... Evidential modal adverbs and adjectives in English.
ii. How evidentiality is expressed by Evidential modal nouns in English.
iii. How evidentiality is expressed by Evidential modal lexical verbsin English.
To ... propositional-lexical verbs. For the linguists, if classifying or
specifying the Evidential modal adjectives, Evidential modal adverbs prove easy, then how
challenging it is for them to define which verbs ... off, I think, in 5 minutes. (Modal meaning)
= Máy bay sẽ cất cánh, tôi nghĩ là trong 5 phút nữa.
(52) I think of her all the time. (Process meaning)
= Tôi luôn nghĩ về cô ấy.
Think in (48-52)...
...
between English and Vietnamese in this case.
• Non-finite clause as Direct Object
There are only two kinds of nominal non-finite clause (non-finite To-infinitive clause and
non-finite Ing-participle ... nominal
relative clause but the other nominal clause such as finite that clause, finite WH-
interrogative clause, finite Y/N-interrogative clause, non-finite To infinitive clause and
non-finite ... sensing which includes perception, cognition and
emotion (or feeling).The ditransitive verbs belonging to mental process are: teach someone
something, translate something for somebody, remind...
... kept inin the cage.
Despite my seemingly never-ending agnostic
questioning and doubting, in light of the evidence
revealed in this book, it seems prudent to hedge my
bets at this point and ... disconcerting to have madame
knitting all the way there, in a public conveyance; it was
additionally disconcerting yet, to have madame in the
crowd in the afternoon, still with her knitting in her ... been doing these days?
B: Ф Preparing for the driving license test
A : Have you been swimming?
B : yes, I have Ф
A : What have you been doing
B : Ф swimming
Those who prefer Ф, can stay indoors
...
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“I Thou Thee, Thou Traitor”:
Predicting Formal vs. Informal Address inEnglish Literature
Manaal Faruqui
Computer Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur,...
... such
as English and German. When translating from
English to German, verbsin the German output
are often incorrectly left near their position in En-
glish, creating problems of fluency. Verbs are ... reordered English
training and tuning data and use it to translate the
reordered English test set into German.
This paper is structured as follows: in section
2, we outline related work. In section ... occupying 1st/2nd and
clause-final position (cf. rows decl and int/perif in
table 1), which is not the case in English. While in
English, the verbal complex is placed in the 2nd
position in declarative,...
... modalverbsin Vietnamese
Unlike English, in Vietnamese it is difficult to give the criteria for distinguishing the modal
auxiliaries from other auxiliaries, from main verbs or particles.
Linguists ... background
1.1. Concept of modality in English
1.1.1. Definition of modality
From the Latin word modalitas, the quality of modality relates to manners (a way of acting
or speaking), forms (shape, structure), ... deals with modality and modal verbs
inEnglish and in Vietnamese.
Chapter two is focused on investigating the meanings expressed by can, may, must and on
contrastive analysis of the meanings expressed...
... are.
…they earn.
in front of other people.
at a bus stop, in a shop, etc.
…walking along the street.
…for an informal party.
…when they have invited you for drinks, dinner,
etc.
…without asking them ... Searle.
She's in maternity.
Nurse: tigisinV ruhos are from nine in the morning until six in the evening, but if you can't make
those times, we can arrange something for you.
11. Ms ... Are you committing an offence if you are driving a vehicle and are involved in a hit-and-run?
11. If you are involved in an accident (even a minor one) with another vehicle, what information should
you...
... to
begin!"
look into (inseparable): investigate / get more details about
something: sprawdzić, zbadać.
"Someone said there was a meeting at 9:30 but I haven't
heard anything about ... less thin; gain weight:
zaokrąglać się, wypełniać
"Jerry used to be really skinny, but in the last year he's
begun to fill out."
find out (about) (inseparable): learn / get information
(about): ... the meeting had been
cancelled. I didn't find out (find out about it) myself until just
a few minutes ago."
get across (separable): make something understood;
communicate something understandably:...
...
may,
might
Modal Forms
Modal verbs can be used in a variety of different forms. Study the examples below.
Modal Simple
I could swim at the beach.
Modal Continuous
I could be swimming at the ... right now.
Modal Perfect
I could have swum at the beach yesterday.
Modal Perfect Continuous
I could have been swimming at the beach
instead of working in the office.
Passive Modal Simple ... better watch the way you talk to me in the future! warning
Using "Had Better" in Present, Past, and Future
Most modalverbs behave quite irregularly in the past and the future. Study...
... hours since my sister last rung D. My sister hasn’t rung since hours.
11. Mary prefers to dance rather than sing.
A. Mary prefers to dance than to sing. B. Mary prefers dancing than sing.
C. ... prefers dancing than to sing. D. Mary prefers dancing to singing.
12. It took him two hours to do his homework.
A. He spent two hours to do his homework. B. He spent two hours doing his homework.
C. ... two years since Mary began studying Vietnamese. D. All are correct
14. I started going to school in 1997.
A. I haven’t been a pupil when it was in 1997. B. I have been a student since 1997.
C....