Subject Complements
... subject. A subject complement is connected to the subject by a linking verb. It is the Predicate Nominative or Predicate Adjective. EXAMPLES The world’s oldest surviving religion is Judaism. [Judaism is a noun—PN—that identifies the subject religion.] This prayer book looks new. [New is an adjective ...
... subject. A subject complement is connected to the subject by a linking verb. It is the Predicate Nominative or Predicate Adjective. EXAMPLES The world’s oldest surviving religion is Judaism. [Judaism is a noun—PN—that identifies the subject religion.] This prayer book looks new. [New is an adjective ...
Producing number agreement: How pronouns equal verbs
... the noun whose grammatical number is typically the same as that of the verb (keys in the example); the local noun is the noun phrase within a postmodifying or adjoined phrases (i.e., the cabinet). We use the term antecedent to refer to noun phrases with which a subsequent pronoun is co-referential. ...
... the noun whose grammatical number is typically the same as that of the verb (keys in the example); the local noun is the noun phrase within a postmodifying or adjoined phrases (i.e., the cabinet). We use the term antecedent to refer to noun phrases with which a subsequent pronoun is co-referential. ...
SAT/PSAT Grammar
... Just because you can’t see or hear an error doesn’t mean it isn’t there. That’s the tricky part of Identifying Sentence Errors questions. Before deciding that E is the choice for you, go through a process of elimination. Take a look at each underlined part and eliminate those that you know are corre ...
... Just because you can’t see or hear an error doesn’t mean it isn’t there. That’s the tricky part of Identifying Sentence Errors questions. Before deciding that E is the choice for you, go through a process of elimination. Take a look at each underlined part and eliminate those that you know are corre ...
infinitives and -ing forms
... 2.- Before trains were invented people used (travel) on horseback or in stage coaches. It used (take) a stage coach three days (go) from London to Bath. 3.- I meant (buy) an evening paper but I didn't see anyone (sell) them. 4.- Tom: I want (catch) the 7 a.m. train tomorrow. Ann: But that means (get ...
... 2.- Before trains were invented people used (travel) on horseback or in stage coaches. It used (take) a stage coach three days (go) from London to Bath. 3.- I meant (buy) an evening paper but I didn't see anyone (sell) them. 4.- Tom: I want (catch) the 7 a.m. train tomorrow. Ann: But that means (get ...
File - Miss Damico`s Classroom
... writer's clearly defined opinion or analysis of some subject. ...
... writer's clearly defined opinion or analysis of some subject. ...
Editorial: A Typology of Verbs for Scholarly Writing
... occurred at a specific, definite time in the past, particularly when discussing another researcher’s work and when reporting results (APA, 2001, p. 42; APA, 2010, p. 77). The use of the present perfect tense should be used to express a past action or condition that did not occur at a specific, defin ...
... occurred at a specific, definite time in the past, particularly when discussing another researcher’s work and when reporting results (APA, 2001, p. 42; APA, 2010, p. 77). The use of the present perfect tense should be used to express a past action or condition that did not occur at a specific, defin ...
Typology of Verbs for Scholarly Writing - Mid
... occurred at a specific, definite time in the past, particularly when discussing another researcher’s work and when reporting results (APA, 2001, p. 42; APA, 2010, p. 77). The use of the present perfect tense should be used to express a past action or condition that did not occur at a specific, defin ...
... occurred at a specific, definite time in the past, particularly when discussing another researcher’s work and when reporting results (APA, 2001, p. 42; APA, 2010, p. 77). The use of the present perfect tense should be used to express a past action or condition that did not occur at a specific, defin ...
Graded representations in the acquisition of English and German
... Therefore we compared English active transitives, in which semantic roles (e.g., agent versus patient) are marked by one cue—word order, with German. In German, word order and case-marking collaborate in marking the same noun phrase as subject in 68% of active transitive sentences in child-directed ...
... Therefore we compared English active transitives, in which semantic roles (e.g., agent versus patient) are marked by one cue—word order, with German. In German, word order and case-marking collaborate in marking the same noun phrase as subject in 68% of active transitive sentences in child-directed ...
