The Basics of English Usage
... 3? If we use the traditional terms of grammar, then we can explain things as follows: ‘than’ is a preposition in 2 (it comes before the pronoun ‘me’) but a conjunction in 3 (it links two clauses, each of which has a subject and a verb). A preposition takes the objective case (‘to her’ not ‘to she’) ...
... 3? If we use the traditional terms of grammar, then we can explain things as follows: ‘than’ is a preposition in 2 (it comes before the pronoun ‘me’) but a conjunction in 3 (it links two clauses, each of which has a subject and a verb). A preposition takes the objective case (‘to her’ not ‘to she’) ...
Document
... In English Sentences have a subject and a verb. The subject is the person or thing doing something or being described. The verb is an action word like run or sing, or a word like am, is, or are that links the subject to a description. Mrs. Pérez is my Spanish teacher. She is from Florida. We like he ...
... In English Sentences have a subject and a verb. The subject is the person or thing doing something or being described. The verb is an action word like run or sing, or a word like am, is, or are that links the subject to a description. Mrs. Pérez is my Spanish teacher. She is from Florida. We like he ...
ADVERBS IN ENGLISH
... We do not put adverbs between verbs and their direct objects or between verbs and non-finite or that-clauses (Grammar for English Language Teachers, p32). ...
... We do not put adverbs between verbs and their direct objects or between verbs and non-finite or that-clauses (Grammar for English Language Teachers, p32). ...
What is a pronoun?
... 7.1 In Restrictive Relative Clauses Usually speaking, both that and which are possible in restrictive relative clauses, but that is preferred to which when the antecedents are non-personal indefinite pronouns like all, much, little, none, any, a few, or are impersonal nouns with superlative adject ...
... 7.1 In Restrictive Relative Clauses Usually speaking, both that and which are possible in restrictive relative clauses, but that is preferred to which when the antecedents are non-personal indefinite pronouns like all, much, little, none, any, a few, or are impersonal nouns with superlative adject ...
AspectuAlity in Hindi: tHe two pAirs of Aspects
... marked category and the imperfective is unmarked. Keeping in mind the unmarkedness of simple verbs, Pořízka (1978: 161) reasons: “Simple verbs are neutral, unmarked of verbal aspect. They do not have the perfective or any other aspectual meaning, but at the same time they do not throw it away and ca ...
... marked category and the imperfective is unmarked. Keeping in mind the unmarkedness of simple verbs, Pořízka (1978: 161) reasons: “Simple verbs are neutral, unmarked of verbal aspect. They do not have the perfective or any other aspectual meaning, but at the same time they do not throw it away and ca ...
L R H
... Dum can be used metaphorically to express a form of conditional statement. When used in this way, it can be translated as ‘so long as’, ‘provided that’, ‘on condition that’ etc. Since dum functions as a ‘covert’ conditional, the verb in the subordinate clause is in the subjunctive. Oderint, dum metu ...
... Dum can be used metaphorically to express a form of conditional statement. When used in this way, it can be translated as ‘so long as’, ‘provided that’, ‘on condition that’ etc. Since dum functions as a ‘covert’ conditional, the verb in the subordinate clause is in the subjunctive. Oderint, dum metu ...
The Participle Phrase
... participle is present, it will dependably end in ing. Likewise, a regular past participle will end in a consistent ed. Irregular past participles, unfortunately, conclude in all kinds of ways [although this list will help]. Since all phrases require two or more words, a participle phrase will often ...
... participle is present, it will dependably end in ing. Likewise, a regular past participle will end in a consistent ed. Irregular past participles, unfortunately, conclude in all kinds of ways [although this list will help]. Since all phrases require two or more words, a participle phrase will often ...
Reflexive Verbs
... Affirmative commands are when you tell someone to do something. Regular commands are formed by conjugating in the “tú” form and dropping the “S”. Irregular commands will be ...
