... linguistic traditions Goals, methods, and outline of the current work 1 11 17 2. 1 2.22. 3 2. 4 2. 5 2. 6 2. 7 2. 8 2. 9 2. 10 Verbs as licensers of subjects Introduction Initial motivations The distribution ... verbs? 23 23 24 34 39 46 53 60 62 77 88 3.1 3 .2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Nouns as bearers of a referential index What is special about nouns? The criterion of identity Occurrence with quantifiers and ... quantifiers and determiners Nouns in binding and anaphora Nouns and movement Nouns as arguments Nouns must be related to argument positions 95 95 101 109 125 1 32 1 42 153 ix x Contents 3.8 3.9...
... 52 Their (lawyer) thinks they might go to prison 53 There’s a new (lodger) in the room upstairs 54 ... are waiting for the (arrival) of his plane 61 There was a (competition) to find the best cook 62 We must make a (decision) about where to go 63 The train made a late (departure) 64 The boss wants ... there any more (information) about the accident? 71 You must read the (introduction) to this book 72 I have an (invitation) to party tonight 73 Are you going to the (meeting) tomorrow? 74 That (painting)...
... to Rule Rule For nouns ending in s, sh, ch, or x: Add es to form the plural NOUNS ENDING IN s: class + es = classes dress + es = dresses NOUNS ENDING IN sh: dish wish NOUNS ENDING IN ch: bench ... Lincoln were born in February COMMON NOUNS: PROPER NOUNS: Call Adam from the airport as soon as the plane lands in Dallas COMMON NOUNS: PROPER NOUNS: NOUNS 25 Traffic is heavy in both directions ... roads feeding into it COMMON NOUNS: PROPER NOUNS: Considerable attention has been given by the press to the pollution of our lakes and rivers COMMON NOUNS: PROPER NOUNS: Rice University and Baylor...
... spoken) before a full auditorium? 20 The quarterback (saw, seen) a free receiver and completed the pass 21 Linda had (drew, drawn) a picture of the old schoolhouse 22 I was so thirsty I (drank, drunk) ... craft work 26 Kamali has (chose, chosen) her courses for next year 27 Have you ever (ridden, rode) in an old car over bumpy roads? 28 The wind has (blowed, blown) hard all night long 29 Colleen ... Super Bowl in 20 03 Taryn will go to the dentist at five o’clock this afternoon The Pyramids have lasted for thousands of years By late afternoon, all the guests had left By the year 20 20, people’s...
... physics Nouns can be tricky, too They change form depending on how they are used—as singular, plural, or possessive nouns On the next page is a summary of the rules for forming plurals of nouns 62 ... To most nouns ending in f: belief—beliefs (See Rule 3, page 30.) B–X Exceptions to B: leaf—leaves loaf—loaves half—halves self—selves shelf—shelves thief—thieves wolf—wolves C To nouns ending in ... ending in a vowel + y: way—ways (See Rule 5, page 31.) D To nouns ending in a vowel + o: radio—radios (See Rule 7, page 33.) E To most nouns ending in a consonant + o: auto—autos (See Rule 8, page...
... use a an with nouns which are used uncountably: He shows an impressive understanding of the pnnciples of marketing OTHER DETERMINERS Many nouns can be countable or uncountable depending on the ... scissors is broken Some nouns are always plural because they are made up of many 'parts': belongings goods people police UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS ENDING I N -S Some uncountable nouns that end with -S ... UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS We use uncountable nouns to talk about things we think of as a mass, rather than countable individual things We use them with singular verbs It may not be immediately obvious whether nouns...