English-awareness-chapter-2-Grammar-pronouns
... Incorrect : The office was located in the heart of the town which had state-of-the-art interior decoration. Correct : The office, which had state-of-the-art interior decoration, was located in the heart of the town. Rule : No conjunction should be placed before the relative pronoun except to join to ...
... Incorrect : The office was located in the heart of the town which had state-of-the-art interior decoration. Correct : The office, which had state-of-the-art interior decoration, was located in the heart of the town. Rule : No conjunction should be placed before the relative pronoun except to join to ...
"Por" and "Para"
... Rule: to mean "on behalf of," or "in favor of," Model: No voté por nadie. (I didn't vote for anyone.) Rule: to express a length of time Model: Yo estudié por dos horas. (I studied for two hours.) Rule: to express an undetermined, or general time, meaning "during" Model: Se puede ver las estrellas po ...
... Rule: to mean "on behalf of," or "in favor of," Model: No voté por nadie. (I didn't vote for anyone.) Rule: to express a length of time Model: Yo estudié por dos horas. (I studied for two hours.) Rule: to express an undetermined, or general time, meaning "during" Model: Se puede ver las estrellas po ...
1 The Distribution of Negative NPs and Some Typological
... corresponding to nobody, nothing, nowhere, not a single book, etc., can occur in the position of a topic, a subject, or a preverbal adjunct; they cannot occur as a postverbal object of the verb, the object of a preposition, a postverbal complement, or as a possessive determiner. This descriptive gen ...
... corresponding to nobody, nothing, nowhere, not a single book, etc., can occur in the position of a topic, a subject, or a preverbal adjunct; they cannot occur as a postverbal object of the verb, the object of a preposition, a postverbal complement, or as a possessive determiner. This descriptive gen ...
Clause processing in complex sentences
... beginning with the verb phrase, which governs the clause, and spreading to the periphery, until the frontiers of the clause are reached. Valence grammar (Borba, 1996) is a typical example of this approach: the verb is not only an essential part of the clause but the governing center from where contr ...
... beginning with the verb phrase, which governs the clause, and spreading to the periphery, until the frontiers of the clause are reached. Valence grammar (Borba, 1996) is a typical example of this approach: the verb is not only an essential part of the clause but the governing center from where contr ...
Imperfect Aspect in English and Indonesian Verbs
... aspect as durative in contrast to punctual in perfective aspect. Similarly, Radford (2004) views aspect as a term used to denote the duration of the activity described by a verb, which is still ongoing or already completed as exemplified in sentences (5) and (6). (5) He is taking the medicine. (6) H ...
... aspect as durative in contrast to punctual in perfective aspect. Similarly, Radford (2004) views aspect as a term used to denote the duration of the activity described by a verb, which is still ongoing or already completed as exemplified in sentences (5) and (6). (5) He is taking the medicine. (6) H ...
The English relative clause - Machine Translation Archive
... might also generate such sentences as: They called the girl up. He calls the girl up. etc. ...
... might also generate such sentences as: They called the girl up. He calls the girl up. etc. ...
Object Ellipsis as Topic Drop
... a continued topic. The latter two, which introduce ‘new’ topics which have not been employed as topics in the preceding discourse, are referred to as shifted topics. It has been claimed that dropped topics are continued topics (Schulz, 2003). In the case of languages that employ both topicalization ...
... a continued topic. The latter two, which introduce ‘new’ topics which have not been employed as topics in the preceding discourse, are referred to as shifted topics. It has been claimed that dropped topics are continued topics (Schulz, 2003). In the case of languages that employ both topicalization ...
Basic Punctuation Help Tips
... A semicolon (;) links two complete sentences and shows that there is a relationship between them. Here are some of the things it can be used for: To join two separate sentences together. If a semicolon is used then a conjunction (but, and, or) doesn’t need to be used. A semicolon is perfect for high ...
