Restructuring Involving Purpose/ Gerundive Clause in Japanese*
... One might argue that the gerundive form tabe-te is specified as [-Tense] and therefore it is not compatible with any expression that denotes time; thus, kinoo in (23a) is forced to modify the matrix verb, which is specified as [+Tense]. But this argument is untenable from the viewpoint of Universal ...
... One might argue that the gerundive form tabe-te is specified as [-Tense] and therefore it is not compatible with any expression that denotes time; thus, kinoo in (23a) is forced to modify the matrix verb, which is specified as [+Tense]. But this argument is untenable from the viewpoint of Universal ...
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... independent clause; rather, use only a comma. For example: Since my parents were already here, they knew English. *Note: This run-on sentence can also be corrected using a combination of the above strategies. I moved to the United States when I was young, so it was easy to learn English. (compound s ...
... independent clause; rather, use only a comma. For example: Since my parents were already here, they knew English. *Note: This run-on sentence can also be corrected using a combination of the above strategies. I moved to the United States when I was young, so it was easy to learn English. (compound s ...
chapters 4 and 5
... results would be strange, to say the least. As mentioned in the special topic to chapter 2, many speakers overreact or panic when they produce an adjective right next to a verb, as in (27). The combination is correct, however, since the adjective modifies a noun (functioning as subject). It need not ...
... results would be strange, to say the least. As mentioned in the special topic to chapter 2, many speakers overreact or panic when they produce an adjective right next to a verb, as in (27). The combination is correct, however, since the adjective modifies a noun (functioning as subject). It need not ...
Avoiding Run-On Sentences, Comma Splices, and Fragments
... independent clause; rather, use only a comma. For example: Since my parents were already here, they knew English. *Note: This run-on sentence can also be corrected using a combination of the above strategies. I moved to the United States when I was young, so it was easy to learn English. (compound s ...
... independent clause; rather, use only a comma. For example: Since my parents were already here, they knew English. *Note: This run-on sentence can also be corrected using a combination of the above strategies. I moved to the United States when I was young, so it was easy to learn English. (compound s ...
AHSGE: Language & Reading Study Guide
... indicate a change in time frame from one action or state to another. • Examples: The children love their new tree house, which they built themselves. • Love is present tense, referring to a current state (they still love it now;) built is past, referring to an action completed before the current tim ...
... indicate a change in time frame from one action or state to another. • Examples: The children love their new tree house, which they built themselves. • Love is present tense, referring to a current state (they still love it now;) built is past, referring to an action completed before the current tim ...
Case-theory: a solution of the bound pronoun problem in Romance
... reading of an object is attributed to one certain type of NP, viz. the type ofa generalized quantifier; the term 'strong reading' is meant to capture the unmarked reading of strong NPs as well as strong readings of weak NPs such as referential (specific), partitive, and generic readings. It appears ...
... reading of an object is attributed to one certain type of NP, viz. the type ofa generalized quantifier; the term 'strong reading' is meant to capture the unmarked reading of strong NPs as well as strong readings of weak NPs such as referential (specific), partitive, and generic readings. It appears ...
Grammar and Composition Guide
... thought no more about reforming." If you wished to use just a portion of that quotation, you would write it like this: "It was awful thoughts and awful words, but . . . I let them stay said; and never thought no more about reforming." You might also say, "It was awful thoughts and awful words. . . . ...
... thought no more about reforming." If you wished to use just a portion of that quotation, you would write it like this: "It was awful thoughts and awful words, but . . . I let them stay said; and never thought no more about reforming." You might also say, "It was awful thoughts and awful words. . . . ...
Troublesome Modifier Workshop
... modifier. Remember that the passive voice occurs when the actor moves from the subject to the object of the proposition by where it is sometimes understood and the to be verb is used with the past participle form of the verb. EX: The ball was thrown by John. (John is the actor of the sentence.) Rice ...
... modifier. Remember that the passive voice occurs when the actor moves from the subject to the object of the proposition by where it is sometimes understood and the to be verb is used with the past participle form of the verb. EX: The ball was thrown by John. (John is the actor of the sentence.) Rice ...
untangling the russian predicate agreement
... Russian predicates exhibit a puzzling pattern of number agreement with their subjects, apparently conditioned in complex ways by both the type of agreement ‘target’ such as a finite verb or predicate adjective, and the semantics and form of the subject agreement ‘trigger’. For example, like many oth ...
