On Indefinite Subject NPs in Chinese
... semantic reading of these QP subjects is a specific reference, not an indefinite reference. That means the speaker knows which referent s/he is talking about while the listener does not know the referent. Hence there are two major categories of indefinite subjects NP in Chinese: the bare noun and th ...
... semantic reading of these QP subjects is a specific reference, not an indefinite reference. That means the speaker knows which referent s/he is talking about while the listener does not know the referent. Hence there are two major categories of indefinite subjects NP in Chinese: the bare noun and th ...
Grades 6–8 - Scholastic
... It may be hard to convince students that grammar is a living, breathing thing that reflects not only the history of our language but also how language and its rules change in our contemporary lives. For example, today we try to use language more precisely to reflect the changes in our society by rep ...
... It may be hard to convince students that grammar is a living, breathing thing that reflects not only the history of our language but also how language and its rules change in our contemporary lives. For example, today we try to use language more precisely to reflect the changes in our society by rep ...
1 Construction Morphology and the Parallel Architecture of grammar
... cohering and non-cohering affixes (Booij 1985; Dixon 1977). Cohering affixes form one prosodic domain with the stem to which they attach. For instance, the English deverbal suffix -er is a cohering suffix. Therefore, the syllabification pattern – syllable boundaries are indicated by a dot - of a dev ...
... cohering and non-cohering affixes (Booij 1985; Dixon 1977). Cohering affixes form one prosodic domain with the stem to which they attach. For instance, the English deverbal suffix -er is a cohering suffix. Therefore, the syllabification pattern – syllable boundaries are indicated by a dot - of a dev ...
TAGARAB: A Fast, Accurate Arabic Name Recognizer Using High
... form would be the one selected. This makes sense in the case of such a highly deterministic morphology and also given our time and resource constraints. We wanted to ensure that we got the right readings for a large number of highly frequent items, as this would be the most useful way to constrain t ...
... form would be the one selected. This makes sense in the case of such a highly deterministic morphology and also given our time and resource constraints. We wanted to ensure that we got the right readings for a large number of highly frequent items, as this would be the most useful way to constrain t ...
The Atlanta Hotel
... c) Complex sentence: A complex sentence has a main (independent) clause and at least on dependent clause. A main clause contains a subject + a main verb, and it can stand alone with complete idea. It is a complete sentence. A dependent clause also includes a subject + a main verb, but it can’t stan ...
... c) Complex sentence: A complex sentence has a main (independent) clause and at least on dependent clause. A main clause contains a subject + a main verb, and it can stand alone with complete idea. It is a complete sentence. A dependent clause also includes a subject + a main verb, but it can’t stan ...
Pronouns: Case and Reference
... When a pronoun follows than or as, the meaning of the sentence depends entirely on whether the pronoun is in the subjective case or the objective case. Here are two sentences that convey two very different messages, depending on whether the subjective case (I) or the objective case (me) is used. 1. ...
... When a pronoun follows than or as, the meaning of the sentence depends entirely on whether the pronoun is in the subjective case or the objective case. Here are two sentences that convey two very different messages, depending on whether the subjective case (I) or the objective case (me) is used. 1. ...
The Dependency Structure of Coordinate Phrases
... analysis of naturally-occurring written language—and depends on two fundamental premises, both of them quite well-established. (1) In situations of syntactic choice—where there is more than one way of expressing something—people tend to use the construction that is syntactically less complex or comp ...
... analysis of naturally-occurring written language—and depends on two fundamental premises, both of them quite well-established. (1) In situations of syntactic choice—where there is more than one way of expressing something—people tend to use the construction that is syntactically less complex or comp ...
Basic Language Skills
... are, being, was, were, been, of which only one is derivable from a principal part (being is derived from be). On the history of this verb, see Indo-European copula. Verbs had more forms when the pronoun thou was still in regular use and there was a number distinction in the second person. To be, for ...
