Reading - Hillcrest Primary School
... Copy a sentence from your book and answer these questions: What tense is it written in? (past/present/future) How do you know? Is it written in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd person or is no-one referred to at all? Does it contain any speech? What is the sentence about? ...
... Copy a sentence from your book and answer these questions: What tense is it written in? (past/present/future) How do you know? Is it written in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd person or is no-one referred to at all? Does it contain any speech? What is the sentence about? ...
Unit 1 - Writers Stylus
... featuring repeated words and revises the paragraph, eliminating as much of the repetition as possible (e.g., Joel senses the game’s excitement. The teams are equally matched, and the lead goes back and forth for several exciting minutes. The spectators respond with excited cheering as the game nears ...
... featuring repeated words and revises the paragraph, eliminating as much of the repetition as possible (e.g., Joel senses the game’s excitement. The teams are equally matched, and the lead goes back and forth for several exciting minutes. The spectators respond with excited cheering as the game nears ...
Grammar Tweets - Queen`s University
... November 10, 2013 .................................................................................................................................................. 20 November 12, 2013 – Remembrance not Rememberance ................................................................................... ...
... November 10, 2013 .................................................................................................................................................. 20 November 12, 2013 – Remembrance not Rememberance ................................................................................... ...
Verbals- Rules and Exercises
... Their functions, however, overlap. Gerunds always function as nouns, but infinitives often also serve as nouns. Deciding which to use can be confusing in many situations, especially for people whose first language is not English. Confusion between gerunds and infinitives occurs primarily in cases in ...
... Their functions, however, overlap. Gerunds always function as nouns, but infinitives often also serve as nouns. Deciding which to use can be confusing in many situations, especially for people whose first language is not English. Confusion between gerunds and infinitives occurs primarily in cases in ...
Chapter 2 An Introduction to the Esperanto language
... Around 75% of words come from the Romance languages (such as Italian, French, Spanish), about 20% from the Germanic languages (such as German, English, Swedish) and approximately 5% from other languages like Russian and Polish. The grammar is not so European, since parts of it resemble features foun ...
... Around 75% of words come from the Romance languages (such as Italian, French, Spanish), about 20% from the Germanic languages (such as German, English, Swedish) and approximately 5% from other languages like Russian and Polish. The grammar is not so European, since parts of it resemble features foun ...
Lecture 2: What`s in a word? Morphological structure of the word 1
... with two types of elementary units, namely full morphemes and pseudomorphemes. It is only full morphemes that are genuine structural elements of the language system, so that the linguist must primarily focus his attention on words of complete morphemic segmentability. On the other hand, a considerab ...
... with two types of elementary units, namely full morphemes and pseudomorphemes. It is only full morphemes that are genuine structural elements of the language system, so that the linguist must primarily focus his attention on words of complete morphemic segmentability. On the other hand, a considerab ...
On impersonal si constructions in Italian
... (7) and (8), (9) and (10), despite their various syntactic and semantic differences, have the same underlying structure, as I will show below. Observe that in (7) and (9) the verb agrees with the Nominative object, whereas in (8) and (10) there is no such agreement, and the object is Accusative. Sen ...
... (7) and (8), (9) and (10), despite their various syntactic and semantic differences, have the same underlying structure, as I will show below. Observe that in (7) and (9) the verb agrees with the Nominative object, whereas in (8) and (10) there is no such agreement, and the object is Accusative. Sen ...
Semantic change in the grammaticalization of classifiers in
... (1) source meaning: the etymological meaning of the lexical item from which the classifier meaning has developed (2) Source meanings are countable, concrete, visible, related to objects, actions or events commonly seen in the ancient world (3) source meaning v.s. classifier meaning: classifies with ...
... (1) source meaning: the etymological meaning of the lexical item from which the classifier meaning has developed (2) Source meanings are countable, concrete, visible, related to objects, actions or events commonly seen in the ancient world (3) source meaning v.s. classifier meaning: classifies with ...
Jamaican Creole \(JamC, known to its speakers as `Patwa`\) is a
... is broadly similar to that of other, non-creole speech communities, to which variationist theory and descriptive methods have been profitably applied (Chambers, Trudgill and Schilling-Estes 2002). Earlier speculations that the creole continuum might be so variable as not to constitute a speech commu ...
