Holt Handbook, Ch. 5: The Phrase
... • The entire phrase is used as an adjective. • Stretching slowly, the cat jumped down. • The tornado predicted by the meteorologist did not ...
... • The entire phrase is used as an adjective. • Stretching slowly, the cat jumped down. • The tornado predicted by the meteorologist did not ...
Reduction of Adjective Clauses to Adjective Phrases
... Reduction of Adjective Clauses to Adjective Phrases An adjective clause can be reduced to a phrase ONLY when the adjective pronoun is used as the subject of the clause. ...
... Reduction of Adjective Clauses to Adjective Phrases An adjective clause can be reduced to a phrase ONLY when the adjective pronoun is used as the subject of the clause. ...
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... This is the priest all shaven and shorn that married the man all tattered and torn that kissed the maiden all forlorn that milked the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. ...
... This is the priest all shaven and shorn that married the man all tattered and torn that kissed the maiden all forlorn that milked the cow with the crumpled horn that tossed the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. ...
syntax - Université d`Ottawa
... Transformational/Generative Approach • Merge allows the creation of phrases (parts of sentences) and the combining of the these phrases into sentences. • Move allows certain elements to be transported to a new position within a sentence. • An example of a moved element is the word ‘what’ moving out ...
... Transformational/Generative Approach • Merge allows the creation of phrases (parts of sentences) and the combining of the these phrases into sentences. • Move allows certain elements to be transported to a new position within a sentence. • An example of a moved element is the word ‘what’ moving out ...
On the VP Structure of Phrasal Verbs in English - NAOSITE
... Furthermore, it will be suggested that the argument of P status of a particle at D-structure would lend a strong support to the rightward movement of NP, rather than the movement of particles. ...
... Furthermore, it will be suggested that the argument of P status of a particle at D-structure would lend a strong support to the rightward movement of NP, rather than the movement of particles. ...
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... A clause that begins with a subordinate conjunction, making it less important than the main clause in the same sentence It cannot stand alone as a sentence ...
... A clause that begins with a subordinate conjunction, making it less important than the main clause in the same sentence It cannot stand alone as a sentence ...
Sentence Fragments In order to punctuate sentences correctly and
... He has a favorite place to study. ...
... He has a favorite place to study. ...
Constituent Structure - Middle East Technical University
... If there is a class whose prototypical members include most of the basic terms for volitional actions (run, dance, eat), we would label that class VERB. The grammatical criteria used to determine word classes are diagnostic features rather than definitions. E.g. In English, not all adjectives can t ...
... If there is a class whose prototypical members include most of the basic terms for volitional actions (run, dance, eat), we would label that class VERB. The grammatical criteria used to determine word classes are diagnostic features rather than definitions. E.g. In English, not all adjectives can t ...
SENTENCE STYLE SHEET
... Dependent Clauses: has a subject and predicate but is not a complete sentence and cannot stand alone – it is dependent on another part of the sentence to complete the thought. The dependent clause is underlined in the example. Ex: When I went to the store, I bought some peas. ...
... Dependent Clauses: has a subject and predicate but is not a complete sentence and cannot stand alone – it is dependent on another part of the sentence to complete the thought. The dependent clause is underlined in the example. Ex: When I went to the store, I bought some peas. ...
BITS
... structure building is covered in some detail. Other areas, such as binding are mentioned, but not really discussed. However, for someone without previous background in linguistics who has gone through this text, some of the current literature on binding will be accessible, and the same holds true fo ...
... structure building is covered in some detail. Other areas, such as binding are mentioned, but not really discussed. However, for someone without previous background in linguistics who has gone through this text, some of the current literature on binding will be accessible, and the same holds true fo ...
CHAPTER 7 - Analyzing English Grammar
... Buying a car that is listed as fuel efficient does not guarantee that the car will deliver the mpg listed on the sticker. ...
... Buying a car that is listed as fuel efficient does not guarantee that the car will deliver the mpg listed on the sticker. ...
An introduction to syntax according to Generative
... • The way to combine words to make up a sentence is represented by means of the so-called ‘X-bar’. • X-bar refers to phrases. • A phrase is a complex structure where a major element, its head, develops to incorporate other elements that complement its meaning. • Let’s take the example of a verb phra ...
... • The way to combine words to make up a sentence is represented by means of the so-called ‘X-bar’. • X-bar refers to phrases. • A phrase is a complex structure where a major element, its head, develops to incorporate other elements that complement its meaning. • Let’s take the example of a verb phra ...
Neurocognition of Language
... But, putting history aside for the moment, we as linguists cannot take the position that there is another way to construct mental representations of sentences other than the machinery of grammar. ....There is no retreat from the strictest possible interpretation of grammatical operations as the only ...
... But, putting history aside for the moment, we as linguists cannot take the position that there is another way to construct mental representations of sentences other than the machinery of grammar. ....There is no retreat from the strictest possible interpretation of grammatical operations as the only ...
English Lexicology.
... Prerequisite: Foreign Language for Special Purposes – Special Professional (C2-level), Postrequisite: English for Academic Purposes, Foreign Language for Professionals. Objectives of course: 1. to create professional linguistic competence in a field of fundamentals of the theory of Theoretical Gramm ...
... Prerequisite: Foreign Language for Special Purposes – Special Professional (C2-level), Postrequisite: English for Academic Purposes, Foreign Language for Professionals. Objectives of course: 1. to create professional linguistic competence in a field of fundamentals of the theory of Theoretical Gramm ...
