Frequent Problems in Critical Writing
... 13. Pronouns, Gender Bias. Avoid the exclusive use of he or his as a neutral singular pronoun. No such neutral form exists in English, though he and his are often used as if they were neutral. Such usage is offensive to some readers and therefore ought to be avoided. The recourse to the exclusive us ...
... 13. Pronouns, Gender Bias. Avoid the exclusive use of he or his as a neutral singular pronoun. No such neutral form exists in English, though he and his are often used as if they were neutral. Such usage is offensive to some readers and therefore ought to be avoided. The recourse to the exclusive us ...
Snímka 1
... non-pers: subj: which, that; obj: which, that; poss: whose That =for persons/things in restrictive relative clauses - can sometimes be left out of a sentence - cannot be preceded by a preposition - after the superlative; after most indefinite pronouns; - after opening phrases; antecedent = both pers ...
... non-pers: subj: which, that; obj: which, that; poss: whose That =for persons/things in restrictive relative clauses - can sometimes be left out of a sentence - cannot be preceded by a preposition - after the superlative; after most indefinite pronouns; - after opening phrases; antecedent = both pers ...
StAIRS Project: Becoming a Grammar Guru
... Billy and Bob went to school. After, they went to soccer practice. (Billy and Bob are the antecedents of they.) ...
... Billy and Bob went to school. After, they went to soccer practice. (Billy and Bob are the antecedents of they.) ...
Chapter 12
... Each of the girls [were/was] given a prize. Neither John nor Peter [were/was] there. Neither of the two boys [were/was] injured. The number of players [have/has] increased recently. The crowd of spectators [were/was] excited. There [were/was] large numbers here yesterday. There [were/was] huge unhap ...
... Each of the girls [were/was] given a prize. Neither John nor Peter [were/was] there. Neither of the two boys [were/was] injured. The number of players [have/has] increased recently. The crowd of spectators [were/was] excited. There [were/was] large numbers here yesterday. There [were/was] huge unhap ...
Pronoun Agreement
... Amedeo Modigliani was especially affected by the stark masks, and he and Picasso created many works based upon them. Amedeo Modigliani was especially affected by the stark masks, and he and Picasso created many works based upon them. He: third person, singular, nominative Them: third person, plural, ...
... Amedeo Modigliani was especially affected by the stark masks, and he and Picasso created many works based upon them. Amedeo Modigliani was especially affected by the stark masks, and he and Picasso created many works based upon them. He: third person, singular, nominative Them: third person, plural, ...
Grammatical Categories and Markers
... order to function in the language. • Which are the grammatical categories of the noun in English and Bulgarian? • Which are the grammatical categories of the verb in English and Bulgarian? In English grammatical markers are considerably less than in Bulgarian. ...
... order to function in the language. • Which are the grammatical categories of the noun in English and Bulgarian? • Which are the grammatical categories of the verb in English and Bulgarian? In English grammatical markers are considerably less than in Bulgarian. ...
Chapter 14
... Verbal negation involves a pre-stem morpheme and a suffix. Storch distinguishes three forms of verbal negation: Imperative/Hortative/Conjunctive/Subjunctive (pre-stem ká-) versus Factative alone (pre-stem -r-) versus “Indicative” (pre-stem -t-) (Storch 1999:207), in nearly all other forms. All hav ...
... Verbal negation involves a pre-stem morpheme and a suffix. Storch distinguishes three forms of verbal negation: Imperative/Hortative/Conjunctive/Subjunctive (pre-stem ká-) versus Factative alone (pre-stem -r-) versus “Indicative” (pre-stem -t-) (Storch 1999:207), in nearly all other forms. All hav ...
pinker 1-3
... The word-chain model describes the surface string in terms of what words are next to what other words. As such, it is not powerful enough to describe relationships that hold between nonadjacent words or phrases (“long-distance dependencies”). So we cannot understand the whole structure or meaning of ...
... The word-chain model describes the surface string in terms of what words are next to what other words. As such, it is not powerful enough to describe relationships that hold between nonadjacent words or phrases (“long-distance dependencies”). So we cannot understand the whole structure or meaning of ...
Pronoun Case PowerPoint
... Nominative Case To help you choose the correct pronoun in a compound subject, take out the other person and try each pronoun separately. Amy and (me , I) like to dance. Me like to dance. I like to dance. Amy and I like to dance. ...
... Nominative Case To help you choose the correct pronoun in a compound subject, take out the other person and try each pronoun separately. Amy and (me , I) like to dance. Me like to dance. I like to dance. Amy and I like to dance. ...
So, what causes problems with Subject
... • “We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious. They Thehobbitses. don’t sound stole it from us. Sneaky little Wicked, tricksy, right because false!” subjects and verbs • “Yes, precious, she could. And thendon’t we takes it once agree! they're dead.” • “Oh! Cruel hobbit! It does not care if we ...
