infinitive as a predicate noun
... to escape with some escape with some help from the help from the monke ...
... to escape with some escape with some help from the help from the monke ...
Existential there and catenative concord. Evidence from the British
... described as a presentative signal ―to tell the addressees that they must be prepared to direct their attention towards an item of new information.‖ ...
... described as a presentative signal ―to tell the addressees that they must be prepared to direct their attention towards an item of new information.‖ ...
Argument Structure and verbal semantic class
... BECOME and ACT, which determine both the basic meaning of the verb and the event type. The constants (MANNER, INSTRUMENT, STATE, etc.) express the idiosyncratic aspect of the verb meaning and are represented in italics. The variables (x and y) represent the arguments that the verb needs to be syntac ...
... BECOME and ACT, which determine both the basic meaning of the verb and the event type. The constants (MANNER, INSTRUMENT, STATE, etc.) express the idiosyncratic aspect of the verb meaning and are represented in italics. The variables (x and y) represent the arguments that the verb needs to be syntac ...
Conjunction reduction and gapping in clause-level
... Before entering the empirical arena 1 wish t o point out that the remainder of this paper will be based on evidence from Dutch rather than English. Dutch, my native language, features considerable word order variation, in particular between main clauses (SVO, VSO) and subordinate clauses (SOV). This ...
... Before entering the empirical arena 1 wish t o point out that the remainder of this paper will be based on evidence from Dutch rather than English. Dutch, my native language, features considerable word order variation, in particular between main clauses (SVO, VSO) and subordinate clauses (SOV). This ...
C16-1116 - Association for Computational Linguistics
... where in a question they appear. Revisiting the first example in Section 3, the Concept “occupation” is defined by creating a Type that includes the word occupation and all hyponyms of the synset ‘occupation.n.01’. Similarly, the synsets ‘people.n.01’, ‘organization.n.01’, ‘university.n.01’, ‘compan ...
... where in a question they appear. Revisiting the first example in Section 3, the Concept “occupation” is defined by creating a Type that includes the word occupation and all hyponyms of the synset ‘occupation.n.01’. Similarly, the synsets ‘people.n.01’, ‘organization.n.01’, ‘university.n.01’, ‘compan ...
Grammar Packet #1: The Present Participle
... Any daily grades taken from packets will be based on completion for a portion of the credit and correctness for the major part of the grade. Work on the packets (unless specified otherwise) is individual—not group—work. You will have 6 of these packets, one per six weeks. Sometimes a grade will be t ...
... Any daily grades taken from packets will be based on completion for a portion of the credit and correctness for the major part of the grade. Work on the packets (unless specified otherwise) is individual—not group—work. You will have 6 of these packets, one per six weeks. Sometimes a grade will be t ...
The Spanish Language Speed Learning Course - Figure B
... and phrases. These words consist of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, prepositions, and verbs. Among these basic parts of speech, more days will be given to the training of verbs as they are the most important and complicated topic in learning the Spanish language. You will be taught to conjugate differe ...
... and phrases. These words consist of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, prepositions, and verbs. Among these basic parts of speech, more days will be given to the training of verbs as they are the most important and complicated topic in learning the Spanish language. You will be taught to conjugate differe ...
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... Definition: A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence. Most fragments are missing the subject, the verb, or both. Identifying some fragments can be confusing because they may actually contain a subject and a verb. However, these nouns and verbs do not form an independent clause when they follow ...
... Definition: A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence. Most fragments are missing the subject, the verb, or both. Identifying some fragments can be confusing because they may actually contain a subject and a verb. However, these nouns and verbs do not form an independent clause when they follow ...
Latin for Children: Primer C
... that all nouns and adjectives have three characteristics: gender, number and case. Do you remember the options for gender? They are masculine, feminine and neuter. The options for number (which tells you how many, as you no doubt remember) are singular (one) and plural (more than one). The options f ...
... that all nouns and adjectives have three characteristics: gender, number and case. Do you remember the options for gender? They are masculine, feminine and neuter. The options for number (which tells you how many, as you no doubt remember) are singular (one) and plural (more than one). The options f ...
Avoiding Run-On Sentences, Comma Splices, and Fragments
... Definition: A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence. Most fragments are missing the subject, the verb, or both. Identifying some fragments can be confusing because they may actually contain a subject and a verb. However, these nouns and verbs do not form an independent clause when they follow ...
... Definition: A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence. Most fragments are missing the subject, the verb, or both. Identifying some fragments can be confusing because they may actually contain a subject and a verb. However, these nouns and verbs do not form an independent clause when they follow ...
ACT English Curriculum Review Worksheets
... logical relationships (e.g., first, afterward, in response) ...
... logical relationships (e.g., first, afterward, in response) ...
Essay Strategies Toolkit Preview
... Prepositional Phrase—A preposition frequently describes location (above the roof), tells time (after a while), or shows a relationship (with his friend). The prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with the object (a noun or pronoun) that connects to the preposition. Place a comma af ...
... Prepositional Phrase—A preposition frequently describes location (above the roof), tells time (after a while), or shows a relationship (with his friend). The prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with the object (a noun or pronoun) that connects to the preposition. Place a comma af ...
Pronouns and Antecedents
... does not refer to a particular person, place, or thing. Does anyone know the story of Midas? Most indefinite pronouns are either singular or plural. ...
