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Cambridge University Press Lexical Categories Verbs, Nouns, And Adjectives
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... between the inflection of nouns and the inflection of
unaccusative verbs in Mohawk, with the referent of the noun being analogous
to the theme of the verb, and the possessor of the noun being analogous ... contrast, the
referent argument of a noun can never be incorporated into the noun, as shown
in (16).
2 The problem of the lexical categories
(1)a+N, −V = noun
b −N, +V = verb
c +N, +V = adjective
d ... 2.7). It also accounts for the fact that certain verbs behave like unac-
cusative predicates, in contrast to corresponding adjectives and nouns, which
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2.2 Initial motivations 33
noun or adjective....
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Word Transformation (Noun)
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... Ask a (type) to type your application form for you.
22. She is a very good (cook).
23. That (announce) speaks too quickly.
24. He’s a good (box). He wins all his fights.
25. The police are looking ... as me.
40. She’s a (visit) so you must be polite.
41. He’s a (strange) in this town.
42. An (account) should be good at maths.
43. Every (astronomy) hopes to discover a new star.
44. The (beg)...
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Keys to word transformation (nouns)
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... 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)...
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Countable and uncountable Nouns
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...
I need
work
work
!
!
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 ...
any water
any water
with my wine.
with my wine.
Uncountable Ns
Uncountable Ns
cannot be counted. This means they have
cannot be counted. This means they have
only a singular form. It...
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Countable and uncountable Nouns_ex
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... morning. I didn’t have time/ a time for
breakfast.
•
Time
Countable Ns &
Countable Ns &
uncountable Ns
uncountable Ns
•
10. When the fire alarm rang, there was total chaos/ ... accident but the damage/
damages to the car was/ were bad.
•
Damage - was
Some nouns are uncountable.
Some nouns are uncountable.
•
Accommodation
•
Advice
•
Baggage
•
Behavior
•
Bread
•
Chaos
•
Damage
•
Furniture
•
Information
•
...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Nouns
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... February.
COMMON NOUNS
:
PROPER NOUNS
:
2. Call Adam from the airport as soon as the plane lands in Dallas.
COMMON NOUNS
:
PROPER NOUNS
:
Bourbon Street, New Orleans
street
NOUNS 25
2. the books ... College of Medicine are both in Houston.
COMMON NOUNS
:
PROPER NOUNS
:
EXERCISE 2.
Rewrite each sentence, changing the italicized common noun to a
proper noun.
Sample:
An ocean is a vast body of water.
The ... the following nouns singular.
Sample:
grandchildren
1. lamps
2. gentlemen
3. addresses
4. flowers
5. circuses
grandchild
feet
wishes
hands
NOUNS 29
What Is a Common Noun?
A common noun refers to...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Problems with Nouns
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... plurals for these nouns.
1. strawberry 6. saleswoman
2. chef 7. branch
3. government 8. attorney
4. bookshelf 9. family
5. radio 10 foot
Possessives of Nouns
The formation of possessive nouns was explained ... with both problems. This lesson provides some ex-
tra practice for both.
Plurals of Nouns
Rules for forming plural nouns were given in Lessons 4 (pages 28–34) and 10 (page
63) in Part One. You may ... nouns.
1. baby 9. pony
2. bunch 10. stone
3. crash 11. story
4. puff 12. tank
5. glass 13. tray
6. half 14. key
7. miss 15. wax
8. pinch
EXERCISE 2.
Form the plural of each of the following nouns.
1....
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Review of Verbs, Nouns, and Pronouns
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... continue it alone.
continued
REVIEW OF VERBS, NOUNS, AND PRONOUNS 65
Lesson
10
Review of
Verbs, Nouns,
and Pronouns
REVIEW OF VERBS, NOUNS, AND PRONOUNS 61
To learn what part of speech a word ... the noun dogs;
4. the modifies the noun farmhouse;
5. a and
6. friendly modify the noun way;
7. watchful and
8. suspicious modify the pronoun they.
Note:
The, a, and an, the most frequently encountered ... a noun or a pronoun.
Here are some more examples:
x
hi
m
1. Light rain fell. The adjective Light modifies the noun rain.
ADJ. N.
x
hi
m
2. Joan wore red shoes. The adjective red modifies the noun...
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NOUN MADE FROM ADJECTIVES
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... Nouns made from adjectives
1
Put in each space below a noun made from the adjective in brackets after the
sentence.
(a) South ... the prison wall. (free)
2
Instructions as above.
(a) The ______________ of the president was announced on the radio. (dead)
(b) In past wars soldiers were sometimes shot for ____________. (cowardly)
(c) ... their hair.
(h) The _______________of the view almost took my breath away.
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-ion -ment
Make nouns ending in -ion or -ment from the following adjectives, making any
necessary spelling changes,...
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