2014 Grammar Rules Summary (GRS)
... 2. Capitalize all proper nouns {Shakespeare} and proper adjectives. {the Canadian actress} NOTE: Capitalize the names of compass directions only if they refer to a specific region or are part of an address. {Don’t visit the Southwest in August. If the museum is located at 75 East Huron, it is not on ...
... 2. Capitalize all proper nouns {Shakespeare} and proper adjectives. {the Canadian actress} NOTE: Capitalize the names of compass directions only if they refer to a specific region or are part of an address. {Don’t visit the Southwest in August. If the museum is located at 75 East Huron, it is not on ...
What is a pronoun?
... in the clauses: I don’t know whom/*who she is supposed to be. I don’t know whom/*who they suppose her to be.; Or in structures where the pronouns introducing concessive clauses are used as objects or retained objects, whomever is preferred: I won’t let him in, whomever/*whoever they might think him ...
... in the clauses: I don’t know whom/*who she is supposed to be. I don’t know whom/*who they suppose her to be.; Or in structures where the pronouns introducing concessive clauses are used as objects or retained objects, whomever is preferred: I won’t let him in, whomever/*whoever they might think him ...
Chapter 6: How Do We Manage Meandering Meaning (NN1)
... system. The same arguments hold for by as for -er. Agency gets added onto verbs via by, only if the verbs are willing: ...
... system. The same arguments hold for by as for -er. Agency gets added onto verbs via by, only if the verbs are willing: ...
Grammatical Agreement
... features of controller and target do not have to be identical, but they must be compatible with each other (such as 3sg∪fsg⇒3fsg vs. 3sg∪fpl⇒*). In order for a complex DP to be the controller of an agreement relation, the features of the noun and the other DP-internal elements have to be unified. Fo ...
... features of controller and target do not have to be identical, but they must be compatible with each other (such as 3sg∪fsg⇒3fsg vs. 3sg∪fpl⇒*). In order for a complex DP to be the controller of an agreement relation, the features of the noun and the other DP-internal elements have to be unified. Fo ...
The Past Participle
... Using the Passive Voice (To Be and the Past Participle) The passive voice is composed of the past participle with some form of to be (am, is, are, was, were, has been, have been, or had been). In the passive voice, the subject does not act but is acted upon. Compare the passive voice with the active ...
... Using the Passive Voice (To Be and the Past Participle) The passive voice is composed of the past participle with some form of to be (am, is, are, was, were, has been, have been, or had been). In the passive voice, the subject does not act but is acted upon. Compare the passive voice with the active ...
How report verbs become quote markers and complementisers*
... is on the way to being reinterpreted as an inflectional ending on the verb. For discussion ...
... is on the way to being reinterpreted as an inflectional ending on the verb. For discussion ...
new first steps in latin teacher`s manual
... is a description of how a particular language works, and in this sense we say that each language has its own grammar. In English, for example, it is ungrammatical to put a word strongly marked as an object before its verb if a word strongly marked as a subject follows the verb, and a sentence like “ ...
... is a description of how a particular language works, and in this sense we say that each language has its own grammar. In English, for example, it is ungrammatical to put a word strongly marked as an object before its verb if a word strongly marked as a subject follows the verb, and a sentence like “ ...
Theoretical Grammar
... (syntactic) relations between linguistic units served the basis for linguistic analysis while the reference of words to the objective reality and language users were actually not considered. Later, semantic language analysis came into use. However, it was surely not enough for a detailed language st ...
... (syntactic) relations between linguistic units served the basis for linguistic analysis while the reference of words to the objective reality and language users were actually not considered. Later, semantic language analysis came into use. However, it was surely not enough for a detailed language st ...
Information Structure and Unmarked Word order in (Older) Germanic
... Before we discuss the role of information structure in determining word order in OHG, let me point out which factors were thought in the traditional literature to determine word order in these languages. A much quoted point of view is constituted by the observation by Behaghel (1932) that pronouns a ...
... Before we discuss the role of information structure in determining word order in OHG, let me point out which factors were thought in the traditional literature to determine word order in these languages. A much quoted point of view is constituted by the observation by Behaghel (1932) that pronouns a ...
Abingdon English Department`s Pocket Guide to
... You can have pea’s with your meal. 2. A second common mistake is to put the apostrophe in the wrong place for singular and plural words. This can completely change the meaning of the sentence. The pupil’s uniform was very smart. (one pupil) The pupils’ uniform was very smart. (lots of pupils) 3. The ...
... You can have pea’s with your meal. 2. A second common mistake is to put the apostrophe in the wrong place for singular and plural words. This can completely change the meaning of the sentence. The pupil’s uniform was very smart. (one pupil) The pupils’ uniform was very smart. (lots of pupils) 3. The ...
SUBORDINATION
... clause must be connected to an independent clause to be part of a complete sentence. This combination is called a complex sentence. If a dependent clause appears by itself, the result is a sentence fragment, a type of sentence error. The three types of dependent clauses are used as three different p ...
... clause must be connected to an independent clause to be part of a complete sentence. This combination is called a complex sentence. If a dependent clause appears by itself, the result is a sentence fragment, a type of sentence error. The three types of dependent clauses are used as three different p ...
Active and Passive Voice
... How to Spot the Passive Voice The main signpost of the passive voice is the presence of a two-part verb consisting of a “to be” verb and a past participle. “To Be” Verbs: The passive voice always uses a “to be” verb. Forms of the verb “to be” include is, are, was, were, been. Past Participles: In ad ...
