Syntax
... and so forth. • Another aspect of the syntactic structure of a sentence is "movement" relations that hold between one syntactic position in a sentence and another. ...
... and so forth. • Another aspect of the syntactic structure of a sentence is "movement" relations that hold between one syntactic position in a sentence and another. ...
compound sentences
... • A subordinate clause is introduced by a subordinate conjunction and cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. • Example: Since the day we met • The subordinating conjunctions are: after because though although before unless as how until as if if when as long as in order that whenever as much as ...
... • A subordinate clause is introduced by a subordinate conjunction and cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. • Example: Since the day we met • The subordinating conjunctions are: after because though although before unless as how until as if if when as long as in order that whenever as much as ...
PowerPoint
... words that have a strictly grammatical function and which generally cannot have new members added. For example, the, a, each, or, not, … • The functional items are the ones which are most closely tied to the grammar of a language. According to the MP, it is solely properties of these functional cate ...
... words that have a strictly grammatical function and which generally cannot have new members added. For example, the, a, each, or, not, … • The functional items are the ones which are most closely tied to the grammar of a language. According to the MP, it is solely properties of these functional cate ...
Summary of Capitalization Rules
... Articles are the adjectives a, an, and the. A and an are called indefinite articles. They can refer to any one of a kind person, place, thing, or idea. A is used before consonant sounds, and an is used before vowel sounds. The is the definite article. It refers to a specific person, place, thing, or ...
... Articles are the adjectives a, an, and the. A and an are called indefinite articles. They can refer to any one of a kind person, place, thing, or idea. A is used before consonant sounds, and an is used before vowel sounds. The is the definite article. It refers to a specific person, place, thing, or ...
Fever
... - classification of pronouns: personal, possessive, demonstrative, reflexive, interrogative, indefinite, distributive and relative pronouns - pronouns vs. conjunctions/ adjectives - the mysterious `that` - pronoun, adjective, conjunction or something else? - gerunds vs. participles ...
... - classification of pronouns: personal, possessive, demonstrative, reflexive, interrogative, indefinite, distributive and relative pronouns - pronouns vs. conjunctions/ adjectives - the mysterious `that` - pronoun, adjective, conjunction or something else? - gerunds vs. participles ...
ir: to go - Kingsley Area Schools
... ***Week 4 (September 26-30) Alejandro : Ch. 5 (*Note: There will be no Spanish Friday this week owing to Homecoming festivities on Friday afternoon. Spanish Friday will return NEXT Friday.) Dos Jovenes practice/oral pronunciation quiz (with some content questions) Oral quiz (Dos Jovenes) is 9/29. ...
... ***Week 4 (September 26-30) Alejandro : Ch. 5 (*Note: There will be no Spanish Friday this week owing to Homecoming festivities on Friday afternoon. Spanish Friday will return NEXT Friday.) Dos Jovenes practice/oral pronunciation quiz (with some content questions) Oral quiz (Dos Jovenes) is 9/29. ...
Grammar Unit - Mr. Hernandez
... When he was younger, Tom had many comics. John went to the show, but he forgot his wallet. The team will play together, or they will lose the game. Because my hot chocolate was too cold, I heated it in the microwave. Everyone laughed when he got a banana pie smashed in his face. We looked everywhere ...
... When he was younger, Tom had many comics. John went to the show, but he forgot his wallet. The team will play together, or they will lose the game. Because my hot chocolate was too cold, I heated it in the microwave. Everyone laughed when he got a banana pie smashed in his face. We looked everywhere ...
jargon buster - Gorsey Bank Primary School
... A relative clause explains or describes something that has just been mentioned, and is introduced by that, which, who, whom, whose, when, or where. A relative clause can either restrict meaning: For example: Of all Tolkien’s books, the one which I prefer is The Hobbit. Or it can simply add further i ...
... A relative clause explains or describes something that has just been mentioned, and is introduced by that, which, who, whom, whose, when, or where. A relative clause can either restrict meaning: For example: Of all Tolkien’s books, the one which I prefer is The Hobbit. Or it can simply add further i ...
Grammar Summary - cloudfront.net
... Since the pronouns le and les can refer to different indirect objects (him, her, you) they are often accompanied by a + name, noun, or pronoun in order to clarify the meaning: Yo le compro flores=I buy her flowers. Yo le compro flores a mi novia= I buy my girlfriend flowers (and not that other girl- ...
... Since the pronouns le and les can refer to different indirect objects (him, her, you) they are often accompanied by a + name, noun, or pronoun in order to clarify the meaning: Yo le compro flores=I buy her flowers. Yo le compro flores a mi novia= I buy my girlfriend flowers (and not that other girl- ...
Participial Phrases 1. Participles are adjectives formed from verbs
... 2.d. Participial phrases may also be reduced from time and reason adverb clauses. Participial phrases reduced from time clauses may occupy various positions in a sentence, and the time subordinators are sometimes deleted and sometimes retained.. ...
... 2.d. Participial phrases may also be reduced from time and reason adverb clauses. Participial phrases reduced from time clauses may occupy various positions in a sentence, and the time subordinators are sometimes deleted and sometimes retained.. ...
Chapter 1
... Indefinite Articles; ¿cuánto?, mucho, and poco 1. The indefinite articles un and una are used to say a or an before a singular noun, while unos and unas are used to say some before a plural noun. The indefinite articles can sometimes be left out, especially when the noun is plural. Necesito un dicci ...
