Time and Tense in Language
... Greece. "A more significant advance made by Aristotle was his recognition of the category of tense in the Greek verb: that is to say, he noted that certain semantic variations in the forms of the verb could be correlated with such temporal notions as 'present' or 'past. His teaching on this point, h ...
... Greece. "A more significant advance made by Aristotle was his recognition of the category of tense in the Greek verb: that is to say, he noted that certain semantic variations in the forms of the verb could be correlated with such temporal notions as 'present' or 'past. His teaching on this point, h ...
Why are `as soon as` clauses marked for predicate
... sequenciality, e.g. anteriority or posteriority wrt. to main clause event + ‘when’ clauses often indicate anteriority (but are underspecified), but do not indicate when exactly the event in the main clause will happen ...
... sequenciality, e.g. anteriority or posteriority wrt. to main clause event + ‘when’ clauses often indicate anteriority (but are underspecified), but do not indicate when exactly the event in the main clause will happen ...
Introducing the CEFR for English
... lightonwhattheycanandcan'tdowiththelanguageateachoftheCommonEuropeanFrameworkofReference levels,forexample,inusingthegrammarandlexisattheirdisposal.ThefoundermembersoftheEPPfirstmetin Cambridge in midͲ2005 to discuss the possibility of setting up an ...
... lightonwhattheycanandcan'tdowiththelanguageateachoftheCommonEuropeanFrameworkofReference levels,forexample,inusingthegrammarandlexisattheirdisposal.ThefoundermembersoftheEPPfirstmetin Cambridge in midͲ2005 to discuss the possibility of setting up an ...
(ref) seven serious sentence errors file
... 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; the total is viewed as one mass; e.g., advice, furniture, traffic, grammar, mail, ...
... 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; the total is viewed as one mass; e.g., advice, furniture, traffic, grammar, mail, ...
The Atlanta Hotel
... c) Complex sentence: A complex sentence has a main (independent) clause and at least on dependent clause. A main clause contains a subject + a main verb, and it can stand alone with complete idea. It is a complete sentence. A dependent clause also includes a subject + a main verb, but it can’t stan ...
... c) Complex sentence: A complex sentence has a main (independent) clause and at least on dependent clause. A main clause contains a subject + a main verb, and it can stand alone with complete idea. It is a complete sentence. A dependent clause also includes a subject + a main verb, but it can’t stan ...
Test 5 Writing MC Answers
... attributed to the technical work of talented film editors The error in this sentence occurs at (B), where there is nounnoun disagreement. The singular noun “director” does not agree with the earlier compound proper nouns, “Frank Capra and George Stevens.” There is no error at (A). The pronoun “Much” ...
... attributed to the technical work of talented film editors The error in this sentence occurs at (B), where there is nounnoun disagreement. The singular noun “director” does not agree with the earlier compound proper nouns, “Frank Capra and George Stevens.” There is no error at (A). The pronoun “Much” ...
Encoding information on adjectives in a lexical
... want to say that a voice is sweet-sounding and melodious, but can also be combined with the noun strumento (instrument) when we want to indicate that an instrument can be used to produce music. ...
... want to say that a voice is sweet-sounding and melodious, but can also be combined with the noun strumento (instrument) when we want to indicate that an instrument can be used to produce music. ...
Grammar_Gerunds - English with Ms. Tuttle
... It tasted good. Directions: Read the following sentences and identify the verbs. Label each verb as either an action verb or a linking verb. Example: I was really bored during the fight. (Linking Verb) 11. The frightened dog hid under the bed. 12. The alarming noise rang out across the newly mowed ...
... It tasted good. Directions: Read the following sentences and identify the verbs. Label each verb as either an action verb or a linking verb. Example: I was really bored during the fight. (Linking Verb) 11. The frightened dog hid under the bed. 12. The alarming noise rang out across the newly mowed ...
