Top 20 Writing Style Errors
... 2.0% of total errors, ranked #20 based on errors marked by teachers. Modifiers are any adjectives, adverbs, phrases, or clauses that a writer uses to elaborate on something. Modifiers, when used wisely, enhance your writing. But if they are not well-considered - or if they are put in the wrong place ...
... 2.0% of total errors, ranked #20 based on errors marked by teachers. Modifiers are any adjectives, adverbs, phrases, or clauses that a writer uses to elaborate on something. Modifiers, when used wisely, enhance your writing. But if they are not well-considered - or if they are put in the wrong place ...
The verb krijgen `to get` as an undative verb
... like de storm ‘the tempest’: De storm brak het raam ‘The storm broke the window’. ...
... like de storm ‘the tempest’: De storm brak het raam ‘The storm broke the window’. ...
The Science of Scientific Writing
... By using a semicolon, we created a second stress position to accommodate a second piece of information that seemed to require emphasis. We now have three rhetorical principles based on reader expectations: First, grammatical subjects should be followed as soon as possible by their verbs; second, ev ...
... By using a semicolon, we created a second stress position to accommodate a second piece of information that seemed to require emphasis. We now have three rhetorical principles based on reader expectations: First, grammatical subjects should be followed as soon as possible by their verbs; second, ev ...
simple and complex predicates
... predicative function are discussed. Verbs alone may function as simple predicates (§3.1). The combination of a verb and one or two unmarked coverbs in a single intonation unit will be referred to as ‘canonical complex verb’ (§3.2). It is these complex verbs that will form the basis for the discussio ...
... predicative function are discussed. Verbs alone may function as simple predicates (§3.1). The combination of a verb and one or two unmarked coverbs in a single intonation unit will be referred to as ‘canonical complex verb’ (§3.2). It is these complex verbs that will form the basis for the discussio ...
01actions - Faculty Web Sites at the University of Virginia
... range of different stable characteristic behavior patterns exhibited by individuals when problem solving or being creative. One possibility for this neglect is that cognitive style is a more subtle concept than cognitive capacity, or the many extra-individual variables that facilitate or hamper, pra ...
... range of different stable characteristic behavior patterns exhibited by individuals when problem solving or being creative. One possibility for this neglect is that cognitive style is a more subtle concept than cognitive capacity, or the many extra-individual variables that facilitate or hamper, pra ...
a contrastive investigation into linguistic features of socio
... 4.1.1. Similarities and Differences in Noun Phrases of E&V S.C.P.Ss 4.1.1.1. Noun phrases of English S.C.P.Ss A complete English NP can be analyzed into four major components consisting of the determinative, premodification, the head, and postmodification occurring in a fixed order. 4.1.1.2. Noun ph ...
... 4.1.1. Similarities and Differences in Noun Phrases of E&V S.C.P.Ss 4.1.1.1. Noun phrases of English S.C.P.Ss A complete English NP can be analyzed into four major components consisting of the determinative, premodification, the head, and postmodification occurring in a fixed order. 4.1.1.2. Noun ph ...
phrasal verbs with the particles down and up in english and their
... rather obvious. The overriding purpose of any translation should be to achieve equivalent effect, i.e. to produce the same effect or one as close as possible (Newmark 1988: 48). The theoretical framework in which translation is analyzed in this study is that of equivalence. Equivalence is, thus, a k ...
... rather obvious. The overriding purpose of any translation should be to achieve equivalent effect, i.e. to produce the same effect or one as close as possible (Newmark 1988: 48). The theoretical framework in which translation is analyzed in this study is that of equivalence. Equivalence is, thus, a k ...
the category of aspect
... The present course will deal with the traditional parts of speech, in particular with the grammatical categories/inflectional categories traditionally associated with the major parts of speech such as tense, aspect, mood, for the verb (number, gender, case, determination for nouns, pronouns etc, com ...
... The present course will deal with the traditional parts of speech, in particular with the grammatical categories/inflectional categories traditionally associated with the major parts of speech such as tense, aspect, mood, for the verb (number, gender, case, determination for nouns, pronouns etc, com ...
Lexical aspect in English
... homonyms, it is unlikely that both would have survived. A glance at the corpus (ICEGB) shows that both are quite common but that there are more than twice the number of examples with START than the examples with BEGIN. It is slightly unfortunate that these verbs of initiation are the first to be dis ...
