the complementizer “that”. For this study the two variants are that or zero as illustrated respectively in the first and second sentence of the example. Each token was coded with five factor groups: the verbs preceding that or zero (know‚ say‚ think and other verbs as factors)‚ the tense of those verbs (past and present as factors)‚ the gender (Male or Female as factor groups) the age of the speaker (young‚ mature or old as factors) and the education of the speaker (more educated or less educated as
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(sensing) Verbs • Teacher write the following sentence on the board “Kim ……………………… very well” • Ask students if the sentence make sence. Ask them what word they might include in the sentence so that it makes sence e.g is‚ feels‚ plays the piano • Explain that these words tell us what is going on in the sentence and are called verbs. A sentence have to have a verb. • Teacher explain that there are different kinds of verbs. For example Kim is very well (rational or being/ Having verb) Kim plays
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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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referring to a person or thing that has been mentioned earlier. Ex. You speak French very fluently. The teacher watched us playing basketball. He asked me to work with him. Susan likes this car. She bought it from Japan. 3. Verb A verb is a word or phrase that shows an action or a state of being. Ex. Mr. Brown is about to be here soon. These tourists are from the United Kingdom. John had a good time at Paris last week. The teacher gets me to read a book every
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that the sentence was first divided into subject and verb by Plato‚ the famed philosopher from ancient Greece? That was about 2‚400 years ago! Ever since then‚ students all over the world have found it worthwhile to study the structure of words and sentences. Why? Because skill in speaking and writing is the hallmark of all educated people. Lesson by lesson‚ this book provides basic instruction in the eight parts of speech—nouns‚ pronouns‚ verbs‚ adjectives‚ adverbs‚ prepositions‚ conjunctions‚ and
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a short personal letter; verbprovide housing for (military personnel) burthen noun a variant of `burden’; verb weight down with a load candor noun the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech; ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty chafe noun soreness and warmth caused by friction; anger produced by some annoying irritation; verb warm by rubbing‚ as with the hands; tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading;feel extreme irritation or anger;
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mentioned fruits/animals) Breeding is not only applicable to fruits/animals. It can also be applied to words. verb Suffix noun teach -er teacher edit -or editor swim -ing swimming Let us differentiate the verb swimming from noun swimming. Everybody read the sentences. 1. Alex is swimming on the lake. 2. Swimming is a good exercise. C. Presentation of the Topic - A gerund is a verb form that ends in –ing and used as a noun in the sentence. It can function as any of the
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right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority * Consignment – 1.(adjective) of‚ pertaining to‚ or shipped as goods on consignment. 2. (verb) to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit * Bristled – (noun) one of the short‚ stiff‚ coarse hairs of certain animals‚ especially hogs‚ used extensively in making brushes. 2. (verb) to stand or rise stiffly‚ like bristles * Revelation – (noun) the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure * Antagonist – (noun) a person
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Chinese university students in the local context of Taiwan. The three students were asked to write four in-class essays throughout the term‚ in which their verb errors and individual-selected errors were corrected with the Code Correction System and the Individual Correction System respectively. At the end of the study‚ the students’ change of verb errors and individual errors from the first to the last in-class essays was calculated to examine the effectiveness of the two correction systems in this
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early? (yes) What time was her interview at? (3pm) Was it necessary to get up early? (no) Tell me about a time when you were too early for something and had to wait. Form: She+ needn’t have got up Subject +need not+ have +verb (past participle) Pronunciation: /niː.dənt/: needn’t (2 syllables with stress on the first) have (weak form) /əv/ ________________________________________ 2. I didn’t mean to break it. Meaning: I felt bad that I broke it but I
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