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  2. Serial verb construction - Wikipedia

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    In this example, the second verb also has a direct object. Note that in the English version given, the second verb is translated by an infinitive, "to take", which is marked as subordinate to the first verb. Depending on the language, the shared subject may be marked on both verbs or only one. In most of the examples, it is marked only once.

  3. Uses of English verb forms - Wikipedia

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    As the last example shows, the words making up these combinations do not always remain consecutive. For details of the formation of such constructions, see English clause syntax. The uses of the various types of combination are described in the detailed sections of the present article.

  4. Sequence of tenses - Wikipedia

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    In Latin, the sequence of tenses rule affects dependent verbs in the subjunctive mood, mainly in indirect questions, indirect commands, and purpose clauses. [4] If the main verb is in one of the non-past tenses, the subordinate verb is usually in the present or perfect subjunctive (primary sequence); if the main verb is in one of the past tenses, the subordinate verb is usually in the ...

  5. Consonant cluster - Wikipedia

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    In English, for example, the groups /spl/ and /ts/ are consonant clusters in the word splits. In the education field it is variously called a consonant cluster or a consonant blend. [1] [2] Some linguists [who?] argue that the term can be properly applied only to those consonant clusters that occur within one syllable. Others claim that the ...

  6. English grammar - Wikipedia

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    Professor Whitney in his Essentials of English Grammar recommends the German original stating "there is an English version, but it is hardly to be used." (p. vi) Meyer-Myklestad, J. (1967). An Advanced English Grammar for Students and Teachers. Universitetsforlaget-Oslo. p. 627. Morenberg, Max (2002). Doing Grammar, 3rd edition. New York ...

  7. List of probability distributions - Wikipedia

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    A discrete power-law distribution, the most famous example of which is the description of the frequency of words in the English language. The Zipf–Mandelbrot law is a discrete power law distribution which is a generalization of the Zipf distribution. Conway–Maxwell–Poisson distribution Poisson distribution Skellam distribution

  8. List of glossing abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    For example, NPST non-past is not listed, as it is composable from N-non-+ PST past. This convention is grounded in the Leipzig Glossing Rules. [2] Some authors use a lower-case n, for example n H for 'non-human'. [16] Some sources are moving from classical lative (LAT, -L) terminology to 'directional' (DIR), with concommitant changes in the ...

  9. Dependent clause - Wikipedia

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    Some of the English words that introduce content clauses are that, who (and formal whom), whoever (and formal whomever), whether, why, what, how, when, and where. Notice that some of these words also introduce relative and adverbial clauses. A clause is a content clause if a pronoun (he, she, it, or they) could be substituted for it. Examples: