Comma Use and Abuse
... compound verbs or compound verb phrases. Example: I turned the corner, and ran smack into a patrol car. ...
... compound verbs or compound verb phrases. Example: I turned the corner, and ran smack into a patrol car. ...
Note on rating - EWAVE
... also covered by the feature description but are not illustrated by an example in our questionnaire. In such cases – and generally, of course – we would be grateful if you could give us authentic examples from 'your' variety or pidgin/creole language which illustrate the relevant feature better than ...
... also covered by the feature description but are not illustrated by an example in our questionnaire. In such cases – and generally, of course – we would be grateful if you could give us authentic examples from 'your' variety or pidgin/creole language which illustrate the relevant feature better than ...
introduction
... methods for the analysis of languages. Under the changing circumstances in the methodological procedures, it has been adopted in the physical sciences. A group of linguists started evolving scientific analytical procedures for the analysis of languages. This kind of scientific tradition started with ...
... methods for the analysis of languages. Under the changing circumstances in the methodological procedures, it has been adopted in the physical sciences. A group of linguists started evolving scientific analytical procedures for the analysis of languages. This kind of scientific tradition started with ...
Grammar for writing - The Spinney Primary School
... In the active sentence, the subject (the dog) performs the action. In the passive sentence, the subject (Ben) is on the receiving end of the action. The two sentences give similar information, but there is a difference in focus. The first is about what the dog did; the second is about what happened ...
... In the active sentence, the subject (the dog) performs the action. In the passive sentence, the subject (Ben) is on the receiving end of the action. The two sentences give similar information, but there is a difference in focus. The first is about what the dog did; the second is about what happened ...
Sentences
... Peggotty's toys were an old shoe, a bear that was stuffed, and she had chewed up an old blanket. Peggotty's toys were an old shoe, a stuffed bear, and a chewed-up ...
... Peggotty's toys were an old shoe, a bear that was stuffed, and she had chewed up an old blanket. Peggotty's toys were an old shoe, a stuffed bear, and a chewed-up ...
Brush Strokes
... Participle brush stroke Participle brush strokes are participles (verbs with –ing or –ed) used at the beginning or the end of the sentence. (They are not used as the predicate of the sentence.) The moose charged him again, using her head and front hooves, slamming him back and down into the water. ...
... Participle brush stroke Participle brush strokes are participles (verbs with –ing or –ed) used at the beginning or the end of the sentence. (They are not used as the predicate of the sentence.) The moose charged him again, using her head and front hooves, slamming him back and down into the water. ...
How to read with key words
... Phonology: Vowels: exercises from /i/ to /a/ and from /u/ to /ɒ/ (lowering your jaw) from /i/ to /u/ mind driven; puff of air (see IPA chart). // Where accent falls is relevant: 1) OBject (n.) – obJECT (v.), 2) if lost, stress the first syllable, you’re likely to sound right. // Stress movement shor ...
... Phonology: Vowels: exercises from /i/ to /a/ and from /u/ to /ɒ/ (lowering your jaw) from /i/ to /u/ mind driven; puff of air (see IPA chart). // Where accent falls is relevant: 1) OBject (n.) – obJECT (v.), 2) if lost, stress the first syllable, you’re likely to sound right. // Stress movement shor ...
docsymp: graduate students` first linguistics symposium
... 'Peter likes swimming.' In sentences ( 1a) and ( 1b) akar 'want' and fo g 'will' are auxiliaries futni 'to run' and el 'away' are verb carriers. The verb szeret 'like' in sentence (lc) functions as a main verb having no verb carrier. In the present paper I argue that these groups of verbs treat not ...
... 'Peter likes swimming.' In sentences ( 1a) and ( 1b) akar 'want' and fo g 'will' are auxiliaries futni 'to run' and el 'away' are verb carriers. The verb szeret 'like' in sentence (lc) functions as a main verb having no verb carrier. In the present paper I argue that these groups of verbs treat not ...
