Proposition Bank: a resource of predicate
... Apparent counter-examples to θ-criterion (Jackendoff 1987). Encoding semantic features (Cruse 1973) may not be relevant to syntax. ...
... Apparent counter-examples to θ-criterion (Jackendoff 1987). Encoding semantic features (Cruse 1973) may not be relevant to syntax. ...
Class Notes # 10a: Review of English Language
... • all the first three big stone walls in town, which you know • all those many enchanted blue singing people who fly Elements that precede the head Specifiers describe definiteness, cardinality, and so on. Modifiers (adjectives, nouns) narrow down the meaning. Elements that follow the head Postmodif ...
... • all the first three big stone walls in town, which you know • all those many enchanted blue singing people who fly Elements that precede the head Specifiers describe definiteness, cardinality, and so on. Modifiers (adjectives, nouns) narrow down the meaning. Elements that follow the head Postmodif ...
Cl!IAPTER2 THEORETICAl" FRAMEWORK Definilioll of Modifier
... According to William (1985: 76), "Usually dangling modifiers are verbal placed at the beginning of the sentence." Still based on William (1985: 35), "verbal are verb fonns that cannot function as sentence verbs; :rather they function as nouns, adjectives and ...
... According to William (1985: 76), "Usually dangling modifiers are verbal placed at the beginning of the sentence." Still based on William (1985: 35), "verbal are verb fonns that cannot function as sentence verbs; :rather they function as nouns, adjectives and ...
abbreviation - LAGB Education Committee
... and it is the auxiliary verb that determines the form of the next verb (because be takes a participle), rather than the other way round. For this reason, some grammarians would recognise the non-auxiliary verb (talking) as the head of a subordinate clause in an example like We were talking about gra ...
... and it is the auxiliary verb that determines the form of the next verb (because be takes a participle), rather than the other way round. For this reason, some grammarians would recognise the non-auxiliary verb (talking) as the head of a subordinate clause in an example like We were talking about gra ...
SUGGESTED SUMMER HOMEWORK KENSINGTON HALL GRADE 5
... …go to Detroit’s River Walk- a three-mile walkway along the Detroit River. You can see a map of the world outside of the Renaissance Center’s Winter Garden; see the statues that commemorate the Underground Railroad. …travel to Mexicantown for a great meal. …get up early on a Saturday morning and go ...
... …go to Detroit’s River Walk- a three-mile walkway along the Detroit River. You can see a map of the world outside of the Renaissance Center’s Winter Garden; see the statues that commemorate the Underground Railroad. …travel to Mexicantown for a great meal. …get up early on a Saturday morning and go ...
owerPoint
... Predicate nominatives complete only linking verbs. The linking verbs include the following: the helping verbs is, am, are, was, were, be, being, and been; the sense verbs look, taste, smell, feel, and sound; and verbs like become, seem, appear, grow, continue, stay, and turn. The verb in a sentence ...
... Predicate nominatives complete only linking verbs. The linking verbs include the following: the helping verbs is, am, are, was, were, be, being, and been; the sense verbs look, taste, smell, feel, and sound; and verbs like become, seem, appear, grow, continue, stay, and turn. The verb in a sentence ...
Gerunds in Phrases • Practice 7
... Swimming every day is a regular activity. (Gerund phrase used as subject.) I enjoy sw imm ing fast ( Gerund phrase used as direct object.) ...
... Swimming every day is a regular activity. (Gerund phrase used as subject.) I enjoy sw imm ing fast ( Gerund phrase used as direct object.) ...
CHAPTER 18. PERSONAL PRONOUNS Pronouns are words which
... As shown in the preceding table, the personal pronouns have two possessive forms. One form shows possession by preceding a noun. A personal pronoun in this form may be referred to as a possessive adjective, since, like an adjective, it describes the thing to which the noun refers. In the following s ...
... As shown in the preceding table, the personal pronouns have two possessive forms. One form shows possession by preceding a noun. A personal pronoun in this form may be referred to as a possessive adjective, since, like an adjective, it describes the thing to which the noun refers. In the following s ...
14_ chapter v
... English language is a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world. English is the most widely scattered of the great speech communities. It is also the most commonly used auxiliary langua ...
... English language is a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world. English is the most widely scattered of the great speech communities. It is also the most commonly used auxiliary langua ...
Grammar Brushstrokes Powerpoint Practice
... RESEARCH “Students often see revision, not as an opportunity to develop and improve a piece of writing, but as an indication that they have failed to do it right the first time.” - Donald M. Murray ...
... RESEARCH “Students often see revision, not as an opportunity to develop and improve a piece of writing, but as an indication that they have failed to do it right the first time.” - Donald M. Murray ...
workbook for linguistics 200 introduction to english
... prejudices about language use. Among these was his prescriptive belief that the passive voice should be avoided as much as possible. Orwell, who was not the first person to complain about the passive, would probably claim, for instance, that a sentence like “The house was damaged by the storm” is in ...
... prejudices about language use. Among these was his prescriptive belief that the passive voice should be avoided as much as possible. Orwell, who was not the first person to complain about the passive, would probably claim, for instance, that a sentence like “The house was damaged by the storm” is in ...
Clauses - Ereading Worksheets
... I want to eat your brains, but I can’t run very fast because I hurt my foot when I was chasing someone else, so please (you) slow down a little bit, ahhh. ...
... I want to eat your brains, but I can’t run very fast because I hurt my foot when I was chasing someone else, so please (you) slow down a little bit, ahhh. ...
Phrases - Buckeye Valley
... • By breed … that would be more than two • By appearance…we probably won’t agree on which are “best” looking… • How about function? – House pets – Protectors ...
