Prepositional Phrases
... group of words without a subject and a verb that functions in a sentence as one part of speech. ...
... group of words without a subject and a verb that functions in a sentence as one part of speech. ...
The national curriculum in England - English
... The grammar of our first language is learnt naturally and implicitly through interactions with other speakers and from reading. Explicit knowledge of grammar is, however, very important, as it gives us more conscious control and choice in our language. Building this knowledge is best achieved throug ...
... The grammar of our first language is learnt naturally and implicitly through interactions with other speakers and from reading. Explicit knowledge of grammar is, however, very important, as it gives us more conscious control and choice in our language. Building this knowledge is best achieved throug ...
Correct and Complete Sentences
... A sentence fragment is part of a sentence that is written as if it were a complete sentence. However, it is missing a subject, a verb, or both. ...
... A sentence fragment is part of a sentence that is written as if it were a complete sentence. However, it is missing a subject, a verb, or both. ...
Place a comma after introductory words of direct address, words of
... Commas should not be used to separate compound subjects and compound verbs in a sentence. The cat chases after the yarn and dove under the table. ...
... Commas should not be used to separate compound subjects and compound verbs in a sentence. The cat chases after the yarn and dove under the table. ...
Sentences, Clauses and Phrases
... But here’s a new question, is this a sentence? Peter ate dinner while he watched TV. Yes, this is a sentence. It is the sentence from an earlier slide (Peter ate dinner) with additional information added … now we know that Peter was doing two things at once, eating dinner and watching TV. Let’s tak ...
... But here’s a new question, is this a sentence? Peter ate dinner while he watched TV. Yes, this is a sentence. It is the sentence from an earlier slide (Peter ate dinner) with additional information added … now we know that Peter was doing two things at once, eating dinner and watching TV. Let’s tak ...
The Basic In Grammar
... • Conjunction => is a word to connect between word and word. Word an sentence. Sentence and word, sentence and sentence which to be one sentence has the same part of speech. • The words : are, but, if, before, after, and, than, or, because. Example : - That is table and chair n conj n • Sentence a ...
... • Conjunction => is a word to connect between word and word. Word an sentence. Sentence and word, sentence and sentence which to be one sentence has the same part of speech. • The words : are, but, if, before, after, and, than, or, because. Example : - That is table and chair n conj n • Sentence a ...
Conciseness
... In Indiana, some common techniques for Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) rehabilitation are overlay, crack-and-seat with overlay, break-and-seat with overlay, and total reconstruction. Which alternative is selected depends on the type of pavement and its condition. The most common technique of PCC reha ...
... In Indiana, some common techniques for Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) rehabilitation are overlay, crack-and-seat with overlay, break-and-seat with overlay, and total reconstruction. Which alternative is selected depends on the type of pavement and its condition. The most common technique of PCC reha ...
BCC 101 Grammar X
... from, at, away from, before, behind, below, beside, besides, between, beyond, but, by, by means of, down, during, except, for, from, in, in back of, in front of, inside, instead of, into, like, near, of, off, on, onto, out, out of, outside, over, past, since, through, throughout, till, to, together ...
... from, at, away from, before, behind, below, beside, besides, between, beyond, but, by, by means of, down, during, except, for, from, in, in back of, in front of, inside, instead of, into, like, near, of, off, on, onto, out, out of, outside, over, past, since, through, throughout, till, to, together ...
Grammar Issues for ESL Writers
... In Indiana, some common techniques for Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) rehabilitation are overlay, crack-and-seat with overlay, break-and-seat with overlay, and total reconstruction. Which alternative is selected depends on the type of pavement and its condition. The most common technique of PCC reha ...
... In Indiana, some common techniques for Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) rehabilitation are overlay, crack-and-seat with overlay, break-and-seat with overlay, and total reconstruction. Which alternative is selected depends on the type of pavement and its condition. The most common technique of PCC reha ...
World Lit PSAT Week 3
... This sentence is problematic. We can logically infer that Jane was doing the eating, but because the modifying phrase (Eating six cheeseburgers) is so far from the word it’s intended to modify (Jane), figuring out the meaning of the sentence takes a lot of work. It could very well seem as if “nausea ...
... This sentence is problematic. We can logically infer that Jane was doing the eating, but because the modifying phrase (Eating six cheeseburgers) is so far from the word it’s intended to modify (Jane), figuring out the meaning of the sentence takes a lot of work. It could very well seem as if “nausea ...
prepositional, appositive
... 5. "Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city." (George Burns) ...
... 5. "Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city." (George Burns) ...
Notes on grammar
... This term refers to the ordering of information within a clause. The theme of a clause is most often the subject of the clause and, in declarative sentences (sentences that make statements) it is often the participant in the stated event: Allan was hit by the bus. The theme is usually placed at the ...
... This term refers to the ordering of information within a clause. The theme of a clause is most often the subject of the clause and, in declarative sentences (sentences that make statements) it is often the participant in the stated event: Allan was hit by the bus. The theme is usually placed at the ...
Part-of-Speech Tagging with Hidden Markov Models
... There are four major open classes in English: Nouns typically refer to entities in the world, like people, concepts and things (e.g. dog, language, idea). Proper nouns name specific entities (e.g. University of Oslo). Count nouns occur in both singular (dog) or plural forms (dogs) and can be counted ...
... There are four major open classes in English: Nouns typically refer to entities in the world, like people, concepts and things (e.g. dog, language, idea). Proper nouns name specific entities (e.g. University of Oslo). Count nouns occur in both singular (dog) or plural forms (dogs) and can be counted ...