Phrase Structure Trees
... [The child] found the puppy. the child Subject [The puppy] found the child. the puppy subject the child Object Object of the verb The child (found [the puppy]). the puppy Object The puppy (found [the child]). the child Object 2. Analyzing the phrase structure of English sentences The chi ...
... [The child] found the puppy. the child Subject [The puppy] found the child. the puppy subject the child Object Object of the verb The child (found [the puppy]). the puppy Object The puppy (found [the child]). the child Object 2. Analyzing the phrase structure of English sentences The chi ...
Eng 430 - My Heritage
... * The car died my dog. What is wrong with this sentence? To a native English speaker, it is obvious that it should be ‘The car killed my dog.’ What is the difference between ‘die’ and kill’? Die is intransitive, while ‘kill’ is transitive. ‘Kill’ will take the direct object, in this case ‘my dog.’ S ...
... * The car died my dog. What is wrong with this sentence? To a native English speaker, it is obvious that it should be ‘The car killed my dog.’ What is the difference between ‘die’ and kill’? Die is intransitive, while ‘kill’ is transitive. ‘Kill’ will take the direct object, in this case ‘my dog.’ S ...
To whom it may concern:
... Absolute phrase: are made of nouns or pronouns followed by a participle and any modifiers of the noun or pronoun (ie: his hair blowing). They phrases contain a subject (unlike participial phrases), and no predicate. They serve to modify an entire sentence. Appositive phrase: rename noun phrases and ...
... Absolute phrase: are made of nouns or pronouns followed by a participle and any modifiers of the noun or pronoun (ie: his hair blowing). They phrases contain a subject (unlike participial phrases), and no predicate. They serve to modify an entire sentence. Appositive phrase: rename noun phrases and ...
Pre-AP Words to Know/Learn This Year
... Chiasmus (10): A crossing parallelism, where the second part of a grammatical construction is balanced or paralleled by the first part, only in reverse order. Instead of an A,B structure (eg, "learned unwillingly") paralleled by another A,B structure ("forgotten gladly"), the A,B will be followed by ...
... Chiasmus (10): A crossing parallelism, where the second part of a grammatical construction is balanced or paralleled by the first part, only in reverse order. Instead of an A,B structure (eg, "learned unwillingly") paralleled by another A,B structure ("forgotten gladly"), the A,B will be followed by ...
Selected Problems from Chapter 9
... Draw the D-structure trees for the following sentences. Be explicit about what transformations derived the S-structure tree (if any). Recall that we have the following transformations: Expletive insertion, NP/DP movement (both raising and passive), affix lowering, verb movement, T C movement, and ...
... Draw the D-structure trees for the following sentences. Be explicit about what transformations derived the S-structure tree (if any). Recall that we have the following transformations: Expletive insertion, NP/DP movement (both raising and passive), affix lowering, verb movement, T C movement, and ...
Phrase Toolbox 2016
... Participial phrase A participle is a verb form (past or present) that functions like an adjective. The phrase is the participle plus its modifiers. Blinded by the oncoming headlights, Matt swerved into the wrong lane. Running for his life, John escaped the rabid dog. Gerund phrase A gerund is an “- ...
... Participial phrase A participle is a verb form (past or present) that functions like an adjective. The phrase is the participle plus its modifiers. Blinded by the oncoming headlights, Matt swerved into the wrong lane. Running for his life, John escaped the rabid dog. Gerund phrase A gerund is an “- ...
Minimum of English Grammar
... lower argument (its true subject) many issues rather than agree with its spec of head There. Such agreement cannot be accounted for by a local Spec-Head agreement. However, if we assume that the verb are must look to check its agreement as early as possible in the derivation (even before the expliti ...
... lower argument (its true subject) many issues rather than agree with its spec of head There. Such agreement cannot be accounted for by a local Spec-Head agreement. However, if we assume that the verb are must look to check its agreement as early as possible in the derivation (even before the expliti ...
Grammar Lesson #1 - Kinds of Sentences
... CP Writing - Gaffney Grammar Lesson #6 – Verbals: The Participle A verbal is a verb form that functions in a sentence as a noun, adjective, or an adverb. A verbal phrase is a verbal plus and complements (direct/indirect objects, objects of complements and subject complements). RULES 1. Participles – ...
... CP Writing - Gaffney Grammar Lesson #6 – Verbals: The Participle A verbal is a verb form that functions in a sentence as a noun, adjective, or an adverb. A verbal phrase is a verbal plus and complements (direct/indirect objects, objects of complements and subject complements). RULES 1. Participles – ...
Antisymmetry
In linguistics, antisymmetry is a theory of syntactic linearization presented in Richard Kayne's 1994 monograph The Antisymmetry of Syntax. The crux of this theory is that hierarchical structure in natural language maps universally onto a particular surface linearization, namely specifier-head-complement branching order. The theory derives a version of X-bar theory. Kayne hypothesizes that all phrases whose surface order is not specifier-head-complement have undergone movements that disrupt this underlying order. Subsequently, there have also been attempts at deriving specifier-complement-head as the basic word order.Antisymmetry as a principle of word order is reliant on assumptions that many theories of syntax dispute, e.g. constituency structure (as opposed to dependency structure), X-bar notions such as specifier and complement, and the existence of ordering altering mechanisms such as movement and/or copying.