... Indefinite Articles; ¿cuánto?, mucho, and poco 1. The indefinite articles un and una are used to say a or an before a singular noun, while unos and unas are used to say some before a plural noun. The indefinite articles can sometimes be left out, especially when the noun is plural. Necesito un dicci ...
rhetorical grammar
... Changing Active Verbs to Passive Verbs Rewrite the following sentences from active to passive and indicate how the focus of the sentence changes. If you include the agent in your rewrite, put the “by” phrase (in parentheses). Talk with a partner about why a writer might choose one focus instead of t ...
... Changing Active Verbs to Passive Verbs Rewrite the following sentences from active to passive and indicate how the focus of the sentence changes. If you include the agent in your rewrite, put the “by” phrase (in parentheses). Talk with a partner about why a writer might choose one focus instead of t ...
Tense, modality, and aspect define the status of the main verb
... Continued… • This agreement is partially based on the category of number, that is, whether the noun is singular or plural. It is also based on the category of person, which covers the distinctions of first person, second person and third person (involving any others). The different forms of English ...
... Continued… • This agreement is partially based on the category of number, that is, whether the noun is singular or plural. It is also based on the category of person, which covers the distinctions of first person, second person and third person (involving any others). The different forms of English ...
2016 - ielanguages.com
... Nouns and Gender All nouns have a gender in Dutch, either common (de words) or neuter (het words). It is hard to guess which gender a noun is, so it is best to memorize the genders when memorizing vocabulary. However, two-thirds of Dutch words are common gender (because the common gender has combine ...
... Nouns and Gender All nouns have a gender in Dutch, either common (de words) or neuter (het words). It is hard to guess which gender a noun is, so it is best to memorize the genders when memorizing vocabulary. However, two-thirds of Dutch words are common gender (because the common gender has combine ...
LESSON IV - Igbo Catholic Community
... with the terms I-dot and I-dotless verbs. If that is the case, we urge you to go back and read lessons II and III before this one. Our common-sense approach to the teaching and interpretation of Igbo is so unique that you will not be able to skip some lessons and still follow subsequent ones without ...
... with the terms I-dot and I-dotless verbs. If that is the case, we urge you to go back and read lessons II and III before this one. Our common-sense approach to the teaching and interpretation of Igbo is so unique that you will not be able to skip some lessons and still follow subsequent ones without ...
Aide-mémoire file in doc form
... Adjectifs will change to take the gender (f/m) of the noun they describe (this is called “agreement”). The dictionary gives the masculine form of the adjective. To make it feminine: 1. If it ends in “e”, do NOTHING! 2. If it doesn’t end in “e”, just add an “e” to the end (usually). ...
... Adjectifs will change to take the gender (f/m) of the noun they describe (this is called “agreement”). The dictionary gives the masculine form of the adjective. To make it feminine: 1. If it ends in “e”, do NOTHING! 2. If it doesn’t end in “e”, just add an “e” to the end (usually). ...
Kurdish (Kurmanji) Basics
... 3) when it is subjected to another word in a genitive relationship called "izafe". The word in focus is linked by a connecting vowel to the following word, to which it is subject (by which it is further defined and restricted). That following word, if it is a noun or pronoun will always be in the ob ...
... 3) when it is subjected to another word in a genitive relationship called "izafe". The word in focus is linked by a connecting vowel to the following word, to which it is subject (by which it is further defined and restricted). That following word, if it is a noun or pronoun will always be in the ob ...
“Confusables”
... Occasionally, Effect is a verb meaning “to bring about” or “to cause.” Example: The President’s speech deeply affected me. The effects of pollution can be deadly. (noun) The Student Council effected many important changes. (verb) 6. All ready/Already The two words All ready are used as an adjective ...
... Occasionally, Effect is a verb meaning “to bring about” or “to cause.” Example: The President’s speech deeply affected me. The effects of pollution can be deadly. (noun) The Student Council effected many important changes. (verb) 6. All ready/Already The two words All ready are used as an adjective ...
Context-free grammars, English syntax, agreement
... Not all verbs are allowed to participate in all the VP rules We subcategorise verbs in a language according to the sets of VP rules they participate in This is a modern take on the traditional notion of transitive/intransitive. Modern grammars may have 100s of subcategorisation classes ...
... Not all verbs are allowed to participate in all the VP rules We subcategorise verbs in a language according to the sets of VP rules they participate in This is a modern take on the traditional notion of transitive/intransitive. Modern grammars may have 100s of subcategorisation classes ...
Similarities and Differences between Clauses and Nominals
... Because V2 moves the finite verb out of the clause (into the C°-position, to the left of the subject position), we have to look at sentences without V2 in order to be able to see which verb positions are possible in which languages. In English and French this is not difficult, as only main clause qu ...
... Because V2 moves the finite verb out of the clause (into the C°-position, to the left of the subject position), we have to look at sentences without V2 in order to be able to see which verb positions are possible in which languages. In English and French this is not difficult, as only main clause qu ...
further optional bibliography
... possibility and permission; can, could, may, might; inference and logical conclusion: must, can´t; belief and conjecture: will, would; inherent capacity: will, would; prediction: shall, will; advice and recommendation: shall, should, ought to, had better; absence of obligation or necessity: needn´t, ...
... possibility and permission; can, could, may, might; inference and logical conclusion: must, can´t; belief and conjecture: will, would; inherent capacity: will, would; prediction: shall, will; advice and recommendation: shall, should, ought to, had better; absence of obligation or necessity: needn´t, ...