Discourse and Sublanguage
... structure, which characterizes a discourse, is not a matter of detailed restrictions on the sentence-structure sequence. (An example of such a restriction would be to re;'ect the conjoining of a question with an assertion; but even this exists to some extent, as rn I'm going, and are you? and in Are ...
... structure, which characterizes a discourse, is not a matter of detailed restrictions on the sentence-structure sequence. (An example of such a restriction would be to re;'ect the conjoining of a question with an assertion; but even this exists to some extent, as rn I'm going, and are you? and in Are ...
Word - Morpheme balance in dictionary-making
... same root. Seperate entries are necessary when particular morphemes have subdivisions which are made more comprehensible by using this method. This applies to our example (the head morphemes 'decorate' and 'decorous' have many r u n o n s attributed to them). Thousands of similar cases abound for di ...
... same root. Seperate entries are necessary when particular morphemes have subdivisions which are made more comprehensible by using this method. This applies to our example (the head morphemes 'decorate' and 'decorous' have many r u n o n s attributed to them). Thousands of similar cases abound for di ...
Presentation
... I don't know why Jimmy and I took Jesse Connor's dare to go through the Lookout Mountain Tunnel. It sure wasn't easy to get to, especially in the middle of a cold November night. We had to make it past Old Man Sylva's six hound dogs. Right behind Old Man Sylva's yard was the old railway bridge that ...
... I don't know why Jimmy and I took Jesse Connor's dare to go through the Lookout Mountain Tunnel. It sure wasn't easy to get to, especially in the middle of a cold November night. We had to make it past Old Man Sylva's six hound dogs. Right behind Old Man Sylva's yard was the old railway bridge that ...
Chapter one Invitations to Linguistics
... Some countable nouns do not change form to express plurality. Similarly, some regular verbs do not change form to indicate past tense. In these two cases, the noun or verb contains two morphemes, among which there is one “zero form” of a morpheme. Some verbs have irregular changes when they are in p ...
... Some countable nouns do not change form to express plurality. Similarly, some regular verbs do not change form to indicate past tense. In these two cases, the noun or verb contains two morphemes, among which there is one “zero form” of a morpheme. Some verbs have irregular changes when they are in p ...
Phrases - English is Amazing!
... No one wants to leave. (used as direct object) Her goal is to win (predicate nominative). “There must be a way to break Mr. Hicks’ will,” said Donna. (used as an adjective) ...
... No one wants to leave. (used as direct object) Her goal is to win (predicate nominative). “There must be a way to break Mr. Hicks’ will,” said Donna. (used as an adjective) ...
hedgehog - Longton Primary School
... A preposition describes the relationship between two nouns. They can indicate position, direction, time, manner, attributes etc. The cup is on the table. The branch reached through the window. The expensive present was for the teacher. Mr Badger stared at the noisy human. ...
... A preposition describes the relationship between two nouns. They can indicate position, direction, time, manner, attributes etc. The cup is on the table. The branch reached through the window. The expensive present was for the teacher. Mr Badger stared at the noisy human. ...
Semester 1 English Finals Review Sheet
... when the subject refers to an amount as a single unit, it is singular; when the subject refers to a number of individual units, it is plural a title of a book or work of art is always singular even if a noun within the title is plural Indefinite Pronouns an indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that ...
... when the subject refers to an amount as a single unit, it is singular; when the subject refers to a number of individual units, it is plural a title of a book or work of art is always singular even if a noun within the title is plural Indefinite Pronouns an indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that ...
Sats Spag Revision
... An adjective is a word that describes a noun (the name of a thing or a place). It was a terrible book. The word terrible is an adjective. It tells us what the book (the noun) was like. Where can I put an adjective? Adjectives can come before or after a noun. The book he read on holiday was terrible. ...
... An adjective is a word that describes a noun (the name of a thing or a place). It was a terrible book. The word terrible is an adjective. It tells us what the book (the noun) was like. Where can I put an adjective? Adjectives can come before or after a noun. The book he read on holiday was terrible. ...
Charniak Chapter 9 9.1 Clustering Grouping words into classes that
... As we cluster words together, average mutual information decreases. Therefore, the metric used is the minimal loss of average mutual information. Suppose we consider to cluster the words “big” and “large”. First, we compute I(Wi , Wi-1) for the separate words. Then, we would create a class “big-larg ...
... As we cluster words together, average mutual information decreases. Therefore, the metric used is the minimal loss of average mutual information. Suppose we consider to cluster the words “big” and “large”. First, we compute I(Wi , Wi-1) for the separate words. Then, we would create a class “big-larg ...
Semantics Course outline
... 1. be able to use various semantic concepts to identify the meaning of words, phrases and sentences. 2.be able to use componential analysis, and lexical fields and hierarchies to differentiate between the meaning of words. 3. implement semantic theories and concepts in writing term papers on differe ...
... 1. be able to use various semantic concepts to identify the meaning of words, phrases and sentences. 2.be able to use componential analysis, and lexical fields and hierarchies to differentiate between the meaning of words. 3. implement semantic theories and concepts in writing term papers on differe ...
What is syntax?
... Again, you may object here that examples of NON-STANDARD English, such as those italicized in the last paragraph, or things like We dOlle it well good, are sloppy speech, or perhaps illogical. This appeal to logic and precision makes prescriptive grammar seem to be on a higher plane than if it's all ...
... Again, you may object here that examples of NON-STANDARD English, such as those italicized in the last paragraph, or things like We dOlle it well good, are sloppy speech, or perhaps illogical. This appeal to logic and precision makes prescriptive grammar seem to be on a higher plane than if it's all ...