Grammar Worksheet #1
... World War II. Traveling first by bus to Chicago, he then boarded the Southwestern Chief to ride to Los Angeles. At Grand Central Station, John met his sister, Jane, and immediately began looking for part-time work and an apartment. He found employment at Blix Hardware on Western Avenue and a room to ...
... World War II. Traveling first by bus to Chicago, he then boarded the Southwestern Chief to ride to Los Angeles. At Grand Central Station, John met his sister, Jane, and immediately began looking for part-time work and an apartment. He found employment at Blix Hardware on Western Avenue and a room to ...
Transformation I: Phrasal Categories
... and iv). We know that the verb “transmit” and “donate” also have the same subcategorization frame as “sent” and “give”. What’s more is that the verbs “sent” and “transmit”/ “give” and “donate” are semantically similar. That is, to “transmit” something to someone means to “send” something to someone, ...
... and iv). We know that the verb “transmit” and “donate” also have the same subcategorization frame as “sent” and “give”. What’s more is that the verbs “sent” and “transmit”/ “give” and “donate” are semantically similar. That is, to “transmit” something to someone means to “send” something to someone, ...
DISSERTATION ABSTRACT The Acquisition of the Body
... how children attain adult-like knowledge of the BPN object construction in their target languages. Chapter 5 shows the results of an experiment conducted on Japanese children (Nakato (2014a)). This experiment compared the interpretation of the BPN object construction and that of the construction wit ...
... how children attain adult-like knowledge of the BPN object construction in their target languages. Chapter 5 shows the results of an experiment conducted on Japanese children (Nakato (2014a)). This experiment compared the interpretation of the BPN object construction and that of the construction wit ...
Clauses II: Common Types of Clauses Noun Clauses
... contains a subject and a verb, but the meaning is incomplete, such as in the clause: “when the ice melted”. What happened when the ice melted? A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and therefore must be connected with an independent clause. There are three main types of depend ...
... contains a subject and a verb, but the meaning is incomplete, such as in the clause: “when the ice melted”. What happened when the ice melted? A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and therefore must be connected with an independent clause. There are three main types of depend ...
Reflexive Verbs
... Some verbs can be used as reflexive or nonreflexive. It all depends on if the SUBJECT and the OBJECT are the SAME PERSON. (Write these examples in your notes packet) • I wash my hands. (reflexive) • I wash the dog. (nonreflexive - here the subject is “I” and the D.O. is “dog”) • She is dressing her ...
... Some verbs can be used as reflexive or nonreflexive. It all depends on if the SUBJECT and the OBJECT are the SAME PERSON. (Write these examples in your notes packet) • I wash my hands. (reflexive) • I wash the dog. (nonreflexive - here the subject is “I” and the D.O. is “dog”) • She is dressing her ...
English Main Verbs Move Never - ScholarlyCommons
... (12a)), presumably for the same reason for which it is barred from Mainland Scandinavian embedded clauses that are not the complements of bridge verbs (cf. the discussion around (11)): The participle has not moved to Tns and a shifted object in AgrOPSpec would block movement of the subject from VPSp ...
... (12a)), presumably for the same reason for which it is barred from Mainland Scandinavian embedded clauses that are not the complements of bridge verbs (cf. the discussion around (11)): The participle has not moved to Tns and a shifted object in AgrOPSpec would block movement of the subject from VPSp ...
WU#1 - Loudoun County Public Schools
... My life has been changed by many different things. I remember when I learned that there was no Santa Claus. I was told by my friend Clive to wait up for Santa, and I did, but Santa never came. Instead, I saw my parents, tired and frazzled, slink down the stairs and lazily pile presents under the tre ...
... My life has been changed by many different things. I remember when I learned that there was no Santa Claus. I was told by my friend Clive to wait up for Santa, and I did, but Santa never came. Instead, I saw my parents, tired and frazzled, slink down the stairs and lazily pile presents under the tre ...
Classical Latin textbook - Preface, Introduction
... meaning, but in Latin the endings change dramatically, and it is this change that tells you how to translate the form. In general, English nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs change hardly at all, and almost all English verbs keep exactly the same form with only minimal changes. As you will see ...
... meaning, but in Latin the endings change dramatically, and it is this change that tells you how to translate the form. In general, English nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs change hardly at all, and almost all English verbs keep exactly the same form with only minimal changes. As you will see ...
