Lecture 13 -- May 22: Aspect and Quantification II.
... (1) State-predicates in English resist progressive (perhaps because they already contain the ‘continuity’-content that progressive aspect normally adds): *The towel is being wet; *John is knowing the answer. (*John is loving Mary: OK but only when ‘love’ is coerced to a nonstative meaning.) (OKJohn ...
... (1) State-predicates in English resist progressive (perhaps because they already contain the ‘continuity’-content that progressive aspect normally adds): *The towel is being wet; *John is knowing the answer. (*John is loving Mary: OK but only when ‘love’ is coerced to a nonstative meaning.) (OKJohn ...
Sentence Basics
... direct objects I gave a passing grade. o indirect objects I gave Jack a passing grade o object of preposition I gave a passing grade to Jack. o predicate nominative Torture is running in the morning. o ...
... direct objects I gave a passing grade. o indirect objects I gave Jack a passing grade o object of preposition I gave a passing grade to Jack. o predicate nominative Torture is running in the morning. o ...
On the presence of adjectives in Fijian
... At certain points I shall use the term ‘adjective’ to refer to any Fijian expression whose English counterpart is an adjective, without necessarily presupposing that those expressions in fact belong to the lexical category adjective, since the existence of items belonging to this category is precise ...
... At certain points I shall use the term ‘adjective’ to refer to any Fijian expression whose English counterpart is an adjective, without necessarily presupposing that those expressions in fact belong to the lexical category adjective, since the existence of items belonging to this category is precise ...
Passive Voice/Active Voice
... (The decision maker(s) here obviously opted for anonymity whenever possible.) Remember that only transitive verbs (those that can take a direct object) may be used in the passive voice. The passive voice always consists of an auxiliary verb (a form of the verb “to be”) plus the past participle of th ...
... (The decision maker(s) here obviously opted for anonymity whenever possible.) Remember that only transitive verbs (those that can take a direct object) may be used in the passive voice. The passive voice always consists of an auxiliary verb (a form of the verb “to be”) plus the past participle of th ...
AIRMAN LEADERSHIP SCHOOL
... (The decision maker(s) here obviously opted for anonymity whenever possible.) Remember that only transitive verbs (those that can take a direct object) may be used in the passive voice. The passive voice always consists of an auxiliary verb (a form of the verb “to be”) plus the past participle of th ...
... (The decision maker(s) here obviously opted for anonymity whenever possible.) Remember that only transitive verbs (those that can take a direct object) may be used in the passive voice. The passive voice always consists of an auxiliary verb (a form of the verb “to be”) plus the past participle of th ...
Ojibwemowin Parts of Speech Defined in English
... The subject of a verb is the main person or thing involved in the action described by the verb. Some verbs can have two objects. The affixes attached identify the subject or object by giving information such as gender, number, person, and obviation. The inflected verb appears with one or two optiona ...
... The subject of a verb is the main person or thing involved in the action described by the verb. Some verbs can have two objects. The affixes attached identify the subject or object by giving information such as gender, number, person, and obviation. The inflected verb appears with one or two optiona ...
AUXILIARY VERBS
... Needn't and don't need to There is a difference in use when these verbs are used to describe present situations. We can use both needn't and don't need to to give permission to someone not to do something in the immediate future. We can also use need as a noun here: You don't need to water the garde ...
... Needn't and don't need to There is a difference in use when these verbs are used to describe present situations. We can use both needn't and don't need to to give permission to someone not to do something in the immediate future. We can also use need as a noun here: You don't need to water the garde ...
Gerund
... • Sid, watching an old movie, drifted in and out of sleep. • If a participle phrase comes at the end and directly follows the word it modifies, you should not use a comma. • The local residents often saw Ken wandering through the streets. ...
... • Sid, watching an old movie, drifted in and out of sleep. • If a participle phrase comes at the end and directly follows the word it modifies, you should not use a comma. • The local residents often saw Ken wandering through the streets. ...
