1 Articles and one, a little/a few, this, that
... He may/might have gone = It is possible that he went/has gone or Perhaps he went/has gone. might must be used when the main verb is in a past tense: He said/thought that she might have missed the plane. might, not may, must be used when the uncertainty no longer exists: He came home alone. You shoul ...
... He may/might have gone = It is possible that he went/has gone or Perhaps he went/has gone. might must be used when the main verb is in a past tense: He said/thought that she might have missed the plane. might, not may, must be used when the uncertainty no longer exists: He came home alone. You shoul ...
pdf - Université de Genève
... (i) His new car is very powerful. She is happy to have purchased, especially since it is very spacious. (ii) Its new car is very powerful. It is glad to have bought it, more especially as it is very roomy. Consider now the example in (9). ...
... (i) His new car is very powerful. She is happy to have purchased, especially since it is very spacious. (ii) Its new car is very powerful. It is glad to have bought it, more especially as it is very roomy. Consider now the example in (9). ...
Строй современного английского языка.
... state that the view mentioned last appears to be the most reasonable one and the one likely to prevail in the long run, as has more than once been seen in the history of different branches of learning. We will therefore keep in our treatment of English grammatical structure many ideas and terms inhe ...
... state that the view mentioned last appears to be the most reasonable one and the one likely to prevail in the long run, as has more than once been seen in the history of different branches of learning. We will therefore keep in our treatment of English grammatical structure many ideas and terms inhe ...
academic writing for masters in humanities
... Ex.1.Examinethe following texts and identify any significant features. What kind of text does the extract come from and how does the language differ between the texts? Text A No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. Her situation in lif ...
... Ex.1.Examinethe following texts and identify any significant features. What kind of text does the extract come from and how does the language differ between the texts? Text A No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. Her situation in lif ...
Word order and information structure in Makhuwa
... alternation in the conjugational system. The CJ/DJ alternation has been noted and described by linguists like Meeussen (1959) and Sharman (1956), but only received explicit attention in the last decades (Kosch 1988, Creissels 1996). A relation has been suggested between this alternation and focus (e ...
... alternation in the conjugational system. The CJ/DJ alternation has been noted and described by linguists like Meeussen (1959) and Sharman (1956), but only received explicit attention in the last decades (Kosch 1988, Creissels 1996). A relation has been suggested between this alternation and focus (e ...
A Diachronic Study on the Complementation of the Verb Try
... The verb of a sentence is central to valency theory. All other components of the sentence are in relation to the verb, some more closely than others and this is where the real interest lies. The verb determines which elements are necessary to form a grammatical sentence and which are merely optional ...
... The verb of a sentence is central to valency theory. All other components of the sentence are in relation to the verb, some more closely than others and this is where the real interest lies. The verb determines which elements are necessary to form a grammatical sentence and which are merely optional ...
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... course have been impossible on the subject constituent. The EBC construction in (2), again a CoP in subject position, is one in which both conjuncts unexpectedly have accusative case, i.e., both are deviant. In Norwegian and English, UC and EBC constructions are not universally accepted as good data ...
... course have been impossible on the subject constituent. The EBC construction in (2), again a CoP in subject position, is one in which both conjuncts unexpectedly have accusative case, i.e., both are deviant. In Norwegian and English, UC and EBC constructions are not universally accepted as good data ...
Old Norse I: Grammar - Viking Society Web Publications
... school system no longer cultivates, and so leave unexplained many things which to the modern student are opaque. The present Grammar has been written with one aim only: to facilitate the learning of Old Norse for as wide a range of students as possible. It therefore eschews historical digressions ex ...
... school system no longer cultivates, and so leave unexplained many things which to the modern student are opaque. The present Grammar has been written with one aim only: to facilitate the learning of Old Norse for as wide a range of students as possible. It therefore eschews historical digressions ex ...
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... There are five subordinate clauses in the following passage. Write each subordinate clause and its sentence number. Learning the Hard Way (1) Joe Bonds thought that he was in good shape. (2) When he signed up for a multisport vacation, he looked forward to hiking, biking, and kayaking in Colorado. ( ...
