A Comparative Study of Imperative Sentences in English and
... subjunctive mood when the speaker urges a group of people to perform something, where he is a part of; e.g Hajde shokë t’i japim te gjithë xhaxhos sa të mundim (Kuteli, 1972:195). (Come on guys, let’s give to the uncle as much as we can.) (Kuteli, 1972:87). The category of tense is present in the me ...
... subjunctive mood when the speaker urges a group of people to perform something, where he is a part of; e.g Hajde shokë t’i japim te gjithë xhaxhos sa të mundim (Kuteli, 1972:195). (Come on guys, let’s give to the uncle as much as we can.) (Kuteli, 1972:87). The category of tense is present in the me ...
(2) and (4) - Kirkwall Grammar School
... sentence. Remove the verbs and subjects of the other two sentences, thereby turning them into phrases. Link them with' and'. Insert them into the remaining sentence. Mark them off between ...
... sentence. Remove the verbs and subjects of the other two sentences, thereby turning them into phrases. Link them with' and'. Insert them into the remaining sentence. Mark them off between ...
Linguistic Ambiguity in Language-based Jokes
... The ambiguity that distinguishes verbal from referential jokes “can reside in a range of components in the linguistic system, such as the syntax, the lexicon, or the phonology” (Lew 1996, p. 126). Pepicello and Green adhere to this belief and analyze riddles on the basis of “language as a system con ...
... The ambiguity that distinguishes verbal from referential jokes “can reside in a range of components in the linguistic system, such as the syntax, the lexicon, or the phonology” (Lew 1996, p. 126). Pepicello and Green adhere to this belief and analyze riddles on the basis of “language as a system con ...
MeN
... Many people have been very supportive in Indonesia. I especially thank the Suparto family in Jakarta, whose friendship and hospitality over many years has contributed greatly to the success of my work. ...
... Many people have been very supportive in Indonesia. I especially thank the Suparto family in Jakarta, whose friendship and hospitality over many years has contributed greatly to the success of my work. ...
Mood, voice and auxiliaries C1
... In the negative form, will not is shortened Example: to won't. It's too cold outside, they won't go out. The interrogative form is formed as with Example: the other auxiliaries: will is placed before Will you help me, please? the subject. ...
... In the negative form, will not is shortened Example: to won't. It's too cold outside, they won't go out. The interrogative form is formed as with Example: the other auxiliaries: will is placed before Will you help me, please? the subject. ...
Is Russian a verb classifier language?
... concept in radial categories, with a central prototype and other less central examples that bear some relationship to the prototype. Cognitive linguistics (cf. Lakoff 1987, Taylor 2003) has adopted the radial category model for semantic analysis as an effective means for modeling complex networks of ...
... concept in radial categories, with a central prototype and other less central examples that bear some relationship to the prototype. Cognitive linguistics (cf. Lakoff 1987, Taylor 2003) has adopted the radial category model for semantic analysis as an effective means for modeling complex networks of ...
Phrases
... EXAMPLES during the days with us of noble deeds about them A prepositional phrase can have more than one object. EXAMPLE for the parents and their children EXERCISE A cross-out each prepositional phrase in the following paragraph. Example [1] In this book you can read about Camelot and its king. [1] ...
... EXAMPLES during the days with us of noble deeds about them A prepositional phrase can have more than one object. EXAMPLE for the parents and their children EXERCISE A cross-out each prepositional phrase in the following paragraph. Example [1] In this book you can read about Camelot and its king. [1] ...
Chapter 7 - Arizona State University
... In the preceding chapters, we have looked at how subject and object arguments are marked on the verb (chapters 2 to 4) as well as at how nominals display a variety of functions (chapters 5 and 6). Space/deixis marked on nouns is comparable to time/tense marked on verbs. In this chapter, I only consi ...
... In the preceding chapters, we have looked at how subject and object arguments are marked on the verb (chapters 2 to 4) as well as at how nominals display a variety of functions (chapters 5 and 6). Space/deixis marked on nouns is comparable to time/tense marked on verbs. In this chapter, I only consi ...
