Verb phrase

Another example in avoiding excessive use of verb forms in a sentence “There are a number of factors that are believed to be significant in adopting school uniforms in public schools.” This sentence should be written as: “Number of factors believed to be significant in adopting school uniforms…

When the adjective switches to a complicated adjective phrase, the adjunction rule established from the previous case no longer justifies sentence C and D. In this case, given that capable of winning and candidate do not select each other, when we combine them in the order shown in sentence C, the sentence becomes ungrammatical. However, when we switch the order of combination of the adjective phrase and the noun, as shown in sentence D, the sentence is now considered grammatical…

if the mother means to say, “if I have worked hard, you have no excuse for not working hard yourself.” Both tones are present, creating a mingled attitude of concern, encouragement, and challenge. Similar ambiguity and complexity are present in the phrase “kinder hard” (16), where the first word can initially seem consoling and positive until we realize that “kinder” is just the dialect form of “kind of.” Thus, just when a slightly cheerful note has entered the poem through the word “kinder,”…

licensed means that the inflection must be present for pro to exist (for instance, English has a [-strong] feature of INFL since English has impoverished agreement inflections). Pro must be identified means that there must be an agreement between a verb and the grammatical person and number of its subject for pro to exist (Holmberg, 2005). The following Italian sentence shows the position of pro: (10) pro Cucinerò le lasagne per degli amici. will cook.1SG the lasagne for…

ESL student. The student I examined was a twentieth grade male from Mexico. The Spanish aspects of his prior knowledge may have affected his English composition. The analysis features morphology and syntax areas of language. Noun phrases, corpus, verb phrases, verb tense, sentence composition, orthography, and other parts of speech were areas of concentration during this process. Assessment Procedure I began this process by reading his composition without any pretext. Next I printed the…

This claim was that prior to verb movement, Jordanian Arabic (like English) is head-initial. Because I have not yet collected any examples indicating the contrary, I cannot yet conclude with absolute certainty about whether there are specific instances or constituents in which head…

Although cliché phrases and grammatical errors are an issue within my discussion posts, the largest issues are my inability to add to the discussion with interesting opinions and facts and my tendency to impersonalize the author of the post that I respond to. For example…

class. Your revised, final copy of your narrative paper, with at last one worked over rough draft, will be due on November 16, 2016. Your paper must also include the following: one correctly used semi-colon or colon; one correct gerund or “ing” verb phrase; one correctly written exchange of dialogue; and one exclamation point. Each of these sentences should be underlined, italicized, or highlighted so I do not have to go searching or guessing. Lastly, one sentence you must identify with an…

When reading this passage, what immediately stands out is how ivory has become an object of worship for these workers. This is made apparent through the use of careful word choice in this scene. By using verbs such as whispered and sighed, the ivory begins to invoke impressions of holiness to the point that the word itself is constantly hanging in the air. Marlow even comments that, “You would think they were praying to it,” showing a strong connection to Heaven and the divine. The workers have…

to come across graciously, perhaps preventing the reader from reacting negatively. “A continual process” is unassuming as opposed to “the continual process.” A phrase like “Saying yes,” conveys a more optimistic personal choice than “accepting” for the welcoming of enlightened, joyous moments along with failure and life lessons. The phrase “not widely understood” comes across as critical but not harsh. “Trendy” taps into negative connotations, something ephemeral and superficial. The dashes,…