Infinitives - Christian Brothers High School
... Infinitives are similar to gerunds and participles in that they can have direct objects, indirect objects, and prepositional phrases. Infinitives are different from gerunds and participles because they can have subjects. ...
... Infinitives are similar to gerunds and participles in that they can have direct objects, indirect objects, and prepositional phrases. Infinitives are different from gerunds and participles because they can have subjects. ...
The Structure of Modern English
... pragmatics and stylistics. It acquaints students with all the basic concepts in different levels of linguistic organization. It is essential to study this paper not just at the theoretical level, but at the practical level as well. This paper also acquaints students with the ideology of communicatio ...
... pragmatics and stylistics. It acquaints students with all the basic concepts in different levels of linguistic organization. It is essential to study this paper not just at the theoretical level, but at the practical level as well. This paper also acquaints students with the ideology of communicatio ...
3 syntactic functions of gerund
... The diploma work to be presented here deals with the issue of English gerund, one of the non-finite verb forms. The English gerund represents a complex linguistic issue, because it displays a variety of different morphological, syntactic and functional properties. The gerund as such is a topical phe ...
... The diploma work to be presented here deals with the issue of English gerund, one of the non-finite verb forms. The English gerund represents a complex linguistic issue, because it displays a variety of different morphological, syntactic and functional properties. The gerund as such is a topical phe ...
Synthetic compounds
... basis of my analysis. This is an essential aspect of the research, because corpora may help us overcome a general difficulty connected with the investigation of compounds and more in general with any extremely productive word formation pattern. If one does not want to rely solely on speakers’ intuit ...
... basis of my analysis. This is an essential aspect of the research, because corpora may help us overcome a general difficulty connected with the investigation of compounds and more in general with any extremely productive word formation pattern. If one does not want to rely solely on speakers’ intuit ...
Formal Commands - Villanova University
... something. This is often referred to as the "imperative" form of the verb. Compre Ud. el anillo. (You) Buy the ring. Haga Ud. la tarea. (You) Do the homework. Compren Uds. los libros. (You-all) Buy the books. ...
... something. This is often referred to as the "imperative" form of the verb. Compre Ud. el anillo. (You) Buy the ring. Haga Ud. la tarea. (You) Do the homework. Compren Uds. los libros. (You-all) Buy the books. ...
Paraphrasing factoid dependency trees into fluent sentences in a
... event or process. It describes something dynamic, in contrast to the noun phrase which describes something static. For the aboutness of the phrase, only the main verb is of importance, because the auxiliaries serve only to indicate time, modality or emotion. On the other hand, the relations between ...
... event or process. It describes something dynamic, in contrast to the noun phrase which describes something static. For the aboutness of the phrase, only the main verb is of importance, because the auxiliaries serve only to indicate time, modality or emotion. On the other hand, the relations between ...
turkish mimetic word formation
... Consonant alternation is applied in mimetic usage in Turkish to a certain degree. However, it is difficult to present all sets of consonants since the number of Turkish mimetic words is insufficient to detect every relationship between particular consonants. There is a possibility that there could b ...
... Consonant alternation is applied in mimetic usage in Turkish to a certain degree. However, it is difficult to present all sets of consonants since the number of Turkish mimetic words is insufficient to detect every relationship between particular consonants. There is a possibility that there could b ...
The Curious Case of Metonymic Verbs
... This semantic heterogeneity calls into question a homogeneous notion of metonymic verbs. Indeed, recent work by Katsika et al. (2012) notes that “the hypothesis that eventive inferences must be attributed to the same mechanism of building meaning (coercion + type-shifting) [for all metonymic verbs] ...
... This semantic heterogeneity calls into question a homogeneous notion of metonymic verbs. Indeed, recent work by Katsika et al. (2012) notes that “the hypothesis that eventive inferences must be attributed to the same mechanism of building meaning (coercion + type-shifting) [for all metonymic verbs] ...
OBJECTIVE CONJUGATION AND MEDIALISATION
... ancestral pronouns. The author also argues that the emergence of an objective conjugation in those Uralic languages that have one represents independent developments, though the preconditions for its evolution may have been there in Proto-Uralic in the form of object syntagms. ...