... There are five subordinate clauses in the following passage. Write each subordinate clause and its sentence number. Learning the Hard Way (1) Joe Bonds thought that he was in good shape. (2) When he signed up for a multisport vacation, he looked forward to hiking, biking, and kayaking in Colorado. ( ...
Using Korean: A guide to contemporary usage
... affectionate, but if they are used to the wrong person or in the wrong situation, they can be impolite. Ultimately, politeness lies in behaving in a considerate manner toward others. Each of the four styles is ‘polite’ as long as it is properly used. Use of the formal 합니다/합니까 and 해요 styles indicates ...
... affectionate, but if they are used to the wrong person or in the wrong situation, they can be impolite. Ultimately, politeness lies in behaving in a considerate manner toward others. Each of the four styles is ‘polite’ as long as it is properly used. Use of the formal 합니다/합니까 and 해요 styles indicates ...
complete paper - Cascadilla Proceedings Project
... not be locally bound. The evidence suggests that other syntactic factors besides logophoricity may be responsible for the licensing of the pronominal anaphor òun. Accounts of LDRs in Chinese and other East Asian languages suggest Infl plays a crucial role in the licensing of LDRs (see Cole and Hermo ...
... not be locally bound. The evidence suggests that other syntactic factors besides logophoricity may be responsible for the licensing of the pronominal anaphor òun. Accounts of LDRs in Chinese and other East Asian languages suggest Infl plays a crucial role in the licensing of LDRs (see Cole and Hermo ...
Particle verbs and benefactive double objects in English: high and
... applying heat to the elements put together. Similarly, to draw up a contract means to create the final document; it does not involve the same activity as drawing something. However, the ditransitive benefactive will always entail the activity denoted by the transitive verb. When you cook someone a m ...
... applying heat to the elements put together. Similarly, to draw up a contract means to create the final document; it does not involve the same activity as drawing something. However, the ditransitive benefactive will always entail the activity denoted by the transitive verb. When you cook someone a m ...
An outline of Celtiberian grammar
... Among the newly found or published inscriptions, which are not yet taken into account in MLH IV or V.1. the most important is the fourth Botorrita bronze (henceforth BB IV), which has been edited by VILLAR, DÍAZ, MEDRANO & JORDÁN 2001 with full archaeological and epigraphical description and extensi ...
... Among the newly found or published inscriptions, which are not yet taken into account in MLH IV or V.1. the most important is the fourth Botorrita bronze (henceforth BB IV), which has been edited by VILLAR, DÍAZ, MEDRANO & JORDÁN 2001 with full archaeological and epigraphical description and extensi ...
Investigating Problems Pertaining to Concord as Encountered by the
... concord. However, the criteria on which the relation is based differ too. Bloomfield and several followers distinguish things according to domain (ie the syntactic environment in which agreement occurs): for them, concord exists in a ‘smaller’ domain, than cross – reference. For Greenberg the distin ...
... concord. However, the criteria on which the relation is based differ too. Bloomfield and several followers distinguish things according to domain (ie the syntactic environment in which agreement occurs): for them, concord exists in a ‘smaller’ domain, than cross – reference. For Greenberg the distin ...
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... Russian has comitative prepositional phrases which are VP-adjuncts consisting of the preposition s (with) and an instrumental case-marked NP. I will summarize the main arguments in favor of distinguishing adjunction from s-coordination. Some of these arguments have been mentioned in previous literat ...
... Russian has comitative prepositional phrases which are VP-adjuncts consisting of the preposition s (with) and an instrumental case-marked NP. I will summarize the main arguments in favor of distinguishing adjunction from s-coordination. Some of these arguments have been mentioned in previous literat ...
Reflexive and Reciprocal Constructions in Modern Irish
... are best reflected in the inherent VSOX word order. The reflexive occurs in transitive constructions with the reflexive marker féin, which can also be used non-reflexively but emphatically. A continuum is observed with a human/animate participant as the subject argument at the reflexive pole and a n ...
... are best reflected in the inherent VSOX word order. The reflexive occurs in transitive constructions with the reflexive marker féin, which can also be used non-reflexively but emphatically. A continuum is observed with a human/animate participant as the subject argument at the reflexive pole and a n ...