Derived nouns in Modern Hebrew: Structural and psycholinguistic
... The article focuses on derived nouns, constructed on the basis of interdigitation of a consonantal root plus one of several dozen prosodic templates or morphological patterns and/or by linear affixation to a word or stem. Structural characteristics of Hebrew nouns are outlined in terms of their infl ...
... The article focuses on derived nouns, constructed on the basis of interdigitation of a consonantal root plus one of several dozen prosodic templates or morphological patterns and/or by linear affixation to a word or stem. Structural characteristics of Hebrew nouns are outlined in terms of their infl ...
Topics and Participants in Jamamadí Narrative
... Devices for introduction A participant who is undergoer and topic of the episode is introduced by a noun standing alone as a complete sentence at the beginning of the episode. Although the participant thus identified may be actor in much of the episode, his downfall is expected. If there is a villai ...
... Devices for introduction A participant who is undergoer and topic of the episode is introduced by a noun standing alone as a complete sentence at the beginning of the episode. Although the participant thus identified may be actor in much of the episode, his downfall is expected. If there is a villai ...
Parsing algorithms, sentence complexity
... • S ⇒ If S then S: If S1 then S2 • S ⇒ Either S or S Either S3 or S4 • S ⇒ NP who said S VP The man who said S5 is arriving today. • If either the man who said S5 is arriving today or the man who said S5 is arriving tomorrow, then the man who said S6 is arriving the day ...
... • S ⇒ If S then S: If S1 then S2 • S ⇒ Either S or S Either S3 or S4 • S ⇒ NP who said S VP The man who said S5 is arriving today. • If either the man who said S5 is arriving today or the man who said S5 is arriving tomorrow, then the man who said S6 is arriving the day ...
Introduction to Sumerian Grammar - CDLI
... 4) When one wishes to spell out the components of a compound logogram, for example énsi(PA.TE.SI) 'governor' or ugnim(KI.KUŠ.LU.ÚB.ĜAR) 'army'. 5) When referring to a sign in the abstract, as in “the ŠU sign is the picture of a hand.” In bilingual or Akkadian contexts, a variety of conventions exist ...
... 4) When one wishes to spell out the components of a compound logogram, for example énsi(PA.TE.SI) 'governor' or ugnim(KI.KUŠ.LU.ÚB.ĜAR) 'army'. 5) When referring to a sign in the abstract, as in “the ŠU sign is the picture of a hand.” In bilingual or Akkadian contexts, a variety of conventions exist ...
Chapter 17 Grammar Lesson
... tells you was or were? Look at the endings again and find the two letters that tell you was or were. Yes, the beginning of the imperfect ending, –bā– or –ba–, tells you was or were. The –bā– or –ba– is the tense sign, because it tells you the tense of your verb—the imperfect tense. Actually, it is b ...
... tells you was or were? Look at the endings again and find the two letters that tell you was or were. Yes, the beginning of the imperfect ending, –bā– or –ba–, tells you was or were. The –bā– or –ba– is the tense sign, because it tells you the tense of your verb—the imperfect tense. Actually, it is b ...
Transformation I: Phrasal Categories
... If sentence i)b is said to have undergone transformations in order to arrive at its SS, then it must have underwent two transformations which is the movement of the direct object “a message” to the rightmost position of VP, and the deletion of the preposition “to”. The same transformations also took ...
... If sentence i)b is said to have undergone transformations in order to arrive at its SS, then it must have underwent two transformations which is the movement of the direct object “a message” to the rightmost position of VP, and the deletion of the preposition “to”. The same transformations also took ...
Natural Language Processing
... which has been shown to be useful, but the idea is to exemplify an approach, not to give a detailed survey (which would be impossible in the time available). (Lecture 5 is a bit different in that it concentrates on a data structure instead of an algorithm.) The final lecture brings the preceding mat ...
... which has been shown to be useful, but the idea is to exemplify an approach, not to give a detailed survey (which would be impossible in the time available). (Lecture 5 is a bit different in that it concentrates on a data structure instead of an algorithm.) The final lecture brings the preceding mat ...
