The Forms of Personal Pronouns A
... EXERCISE B Rewrite each of the following sentences to make the pronoun reference clear. Some sentences may be revised in more than one way. You need to give only one revision. Example 1. Our dog and our cat get along, but it doesn’t like the neighbor’s cats. Our dog doesn’t like the neighbor’s cats, ...
... EXERCISE B Rewrite each of the following sentences to make the pronoun reference clear. Some sentences may be revised in more than one way. You need to give only one revision. Example 1. Our dog and our cat get along, but it doesn’t like the neighbor’s cats. Our dog doesn’t like the neighbor’s cats, ...
Chapter I
... grammar, especially in its syntactic structure that requires careful consideration and further studies. One of the points to be discussed is the clause structure of the English language, which is in most cases difficult to comprehend for the learners of this language. Thus, the given qualification s ...
... grammar, especially in its syntactic structure that requires careful consideration and further studies. One of the points to be discussed is the clause structure of the English language, which is in most cases difficult to comprehend for the learners of this language. Thus, the given qualification s ...
Art of Editing workshop 4 Superb Sentences_5 September
... • Count the number of words. Do not exceed 25 words for ...
... • Count the number of words. Do not exceed 25 words for ...
Grammar Practice Workbook
... 3. Wrestlers wage individual battles but can earn points for a team. 4. Although basketball was invented in the United States, it is now played throughout the world and is a part of the Olympics. 5. Soccer and lacrosse are sports that are gaining popularity in America. 6. A club sometimes sponsors s ...
... 3. Wrestlers wage individual battles but can earn points for a team. 4. Although basketball was invented in the United States, it is now played throughout the world and is a part of the Olympics. 5. Soccer and lacrosse are sports that are gaining popularity in America. 6. A club sometimes sponsors s ...
Clausal coordinate ellipsis in German: The TIGER treebank as a
... ‘Hans doesn’t live in Paris and Peter doesn’t in Rome’. • In LDG, the posterior conjunct consists of constituents whose left-hand counterparts belong to different clauses. My son in (3) is the counterpart of my wife in the main clause whereas a motorcycle pairs up with a car in the infinitival compl ...
... ‘Hans doesn’t live in Paris and Peter doesn’t in Rome’. • In LDG, the posterior conjunct consists of constituents whose left-hand counterparts belong to different clauses. My son in (3) is the counterpart of my wife in the main clause whereas a motorcycle pairs up with a car in the infinitival compl ...
Learning Punctuation Through Pattern Recognition
... repeated admissions require frequent and careful followup to ensure compliance with treatment. Without the clause beginning with whose, we do not know which patients require followup. The above discussion of essential and nonessential clauses could be applied to essential and nonessential phrases as ...
... repeated admissions require frequent and careful followup to ensure compliance with treatment. Without the clause beginning with whose, we do not know which patients require followup. The above discussion of essential and nonessential clauses could be applied to essential and nonessential phrases as ...
Sentence Structure Errors for ENGL 09 Online
... about the second group-- do you see any subordinating conjunctions. Conjunctive adverbs? No? I don’t either! Therefore we have S/V + S/V with no conjunction. The comma is what makes it a comma splice. Without the comma, it’s a run-on sentence, which is surely no improvement. Okay, we have options. W ...
... about the second group-- do you see any subordinating conjunctions. Conjunctive adverbs? No? I don’t either! Therefore we have S/V + S/V with no conjunction. The comma is what makes it a comma splice. Without the comma, it’s a run-on sentence, which is surely no improvement. Okay, we have options. W ...
Syntax 2
... We discuss five types of phrases: the noun phrase (NP), the verb phrase (VP), the adjective phrase (AdjP), the adverb phrase (AdvP) and the prepositional phrase (PP). For each phrase we describe the elements of which it can consist (its structure) as well as the functions it can have at sentence and ...
... We discuss five types of phrases: the noun phrase (NP), the verb phrase (VP), the adjective phrase (AdjP), the adverb phrase (AdvP) and the prepositional phrase (PP). For each phrase we describe the elements of which it can consist (its structure) as well as the functions it can have at sentence and ...
Identifying Embedded and Conjoined Complex Sentences
... Definition: joins one or more dependent clauses to an independent clause; the dependent clauses can be found at the beginning or end of the sentence, or embedded within it; these sentences usually have a subordinating conjunction (e.g., because, when, although) or relative pronoun (e.g., that, which ...