ALBA IULIA DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES
... Introduction to the Hausa people The Hausa are a Sahelian people chiefly located in the West African regions of northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger. There are also significant numbers found in northern regions of Benin, Ghana, Niger, Cameroon and in smaller communities in West Africa. They speak ...
... Introduction to the Hausa people The Hausa are a Sahelian people chiefly located in the West African regions of northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger. There are also significant numbers found in northern regions of Benin, Ghana, Niger, Cameroon and in smaller communities in West Africa. They speak ...
Indirect Objects - Let`s Learn English!
... The restriction here is that the indirect object in the postverbal position is limited semantically to animate object. At the same time it is a ‘projected possessor’ of the direct ...
... The restriction here is that the indirect object in the postverbal position is limited semantically to animate object. At the same time it is a ‘projected possessor’ of the direct ...
Peer proofreading form
... 8. Is the essay consistently written in PRESENT TENSE except where past tense is necessary because it refers to something in the author’s life, an event in history, or an event before the plot begins? Yes No 9. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT: If the subject ends in “s” (plural), the verb should not. 10. ...
... 8. Is the essay consistently written in PRESENT TENSE except where past tense is necessary because it refers to something in the author’s life, an event in history, or an event before the plot begins? Yes No 9. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT: If the subject ends in “s” (plural), the verb should not. 10. ...
Verbals powerpoint
... • Sid, watching an old movie, drifted in and out of sleep. • If a participle phrase comes at the end and directly follows the word it modifies, you should not use a comma. • The local residents often saw Ken wandering through the streets. ...
... • Sid, watching an old movie, drifted in and out of sleep. • If a participle phrase comes at the end and directly follows the word it modifies, you should not use a comma. • The local residents often saw Ken wandering through the streets. ...
Project Gutenberg`s A Grammar of the English Tongue, by Samuel Johnson
... To these may be added certain combinations of letters universally used in printing; as, fl, ff, fi, ffi, ffl, and &, or and per se, and. Our letters are commonly reckoned twenty-four, because anciently i and j as well as u and v were expressed by the same character; but as those letters, which had a ...
... To these may be added certain combinations of letters universally used in printing; as, fl, ff, fi, ffi, ffl, and &, or and per se, and. Our letters are commonly reckoned twenty-four, because anciently i and j as well as u and v were expressed by the same character; but as those letters, which had a ...
WHAT IS A PRONOUN?
... called the antecedent. The identity of the pronoun is made clear by the antecedent. For example: ...
... called the antecedent. The identity of the pronoun is made clear by the antecedent. For example: ...
The Jalostotitlan Petitions, 1611–1618
... Jalostotitlan petitions. There is even a case of the plural -lo suffix used in a compound verb, which complements Burnham’s list. In the phrase “san quali tielosnequi,” “we want to live in peace” (28), the -lo is not in the main verb nequi, “to want,” but in the verb that is incorporated into it in ...
... Jalostotitlan petitions. There is even a case of the plural -lo suffix used in a compound verb, which complements Burnham’s list. In the phrase “san quali tielosnequi,” “we want to live in peace” (28), the -lo is not in the main verb nequi, “to want,” but in the verb that is incorporated into it in ...
Verbals powerpoint
... A Participle Phrase is a group of words consisting of a participle and modifier(s) and/or direct object(s), indirect object(s), and/or prepositional phrases. Removing his coat, Jack rushed to the river. The participle phrase functions as an adjective modifying Jack. Removing (participle) his coat ( ...
... A Participle Phrase is a group of words consisting of a participle and modifier(s) and/or direct object(s), indirect object(s), and/or prepositional phrases. Removing his coat, Jack rushed to the river. The participle phrase functions as an adjective modifying Jack. Removing (participle) his coat ( ...
