Gerund or Infinitive ?
... He can’t help thinking that I’m better than him They can’t stand listening to politicians on TV. I don’t mind doing homework. I feel like going to the concert tonightIt’s not use visiting them because they are never at home. I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon. She spends (the) time playing ...
... He can’t help thinking that I’m better than him They can’t stand listening to politicians on TV. I don’t mind doing homework. I feel like going to the concert tonightIt’s not use visiting them because they are never at home. I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon. She spends (the) time playing ...
Honors English 7: Quarter One Exam
... On the test, you will be given a sentence with an underlined subject pronoun or object pronoun. You will be required to identify the pronoun as a subject pronoun or object pronoun. EX: He wrote the story. (You will label this “subj” for subject pronoun since the pronoun is the subject of the sentenc ...
... On the test, you will be given a sentence with an underlined subject pronoun or object pronoun. You will be required to identify the pronoun as a subject pronoun or object pronoun. EX: He wrote the story. (You will label this “subj” for subject pronoun since the pronoun is the subject of the sentenc ...
Participles
... 20. This place is not suitable for finding animals. 21. Mother was desirous of sa.ving herself. 22. She adopted the plan of returning home. 23. They had no reason for delaying longer. 24. Talking is easy, but. we cannot lessen the danger bytaIking. 25. We prepared everything which had to do with att ...
... 20. This place is not suitable for finding animals. 21. Mother was desirous of sa.ving herself. 22. She adopted the plan of returning home. 23. They had no reason for delaying longer. 24. Talking is easy, but. we cannot lessen the danger bytaIking. 25. We prepared everything which had to do with att ...
APUNTES – ESPAÑOL II NOMBRE Impersonal Se
... Start the sentence with “se” – it doesn’t translate, but tells us that it’s an impersonal sentence. Then conjugate the verb in the él, ella, Ud. form. o Se trabaja mucho en esa clase. o Se vive bien en esa ciudad. The passive se Is very similar to the impersonal se – that’s why they are taught toget ...
... Start the sentence with “se” – it doesn’t translate, but tells us that it’s an impersonal sentence. Then conjugate the verb in the él, ella, Ud. form. o Se trabaja mucho en esa clase. o Se vive bien en esa ciudad. The passive se Is very similar to the impersonal se – that’s why they are taught toget ...
Clauses - BHSPennell
... of a preposition, or appositive. Noun clauses can have modifiers and compliments, and they can come at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence. Words like these often start noun clauses: that, which, whatever, where, whether, which, who, whoever, whom, and whose. Ex: That the phone didn’t ring w ...
... of a preposition, or appositive. Noun clauses can have modifiers and compliments, and they can come at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence. Words like these often start noun clauses: that, which, whatever, where, whether, which, who, whoever, whom, and whose. Ex: That the phone didn’t ring w ...
Complements
... 3. The captain of the ship told the passengers his story of the big hurricane. 4. Mrs. Warrant will give everyone a grade for their work. 5. Could you show Deanna the location of her next class? 6. Buy me a pack of gum, please. 7. My sister gave Brian two hundred dollars to bail her out of jail. 8. ...
... 3. The captain of the ship told the passengers his story of the big hurricane. 4. Mrs. Warrant will give everyone a grade for their work. 5. Could you show Deanna the location of her next class? 6. Buy me a pack of gum, please. 7. My sister gave Brian two hundred dollars to bail her out of jail. 8. ...
Subject-Verb Agreement
... None of the students have done their homework. (In this last example, the word their precludes the use of the singular verb. 2. Some indefinite pronouns are particularly troublesome Everyone and everybody (listed above, also) certainly feel like more than one person and, therefore, students are some ...
... None of the students have done their homework. (In this last example, the word their precludes the use of the singular verb. 2. Some indefinite pronouns are particularly troublesome Everyone and everybody (listed above, also) certainly feel like more than one person and, therefore, students are some ...
Complements
... 3. The captain of the ship told the passengers his story of the big hurricane. 4. Mrs. Warrant will give everyone a grade for their work. 5. Could you show Deanna the location of her next class? 6. Buy me a pack of gum, please. 7. My sister gave Brian two hundred dollars to bail her out of jail. 8. ...
... 3. The captain of the ship told the passengers his story of the big hurricane. 4. Mrs. Warrant will give everyone a grade for their work. 5. Could you show Deanna the location of her next class? 6. Buy me a pack of gum, please. 7. My sister gave Brian two hundred dollars to bail her out of jail. 8. ...
U.7 – imperativi The imperative is the command form of the verb
... The imperative is the command form of the verb. “Get out of here.”, “Please sit down.”, and “Don’t worry.” are all imperatives. Unlike in English, the imperatives for the formal you (Lei), the informal you (tu), and the plural you (voi) are different in Italian. I. To form the formal (Lei) imperativ ...
... The imperative is the command form of the verb. “Get out of here.”, “Please sit down.”, and “Don’t worry.” are all imperatives. Unlike in English, the imperatives for the formal you (Lei), the informal you (tu), and the plural you (voi) are different in Italian. I. To form the formal (Lei) imperativ ...