... A semicolon (;) links two complete sentences and shows that there is a relationship between them. Here are some of the things it can be used for: To join two separate sentences together. If a semicolon is used then a conjunction (but, and, or) doesn’t need to be used. A semicolon is perfect for high ...
Syntactic overview
... not but also by the addition of the semantically empty auxiliary do. The contrast in [1ii] is one of clause type, with [a] declarative and [b] interrogative. The syntactic difference in this particular pair concerns the relative order of subject and predicator: in [a] the subject occupies its basic ...
... not but also by the addition of the semantically empty auxiliary do. The contrast in [1ii] is one of clause type, with [a] declarative and [b] interrogative. The syntactic difference in this particular pair concerns the relative order of subject and predicator: in [a] the subject occupies its basic ...
Pronouns and Antecedents
... Personal Pronouns can be characterized by person. 1st person Refers to the speaker. 1st person singular: I, me. 1st person plural: we, us. ...
... Personal Pronouns can be characterized by person. 1st person Refers to the speaker. 1st person singular: I, me. 1st person plural: we, us. ...
Lexical, Morphological, and Syntactic Aspects of Verb Production in
... Here it is assumed that a verb is inserted in the structure in fully inflected form (Chomsky, 1995; for Dutch syntax, see Zwart, 1993). In the embedded clause, the finite verb remains in its base-generated position; in matrix clauses, only the finite verb moves to the left and the nonfinite verb sta ...
... Here it is assumed that a verb is inserted in the structure in fully inflected form (Chomsky, 1995; for Dutch syntax, see Zwart, 1993). In the embedded clause, the finite verb remains in its base-generated position; in matrix clauses, only the finite verb moves to the left and the nonfinite verb sta ...
Configurationality and Greek clause structure
... that scrambling can be placed in a different component from other syntactic rules, thereby reflecting the difference I have been discussing.” Secondly, the mechanism of scrambling has been shown to be rather stipulative and unconstrained. Consequently, its theoretical value is reduced by the fact th ...
... that scrambling can be placed in a different component from other syntactic rules, thereby reflecting the difference I have been discussing.” Secondly, the mechanism of scrambling has been shown to be rather stipulative and unconstrained. Consequently, its theoretical value is reduced by the fact th ...
Unit 7 - GFF3 - Modals Part 2 Interactive
... Usually use “would prefer” or “would rather” for specific choices Refuse an offer by saying “I’d rather not” NOT “I wouldn’t rather.” These are comparison statements also. ...
... Usually use “would prefer” or “would rather” for specific choices Refuse an offer by saying “I’d rather not” NOT “I wouldn’t rather.” These are comparison statements also. ...
Why are `as soon as` clauses marked for predicate
... Avatime (Niger-Congo, Kwa) – left-dislocation (mostly in complement clauses, ...
... Avatime (Niger-Congo, Kwa) – left-dislocation (mostly in complement clauses, ...
dependent clauses
... When the relative pronoun is used as the object of a preposition, the adjective clause can take several forms. The most formal way to express these ideas is to place the preposition at the beginning of the adjective clause as in Sentences 1 and 2 (below). In this type of sentence construction, if th ...
... When the relative pronoun is used as the object of a preposition, the adjective clause can take several forms. The most formal way to express these ideas is to place the preposition at the beginning of the adjective clause as in Sentences 1 and 2 (below). In this type of sentence construction, if th ...
What is a pronoun?
... was little that/ *which could not be done. There is not something that *which would disturb you (cf. I saw something in the paper that/which would interest you. She then proceeded to relate the little nothings which had passed since the winter.) This is the funniest film that /*which has ever come f ...
... was little that/ *which could not be done. There is not something that *which would disturb you (cf. I saw something in the paper that/which would interest you. She then proceeded to relate the little nothings which had passed since the winter.) This is the funniest film that /*which has ever come f ...
OD - Princeton University
... “he sent him to kindergarten. As soon as he went there, the teacher took one look at him and he threw up again.” As soon as he went there, ?eacher took one look at him and he threw up again. The, uh, Governor, you know, has been trying to decide whether he’s going to commute it or not. ??Governor, y ...