... Affirmative commands are when you tell someone to do something. Regular commands are formed by conjugating in the “tú” form and dropping the “S”. Irregular commands will be ...
parsing with a small dictionary for applications such as text to speech
... augmented by a suffix analyzer (described in Section 5) using fewer than 60 suffixes, is sufficient to identify all words except those acting as nouns, adjectives, and verbs. These latter classes are open and contain a theoretically unlimited number of words. The power of the parser can be increased ...
... augmented by a suffix analyzer (described in Section 5) using fewer than 60 suffixes, is sufficient to identify all words except those acting as nouns, adjectives, and verbs. These latter classes are open and contain a theoretically unlimited number of words. The power of the parser can be increased ...
english verb tenses for spanish speakers
... The present participle “working” is the gerundio “trabajando” … the present participle “drinking” is the gerundio “bebiendo” … the present participle “living” is the gerundio “viviendo” … and so on. (¡Atención! … the “present participle” in English is called “gerundio” in Spanish, however a “gerund” ...
... The present participle “working” is the gerundio “trabajando” … the present participle “drinking” is the gerundio “bebiendo” … the present participle “living” is the gerundio “viviendo” … and so on. (¡Atención! … the “present participle” in English is called “gerundio” in Spanish, however a “gerund” ...
English-Verb-Tenses-DOCX
... The present participle “working” is the gerundio “trabajando” … the present participle “drinking” is the gerundio “bebiendo” … the present participle “living” is the gerundio “viviendo” … and so on. (¡Atención! … the “present participle” in English is called “gerundio” in Spanish, however a “gerund” ...
... The present participle “working” is the gerundio “trabajando” … the present participle “drinking” is the gerundio “bebiendo” … the present participle “living” is the gerundio “viviendo” … and so on. (¡Atención! … the “present participle” in English is called “gerundio” in Spanish, however a “gerund” ...
thematic fit and syntactic ambiguity resolution of intransitive main
... the use of verb-tense forms. Verbs like to arrest have one form for two distinct tenses; arrested is used in the simple past tense and the past participle tense of the verb. A reader encountering arrested would experience temporary syntactic ambiguity until additional information is integrated. Othe ...
... the use of verb-tense forms. Verbs like to arrest have one form for two distinct tenses; arrested is used in the simple past tense and the past participle tense of the verb. A reader encountering arrested would experience temporary syntactic ambiguity until additional information is integrated. Othe ...
Krifka 1995 Swahili
... (5.1.) below. One possible exception to that rule are demonstratives, which may precede the noun, especially in a more colloquial style; cf. li-le ji-we 'the stone'. As the gloss suggests, preposed demonstratives can be considered as definite articles. Another exception is the quantifier kila "every ...
... (5.1.) below. One possible exception to that rule are demonstratives, which may precede the noun, especially in a more colloquial style; cf. li-le ji-we 'the stone'. As the gloss suggests, preposed demonstratives can be considered as definite articles. Another exception is the quantifier kila "every ...
VERBAL CATEGORIES IN NIGER
... concentrated on the typology of tense and aspect (henceforth TA) across a wide and representative set of (Narrow) Bantu languages. It aimed to establish the range within which Bantu languages vary in their grammaticalized expression of TA, how tense and aspect interact, their semantic content, and t ...
... concentrated on the typology of tense and aspect (henceforth TA) across a wide and representative set of (Narrow) Bantu languages. It aimed to establish the range within which Bantu languages vary in their grammaticalized expression of TA, how tense and aspect interact, their semantic content, and t ...
Preface to the first edition
... The New Oxford Dictionary of English is a completely new dictionary, written on new principles. It builds on the excellence of the lexicoV graphical traditions of scholarship and analysis of evidence as set down by the Oxford English Dictionary over a century ago, but it is also very much a new depa ...
... The New Oxford Dictionary of English is a completely new dictionary, written on new principles. It builds on the excellence of the lexicoV graphical traditions of scholarship and analysis of evidence as set down by the Oxford English Dictionary over a century ago, but it is also very much a new depa ...
V. Pitfalls in Grammar and Rhetoric – Part III Pronouns: Pronouns
... Myself, yourself, himself, itself, herself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves ...
... Myself, yourself, himself, itself, herself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves ...