Making Syntax of Sense: Number Agreement in
... pronoun agreement (which, apart from bound pronouns such as reflexives, tends to be treated as a pragmatic phenomenon). The links are theoretically important. There are systematic convergences and divergences in how number surfaces on these different grammatical elements, verbs on the one hand and c ...
... pronoun agreement (which, apart from bound pronouns such as reflexives, tends to be treated as a pragmatic phenomenon). The links are theoretically important. There are systematic convergences and divergences in how number surfaces on these different grammatical elements, verbs on the one hand and c ...
the semantics and exegetical significance of the object
... grammars make almost no advances beyond defining the construction18 and giving an abridged list of the kinds of verbs which take object-complements. Some of the grammars do point out that the complement is often preceded by ei]j or w[j.19 Unfortunately, not only is there a very high percentage of ca ...
... grammars make almost no advances beyond defining the construction18 and giving an abridged list of the kinds of verbs which take object-complements. Some of the grammars do point out that the complement is often preceded by ei]j or w[j.19 Unfortunately, not only is there a very high percentage of ca ...
studies in basque syntax: relative clauses
... The attention lavished upon the relative clause is not hard to justify. The relative clause is important in grammar. It is, after all, one of the few recursive devices in language. It is a good thing when scholars familiar with un-familiar languages wtite about the characteristics of relativization ...
... The attention lavished upon the relative clause is not hard to justify. The relative clause is important in grammar. It is, after all, one of the few recursive devices in language. It is a good thing when scholars familiar with un-familiar languages wtite about the characteristics of relativization ...
person-hierarchies and the origin ofasymmetries in totonac verbal
... and Chicontla, show some variation-where relevant, these are noted in the text. While the languages of the Totonac- Tepehua family show a good deal of variation both in terms of phonology and lexicon, they are easily recognizable as a family and share a great deal of obviously cognate morphology and ...
... and Chicontla, show some variation-where relevant, these are noted in the text. While the languages of the Totonac- Tepehua family show a good deal of variation both in terms of phonology and lexicon, they are easily recognizable as a family and share a great deal of obviously cognate morphology and ...
History of Indian Language Austric
... had more in common with Dravidian than with Indo-European. Perhaps, Dr. Chatterji was too shy to assert, against the bulwark of Western opinion, that the post-Vedic languages were wrongly classified. Either way, he certainly made many of notes of the peculiar and numerous instances when these langu ...
... had more in common with Dravidian than with Indo-European. Perhaps, Dr. Chatterji was too shy to assert, against the bulwark of Western opinion, that the post-Vedic languages were wrongly classified. Either way, he certainly made many of notes of the peculiar and numerous instances when these langu ...
We have used the word "form" quite often in the Internet Grammar. It
... Notice that some of these Subject clauses have Subjects of their own. In [1], the Subject clause that his theory was flawed, has its own Subject, his theory. Similarly, in [2], the Subject of what I need is I. Among nonfinite clauses, only to-infinitive clauses and -ing participle clauses can funct ...
... Notice that some of these Subject clauses have Subjects of their own. In [1], the Subject clause that his theory was flawed, has its own Subject, his theory. Similarly, in [2], the Subject of what I need is I. Among nonfinite clauses, only to-infinitive clauses and -ing participle clauses can funct ...
a grammatical error analysis on applying irregular verbs done by the
... these pronouns: I, my, mine, me, myself ...
... these pronouns: I, my, mine, me, myself ...
COMPASS Writing Skills Sample Test Questions
... 3. To set off nonessential clauses and phrases following a specific noun (a proper name of particular person, place, or thing). Example: Whitney Wise, who is a marathon runner, entered into the final stretch. 4. To separate consecutive words. To separate items in a series of three or more. Example: ...
... 3. To set off nonessential clauses and phrases following a specific noun (a proper name of particular person, place, or thing). Example: Whitney Wise, who is a marathon runner, entered into the final stretch. 4. To separate consecutive words. To separate items in a series of three or more. Example: ...