Locative Alternation: Understanding Verb Variations
In the locative alternation, certain verbs denoting the transfer of a substance or set of objects (the theme, content, locatum, or figure) into or onto a container or surface (the goal, container, location, or ground) allow two variants:
I. The Locative Variant
In the locative variant, the theme/content/locatum/figure is the direct object of the verb, and the goal/container/location/ground follows, introduced by a preposition (59a, b).
II. The With Variant
In the with variant, the goal/container/location/
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Adjectives vs. Verbs
Attributive Position: Adjectives in attributive position cannot be used predicatively and are not gradable. Adverbs that typically modify these items are manner adverbs.
Worth vs. Due: These adjectives are complements of “become.” “Due” is a preposition that admits a noun phrase (NP) complement and may be followed by an -ing form.
Adjective Phrases (AdjPH) and Adverb Phrases (AdvPH)
AdjPH: Modification (modifier + head) or complementation (head + complement).
AdvPH: Adverb modifiers
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Adjective
In grammar, an adjective is a “describing” word; the main syntactic role of which is to qualify a noun or noun phrase, giving more information about the object signified.
Nouns
Nouns are a part of speech typically denoting a person, place, thing, animal, or idea. In linguistics, a noun is a member of a large, open lexical category whose members can occur as the main word in the subject of a clause, the object of a verb, or the object of a preposition.
Adverb
An adverb is a word that changes
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Classes and Degrees of Adjectives
Classes of Adjectives: Specifying and explanatory.
Degrees of Significance of Adjectives:
- Positive: Expresses the quality without changing intensity. Example: Large lounge.
- Comparative: Comparison of:
- Inferiority: (e.g., Peter is less intelligent than me)
- Equality: (e.g., This car is as nice as mine)
- Superiority: (e.g., Farith is prettier than Adriana)
- Superlative: Expresses the quality in its maximum degree (e.g., Pass it excellently, he did very well, she is high).
- Absolute:
Understanding Greek Participles
Present Active Participle
Feminine
Singular Plural
N. OATUU ai “ h “ G. ousai th / j oushj twn ousw / n D. th | “ oush | taiji ousaij A. th, n ousan taj ousaj
Masculine Singular or Plural N. ontej “ G. “ oi wn tou / ontoj tw / n ovntwn D. tw / onti toi / j to ousin A., No onta tou / j Mounting
Present Participle of Middle-Passive
Feminine
Singular Plural
N. omevnh ai “ h “ G. ovmenai th / j omevnwn D. omevnhj twn th | “ omevnh | taiji omevnaij A. th, n omevnhn taj omevnaj
Masculine Singular or
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Understanding Sentence Structure
Subject
The subject consists of: I, we, (as), you, you, you, (as), el, she, this, this, them, (as).
Predicate
The predicate consists of a verb, verb copula + attribute.
Verbal Nucleus
It is the Word.
Direct Object (Complemento Directo)
The direct object is the noun phrase that transitive verbs need to complete their meaning, sometimes preceded by the preposition (a) and may be replaced by pronouns: lo, la, los, las. (Will the VERB (QUE). (ONLY ONE CAN GET THE PHRASE). Verb
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