Adjectives and Adverbs
... 3. The superlative is often used with •You're the best mother in the world. expressions beginning in or of such as in the •He’s the cleverest one of us all. world and of all. 4. The superlative is sometimes followed by •That’s the nicest card I’ve ever received. clause. Often the clause uses the pre ...
... 3. The superlative is often used with •You're the best mother in the world. expressions beginning in or of such as in the •He’s the cleverest one of us all. world and of all. 4. The superlative is sometimes followed by •That’s the nicest card I’ve ever received. clause. Often the clause uses the pre ...
Introduction to Unit 1 pg. 2-4 General Information pg. 3 General Tips
... 5. Place √ check marks √ next to things that you already knew before reading. 6. Place an “X” next to something that contradicts (goes against) what you already thought about a particular subject. ...
... 5. Place √ check marks √ next to things that you already knew before reading. 6. Place an “X” next to something that contradicts (goes against) what you already thought about a particular subject. ...
MORE THOUGHTS ON THE COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION OF THE
... If not otherwise stated our comment concerns indicative (not conditional), active (not passive) forms, while conditional and/or passive forms are expressly denoted as such. We find that all present forms (voldm, voids .. can evidently serve as sole conveyers of the primary categories. The same appli ...
... If not otherwise stated our comment concerns indicative (not conditional), active (not passive) forms, while conditional and/or passive forms are expressly denoted as such. We find that all present forms (voldm, voids .. can evidently serve as sole conveyers of the primary categories. The same appli ...
MSR-JNU-Sanskrit
... Madhav Gopal and Dr. Girish Nath Jha This is a guideline for annotating Sanskrit text with Parts-of-Speech (POS) tags according to the hierarchical POS tagset framework designed at Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, JNU, New Delhi following the pattern of Microsoft Research India Private Limited t ...
... Madhav Gopal and Dr. Girish Nath Jha This is a guideline for annotating Sanskrit text with Parts-of-Speech (POS) tags according to the hierarchical POS tagset framework designed at Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, JNU, New Delhi following the pattern of Microsoft Research India Private Limited t ...
Tone assignment on Nata deverbal nouns - UBC Linguistics
... 4.3 Tone assignment on infinitive forms of Nata verbs By contrasting verb stems on the right with their infinitive forms on the left, it can be seen that not only do they differ from each other morphologically, but they also differ from each other in tone assignment. As mentioned in the previous sec ...
... 4.3 Tone assignment on infinitive forms of Nata verbs By contrasting verb stems on the right with their infinitive forms on the left, it can be seen that not only do they differ from each other morphologically, but they also differ from each other in tone assignment. As mentioned in the previous sec ...
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... Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced; but they Outdid the sparkling waves in glee; A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company; I gazed-and gazed-but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensiv ...
... Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced; but they Outdid the sparkling waves in glee; A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company; I gazed-and gazed-but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensiv ...
THE ADVERB 1- Read the following sentences:
... Every little difficulty ruffles his temper. It's an ill wind that blows nobody good. He is the best boy in this class. The teacher has a high opinion of that boy. He is the only child of his parents. We have food enough to last a week. He is no better than a fool. (higher in quality) There is much t ...
... Every little difficulty ruffles his temper. It's an ill wind that blows nobody good. He is the best boy in this class. The teacher has a high opinion of that boy. He is the only child of his parents. We have food enough to last a week. He is no better than a fool. (higher in quality) There is much t ...
Mixed Categories and Argument Transfer in the Korean
... The question, then, is how the arguments in (1) are marked with verbal cases although they are semantic arguments of the main predicate which appears to be a noun. Two main types of analyses have been proposed. The first type is the argument transfer analysis proposed by Grimshaw and Mester (1988) f ...
... The question, then, is how the arguments in (1) are marked with verbal cases although they are semantic arguments of the main predicate which appears to be a noun. Two main types of analyses have been proposed. The first type is the argument transfer analysis proposed by Grimshaw and Mester (1988) f ...
The Grammar Section (PE)
... An independent phrase is just as it sounds—a phrase that, by itself, can stand alone as a sentence. An independent phrase consists of three things: ...
