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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When an Ordinary Object Becomes an Extraordinary “Thing” To most people the rocking chair is just that; a chair that you can rock in. To myself and so many others‚ the rocking chair is so much more. The rocking chair takes on human characteristics‚ it has two arms and it has a seat in which you can become one with the chair. The rocking chair is by far one of the best ways to soothe an irritable infant or bring peace and comfort to an adult. My rocking chair may seem like an ordinary one‚ the
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DIRECT OBJECTS I OBJECT! Think of direct objects as receiving the action of the verb. Not every sentence will have a direct object. In order to have a direct object you must have three things: • • • An action verb The direct object must be a NOUN. You can answer the question‚ “what?” or “whom?”* Be sure to ask the correct question. Otherwise‚ you might find the subject. The correct question will follow this form: subject + verb+ WHAT? subject + verb+ WHOM? Check out the example
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Three Major Concerns of a Driver When driving‚ there are many concerns drivers should be aware of. These concerns make driving safer for anyone on the road. The three major concerns I am going to talk about today are road conditions‚ following distance‚ and speed. These are only a few of the many concerns a driver should have when driving. Driving is not safe therfore you must take it as serious as possible. If a driver ignores these concerns there will be consequences whether
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Identify the three sections of the Hebrew Bible‚ and briefly describe the contents of each. The Jewish Bible is the foundation for both Christian and Islamic scriptures and is divided into three sections: the Torah‚ Nevi’im‚ and Ketuvim. As a whole it is oftentimes called Tanakh (Tanak) which is an abbreviation for the three sections: t‚ n‚ k according to Molloy on page 285 in our textbook. The first section – the Torah or Teaching is considered the holy core of the Hebrew Bible. These teachings
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Constitution sets up the creation of the Australian Parliament‚ and depicts how Parliament works‚ what powers it has‚ how elected and state Parliaments share control‚ and the parts of the Executive Government and the High Court (Office‚ 2017). Australia has three levels of government which include Federal‚ state and local. The federal parliament has the ability to make laws for the entire of Australia.
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1. The Object of Lexicology. Lexicology (from Gr. lexis ’word’ and logos ’learning’) is the part of linguistics dealing with the vocabulary of the language and the prop¬erties of words as the main units of language. The term vocabulary is used to denote the system formed by the sum total of all the words and word equivalents that the language possesses. The term word denotes the basic unit of a given language resulting from the association of a particular meaning with a particular group of sounds
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needs of students with complex health conditions. This has involved making adaptions to the department and support undertaking specific training that has developed their skills base. The aim of the department is to make learning accessible to all our students
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Explain why you would rather live in the city‚ in the suburbs‚ or in the country. Nowadays‚ when our modern society is developing incessantly‚ more and more people from other areas move to live and work in big cities each year‚ especially the young. In spite of noises and pollution‚ people in the city still believe that the modern and busy life here is the wonderful dream of most of them. The reason is that they will have many chances to get large benefits and advantages when living in the city
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Elitism: is the belief or attitude that some individuals‚ who form an elite or a select group of people with intellect‚ wealth‚ specialized training or experience‚ or other distinctive attributes and are those whose views on a matter are to be taken the most seriously or carry the most weight‚ whose views and/or actions are most likely to be constructive to society as a whole or whose extraordinary skills‚ abilities or wisdom render them especially fit to govern. Pluralism: is‚ in the general sense‚ the acknowledgment
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