Direct Object Pronouns
... •DOPs can replace only nouns, that is a special type of noun the direct object. •Direct objects are nouns that receive directly (not spuriously) the work done by the subject. •DOPs can only be used in sentences with transitive verbs (verbs that act upon or modify an object’s property, position, na ...
... •DOPs can replace only nouns, that is a special type of noun the direct object. •Direct objects are nouns that receive directly (not spuriously) the work done by the subject. •DOPs can only be used in sentences with transitive verbs (verbs that act upon or modify an object’s property, position, na ...
INTRANSITIVE PREDICATES
... a. An old woman lodged at Mrs Parker’s. b. *There lodged an old woman at Mrs Parker’s. ...
... a. An old woman lodged at Mrs Parker’s. b. *There lodged an old woman at Mrs Parker’s. ...
Literary Analysis and Composition 2014-2015
... compound-complex sentence : a sentence that consists of two or more independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause ...
... compound-complex sentence : a sentence that consists of two or more independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause ...
Identifying Chinese Dependent Clauses in the Forms of Subjects
... 2015; Grano 2013, among others). In these studies, it is the properties of predicates that are focused on. In this paper, I investigate the contrast between dependent and independent clauses in two new perspectives. First, instead of trying to identify properties of independent clauses, I probe prop ...
... 2015; Grano 2013, among others). In these studies, it is the properties of predicates that are focused on. In this paper, I investigate the contrast between dependent and independent clauses in two new perspectives. First, instead of trying to identify properties of independent clauses, I probe prop ...
Syntax I
... Further, similarly puzzling data can be obtained from movement. Consider the topicalization of infinitives in German/Dutch, e.g., “walk has he not” A verb that has two internal arguments can be topicalized either together with the first or together with the second, which in the above terms suggests ...
... Further, similarly puzzling data can be obtained from movement. Consider the topicalization of infinitives in German/Dutch, e.g., “walk has he not” A verb that has two internal arguments can be topicalized either together with the first or together with the second, which in the above terms suggests ...
The Relative Clause In Narrative Discourse - S
... and their functions in discourse and context. The purpose of this paper is to explore the first two: to describe the relative clause structure of Korean in comparison with that of English and to explore functions of the relative clause in narrative discourse. Relative clauses(RCs) are typically cons ...
... and their functions in discourse and context. The purpose of this paper is to explore the first two: to describe the relative clause structure of Korean in comparison with that of English and to explore functions of the relative clause in narrative discourse. Relative clauses(RCs) are typically cons ...
European Journal of English Language Teaching CONSERVATION
... The [Conj.] above is, what is called, relative pronouns (RP), and the Noun right before it is antecedent. Besides, also note that there are a total of three verbs in the above pattern where two RCs are involved. Practically, the above patterns (with only one of them being the main verb, while the ot ...
... The [Conj.] above is, what is called, relative pronouns (RP), and the Noun right before it is antecedent. Besides, also note that there are a total of three verbs in the above pattern where two RCs are involved. Practically, the above patterns (with only one of them being the main verb, while the ot ...
89212104-Ch.8
... The claim that noun phrases have the structure in (65a) is known as the DP Hypothesis. It is believed that noun phrases include the category Agr under D which parallels the Agr category of I in IPs. Spec-head agreement phenomenon in DP, too. English does not have rich agreement inflection. ...
... The claim that noun phrases have the structure in (65a) is known as the DP Hypothesis. It is believed that noun phrases include the category Agr under D which parallels the Agr category of I in IPs. Spec-head agreement phenomenon in DP, too. English does not have rich agreement inflection. ...
17 Revisiting the Noun-Verb Debate
... because the three languages are different from one another along the dimensions that have been assumed to affect the relative ease or difficulty of verb learning by children. Argument dropping is allowed in Japanese and Chinese but not in English. This means that in Japanese and Chinese, when the ar ...
... because the three languages are different from one another along the dimensions that have been assumed to affect the relative ease or difficulty of verb learning by children. Argument dropping is allowed in Japanese and Chinese but not in English. This means that in Japanese and Chinese, when the ar ...
preposition
... Adverbs of time tell when something happens and adverbs of frequency tell how often something happens. Below are some common adverbs of time and frequency which you should learn: ...
... Adverbs of time tell when something happens and adverbs of frequency tell how often something happens. Below are some common adverbs of time and frequency which you should learn: ...
Subjectification, syntax, and communication. In
... The notion of Subjectification has arisen, and is mostly used, in the context of the study of semantic change through time (cf. Traugott 1989, this volume; Langacker 1990). My purpose in the present chapter is to apply the notion to certain phenomena of synchronic Variation (in modern Dutch, but als ...
... The notion of Subjectification has arisen, and is mostly used, in the context of the study of semantic change through time (cf. Traugott 1989, this volume; Langacker 1990). My purpose in the present chapter is to apply the notion to certain phenomena of synchronic Variation (in modern Dutch, but als ...
File
... Anton. The clause who manages the volunteers is essential to the meaning of the sentence. ...
