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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Communication is the exchange of thoughts‚ messages‚ or information‚ as by speech‚ signals‚ writing‚ or behaviour. Derived from the Latin word "communis"‚ meaning to share. Communication requires a sender‚ a message‚ and a recipient‚ although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender’s intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast distances in time and space. Communication requires that the communicating parties share an area of communicative
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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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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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Subject-Verb Agreement The following are common rules on subject-verb agreement: 1. Nouns in plural form but singular in meaning take a singular verb. a. Statistics is my favorite subject. b. Measles attack the whole town. 2. Plural titles of the books‚ periodicals‚ films‚ and the like take a singular verb. a. Great Expectations is our favorite. b. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is my favorite book. 3. Use do for plural subjects and does for
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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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Berkeley College-Spring-2013 MATH 210- Finite Math-Prof. Seaton Name: February 11‚ 2013 PRACTICE PROBLEMS FOR MIDTERM EXAM-ANSWERS 1) The total cost to produce 10 calculators is $100. The variable cost per calculator is $4. (a) Find the fixed cost 10 4 4 10 40 60 100 (b) What is the cost function? 4 60 2) An insurance company claims that its monthly revenue in dollars is given by R(x) = 125x and its monthly cost is:
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Ever get "subject/verb agreement" as an error on a paper? This handout will help you understand this common grammar problem. Making Subjects and Verbs Agree 1. When the subject of a sentence is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by and‚ use a plural verb. She and her friends are at the fair. 2. When two or more singular nouns or pronouns are connected by or or nor‚ use a singular verb. The book or the pen is in the drawer. 3. When a compound subject contains both a singular
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