... homonyms, it is unlikely that both would have survived. A glance at the corpus (ICEGB) shows that both are quite common but that there are more than twice the number of examples with START than the examples with BEGIN. It is slightly unfortunate that these verbs of initiation are the first to be dis ...
Functional and Content Words
... gradational. In particular, the variability of their status is expressed in the fact that some of them can be used in an isolated response position (for instance, words of ...
... gradational. In particular, the variability of their status is expressed in the fact that some of them can be used in an isolated response position (for instance, words of ...
Handout available here - seven
... • Basically limited to verbs which undergo the anticausative alternation, i.e. which have a transitive alternant expressing causation, e.g.: (a) Lucy grew the cabbages. (b) Imhotep froze the fish fingers. – This alternation provides good evidence that these verbs are all unaccusative: both transitiv ...
... • Basically limited to verbs which undergo the anticausative alternation, i.e. which have a transitive alternant expressing causation, e.g.: (a) Lucy grew the cabbages. (b) Imhotep froze the fish fingers. – This alternation provides good evidence that these verbs are all unaccusative: both transitiv ...
Effective Writing
... Now here’s the sentence again: “(4) Nothing matters as much as emotion (matters).” There are two clauses since there are two subjectpredicate combinations. What are the two clauses? Well, the first one is simply “Nothing matters” while the second one is “as much as emotion (matters).” At least one o ...
... Now here’s the sentence again: “(4) Nothing matters as much as emotion (matters).” There are two clauses since there are two subjectpredicate combinations. What are the two clauses? Well, the first one is simply “Nothing matters” while the second one is “as much as emotion (matters).” At least one o ...
Paraphrasing factoid dependency trees into fluent sentences in a
... classification terms are the words from the open categories, in particular nouns and adjectives. The words from the closed categories are just stop words. In a classification experiment reported in [1], it was indeed found that nouns, verbs, and to a lesser degree adjectives and adverbs are the only ...
... classification terms are the words from the open categories, in particular nouns and adjectives. The words from the closed categories are just stop words. In a classification experiment reported in [1], it was indeed found that nouns, verbs, and to a lesser degree adjectives and adverbs are the only ...
big grammar test
... While sitting on a park bench, Darren and I talked about the football game. A. While sitting on a park bench B. a park bench C. Darren and I D. the football game ...
... While sitting on a park bench, Darren and I talked about the football game. A. While sitting on a park bench B. a park bench C. Darren and I D. the football game ...
A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THE SYNONYMOUS AND
... Depletion and overexploitation are nouns as objects. They are synonymous in this situation. - Noun as a Prepositional Complement (20) The number of classrooms with Internet connections differs by ...
... Depletion and overexploitation are nouns as objects. They are synonymous in this situation. - Noun as a Prepositional Complement (20) The number of classrooms with Internet connections differs by ...
Fulltext
... to describe the behavior or the narrator, but grammatically it seems to apply to nothing in particular or to the all sorts of interesting people. ...
... to describe the behavior or the narrator, but grammatically it seems to apply to nothing in particular or to the all sorts of interesting people. ...
sDm=f / iri=f.
... Egyptian prefers a personal pronoun as subject with the noun in apposition: iqr.wy sw sxr.w=k (How doubly excellent it is, your plans). An interrogative or negative (nn/ nn wn) can replace the adjective. nn mAa.tyw (there are no just ones). nn (it does not exist). wnn (to exist). If an adjectival ...
... Egyptian prefers a personal pronoun as subject with the noun in apposition: iqr.wy sw sxr.w=k (How doubly excellent it is, your plans). An interrogative or negative (nn/ nn wn) can replace the adjective. nn mAa.tyw (there are no just ones). nn (it does not exist). wnn (to exist). If an adjectival ...
Presentation Plus! - CMS-Grade8-ELA-Reading-2010
... 1. You can tell that this artist admired Cézanne’s work. adjective 2. All of these pictures show, in some way, Cézanne’s influence. adjective 3. This doesn’t mean that the artist copied Cézanne’s work. pronoun 4. Can you see how he uses these colors the same way? adjective 5. Doesn’t it remind you o ...
... 1. You can tell that this artist admired Cézanne’s work. adjective 2. All of these pictures show, in some way, Cézanne’s influence. adjective 3. This doesn’t mean that the artist copied Cézanne’s work. pronoun 4. Can you see how he uses these colors the same way? adjective 5. Doesn’t it remind you o ...
