Modal Verbs CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ………………………..………………………………….......... 3 CHAPTER ONE. CATEGORY OF MODALITY AND MEANS OF ITS EXPRESSION …………...…………………………...…......4 1.1. Notion of modality and history of its study ……….…….………….4 1.2. Modal verbs as means of expressing modality………………...........6 Conclusions to Chapter One ………………………………………………........12 CHAPTER TWO. LEXICO-GRAMMATICAL MEANS OF EXRESSING MODALITY …………………………………………...…..13 2.1. Modal verbs as means of expressing
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article or an attributive adjective. Verbs and adjectives can’t. In the following‚ an asterisk (*) in front of an example means that this example is ungrammatical. 1. the name (name is a noun: can co-occur with a definite article the.) 2. *the baptise (baptise is a verb: cannot co-occur with a definite article.) 3. constant circulation (circulation is a noun: can co-occur with the attributive adjective constant.) 4. *constant circulate (circulate is a verb: cannot co-occur with the attributive
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and predicates Large doses of alcohol act as a depressant. doses - A simple subject is the single noun or pronoun which identifies what the sentence is about or produces the action of the sentence act - The simple predicate is the main sentence verb · Types of nouns A noun identifies a person‚ place‚ thing‚ or idea. Nouns are introduced with definite or indefinite articles‚ or with a limiting word (like a number‚ a demonstrative pronoun‚ or a relative pronoun). Some generic or abstract nouns
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QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF ACTION AND MENTAL VERBS Quantitative Analysis of Action and Mental verbs in Instructive and Argumentative texts: a Comparative Review Fanny Casanova Vanessa Garrido Javiera Muñoz Nicole Muñoz Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Grammar And Text November 3th‚ 2014 1 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF ACTION AND MENTAL VERBS Abstract Our research consisted first on identifying mainly the mental and action verbs‚ basing the classification on Halliday‟s (2004) theory‚ in two
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occurring repeatedly) and will be completed‚ or stopped at some point. The action has a limited duration and is usually taking place at the time of speaking‚ although sometimes it can refer to the future. Form: Present tense of verb ‘to be’ (am/are/is) + present participle (verb + ing) Pronunciation: Contraction of am to ‘m (I’m)‚ are to ‘re (you’re) and is to ‘s (she’s) Checking Understanding Is it in the past/present/future? (in this case present‚ sometimes future) When did I start? (we
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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 below. action verb Those countries export coffee
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that exists only now. It can also represent a widespread truth. Past tense expresses an action or situation that was started and finished in the past. Most past tense verbs end in -ed. Future tense expresses an action or situation that will occur in the future. This tense is formed by using will/shall with the simple form of the verb. The future tense can also be expressed by using am‚ is‚ or are with going to. We can also use the present tense form with an adverb or adverbial phrase to show future
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many varieties. Example: The majority of Indonesian Moslem people know and use the Arabic in reading the Holy Quran‚ eventhough there are many varieties of the languages in Indonesian society. “In English‚ the linguistic sign or a word such as nouns verbs‚ adjectives‚ and adverbs make up the largest part of the vocabulary” (Emily Dickinson‚1984:121). Owing to this background‚ the writer would like to find the solution for the problem with an accurate‚ precise‚ and clear description. B. The Problem
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VERB PHRASE 1 The structure of the verb phrase * In the verb phrase there is always an ordinary verb. There may be one or more auxiliaries in front of it. * Examples : * will steal * should have worked * must have been dreaming 2 Meaning in the verb phrase a) Tense - Past or Present? Examples : * Past tense * She had seen a doctor. * She would have seen a doctor. * Present tense * She has seen a doctor. * She will have seen a doctor.
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Factive verb‚ that requires what is known to be true Unit 2: First part of Pinker Chapter 2 How children learn a language: Chomsky’s Universal Grammar - If children just imitate their parents they should not be able to say things that they have never heard. Children imitate but they also generalize‚ however children never overgeneralize - Noam Chomsky: Children are born with some type of genetically coded grammar Locative Verbs: Container vs. Content-locative verbs - Verbs: Intransitive: only require
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