... Russian predicates exhibit a puzzling pattern of number agreement with their subjects, apparently conditioned in complex ways by both the type of agreement ‘target’ such as a finite verb or predicate adjective, and the semantics and form of the subject agreement ‘trigger’. For example, like many oth ...
Module for Week # 4
... 2. John’s lawyer arrived quickly, and she asked about his injuries. 3. His injuries were minor, but the other driver was in terrible condition. 4. Why did John call his lawyer first? Why didn’t he check on the other driver? 5. A witness called 911, and an ambulance arrived within five minutes. 6. Th ...
... 2. John’s lawyer arrived quickly, and she asked about his injuries. 3. His injuries were minor, but the other driver was in terrible condition. 4. Why did John call his lawyer first? Why didn’t he check on the other driver? 5. A witness called 911, and an ambulance arrived within five minutes. 6. Th ...
Native Languages: Ojibwe and Cree – Resource Guide, Grades 1 to
... of the language patterns that occur in these Native languages, and to clarify and explain the structure and function of the various language elements (words and word parts) that make up these patterns. It is hoped that teachers will find the guide helpful in developing lessons and in evaluating teac ...
... of the language patterns that occur in these Native languages, and to clarify and explain the structure and function of the various language elements (words and word parts) that make up these patterns. It is hoped that teachers will find the guide helpful in developing lessons and in evaluating teac ...
NSL Ont. 1-12 Curriculum Document
... of the language patterns that occur in these Native languages, and to clarify and explain the structure and function of the various language elements (words and word parts) that make up these patterns. It is hoped that teachers will find the guide helpful in developing lessons and in evaluating teac ...
... of the language patterns that occur in these Native languages, and to clarify and explain the structure and function of the various language elements (words and word parts) that make up these patterns. It is hoped that teachers will find the guide helpful in developing lessons and in evaluating teac ...
The lexical category auxiliary in Sinhala
... 1. INTRODUCTION. This paper discusses whether there are elements in colloquial Sinhala that can be appropriately labeled AUXILIARY verbs, and what evidence there is to motivate such a label. While auxiliaries are thought of as a nearly universal lexical category (Steele 1978), the term is not mentio ...
... 1. INTRODUCTION. This paper discusses whether there are elements in colloquial Sinhala that can be appropriately labeled AUXILIARY verbs, and what evidence there is to motivate such a label. While auxiliaries are thought of as a nearly universal lexical category (Steele 1978), the term is not mentio ...
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
... Americans really only use four of these: AND, BUT, OR and SO. The British use YET (meaning "but"), and NOR from time to time, but not very often. Unfortunately, you will probably see these conjunctions on standardized exams such as the CPT (College Placement Test), the CLAST (College Level Academics ...
... Americans really only use four of these: AND, BUT, OR and SO. The British use YET (meaning "but"), and NOR from time to time, but not very often. Unfortunately, you will probably see these conjunctions on standardized exams such as the CPT (College Placement Test), the CLAST (College Level Academics ...
sciwri(2010)
... for several days without triggering an inflammatory response. We show here that Plasmodium uses a PEXEL/VTS motif to introduce the circumsporozoite (CS) protein into the hepatocyte cytoplasm and a nuclear localization signal (NLS) to enter its nucleus. CS outcompetes NFκB nuclear import, thus downre ...
... for several days without triggering an inflammatory response. We show here that Plasmodium uses a PEXEL/VTS motif to introduce the circumsporozoite (CS) protein into the hepatocyte cytoplasm and a nuclear localization signal (NLS) to enter its nucleus. CS outcompetes NFκB nuclear import, thus downre ...
Formal Commands
... By now, you are well acquainted with the fact that Spanish has both a formal and an informal style of speech (tú / Ud.). This distinction applies to commands. Commands are used when ordering, or telling someone to do something. This is often referred to as the "imperative" form of the verb. Compre U ...
... By now, you are well acquainted with the fact that Spanish has both a formal and an informal style of speech (tú / Ud.). This distinction applies to commands. Commands are used when ordering, or telling someone to do something. This is often referred to as the "imperative" form of the verb. Compre U ...
The Syntax of Existential Sentences in Serbian
... were students which not-interested their study subject ‘There were students who are not interested in their subject.’ ...
