Infinitive Construct
... ¶ The Infinitive Construct could be used as a noun and a verb. It may take both subjects and objects. Pronouns may be suffixed to the infinitive. A noun following an infinitive may be either the subject or object, though the subject is more likely. ¶ Inseperable preposition like ל, כ, בcould ...
... ¶ The Infinitive Construct could be used as a noun and a verb. It may take both subjects and objects. Pronouns may be suffixed to the infinitive. A noun following an infinitive may be either the subject or object, though the subject is more likely. ¶ Inseperable preposition like ל, כ, בcould ...
The instrumental: dative and its double 1. Introduction. We take our
... possessum) and the oblique dative (the possessor). We argue that in the Persian alternations in (10b)-(12b), the predication is reversed – so that is the accusative direct object that possesses the instrumental. The alternations in the VP reproduce the basic alternation between ‘of’ and ‘with’ compl ...
... possessum) and the oblique dative (the possessor). We argue that in the Persian alternations in (10b)-(12b), the predication is reversed – so that is the accusative direct object that possesses the instrumental. The alternations in the VP reproduce the basic alternation between ‘of’ and ‘with’ compl ...
Chapter 25: Indirect Statement Chapter 25 covers the following: the
... real issue here is that the third-conjugation -i present passive infinitive ending is so minimal it’s sometimes hard to recognize that it means “to be (whatever)-ed,” as do all the present passive infinitives. Thus, for example, laudari means “to be praised.” All that should be review for you. Now ...
... real issue here is that the third-conjugation -i present passive infinitive ending is so minimal it’s sometimes hard to recognize that it means “to be (whatever)-ed,” as do all the present passive infinitives. Thus, for example, laudari means “to be praised.” All that should be review for you. Now ...
Proposition Bank: a resource of predicate
... the Penn Treebank (1M words,WSJ) Usually only one or two basic senses are covered for each verb Confusing sets of alternations ...
... the Penn Treebank (1M words,WSJ) Usually only one or two basic senses are covered for each verb Confusing sets of alternations ...
Creole English
... drawn both from the literature and the author's own experience living in Jamaica and doing fieldwork. Principal sources include Bailey’s (1966) grammar, the Dictionary of Jamaican English (Cassidy & LePage 1980, hereafter DJE), and Alleyne’s (1980) historical-comparative study. Non-linguistic works ...
... drawn both from the literature and the author's own experience living in Jamaica and doing fieldwork. Principal sources include Bailey’s (1966) grammar, the Dictionary of Jamaican English (Cassidy & LePage 1980, hereafter DJE), and Alleyne’s (1980) historical-comparative study. Non-linguistic works ...
Le Verbe - Mocks.ie
... 1. To express a suggestion, a possibility of doing something. 2. Translated by could in English. Je pourrais venir te voir demain. I could come and see you tomorrow. Pourrais-je venir te venir te voir demain? Could I come and see you tomorrow? ...
... 1. To express a suggestion, a possibility of doing something. 2. Translated by could in English. Je pourrais venir te voir demain. I could come and see you tomorrow. Pourrais-je venir te venir te voir demain? Could I come and see you tomorrow? ...
On Interpretation of the Verbal form in –(i)te in Bengali
... imperfective character of the action denoted by the form manifests itself in comparison with the perfective participle in –iyā/-e: karte “doing” vs kare “having done”, though sometimes this aspectual opposition becomes irrelevant (especially in case of iterated forms or use of the emphasizer i). In ...
... imperfective character of the action denoted by the form manifests itself in comparison with the perfective participle in –iyā/-e: karte “doing” vs kare “having done”, though sometimes this aspectual opposition becomes irrelevant (especially in case of iterated forms or use of the emphasizer i). In ...
Subject−Verb Inversion in Russian
... the exhaustive subset of this set for which the predicate actually holds. Definition 2: Information focus is a part of the sentence that conveys new, nonpresupposed information marked by one or more pitch accents. Information focus is present in every sentence, but not every sentence contains an ide ...