A PDF that focuses on academic writing and noun phrases
... Exercise 7: Read the following extract from a student’s essay and analyse the underlined noun phrases in the table. The basic theme of Thomas Wyatt’s poem, (1) Whoso List to Hunt, is that of unrequited love, which is effectively explored through the metaphor of a hunter and his prey (2). The poem mo ...
... Exercise 7: Read the following extract from a student’s essay and analyse the underlined noun phrases in the table. The basic theme of Thomas Wyatt’s poem, (1) Whoso List to Hunt, is that of unrequited love, which is effectively explored through the metaphor of a hunter and his prey (2). The poem mo ...
Case and Event Structure
... hands-ABE ‘without clean hands’; cf. Nikanne 1993). Nevertheless, common cases such as nominative and accusative generally defy any association with semantic meaning, and in generative grammar, they are ordinarily taken to be the manifestation of a purely syntactic licensing requirement on noun phra ...
... hands-ABE ‘without clean hands’; cf. Nikanne 1993). Nevertheless, common cases such as nominative and accusative generally defy any association with semantic meaning, and in generative grammar, they are ordinarily taken to be the manifestation of a purely syntactic licensing requirement on noun phra ...
Look at the picture below. Which of the following statements are
... B Barbara Streisand is a famous singer, ___ new video is great C Sean Penn is an actor ____ movies are very good D My parents are very nice whit me. I am ___ favorite child R 1-c 2-b 3- a,d Choose the correct personal pronoun for the word(s) in brackets in each sentence 1 ____ are beautiful ( the fl ...
... B Barbara Streisand is a famous singer, ___ new video is great C Sean Penn is an actor ____ movies are very good D My parents are very nice whit me. I am ___ favorite child R 1-c 2-b 3- a,d Choose the correct personal pronoun for the word(s) in brackets in each sentence 1 ____ are beautiful ( the fl ...
PRENOMINAL PARTICIPIAL PHRASES IN MARATHI, THE NOUN
... The general inability of -ṇār- PPPs to relativize on direct and indirect object positions may have more to do with -ṇār-’s morphological history than with syntax or semantics. Jules Bloch (1970: §258) discusses but then hesitates to accept the theory that -ṇār- is derived from the infinitive in -ṇ- ...
... The general inability of -ṇār- PPPs to relativize on direct and indirect object positions may have more to do with -ṇār-’s morphological history than with syntax or semantics. Jules Bloch (1970: §258) discusses but then hesitates to accept the theory that -ṇār- is derived from the infinitive in -ṇ- ...
Target 1 ※ Different from English
... to the west, to the south, to the north, above (us), below (us), and so forth. Two of the most common expressions are 以前 (before) and 以後 (after). Target 56 SENTENCE = Ns PREDa (to) PREDb -- with 用、給、對 當時，您的母親對我很好。 These verbs tell what tool was used, whom something was given to (or whom some favor w ...
... to the west, to the south, to the north, above (us), below (us), and so forth. Two of the most common expressions are 以前 (before) and 以後 (after). Target 56 SENTENCE = Ns PREDa (to) PREDb -- with 用、給、對 當時，您的母親對我很好。 These verbs tell what tool was used, whom something was given to (or whom some favor w ...
The Printable KISS Grammar Workbooks
... Margaret has Ted's book. The walls have pictures on them. There are more words that function only as verbs. You'll learn about many of them in later lessons. For now, you need to remember that: "Am," "is," "are," "was," "were," and "has," "had," and "have" (unless it follows "to") are always verbs t ...
... Margaret has Ted's book. The walls have pictures on them. There are more words that function only as verbs. You'll learn about many of them in later lessons. For now, you need to remember that: "Am," "is," "are," "was," "were," and "has," "had," and "have" (unless it follows "to") are always verbs t ...
The role of prosody in toddlers` interpretation of verbs - Risc-CNRS
... to the noun ’my box ’, paying no attention the object’s properties. In contrast, children who heard (2) ”This is a corp” interpreted ’a corp’ as being an object and ignored its location. Crucially, the sentences differed only in the additional noun ’my box ’ and informed the children that ’acorp’ wa ...
... to the noun ’my box ’, paying no attention the object’s properties. In contrast, children who heard (2) ”This is a corp” interpreted ’a corp’ as being an object and ignored its location. Crucially, the sentences differed only in the additional noun ’my box ’ and informed the children that ’acorp’ wa ...