... distinguish
“adjectival nouns from other nouns or “adjectival verbs” from other verbs be-
cause of some subtle phenomena. There is also a great deal of uncertainty across
languages over what counts as an ... without verbs? 88
3Nounsasbearersofareferentialindex95
3.1 What is special about nouns? 95
3.2 The criterion of identity 101
3.3 Occurrence with quantifiers and determiners 109
3.4 Nouns in binding ... quantifiers and determiners 109
3.4 Nouns in binding and anaphora 125
3.5 Nouns and movement 132
3.6 Nouns as arguments 142
3.7 Nouns must be related to argument positions 153
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xii Acknowledgements
I...
... don’t know how he is. (not hear from him)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
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WORKSHEET 1
SUBJECT : Subject Pronouns and Verb “ To Be “
A) Fill in the blanks using “HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY”:
cat ... Mondays.
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D) Rewrite the sentences by using “ IS, ISN’T, AM, AM NOT”:
1. London aren’t a country. …….London isn’t a country……………
2. The United States aren’t a city. …………………………………………….
3. An elephant ... a new one. (ages / many years)
a) …………………………………………………………………………
b) …………………………………………………………………………
WORKSHEET 11
SUBJECT : Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous
A) Use PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS...
... has a large (collection) of stamps.
81. He made an unfavourable (comparison) between food in his country and mine.
82. They made a (complaint) about the heating.
83. I had to write a (composition)...
...
I need
work
work
!
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Ns that can be Countable and
Ns that can be Countable and
Uncountable
Uncountable
Countable
Countable
Uncountable
Uncountable
There are
There are
two hairs
two ...
for an uncountable N
for an uncountable N
I eat
I eat
rice
rice
every day.
every day.
Rice
Rice
is
is
good for you.
good for you.
Countable Ns
Countable Ns
&
&
Uncountable ...
Countable Ns
Countable Ns
can be "counted", they have a singular and
can be "counted", they have a singular and
plural...