Fix-It Student Pages
... classroom teacher, you are welcome to make copies of these student pages for each of your students; however, the teacher’s manual may not be copied. The checklist below is identical to the one used at the end of the first Fix-It story, Tom Sawyer. If you used that story or if you have been doing a r ...
... classroom teacher, you are welcome to make copies of these student pages for each of your students; however, the teacher’s manual may not be copied. The checklist below is identical to the one used at the end of the first Fix-It story, Tom Sawyer. If you used that story or if you have been doing a r ...
That-clauses - I blog di Unica
... THE MEANINGS OF ADJUNCT CLAUSES For adjuncts we identified three main types of meaning: manner, time and place. However, when clauses function as adjuncts, they can express a much wider range of meanings. The main types of meaning expressed by adjunct clauses are shown here: Time: I’ll speak to y ...
... THE MEANINGS OF ADJUNCT CLAUSES For adjuncts we identified three main types of meaning: manner, time and place. However, when clauses function as adjuncts, they can express a much wider range of meanings. The main types of meaning expressed by adjunct clauses are shown here: Time: I’ll speak to y ...
Polysemous agent nominals in Kambaata (Cushitic) - Hal-SHS
... K’abeena and Alaaba, Kambaata’s closest relatives, have slightly different plural forms: -aan-ú in K’abeena (CRASS 2005: 73) and -aan-ú-ta in Alaaba (SCHNEIDER-BLUM 2007: 147). The accusative case form is also the citation form. Consult SCHNEIDER-BLUM (2007: 147, ex. 411) for an Alaaba example in wh ...
... K’abeena and Alaaba, Kambaata’s closest relatives, have slightly different plural forms: -aan-ú in K’abeena (CRASS 2005: 73) and -aan-ú-ta in Alaaba (SCHNEIDER-BLUM 2007: 147). The accusative case form is also the citation form. Consult SCHNEIDER-BLUM (2007: 147, ex. 411) for an Alaaba example in wh ...
The Clause:
... Relative Pronoun • a pronoun that begins a subordinate adjective clause • Relative pronouns do three things: – refer to a preceding noun or pronoun. – connects its clause to the rest of the sentence – performs a function within its own clause by serving as the subject, object, etc., of the subordin ...
... Relative Pronoun • a pronoun that begins a subordinate adjective clause • Relative pronouns do three things: – refer to a preceding noun or pronoun. – connects its clause to the rest of the sentence – performs a function within its own clause by serving as the subject, object, etc., of the subordin ...
Brno Studies in English Volume 38, No. 1, 2012 ISSN 0524
... and syntactic levels, excluding phonological and orthographic issues. In this sense, it is a prototypical piece of grammar dealing with, to put it in simple terms, the structure of word forms and how these forms are combined into clauses. The word-formative aspect, which is considered to be a part o ...
... and syntactic levels, excluding phonological and orthographic issues. In this sense, it is a prototypical piece of grammar dealing with, to put it in simple terms, the structure of word forms and how these forms are combined into clauses. The word-formative aspect, which is considered to be a part o ...
written ambonese malay, 1895–1992
... There are, of course, Sanskrit and Arabic loans, but these were transmitted via PM, SM, or LM, just as some of the Dutch loans are actually French or Latin in origin. The diverse lexical sources of AM are seen in the pronoun system (cf. Grimes 1991:90): beta ‘1st person singular’ is originally Sansk ...
... There are, of course, Sanskrit and Arabic loans, but these were transmitted via PM, SM, or LM, just as some of the Dutch loans are actually French or Latin in origin. The diverse lexical sources of AM are seen in the pronoun system (cf. Grimes 1991:90): beta ‘1st person singular’ is originally Sansk ...
Exploring the grammar of the clause
... Concord where the subject is a clause (What we know is this) Concord with subject-verb inversion (Here’s your shoes) Vernacular concord in conversation (She don’t like Amanda) ...
... Concord where the subject is a clause (What we know is this) Concord with subject-verb inversion (Here’s your shoes) Vernacular concord in conversation (She don’t like Amanda) ...
