Terms and concepts for thinking about how language works

8/31/00


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Terms and concepts for thinking about how language works

Remember the main parts of the sentence?

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MODIFIER HEADS

What kinds of heads can a modifier have?

So, when you see an adjective, what do you expect to get later in the sentence?

HOW DO YOU RECOGNIZE AN ADJECTIVAL MODIFIER WHEN YOU SEE ONE?

How many adjectival modifiers do you see in these sentences?

Which are the heads of the adjectival modifiers?

How do you recognize an adverbial modifier when you seen one?

How many adverbial modifiers do you see in these sentences?

Which are the heads of these modifiers ?

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Author: D. Markus

Email: markusdd@umich.edu

Home Page: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~markusdd/comp.html

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