ELP STANDARDS IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE ELL Stage II: Grades 1-2 Mesa Public Schools
... tense with subject-verb agreement. III-L-1(V):HI-19: producing declarative, negative, and interrogative sentences using future progressive tense verbs with subject-verb agreement. II-L-1(SC):HI-2, 3: producing declarative, negative and interrogative sentences using a subject and a verb, with subject ...
... tense with subject-verb agreement. III-L-1(V):HI-19: producing declarative, negative, and interrogative sentences using future progressive tense verbs with subject-verb agreement. II-L-1(SC):HI-2, 3: producing declarative, negative and interrogative sentences using a subject and a verb, with subject ...
Negation patterns in Bengali
... Of all the negational features in Bengali, the status of ni as a tensed negative has attracted the most attention, but findings are far from conclusive and some very basic questions have remained unasked. A relatively recent essay by Gillian Ramchand ‘Two types of negation in Bengali’ (unpublished, ...
... Of all the negational features in Bengali, the status of ni as a tensed negative has attracted the most attention, but findings are far from conclusive and some very basic questions have remained unasked. A relatively recent essay by Gillian Ramchand ‘Two types of negation in Bengali’ (unpublished, ...
pronouns
... That looks like the car I used to drive. These are nice shoes, but they look uncomfortable. Those look like riper than the apples on my tree. Such was her command over the English language. None of these answers are correct. Neither of the horses can be ridden. ...
... That looks like the car I used to drive. These are nice shoes, but they look uncomfortable. Those look like riper than the apples on my tree. Such was her command over the English language. None of these answers are correct. Neither of the horses can be ridden. ...
English As A Second Language - Student Learning Outcomes 1
... 4. Outcome 4: Produce appropriate answers to questions about personal information, such as name, age, email address, occupation, etc (ISLO1). 5. Outcome 5: Produce appropriate rising or falling intonation in Yes/No questions and Wh- Questions (ISLO1). Speaking & Listening for ESL 2 1. Produce common ...
... 4. Outcome 4: Produce appropriate answers to questions about personal information, such as name, age, email address, occupation, etc (ISLO1). 5. Outcome 5: Produce appropriate rising or falling intonation in Yes/No questions and Wh- Questions (ISLO1). Speaking & Listening for ESL 2 1. Produce common ...
Bound nominal roots in Waorani
... The term “classifier” traditionally refers to a morpheme within a noun phrase (NP) that categorizes the head noun. Classifier systems in a large number of languages have been identified and described. In her volume on noun categorization systems, Alexandra Aikhenvald states, “[Noun classifiers] are ...
... The term “classifier” traditionally refers to a morpheme within a noun phrase (NP) that categorizes the head noun. Classifier systems in a large number of languages have been identified and described. In her volume on noun categorization systems, Alexandra Aikhenvald states, “[Noun classifiers] are ...
chapter 1 nouns, pronouns and determiners
... 1. PERSONAL PRONOUNS: OBJECT vs. SUBJECT: I, ME, SHE, HER ... Personal pronouns are used for persons or things and change form according to the people or things they refer to and their position in a sentence (Subject or Object). Thus I is used as the subject of a sentence (I am happy.), me is used a ...
... 1. PERSONAL PRONOUNS: OBJECT vs. SUBJECT: I, ME, SHE, HER ... Personal pronouns are used for persons or things and change form according to the people or things they refer to and their position in a sentence (Subject or Object). Thus I is used as the subject of a sentence (I am happy.), me is used a ...
Glossary of Greek Grammar Terms
... conjunction to introduce the clause. See Relative Clause. Paratactic Clause– See Paratactic. Parenthetical Clause– A clause that is inserted into a sentence without proper syntactical relationship to the sentence. It is usually used for elaboration or explanation of an idea previously used in the se ...
... conjunction to introduce the clause. See Relative Clause. Paratactic Clause– See Paratactic. Parenthetical Clause– A clause that is inserted into a sentence without proper syntactical relationship to the sentence. It is usually used for elaboration or explanation of an idea previously used in the se ...