... Definition: joins one or more dependent clauses to an independent clause; the dependent clauses can be found at the beginning or end of the sentence, or embedded within it; these sentences usually have a subordinating conjunction (e.g., because, when, although) or relative pronoun (e.g., that, which ...
12 Multi-Clause Sentences
... pound sentences. They may consist of coordinated clauses (bolded) that are subordinate to another clause, e.g., Edgeworth believed that novels should have redeeming social value and that her writing might help improve social conditions; or one or more of the coordinate clauses may include one or mor ...
... pound sentences. They may consist of coordinated clauses (bolded) that are subordinate to another clause, e.g., Edgeworth believed that novels should have redeeming social value and that her writing might help improve social conditions; or one or more of the coordinate clauses may include one or mor ...
sentences: elements, patterns, types
... make sense. Observe that the first two groups of words that follow express complete thoughts and make sense; the third does not. In the following examples, single underscores indicate subjects; double underscores, verbs. Athletic shoe makers convinced us that we need $150 tennis shoes. (Subject plus ...
... make sense. Observe that the first two groups of words that follow express complete thoughts and make sense; the third does not. In the following examples, single underscores indicate subjects; double underscores, verbs. Athletic shoe makers convinced us that we need $150 tennis shoes. (Subject plus ...
Syntactic structure and ambiguity in English
... context-free languages even of greatly restricted generality (Chomsky and Schützenberger3, Greibach7). i.e., no general algorithm can be found for determining whether or not a given dpa (psg) will analyze (generate) some sentence in more than one way. The outlook for practically interesting decidabl ...
... context-free languages even of greatly restricted generality (Chomsky and Schützenberger3, Greibach7). i.e., no general algorithm can be found for determining whether or not a given dpa (psg) will analyze (generate) some sentence in more than one way. The outlook for practically interesting decidabl ...
Adverb Clause - jeffrey scott longstaff
... Just as we were about to watch the movie, the electricity went off. [as = when] I got home right as she was leaving. [as = when] As I watched the children playing, I remembered my earlier days. [as = while] She cooked dinner as I prepared the table. [as = while] While we walk to the store, we can de ...
... Just as we were about to watch the movie, the electricity went off. [as = when] I got home right as she was leaving. [as = when] As I watched the children playing, I remembered my earlier days. [as = while] She cooked dinner as I prepared the table. [as = while] While we walk to the store, we can de ...
Here the objective personal pronoun "us" is the direct object of the
... An interrogative pronounis used to ask questions. The interrogative pronouns are "who," "whom," "which," "what" and the compounds formed with the suffix "ever" ("whoever," "whomever," "whichever," and "whatever"). Note that either "which" or "what" can also be used as an interrogative adjective, and ...
... An interrogative pronounis used to ask questions. The interrogative pronouns are "who," "whom," "which," "what" and the compounds formed with the suffix "ever" ("whoever," "whomever," "whichever," and "whatever"). Note that either "which" or "what" can also be used as an interrogative adjective, and ...
LESSON 26: DEPENDENT CLAUSES (ADVERB)
... Today, we'll learn about another kind of language unit: clauses. Way back in lesson 16, you started to learn about clauses, and it's time for us to learn more! A clause is a group of words that does contain a subject and a verb. The cat meowed. Whenever the cat meowed Both of those examples are clau ...
... Today, we'll learn about another kind of language unit: clauses. Way back in lesson 16, you started to learn about clauses, and it's time for us to learn more! A clause is a group of words that does contain a subject and a verb. The cat meowed. Whenever the cat meowed Both of those examples are clau ...
Relative Clauses - The Tlingit Language
... exceptions in published texts. I suspect the difference in stem variation between relatives and non-relatives is prosodic and intonational rather than morphophonological, and hence it may be more lexible than what Leer describes. I indicate stem variation in glosses but will otherwise ignore it. Tl ...
... exceptions in published texts. I suspect the difference in stem variation between relatives and non-relatives is prosodic and intonational rather than morphophonological, and hence it may be more lexible than what Leer describes. I indicate stem variation in glosses but will otherwise ignore it. Tl ...
Contents - Kite
... 3. Wrestlers wage individual battles but can earn points for a team. 4. Although basketball was invented in the United States, it is now played throughout the world and is a part of the Olympics. 5. Soccer and lacrosse are sports that are gaining popularity in America. 6. A club sometimes sponsors s ...