... the exhaustive subset of this set for which the predicate actually holds. Definition 2: Information focus is a part of the sentence that conveys new, nonpresupposed information marked by one or more pitch accents. Information focus is present in every sentence, but not every sentence contains an ide ...
4524 INTENS RUSSIAN 01 PT/gk
... Ко о о оф сс? – О . # 8 "у – . What’s her profession? – She’s a doctor. And her husband’s an engineer. In the question К" б ?/К" о б ? etc., which is the most common way of asking what job someone has, к" is the instrumental form of ко and is expressing t ...
... Ко о о оф сс? – О . # 8 "у – . What’s her profession? – She’s a doctor. And her husband’s an engineer. In the question К" б ?/К" о б ? etc., which is the most common way of asking what job someone has, к" is the instrumental form of ко and is expressing t ...
Beneficiary (indirect object)
... 2) Look for a direct object (something being given, told, or shown). 3) Look for a recipient, a person who is receiving something, being given, told, or shown something. The person who receives something being given or told is the beneficiary. The traditional grammar term for beneficiary is indirect ...
... 2) Look for a direct object (something being given, told, or shown). 3) Look for a recipient, a person who is receiving something, being given, told, or shown something. The person who receives something being given or told is the beneficiary. The traditional grammar term for beneficiary is indirect ...
Handbook of Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage
... The rules of grammar, mechanics, and usage provide the guidance every professional needs in order to communicate successfully with colleagues, customers, and other audiences. Understanding and following these rules helps you in two important ways. First, the rules determine how meaning is encoded an ...
... The rules of grammar, mechanics, and usage provide the guidance every professional needs in order to communicate successfully with colleagues, customers, and other audiences. Understanding and following these rules helps you in two important ways. First, the rules determine how meaning is encoded an ...
Systemic polyfunctionality and morphology
... rather than possible alternatives. There is reason to believe that the economy in the inventory of forms, associated with answer (i), is particularly efficient, when the associated functions are largely predictable on the basis of their categorial distributions. This, in effect, is a possible answe ...
... rather than possible alternatives. There is reason to believe that the economy in the inventory of forms, associated with answer (i), is particularly efficient, when the associated functions are largely predictable on the basis of their categorial distributions. This, in effect, is a possible answe ...
Multiple-subject Sentences in Korean
... but there is no explanation of this derivation. Sohn rejects this “explanation”, claiming instead that “multiple-subject constructions are viewed as basic” to the language, which of course side-steps the need for an explanation. Yeon & Brown do not delve into the problem, and simply state that it is ...
... but there is no explanation of this derivation. Sohn rejects this “explanation”, claiming instead that “multiple-subject constructions are viewed as basic” to the language, which of course side-steps the need for an explanation. Yeon & Brown do not delve into the problem, and simply state that it is ...
Handbook of Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage
... The rules of grammar, mechanics, and usage provide the guidance every professional needs in order to communicate successfully with colleagues, customers, and other audiences. Understanding and following these rules helps you in two important ways. First, the rules determine how meaning is encoded an ...
... The rules of grammar, mechanics, and usage provide the guidance every professional needs in order to communicate successfully with colleagues, customers, and other audiences. Understanding and following these rules helps you in two important ways. First, the rules determine how meaning is encoded an ...
THE ADVERBS AND THEIR FORMATIONS KINDS OF ADVERBS
... She was (very) much impressed by their good manners. D. Much meaning a lot can modify comparative or superlative adjectives and adverbs: Much better much the best much more quickly ...
... She was (very) much impressed by their good manners. D. Much meaning a lot can modify comparative or superlative adjectives and adverbs: Much better much the best much more quickly ...
1. nouns 2. determiners 3. adverbs 4. adjectives 5. verbs 6. negation
... impersonal verbs and expressions: il faut, il est important de ... quitter, partir, sortir, laisser: different verbs for 'to leave' infinitive constructions, including past and negative causative faire (faire+infinitif) transitive vs. intransitive constructions present participle ...
