Making Subjects and Verbs Agree EXERCISES A. Underline the
... 5. That same year she flew nonstop across the United States. 6. She was the very first person to do that alone. 7. Somewhat later, she became the first person to fly from Hawaii to the mainland of the United States. The Double Negative EXERCISES A. Underline the word that makes the sentence negative ...
... 5. That same year she flew nonstop across the United States. 6. She was the very first person to do that alone. 7. Somewhat later, she became the first person to fly from Hawaii to the mainland of the United States. The Double Negative EXERCISES A. Underline the word that makes the sentence negative ...
Grammar - Linguistic Society of America
... is a matter for ongoing research to decide what counts as morphology and what counts as syntax. The answer can change as discoveries are made and theories improved. For instance, most people—in fact, most grammarians—probably say that 'wouldn't' is two words: 'would' followed by an informal pronunci ...
... is a matter for ongoing research to decide what counts as morphology and what counts as syntax. The answer can change as discoveries are made and theories improved. For instance, most people—in fact, most grammarians—probably say that 'wouldn't' is two words: 'would' followed by an informal pronunci ...
phrase toolbox
... Infinitive phrases are easy top spot. They always start with the word “to” plus a verb; for example, to swim, to love, to quit, to ride, etc. The word “to” plus a verb is called an infinitive. Infinitive phrases include the infinitive and any words or phrases that modify the infinitive. Infinitive p ...
... Infinitive phrases are easy top spot. They always start with the word “to” plus a verb; for example, to swim, to love, to quit, to ride, etc. The word “to” plus a verb is called an infinitive. Infinitive phrases include the infinitive and any words or phrases that modify the infinitive. Infinitive p ...
Noun Phrases in Chinese and English
... In many languages, including English and Chinese, there exists an intimate relationship between the case of pronouns and word order, in such a way that the case relationship ‘subject of’ is usually signalled by preverbal position, while the relationship ‘direct object of’ tends to follow the verb. T ...
... In many languages, including English and Chinese, there exists an intimate relationship between the case of pronouns and word order, in such a way that the case relationship ‘subject of’ is usually signalled by preverbal position, while the relationship ‘direct object of’ tends to follow the verb. T ...
C67-1006 - Association for Computational Linguistics
... of i of governing a noun; adjectives-and adverbs never govern. Table 2 shows the meaning of dependent probabilities; here, reading across, the various probabilities of being governed by other partsof-speech are shown for nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence adverbs; verbs do not have governors. ...
... of i of governing a noun; adjectives-and adverbs never govern. Table 2 shows the meaning of dependent probabilities; here, reading across, the various probabilities of being governed by other partsof-speech are shown for nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and sentence adverbs; verbs do not have governors. ...
Conversational Lexical Standards
... synthesis and analysis. If there are two different lexicons (one for synthesis and another for analysis) then synchronization problems arise. Likewise the morphologic engine should be capable of processing morphology in both the synthesis and analysis directions. From the root form, the engine can d ...
... synthesis and analysis. If there are two different lexicons (one for synthesis and another for analysis) then synchronization problems arise. Likewise the morphologic engine should be capable of processing morphology in both the synthesis and analysis directions. From the root form, the engine can d ...
subject and verb rules
... Directions: Use your rule sheet to help you correctly choose the verb that agrees with the subject of the sentence. In the blank, write the number of the rule that applies. _____ a. Sixteen dollars (is/are) the price of the ticket. _____ b. The boy and his dog (live/lives) here. _____ c. The boy, al ...
... Directions: Use your rule sheet to help you correctly choose the verb that agrees with the subject of the sentence. In the blank, write the number of the rule that applies. _____ a. Sixteen dollars (is/are) the price of the ticket. _____ b. The boy and his dog (live/lives) here. _____ c. The boy, al ...
Explanation Object Pronouns (complements)
... **Contrary to English the following verbs always take a direct object- écouter, payer, regarder, chercher, demander, attendre. The reason here is that the preposition is included in the verb meaning. And the following verbs always take an indirect object répondre, obéir, désobéir… The reason is they ...
... **Contrary to English the following verbs always take a direct object- écouter, payer, regarder, chercher, demander, attendre. The reason here is that the preposition is included in the verb meaning. And the following verbs always take an indirect object répondre, obéir, désobéir… The reason is they ...
Linguistics 403/404 Lecture Notes No.8
... ‘The man bites the dog’, just as we derived sentence (9a) to mean ‘The dog bites the man’. In fact, in German, word order can be replaced by Case Marking whereby subjects receive the (masculine) nominative determiner ‘der’ and objects receive the accusative determiner ‘den’. Since the accusative cas ...
... ‘The man bites the dog’, just as we derived sentence (9a) to mean ‘The dog bites the man’. In fact, in German, word order can be replaced by Case Marking whereby subjects receive the (masculine) nominative determiner ‘der’ and objects receive the accusative determiner ‘den’. Since the accusative cas ...
- CAMPUS Church
... indicate person and number (who and how many is doing the action). The form of the verb “make” undergoes only one inflection which occurs only in the 3rd person singular form where the affix “-s” is added onto the end of the stem “make-”. But what English does in only one of these six forms other la ...
... indicate person and number (who and how many is doing the action). The form of the verb “make” undergoes only one inflection which occurs only in the 3rd person singular form where the affix “-s” is added onto the end of the stem “make-”. But what English does in only one of these six forms other la ...
list of parts of speech - English Grammar Revolution
... some other word or element in the rest of the sentence. They are ALWAYS in prepositional phrases. Please remember that this is a list of words that can be prepositions, but many of these words can also function as other parts of speech. It all depends on how the word is being used. A. The cat ran do ...