... “he sent him to kindergarten. As soon as he went there, the teacher took one look at him and he threw up again.” As soon as he went there, ?eacher took one look at him and he threw up again. The, uh, Governor, you know, has been trying to decide whether he’s going to commute it or not. ??Governor, y ...
STRUCTURE AND USE QT? VERBS 0^ MOTION WJM
... implies some form of motion. Such a chain of reduncancy can probably be interpreted as a hierarchy of saliency: the more specific components are probably more available to the language user than the implied less specific components (see for a similar argument especially Miller, ...
... implies some form of motion. Such a chain of reduncancy can probably be interpreted as a hierarchy of saliency: the more specific components are probably more available to the language user than the implied less specific components (see for a similar argument especially Miller, ...
10.1 Structures of kernel sentence in Assamese 10.1.1 A kernel
... and conjoins the subordinate c lause to the main clause. It is possible to reverse the order of the two clauses; in case the sain clause occurs a1. the beginning and is by /zihetu/ or /zihetuke/ and the subordinate at ...
... and conjoins the subordinate c lause to the main clause. It is possible to reverse the order of the two clauses; in case the sain clause occurs a1. the beginning and is by /zihetu/ or /zihetuke/ and the subordinate at ...
dependent clauses
... When the relative pronoun is used as the object of a preposition, the adjective clause can take several forms. The most formal way to express these ideas is to place the preposition at the beginning of the adjective clause as in Sentences 1 and 2 (below). In this type of sentence construction, if th ...
... When the relative pronoun is used as the object of a preposition, the adjective clause can take several forms. The most formal way to express these ideas is to place the preposition at the beginning of the adjective clause as in Sentences 1 and 2 (below). In this type of sentence construction, if th ...
Do sentences have tense?
... Under the classical treatment in LFG, tense is a feature encoded in morphology or in the lexicon and projected into f-structures. It is formulated, as all other features, as an attribute-value equation; the values of the tense attribute generally are the labels by which traditional grammar refers to ...
... Under the classical treatment in LFG, tense is a feature encoded in morphology or in the lexicon and projected into f-structures. It is formulated, as all other features, as an attribute-value equation; the values of the tense attribute generally are the labels by which traditional grammar refers to ...
Noun Clause - jeffrey scott longstaff
... the direct object should answer the question, "What did she give?" while the indirect object answers, "To whom (or what) did she give it?" Direct Object: what object did someone give, or act on, Indirect Object: what object, person, was the direct object given to / adressed to ...
... the direct object should answer the question, "What did she give?" while the indirect object answers, "To whom (or what) did she give it?" Direct Object: what object did someone give, or act on, Indirect Object: what object, person, was the direct object given to / adressed to ...
The alliterative, rhythmic and stanzaic constraints on verbs in
... with a dip, that dip must contain a sentence particle (see e.g. Mines, 2002, 239). I find this to be true for all dróttkvætt lines with anacrusis at the beginning of half-stanzas. It is true in the sense that these lines always have either a finite verb in the first syllabic position or a Bindewort. ...
... with a dip, that dip must contain a sentence particle (see e.g. Mines, 2002, 239). I find this to be true for all dróttkvætt lines with anacrusis at the beginning of half-stanzas. It is true in the sense that these lines always have either a finite verb in the first syllabic position or a Bindewort. ...
Object Ellipsis as Topic Drop
... topics and can be used to tell which constituent types may function as such. Personal pronouns, temporal and locative pronouns (then, there) show that DPs and spatiotemporal expressions may function as topics. The fact that VPs are non-referential and therefore cannot be represented by a pronoun ind ...
... topics and can be used to tell which constituent types may function as such. Personal pronouns, temporal and locative pronouns (then, there) show that DPs and spatiotemporal expressions may function as topics. The fact that VPs are non-referential and therefore cannot be represented by a pronoun ind ...