Gerund Handout
... A gerund phrase is a group of words consisting of a gerund and the modifier(s) and/or (pro)noun(s) or noun phrase(s) that function as the direct object(s), indirect object(s), or complement(s) of the action or state expressed in the gerund, such as: The gerund phrase functions as the subject of the ...
... A gerund phrase is a group of words consisting of a gerund and the modifier(s) and/or (pro)noun(s) or noun phrase(s) that function as the direct object(s), indirect object(s), or complement(s) of the action or state expressed in the gerund, such as: The gerund phrase functions as the subject of the ...
Adverbs
... Clarify the intent of the sentence before making a decision about such verbs as look, taste, or feel. Use adverbs when these words are action words. He hurriedly looked for the contract on his desk. ...
... Clarify the intent of the sentence before making a decision about such verbs as look, taste, or feel. Use adverbs when these words are action words. He hurriedly looked for the contract on his desk. ...
+ infinitive
... There are still other nouns which do not admit of an infinitive as post-modifier; a "preposition + -ing" is normally used, e.g. There is no hope of winning the game. ...
... There are still other nouns which do not admit of an infinitive as post-modifier; a "preposition + -ing" is normally used, e.g. There is no hope of winning the game. ...
Baldwin, Timothy and Su Nam Kim (2010) Multiword Expressions, in
... The semantics of blow hot and cold (“constantly change opinion”), for example, is partially predictable from blow (“move” and hence “change”), but not as immediately from hot and cold . There are also cases where the meanings of the parts are transparently inherited but there is additional semantic ...
... The semantics of blow hot and cold (“constantly change opinion”), for example, is partially predictable from blow (“move” and hence “change”), but not as immediately from hot and cold . There are also cases where the meanings of the parts are transparently inherited but there is additional semantic ...
Positional and Grammatical Variations of Time Words in Takivatan
... also the only form that has never been attested with any verbal morphology. Another common form is laupadau ‘now’. It consists of laupa and the mirative suffix -dau, which marks the emotional involvement of the speaker, for instance surprise or happiness (‘now!?’).1 The remaining tokens of laupa in ...
... also the only form that has never been attested with any verbal morphology. Another common form is laupadau ‘now’. It consists of laupa and the mirative suffix -dau, which marks the emotional involvement of the speaker, for instance surprise or happiness (‘now!?’).1 The remaining tokens of laupa in ...
Sentence variety exercise 4
... 2. Write a sentence that contains a restrictive present participial phrase that should not be set off with commas. 3. Use the word “dancing” in a sentence, and write a non-restrictive participial phrase. 4. Change the word “fight” into a present participle, add other words to make it a participial p ...
... 2. Write a sentence that contains a restrictive present participial phrase that should not be set off with commas. 3. Use the word “dancing” in a sentence, and write a non-restrictive participial phrase. 4. Change the word “fight” into a present participle, add other words to make it a participial p ...
A Bi-Polar Theory of Nominal and Clause Structure and Function
... is unproblematic—two relational heads are conjoined, rather than a verb head being conjoined with an adjectival complement. As Grootjen et al. note, many of the problematic cases of conjunction which on the surface appear to involve the conjunction of different types of constituents, are resolved if ...
... is unproblematic—two relational heads are conjoined, rather than a verb head being conjoined with an adjectival complement. As Grootjen et al. note, many of the problematic cases of conjunction which on the surface appear to involve the conjunction of different types of constituents, are resolved if ...
Relative Clauses - eesl542dwinter2012
... example, a pet), that or who (and whom, if the NP is an object) can be used. This is despite the prescriptivist rule that only who should be used for human NPs. Who occurs more frequently in writing, but that is used almost as frequently as who in spoken English. With other NPs, that or which can be ...
... example, a pet), that or who (and whom, if the NP is an object) can be used. This is despite the prescriptivist rule that only who should be used for human NPs. Who occurs more frequently in writing, but that is used almost as frequently as who in spoken English. With other NPs, that or which can be ...
À Hubert Cuyckens - Université Paris
... the agglutination of the inherited I.-E. negation *ne and a neuter form of the numeral « one “: Lat. *ne oinom “not one” > nōn « “not”. The specific Latin negation nihil “nothing” is also the result of the inherited negation *ne plus a noun hīlum meaning “a very small thing” and originally, probably ...
... the agglutination of the inherited I.-E. negation *ne and a neuter form of the numeral « one “: Lat. *ne oinom “not one” > nōn « “not”. The specific Latin negation nihil “nothing” is also the result of the inherited negation *ne plus a noun hīlum meaning “a very small thing” and originally, probably ...
File
... Some sentences have _______________________________________________direct object. Example: The climbers wore helmets and gloves. This is known as a compound direct object. An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that appears with a _____________________________________. It often names the person or ...
... Some sentences have _______________________________________________direct object. Example: The climbers wore helmets and gloves. This is known as a compound direct object. An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that appears with a _____________________________________. It often names the person or ...
Comma Errors There are two kinds of comma errors: comma
... nouns, verbs, prepositional phrases, adjective clauses, etc. The “buzzword” for this rule is ITEMS IN A SERIES. *NOTE THAT THERE IS A COMMA SEPARATING THE LAST TWO ITEMS. THIS SPECIFIC COMMA IS CALLED AN OXFORD COMMA.* *NOTE THAT POLYSYNDETON IS A RHETORICAL TECHNIQUE THAT EMPLOYS MANY COORDINATING ...
