... differences between transitive and
intransitive verbs
In English, most verbs may be used transitively or intransitively. This is not the case in
Spanish. If we take the use of a transitive verb in ... pronouns (unit 17).
Level 1
1.1 Transitiveverbs (Verbos transitivos)
1.2 Intransitiveverbs (Verbos intransitivos)
1.3 More differences between transitiveandintransitiveverbs (M
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as diferencias
entre ... between transitiveandintransitive verbs
Method –The two persons find a series of ten Spanish verbs each. Then, A asks B
and vice versa whether each verb in question is transitive or intransitive. ...
... your hands before meals. .
7. Would you like (saw – to see – seeing – see) a movie?
8. What about (have – to have – having – had) fruits?
9. You ought (wash – to wash – washing – washed) your hands ... home because of the heavy rain.
C. Complete the form of the verbs in parentheses:
1. They want (buy) some meat.
2. You must (wash) your hands before meals.
3. I am used to (stay) up late.
4. It ... finished- to finish) in time.
11. It has taken me 3 hours (to copy- copy – copying- copied) this document.
12. It’s interesting/ possible/ difficult/ easy for us (to join – joins – join – joining).
13....
... Subjects andVerbs Agree
This handout gives you several guidelines to help your subjects andverbs agree.
1. When the subject of a sentence is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by and, ... led, not ridden, to grandstand. He is led under
grandstand into unusual, special stall. Horse is nervous. Sometimes he does not know what to do when
starting gate flies open and track is before ... and continue their fundraising program for a worthy organization, such as a local hospital.
Making Subjects andVerbs Agree
This handout gives you several guidelines to help your subjects and...
... object usage and support verbs
Pasi Tapanainen, Jussi Piitulainen and Timo J~irvinen*
Research Unit for Multilingual Language Technology
P.O. Box 4, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
http ... distribution of the verbs is not taken
into account. The score is the same in the
case where an object occurs with three different
verbs with the frequencies, say, 100, 100, and
100, and in the case ... Academic and
Industrial Perspectives,
pages 74-83, June.
Kenneth Ward Church, William Gale, Patrick
Hanks, Donald Hindle, and Rosamund Moon.
1994. Lexical substitutability. In B.T.S.
Atkins and...
... sensory
processing, abstract
reasoning, and
storing and
retrieving memories
Hippocampus
critical in forming and
retrieving memory and
in creating mental maps
Cerebellum
handles physical
coordination
Corpus ... closely, pick it up, and run her
fingers around it, shake it, listen to whether it makes a sound,
and then most likely stick it in her mouth to taste and feel it
with her tongue and lips. The child's ... before or after your
usual stop and walk the rest of the way. Take a scent canister
and your Walkman and try Exercise #7 on your walk.
On a train or bus, close your eyes and use other cues, such
as...
... Com-
mander, Pacific Air Force (COMPACAF) C2 organization (POSC) operates and interfaces
with both PACOM and the 56th Air and Space Operations Squadron’s AOC. e Air and
Space Commander’s Handbook ... supply of and demand for petroleum, oil, and
lubricants
Joint Facilities Utilization Board Arbitrates supply of and demand for facilities and real estate
Joint Materiel Priorities and Allocation ... Planning Command and Control 11
Table 2.2
TO-BE CSC2 Nodes and Responsibilities
CSC2 Nodes Roles and Responsibilities
Joint staff
Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) Arbitrates supply and demand across...
...
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back Idioms
back and forth
- backwards and forwards, first one way and then the other way
The argument went back and forth before the judge made a decision.
... you ask your father he is bound to try and help you with your problem."
bow and scrape
- to be very humble and subservient
I was forced to bow and scrape to get some money from my parents. ... Minister in effigy.
burn the candle at both ends
- to work or play too hard without enough rest
The man has been burning the candle at both ends with his work and he is now sick.
burn the...
... through
lawbreaking. Habits start young, and patients have a right to expect high
standards of doctors and doctors in training, higher standards than soci-
ety may demand of others.
Those not prepared ... most personal and responsible profession: the
patient entrusts his life and wellbeing to his doctor. Thus, the character and
personality of the doctor, his sympathy and understanding, his sense ... based
on competence and the ability to understand and cope is quite another mat-
ter; it is appreciated by patients and colleagues alike. Respect for others and
an interest in and concern for their...
... recently, don’t you think?
6 My grandfather died 30 years ago. I (never/meet) him.
4. Fill in the blanks with modals: must - have to - ought to - used to
1. You wash your hands before meals.
2. It’s ... weak. I wear glasses.
5. Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets:
1. I’m sorry you’re leaving. I hope you ….…… …………………………… (come) back and (see) ….…… …………………………… us soon
2. I think she (buy) ... seventeen. In the
play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to
wear short socks and a bright, orange-colored dress. If anyone asks her...