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... verb , what I call , following linguistic terminology , the agent or topic , is said to be in the Nominative case . Nouns that function as the " direct object " of a verb are in the Accusative case , and the Dative case more or less ...
... verb , what I call , following linguistic terminology , the agent or topic , is said to be in the Nominative case . Nouns that function as the " direct object " of a verb are in the Accusative case , and the Dative case more or less ...
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... verb phrase , which may consist of additional noun phrases functioning as objects , direct objects , and the objects of prepositions , plus a variety of adverbs . sex - marked : Any verb or noun that speakers of a language mark with ...
... verb phrase , which may consist of additional noun phrases functioning as objects , direct objects , and the objects of prepositions , plus a variety of adverbs . sex - marked : Any verb or noun that speakers of a language mark with ...
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... verbs , e.g. , stative / nonstative , psych - predicates , and " impersonal " verbs . verb phrase ( VP ) : A verb phrase consists minimally of a main verb ( or predicate ) , plus other optional elements : auxiliary verbs , direct and ...
... verbs , e.g. , stative / nonstative , psych - predicates , and " impersonal " verbs . verb phrase ( VP ) : A verb phrase consists minimally of a main verb ( or predicate ) , plus other optional elements : auxiliary verbs , direct and ...
Contents
The Glamour of Grammar | 1 |
Language Is a Woman | 16 |
self | 19 |
Copyright | |
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