... An independent phrase is just as it sounds—a phrase that, by itself, can stand alone as a sentence. An independent phrase consists of three things: ...
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... The question, then, is how the arguments in (1) are marked with verbal cases although they are semantic arguments of the main predicate which appears to be a noun. Two main types of analyses have been proposed. The first type is the argument transfer analysis proposed by Grimshaw and Mester (1988) f ...
... The question, then, is how the arguments in (1) are marked with verbal cases although they are semantic arguments of the main predicate which appears to be a noun. Two main types of analyses have been proposed. The first type is the argument transfer analysis proposed by Grimshaw and Mester (1988) f ...
Chapter 4 Nominals and noun phrases
... These compounds reflect the pragmatically unmarked syntactic constituent order of VSO, with the verb and subsequent argument nominal concatenated. It will be noted that in (4.4)a. the noun root represents the subject of the verb root, while in (4.4)b. the nominal represents the object. In (4.4)b. th ...
... These compounds reflect the pragmatically unmarked syntactic constituent order of VSO, with the verb and subsequent argument nominal concatenated. It will be noted that in (4.4)a. the noun root represents the subject of the verb root, while in (4.4)b. the nominal represents the object. In (4.4)b. th ...
Adverbs
... • Adverbs of degree are the hardest type of adverb to locate in a sentence. • Adverbs of manner tell “how much?” or “to what degree?” something occurs. • Adverbs of manner are often the ones that describe adjectives or other adverbs. Example: I am very tired. (To what degree am I tired? Very. “Very” ...
... • Adverbs of degree are the hardest type of adverb to locate in a sentence. • Adverbs of manner tell “how much?” or “to what degree?” something occurs. • Adverbs of manner are often the ones that describe adjectives or other adverbs. Example: I am very tired. (To what degree am I tired? Very. “Very” ...
Necessitative passive This TV needs fixing. The Department of English
... between the middle and passivisation; ii. coreference between the subject and reflexive pronoun and its relation to the middle or passive; iii. interference of generic reading in the middle; iv. relationship between the indispensable adverbials and generic reading; v. the absence of demoted agent; v ...
... between the middle and passivisation; ii. coreference between the subject and reflexive pronoun and its relation to the middle or passive; iii. interference of generic reading in the middle; iv. relationship between the indispensable adverbials and generic reading; v. the absence of demoted agent; v ...
Developing language resources for English
... In linguistics, a corpus (plural corpora) or text corpus is a large and structured set of texts (now usually electronically stored and processed). They are used to do statistical analysis, checking occurrences or validating linguistic rules on a specific universe. A corpus may contain texts in a sin ...
... In linguistics, a corpus (plural corpora) or text corpus is a large and structured set of texts (now usually electronically stored and processed). They are used to do statistical analysis, checking occurrences or validating linguistic rules on a specific universe. A corpus may contain texts in a sin ...
big grammar test
... C. Rick got four As last semester and that helped him pass. D. Fred's car began to overheat, and steam was everywhere. 27. Which sentence contains a plural noun? A. The car's front seat was torn at the seam. B. Mrs. Chambers is my fifth grade teacher. C. Dad's cup is in the sink; would you wash it? ...
... C. Rick got four As last semester and that helped him pass. D. Fred's car began to overheat, and steam was everywhere. 27. Which sentence contains a plural noun? A. The car's front seat was torn at the seam. B. Mrs. Chambers is my fifth grade teacher. C. Dad's cup is in the sink; would you wash it? ...
Variable direction in zero-derivation and the unity of polysemous
... an overt derivational affix. Self-evidently, however, given their senses and in particular their parallel polysemy, the adjective and the noun are to be derivationally related to each other, and the question therefore is: Which is basic, the adjective or the noun, and which is (zero-)derived? The po ...
... an overt derivational affix. Self-evidently, however, given their senses and in particular their parallel polysemy, the adjective and the noun are to be derivationally related to each other, and the question therefore is: Which is basic, the adjective or the noun, and which is (zero-)derived? The po ...