... • By breed … that would be more than two • By appearance…we probably won’t agree on which are “best” looking… • How about function? – House pets – Protectors ...
Direct and Indirect Objects Power Point
... Ask yourself: “Gave what?” Answer: a diamond. Therefore, diamond is receiving the action of being given and is the direct object. Ask yourself, “To whom or what was the diamond given?” Answer: to her. Her is the indirect object. ...
... Ask yourself: “Gave what?” Answer: a diamond. Therefore, diamond is receiving the action of being given and is the direct object. Ask yourself, “To whom or what was the diamond given?” Answer: to her. Her is the indirect object. ...
Problem Words and Expressions
... * consequently, for example, for instance, hence, however, instead, nevertheless, otherwise, then, therefore, thus c. used for clarity in a sentence that contains many commas My group includes Joel, the know-it-all; Abby, the flirt; and Michael, the class clown. d. always placed outside end quotat ...
... * consequently, for example, for instance, hence, however, instead, nevertheless, otherwise, then, therefore, thus c. used for clarity in a sentence that contains many commas My group includes Joel, the know-it-all; Abby, the flirt; and Michael, the class clown. d. always placed outside end quotat ...
The SAT Essay * First Impression
... Names of persons, places, objects, and other kinds of names readers might not understand unless the writer identifies them. ...
... Names of persons, places, objects, and other kinds of names readers might not understand unless the writer identifies them. ...
Progression in the Teaching of Writing and Grammar Items in purple
... written it down so I can check what it said Topic sentences to introduce non-fiction Use of present perfect instead of simple paragraphs e.g. Dragons are found across the world. past. He has left his hat behind, as opposed to He left his hat behind. ...
... written it down so I can check what it said Topic sentences to introduce non-fiction Use of present perfect instead of simple paragraphs e.g. Dragons are found across the world. past. He has left his hat behind, as opposed to He left his hat behind. ...
HFCC Learning Lab Sentence Structure, 4.63 A POSITIVE
... (adjective phrase) 5. Parallel form must be used with these correlative conjunctions: Either… or….. Neither….. nor…. Not only… but also….. Both…. And…. Put the conjunctions just before the parallel for. Not parallel: Either you must obey the rules or pay the penalty. Parallel: You must either obey t ...
... (adjective phrase) 5. Parallel form must be used with these correlative conjunctions: Either… or….. Neither….. nor…. Not only… but also….. Both…. And…. Put the conjunctions just before the parallel for. Not parallel: Either you must obey the rules or pay the penalty. Parallel: You must either obey t ...
doc - Patrick Grosz
... “Malangi met [a man]j who thinks that hei/j has a big house. Both readings possible. (We don’t know if the reading subscripted j is yi1 or yi2 - from what we see above it would have to be de se and thus would have to be yi1 - but this doesn’t affect the point.) The point: yi1 is possible here, but i ...
... “Malangi met [a man]j who thinks that hei/j has a big house. Both readings possible. (We don’t know if the reading subscripted j is yi1 or yi2 - from what we see above it would have to be de se and thus would have to be yi1 - but this doesn’t affect the point.) The point: yi1 is possible here, but i ...
in defense of an old idea: the *-o stem origin of the
... originally all expressed by the same ending in the singular it is not surprising that they are expressed by the same endings in the dual and plural. The Old Indic dative, instrumental and ablative dual form dev-*bhyâm reflects the original morphological identity for expressing meanings which in the ...
... originally all expressed by the same ending in the singular it is not surprising that they are expressed by the same endings in the dual and plural. The Old Indic dative, instrumental and ablative dual form dev-*bhyâm reflects the original morphological identity for expressing meanings which in the ...
IL FUTURO - Central Connecticut State University
... • The stem for the FUTURO is, for regular verbs, the INFINITO of the verb minus the last letter, "E." • So for example the stem for the FUTURO of "finire" is "finir," of "scrivere" is "scriver." • Verbs that end in "are" change their "a" to an "e": the FUTURO stem for "parlare" is "parler," of "spo ...
... • The stem for the FUTURO is, for regular verbs, the INFINITO of the verb minus the last letter, "E." • So for example the stem for the FUTURO of "finire" is "finir," of "scrivere" is "scriver." • Verbs that end in "are" change their "a" to an "e": the FUTURO stem for "parlare" is "parler," of "spo ...
Grammatical terminology recommended by the LAGB for use in
... Passives without agent are common in formal styles. For example: It was agreed that ... (compare We agreed that ...). Application forms may be obtained from the address below. adjective. E.g. big, extensive, vertical. Adjectives are sometimes called ‘describing words’ because they pick out single ch ...
... Passives without agent are common in formal styles. For example: It was agreed that ... (compare We agreed that ...). Application forms may be obtained from the address below. adjective. E.g. big, extensive, vertical. Adjectives are sometimes called ‘describing words’ because they pick out single ch ...
1 ※ Different from English. SENTENCE == Ns SV 我很累。 A noun
... Region of space or time 有 some event, person, etc. In English we can either say, "There are holes in my shoes," or, "My shoes have holes in them." ...
... Region of space or time 有 some event, person, etc. In English we can either say, "There are holes in my shoes," or, "My shoes have holes in them." ...
Correlative conjunctions Source: www.englishgrammar.org You
... You already know what a conjunction is. It is a word used to connect two words, phrases or clauses. Examples are: and, but, because, when, while, since, if etc. There are mainly two types of conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions. Most conjunctions are simple one word ...
... You already know what a conjunction is. It is a word used to connect two words, phrases or clauses. Examples are: and, but, because, when, while, since, if etc. There are mainly two types of conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions. Most conjunctions are simple one word ...