... are, being, was, were, been, of which only one is derivable from a principal part (being is derived from be). On the history of this verb, see Indo-European copula. Verbs had more forms when the pronoun thou was still in regular use and there was a number distinction in the second person. To be, for ...
stem changing verbs e:i - Haverford School District
... question words or simply can't remember them. Try to use mnemonic (memory) tricks to help you remember the question words. The following examples are silly, and therein lies their beauty. Although they won't elicit the exact question word, they will certainly jar your memory. You should try to think ...
... question words or simply can't remember them. Try to use mnemonic (memory) tricks to help you remember the question words. The following examples are silly, and therein lies their beauty. Although they won't elicit the exact question word, they will certainly jar your memory. You should try to think ...
Parts of Speech Foldable Assignment and Grading Rubric Name__
... 3. One sentence example of each term found and labeled from literature. Writing conventions and final draft quality: 1. Spelling, grammar, punctuation and format all count!!! 2. Neatness - ink or color or both - NO PENCIL ON FINAL DRAFT 3. Illustrations encouraged but not to the detriment of your ...
... 3. One sentence example of each term found and labeled from literature. Writing conventions and final draft quality: 1. Spelling, grammar, punctuation and format all count!!! 2. Neatness - ink or color or both - NO PENCIL ON FINAL DRAFT 3. Illustrations encouraged but not to the detriment of your ...
The Writing Section: Multiple-Choice Questions
... Present Participle Example: Smiling, the young girl opened her present. Gerund Example: Smiling is infectious. On the grammar section of the exam, watch for participial phrases that have no subject. ...
... Present Participle Example: Smiling, the young girl opened her present. Gerund Example: Smiling is infectious. On the grammar section of the exam, watch for participial phrases that have no subject. ...
ENGLISH FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES
... The relative pronoun which refers to things rather than persons, as in the shirt, which used to be red, is faded. For persons, who is used (the man who saw me was tall). The oblique case form of who is whom, as in the man whom I saw was tall, although in informal registers who is commonly used in pl ...
... The relative pronoun which refers to things rather than persons, as in the shirt, which used to be red, is faded. For persons, who is used (the man who saw me was tall). The oblique case form of who is whom, as in the man whom I saw was tall, although in informal registers who is commonly used in pl ...
ENGLISH FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES
... The relative pronoun which refers to things rather than persons, as in the shirt, which used to be red, is faded. For persons, who is used (the man who saw me was tall). The oblique case form of who is whom, as in the man whom I saw was tall, although in informal registers who is commonly used in pl ...
... The relative pronoun which refers to things rather than persons, as in the shirt, which used to be red, is faded. For persons, who is used (the man who saw me was tall). The oblique case form of who is whom, as in the man whom I saw was tall, although in informal registers who is commonly used in pl ...
Recognizing Sentence Boundaries and Boilerplate
... Riley (Riley, 1989) determined that probabilities of a period occurring in the Tagged Brown corpus (Francis and Kucera, 1982) are about 90% at the end of a sentence, 10% at the end of an abbreviation, and about 0.5% as both abbreviation and sentence delimiters. Many sentence boundary recognizing alg ...
... Riley (Riley, 1989) determined that probabilities of a period occurring in the Tagged Brown corpus (Francis and Kucera, 1982) are about 90% at the end of a sentence, 10% at the end of an abbreviation, and about 0.5% as both abbreviation and sentence delimiters. Many sentence boundary recognizing alg ...
THE SIMPLE SENTENCE: COMMUNICATIVE TYPES
... information-carriers, statements may be used with the force of questions, commands and exclamations, as in: 9 I wonder why he is so late. 9 You mustn’t talk back to your parents. 2. The interrogative sentence asks a question and is characterized by the indirect word order and/or the use of function ...
... information-carriers, statements may be used with the force of questions, commands and exclamations, as in: 9 I wonder why he is so late. 9 You mustn’t talk back to your parents. 2. The interrogative sentence asks a question and is characterized by the indirect word order and/or the use of function ...
