Adjectives Modify Nouns
... 2. Watching the championship was fun. 1. WAS is a linking verb connecting the subject WATCHING with its descriptor of equal weight FUN. 1. Note: WATCHING is the form of a verb used as a noun—a gerund. 3. Don argues that cheering for a team can be nerve-wracking, too. 1. CAN BE is a linking verb conn ...
... 2. Watching the championship was fun. 1. WAS is a linking verb connecting the subject WATCHING with its descriptor of equal weight FUN. 1. Note: WATCHING is the form of a verb used as a noun—a gerund. 3. Don argues that cheering for a team can be nerve-wracking, too. 1. CAN BE is a linking verb conn ...
Spanish Revision Guide
... In English this means “to…” e.g. “to jump”, “to walk” ALL Spanish verbs will have one of the following endings in the infinitive form ar (the most common) ...
... In English this means “to…” e.g. “to jump”, “to walk” ALL Spanish verbs will have one of the following endings in the infinitive form ar (the most common) ...
Eighth Grade :: Abeka Book Detailed Homeschool Scope and
... hhIn prefixes before a proper noun or adjective hhIn compound adjectives before a noun •• Quotation Marks: •• In a direct quotation •• To enclose: •• Titles of short poems, songs, chapters, articles, and other parts of books or magazines hhA quoted passage of more than one paragraph: at the beginnin ...
... hhIn prefixes before a proper noun or adjective hhIn compound adjectives before a noun •• Quotation Marks: •• In a direct quotation •• To enclose: •• Titles of short poems, songs, chapters, articles, and other parts of books or magazines hhA quoted passage of more than one paragraph: at the beginnin ...
Pronouns in San Vicente Coatlán Zapotec
... c. Nd-undeˈe xa lid-na. H-make 3H house-3G He builds his house. ...
... c. Nd-undeˈe xa lid-na. H-make 3H house-3G He builds his house. ...
A Computational Semantic Lexicon of French Verbs of Emotion
... Whereas simple properties are attribute-value pairs, others are more complex such as argument selection and argument structure. The form of the subject of the French psychological verbs is free; it can be a sentence, an abstract or concrete noun phrase, or an infinitive. The complement (= the experi ...
... Whereas simple properties are attribute-value pairs, others are more complex such as argument selection and argument structure. The form of the subject of the French psychological verbs is free; it can be a sentence, an abstract or concrete noun phrase, or an infinitive. The complement (= the experi ...
NON-FINITE VERB FORMS
... I´d rather stay at home. I saw him enter the shop. She heard me shout. (once) But if the verb make is used in the passive, it is followed by a full (to-infinitive). She made him study hard. He was made to study hard. 1.2. The to-infinitive is used: 1.2.1. after some lexical V and the V to be + adjec ...
... I´d rather stay at home. I saw him enter the shop. She heard me shout. (once) But if the verb make is used in the passive, it is followed by a full (to-infinitive). She made him study hard. He was made to study hard. 1.2. The to-infinitive is used: 1.2.1. after some lexical V and the V to be + adjec ...
Power Point presentation
... The construction in (6a) contributes an entailment that NP0 caused NP2 to go to NP1. The construction in (6b) contributes an entailment that NP0 caused NP1 to have NP2. Some verbs, like give and sell, have so much information in their lexical semantics that the constructions contribute nothing new, ...
... The construction in (6a) contributes an entailment that NP0 caused NP2 to go to NP1. The construction in (6b) contributes an entailment that NP0 caused NP1 to have NP2. Some verbs, like give and sell, have so much information in their lexical semantics that the constructions contribute nothing new, ...
A Guide to Writing Better English - U of T : Economics
... RELATIVE/SUBORDINATE CLAUSES: defining (restrictive) and non-defining (nonrestrictive). Since the vast majority of writers, including the vast majority of good writers, neglect to observe the following rule about ‘defining’ and ‘non-defining’ relative clauses, the failure to do so can hardly be cons ...
... RELATIVE/SUBORDINATE CLAUSES: defining (restrictive) and non-defining (nonrestrictive). Since the vast majority of writers, including the vast majority of good writers, neglect to observe the following rule about ‘defining’ and ‘non-defining’ relative clauses, the failure to do so can hardly be cons ...
jargon buster - Cuddington and Dinton School
... A comma can be used to separate items in a list. For example: I like peas, carrots, beans and pizza. Some texts use the serial, or Oxford, comma after the penultimate item in a list. For example: I ate an orange, an apple, and raspberries. A comma can be used to change the meaning of a sentence. For ...
