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    The reason therefore is that the sentences includes two lexical verbs - “turns out” as the lexical verb of the main clause and “be” as the lexical verb. Starting with the second clause which is an infinitive clause because of the “to be”‚ “be” is taken as the head of the VP. In this case “to be” represents a two-place-predicate (transitive) and therefore needs an object and a subject. Because “be is the head of the VP it “is the item that selects and

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    marketplaceId=28898996&languageId=2&siteNodeId=29031134 In order to make our language flow better and to create a connection between different sentences we use various words and grammatical constructions; conjunctions‚ relative pronouns‚ ing-forms‚ infinitive constructions and a number of special words/expressions. Using Conjunctions There are coordinating conjunctions (sideordnende/sideordnande) which bind together sentences of the same kind. The most common are: and: They finished their job

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    crash Form describe the form: Be going to Affirmative: Subject + be + going to + bare infinitive Interrogative: Be + subject + going to + bare infinitive ? Negative: Subject + be + not + going to + bare infinitive Short form response: Yes‚ subject + be + going to + bare infinitive No‚ subject + be + not + going to + bare infinitive Phonology : /gəʊɪŋ/ Anticipated Problems confusion with will for future purposes confusion

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    Causes for Rise of Articles: In OE the there were two declensions of adjectives – strong (definite) and weak (indefinite) – and the inflections of these declensions indicated whether the noun that followed the adjective was definite or indefinite. At the end of the ME Period the declensions of the Adjective disappeared and there was a necessity to find another way to indicate the definiteness/indefinite ness of a noun. Thus the articles appeared.In OE the word-order was free because inflections

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    Lists of Idiomatic Expressions One of the most difficult aspects of a language to master is the usage of idiomatic expressions. Idiomatic expressions are phrases that carry a specific meaning within the language. Normally‚ there is no logical way of translating them word by word. The only way to learn them is to memorize them‚ and to practice their use. Below‚ you will find a series of Spanish idiomatic expressions grouped by types‚ according to the verb or the preposition they contain‚ and their

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    WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1 LANGUAGE RELATED TASKS 1) The plane leaves at 10.00 tomorrow. a) Present simple; present form of the verb. b) Talking about a future event. ‘The present simple is used for ‘timetabled’ future events’ . c) Students may use the infinitive of the verb instead of the present. (F) Students may use ‘ing’ (present participle) form of verb. (F) Students may have difficulty understanding the use of the present simple to talk about the future. (M) Students may have difficulty understanding

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    unreality. The synthetic forms of the Subjunctive Mood are divided into the Present Subjunctive (which is often called the Subjunctive I) and the Past Subjunctive (the Subjunctive II). The forms of the Present Subjunctive coincide with the Indefinite Infinitive without the Particle "to". They have become archaic and are found in poetry‚ high prose‚ official documents and some set

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    1 TNPSC CSSE-I ORIGINAL PAPER EXAM HELD IN 2010 – FULLY SOLVED Questions : 200 DEGREE STD.‚ Marks : 300 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & GENERAL ENGLISH 1. Who is the Governor of Reserve Bank of India at present ? A. B.Y. Reddy B. C. Rangarajan C. Bimal Jalan D. D. Subbarao. Match List I with List II correctly and select your answer using the codes given below : List I a. Sirpi b. Gnana Koothan c. Erode Thamizh Anban d. Puviyarasu List II 1. Thoni Varungiradhu 2. Iduthan 3. Anru Veru Kizhamai 4. Surya

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    DIRECT SPEECH VS. REPORTED SPEECH There are two ways to report what someone says or thinks; 1. Direct speech shows a person’s exact words. Quotation marks (“. . .”) are a sign that the words are the same words that a person used. For example: Madison: What do you want to eat for lunch? Jason: I think I will have hamburger. Direct speech: Maria asked‚ “What do you want to eat for lunch?” Jason replied‚ “I think I will have hamburger.” 2. Reported speech (Indirect speech)

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    Neologisms Analysis of Compound Neologisms Blamestorming: Morphological Analysis: 3 morphs blame/storm/ing Morphemic Analysis: 3 morphemes {BLAME} + {STORM} + {gerund} Word category: Noun Etymology: < blame n. + storming n.‚ after brainstorming n.. Definition: The process of investigating the reasons for a failure and of apportioning blame‚ esp. by means of discussion or debate.[1] Meatspace: Morphological Analysis: 2 morphs meat/space Morphemic Analysis:

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