EXP Grammar Tutor 1 - 2
... thing doing something or being described. The verb is an action word like run or sing, or a word like am, is, or are that links the subject to a description. Mrs. Pérez is my Spanish teacher. She is from Florida. We like her very much. English sentences always have a subject. The subject can be a no ...
... thing doing something or being described. The verb is an action word like run or sing, or a word like am, is, or are that links the subject to a description. Mrs. Pérez is my Spanish teacher. She is from Florida. We like her very much. English sentences always have a subject. The subject can be a no ...
English_10_Grammar_PowerPoint
... c. Since he was perfect makes sense, you would use who. d. Sometimes you will have to rearrange the clause into normal word order. ...
... c. Since he was perfect makes sense, you would use who. d. Sometimes you will have to rearrange the clause into normal word order. ...
English 10 Grammar PowerPoint
... c. Since he was perfect makes sense, you would use who. d. Sometimes you will have to rearrange the clause into normal word order. ...
... c. Since he was perfect makes sense, you would use who. d. Sometimes you will have to rearrange the clause into normal word order. ...
On Representations in Morphology Case, Agreement and Inversion
... section 1.1.2.2 below), one might raise the question of which NP in a clause is properly called its subject. The syntactic evidence on this point is quite clear, however (cf. section 1.2 below), and confirms a decision to call 'subject' that NP which usually corresponds to the subject in a translati ...
... section 1.1.2.2 below), one might raise the question of which NP in a clause is properly called its subject. The syntactic evidence on this point is quite clear, however (cf. section 1.2 below), and confirms a decision to call 'subject' that NP which usually corresponds to the subject in a translati ...
Adverb of Manner
... Adverbs that tell us how often express the frequency of an action. They are usually placed before the main verb but after auxiliary verbs (such as be, have, may, & must). The only exception is when the main verb is "to be", in which case the adverb goes after the main verb. ...
... Adverbs that tell us how often express the frequency of an action. They are usually placed before the main verb but after auxiliary verbs (such as be, have, may, & must). The only exception is when the main verb is "to be", in which case the adverb goes after the main verb. ...
8.1 English Word Classes
... – The name given to the lexical class in which the words for most people, places, or things occur – Since lexical classes like noun are defined functionally (morphological and syntactically) rather than semantically, • some words for people, places, or things may not be nouns, and conversely • some ...
... – The name given to the lexical class in which the words for most people, places, or things occur – Since lexical classes like noun are defined functionally (morphological and syntactically) rather than semantically, • some words for people, places, or things may not be nouns, and conversely • some ...
30 Minutes to Review
... a) If I had won the lottery, I wouldn't have come to school. b) If I had won the lottery, I would be on my way to the bank. 7. Complete these questions and explain the difference. a) Why doesn’t ...
... a) If I had won the lottery, I wouldn't have come to school. b) If I had won the lottery, I would be on my way to the bank. 7. Complete these questions and explain the difference. a) Why doesn’t ...
adjectives and adverbs
... Adverb (Latin: adverbium) has several functions, i.e. it explains verbs, explains adjectives, and explains other adverbs or the entire grammatical constructions. In general, an adverb is formed by adding “ly” to an adjective, such as simultaneous simultaneously, active actively, and high highl ...
... Adverb (Latin: adverbium) has several functions, i.e. it explains verbs, explains adjectives, and explains other adverbs or the entire grammatical constructions. In general, an adverb is formed by adding “ly” to an adjective, such as simultaneous simultaneously, active actively, and high highl ...
Derived nouns in Modern Hebrew: Structural and psycholinguistic
... The article focuses on derived nouns, constructed on the basis of interdigitation of a consonantal root plus one of several dozen prosodic templates or morphological patterns and/or by linear affixation to a word or stem. Structural characteristics of Hebrew nouns are outlined in terms of their infl ...
... The article focuses on derived nouns, constructed on the basis of interdigitation of a consonantal root plus one of several dozen prosodic templates or morphological patterns and/or by linear affixation to a word or stem. Structural characteristics of Hebrew nouns are outlined in terms of their infl ...