Gerund or Infinitive?
... meaning difference. Using a gerund suggests that you are referring to real activities or experiences. Using an infinitive suggests that you are talking about potential or possible activities or experiences. Because of this small difference in meaning, gerunds and infinitives cannot always be used in ...
... meaning difference. Using a gerund suggests that you are referring to real activities or experiences. Using an infinitive suggests that you are talking about potential or possible activities or experiences. Because of this small difference in meaning, gerunds and infinitives cannot always be used in ...
The Relevance of Syncretisms in the Context of Null Subject Licensing
... Just met-1sg-fem Janek-ACC. [He] tomorrow write-back-(1/)3sg ...
... Just met-1sg-fem Janek-ACC. [He] tomorrow write-back-(1/)3sg ...
Pi-lan
... The interrogative is derived in terms of the ordering; the first is V-raising because the Aux does not dominate a Modal and the verb with the feature specification [+AUX] is raised to Aux to support Tense; the second is Aux-raising that satisfies the [+Q]-Comp. Finally, the surface structure emerge ...
... The interrogative is derived in terms of the ordering; the first is V-raising because the Aux does not dominate a Modal and the verb with the feature specification [+AUX] is raised to Aux to support Tense; the second is Aux-raising that satisfies the [+Q]-Comp. Finally, the surface structure emerge ...
The compound verbal modal predicate
... important. The understanding of literary texts, for example, often depends on careful grammatical analysis. Other forms of writing can be equally difficult to interpret. Scientific and academic writing, for instance, may be complex not just in the ideas they convey, but also in their syntax. These t ...
... important. The understanding of literary texts, for example, often depends on careful grammatical analysis. Other forms of writing can be equally difficult to interpret. Scientific and academic writing, for instance, may be complex not just in the ideas they convey, but also in their syntax. These t ...
GCSE Spanish Candidate exemplar Controlled assessment
... access to the full mark range and the student provides a lot of information with clarity – even though a couple of ideas are not expressed successfully, eg, yo no se aburran en Peterborough sin embargo no me gusta el tráfico. Information is generally developed but this is not a detailed response and ...
... access to the full mark range and the student provides a lot of information with clarity – even though a couple of ideas are not expressed successfully, eg, yo no se aburran en Peterborough sin embargo no me gusta el tráfico. Information is generally developed but this is not a detailed response and ...
Summary of Latin Grammar - Northside Middle School
... the sentence (and therefore often set off by commas in modern books). It consists of a noun (or pronoun) plus a participle, both in the ablative; the best translation is usually an English clause introduced by when, since, although, or if: oppidīs suīs vīcīsque exustīs when all their towns and villa ...
... the sentence (and therefore often set off by commas in modern books). It consists of a noun (or pronoun) plus a participle, both in the ablative; the best translation is usually an English clause introduced by when, since, although, or if: oppidīs suīs vīcīsque exustīs when all their towns and villa ...
Omission of the primary verbs BE and HAVE in - (BORA)
... communicative competence in a way which differs from other age-groups of a speech community. For instance, it appears that a speaker's indulgence in linguistic innovativeness reaches a peak in adolescence. Teenagers are often associated with the spread of linguistic innovations (cf Eckert 1988), and ...
... communicative competence in a way which differs from other age-groups of a speech community. For instance, it appears that a speaker's indulgence in linguistic innovativeness reaches a peak in adolescence. Teenagers are often associated with the spread of linguistic innovations (cf Eckert 1988), and ...
Grammar and Language Workbook, Part 1
... 16. They made sand castles on the beach, but waves soon washed away their work. 17. He raked the leaves, but the sudden wind scattered them all over our yard. 18. Your new puppy looks as if it will turn out to be a beautiful, large dog. ...
... 16. They made sand castles on the beach, but waves soon washed away their work. 17. He raked the leaves, but the sudden wind scattered them all over our yard. 18. Your new puppy looks as if it will turn out to be a beautiful, large dog. ...
So, M. Tullius Cicero had Marcus as praenomen
... A “high class” Roman (of the senatorial or equestrian order) male usually has three names. The first, praenomen is his personal (what we call in America, “first”) name. During the Republic, there were only a few options (less than 20), so in formal writing and on tombstones the praenomen was usually ...
... A “high class” Roman (of the senatorial or equestrian order) male usually has three names. The first, praenomen is his personal (what we call in America, “first”) name. During the Republic, there were only a few options (less than 20), so in formal writing and on tombstones the praenomen was usually ...
