusual; however, those reported in the literature so far all appear to be cases where there is an ‘extra’ argument not licensed by the agreement in the light verb. That is, there are formally monovalent light verbs which nonetheles ...
... Transitivity mismatches in complex predication are not particularly unusual; however, those reported in the literature so far all appear to be cases where there is an ‘extra’ argument not licensed by the agreement in the light verb. That is, there are formally monovalent light verbs which nonetheles ...
Verbs of Attribution
... bell hooks accounts for class and race within a feminist paradigm. For more information about blending quotes into your text, see the “Using and Framing Direct Quotations” handout. For more information about paraphrasing, see the “Paraphrasing” handout. ...
... bell hooks accounts for class and race within a feminist paradigm. For more information about blending quotes into your text, see the “Using and Framing Direct Quotations” handout. For more information about paraphrasing, see the “Paraphrasing” handout. ...
Tree Syntax of Natural Language
... The star notation used above is used to mark sentences which do not sound right to the native speaker, and which, though they may possibly be comprehensible, would not be used. Such sentences are ungrammatical in the language under discussion. Scientific and technical work on human language takes a ...
... The star notation used above is used to mark sentences which do not sound right to the native speaker, and which, though they may possibly be comprehensible, would not be used. Such sentences are ungrammatical in the language under discussion. Scientific and technical work on human language takes a ...
to have been + past participle
... the –ing form** of a verb. There is often little difference in meaning between the two forms, except the –ing form usually gives the idea of “while.” In: I saw my friend while she was running down the street. ...
... the –ing form** of a verb. There is often little difference in meaning between the two forms, except the –ing form usually gives the idea of “while.” In: I saw my friend while she was running down the street. ...
GOALS FOR TODAY: ALL ABOUT ADJECTIVES AND VERB TYPES
... Head noun: Adjective phrase: Determiner: PREDICATE ANALYSIS: 6. What type of verb is this? (transitive/intransitive/linking). 7. What is the analyzed structure of the words that come after the verb? ...
... Head noun: Adjective phrase: Determiner: PREDICATE ANALYSIS: 6. What type of verb is this? (transitive/intransitive/linking). 7. What is the analyzed structure of the words that come after the verb? ...
How to read with key words
... - Comparison and manner: As (+entire clause) like (+noun) - Wal-Mart is one of the largest employers in the US. In fact it’s the largest (A dire il vero) - Industry usually means productive sector. Plant, factory (are the words for the place where things are manufactured) - When a word is not used ...
... - Comparison and manner: As (+entire clause) like (+noun) - Wal-Mart is one of the largest employers in the US. In fact it’s the largest (A dire il vero) - Industry usually means productive sector. Plant, factory (are the words for the place where things are manufactured) - When a word is not used ...
s ending is used with the subject pronouns it, he, and she. Singular
... Making Subjects and Verbs Agree A subject and its verb are the basic parts of a sentence. A singular noun subject calls for a singular form of the verb. The subject and its verb are said to agree in number. Read the sentences on the next slide. You can see that the subjects and verbs agree in numbe ...
... Making Subjects and Verbs Agree A subject and its verb are the basic parts of a sentence. A singular noun subject calls for a singular form of the verb. The subject and its verb are said to agree in number. Read the sentences on the next slide. You can see that the subjects and verbs agree in numbe ...
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... If the subject pronoun ENDS in _________, we use them when speaking about a group of females* ¡Practiquemos! Give the subject pronoun that would be used for each name(s). ...
... If the subject pronoun ENDS in _________, we use them when speaking about a group of females* ¡Practiquemos! Give the subject pronoun that would be used for each name(s). ...
Adjectives
... The girl ate two slices of pizza. What is our adjective? Two describes how many slices the girl had. Blast from the Past: of pizza is a prepositional phrase. ...
... The girl ate two slices of pizza. What is our adjective? Two describes how many slices the girl had. Blast from the Past: of pizza is a prepositional phrase. ...
