defining relative clause
... Because there are two parts to the sentence it is called cleft(from the verb cleave) which means divided into two. Cleft sentences are particularly useful in writing where we cannot use intonation for purposes of focus or emphasis, but they are also frequently used in speech. Cleft structures includ ...
... Because there are two parts to the sentence it is called cleft(from the verb cleave) which means divided into two. Cleft sentences are particularly useful in writing where we cannot use intonation for purposes of focus or emphasis, but they are also frequently used in speech. Cleft structures includ ...
Writing SOL Review
... proposal to impose a curfew on teens. Mike is against the idea, but Andrea is for it. Draft A below is Mike’s rough draft of the first part of his letter. DRAFT A: Mike’s Draft (1)Some people wanting a curfew for minors in our state. (2)They feel that a curfew would reduce crime. (3)While restrictin ...
... proposal to impose a curfew on teens. Mike is against the idea, but Andrea is for it. Draft A below is Mike’s rough draft of the first part of his letter. DRAFT A: Mike’s Draft (1)Some people wanting a curfew for minors in our state. (2)They feel that a curfew would reduce crime. (3)While restrictin ...
predication
... called “specifiers” (articles, particles), e.g., I saw a student in the hall. The student was dancing there. ...
... called “specifiers” (articles, particles), e.g., I saw a student in the hall. The student was dancing there. ...
05 WLE LA Grammar/Sentence Construction
... B. Paul hoped to find the book he wanted at the library, but it had been checked out. C. My grandmother is very old, when she sits down she has trouble getting up again. D. We went on a nature hunt with my class and collected leaves, rocks, and pinecones. 3. Which of these is a declarative sentence? ...
... B. Paul hoped to find the book he wanted at the library, but it had been checked out. C. My grandmother is very old, when she sits down she has trouble getting up again. D. We went on a nature hunt with my class and collected leaves, rocks, and pinecones. 3. Which of these is a declarative sentence? ...
Sentence Writing Strategy - directed
... I want to see my sister soon, for she has been in Switzerland for two years. ...
... I want to see my sister soon, for she has been in Switzerland for two years. ...
On D-pronouns and the Movement of Topic Features
... or by means of theta role. A left-dislocated constituent, being base-generated, is not linked up to any predicate. Therefore it is not implausible to suppose th at left-dislocated elements can undergo chain composition with the topic pronoun. Below we will suggest that the topic pronoun is related t ...
... or by means of theta role. A left-dislocated constituent, being base-generated, is not linked up to any predicate. Therefore it is not implausible to suppose th at left-dislocated elements can undergo chain composition with the topic pronoun. Below we will suggest that the topic pronoun is related t ...
GoChinese Lesson
... [Learning Point: Common verbs] Using adjectives in place of verbs While 'máng' (忙 / busy) is an adjective, it also functions as a verb in this sentence. Compare this with its English equivalent, 'Are you busy tomorrow?' ...
... [Learning Point: Common verbs] Using adjectives in place of verbs While 'máng' (忙 / busy) is an adjective, it also functions as a verb in this sentence. Compare this with its English equivalent, 'Are you busy tomorrow?' ...
Grammar Preview 4: Subjects and Direct Objects This preview of
... out before you can pick out the subject. If identifying verbs is a problem for you, please review the third grammar preview presentation where we discussed verbs. At first in this presentation, we’ll use sentences in which the only verb forms are main verbs. That is, no “-ing” or “to” forms, at leas ...
... out before you can pick out the subject. If identifying verbs is a problem for you, please review the third grammar preview presentation where we discussed verbs. At first in this presentation, we’ll use sentences in which the only verb forms are main verbs. That is, no “-ing” or “to” forms, at leas ...
Sentence Structure
... Sentence Fragments and Run-ons A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence used as a sentence. While sentences are independent clauses that express complete thoughts, fragments are either 1) partial clauses that lack either a subject or a verb or 2) dependent clauses that do not express a complete ...