Long Head Movement is Short Head Movement
... a. Poljubili su Mariju. kissed are Maria ‘They kissed Maria.’ a’. *Poljubili jesu Mariju kissed are Maria a”. Poljubili Mariju jesu. kissed Maria are ‘They did kiss Maria’ b. ?*Pojeo (Ivan) jeste sve gljive eaten (Ivan) is all mushrooms ...
... a. Poljubili su Mariju. kissed are Maria ‘They kissed Maria.’ a’. *Poljubili jesu Mariju kissed are Maria a”. Poljubili Mariju jesu. kissed Maria are ‘They did kiss Maria’ b. ?*Pojeo (Ivan) jeste sve gljive eaten (Ivan) is all mushrooms ...
The message in the navel: (ir)realisness in Swahili
... In this paper I will use the expression “Tense-Aspect-Modality” (TAM) to refer to a set of prefixes and suffixes that are attached to verb stems in Swahili, even though some of these affixes signal information that falls outside the scope of traditional definitions of tense, aspect, and modality (se ...
... In this paper I will use the expression “Tense-Aspect-Modality” (TAM) to refer to a set of prefixes and suffixes that are attached to verb stems in Swahili, even though some of these affixes signal information that falls outside the scope of traditional definitions of tense, aspect, and modality (se ...
PROGRESSIVE STRUCTURES OF ENGLISH AND CATALAN
... 6.2 The syntactic behaviour of estar and anar + gerund Llinàs (1990:58-70) compiles an exhaustive collection of tests to identify what she calls 'complex verbs', i.e. verbal sequences that may not be interrupted by other elements, such as the temporal periphrases haver + past participle 'have + past ...
... 6.2 The syntactic behaviour of estar and anar + gerund Llinàs (1990:58-70) compiles an exhaustive collection of tests to identify what she calls 'complex verbs', i.e. verbal sequences that may not be interrupted by other elements, such as the temporal periphrases haver + past participle 'have + past ...
chapter 11 the preterit tense
... Some verbs are truly irregular in the present tense because the stem form of the verb morphs into something unrecognizable. Do not think of these verbs as stem changers because they do not follow the patterns that stemchanging verbs follow. These verbs also do not use the normal preterit endings, bu ...
... Some verbs are truly irregular in the present tense because the stem form of the verb morphs into something unrecognizable. Do not think of these verbs as stem changers because they do not follow the patterns that stemchanging verbs follow. These verbs also do not use the normal preterit endings, bu ...
On the Tense-Aspect system of Bolivian
... for instance the nominal predicate che pyatyty ‘I (am/was) sad’. The ultimate basis of the preferred temporal interpretation seems to be based on pragmatic implicatures. Needless to say, permanent stative verbs add obvious restrictions as for temporal interpretation. Thus, e.g., the nominal predicat ...
... for instance the nominal predicate che pyatyty ‘I (am/was) sad’. The ultimate basis of the preferred temporal interpretation seems to be based on pragmatic implicatures. Needless to say, permanent stative verbs add obvious restrictions as for temporal interpretation. Thus, e.g., the nominal predicat ...
Spanish Essentials For Dummies
... Chapter 6: Revealing the Past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Living in the Past.................................................................... 103 Forming the preterit of regular verbs ....................... 104 Forming the preterit of spelling change verbs......... 105 Verbs wit ...
... Chapter 6: Revealing the Past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Living in the Past.................................................................... 103 Forming the preterit of regular verbs ....................... 104 Forming the preterit of spelling change verbs......... 105 Verbs wit ...
Английская грамматика: базовый теоретический курс
...  ýòîì ïîñîáèè ïðåäñòàâëåí áàçîâûé òåîðåòè÷åñêèé êóðñ ãðàììàòèêè ñîâðåìåííîãî àíãëèéñêîãî ÿçûêà. Ñ åãî ïîìîùüþ âû ñìîæåòå ñèñòåìàòèçèðîâàòü ñâîè çíàíèÿ, ïðîÿñíèòü íåïîíÿòíûå ìîìåíòû, ïîâòîðèòü âñå âàæíûå ïðàâèëà è èñêëþ÷åíèÿ. Àâòîð îáðàùàåò îñîáîå âíèìàíèå íà çíà÷èìûå òîíêîñòè è íþàíñû, à òàêæå ðàññ ...