... some other word or element in the rest of the sentence. They are ALWAYS in prepositional phrases. Please remember that this is a list of words that can be prepositions, but many of these words can also function as other parts of speech. It all depends on how the word is being used. A. The cat ran do ...
Inflection
... c. Genitive: it is used for the possessor. d. Ablative: it is used for the object of prepositions In some languages they distinguish the subject further based on whether it is the subject of a transitive verb or interansitiv verb e. Ergative: S of tr. verb f. Absolutive: S of InTr. verb ...
... c. Genitive: it is used for the possessor. d. Ablative: it is used for the object of prepositions In some languages they distinguish the subject further based on whether it is the subject of a transitive verb or interansitiv verb e. Ergative: S of tr. verb f. Absolutive: S of InTr. verb ...
Part-of-Speech Tagging with Hidden Markov Models
... name specific entities (e.g. University of Oslo). Count nouns occur in both singular (dog) or plural forms (dogs) and can be counted (one dog, two dogs). In contrast, mass nouns, which are used to describe a homogeneous concept, are not counted (e.g. *two snows). Verbs are those words that refer to ...
... name specific entities (e.g. University of Oslo). Count nouns occur in both singular (dog) or plural forms (dogs) and can be counted (one dog, two dogs). In contrast, mass nouns, which are used to describe a homogeneous concept, are not counted (e.g. *two snows). Verbs are those words that refer to ...
Review of A. M. Devine and Laurence D. Stephens, Latin Word
... in many other languages (examples p. 191 and footnote 41 p. 223). Devine and Stephens, however, propose a different analysis. They suggest that the auxiliary “either stays in situ or raises to the head of a functional projection,” more specifically to the head of whatever projection is “the most imp ...
... in many other languages (examples p. 191 and footnote 41 p. 223). Devine and Stephens, however, propose a different analysis. They suggest that the auxiliary “either stays in situ or raises to the head of a functional projection,” more specifically to the head of whatever projection is “the most imp ...
Session 8 (Cognitive Grammar)
... predications that indicate the relationship of a designated entity to the ground or situation of speech, including the speech event itself, its participants, and their respective spheres of knowledge.” • “Grounding predications are obligatory grammatical elements needed to turn nouns into full nomin ...
... predications that indicate the relationship of a designated entity to the ground or situation of speech, including the speech event itself, its participants, and their respective spheres of knowledge.” • “Grounding predications are obligatory grammatical elements needed to turn nouns into full nomin ...
Participles - Polk School District
... conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences. ...
... conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences. ...
14HYD06_Layout 1
... You can make do the work. (bare infinitive) Raman’s pastime is to play the piano. (toinfinitive) I will not let you go. (bareinfinitive) People like to gossip. (to infinitive) You had better ask permission. (bare infinitive) Note:The word ‘to’ is frequently used with the In finitive, but is not an e ...
... You can make do the work. (bare infinitive) Raman’s pastime is to play the piano. (toinfinitive) I will not let you go. (bareinfinitive) People like to gossip. (to infinitive) You had better ask permission. (bare infinitive) Note:The word ‘to’ is frequently used with the In finitive, but is not an e ...
English Essentials
... past tense and past participle by adding –ed or –d to the basic form: Ask, asked, have asked Raise, raised, have raised Some English verbs are irregular. They do not form their past tense this way: Become, became, has become Break, broke, broken Bring, brought, has brought ...
... past tense and past participle by adding –ed or –d to the basic form: Ask, asked, have asked Raise, raised, have raised Some English verbs are irregular. They do not form their past tense this way: Become, became, has become Break, broke, broken Bring, brought, has brought ...
Pronoun Agreement
... Let’s learn more about pronouns by listening to this catchy little tune… Be prepared to answer the following questions: • Why does the pronoun in this song have the blues? • What types of pronouns are listed? ...
... Let’s learn more about pronouns by listening to this catchy little tune… Be prepared to answer the following questions: • Why does the pronoun in this song have the blues? • What types of pronouns are listed? ...
Barkho, Leon, Where Swedes Get it Wrong When Writing English
... “afraid there is no rule of thumb”, but he fails to make the basic distinction between conditional if and interrogative if. (Elsewhere, 12.3 and 14.6, he claims that there is a semantic difference between the interrogatives if and whether: “... whether conveys slightly greater doubt.” The syntactic ...
... “afraid there is no rule of thumb”, but he fails to make the basic distinction between conditional if and interrogative if. (Elsewhere, 12.3 and 14.6, he claims that there is a semantic difference between the interrogatives if and whether: “... whether conveys slightly greater doubt.” The syntactic ...
Glossary of Terms Used in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
... primary school start to be taught the difference between the language we use when speaking informally (for example, to our friends) and the language we may use for a formal text, such as a letter of complaint. Words or phrases used at the beginning of a sentence, used like adverbs to describe the ac ...
... primary school start to be taught the difference between the language we use when speaking informally (for example, to our friends) and the language we may use for a formal text, such as a letter of complaint. Words or phrases used at the beginning of a sentence, used like adverbs to describe the ac ...
Sample - Christian Light Publications
... rewrite the sentence to make sure the participial phrase modifies the correct word. ...
... rewrite the sentence to make sure the participial phrase modifies the correct word. ...