SYNTAX Units of syntactic analysis (from the lower to the higher
... proximity or the distance between the speaker and the referent. In order to understand their meaning it is necessary to refer to the situational context. • possessive determiners: my, your, his, her, its, our, their. They are similar to personal pronouns but combine with nouns: my garage, your frien ...
... proximity or the distance between the speaker and the referent. In order to understand their meaning it is necessary to refer to the situational context. • possessive determiners: my, your, his, her, its, our, their. They are similar to personal pronouns but combine with nouns: my garage, your frien ...
Document
... Carla has took many books out of the library, but she hasn't return any of them. Sometimes I get frustrate when I try to write term papers. ...
... Carla has took many books out of the library, but she hasn't return any of them. Sometimes I get frustrate when I try to write term papers. ...
6. Past Tense Verbs and Past Participles
... Carla has took many books out of the library, but she hasn't return any of them. ...
... Carla has took many books out of the library, but she hasn't return any of them. ...
structure and written expression
... Do not look for errors in the other parts of the sentences. Look at the rset of the sentence for clues to help you find the error. 3. Don’t correct the sentence. You do not have to correct the sentence. Therefore, do not lose time thinking about how to correct it. Go on to the next item. ...
... Do not look for errors in the other parts of the sentences. Look at the rset of the sentence for clues to help you find the error. 3. Don’t correct the sentence. You do not have to correct the sentence. Therefore, do not lose time thinking about how to correct it. Go on to the next item. ...
Chapter 12a – Introduction to Verbs
... Incomplete Action. The Imperfect aspect denotes incomplete action, whether in the past, present or future. ...
... Incomplete Action. The Imperfect aspect denotes incomplete action, whether in the past, present or future. ...
What I`ve Learned Essay - marisa-
... taking, nouns, and prepositions. Before this class, I didn’t truly didn’t think there was much more I could learn about these subjects. In my classes previous to Language Arts 12, my note taking skills consisted of bullets, dashes, and a little highlighting. That all changed upon receiving the “Form ...
... taking, nouns, and prepositions. Before this class, I didn’t truly didn’t think there was much more I could learn about these subjects. In my classes previous to Language Arts 12, my note taking skills consisted of bullets, dashes, and a little highlighting. That all changed upon receiving the “Form ...
Chapter 14
... 9 Storch says the Perfective negative expresses that the situation described by the negated act is completely finished: “it cannot be expanded by temporal or modal elements and is thus purely aspectual”. She says it “underlies all other negated forms which express past actions and events”. With stat ...
... 9 Storch says the Perfective negative expresses that the situation described by the negated act is completely finished: “it cannot be expanded by temporal or modal elements and is thus purely aspectual”. She says it “underlies all other negated forms which express past actions and events”. With stat ...
Summer School and Conference on the Method of Lexical Exceptions
... In suffix verbs the initial CV is always properly governed and remains empty: the inflectional markers are suffixed. On the other hand, prefix verbs never exhibit a vowel that could properly govern the initial CV: this last cannot remain empty. However, it has to be identified: inflectional markers ...
... In suffix verbs the initial CV is always properly governed and remains empty: the inflectional markers are suffixed. On the other hand, prefix verbs never exhibit a vowel that could properly govern the initial CV: this last cannot remain empty. However, it has to be identified: inflectional markers ...
Subject verb agreement
... 6.Female grizzlies mates every third year in summer, without their fertilized eggs implanting in the womb until fall. 7.To a grizzly almost anything are food except rocks. 8. Lingering snow patches often become playgrounds for grizzlies observed making snowballs. ...
... 6.Female grizzlies mates every third year in summer, without their fertilized eggs implanting in the womb until fall. 7.To a grizzly almost anything are food except rocks. 8. Lingering snow patches often become playgrounds for grizzlies observed making snowballs. ...
Grammar Review
... A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as: as, because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which. Subordinator ...
... A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as: as, because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which. Subordinator ...
University Writing Center - Adjectives versus Adverbs
... Adjectives vs. Adverbs (“beautiful” vs. “beautifully”) Contributors: UWC Staff ...
... Adjectives vs. Adverbs (“beautiful” vs. “beautifully”) Contributors: UWC Staff ...