... is broadly similar to that of other, non-creole speech communities, to which variationist theory and descriptive methods have been profitably applied (Chambers, Trudgill and Schilling-Estes 2002). Earlier speculations that the creole continuum might be so variable as not to constitute a speech commu ...
The Welsh Vocabulary Builder 1
... a little getting used to. Occasionally, though, the letter N is followed by G, and this NG (two letters) is pronounced like younger finger. You’ll know by where they are alphabetized in the dictionary. Homonym Alert! Note that yn and ym can also have other meanings. There is also another yr, this ti ...
... a little getting used to. Occasionally, though, the letter N is followed by G, and this NG (two letters) is pronounced like younger finger. You’ll know by where they are alphabetized in the dictionary. Homonym Alert! Note that yn and ym can also have other meanings. There is also another yr, this ti ...
Relative pronouns and relative clauses
... e.g. I have two close friends, both of whom live next door. The churches here, many of which need renovating, were built 500 years ago. To show possession when referring to things we can also use noun + of which or that … of e.g. He wrote a book whose title/ the title of which I’ve forgotten. He wro ...
... e.g. I have two close friends, both of whom live next door. The churches here, many of which need renovating, were built 500 years ago. To show possession when referring to things we can also use noun + of which or that … of e.g. He wrote a book whose title/ the title of which I’ve forgotten. He wro ...
Pronoun Worksheet
... A pronoun is a substitute for a noun. It refers to a person, place, thing, feeling, or quality but does not refer to it by its name. There are eight different types of pronouns. They are Relative, Antecedent, Demonstrative, Intensive, Indefinite, Interrogative, Object, and Reflexive. Relative Pronou ...
... A pronoun is a substitute for a noun. It refers to a person, place, thing, feeling, or quality but does not refer to it by its name. There are eight different types of pronouns. They are Relative, Antecedent, Demonstrative, Intensive, Indefinite, Interrogative, Object, and Reflexive. Relative Pronou ...
Svan and its speakers. Kevin Tuite Université de Montréal [NB: This
... Svan and its speakers — K. Tuite — septembre 17, 2003 — page 3 lacks /v/ as a distinct phoneme, but it has /w/. Zhghent’i [1949: 141-148] reports having detected a distinct voiced uvular phoneme /G/, in a couple of dozen lexemes (many of them expressive); e.g. G eh (name of edible alpine plant), Z& ...
... Svan and its speakers — K. Tuite — septembre 17, 2003 — page 3 lacks /v/ as a distinct phoneme, but it has /w/. Zhghent’i [1949: 141-148] reports having detected a distinct voiced uvular phoneme /G/, in a couple of dozen lexemes (many of them expressive); e.g. G eh (name of edible alpine plant), Z& ...
Tone assignment on Nata deverbal nouns - UBC Linguistics
... By contrasting verb stems on the right with their infinitive forms on the left, it can be seen that not only do they differ from each other morphologically, but they also differ from each other in tone assignment. As mentioned in the previous section, both non-passivized verb stems and passivized ve ...
... By contrasting verb stems on the right with their infinitive forms on the left, it can be seen that not only do they differ from each other morphologically, but they also differ from each other in tone assignment. As mentioned in the previous section, both non-passivized verb stems and passivized ve ...
The Classification of Subjunctive
... Normally questions in the subjunctive use first person, singular or plural (57 of 102), but when these questions are quoted indirectly the first person may change to second or third. Even beyond this there are a few instances where the deliberation is not with one's self, but advice is being asked f ...
... Normally questions in the subjunctive use first person, singular or plural (57 of 102), but when these questions are quoted indirectly the first person may change to second or third. Even beyond this there are a few instances where the deliberation is not with one's self, but advice is being asked f ...
Verbs - Weebly
... and any modifiers or complements the participle has. The entire phrase is used as an adjective. • We heard the students singing joyfully in the chapel. • A participial phrase “should” appear as close as possible to the word it modifies in the sentence. Otherwise, the phrase may seem to modify anothe ...
