between the head word and its modifier(s) and the group of words under discussion consists of the phrase and clause of noun called nominal group. Since the position of modification after the head is often misunderstood as complementation‚ the discussion focuses more on the post-modification in the nominal groups in order to resolve the ambiguity. Based on the discussion‚ the head noun can be post-modified by the relative clause‚ the prepositional phrases‚ the adjectival phrases‚ the adverbial phrases
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Speech Chapter 9 - Articles An article is a kind of adjective which is always used with and gives some information about a noun. There are only two articles a and the‚ but they are used very often and are important for using English accurately. The word a (which becomes an when the next word begins with a vowel - a‚ e‚ i‚ o‚ u) is called the indefinite article because the noun it goes with is indefinite or general. The meaning of the article a is similar to the number one‚ but one is stronger and
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Mr. Brown all your tests look ok. Your triglycerides are at 145‚ cholesterol 210‚ hdl 33‚ and ldl 160. Triglycerides are chemical compounds digested by the body to provide it with the energy for metabolism. Triglycerides are the most common form of fat in the body. They are the main ingredient in vegetable oils and animal fats. Cholesterol is a soft‚ waxy substance found in all of your body’s cells. Your body needs cholesterol in order to work properly. This is because your body uses it to hold
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COMPARISON OF ENGLISH AND MACEDONIAN ADJECTIVES An adjective modifies a noun. It describes the quality‚ state or action that a noun refers to.Macedonian Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.While in English an adjective doesn’t change when the noun changes‚ in Macedonian an adjective should agree in gender and number with the noun. For example:
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First Periodical Examination in ENGLISH IV NAME: YEAR AND SECTION: _ A. Direction: Identify the meaning of the underlined word from the choices given. Choose the letter of the correct answer. 1. A fossilized balangay was unearthed in Butuan in the seventies. a. discovered c. preserved b. forgotten d. abandoned 2. A confederacy of several settlements would join forces
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GERUND A traditional grammatical term for a verbal that ends in -ing and functions as a noun. Adjective: gerundial. A gerund (also known as an -ing form) with its objects‚complements‚ and modifiers is called a gerund phrase‚ or simply anoun phrase. EX. Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." PARTICIPLE A verbal that functions as an adjective. Adjective: participial. Present participles end in -ing (carrying‚ sharing‚ tapping). Past participles of regular
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Singular and Plural Nouns A noun names a person‚ place‚ thing‚ or idea. Usually‚ the first page of a grammar book tells you about nouns. Nouns give names of concrete or abstract things in our lives. As babies learn "mom‚" "dad‚" or "milk" as their first word‚ nouns should be the first topic when you study a foreign language. 1 For the plural form of most nouns‚ add s. ● bottle – bottles ● cup – cups ● pencil – pencils ● desk – desks ● sticker – stickers ● window – windows
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restrictive relative clause from non-restrictive relative clause. Restrictive relative clause Non-restrictive relative clause - Define‚ restrict and limit the subject / noun. -They are important. -Can’t be omitted. -No commas between the noun and the relative clause. -We can omit the relative pronoun. - Add information to the noun. - They are not important. - can be omitted without using any confusion. - Commas between the subject and the relative clause. - Relative pronoun can’t be omitted. II-
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Grammar (UG) / Language Instinct Phrase Structure • Data – native speakers’ i t iti ti k ’ intuitions ( (acceptability j d t bilit judgments) t ) • Resulting Theory of Grammar – words‚ phrases‚ categories for words and phrases (e.g.‚ Nouns‚ Verbs; Noun Phrases‚ Verb Phrases) (basic concepts any theory of grammar must have in order to capture the data) 1 2 Next: • The internal structure of phrases and how we can represent it. • H How phrases are put t h t together to create th t t sentences
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An adjective clause (also known as adjectival or relative clause) is a subordinate clause used to modify a noun or a pronoun in the main clause. An adjective clause will meet three requirements: * First‚ it will contain a subject and verb. * Next‚ it will begin with a relative pronoun [who‚ whom‚ whose‚that‚ or which] or a relative adverb [when‚ where‚ or why]. * Finally‚ it will function as an adjective‚ answering the questionsWhat kind? How many? or Which one? The adjective clause
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