... How to Spot the Passive Voice The main signpost of the passive voice is the presence of a two-part verb consisting of a “to be” verb and a past participle. “To Be” Verbs: The passive voice always uses a “to be” verb. Forms of the verb “to be” include is, are, was, were, been. Past Participles: In ad ...
A Structural Account of English Tenseless Clausal
... clauses: present participle and past participle. To Declerk (2006: 17), these two labels are not quite felicitous as the terms past and present are tense distinctions while participle clauses are tenseless. The researcher totally agrees with Declerk‟s view because participle clauses carry no indicat ...
... clauses: present participle and past participle. To Declerk (2006: 17), these two labels are not quite felicitous as the terms past and present are tense distinctions while participle clauses are tenseless. The researcher totally agrees with Declerk‟s view because participle clauses carry no indicat ...
Subject pronouns
... Abbriviated Capital “U”, lower case “d”, lower case “s” period. (Uds.) Used when talking TO a group of formal people. We’ll learn more about this pronoun in a moment. ...
... Abbriviated Capital “U”, lower case “d”, lower case “s” period. (Uds.) Used when talking TO a group of formal people. We’ll learn more about this pronoun in a moment. ...
Used to-past simple
... the bus. • We also use it for something that was true but no longer is. • e.g. There used to be a cinema in the town, but now there isn't. ...
... the bus. • We also use it for something that was true but no longer is. • e.g. There used to be a cinema in the town, but now there isn't. ...
ESL Competencies
... opinion and evaluate statements of fact and opinion in written materials; recognize discourse markers of opinion and hypothetical constructions. ...
... opinion and evaluate statements of fact and opinion in written materials; recognize discourse markers of opinion and hypothetical constructions. ...
Milton Primary Grammar Policy
... to order (e.g. next, then, after). Expanded noun phrases for description and specification (e.g. the blue butterfly, plain flour, the man in the moon). Writing sentences with different forms: statement, question, exclamation, command. Correct choice and consistent use of present tense and past tense ...
... to order (e.g. next, then, after). Expanded noun phrases for description and specification (e.g. the blue butterfly, plain flour, the man in the moon). Writing sentences with different forms: statement, question, exclamation, command. Correct choice and consistent use of present tense and past tense ...
Edit Notes - CCSD Blogs
... sentences or clauses put together. Of course, you must remember that a simple sentence contains one subject and one predicate. A clause is a group of words containing a verb and its subject (See page 524). What is the difference between a clause and a phrase? A phrase does not have a subject and a v ...
... sentences or clauses put together. Of course, you must remember that a simple sentence contains one subject and one predicate. A clause is a group of words containing a verb and its subject (See page 524). What is the difference between a clause and a phrase? A phrase does not have a subject and a v ...
A Practical Framework for Syntactic Transfer of Compound
... Machine translation (MT) from one natural language to another is widely accepted as a challenging problem [Hutchins and Somers, 1992]. This becomes even more challenging when the source and target languages are widely different in structure and style, as is the case with English and Hindi. A very la ...
... Machine translation (MT) from one natural language to another is widely accepted as a challenging problem [Hutchins and Somers, 1992]. This becomes even more challenging when the source and target languages are widely different in structure and style, as is the case with English and Hindi. A very la ...
AP Spanish Study Sheet: The Passive Voice
... speech. Spanish provides several other (be + past participle) is the most common options for changing sentence focus, and in fact does not even allow the passive voice in way (and sometimes the only way) to certain grammatical constructions. As a change the focus, English speakers and writers use it ...
... speech. Spanish provides several other (be + past participle) is the most common options for changing sentence focus, and in fact does not even allow the passive voice in way (and sometimes the only way) to certain grammatical constructions. As a change the focus, English speakers and writers use it ...
Passive forms
... The laptop has been taken away by your brother Long passives (those which specify the agent) are also often used when the active construction would have a lengthy subject, which it is better to place at the end of the sentence. For example: The player that has just been hired by Chelsea has scored t ...
... The laptop has been taken away by your brother Long passives (those which specify the agent) are also often used when the active construction would have a lengthy subject, which it is better to place at the end of the sentence. For example: The player that has just been hired by Chelsea has scored t ...
Spanish KS3 Grade Descriptors
... magazine articles, email exchanges and extracts from plays). I can translate short passages accurately into English, containing more complex language and grammar, with occasional errors. ...
... magazine articles, email exchanges and extracts from plays). I can translate short passages accurately into English, containing more complex language and grammar, with occasional errors. ...
5 NOUNS
... these groups of words are inconsistent both in gender and in non-singular formation. Further discussion of some of these issues is given in 5.2.12 below, after the presentation of the declensions. There is also a group of nouns sharing a non-singular suffix -bip; this is not associated with a partic ...
... these groups of words are inconsistent both in gender and in non-singular formation. Further discussion of some of these issues is given in 5.2.12 below, after the presentation of the declensions. There is also a group of nouns sharing a non-singular suffix -bip; this is not associated with a partic ...
Peer reViews, Grammar, and GradinG
... Words from Writers Style and Content “With the Internet Age growing and affecting so many people, I think many students are forgetting the importance of proper writing skills when communicating online. Instant messaging and texting have become so popular that the language associated with these tools ...
... Words from Writers Style and Content “With the Internet Age growing and affecting so many people, I think many students are forgetting the importance of proper writing skills when communicating online. Instant messaging and texting have become so popular that the language associated with these tools ...