The Subject, Predicate, and More
... that are joined by a conjunction and that have the same subject. A connecting word such as and or but is used to join the parts of a compound predicate. Examples: Ben overslept but caught his bus anyway. ...
... that are joined by a conjunction and that have the same subject. A connecting word such as and or but is used to join the parts of a compound predicate. Examples: Ben overslept but caught his bus anyway. ...
Compound Subjects and Compound Verbs
... I sang a song at the concert. I sang a beautiful song at the crowded concert. I sang and danced at the concert. I sang and danced smoothly on stage. ...
... I sang a song at the concert. I sang a beautiful song at the crowded concert. I sang and danced at the concert. I sang and danced smoothly on stage. ...
Verb tenses 1 - TP Publications
... conveys an action or state, e.g. to carry, to be. the person/thing at the receiving end of the action. ...
... conveys an action or state, e.g. to carry, to be. the person/thing at the receiving end of the action. ...
Breviary of English Usage
... Use “myself” as an intensive pronoun (e.g., “I did it myself”) or as a reflexive pronoun (e.g., “I washed myself”), but not as a substitute for “I”. “Robert and myself went shopping” should read “Robert and I went shopping”. in terms of and with respect to: “In terms of” signifies the expression of ...
... Use “myself” as an intensive pronoun (e.g., “I did it myself”) or as a reflexive pronoun (e.g., “I washed myself”), but not as a substitute for “I”. “Robert and myself went shopping” should read “Robert and I went shopping”. in terms of and with respect to: “In terms of” signifies the expression of ...
object pronouns - CB West French
... • Y can also replace à + a noun that is not a person,* such as with verbs that need à. Note that in French, you must include either à + something or its replacement y, even though the equivalent may be optional in English. • Je réponds à une lettre. J'y réponds. ...
... • Y can also replace à + a noun that is not a person,* such as with verbs that need à. Note that in French, you must include either à + something or its replacement y, even though the equivalent may be optional in English. • Je réponds à une lettre. J'y réponds. ...
Español II- Repaso del examen final
... Remember, an IDOP answers the question “To or for whom?” with respect to the verb. In the sentence, “I threw it to him,” the word “him” is acting as an IDOP (Threw to whom? To him!) Many important Spanish verbs take IDOPs. The most common one is gustar (“to be pleasing to”). Note that, with this and ...
... Remember, an IDOP answers the question “To or for whom?” with respect to the verb. In the sentence, “I threw it to him,” the word “him” is acting as an IDOP (Threw to whom? To him!) Many important Spanish verbs take IDOPs. The most common one is gustar (“to be pleasing to”). Note that, with this and ...
Absolute Adjective
... Who, which, whose, whom can be used in wh-quentions like, Who is Henry going to invite? Do not confuse interrogative pronouns with DETERMINERS of the same form, e.g. which book. They are subsumed under the general term wh-word, like interrogative adverbs and the relative equivalents. See also ...
... Who, which, whose, whom can be used in wh-quentions like, Who is Henry going to invite? Do not confuse interrogative pronouns with DETERMINERS of the same form, e.g. which book. They are subsumed under the general term wh-word, like interrogative adverbs and the relative equivalents. See also ...
CHIN 201 Yan Gao Virginia Commonwealth University 1 Lesson 16
... Grammar 比如 is an expression equivalent to “for example,” “for instance,” or “such as” in English. It is used to introduce specific examples. 因为„„所以„„ As we previously learned, 所以 is used to indicate causality, meaning “so” or “therefore.” 所以 is often used with 因为 as a pair of conjunctions. Note that ...
... Grammar 比如 is an expression equivalent to “for example,” “for instance,” or “such as” in English. It is used to introduce specific examples. 因为„„所以„„ As we previously learned, 所以 is used to indicate causality, meaning “so” or “therefore.” 所以 is often used with 因为 as a pair of conjunctions. Note that ...
A. Parts of Speech
... In the above sentence, The green vegetables are always disgusting, and I hate them, there are two independent clauses. Vegetables is the subject of the first clause, are is a linking verb, disgusting is the predicate adjective, the is an article, green is an adjective, and always is an adverb. I is ...
... In the above sentence, The green vegetables are always disgusting, and I hate them, there are two independent clauses. Vegetables is the subject of the first clause, are is a linking verb, disgusting is the predicate adjective, the is an article, green is an adjective, and always is an adverb. I is ...
PSEUDO INCORPORATION OF AGENTS
... belong to the argument structure of verbs, but they are introduced externally by higher functional projections such as VoiceP (Kratzer 1994). Therefore, it is not possible to lower the agent head to incorporate into the verb head. Turkish has been cited in the literature as a language which exhibits ...
... belong to the argument structure of verbs, but they are introduced externally by higher functional projections such as VoiceP (Kratzer 1994). Therefore, it is not possible to lower the agent head to incorporate into the verb head. Turkish has been cited in the literature as a language which exhibits ...
perfective aspect
... - repeated action (He kept coming back), - the beginning of an action (She started writing / They began to eat / We should really get going), - or the end of an action (She stopped writing). ...
... - repeated action (He kept coming back), - the beginning of an action (She started writing / They began to eat / We should really get going), - or the end of an action (She stopped writing). ...