... impersonal verbs and expressions: il faut, il est important de ... quitter, partir, sortir, laisser: different verbs for 'to leave' infinitive constructions, including past and negative causative faire (faire+infinitif) transitive vs. intransitive constructions present participle ...
Handbook of Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage
... guidance every professional needs in order to communicate successfully with colleagues, customers, and other audiences. Understanding and following these rules helps you in two important ways. First, the rules determine how meaning is encoded and decoded in the communication process. If you don’t en ...
... guidance every professional needs in order to communicate successfully with colleagues, customers, and other audiences. Understanding and following these rules helps you in two important ways. First, the rules determine how meaning is encoded and decoded in the communication process. If you don’t en ...
A participle is a verb form used as an adjective to modify nouns and
... Both present and past participles can be used in phrases--called participial phrases--that modify nouns and pronouns. A participial phrase is made up of a participle and its modifiers. A participle may be followed by an object, an adverb, a prepositional phrase, an adverb clause, or any combination ...
... Both present and past participles can be used in phrases--called participial phrases--that modify nouns and pronouns. A participial phrase is made up of a participle and its modifiers. A participle may be followed by an object, an adverb, a prepositional phrase, an adverb clause, or any combination ...
The Eight Parts of Speech
... Adverb- An adverb describes how the action is performed. They tell how much, how often, when and where something is done. Erin ran the 5K quickly. How did she run the 5K? a. Erin b. ran c. quickly ...
... Adverb- An adverb describes how the action is performed. They tell how much, how often, when and where something is done. Erin ran the 5K quickly. How did she run the 5K? a. Erin b. ran c. quickly ...
The Eight Parts of Speech
... Adverb- An adverb describes how the action is performed. They tell how much, how often, when and where something is done. Erin ran the 5K quickly. How did she run the 5K? a. Erin b. ran c. quickly ...
... Adverb- An adverb describes how the action is performed. They tell how much, how often, when and where something is done. Erin ran the 5K quickly. How did she run the 5K? a. Erin b. ran c. quickly ...
Verbs in spoken sentence processing Goede, Dieuwke de
... In the literature, many different ‘verb-complexity criteria’ are mentioned that are all based on the studies by Shapiro et al., for example ‘argument structure’ or ‘number of possible argument structures’. (e.g., Ben-Shachar et al., 2004). Although the results of the comparison of pure transitives v ...
... In the literature, many different ‘verb-complexity criteria’ are mentioned that are all based on the studies by Shapiro et al., for example ‘argument structure’ or ‘number of possible argument structures’. (e.g., Ben-Shachar et al., 2004). Although the results of the comparison of pure transitives v ...
An International Journal of English Studies 24/2
... NB: the lowering of AF/non-CF en-, em- > an-, am- in pretonic position is attested in numerous loanwords in (Early) Middle English manuscripts, e.g. MS Cleopatra of the Ancrene Riwle (c1225-30) – see E. J. Dobson, ed., 1972, XC – XCIII & footnotes. Under main stress Anglo-French/non-Central French d ...
... NB: the lowering of AF/non-CF en-, em- > an-, am- in pretonic position is attested in numerous loanwords in (Early) Middle English manuscripts, e.g. MS Cleopatra of the Ancrene Riwle (c1225-30) – see E. J. Dobson, ed., 1972, XC – XCIII & footnotes. Under main stress Anglo-French/non-Central French d ...
Active and Passive Voice
... Passive sentences can be easily transformed into active sentences when the object of the preposition "by" is moved to the subject position in the sentence. ...
... Passive sentences can be easily transformed into active sentences when the object of the preposition "by" is moved to the subject position in the sentence. ...
Packet 8: Pronouns
... Tim gave his book to my sister. If you examine these sentences, you will notice that she and I are subjects of the first sentence, that her and me, in the second sentence, are objects of a preposition, and that his and my show possession in the third sentence. A pronoun may have one form when it is ...
... Tim gave his book to my sister. If you examine these sentences, you will notice that she and I are subjects of the first sentence, that her and me, in the second sentence, are objects of a preposition, and that his and my show possession in the third sentence. A pronoun may have one form when it is ...