How to read with key words
... later.”// Language varies across jobs. //Think it over before saying “No, this is wrong” Recommended: “Very interesting point/question. Let me point out though that…” or some sort of hedging (softening expression).// FORMAL: Dr. Pizziconi, your course is interesting [NOT: his/her]. INFORMAL: Sergio, ...
... later.”// Language varies across jobs. //Think it over before saying “No, this is wrong” Recommended: “Very interesting point/question. Let me point out though that…” or some sort of hedging (softening expression).// FORMAL: Dr. Pizziconi, your course is interesting [NOT: his/her]. INFORMAL: Sergio, ...
Dating archaicness in Indo- European languages: various issues
... valence augmented by a second or indirect object, or an opposition of speech-act participant vs. non-participant in indirect-object marking on the verb). 27. Active verbs have more morphological variation or make more morphological distinctions than inactive verbs. 28. The morphological category of ...
... valence augmented by a second or indirect object, or an opposition of speech-act participant vs. non-participant in indirect-object marking on the verb). 27. Active verbs have more morphological variation or make more morphological distinctions than inactive verbs. 28. The morphological category of ...
Write your own beot/boast
... Have played to vast audiences all over the world. My fans are as numerous as the stars in the sky -- presidents, Supermodels, housewives, truck drivers, baseball players, businessmen-They all listen to my lyrics, dance to my rhythms, adore my albums. Embracing my guitar, jamming with my band, raspin ...
... Have played to vast audiences all over the world. My fans are as numerous as the stars in the sky -- presidents, Supermodels, housewives, truck drivers, baseball players, businessmen-They all listen to my lyrics, dance to my rhythms, adore my albums. Embracing my guitar, jamming with my band, raspin ...
Importance of English Proficiency
... A verbal is a verb form that is used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. The three kinds of verbals are the participle, the gerund, and the infinitive. A participle is a verb form that can be used as an adjective. Three kinds of participles are the present participle, the past participle and the ...
... A verbal is a verb form that is used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. The three kinds of verbals are the participle, the gerund, and the infinitive. A participle is a verb form that can be used as an adjective. Three kinds of participles are the present participle, the past participle and the ...
Grammar: Complements What are they? How do I find them?
... Indirect Object…find it Finding the INDIRECT OBJECT is as easy as 1-2-3. My dad sent me a birthday card. 1. Start by finding the subject and verb of the sentence. “dad" is the subject performing the action of sending, so the action verb is "sent" 2. Ask yourself who or what received the action of t ...
... Indirect Object…find it Finding the INDIRECT OBJECT is as easy as 1-2-3. My dad sent me a birthday card. 1. Start by finding the subject and verb of the sentence. “dad" is the subject performing the action of sending, so the action verb is "sent" 2. Ask yourself who or what received the action of t ...
Phrases - Mrs. Maldonado`s English Class
... More examples of appositive phrases Mrs. Maldonado, my English teacher, assigned an essay. Fred explained numismatics, the hobby of coin collecting. Ernest Hemingway, a famous author, wrote in a terse style. The chef prepared lasagna, an Italian dish. I brought my brother, a boy of six, a souvenir f ...
... More examples of appositive phrases Mrs. Maldonado, my English teacher, assigned an essay. Fred explained numismatics, the hobby of coin collecting. Ernest Hemingway, a famous author, wrote in a terse style. The chef prepared lasagna, an Italian dish. I brought my brother, a boy of six, a souvenir f ...
Loci et Imagines Tiner 3
... translate in Latin word order, then give a second version, making minimum necessary changes for clear English. Going in order makes it possible to: a. note and appreciate nuances of meaning signaled by particular word orders; b. give correct sense when ambiguities arise; c. most important, read and ...