For Unit 3—Verb Phrases
... Ex. 7 - Simple Subjects and Verbs from “The White Fawn” [AK] 1. A King and Queen were perfectly happy. | 2. The crab transformed herself (DO) {into a beautiful little old woman}. | 3. I am afraid (PA). | 4. {In this superb place} dwelt six Fairies. | 5. All the Princes admired the portrait (DO) grea ...
... Ex. 7 - Simple Subjects and Verbs from “The White Fawn” [AK] 1. A King and Queen were perfectly happy. | 2. The crab transformed herself (DO) {into a beautiful little old woman}. | 3. I am afraid (PA). | 4. {In this superb place} dwelt six Fairies. | 5. All the Princes admired the portrait (DO) grea ...
EXPANDING SIMPLE SENTENCES WITH VERBAL PHRASES
... any objects and/or modifiers. A gerund phrase can look similar to a participial phrase because the gerund has the same form as the present participle. The main difference is that the gerund (phrase) functions as a noun (i.e. subject, object, subject complement, appositive), but the participial phr ...
... any objects and/or modifiers. A gerund phrase can look similar to a participial phrase because the gerund has the same form as the present participle. The main difference is that the gerund (phrase) functions as a noun (i.e. subject, object, subject complement, appositive), but the participial phr ...
dependent clauses File
... Relative Adverb Examples: The university where my sister goes to school is in Chicago. ( Where my sister goes to school is a relative clause. It contains the relative adverb where, the subject sister, and the verb goes. The clause modifies the noun university.) My family is taking a trip during the ...
... Relative Adverb Examples: The university where my sister goes to school is in Chicago. ( Where my sister goes to school is a relative clause. It contains the relative adverb where, the subject sister, and the verb goes. The clause modifies the noun university.) My family is taking a trip during the ...
4.19.11 GRAMMAR, SYNTAX, AND STYLE REVIEW PART 1
... Example: He discussed the following topics, gun control, gun rights, and gun safety. Rewrite: He discussed the following topics: gun control, gun rights, and gun safety. Fix this: The decision was left up to one man the company’s CEO. Punctuation errors: Comma splice: These errors occur when a comma ...
... Example: He discussed the following topics, gun control, gun rights, and gun safety. Rewrite: He discussed the following topics: gun control, gun rights, and gun safety. Fix this: The decision was left up to one man the company’s CEO. Punctuation errors: Comma splice: These errors occur when a comma ...
Ingmar Söhrman* The Position of Clitics in Phrases with an Infinite
... The Position of Clitics in Phrases with an Infinite Verb Form in Romance Languages It is generally held that the original Indo-European word-order is SOV1, but this changed over time, and SVO is now a common feature of Indo-European languages. J.H. Greenberg argued that ”if in a language the verb fo ...
... The Position of Clitics in Phrases with an Infinite Verb Form in Romance Languages It is generally held that the original Indo-European word-order is SOV1, but this changed over time, and SVO is now a common feature of Indo-European languages. J.H. Greenberg argued that ”if in a language the verb fo ...
Conceptual Analysis of Garden-Path Sentences
... follows the verb. Next, the prepositional phrase "with marijuana" is pawed analogously to "across the lake" in (6). After the suffix of "crash" (i.e., "ed') and "crash" are added to the C-list; the request fr.m the "ed' of "stuff" is considered, and it finds that "stuff" could ...
... follows the verb. Next, the prepositional phrase "with marijuana" is pawed analogously to "across the lake" in (6). After the suffix of "crash" (i.e., "ed') and "crash" are added to the C-list; the request fr.m the "ed' of "stuff" is considered, and it finds that "stuff" could ...
Commas
... ● If you leave out the clause, phrase, or word, does the sentence still make sense? ● Does the element interrupt the flow of words in the original sentence? (The Newscaster Rule) If you answer "yes" to one or both of these questions, then the element in question is nonessential and should be set off ...