... Sentence Fragments and Run-ons A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence used as a sentence. While sentences are independent clauses that express complete thoughts, fragments are either 1) partial clauses that lack either a subject or a verb or 2) dependent clauses that do not express a complete ...
Affix rivalry
... Juan received.3sg {gold / a prize} {for / in} five minutes. Other verbs belonging to this class are procesar, ’to process’, someter, ’to subjugate’ or silenciar, ’to silence’. Their nominalisations are procesamiento, someti-miento and silencia-miento (never *procesa-do, *someti-do, *silencia-do). Th ...
... Juan received.3sg {gold / a prize} {for / in} five minutes. Other verbs belonging to this class are procesar, ’to process’, someter, ’to subjugate’ or silenciar, ’to silence’. Their nominalisations are procesamiento, someti-miento and silencia-miento (never *procesa-do, *someti-do, *silencia-do). Th ...
Religious Studies Summer Assignment
... Hey, where are you going tonight? __________________________________________________________________ B. Determining Parts of Speech On the answer key below the paragraph, identify each underlined word as a noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, or conjunction. (17) In 1823, Captain Joh ...
... Hey, where are you going tonight? __________________________________________________________________ B. Determining Parts of Speech On the answer key below the paragraph, identify each underlined word as a noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, or conjunction. (17) In 1823, Captain Joh ...
Head-to-Head Movement
... many ways to the underlying form found in phonology). The theta criterion filters out ungrammatical sentences at D-structure. D-structure is then subject to the transformational rules. These transformational rules can move words around in the sentence. We’ve actually already seen two of these transf ...
... many ways to the underlying form found in phonology). The theta criterion filters out ungrammatical sentences at D-structure. D-structure is then subject to the transformational rules. These transformational rules can move words around in the sentence. We’ve actually already seen two of these transf ...
Double Double, Morphology and Trouble: Looking into
... As can be seen, this operation cannot apply to the verb bunuh “kill” in (11) to mean “killing”. However if the object can be interpreted as plural then the action can be applied to the multiple objects as shown in (13). So there is this sense of either being able to distribute the action over time r ...
... As can be seen, this operation cannot apply to the verb bunuh “kill” in (11) to mean “killing”. However if the object can be interpreted as plural then the action can be applied to the multiple objects as shown in (13). So there is this sense of either being able to distribute the action over time r ...
17 Handbook of Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage
... 19) Punctuation goes inside quotation marks if the whole sentence is quoted but outside the quotation marks if only the last part of the sentence is a quote. Answer: FALSE Explanation: Punctuation should be placed inside of the quotation marks in most cases, for example: It became clear to me that ...
... 19) Punctuation goes inside quotation marks if the whole sentence is quoted but outside the quotation marks if only the last part of the sentence is a quote. Answer: FALSE Explanation: Punctuation should be placed inside of the quotation marks in most cases, for example: It became clear to me that ...
Pronouns and Antecedents
... • A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. • The antecedent of a pronoun is the noun or nouns to which the pronoun refers. • Provide a clear antecedent for every pronoun. John Moisant was a pilot, and he taught Harriet to fly. Pilots and teachers had refused Harriet. They thoug ...
... • A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. • The antecedent of a pronoun is the noun or nouns to which the pronoun refers. • Provide a clear antecedent for every pronoun. John Moisant was a pilot, and he taught Harriet to fly. Pilots and teachers had refused Harriet. They thoug ...
Other Comma Uses and Misuses - New Mexico State University
... Some expressions are idiomatic to English - that is, they are peculiar to English and their meaning can't be determined-from the elements in the phrase. Some idiomatic expressions are metaphorical. Some cannot be translated word for word into another language. They are used frequently in both speech ...
... Some expressions are idiomatic to English - that is, they are peculiar to English and their meaning can't be determined-from the elements in the phrase. Some idiomatic expressions are metaphorical. Some cannot be translated word for word into another language. They are used frequently in both speech ...