... translate in Latin word order, then give a second version, making minimum necessary changes for clear English. Going in order makes it possible to: a. note and appreciate nuances of meaning signaled by particular word orders; b. give correct sense when ambiguities arise; c. most important, read and ...
as a PDF
... word sequences that the recognizer can potentially recognize. The prior probability of an utterance depends not just on the language but also crucially on the application domain, the speaker, and the context of the utterance; a good language model should therefore be conditioned on all these. As a s ...
... word sequences that the recognizer can potentially recognize. The prior probability of an utterance depends not just on the language but also crucially on the application domain, the speaker, and the context of the utterance; a good language model should therefore be conditioned on all these. As a s ...
PDF
... of teacher resources will be presented as twenty lessons, providing a set of lessons to be available during the school year, with flexibility built in for holiday weeks and unexpected events. I do not envision these lessons as dictating a strict sequence of activities, or as a set of requirements in ...
... of teacher resources will be presented as twenty lessons, providing a set of lessons to be available during the school year, with flexibility built in for holiday weeks and unexpected events. I do not envision these lessons as dictating a strict sequence of activities, or as a set of requirements in ...
Phrases Prepositional Phrase Adjectivals and Adverbials (Review)
... (words that have only one possible form). For example, below is a preposition, but belows or belowing are not possible forms of below. Prepositions are combined with a noun, noun phrase (a phrase acting as a noun), or pronoun (any of which acting as the object of the preposition) to create a preposi ...
... (words that have only one possible form). For example, below is a preposition, but belows or belowing are not possible forms of below. Prepositions are combined with a noun, noun phrase (a phrase acting as a noun), or pronoun (any of which acting as the object of the preposition) to create a preposi ...
word-formation and the lexicon
... kind of boundary with which it is associated. For example, phonological considerations in English motivate a distinction between primary (+boundary) affixes and secondary (II boundary) affixes. Primary affixes form a unit with their stem for purposes of such rules as word stress and trisyllable shor ...
... kind of boundary with which it is associated. For example, phonological considerations in English motivate a distinction between primary (+boundary) affixes and secondary (II boundary) affixes. Primary affixes form a unit with their stem for purposes of such rules as word stress and trisyllable shor ...
Correct Pronoun Usage
... > NOTE It is now acceptable to use the form It's me in informal usage. The plural form (It's us) is also generally accepted, but using the objective case for the third person form of the pronoun (It's him, It's them) is widely considered to be unacceptable in writing. When you see any of these forms ...
... > NOTE It is now acceptable to use the form It's me in informal usage. The plural form (It's us) is also generally accepted, but using the objective case for the third person form of the pronoun (It's him, It's them) is widely considered to be unacceptable in writing. When you see any of these forms ...
How to Teach Sentence Diagramming
... multiple horizontal lines stacked vertically and are joined at each end by a fan of diagonal lines. The coordinating conjunction (and) is placed next to a dotted vertical line that connects the left ends of the horizontal lines. Why not make sense of grammar instruction with a curriculum that will h ...
... multiple horizontal lines stacked vertically and are joined at each end by a fan of diagonal lines. The coordinating conjunction (and) is placed next to a dotted vertical line that connects the left ends of the horizontal lines. Why not make sense of grammar instruction with a curriculum that will h ...
The Comma
... 1) Separating items in a series: Use commas between different nouns in a list of three or more items to show that those items are separate from one another. Ex. “The nucleobases in DNA are adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine.” Note – For the sake of clarity, each item in the list is underlined a ...
... 1) Separating items in a series: Use commas between different nouns in a list of three or more items to show that those items are separate from one another. Ex. “The nucleobases in DNA are adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine.” Note – For the sake of clarity, each item in the list is underlined a ...
Lecture 2. Review of English Grammar
... Noun clauses are not used as modifiers; they perform the functions that a noun performs. The function of the subject of a sentence What the chairman proposed was not practical. That their house is for sale is a well-known fact. The role of a direct object I hope that you will be promoted. Tell the m ...
... Noun clauses are not used as modifiers; they perform the functions that a noun performs. The function of the subject of a sentence What the chairman proposed was not practical. That their house is for sale is a well-known fact. The role of a direct object I hope that you will be promoted. Tell the m ...