... ancestral pronouns. The author also argues that the emergence of an objective conjugation in those Uralic languages that have one represents independent developments, though the preconditions for its evolution may have been there in Proto-Uralic in the form of object syntagms. ...
New Chapter 4 - University of Arizona
... 3SG:M-run-3SG.M:NON-PAST ‘He walks and (then) runs/will run.’ The second type (assigning) happens when “the verbs in each conjunct have different subcategorization properties; they assign, e.g., different case to their complements” (Johannessen 1998:38). The examples (27) and (28) show that the clos ...
... 3SG:M-run-3SG.M:NON-PAST ‘He walks and (then) runs/will run.’ The second type (assigning) happens when “the verbs in each conjunct have different subcategorization properties; they assign, e.g., different case to their complements” (Johannessen 1998:38). The examples (27) and (28) show that the clos ...
REFLEXIVITY IN ENGLISH PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES 1
... phrase within the same clause, it is usually replaced by a self-form (Mackenzie, 2007, p. 148). For example, some English self-forms are ‘myself’, ‘himself’ and ‘themselves’. Following König & Gasts definition of self-forms, this paper will use the term ‘self-form’ to encompass all words with an x-s ...
... phrase within the same clause, it is usually replaced by a self-form (Mackenzie, 2007, p. 148). For example, some English self-forms are ‘myself’, ‘himself’ and ‘themselves’. Following König & Gasts definition of self-forms, this paper will use the term ‘self-form’ to encompass all words with an x-s ...
6.863J Natural Language Processing Lecture 9: Writing grammars
... • But there are many phrasal types and so many types of subcategorization frames, e.g. ...
... • But there are many phrasal types and so many types of subcategorization frames, e.g. ...
Products and services
... The present unit is called ‘Products and services’. An organization sells certain products or services, either to other companies or directly to the consumers. This is how they make a profit. In order to let the public know their offer, some companies organise or take part in trade fairs, which are ...
... The present unit is called ‘Products and services’. An organization sells certain products or services, either to other companies or directly to the consumers. This is how they make a profit. In order to let the public know their offer, some companies organise or take part in trade fairs, which are ...
Key to Comments and Commonly Confused Words http://www.wsu
... used within paragraphs; it is not necessary to start a new paragraph after using a block quotation. 7. Be sparing with quotations . Most important: use only as much of the quotation as you need. The reader will expect to see an analysis of the passage that is about the same length as the passage its ...
... used within paragraphs; it is not necessary to start a new paragraph after using a block quotation. 7. Be sparing with quotations . Most important: use only as much of the quotation as you need. The reader will expect to see an analysis of the passage that is about the same length as the passage its ...
Extended Abstract
... were 6549 sentences found. A sentence is considered to belong to the medium level if it has two VLINK dependencies and less than 65 dependency tags in the XML corpus’ file. There were 1364 sentences found. A sentence is considered to belong to the difficult level if it has three VLINK dependencies a ...
... were 6549 sentences found. A sentence is considered to belong to the medium level if it has two VLINK dependencies and less than 65 dependency tags in the XML corpus’ file. There were 1364 sentences found. A sentence is considered to belong to the difficult level if it has three VLINK dependencies a ...
book 7 of caesar`s bellum gallicum
... rather than a self-serving political hack.” (Williams,39 217). (The best introductory work on Caesar as an author is Adcock’s Caesar as a Man of Letters.40 The focus of the book is not Caesar’s political or military career, but instead his literary career and it serves as a good introduction to the ...
... rather than a self-serving political hack.” (Williams,39 217). (The best introductory work on Caesar as an author is Adcock’s Caesar as a Man of Letters.40 The focus of the book is not Caesar’s political or military career, but instead his literary career and it serves as a good introduction to the ...
Categorizing Words Using "Frequent Frames": What Cross
... Grammatical categories such as noun, verb, and adjective are the building blocks of linguistic structure. Identifying the categories of words allows infants and young children to learn about the syntactic properties of their language. Thus, understanding how infants and young children learn the cate ...
