Story PowerPoint
... prepositional phrases. In and for are prepositions, and bed and weeks are objects of the prepositions. The preposition shows the relationship of the object of the preposition to other words in the sentence. ...
... prepositional phrases. In and for are prepositions, and bed and weeks are objects of the prepositions. The preposition shows the relationship of the object of the preposition to other words in the sentence. ...
Chapter 4 Modifiers and Complements Adjectives and Adjective
... of big, any adjective phrase that contains big must contain really. IMPORTANT NOTE: Noun- or pronoun-modifying adjective phrases do NOT include the nouns or pronouns they modify, so the noun phrase my older brother contains an adjective phrase older (NOT older brother). A modifier never includes the ...
... of big, any adjective phrase that contains big must contain really. IMPORTANT NOTE: Noun- or pronoun-modifying adjective phrases do NOT include the nouns or pronouns they modify, so the noun phrase my older brother contains an adjective phrase older (NOT older brother). A modifier never includes the ...
Non-Finite Subordinate Clauses
... Non-Finite Subordinate Clauses • Most non-finite clauses have no overt Subject • Under certain conditions: – Inf.: in the to-variant with initial for as subordinator For them to be so late is very unusual. – Ger.-part.: a personal pronoun Subject usually appears in accusative case, but genitives ar ...
... Non-Finite Subordinate Clauses • Most non-finite clauses have no overt Subject • Under certain conditions: – Inf.: in the to-variant with initial for as subordinator For them to be so late is very unusual. – Ger.-part.: a personal pronoun Subject usually appears in accusative case, but genitives ar ...
C98-1061 - Association for Computational Linguistics
... pronominal anaphor resolution with a high rate of correct analyses: 85%. This one operates primarily on syntactic infbrmation only. In Kennedy and Boguraev (1996) it is proposed an algorithm for anaphor resolution which is a modified and extended version of that developed by Lappin and Leass (1994). ...
... pronominal anaphor resolution with a high rate of correct analyses: 85%. This one operates primarily on syntactic infbrmation only. In Kennedy and Boguraev (1996) it is proposed an algorithm for anaphor resolution which is a modified and extended version of that developed by Lappin and Leass (1994). ...
Some Properties of Preposition and Subordinate Conjunction
... made these extensions to solve this problem in a way that can be directly applied in running systems in such application areas as information extraction or conversational interfaces. In particular, we have sought to produce an attachment decision procedure with far broader coverage than in earlier a ...
... made these extensions to solve this problem in a way that can be directly applied in running systems in such application areas as information extraction or conversational interfaces. In particular, we have sought to produce an attachment decision procedure with far broader coverage than in earlier a ...
What is Syntax?
... Very indirect representation of grammatical relations (need for head percolation tables) Completely flat structure in NP (brown bag lunch, pink-and-yellow child seat ) ...
... Very indirect representation of grammatical relations (need for head percolation tables) Completely flat structure in NP (brown bag lunch, pink-and-yellow child seat ) ...
Tailoring a broad coverage grammar for the analysis of dictionary
... 1. Resolution of ambiguous assignment. The default strategy for attachment ambiguity, namely attachment to the closest possible head, should sometimes be changed for dictionary text, bi this way, some attachments which would remain ambiguous in ordinary texts can be disambiguated in the context of d ...
... 1. Resolution of ambiguous assignment. The default strategy for attachment ambiguity, namely attachment to the closest possible head, should sometimes be changed for dictionary text, bi this way, some attachments which would remain ambiguous in ordinary texts can be disambiguated in the context of d ...
Grammar Lecture Notes: Pronouns and Clauses
... There is a difference, however, depending on whether the relative clause is necessary (restrictive) or not. When the relative clause is restrictive, all three relative pronouns can be used. When the relative clause is non-restrictive, neither that nor the zero pronoun can be used. 1. A restrictive r ...
... There is a difference, however, depending on whether the relative clause is necessary (restrictive) or not. When the relative clause is restrictive, all three relative pronouns can be used. When the relative clause is non-restrictive, neither that nor the zero pronoun can be used. 1. A restrictive r ...
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 ...
Chapter 12
... be able to say things like “Noun Phrases can occur before verbs”. Other kinds of evidence for constituency come from what are called preposed or postposed constructions. For example, the prepositional phrase on September seventeenth can be placed in a number of different locations in the following e ...
... be able to say things like “Noun Phrases can occur before verbs”. Other kinds of evidence for constituency come from what are called preposed or postposed constructions. For example, the prepositional phrase on September seventeenth can be placed in a number of different locations in the following e ...