MODERN BUSINESS ENGLISH - English Business's Weblog
... 10. The Pronoun It. The pronoun it generally must have a definite antecedent. In certain idiomatic expressions, especially those that relate to weather and time, it does not have a stated antecedent. Dean read the memo and sent it to Shirley. It is raining. (It relates to weather and has no stated a ...
... 10. The Pronoun It. The pronoun it generally must have a definite antecedent. In certain idiomatic expressions, especially those that relate to weather and time, it does not have a stated antecedent. Dean read the memo and sent it to Shirley. It is raining. (It relates to weather and has no stated a ...
Changing Verbs From Present to Past
... Many verbs have the helping verb “will” in front of them to show they will be happening. Clue words to look for are: tomorrow, some day, next time, or next week. Examples: Will play will lead will be happy Will have will eat will like ...
... Many verbs have the helping verb “will” in front of them to show they will be happening. Clue words to look for are: tomorrow, some day, next time, or next week. Examples: Will play will lead will be happy Will have will eat will like ...
Subject-Verb Agreement
... • Indefinite pronouns are words which replace nouns without specifying which noun they replace. – singular • anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, something ...
... • Indefinite pronouns are words which replace nouns without specifying which noun they replace. – singular • anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, something ...
Activities booklet 2 - St Thomas More Catholic Teaching School
... An exclamation mark is used instead of a full stop when the sentence written needs emphasising, or someone is shouting. Sometimes, you use an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence. It shows when you feel strongly about something or when you are surprised. My birthday party was brilliant! An excl ...
... An exclamation mark is used instead of a full stop when the sentence written needs emphasising, or someone is shouting. Sometimes, you use an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence. It shows when you feel strongly about something or when you are surprised. My birthday party was brilliant! An excl ...
KS2 SPAG Glossary - Great Leighs Primary School
... Derivation is when you make a new word from a root word, usually by adding prefixes or suffixes. The new word is called a derivative. For example, the adverb ‘gladly’ is a derivative of the adjective ‘glad’. A determiner is a word, like ‘the’, ‘a’, ‘this’, ‘that’ and so on, that comes before a noun. ...
... Derivation is when you make a new word from a root word, usually by adding prefixes or suffixes. The new word is called a derivative. For example, the adverb ‘gladly’ is a derivative of the adjective ‘glad’. A determiner is a word, like ‘the’, ‘a’, ‘this’, ‘that’ and so on, that comes before a noun. ...
Pronouncing the Consonants
... German and English are brother and sister languages. At an early age they became separated and were brought up in different locations: the brother on the continent, the sister in England. This relationship makes learning German a relatively comfortable experience for English speakers, because there ...
... German and English are brother and sister languages. At an early age they became separated and were brought up in different locations: the brother on the continent, the sister in England. This relationship makes learning German a relatively comfortable experience for English speakers, because there ...
Chapter 2 - Net Texts
... Chapter 4: Coordinating Conjunctions Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases, and independent clauses. The connected elements are said to be compound. There are only seven coordinating conjunctions: and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet For instance, look at this example sentence: Mark and Jake w ...
... Chapter 4: Coordinating Conjunctions Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases, and independent clauses. The connected elements are said to be compound. There are only seven coordinating conjunctions: and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet For instance, look at this example sentence: Mark and Jake w ...
Parts of a Sentence
... Diagram and label the following: Johnny walked over the hill and into the park. I looked for the jacket in the house and the car. Scott jogged quickly and quietly onto the soccer field. Mark is running, but had been walking. Mrs. Caple gave her students tawdry stars for a reward. Friday ...
... Diagram and label the following: Johnny walked over the hill and into the park. I looked for the jacket in the house and the car. Scott jogged quickly and quietly onto the soccer field. Mark is running, but had been walking. Mrs. Caple gave her students tawdry stars for a reward. Friday ...