INFLECTION OF ADJECTIVES
... In a few cases the variant forms indicate a differentiation of meaning or function. T h e usual comparative and superlative of old are older, oldest, always so in the predicate relation; but w e m a y use elder, eldest, in the attributive and the substantive (43 1) relation and elder as a noun, espe ...
... In a few cases the variant forms indicate a differentiation of meaning or function. T h e usual comparative and superlative of old are older, oldest, always so in the predicate relation; but w e m a y use elder, eldest, in the attributive and the substantive (43 1) relation and elder as a noun, espe ...
Makassarese (basa Mangkasara
... Indonesia went through four presidents and onto a fifth. The city of Makassar regained its name, and the province of South Sulawesi was split into two. And last but not least, my two children Thomas and Natalie were born. Through it all my wife Sonia has stood by me with her love and support, and ...
... Indonesia went through four presidents and onto a fifth. The city of Makassar regained its name, and the province of South Sulawesi was split into two. And last but not least, my two children Thomas and Natalie were born. Through it all my wife Sonia has stood by me with her love and support, and ...
24 Important Words and Phrases
... then subdivided into logical and manageable parts, which will enable you to learn the material with ease and self-assurance. Just divide the lesson so that you allow an equal number of minutes for each major heading. Do not worry about memorizing all the words in every table. That would prove to be ...
... then subdivided into logical and manageable parts, which will enable you to learn the material with ease and self-assurance. Just divide the lesson so that you allow an equal number of minutes for each major heading. Do not worry about memorizing all the words in every table. That would prove to be ...
4. Two sample classes encoded: motion verbs and `know verbs`
... found in MRDs (which are our main source of data), and to meet the user-requirements. However, since these 'new' relations require more complicated procedures in order to be acquired, for the time being their values will be coded only in relation to those subsets of verbs for which we have enough da ...
... found in MRDs (which are our main source of data), and to meet the user-requirements. However, since these 'new' relations require more complicated procedures in order to be acquired, for the time being their values will be coded only in relation to those subsets of verbs for which we have enough da ...
“The Use of the Gerund in the English Language and ways of its
... consisting of a gerund and some modifiers that function as the direct object, indirect object, or complement of an action or a state expressed in the gerund. Finding a needle in a haystack would be easier then what we're trying to do. finding (gerund) a needle (direct object of the action expressed ...
... consisting of a gerund and some modifiers that function as the direct object, indirect object, or complement of an action or a state expressed in the gerund. Finding a needle in a haystack would be easier then what we're trying to do. finding (gerund) a needle (direct object of the action expressed ...
A grammar of Lha`alua, an Austronesian language of Taiwan
... bound pronoun is a core argument either in S function or in A function, whereas the independent pronoun is either a core argument in S (when topicalized), E, A or O function or a peripheral argument. Prefixation is productive, whereas other affixations are not. Reduplication is widely deployed. The ...
... bound pronoun is a core argument either in S function or in A function, whereas the independent pronoun is either a core argument in S (when topicalized), E, A or O function or a peripheral argument. Prefixation is productive, whereas other affixations are not. Reduplication is widely deployed. The ...
Text - Kesva An Taves Kernewek
... I am looking for someone who will help me (= “to help me”) There is no-one who can go. Where is there a man who will come with me? We want to find a school that teaches Cornish. Is there a train which comes before two o’clock? ...
... I am looking for someone who will help me (= “to help me”) There is no-one who can go. Where is there a man who will come with me? We want to find a school that teaches Cornish. Is there a train which comes before two o’clock? ...
Unit 5 - Sullivan County Department Of Education
... 10. Jan and I waters the garden Jan and I water the garden. Frog and Toad Together ...
... 10. Jan and I waters the garden Jan and I water the garden. Frog and Toad Together ...
Possessives and relational nouns
... friend of John). However, we shall see that the prenominal possessive systematically has a wider range of interpretations. The meaning of a possessive involves three main elements: two individuals (the possessor and the possessee), and a relation between them, which I will call the Possession Relati ...
... friend of John). However, we shall see that the prenominal possessive systematically has a wider range of interpretations. The meaning of a possessive involves three main elements: two individuals (the possessor and the possessee), and a relation between them, which I will call the Possession Relati ...