... 3. Wrestlers wage individual battles but can earn points for a team. 4. Although basketball was invented in the United States, it is now played throughout the world and is a part of the Olympics. 5. Soccer and lacrosse are sports that are gaining popularity in America. 6. A club sometimes sponsors s ...
Tying Ideas Together with Conjunctions and Relative Pronouns
... Subordinating conjunctions have some similarities to coordinating conjunctions: Both types of conjunctions link ideas together, both introduce one of the ideas, and both generally use commas to separate the two ideas. The distinguishing characteristics of subordinating conjunctions are as follows: ✓ ...
... Subordinating conjunctions have some similarities to coordinating conjunctions: Both types of conjunctions link ideas together, both introduce one of the ideas, and both generally use commas to separate the two ideas. The distinguishing characteristics of subordinating conjunctions are as follows: ✓ ...
Chapter 5 - Public Bookshelf
... issues of deep and surface structures. When we study the structure of sentences, we come to notice that some words are dropped out, or missing, which is more in speech than in written form. For instance, one of the most often used expressions, Thank you, does not have “I” as the subject of thank, as ...
... issues of deep and surface structures. When we study the structure of sentences, we come to notice that some words are dropped out, or missing, which is more in speech than in written form. For instance, one of the most often used expressions, Thank you, does not have “I” as the subject of thank, as ...
Grammar: Course compendium
... In this section, you will practise basic grammar terms and concepts. Learning the terminology is not a goal in itself. It’s an aid to helping you understand and discuss grammar rules and difficulties. For this reason, it’s not so much a question of learning certain terminology by heart, but rather a ...
... In this section, you will practise basic grammar terms and concepts. Learning the terminology is not a goal in itself. It’s an aid to helping you understand and discuss grammar rules and difficulties. For this reason, it’s not so much a question of learning certain terminology by heart, but rather a ...
PARATAXIS IN LANGO* Michael Noonan State University of New
... the first verb awfpo 'I heard' is perfective, while ajwatto 'I was hitting' is in the progressive aspect. The Lango verb codes three aspectual categories: progressive, habitual, and perfective. Tense distinctions are not made directly in the verb, but can be indicated (optionally) by various auxilia ...
... the first verb awfpo 'I heard' is perfective, while ajwatto 'I was hitting' is in the progressive aspect. The Lango verb codes three aspectual categories: progressive, habitual, and perfective. Tense distinctions are not made directly in the verb, but can be indicated (optionally) by various auxilia ...
Grammar Practice - Ms. Jordan`s English Class
... 16. In the sentence "I have miles to go before I sleep," which of the following is true: A. A participle serves as an adverb. B. An infinitive serves as an adjective. C. An infinitive serves as a direct object. D. A participle serves as an indirect object. E. An infinitive serves as an indirect obje ...
... 16. In the sentence "I have miles to go before I sleep," which of the following is true: A. A participle serves as an adverb. B. An infinitive serves as an adjective. C. An infinitive serves as a direct object. D. A participle serves as an indirect object. E. An infinitive serves as an indirect obje ...
English - RCCM Indore
... 1. He is buying a shirt which looks very nice. The above sentence has two clauses “He is buying a shirt” and “which looks very nice”. The clause “He is buying a shirt” expresses a complete thought and can alone stand as a sentence. Such a clause is called main or independent clause. While the clause ...
... 1. He is buying a shirt which looks very nice. The above sentence has two clauses “He is buying a shirt” and “which looks very nice”. The clause “He is buying a shirt” expresses a complete thought and can alone stand as a sentence. Such a clause is called main or independent clause. While the clause ...
Coordination of Unlikes without Unlike Categories
... whereas it has to be stipulated in base-generation via copying-out of the semantic content of predicates. For instance, in (7) one would have to copy-out the verb predicate as well as the NP a talk, and ensure that variable binding is done properly. It is not clear exactly how this copying out shoul ...
... whereas it has to be stipulated in base-generation via copying-out of the semantic content of predicates. For instance, in (7) one would have to copy-out the verb predicate as well as the NP a talk, and ensure that variable binding is done properly. It is not clear exactly how this copying out shoul ...
Commas - RISD Writing Center
... Commas DO set off non-restrictive clauses. — begins with a relative pronoun — adds extra meaning, but can be removed ...
... Commas DO set off non-restrictive clauses. — begins with a relative pronoun — adds extra meaning, but can be removed ...