... • “We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious. They Thehobbitses. don’t sound stole it from us. Sneaky little Wicked, tricksy, right because false!” subjects and verbs • “Yes, precious, she could. And thendon’t we takes it once agree! they're dead.” • “Oh! Cruel hobbit! It does not care if we ...
Phrases - Anderson School District 5
... I love going to school every day. (going to school-gerund) I took the cookies from the cabinet. ...
... I love going to school every day. (going to school-gerund) I took the cookies from the cabinet. ...
local word grouping and its relevance to indian languages
... a verb group is formed using more than one verb besides V1, or a verb group consisting of single verb V1 is formed. In the latter case, gnp of the verb group is the same as that of V1. (More specialized methods can be used to avoid forming labels and checking for those sequences which cannot possibl ...
... a verb group is formed using more than one verb besides V1, or a verb group consisting of single verb V1 is formed. In the latter case, gnp of the verb group is the same as that of V1. (More specialized methods can be used to avoid forming labels and checking for those sequences which cannot possibl ...
Action/Linking/Helping Verbs Name: Date: Period:_____
... might have been, etc.], become, and seem. These verbs connect the subject of the sentence to a complement—either a predicate noun or a predicate adjective. Predicate Nounrenames the subject of the sentence. Predicate Adjectivean adjective which follows the linking verb and describes the subject of ...
... might have been, etc.], become, and seem. These verbs connect the subject of the sentence to a complement—either a predicate noun or a predicate adjective. Predicate Nounrenames the subject of the sentence. Predicate Adjectivean adjective which follows the linking verb and describes the subject of ...
Action/Linking/Helping Verbs Name
... might have been, etc.], become, and seem. These verbs connect the subject of the sentence to a complement—either a predicate noun or a predicate adjective. Predicate Nounrenames the subject of the sentence. Predicate Adjectivean adjective which follows the linking verb and describes the subject of ...
... might have been, etc.], become, and seem. These verbs connect the subject of the sentence to a complement—either a predicate noun or a predicate adjective. Predicate Nounrenames the subject of the sentence. Predicate Adjectivean adjective which follows the linking verb and describes the subject of ...
9 - High Point University
... The third graders go into the gym. The third graders charged into the gym. ...
... The third graders go into the gym. The third graders charged into the gym. ...
CLAUSES
... An adjective clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun. Adjective clauses answer the questions what kind? or which one? Most adjective clauses begin with a relative pronoun. Sometimes they can begin with an adverb such as when or ...
... An adjective clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or a pronoun. Adjective clauses answer the questions what kind? or which one? Most adjective clauses begin with a relative pronoun. Sometimes they can begin with an adverb such as when or ...
Indirect Statement
... They said that Valerius would love Cornelia. Note that the future active infinitive must agree in gender, number and case with the accusative subject. ...
... They said that Valerius would love Cornelia. Note that the future active infinitive must agree in gender, number and case with the accusative subject. ...
Filling the gap: inserting an artificial constituent where - NILC
... comprehension. However, subject omission represents an additional difficulty for some language processing tasks, such as semantic role labeling (SRL). SRL is a Natural Language Processing (NLP) task which aims to detect semantic predicates describing events in a sentence and to assign semantic role ...
... comprehension. However, subject omission represents an additional difficulty for some language processing tasks, such as semantic role labeling (SRL). SRL is a Natural Language Processing (NLP) task which aims to detect semantic predicates describing events in a sentence and to assign semantic role ...
noun phrase - I blog di Unica
... 1. coordinating conjunctions (or simply ‘coordinators’) are used to link elements of equal grammatical status. The main coordinators are and, but, and or: The weather was [cold] and [wet]. [Simon is coming] but [he can’t stay for long]. Would you prefer [coffee] or [cappuccino]? The coordinator or i ...
... 1. coordinating conjunctions (or simply ‘coordinators’) are used to link elements of equal grammatical status. The main coordinators are and, but, and or: The weather was [cold] and [wet]. [Simon is coming] but [he can’t stay for long]. Would you prefer [coffee] or [cappuccino]? The coordinator or i ...
Task: Complete the sentences below using the correct word – don`t
... Verbs There are three types of verb that we are going to be looking at, by using more than one in a sentence you will be able to extend your writing and express your ideas more clearly. ...
... Verbs There are three types of verb that we are going to be looking at, by using more than one in a sentence you will be able to extend your writing and express your ideas more clearly. ...
Grammar Book to Accompany Units 1
... A verb may express an action or refer to a state of being such as I study Persian, or Ali is Ahmad’s brother. A sentence without a verb is always an incomplete sentence. There are two important elements in any conjugated form of a verb: 1. the person performing the action and 2. the time of the acti ...
... A verb may express an action or refer to a state of being such as I study Persian, or Ali is Ahmad’s brother. A sentence without a verb is always an incomplete sentence. There are two important elements in any conjugated form of a verb: 1. the person performing the action and 2. the time of the acti ...
Daily Grammar Practice Think Sheet
... -Helping: “helps” a linking or helping verb do the action The dog barked. ...
... -Helping: “helps” a linking or helping verb do the action The dog barked. ...