... Anton. The clause who manages the volunteers is essential to the meaning of the sentence. ...
Attributive clauses in Modern English
... non-defining (or non-restrictive, or descriptive). The non-defining ones do not single out a thing but contain some additional information about the thing or things denoted by the head word, e. g. Magnus, who was writing an article for Meiklejohns newspaper, looked up and said, "That's an interesti ...
... non-defining (or non-restrictive, or descriptive). The non-defining ones do not single out a thing but contain some additional information about the thing or things denoted by the head word, e. g. Magnus, who was writing an article for Meiklejohns newspaper, looked up and said, "That's an interesti ...
The origin and originality of passivization in Papiamentu
... condemned the “[w]rong use of passives: Papiamentu is a supporter of active ...
... condemned the “[w]rong use of passives: Papiamentu is a supporter of active ...
Time and Tense in English - Association for Computational Linguistics
... future event. Assert either the past, present or future rule depending on the tense associated with the "event" of the current verb. Now check to see ff the current verb is have followed by a past participle. If so, then assert the perfect rule relating the perfect event (the event associated with h ...
... future event. Assert either the past, present or future rule depending on the tense associated with the "event" of the current verb. Now check to see ff the current verb is have followed by a past participle. If so, then assert the perfect rule relating the perfect event (the event associated with h ...
Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections
... - adverb, answers the question Where? referring to the verb ran • Please come inside soon. – adverb, answers the question Where? referring to the verb come • They sat inside the dugout. – preposition, dugout is the object of the preposition ...
... - adverb, answers the question Where? referring to the verb ran • Please come inside soon. – adverb, answers the question Where? referring to the verb come • They sat inside the dugout. – preposition, dugout is the object of the preposition ...
The verb krijgen `to get` as an undative verb
... like de storm ‘the tempest’: De storm brak het raam ‘The storm broke the window’. ...
... like de storm ‘the tempest’: De storm brak het raam ‘The storm broke the window’. ...
English Composition 1 - San Ignacio University
... • Recognize the five structures that add adverbial information: single-world adverbs, prepositional phrases, nouns and noun phrases, verb phases and clauses • Discuss adverbs of manner and the can be moved easily to appear before or after a verb as well as the beginning or end of a sentence • Differ ...
... • Recognize the five structures that add adverbial information: single-world adverbs, prepositional phrases, nouns and noun phrases, verb phases and clauses • Discuss adverbs of manner and the can be moved easily to appear before or after a verb as well as the beginning or end of a sentence • Differ ...
(ref) seven serious sentence errors file
... A countable noun represents individual countable items and cannot be treated as one group; e.g., atoms, books, children, dollars, watches, cars, etc. Countable nouns have both singular and plural forms. A non-countable noun represents an abstract concept; the individual parts of it cannot be counted ...
... A countable noun represents individual countable items and cannot be treated as one group; e.g., atoms, books, children, dollars, watches, cars, etc. Countable nouns have both singular and plural forms. A non-countable noun represents an abstract concept; the individual parts of it cannot be counted ...
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... 2003). The verbs are not entirely devoid of semantic predicative power either as there is a clear difference between take a bath and give a bath. The verbs thus seem to be neither at their full semantic power nor at a completely depleted stage. Rather, they appear to be semantically light in the sen ...
... 2003). The verbs are not entirely devoid of semantic predicative power either as there is a clear difference between take a bath and give a bath. The verbs thus seem to be neither at their full semantic power nor at a completely depleted stage. Rather, they appear to be semantically light in the sen ...
syntactic constancy of the subject complement part 1
... subject complements was obtained, the number of corresponding instances needed to obtain the fifty divergent ones in each sample serving as the measure of constancy. With a view to the aim of the study, care was taken to base the data only on examples whose lexical elements had equivalent counterpar ...
... subject complements was obtained, the number of corresponding instances needed to obtain the fifty divergent ones in each sample serving as the measure of constancy. With a view to the aim of the study, care was taken to base the data only on examples whose lexical elements had equivalent counterpar ...
Metonymy as a Syntactic Strategy in Assigning Informational
... which allows reference assignment; the pragmatic process of the automatic recovery of the non-textual nominal element it is restricting and with which it has an obvious connection. There is a reconstruction so that the content of the empty syntactic element becomes “visible” in the interpretation of ...
... which allows reference assignment; the pragmatic process of the automatic recovery of the non-textual nominal element it is restricting and with which it has an obvious connection. There is a reconstruction so that the content of the empty syntactic element becomes “visible” in the interpretation of ...
This is the author`s final draft, 15 August 2014. The
... of the verb needs to be conceptually consistent with the general transfer meaning of the construction. This includes verbs that denote a transfer meaning themselves (e.g. She handed him the ball) or verbs that denote the means by which the transfer is effected (e.g. Joe kicked Bob the ball). However ...
... of the verb needs to be conceptually consistent with the general transfer meaning of the construction. This includes verbs that denote a transfer meaning themselves (e.g. She handed him the ball) or verbs that denote the means by which the transfer is effected (e.g. Joe kicked Bob the ball). However ...