AvoidingRun OnsCommaSplicesFragmentsJuly08
... 2. “-ing” Fragments Example: Her expertise being in chemistry and biology. How to find an “-ing” fragment: If the only verb in the sentence ends in ‘–ing’ and does not have a helping verb, you have a fragment. While the word ‘being’ is a verb, in the above sentence, it is not properly formed. In the ...
... 2. “-ing” Fragments Example: Her expertise being in chemistry and biology. How to find an “-ing” fragment: If the only verb in the sentence ends in ‘–ing’ and does not have a helping verb, you have a fragment. While the word ‘being’ is a verb, in the above sentence, it is not properly formed. In the ...
Run-on Sentences, Comma Splices and Fragments
... 2. “-ing” Fragments Example: Her expertise being in chemistry and biology. How to find an “-ing” fragment: If the only verb in the sentence ends in ‘–ing’ and does not have a helping verb, you have a fragment. While the word ‘being’ is a verb, in the above sentence, it is not properly formed. In the ...
... 2. “-ing” Fragments Example: Her expertise being in chemistry and biology. How to find an “-ing” fragment: If the only verb in the sentence ends in ‘–ing’ and does not have a helping verb, you have a fragment. While the word ‘being’ is a verb, in the above sentence, it is not properly formed. In the ...
English in relation to grammar
... understanding that a simple sentence expresses a single idea, represented grammatically by a single independent clause (for example 'A kangaroo tiger is a mammal.’ or ‘A mammal suckles its young' Incorrect example in the content elaborations ‘noting how writers often leave out words substitute a gen ...
... understanding that a simple sentence expresses a single idea, represented grammatically by a single independent clause (for example 'A kangaroo tiger is a mammal.’ or ‘A mammal suckles its young' Incorrect example in the content elaborations ‘noting how writers often leave out words substitute a gen ...
An Introduction to Old English
... time comes as a shock to most beginning students, there can be no doubt that an understanding of that language is essential for a proper appreciation of how English has evolved over time. The approach taken here is somewhat different from that usually taken in introductory textbooks of Old English. ...
... time comes as a shock to most beginning students, there can be no doubt that an understanding of that language is essential for a proper appreciation of how English has evolved over time. The approach taken here is somewhat different from that usually taken in introductory textbooks of Old English. ...
The Participle
... Though astonished by her interest in the details of the accident, I went on with my story. As may be judged from some of these examples, participles in the adverbial function may be preceded by conjunctions. Here is the full list of such conjunctions: when, while, if, as if, as though, though. Parti ...
... Though astonished by her interest in the details of the accident, I went on with my story. As may be judged from some of these examples, participles in the adverbial function may be preceded by conjunctions. Here is the full list of such conjunctions: when, while, if, as if, as though, though. Parti ...
RunOns Splices FragsUpdated2007
... 3. Missing Subject Fragments Example: Security set off the alarm and evacuated the building. Next, closed all the entrances. How to find this type of fragment: The second phrase above (noted in bold) is a fragment because there is no subject. ‘Entrances’ is a noun, but it is the object of the verb ‘ ...
... 3. Missing Subject Fragments Example: Security set off the alarm and evacuated the building. Next, closed all the entrances. How to find this type of fragment: The second phrase above (noted in bold) is a fragment because there is no subject. ‘Entrances’ is a noun, but it is the object of the verb ‘ ...
OXFORD English Grammar OXFORD
... A student who was present at the press conference said, “The poems he read aloud will stay with me for a long time. Few who were there will forget the concrete imagery and his rhythms. These were moments to savour. Everybody who was there listened in silence. For somebody that has just started writi ...
... A student who was present at the press conference said, “The poems he read aloud will stay with me for a long time. Few who were there will forget the concrete imagery and his rhythms. These were moments to savour. Everybody who was there listened in silence. For somebody that has just started writi ...
6.1 Parallelism
... Identify each group of parallel structures in this famous sentence from President Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in this century, tempered by war, discipli ...
... Identify each group of parallel structures in this famous sentence from President Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in this century, tempered by war, discipli ...
Video In Sentences Out
... other, pink, prone, red, short, small, tall, teal, toy, upright, white, wide, yellow prepositions: above, because, below, from, of, over, to, with lexical PPs: downward, leftward, rightward, upward determiners: an, some, that, the particles: away, down, up pronouns: itself, something, themselves adv ...
... other, pink, prone, red, short, small, tall, teal, toy, upright, white, wide, yellow prepositions: above, because, below, from, of, over, to, with lexical PPs: downward, leftward, rightward, upward determiners: an, some, that, the particles: away, down, up pronouns: itself, something, themselves adv ...