... nouns, verbs, prepositional phrases, adjective clauses, etc. The “buzzword” for this rule is ITEMS IN A SERIES. *NOTE THAT THERE IS A COMMA SEPARATING THE LAST TWO ITEMS. THIS SPECIFIC COMMA IS CALLED AN OXFORD COMMA.* *NOTE THAT POLYSYNDETON IS A RHETORICAL TECHNIQUE THAT EMPLOYS MANY COORDINATING ...
Gerundives
... I. They look like gerunds, but gerundives are more versatile than gerunds. b. What are the two main uses for gerundives? (Ch. 51) ...
... I. They look like gerunds, but gerundives are more versatile than gerunds. b. What are the two main uses for gerundives? (Ch. 51) ...
Complete Sentences
... identifies or explains it. Such a word is "in apposition with" the word it explains. It cannot stand alone as a sentence; it is always part of the sentence containing the word it explains. At nightfall the caravan wound into t fabled city of Kabaka. A cluster of ruins. [The italicized words stand in ...
... identifies or explains it. Such a word is "in apposition with" the word it explains. It cannot stand alone as a sentence; it is always part of the sentence containing the word it explains. At nightfall the caravan wound into t fabled city of Kabaka. A cluster of ruins. [The italicized words stand in ...
Syntax I
... stress: I will talk to [the Jápanese now] and [the French later]. Further, similarly puzzling data can be obtained from movement. Consider the topicalization of infinitives in German/Dutch, e.g., “walk has he not” A verb that has two internal arguments can be topicalized either together with the fir ...
... stress: I will talk to [the Jápanese now] and [the French later]. Further, similarly puzzling data can be obtained from movement. Consider the topicalization of infinitives in German/Dutch, e.g., “walk has he not” A verb that has two internal arguments can be topicalized either together with the fir ...
van Gelderen 2009
... (2008: 156) calls the Borer–Chomsky Conjecture, namely that all variation among languages finds its origin in the lexicon. As a reaction to that, I will reformulate (4) and (5) as principles of Feature Economy, but will do so at the end of the next section (3.3). Some of Roberts & Roussou’s (2003) re ...
... (2008: 156) calls the Borer–Chomsky Conjecture, namely that all variation among languages finds its origin in the lexicon. As a reaction to that, I will reformulate (4) and (5) as principles of Feature Economy, but will do so at the end of the next section (3.3). Some of Roberts & Roussou’s (2003) re ...
Bible Daily Grammar Practice Level V
... difficult at first, but it gets easier with practice. More importantly, it really helps students to understand grammar and how it connects to their writing! The instructions in the book tell students what to do each day. At first they might be asked to identify things they’ve never learned about or ...
... difficult at first, but it gets easier with practice. More importantly, it really helps students to understand grammar and how it connects to their writing! The instructions in the book tell students what to do each day. At first they might be asked to identify things they’ve never learned about or ...
TEST YOUR VOCABULARY English Vocabulary in Use:elementary
... A It's untidy. B It's dying. C It isn't working. D It's out of order. ...
... A It's untidy. B It's dying. C It isn't working. D It's out of order. ...
english syntax the simple sentence
... corrective of what are called ungrammatical expressions, it must be borne in mind that the rules of grammar have no value except as statements of facts: whatever is in general use in a language is for that very reason grammatically correct”1. Apart from Sweet’s works, the most elaborate presentation ...
... corrective of what are called ungrammatical expressions, it must be borne in mind that the rules of grammar have no value except as statements of facts: whatever is in general use in a language is for that very reason grammatically correct”1. Apart from Sweet’s works, the most elaborate presentation ...
Grammar Tweets - Queen`s University
... March 21, 2013 - Because since when? .................................................................................................................. 16 March 22, 2013 - However… ....................................................................................................................... ...
... March 21, 2013 - Because since when? .................................................................................................................. 16 March 22, 2013 - However… ....................................................................................................................... ...
Some Types of Russian and Polish Interrogative Sentences
... finite verb is the first lexical item occuring in the sentence. The functional representation of sentences lacking lexically expressed personal pronouns must contain this grammatical information about the subject that is necessary for establishing translation; without inserting certain grammatical p ...
... finite verb is the first lexical item occuring in the sentence. The functional representation of sentences lacking lexically expressed personal pronouns must contain this grammatical information about the subject that is necessary for establishing translation; without inserting certain grammatical p ...
ESL Competencies
... opinion and evaluate statements of fact and opinion in written materials; recognize discourse markers of opinion and hypothetical constructions. ...
... opinion and evaluate statements of fact and opinion in written materials; recognize discourse markers of opinion and hypothetical constructions. ...
AP Eng Lang & Comp Week 1 Lesson 1
... COMBINING SENTENCES When possible, combine two or more sentences into a single, effective, well-written sentence. We may do this when sentences are closely related in meaning and belong together, and because it is boring to read a series of short sentences that have a similar structure. When we tal ...
... COMBINING SENTENCES When possible, combine two or more sentences into a single, effective, well-written sentence. We may do this when sentences are closely related in meaning and belong together, and because it is boring to read a series of short sentences that have a similar structure. When we tal ...
Draft Parallel Structures
... phrase acting as the subject of an independent clause, is not a structure grammatically parallel to what follows or, the noun educators acting as the subject of an independent clause.] Parallel: Either English educators should require their students to read Charles Dickens or they should make them r ...
... phrase acting as the subject of an independent clause, is not a structure grammatically parallel to what follows or, the noun educators acting as the subject of an independent clause.] Parallel: Either English educators should require their students to read Charles Dickens or they should make them r ...