Chapter 2 THE SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS OF DETRANSITIVE VERBS THE PREPOSITIONAL DATIVE CONSTRUCTION AND THE DOUBLE OBJECT CONSTRUCTION 0.1. Introduction The de-transitive verbs we are concerned with in this chapter are verbs of the type give‚ send‚ promise‚ bring‚ etc.‚ which take two internal objects realized either as a DP ^ PP sequence or as a DP ^ DP sequence: (1) a. Sue gave a book to Bill b. Sue gave Bill a book The construction illustrated in (1a) is called the to-dative construction
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Examples: cowboy‚ theatre‚ box‚ thought‚ tree‚ kindness‚ arrival Verb A verb is a word which describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something). Examples: walk‚ talk‚ think‚ believe‚ live‚ like‚ want Adjective An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun. Examples: big‚ yellow‚ thin‚ amazing‚ beautiful‚ quick‚ important Adverb An adverb is a word which usually describes a verb. It tells you how something is done. It may also tell you when
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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT 1.When a singular and plural subject are connected by either/or or neither/nor‚ put the plural subject last and use a plural verb. Example: Neither Jenny nor the others are available. 2.Sometimes the subject is separated from the verb by words such as along with‚ as well as‚ besides‚ or not. Ignore these expressions when determining whether to use a singular or plural verb. Examples: The politician‚ along with the newsmen‚ is expected shortly. Excitement‚ as well
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The Simple Present Tense-Expresses a habit or often repeated action. Adverbs of frequency such as‚ often‚ seldom‚ sometimes‚ never‚ etc. are used with this tense. Also expresses general truths. Ex. They always eat lunch together. Snow falls in December in Minnesota The Present Progressive-This tense is used to describe an action that is occurring right now (at this moment‚ today‚ this year‚ etc.). occurring in the present‚ but is temporary. Ex. She is typing a paper for her class. John
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be able to distinguish modal verbs and their types in details. The paper involves modality and kinds of expressions that are use to explain and interpret the usage. One of paper’s basic notions is that modality cannot be easily defined‚ and its sub-category modal verbs of English present a number of difficulties. They might cause trouble for those who wish to learn the language. The aim of this paper is to analyze modality as a whole‚ distinguish modal verbs and other means of realization
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BIKASH BISWAS PURATAN CHAPRA DHANTALA NADIA PH-9477888780 1. Who is the writer of the poem RING OUT‚ WILD BELLS? Ans: Alfred Tennyson is the writer of the poem ‘Ring Out‚ Wild Bells’. 2. What is the poem that expresses grief on the occasion of death called? Ans: The poem that expresses grief on the occasion of death is called Elegy. 3. In this poem the poet expresses deep sorrow. Why does he do so? Ans: In this poem the poet expresses deep sorrow over the death of his college’s constant
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Santo Mojica COM/155 Imagine that you are teaching English in a local high school. As an English instructor I carry out one of the most vital jobs to the general public. As an educator of English studies‚ I educate juvenile minds how to read‚ write‚ spell‚ think seriously and use correct grammar. As a teacher I show my interest for literature‚ writing‚ grammar and vocabulary. Like most teachers they work with individuals from a? wide variety of ethnic backgrounds which can present a challenge
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VERB TENSE CHART SIMPLE PAST Portrays an action or state of being that took place before the time when the sentence is written. I WAS I RAN I ATE HE SMILED PAST PERFECT Shows that the verb’s action was completed at some time before another past event. It consists of the word had plus the past participle of the verb. I HAD BEEN I HAD RUN I HAD EATEN HE HAD SMILED SIMPLE PAST PROGRESSIVE The past progressive is used to talk about an activity that was in progress at a specific point of time in the
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Subject Verb Agreement The Basic Rules To ensure subject and verb agreement‚ the basic rules to follow are: 1.Identify the real subject. The subject is the person or object that is described by a verb‚ or that performs the action of a verb. 2.Determine whether the subject is singular or plural. 3.Use the matching form of the verb (singular or plural). We will now go to specific cases and the corresponding rules o Subject-Verb Agreement. 1.When the Subject and verb are separated Find
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RULE A phrasal verb has a meaning which is different from the original verb. That’s what makes them fun‚ but confusing. You may need to try to guess the meaning from the context‚ or‚ failing that‚ look it up in a dictionary. There are four types of Phrasal verbs. One of them Verb + adverb + object (separable) a) I put up the picture on the wall. (literal) b) I put up enough wood on the fire‚ so it went out. (metaphorical) The object (noun or person) can come between the verb and the adverb
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