PIG`s
... Directions: How many P.I.G.s can you find? In each sentence, locate the participles, gerunds, and infinitives by writing P (participle), I (infinitive), or G (gerund) on the line provided. After you label the sentence, underline the word(s) that make it a participle, infinitive, or gerund. Some se ...
... Directions: How many P.I.G.s can you find? In each sentence, locate the participles, gerunds, and infinitives by writing P (participle), I (infinitive), or G (gerund) on the line provided. After you label the sentence, underline the word(s) that make it a participle, infinitive, or gerund. Some se ...
Correlative Conjunctions
... To connect nouns: Summer school is not easy but difficult. Both trees and flowers grow colorfully during summer. To connect adjectives: Summer camp offers not only swimming but also camping instruction. Kids enjoy both wet and dry sports. To connect prepositional phrases: I'll take my vacation eithe ...
... To connect nouns: Summer school is not easy but difficult. Both trees and flowers grow colorfully during summer. To connect adjectives: Summer camp offers not only swimming but also camping instruction. Kids enjoy both wet and dry sports. To connect prepositional phrases: I'll take my vacation eithe ...
the analysis of indonesian sentence error in printed/electronic mass
... a. What kind of form of no subject sentence? b. What kind of form of no-object sentence? c. What kind of form of sentence begun with verb? THEORETICAL FOUNDATION The theory used is structural theory claimed by Verhaar which is a synthesis of some modern syntactic theories. Verhaar (2001:162) classif ...
... a. What kind of form of no subject sentence? b. What kind of form of no-object sentence? c. What kind of form of sentence begun with verb? THEORETICAL FOUNDATION The theory used is structural theory claimed by Verhaar which is a synthesis of some modern syntactic theories. Verhaar (2001:162) classif ...
1.Verbs and nominalisations.
... Juan slaughers {poetry / a poem} in five minutes. b. Juan ocultó oro / a un fugitivo durante un mes. Juan hide gold / acc a fugitive for one month ...
... Juan slaughers {poetry / a poem} in five minutes. b. Juan ocultó oro / a un fugitivo durante un mes. Juan hide gold / acc a fugitive for one month ...
restarting automata: motivations and applications
... the sentence S1 , while for another sentence S2 this order does not work, but the order R2 , R1 would work. This problem has a straightforward and easy solution, however: given a set of rules R1 , R2 , ..., Rn , this set should be applied such that all possible rule permutations (nondeterminism) are ...
... the sentence S1 , while for another sentence S2 this order does not work, but the order R2 , R1 would work. This problem has a straightforward and easy solution, however: given a set of rules R1 , R2 , ..., Rn , this set should be applied such that all possible rule permutations (nondeterminism) are ...
Troublesome Modifier Workshop
... To modify something is to change or alter it in some way. Modifiers in sentences change the meaning of a portion of the sentence or, in some cases, of the entire sentence. Often the change is simply a matter of clarification or amplification. The examples below illustrate some of the uses of modifie ...
... To modify something is to change or alter it in some way. Modifiers in sentences change the meaning of a portion of the sentence or, in some cases, of the entire sentence. Often the change is simply a matter of clarification or amplification. The examples below illustrate some of the uses of modifie ...
ENLP Lecture 11 Part-of-speech tagging and HMMs
... – Someone wants to send us a sequence of tags: P (T ) – During encoding, “noise” converts each tag to a word: P (W |T ) – We try to decode the observed words back to the original tags. • In fact, decoding is a general term in NLP for inferring the hidden variables in a test instance (so, finding cor ...
... – Someone wants to send us a sequence of tags: P (T ) – During encoding, “noise” converts each tag to a word: P (W |T ) – We try to decode the observed words back to the original tags. • In fact, decoding is a general term in NLP for inferring the hidden variables in a test instance (so, finding cor ...
Valency classes in Yucatec Maya
... non-verbal (generally, nominal) base, as schematized in S18 below. However, the suffix -tal, which encodes this in Yucatec, is, at the same time, the exponent of one of the three intransitive conjugation classes. That is, there is a class of verb roots that conjugate in that class; and moreover, dif ...
... non-verbal (generally, nominal) base, as schematized in S18 below. However, the suffix -tal, which encodes this in Yucatec, is, at the same time, the exponent of one of the three intransitive conjugation classes. That is, there is a class of verb roots that conjugate in that class; and moreover, dif ...