Spanish Light Verb Constructions: co-predication with
... used in opposition to light verbs. In this study I will also use it for the sake of contrast, and it does not have any theoretical status. Second, even though the categories of “subject”, “direct object” and “indirect object” are not technically defined in RRG, I will use them in order to keep thing ...
... used in opposition to light verbs. In this study I will also use it for the sake of contrast, and it does not have any theoretical status. Second, even though the categories of “subject”, “direct object” and “indirect object” are not technically defined in RRG, I will use them in order to keep thing ...
The perfect aspect: syntactic interferences on the part of brazilian
... term which covers the traditionally called adjectives, auxiliaries, the copula, and true verbs) are directly dominatëd by VP in structure. He also proposes that sentence (15) ...
... term which covers the traditionally called adjectives, auxiliaries, the copula, and true verbs) are directly dominatëd by VP in structure. He also proposes that sentence (15) ...
Adjective Classes : a Cross-linguistic Typology
... There are many patterns of derivation which produce adjectives. What would be noun-noun compounds in many European languages are likely to be expressed in Russian by a derived adjective plus noun, e.g. kniznyj magazin 'bookshop' (kniznyj is derived from the noun kniga 'book'). Adjectives are commonl ...
... There are many patterns of derivation which produce adjectives. What would be noun-noun compounds in many European languages are likely to be expressed in Russian by a derived adjective plus noun, e.g. kniznyj magazin 'bookshop' (kniznyj is derived from the noun kniga 'book'). Adjectives are commonl ...
Reflexive pronouns
... - can be used either as a possessive adjective followed by a noun or as a possessive pronoun - whose expresses the idea of belonging Example: Whose books are these? is the same question as: ...
... - can be used either as a possessive adjective followed by a noun or as a possessive pronoun - whose expresses the idea of belonging Example: Whose books are these? is the same question as: ...
Grammatical Voice in French
... The goal of this paper is, paradoxically, very modest and very ambitious at the same time. Modest, because it does not claim a new discovery or even a new theory; based on well-known facts, I propose an answer to a seemingly innocuous question: How many grammatical voices does French have and what e ...
... The goal of this paper is, paradoxically, very modest and very ambitious at the same time. Modest, because it does not claim a new discovery or even a new theory; based on well-known facts, I propose an answer to a seemingly innocuous question: How many grammatical voices does French have and what e ...
Grammatical Agreement
... gender (or noun class), and sometimes also for number (cf. scissors, trousers, mice, men, brethren), whereas pronouns are inherently classified for person and number, and sometimes also for gender. The inherent classification is often semantically based: female beings are represented by feminine nou ...
... gender (or noun class), and sometimes also for number (cf. scissors, trousers, mice, men, brethren), whereas pronouns are inherently classified for person and number, and sometimes also for gender. The inherent classification is often semantically based: female beings are represented by feminine nou ...
Explaining similarities between main clauses and nominalized
... derived noun, whereas the notional ergative, if it occurs explicitly, is within a postpositional phrase headed by a reflex of *wiya (all northern Cariban languages) or *pôkô (Kuikúro & Kalapalo). As a possessor, the absolutive may be indicated by a free noun in a tight consituent with the nominalize ...
... derived noun, whereas the notional ergative, if it occurs explicitly, is within a postpositional phrase headed by a reflex of *wiya (all northern Cariban languages) or *pôkô (Kuikúro & Kalapalo). As a possessor, the absolutive may be indicated by a free noun in a tight consituent with the nominalize ...
Поскольку отрицание выражается финитным глаголом, оно
... Since the negation in the Balto-Finnic languages is expressed with the negative verb, it is always in the head of a clause and this way of negation is sometimes ambiguous. But the Balto-Finnic languages have the possibility to express negation without lifting along the tree with caritive participles ...
... Since the negation in the Balto-Finnic languages is expressed with the negative verb, it is always in the head of a clause and this way of negation is sometimes ambiguous. But the Balto-Finnic languages have the possibility to express negation without lifting along the tree with caritive participles ...