... does not refer to a particular person, place, or thing. Does anyone know the story of Midas? Most indefinite pronouns are either singular or plural. ...
this PDF file - Minda Masagi Journals
... (Compound sentence made up of two independent clauses: I am a bus driver and my wife is a lawyer) d. I want to be an astronaut, but I need to receive my Astronaut Badge. (Compound sentence made up of two independent clauses: I want to be an astronaut and I need to receive my Astronaut ...
... (Compound sentence made up of two independent clauses: I am a bus driver and my wife is a lawyer) d. I want to be an astronaut, but I need to receive my Astronaut Badge. (Compound sentence made up of two independent clauses: I want to be an astronaut and I need to receive my Astronaut ...
The Position of Direct and Indirect Objects of Ditransitive Verbs
... A specific feature of the English verb is that it has a potential for occurring in various clause structures and for combining with other clause elements. This feature is called valency (Allerton, 1982, p. 2). Regarding the valency of the English verb, Allerton (1982, pp. 5, 36) states that subject ...
... A specific feature of the English verb is that it has a potential for occurring in various clause structures and for combining with other clause elements. This feature is called valency (Allerton, 1982, p. 2). Regarding the valency of the English verb, Allerton (1982, pp. 5, 36) states that subject ...
Prepositions: Locators in Time and Place
... rule are fond of recalling Churchill's rejoinder: "That is nonsense up with which I shall not put." We should also remember the child's complaint: "What did you bring that book that I don't like to be read to out of up for?" Is it any wonder that prepositions create such troubles for students for wh ...
... rule are fond of recalling Churchill's rejoinder: "That is nonsense up with which I shall not put." We should also remember the child's complaint: "What did you bring that book that I don't like to be read to out of up for?" Is it any wonder that prepositions create such troubles for students for wh ...
Degrees of Adjectives
... which books and carpets have been stored, long closed; of Concord grapes in their long white baskets. ...
... which books and carpets have been stored, long closed; of Concord grapes in their long white baskets. ...
Participial Phrases
... 5. He won the game by scoring during the overtime period. 6. Her most important achievement was winning the national championship. 7. Going to work today took all my energy. 8. Fighting for a losing cause made them depressed. ...
... 5. He won the game by scoring during the overtime period. 6. Her most important achievement was winning the national championship. 7. Going to work today took all my energy. 8. Fighting for a losing cause made them depressed. ...
Why begin when you can commence – Aspects of near
... occurrences of the verbs in five subcorpora in the COBUILDDIRECT corpus; two subcorpora consist of British and American books and three subcorpora are composed of British and Australian newspapers. Occurrences were also collected from the novel Wuthering Heights (1847) by Emily Brontë. The primary a ...
... occurrences of the verbs in five subcorpora in the COBUILDDIRECT corpus; two subcorpora consist of British and American books and three subcorpora are composed of British and Australian newspapers. Occurrences were also collected from the novel Wuthering Heights (1847) by Emily Brontë. The primary a ...
VERBS AND OBJECTS IN SEMANTIC AGREEMENT: MINOR
... are more likely to obtain between predicates and (direct, non-direct) objects and intransitive subjects than between predicates and transitive subjects, or, if the generalization is to be stated in semantic terms, in view of the possibility that genuinely grammatical relations such as subject and ob ...
... are more likely to obtain between predicates and (direct, non-direct) objects and intransitive subjects than between predicates and transitive subjects, or, if the generalization is to be stated in semantic terms, in view of the possibility that genuinely grammatical relations such as subject and ob ...
Chapter 5 - Public Bookshelf
... or full-stop [.]. It is self-contained, that is, it does not depend on the words, phrases or sentences outside of it to be understood. A ‘proper’ sentence has two main parts: topic and comment, which are known as subject and predicate in syntax. Predicate contains all parts of the sentence other tha ...
... or full-stop [.]. It is self-contained, that is, it does not depend on the words, phrases or sentences outside of it to be understood. A ‘proper’ sentence has two main parts: topic and comment, which are known as subject and predicate in syntax. Predicate contains all parts of the sentence other tha ...
Passive Sentences
... 1. An agent is the subject of the active verb. In the example sentences above, the agent is “they” in all the active sentences; the passive sentences do not contain an agent. 2. When a passive sentence contains an agent, it is in a prepositional phrase following the verb. For example: English is spo ...
... 1. An agent is the subject of the active verb. In the example sentences above, the agent is “they” in all the active sentences; the passive sentences do not contain an agent. 2. When a passive sentence contains an agent, it is in a prepositional phrase following the verb. For example: English is spo ...
RunOns Splices FragsUpdated2007
... Definition: A fused sentence consists of two independent clauses, but both the comma and coordinating conjunction are missing. Example of a Fused Sentence: She writes the music he plays the guitar. ‘She writes the music’ and ‘he plays the guitar’ are each independent clauses, containing a subject an ...
... Definition: A fused sentence consists of two independent clauses, but both the comma and coordinating conjunction are missing. Example of a Fused Sentence: She writes the music he plays the guitar. ‘She writes the music’ and ‘he plays the guitar’ are each independent clauses, containing a subject an ...
ESL Competencies
... Compare items using information supported by visual and contextual clues, such as product or services details. ...
... Compare items using information supported by visual and contextual clues, such as product or services details. ...