... A comma can be used to separate items in a list. For example: I like peas, carrots, beans and pizza. Some texts use the serial, or Oxford, comma after the penultimate item in a list. For example: I ate an orange, an apple, and raspberries. A comma can be used to change the meaning of a sentence. For ...
JarGon Buster
... A comma can be used to separate items in a list. For example: I like peas, carrots, beans and pizza. Some texts use the serial, or Oxford, comma after the penultimate item in a list. For example: I ate an orange, an apple, and raspberries. A comma can be used to change the meaning of a sentence. For ...
... A comma can be used to separate items in a list. For example: I like peas, carrots, beans and pizza. Some texts use the serial, or Oxford, comma after the penultimate item in a list. For example: I ate an orange, an apple, and raspberries. A comma can be used to change the meaning of a sentence. For ...
MS Word - U of T : Economics
... In my web document entitled Grades on essays and the mid-year test: for ECO 301Y and ECO 303Y (available on my Home Page), I provided a list of the most common faults on student essays & examinations, with the indication that those that were checked off in the following list apply either wholly or p ...
... In my web document entitled Grades on essays and the mid-year test: for ECO 301Y and ECO 303Y (available on my Home Page), I provided a list of the most common faults on student essays & examinations, with the indication that those that were checked off in the following list apply either wholly or p ...
A Description of the French Nucleus VP Using Co-occurrence
... Our goal is simple descriptive adequacy: precisely specify the set of well-formed sequences, ruling out ill-formed ones. We add two restrictions to the definition of our targeted language: (i) our grammar does not deal with phonological or prosodic matters (e.g. the incorrect je aime and j'y irai wi ...
... Our goal is simple descriptive adequacy: precisely specify the set of well-formed sequences, ruling out ill-formed ones. We add two restrictions to the definition of our targeted language: (i) our grammar does not deal with phonological or prosodic matters (e.g. the incorrect je aime and j'y irai wi ...
Phil2_3 - Amador Bible Studies
... is used as a substantive “as a negative reference to an entity, event, or condition, translated nothing.”1 This is followed by the preposition KATA plus the adverbial accusative of general reference as a “marker of norm of similarity or homogeneity, meaning: according to, in accordance with, in conf ...
... is used as a substantive “as a negative reference to an entity, event, or condition, translated nothing.”1 This is followed by the preposition KATA plus the adverbial accusative of general reference as a “marker of norm of similarity or homogeneity, meaning: according to, in accordance with, in conf ...
TENSE, ASPECT AND MOOD IN MESQAN MESERET ESHETU A
... i. Describe the distinction between tense and aspect. ii Identify the grammatical markers of tense, aspect and mood of the language. ii. Analyze whether Mesqan is primarily a tense or aspect language. Mesqan verbs are primarily marked for aspect, i.e. they have distinct grammatical base forms for th ...
... i. Describe the distinction between tense and aspect. ii Identify the grammatical markers of tense, aspect and mood of the language. ii. Analyze whether Mesqan is primarily a tense or aspect language. Mesqan verbs are primarily marked for aspect, i.e. they have distinct grammatical base forms for th ...
NOUN
... It's the past form of WILL, where WILL is expressing certainty about an action based on "the normal state of affairs". So just as I might say "my Brazilian relatives will be having lunch now" (because it's normal for them to have lunch at this time) I can refer to typical past actions with "my Grand ...
... It's the past form of WILL, where WILL is expressing certainty about an action based on "the normal state of affairs". So just as I might say "my Brazilian relatives will be having lunch now" (because it's normal for them to have lunch at this time) I can refer to typical past actions with "my Grand ...
Slide 1
... Lincoln, speaking from notes on an old __ the famous Gettysburg Address in only two minutes time. (A) (B) ...
... Lincoln, speaking from notes on an old __ the famous Gettysburg Address in only two minutes time. (A) (B) ...
Grammar - Deutsche Welle
... P. 32, Ü7 When do you hear the pronoun Sie and when the pronoun du? Complete. P. 32, Ü8 Complete the correct verb forms. P. 32, Ü9 Is there an article missing here? Yes (+) or no (-)? P. 33, Ü10 Listen to the two statements. Write them down. When is it doch, when is it denn? P. 33, Ü11 Particle: doc ...