... Grammatical categories such as noun, verb, and adjective are the building blocks of linguistic structure. Identifying the categories of words allows infants and young children to learn about the syntactic properties of their language. Thus, understanding how infants and young children learn the cate ...
Interfaces as locus of historical change
... The phenomenon of complex predicates (V-V, N-V or A-V sequences) is extremely pervasive in the South Asian linguistic area, occurring in all of the major language groups (Dravidian, Tibeto-Burmese, Indo-Aryan). Complex predicates have in fact been viewed as an example of areal spread due to language ...
... The phenomenon of complex predicates (V-V, N-V or A-V sequences) is extremely pervasive in the South Asian linguistic area, occurring in all of the major language groups (Dravidian, Tibeto-Burmese, Indo-Aryan). Complex predicates have in fact been viewed as an example of areal spread due to language ...
Practice sheets, for the sentences in this booklet, are available in a
... improve their sentences by using synonyms, antonyms, or other word changes to improve different parts of the practice sentence. Writing improved sentences will help students to mentally make better word choices as they write because their writing ability and their vocabulary increase. The Writing Se ...
... improve their sentences by using synonyms, antonyms, or other word changes to improve different parts of the practice sentence. Writing improved sentences will help students to mentally make better word choices as they write because their writing ability and their vocabulary increase. The Writing Se ...
A Brief Writing and Grammar Guide
... An essay is a group of related paragraphs developing one main idea, which is a thesis sentence. A standard essay is typically five paragraphs long, consisting of an introduction paragraph, three body paragraphs, and conclusion paragraph. While an essay can be longer or shorter depending upon the top ...
... An essay is a group of related paragraphs developing one main idea, which is a thesis sentence. A standard essay is typically five paragraphs long, consisting of an introduction paragraph, three body paragraphs, and conclusion paragraph. While an essay can be longer or shorter depending upon the top ...
ppt
... So what exactly is a word, anyway? A word is an arbitrary symbol that stands for something in the real world (even if it’s only a concept in someone else’s mind): goblin, silliness, labyrinth Important: words refer to things (referential). Not enough to simply have associations of sound with someth ...
... So what exactly is a word, anyway? A word is an arbitrary symbol that stands for something in the real world (even if it’s only a concept in someone else’s mind): goblin, silliness, labyrinth Important: words refer to things (referential). Not enough to simply have associations of sound with someth ...
Complements of verbs of utterance and thought in Brazilian
... syntactic role of a ‘say’ sentence is with the ‘say’ verb and its complement taken together to form a single complex verb which can be used to characterize someone as well as to report an event.” As a final observation, she points out that “the syntax of ‘say’ verbs is unique” in the sense that they ...
... syntactic role of a ‘say’ sentence is with the ‘say’ verb and its complement taken together to form a single complex verb which can be used to characterize someone as well as to report an event.” As a final observation, she points out that “the syntax of ‘say’ verbs is unique” in the sense that they ...
CTE - 02 Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University, Kota Written English
... Most linguists feel that the inflectional/derivational distinction is not a fundamental or foundational question at all, but just a sometimes-useful piece of terminology whose definitions involve a somewhat complex combination of more basic properties. Therefore we will not be surprised to find cas ...
... Most linguists feel that the inflectional/derivational distinction is not a fundamental or foundational question at all, but just a sometimes-useful piece of terminology whose definitions involve a somewhat complex combination of more basic properties. Therefore we will not be surprised to find cas ...
Practice - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
... • A compound predicate has two or more simple predicates that have the same subject. Most rabbits eat and play from dusk to dawn. • Compound predicates are joined by the word and or or. • Two sentences that have the same simple subject can be combined by linking the predicates with and or or. A. Wri ...
... • A compound predicate has two or more simple predicates that have the same subject. Most rabbits eat and play from dusk to dawn. • Compound predicates are joined by the word and or or. • Two sentences that have the same simple subject can be combined by linking the predicates with and or or. A. Wri ...
Scottish Gaelic grammar
This article describes the grammar of the Scottish Gaelic language.