TWENTY BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS NAME These are the 20
... A participial is a verb form that, used as a single word or as part of a phrase, functions as a modifier (adjective). Participles have three forms: Present (ending in –ing); Past (ending in –ed); and Irregular (so irregular that you will have to memorize them!). Punctuation depends on whether the ph ...
... A participial is a verb form that, used as a single word or as part of a phrase, functions as a modifier (adjective). Participles have three forms: Present (ending in –ing); Past (ending in –ed); and Irregular (so irregular that you will have to memorize them!). Punctuation depends on whether the ph ...
Cumulative periodic and inverted sentences
... • After Mary added up all the sales, she discovered that the lemonade stand was 32 cents short. ...
... • After Mary added up all the sales, she discovered that the lemonade stand was 32 cents short. ...
Interrogative Pronouns The pronoun Who
... A preposition takes an object, just as many verbs do. The object of a preposition can be simple or compound. In either case, use an object pronoun as the object of the preposition. Lee read a famous myth to me. Lee read a famous Roman myth to John and me. Continue ...
... A preposition takes an object, just as many verbs do. The object of a preposition can be simple or compound. In either case, use an object pronoun as the object of the preposition. Lee read a famous myth to me. Lee read a famous Roman myth to John and me. Continue ...
C14-1101 - ACL Anthology
... understand that John woke up early out of habit entails John has a habit of waking up early, which again requires correlating argument frames of three different expressions: the noun habit, the “support verb + noun” combination to have a habit and the adverbial out of habit . Syntactic derivation is ...
... understand that John woke up early out of habit entails John has a habit of waking up early, which again requires correlating argument frames of three different expressions: the noun habit, the “support verb + noun” combination to have a habit and the adverbial out of habit . Syntactic derivation is ...
semantic constraints on the caused-motion construction
... Jaime pushed Erin into the car; The sun slashed its way into the room). However, once the predicate and PP slots have been filled in, this choice constrains the kind of Y element that we can have. For example, in Anna loved me back into life, the Y element has been realized by a human verb role. It ...
... Jaime pushed Erin into the car; The sun slashed its way into the room). However, once the predicate and PP slots have been filled in, this choice constrains the kind of Y element that we can have. For example, in Anna loved me back into life, the Y element has been realized by a human verb role. It ...
Reflexive Verbs
... • In English, reflexive constructions are usually accompanied by reflexive pronouns (“himself,” “ourselves,” etc.) as seen in our examples. Occasionally, however, the reflexive pronoun may be omitted in English. For example, one might say “The soldier is shaving,” with “himself” understood but not e ...
... • In English, reflexive constructions are usually accompanied by reflexive pronouns (“himself,” “ourselves,” etc.) as seen in our examples. Occasionally, however, the reflexive pronoun may be omitted in English. For example, one might say “The soldier is shaving,” with “himself” understood but not e ...
double-underline all verbs
... In all three sentences, be is not used alone; it has its own helping verb, will. So in all three sentences, will be must be marked. In the first sentence and second sentence, be is the last verb in the verb unit. In other words, be is not helping another word; be is the actual main verb, a linking v ...
... In all three sentences, be is not used alone; it has its own helping verb, will. So in all three sentences, will be must be marked. In the first sentence and second sentence, be is the last verb in the verb unit. In other words, be is not helping another word; be is the actual main verb, a linking v ...
Students First - Oakland University
... Definition: Clarity refers to writing directly, so that the intended audience easily understands your meaning. Suppose you’ve provided a teammate directions to your office in downtown Cleveland. The listener repeats each step, and you realize that you said “turn left” one time when you meant “turn r ...
... Definition: Clarity refers to writing directly, so that the intended audience easily understands your meaning. Suppose you’ve provided a teammate directions to your office in downtown Cleveland. The listener repeats each step, and you realize that you said “turn left” one time when you meant “turn r ...