Carl Bache* Presentation of a pedagogical sentence analysis system
... high price. Chomsky has always argued against the assignment of function terms to constituents because functional values, he claims, can be deduced from purely formal properties and are therefore redundant (see e.g. Chomsky 1986:59ff). For example, any NP immediately dominated by S is a subject, any ...
... high price. Chomsky has always argued against the assignment of function terms to constituents because functional values, he claims, can be deduced from purely formal properties and are therefore redundant (see e.g. Chomsky 1986:59ff). For example, any NP immediately dominated by S is a subject, any ...
Towards an understanding of the meaning of nominal tense
... In principle then, the temporal interpretation of noun phrases in Guaranı́ is independent of the time at which the main verb is interpreted. (Similar observations were made for the temporal interpretation of noun phrases in English, see, e.g., Enç 1981, Musan 1995, Tonhauser 2002.) Paraguayan Guara ...
... In principle then, the temporal interpretation of noun phrases in Guaranı́ is independent of the time at which the main verb is interpreted. (Similar observations were made for the temporal interpretation of noun phrases in English, see, e.g., Enç 1981, Musan 1995, Tonhauser 2002.) Paraguayan Guara ...
glossary of usage - Presbyterian College
... Use different from to introduce nouns and pronouns, different than to introduce clauses. Republicans are different from Democrats. College is different than I expected it to be. dilemma Dilemma does not mean "an acute problem." It means "the necessary choice between ev ...
... Use different from to introduce nouns and pronouns, different than to introduce clauses. Republicans are different from Democrats. College is different than I expected it to be. dilemma Dilemma does not mean "an acute problem." It means "the necessary choice between ev ...
Chapter 6: Coordination and Ellipsis
... reading. You can also conjoin other material-- so I showed Mary a book and __ John a t.v. and __ the children a new set of Legos. In this example, the last two conjuncts consist of just an indirect object and a direct object -- which does not form any kind of a constituent (phrase). However, we int ...
... reading. You can also conjoin other material-- so I showed Mary a book and __ John a t.v. and __ the children a new set of Legos. In this example, the last two conjuncts consist of just an indirect object and a direct object -- which does not form any kind of a constituent (phrase). However, we int ...
mokilese-v1
... • ‘five’ = limmen or limpas • The second part of the Mokilese word is repeated in each row: • jilmen, pahmen, limmen in row 1; • jilpas, pahpas, limpas in row 2 This suggests that these Mokilese words are made up of two parts: the first part that relates to the English numbers, and the second part, ...
... • ‘five’ = limmen or limpas • The second part of the Mokilese word is repeated in each row: • jilmen, pahmen, limmen in row 1; • jilpas, pahpas, limpas in row 2 This suggests that these Mokilese words are made up of two parts: the first part that relates to the English numbers, and the second part, ...
Lesson 9 Adjectives
... Even when an adjective comes after the verb and not before a noun, it always refers to and qualifies the subject of the sentence, not the verb. And these verbs are “stative” verbs, which express a state or change of state, not “dynamic” verbs which express an action. Note that some verbs can be stat ...
... Even when an adjective comes after the verb and not before a noun, it always refers to and qualifies the subject of the sentence, not the verb. And these verbs are “stative” verbs, which express a state or change of state, not “dynamic” verbs which express an action. Note that some verbs can be stat ...
Grammar Challenge - Loudoun County Public Schools
... • Writers should spend time ensuring that their arguments are not superficial. • Writers should make sure their arguments are authentic. • Good writers employ authentic arguments. ...
... • Writers should spend time ensuring that their arguments are not superficial. • Writers should make sure their arguments are authentic. • Good writers employ authentic arguments. ...
Nonintersective adjectives
... In examples (16) and (15), the adverbial enters the semantics by modifying the event variable. Larson proposes that the “nonintersective” reading of the adjectival modification found in (22a) is just intersective modification of the event argument of the noun. Larson’s strong hypothesis is that all ...
... In examples (16) and (15), the adverbial enters the semantics by modifying the event variable. Larson proposes that the “nonintersective” reading of the adjectival modification found in (22a) is just intersective modification of the event argument of the noun. Larson’s strong hypothesis is that all ...
Talbanken05: A Swedish Treebank with Phrase Structure and
... the MAMBA scheme (Teleman, 1974), and was a very impressive achievement at the time of its creation. However, by modern standards it is probably best characterized as a “proto-treebank”, since the annotation format makes it rather difficult to use with contemporary parsers and treebank tools. In ord ...
... the MAMBA scheme (Teleman, 1974), and was a very impressive achievement at the time of its creation. However, by modern standards it is probably best characterized as a “proto-treebank”, since the annotation format makes it rather difficult to use with contemporary parsers and treebank tools. In ord ...