Persian
... A concrete noun (not a predicative one) : mesvâk ‘tooth brush’ + zadan ‘to brush one’s teeth’ šâne ‘comb’ + zadan ‘to comb one’s hair lif ‘face-cloth’ + zadan ‘to wash with a face-cloth’ jâru ‘broom’ + zadan ‘to sweep up’ rang ‘painting’ + zadan ‘to paint’ dast ‘hand’ + zadan ‘to touch’ vâks ‘polish ...
... A concrete noun (not a predicative one) : mesvâk ‘tooth brush’ + zadan ‘to brush one’s teeth’ šâne ‘comb’ + zadan ‘to comb one’s hair lif ‘face-cloth’ + zadan ‘to wash with a face-cloth’ jâru ‘broom’ + zadan ‘to sweep up’ rang ‘painting’ + zadan ‘to paint’ dast ‘hand’ + zadan ‘to touch’ vâks ‘polish ...
Template form in prosodic morphology
... Templates are defined in terms of the authentic units of prosody. That is, templates must have a direct prosodic interpretation, like the heavy syllable template of the Ilokano plural or the iambic foot template of the Arabic productive plural and diminutive. This claim is quite surprising and also ...
... Templates are defined in terms of the authentic units of prosody. That is, templates must have a direct prosodic interpretation, like the heavy syllable template of the Ilokano plural or the iambic foot template of the Arabic productive plural and diminutive. This claim is quite surprising and also ...
web query structure: implications for ir system design
... of words of varying lexical categories and which defied syntactical categorization. The query "‘alicia silverstone’ cutest crush batgirl babysitter clueless" serves as a good, and one of the few non-x-rated, examples of this particular pattern. In these cases, it is not clear at all that the words a ...
... of words of varying lexical categories and which defied syntactical categorization. The query "‘alicia silverstone’ cutest crush batgirl babysitter clueless" serves as a good, and one of the few non-x-rated, examples of this particular pattern. In these cases, it is not clear at all that the words a ...
Expository Writing Tutorial
... Sentence Fragment – A clause written as a sentence but lacking an element—as a subject (noun or pronoun) or a predicate (verb) or a complete thought E.g. To Kill a Mockingbird, addressing the importance of morality. Run-on Sentence – A written sequence of two or more main clauses that are not separa ...
... Sentence Fragment – A clause written as a sentence but lacking an element—as a subject (noun or pronoun) or a predicate (verb) or a complete thought E.g. To Kill a Mockingbird, addressing the importance of morality. Run-on Sentence – A written sequence of two or more main clauses that are not separa ...
Prepositions - Campus Academic Resource Program
... have (6) ______take classes (7)_______the summer. Instead of (8 )_________ in my brother’s footsteps and traveling (9)________ the country, I will be stuck (10)_____ campus. I get distracted too easily, I spend too much time (11)______ my friends. We watch TV (12)____ their living rooms instead of s ...
... have (6) ______take classes (7)_______the summer. Instead of (8 )_________ in my brother’s footsteps and traveling (9)________ the country, I will be stuck (10)_____ campus. I get distracted too easily, I spend too much time (11)______ my friends. We watch TV (12)____ their living rooms instead of s ...
Gerunds
... 8. The striking workers refused to let anyone cross their picket line. _____________ 9. A rolling stone gathers no moss. _____________ 10. It´s difficult to move after having been settled in a community for many years. _____________ ...
... 8. The striking workers refused to let anyone cross their picket line. _____________ 9. A rolling stone gathers no moss. _____________ 10. It´s difficult to move after having been settled in a community for many years. _____________ ...
Grammar 6
... cracked like dry earth” instead of “The elephant’s skin looked dry,” “The moon hangs like a pearl earring” instead of “The moon is white and round”) • Use precise nouns. (heron instead of bird, skyscraper instead of building) • Harness the power of strong verbs. (whisper instead of say, galloped ins ...
... cracked like dry earth” instead of “The elephant’s skin looked dry,” “The moon hangs like a pearl earring” instead of “The moon is white and round”) • Use precise nouns. (heron instead of bird, skyscraper instead of building) • Harness the power of strong verbs. (whisper instead of say, galloped ins ...