... P. 32, Ü7 When do you hear the pronoun Sie and when the pronoun du? Complete. P. 32, Ü8 Complete the correct verb forms. P. 32, Ü9 Is there an article missing here? Yes (+) or no (-)? P. 33, Ü10 Listen to the two statements. Write them down. When is it doch, when is it denn? P. 33, Ü11 Particle: doc ...
linking verbs
... 6. Others, like a garlic flavored one, were unsuccessful. B. Read the sentences below carefully. Identify the underlined words as linking verbs, predicate nouns, or a predicate adjectives. 1. Ben and Jerry were the founders of a new company. 2. The whole place smelled fresh. 3. The company grew larg ...
... 6. Others, like a garlic flavored one, were unsuccessful. B. Read the sentences below carefully. Identify the underlined words as linking verbs, predicate nouns, or a predicate adjectives. 1. Ben and Jerry were the founders of a new company. 2. The whole place smelled fresh. 3. The company grew larg ...
independent clause
... introductory modifier); otherwise, participial phrases will be set off by commas if they are parenthetical elements. The stone steps, having been worn down by generations of students, needed to be replaced. [modifies "steps"] ...
... introductory modifier); otherwise, participial phrases will be set off by commas if they are parenthetical elements. The stone steps, having been worn down by generations of students, needed to be replaced. [modifies "steps"] ...
Sentence Pattern Powerpoint
... it would become unclear as to which girls could not play in the next game. Oprah bought a Corvette for each employee who had worked for her over ten years. • The restrictive clause tells exactly which employees received cars. If the restrictive clause is removed, it becomes unclear which employees r ...
... it would become unclear as to which girls could not play in the next game. Oprah bought a Corvette for each employee who had worked for her over ten years. • The restrictive clause tells exactly which employees received cars. If the restrictive clause is removed, it becomes unclear which employees r ...
Noun phrases in Moro - Berkeley Linguistics
... An alternative would be to derive the geminated form from two simple forms which arose due to some morphological phenomenon. For example, the /í/-element may have its own agreement, íC, which becomes geminate with the agreement of the following modifier: íC-C-Mod. Yet this would require /jː/→[s] to ...
... An alternative would be to derive the geminated form from two simple forms which arose due to some morphological phenomenon. For example, the /í/-element may have its own agreement, íC, which becomes geminate with the agreement of the following modifier: íC-C-Mod. Yet this would require /jː/→[s] to ...
Grade 11
... •• Active and passive voice •• Mood: indicative, imperative, and subjunctive •• Avoid incorrect verb forms •• Use troublesome verbs correctly and avoid verb usage errors ...
... •• Active and passive voice •• Mood: indicative, imperative, and subjunctive •• Avoid incorrect verb forms •• Use troublesome verbs correctly and avoid verb usage errors ...
Name: Date: Phrases A phrase is a group of words without a subject
... Prepositional Phrases can act as Adjective Phrases like: The tree in my yard was dead. Remember, an adjective describes a noun by telling ‘which one?’ or ‘what kind?’! Prepositional Phrases can act as Adverb Phrases like: It had been dead in 2004 when I moved in. Remember, adverbs describe verbs, ad ...
... Prepositional Phrases can act as Adjective Phrases like: The tree in my yard was dead. Remember, an adjective describes a noun by telling ‘which one?’ or ‘what kind?’! Prepositional Phrases can act as Adverb Phrases like: It had been dead in 2004 when I moved in. Remember, adverbs describe verbs, ad ...
Talking about the weather
... (N OTE : Sections 1, 8, and especially 6 are based on work by Bonnie Krejci; see Krejci (2014).) In the eyes of linguists, such [=weather] expressions are nearly as problematic and illbehaved as the weather itself: they not only have many special properties, but from one language to the next the sam ...
... (N OTE : Sections 1, 8, and especially 6 are based on work by Bonnie Krejci; see Krejci (2014).) In the eyes of linguists, such [=weather] expressions are nearly as problematic and illbehaved as the weather itself: they not only have many special properties, but from one language to the next the sam ...
Gerunds
... WHAT IS A GERUND PHRASE? A gerund phrase is a phrase that begins with a gerund (the –ing form of a verb) and includes objects or modifiers. It also functions as a noun. Walking around the block is her daily exercise. In this sentence, “walking around the block” is the gerund phrase functioning as th ...
... WHAT IS A GERUND PHRASE? A gerund phrase is a phrase that begins with a gerund (the –ing form of a verb) and includes objects or modifiers. It also functions as a noun. Walking around the block is her daily exercise. In this sentence, “walking around the block” is the gerund phrase functioning as th ...