...  ýòîì ïîñîáèè ïðåäñòàâëåí áàçîâûé òåîðåòè÷åñêèé êóðñ ãðàììàòèêè ñîâðåìåííîãî àíãëèéñêîãî ÿçûêà. Ñ åãî ïîìîùüþ âû ñìîæåòå ñèñòåìàòèçèðîâàòü ñâîè çíàíèÿ, ïðîÿñíèòü íåïîíÿòíûå ìîìåíòû, ïîâòîðèòü âñå âàæíûå ïðàâèëà è èñêëþ÷åíèÿ. Àâòîð îáðàùàåò îñîáîå âíèìàíèå íà çíà÷èìûå òîíêîñòè è íþàíñû, à òàêæå ðàññ ...
Free English Grammar E
... Well, these are the completely irregular verbs – the ones that don’t fit into any of the categories above! They are also some of the most commonly used verbs in the English language, so make sure to memorize them in all their crazy irregular forms! ...
... Well, these are the completely irregular verbs – the ones that don’t fit into any of the categories above! They are also some of the most commonly used verbs in the English language, so make sure to memorize them in all their crazy irregular forms! ...
Investigating Subject-Verb Agreement Errors among Iraqi
... English writing is an important language in the educational setting of higher education institutions due to its being the mediumof instruction (Al-Khuwaileh & Shoumali, 2000). English is the most widely spoken language in the world by native and nonnative speakers (Fatemi, 2008). English is the lang ...
... English writing is an important language in the educational setting of higher education institutions due to its being the mediumof instruction (Al-Khuwaileh & Shoumali, 2000). English is the most widely spoken language in the world by native and nonnative speakers (Fatemi, 2008). English is the lang ...
Focus in Bantu
... Certain Savanna languages contrast post-verbal and verb focus, the latter marked by an inflectional morpheme following the tense-marker: D60, M40, (M50), M60, P20-30, S20-30, K21, S40-50. This contrast is talked about in the literature in two slightly different ways: in terms of the relationship bet ...
... Certain Savanna languages contrast post-verbal and verb focus, the latter marked by an inflectional morpheme following the tense-marker: D60, M40, (M50), M60, P20-30, S20-30, K21, S40-50. This contrast is talked about in the literature in two slightly different ways: in terms of the relationship bet ...
Unit 10 Grammar overview: Conditionals Vocabulary overview
... was completed at a specific time in the past 2. to talk about 2. Every month my grandfather habitual actions sent me a parcel containing gifts, in the past puzzles and children’s magazines. ...
... was completed at a specific time in the past 2. to talk about 2. Every month my grandfather habitual actions sent me a parcel containing gifts, in the past puzzles and children’s magazines. ...
0 - DSpace@MIT
... the inflectional affixes and the cases of syncretism found across and within tenses. I develop a unified account of all of these facts within the framework of Distributed Morphology (Halle & Marantz (1993) and related work) that results from a new syntactic approach to the nature and function of the ...
... the inflectional affixes and the cases of syncretism found across and within tenses. I develop a unified account of all of these facts within the framework of Distributed Morphology (Halle & Marantz (1993) and related work) that results from a new syntactic approach to the nature and function of the ...
e diachrony of light and auxiliary verbs in Indo-Aryan
... Tikkanen 1987), an element which has the “virtual value of an indeclinable participle” (Whitney 1879/1889. 1st/2nd edn: §989), which in general functions as a converb, meaning something like “having X-ed” (though it does not always have a past tense value; as discussed in §3.1).9 It is clear that th ...
... Tikkanen 1987), an element which has the “virtual value of an indeclinable participle” (Whitney 1879/1889. 1st/2nd edn: §989), which in general functions as a converb, meaning something like “having X-ed” (though it does not always have a past tense value; as discussed in §3.1).9 It is clear that th ...
Constraining XP Sequences
... the possibility of their null or coalesced morphological realization as a matter of language variation (Demuth 1994, Gruber 1976, Halle and Marantz 1993; see in contrast Anderson 1992, Lieber 1992). The analysis thus elucidates the relation among functional elements and items of lexical content as t ...
... the possibility of their null or coalesced morphological realization as a matter of language variation (Demuth 1994, Gruber 1976, Halle and Marantz 1993; see in contrast Anderson 1992, Lieber 1992). The analysis thus elucidates the relation among functional elements and items of lexical content as t ...
Some notes on Russian predicative infinitives in automatic translation
... of them whose meaning may be changed through the addition of -sja depends on the animate-inanimate agent in the same manner as it does for other verbal forms." With reference to automatically translating Russian infinitive occurrences, Lynch then offers more specific suggestions: "Tentatively, trans ...
... of them whose meaning may be changed through the addition of -sja depends on the animate-inanimate agent in the same manner as it does for other verbal forms." With reference to automatically translating Russian infinitive occurrences, Lynch then offers more specific suggestions: "Tentatively, trans ...