... were students which not-interested their study subject ‘There were students who are not interested in their subject.’ ...
Cross-LinguistiC Patterns of Linking
... within a conceptually based, rather than structurally based, theory of linking, Role and Reference Grammar [RRG] (Van Valin 1993, 2005, Van Valin & LaPolla 1997). It will be shown that there are a universal aspects of linking which are readily captured in this framework and that the language-specif ...
... within a conceptually based, rather than structurally based, theory of linking, Role and Reference Grammar [RRG] (Van Valin 1993, 2005, Van Valin & LaPolla 1997). It will be shown that there are a universal aspects of linking which are readily captured in this framework and that the language-specif ...
YERPAl SEQUENCES; A GENERATIVE APPROACH
... As postulated also in G&H's framework the classification into Tauxiliaries and neutral auxiliaries is also applied to English. The patent differences with Catalan and Spanish obviously call for an explanation. G&H themselves point out that " auxiliary verbs do not have the same syntactic properties ...
... As postulated also in G&H's framework the classification into Tauxiliaries and neutral auxiliaries is also applied to English. The patent differences with Catalan and Spanish obviously call for an explanation. G&H themselves point out that " auxiliary verbs do not have the same syntactic properties ...
AvoidingRun OnsCommaSplicesFragmentsJuly08
... 5. Eli wants to quit smoking. This habit is too expensive. Eli wants to quit smoking; this habit is too expensive. Eli wants to quit smoking, for this habit is too expensive. Since this habit is too expensive, Eli wants to quit smoking. A more logical, concise construction using subordination would ...
... 5. Eli wants to quit smoking. This habit is too expensive. Eli wants to quit smoking; this habit is too expensive. Eli wants to quit smoking, for this habit is too expensive. Since this habit is too expensive, Eli wants to quit smoking. A more logical, concise construction using subordination would ...
Run-on Sentences, Comma Splices and Fragments
... 5. Eli wants to quit smoking. This habit is too expensive. Eli wants to quit smoking; this habit is too expensive. Eli wants to quit smoking, for this habit is too expensive. Since this habit is too expensive, Eli wants to quit smoking. A more logical, concise construction using subordination would ...
... 5. Eli wants to quit smoking. This habit is too expensive. Eli wants to quit smoking; this habit is too expensive. Eli wants to quit smoking, for this habit is too expensive. Since this habit is too expensive, Eli wants to quit smoking. A more logical, concise construction using subordination would ...
Chunking/POS tagging
... therefore, be marked as a postposition. Similarly, in 5.2.1. (h3) and (h6) above, it is a noun, therefore, mark it as a noun and so on. Alternatively, since these words are more like nouns, as is evident from 5.2.1 above they can be tagged as nouns in all there occurrences. The same would apply to ' ...
... therefore, be marked as a postposition. Similarly, in 5.2.1. (h3) and (h6) above, it is a noun, therefore, mark it as a noun and so on. Alternatively, since these words are more like nouns, as is evident from 5.2.1 above they can be tagged as nouns in all there occurrences. The same would apply to ' ...
Predicative argument marking: The case of
... denote an entity involved in the verbal event, but a property predicated of the referent of another argument of the same verb. In other words, verbs whose argument structure includes a predicative argument lend themselves to a semantic decomposition including a predication of identification. This ap ...
... denote an entity involved in the verbal event, but a property predicated of the referent of another argument of the same verb. In other words, verbs whose argument structure includes a predicative argument lend themselves to a semantic decomposition including a predication of identification. This ap ...
Grammar Emphasis
... The colour coding reflects the emphasis that should be placed on this aspect of the grammar curriculum. Red: heavy focus These statements are fundamental to improving writing and will support children to improve written outcomes across most genres of writing. Opportunities should be found in every u ...
... The colour coding reflects the emphasis that should be placed on this aspect of the grammar curriculum. Red: heavy focus These statements are fundamental to improving writing and will support children to improve written outcomes across most genres of writing. Opportunities should be found in every u ...
10.1 Structures of kernel sentence in Assamese 10.1.1 A kernel
... 10.2.1.4 SOV (Son-finite) OV (Finite) Assamese contains some such sentences are two verbs and the actions of the verbs ...
... 10.2.1.4 SOV (Son-finite) OV (Finite) Assamese contains some such sentences are two verbs and the actions of the verbs ...