Importance of English Proficiency
... A verbal is a verb form that is used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. The three kinds of verbals are the participle, the gerund, and the infinitive. A participle is a verb form that can be used as an adjective. Three kinds of participles are the present participle, the past participle and the ...
... A verbal is a verb form that is used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. The three kinds of verbals are the participle, the gerund, and the infinitive. A participle is a verb form that can be used as an adjective. Three kinds of participles are the present participle, the past participle and the ...
Using Clauses as Nouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs
... A noun clause is an entire clause, which takes the place of a noun in another clause or phrase. Like a noun, a noun clause acts as the subject or object of a verb or the object of a preposition, answering the questions "who (m)?" or "what?". Consider the following examples: I know that Latin is no l ...
... A noun clause is an entire clause, which takes the place of a noun in another clause or phrase. Like a noun, a noun clause acts as the subject or object of a verb or the object of a preposition, answering the questions "who (m)?" or "what?". Consider the following examples: I know that Latin is no l ...
a Teacher Guide
... and ends with the object of the preposition. It includes any modifiers between the preposition and the object of the preposition. A prepositional phrase adds meaning to a sentence and can be located anywhere in the sentence. Prepositional phrases can modify like adjectives or adverbs. For example, t ...
... and ends with the object of the preposition. It includes any modifiers between the preposition and the object of the preposition. A prepositional phrase adds meaning to a sentence and can be located anywhere in the sentence. Prepositional phrases can modify like adjectives or adverbs. For example, t ...
5 - Shurley Instructional Materials
... and ends with the object of the preposition. It includes any modifiers between the preposition and the object of the preposition. A prepositional phrase adds meaning to a sentence and can be located anywhere in the sentence. Prepositional phrases can modify like adjectives or adverbs. For example, t ...
... and ends with the object of the preposition. It includes any modifiers between the preposition and the object of the preposition. A prepositional phrase adds meaning to a sentence and can be located anywhere in the sentence. Prepositional phrases can modify like adjectives or adverbs. For example, t ...
Exercise 3 - Amazon Web Services
... 1. If I were you, I would say nothing. (were subjunctive) 2. After that there were no more disturbances. (indicative) 3. Heaven forbid that we should interfere in the dispute. (mandative subjunctive) 4. If it’s not raining, take the dog for a walk. (imperative) 5. I asked that references be sent to ...
... 1. If I were you, I would say nothing. (were subjunctive) 2. After that there were no more disturbances. (indicative) 3. Heaven forbid that we should interfere in the dispute. (mandative subjunctive) 4. If it’s not raining, take the dog for a walk. (imperative) 5. I asked that references be sent to ...
Metonymy Interpretation Using X NO Y Examples
... 1999a). Metonymy is a metaphorical expression in which the name of something is substituted for another thing associated with the thing named. For example, in the Japanese sentence of “boku ga torusutoi wo yomu (I read Tolstoi),” the word “torusutoi (Tolstoi)” is a metonymic word. In this case, the ...
... 1999a). Metonymy is a metaphorical expression in which the name of something is substituted for another thing associated with the thing named. For example, in the Japanese sentence of “boku ga torusutoi wo yomu (I read Tolstoi),” the word “torusutoi (Tolstoi)” is a metonymic word. In this case, the ...
Determiner phrase
In linguistics, a determiner phrase (DP) is a type of phrase posited by some theories of syntax. The head of a DP is a determiner, as opposed to a noun. For example in the phrase the car, the is a determiner and car is a noun; the two combine to form a phrase, and on the DP-analysis, the determiner the is head over the noun car. The existence of DPs is a controversial issue in the study of syntax. The traditional analysis of phrases such as the car is that the noun is the head, which means the phrase is a noun phrase (NP), not a determiner phrase. Beginning in the mid 1980s, an alternative analysis arose that posits the determiner as the head, which makes the phrase a DP instead of an NP.The DP-analysis of phrases such as the car is the majority view in generative grammar today (Government and Binding and Minimalist Program), but is a minority stance in the study of syntax and grammar in general. Most frameworks outside of generative grammar continue to assume the traditional NP analysis of noun phrases. For instance, representational phrase structure grammars assume NP, e.g. Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar, and most dependency grammars such as Meaning-Text Theory, Functional Generative Description, Lexicase Grammar also assume the traditional NP-analysis of noun phrases, Word Grammar being the one exception. Construction Grammar and Role and Reference Grammar also assume NP instead of DP. Furthermore, the DP-analysis does not reach into the teaching of grammar in schools in the English-speaking world, and certainly not in the non-English-speaking world. Since the existence of DPs is a controversial issue that splits the syntax community into two camps (DP vs. NP), this article strives to accommodate both views. Some arguments supporting/refuting both analyses are considered.