... and any modifiers or complements the participle has. The entire phrase is used as an adjective. • We heard the students singing joyfully in the chapel. • A participial phrase “should” appear as close as possible to the word it modifies in the sentence. Otherwise, the phrase may seem to modify anothe ...
What are infinitive phrases?
... 1. He wanted to watch the dog in the yard. 2. The coach taught him to hit a curve ball. 3. The student had to write a report about the famous detective. 4. No one wants to hear from you. 5. I would like to teach high school English one day. ...
... 1. He wanted to watch the dog in the yard. 2. The coach taught him to hit a curve ball. 3. The student had to write a report about the famous detective. 4. No one wants to hear from you. 5. I would like to teach high school English one day. ...
Adjective clauses and reductions
... Let’s practice! Work to identify then reduce at least five adjective clauses below. The word culture is usually connected to countries, but smaller groups of people can also have their own cultures. American universities, for example, can be said to have a culture that is unique to that sort of esta ...
... Let’s practice! Work to identify then reduce at least five adjective clauses below. The word culture is usually connected to countries, but smaller groups of people can also have their own cultures. American universities, for example, can be said to have a culture that is unique to that sort of esta ...
The role of abstract syntactic knowledge in language acquisition: a
... experiments – that any verb may be used transitively – is not warranted. English and other languages have many verbs that are intransitive or transitive only, as well as verbs that alternate in various ways between these two structures. A child who blithely assumes that any verb can be used transiti ...
... experiments – that any verb may be used transitively – is not warranted. English and other languages have many verbs that are intransitive or transitive only, as well as verbs that alternate in various ways between these two structures. A child who blithely assumes that any verb can be used transiti ...
9 Phrases
... may have many modifiers, as in tall, black, neutered, male, domestic, shorthaired cat. Here we have six modifiers, each restricting the potential reference of the word cat. The result of piling up these modifiers is that the actual referent of the phrase must satisfy all of them—it must be a cat tha ...
... may have many modifiers, as in tall, black, neutered, male, domestic, shorthaired cat. Here we have six modifiers, each restricting the potential reference of the word cat. The result of piling up these modifiers is that the actual referent of the phrase must satisfy all of them—it must be a cat tha ...
subject/time
... 2. TTW read aloud the problem. As a whole group identify the question being asked. Use a NUMBER BOND AND A MATH SENTENCE; and a SENTENCE WITH WORDS 3. TSW will complete independently using RDW for 4 minutes; then as a whole class discuss the student’s solution. ...
... 2. TTW read aloud the problem. As a whole group identify the question being asked. Use a NUMBER BOND AND A MATH SENTENCE; and a SENTENCE WITH WORDS 3. TSW will complete independently using RDW for 4 minutes; then as a whole class discuss the student’s solution. ...
Correcting Misuse of Verb Forms
... different mother tongues. JLE (Japanese Learners of English corpus) This corpus is based on interviews for the Standard Speaking Test, an English-language proficiency test conducted in Japan (Izumi et al., ...
... different mother tongues. JLE (Japanese Learners of English corpus) This corpus is based on interviews for the Standard Speaking Test, an English-language proficiency test conducted in Japan (Izumi et al., ...
P88-1027 - ACL Anthology Reference Corpus
... definitions. But the record shows that dictionary researchers have avoided parsing. One of our questions was, how justified is this avoidance? How much harder is parsing, and what rewards, ff any, will the effort yield7 We used Sager's Linguistic String Parser, as we have clone for several years. It ...
... definitions. But the record shows that dictionary researchers have avoided parsing. One of our questions was, how justified is this avoidance? How much harder is parsing, and what rewards, ff any, will the effort yield7 We used Sager's Linguistic String Parser, as we have clone for several years. It ...
1. Functional Classification of Sentences
... Most of the grammars written in the 19th and 20th centuries reflected the traditional attitude that stems from the 18th century grammarians. They were rather rigid and dogmatic, tended to reject actual usage, and were quite frequently under the influence of Latin grammars. We find a different attitu ...
... Most of the grammars written in the 19th and 20th centuries reflected the traditional attitude that stems from the 18th century grammarians. They were rather rigid and dogmatic, tended to reject actual usage, and were quite frequently under the influence of Latin grammars. We find a different attitu ...