... ● If you leave out the clause, phrase, or word, does the sentence still make sense? ● Does the element interrupt the flow of words in the original sentence? (The Newscaster Rule) If you answer "yes" to one or both of these questions, then the element in question is nonessential and should be set off ...
- bYTEBoss
... …more adjective clauses Even his eyes, which had been young, looked old. --- John Steinbeck, The Red Pony I began to wonder what God thought about Westley, who certainly hadn’t seen Jesus either, but who was now sitting proudly on the platform swinging his knickerbockered legs and running down ...
... …more adjective clauses Even his eyes, which had been young, looked old. --- John Steinbeck, The Red Pony I began to wonder what God thought about Westley, who certainly hadn’t seen Jesus either, but who was now sitting proudly on the platform swinging his knickerbockered legs and running down ...
Understanding Verbs: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives
... adjectives or adverbs. Since infinitives are derived from verbs, they do express actions or states of being. When infinitives function as adjectives and adverbs, they are usually found preceding nouns and pronouns in sentences, and when they function as nouns, they are used as subjects, direct objec ...
... adjectives or adverbs. Since infinitives are derived from verbs, they do express actions or states of being. When infinitives function as adjectives and adverbs, they are usually found preceding nouns and pronouns in sentences, and when they function as nouns, they are used as subjects, direct objec ...
Stem-changing verbs
... changes in their stem when conjugated in the present tense. These changes occur in all the forms except nosotros/as. These changes occur to ar, er and ir verbs and do not affect the endings we have learned for our conjugations. THEY AFFECT ONLY THE STEM When a line is drawn around the forms that cha ...
... changes in their stem when conjugated in the present tense. These changes occur in all the forms except nosotros/as. These changes occur to ar, er and ir verbs and do not affect the endings we have learned for our conjugations. THEY AFFECT ONLY THE STEM When a line is drawn around the forms that cha ...
COP_simple-sent_III-AP
... “Bob Cratchitt’s office fire is smaller than Scrooge’s, an ironic detail considering Bob’s heart is warmer than his employer’s.” Assignment: Imitate one of the two examples above. WoD – Strident & Conciliatory ...
... “Bob Cratchitt’s office fire is smaller than Scrooge’s, an ironic detail considering Bob’s heart is warmer than his employer’s.” Assignment: Imitate one of the two examples above. WoD – Strident & Conciliatory ...
1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Nominative, Vocative and Accusative
... 3. Salutations of letters 4. Cleft construction (15) – highlighting information at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis that is repeated later in the same sentence 5. Proverbial sayings G. Adverbial Nominative (15) – noun in the nominative case that functions as an adverb. II. Vocative (15-16) – ...
... 3. Salutations of letters 4. Cleft construction (15) – highlighting information at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis that is repeated later in the same sentence 5. Proverbial sayings G. Adverbial Nominative (15) – noun in the nominative case that functions as an adverb. II. Vocative (15-16) – ...
the greek perfect active system
... at least a century, as it has been recognised that traditional accounts leave the form performing functions associated with present and past tenses in certain other European languages. Thus to say ‘I know’ and ‘I stand’, both present forms in English, a perfect is used in Greek. By contrast, the sen ...
... at least a century, as it has been recognised that traditional accounts leave the form performing functions associated with present and past tenses in certain other European languages. Thus to say ‘I know’ and ‘I stand’, both present forms in English, a perfect is used in Greek. By contrast, the sen ...
Summarising Legal Texts - Association for Computational Linguistics
... When automated summarisation is based on text extraction, an abstract will typically consist of sentences selected from the source text, possibly with some smoothing to increase the coherence between the sentences. The advantage of this method is that it is a very general technique, which will work ...
... When automated summarisation is based on text extraction, an abstract will typically consist of sentences selected from the source text, possibly with some smoothing to increase the coherence between the sentences. The advantage of this method is that it is a very general technique, which will work ...
