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Concord with "Every,""None,""Some," and "Any"
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Close, R. A. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1978
This article discusses the problem that arises in forming tag questions when the subject of the sentence contains "every,""none,""some," or "any." (CFM)
Descriptors: English, English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Instruction
L'interrogation en francais et en anglais: considerations comparatives et pedagogiques (The Interrogative in French and English: Comparative and Pedagogical Considerations)
Valdman, Albert – Francais dans le Monde, 1971
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, English, French
The Negation of "Mussen"
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Gustus, Ingrid L. – Unterrichtsprax, 1970
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, Form Classes (Languages), German
"Aber" or "sondern"
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Cox, Jeanne E. – Unterrichtsprax, 1970
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, Form Classes (Languages), German
Semantic Structure of English Modals
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Cook, Walter A. – TESOL Quarterly, 1978
English modal verbs constitute a problem for the student of English as a foreign language. This study presents a methodology for a systematic presentation of the meaning of modal verbs. The modals "can,""may,""must," and "have to" are studied. (SW)
Descriptors: English, English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Instruction
Nicht: Stress Word Order and Meaning
Cooper, Thomas C. – American Foreign Language Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: Case (Grammar), English, German, Grammar
Teaching the Modified-Adjective Construction
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Smith, Sidney Rufus – Unterrichtspraxis, 1970
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adverbs, English, German
On Teaching the Subjunctive Use of Modal Auxiliaries
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Fullerton, G. Lee – Unterrichtspraxis, 1977
The property that determines which present infinitives can occur with subjectively used modals in German is identified. It is suggested that students be told to use modals subjectively with present infinitives only if the corresponding English sentence does not require the main verb to be progressive. (SW)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, German, Grammar
Motion and Change of Place in French and English Verbs
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Braun, Theodore E. D. – French Review, 1976
This article discusses the difference between French and English constructions of motion and change of place, by contrasting French and English examples of such constructions. (CLK)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Contrastive Linguistics, English, French
Grammar Explanation in Terms of Sentence Stress
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Lake, J. Joseph – Slavic and East European Journal, 1975
It is asserted that certain points in Russian grammar can be adequately explained only with reference to sentence stress. Areas which lend themselves to explanation in terms of sentence stress are suggested, and directions given for developing drills. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, Grammar, Language Instruction
A Semanico-Syntactic Approach to Contrastive Analysis--Some 'Be' and 'Have' Sentences in English and Chinese.
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Chu, Chauncey C. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1978
Proposes an approach to contrastive linguistics which takes into account syntax and semantics, and discusses the role of such an approach in explaining surface structure differences between English and Chinese sentences of the type: "He is a good pianist" and "I have a bad knee." (AM)
Descriptors: Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Deep Structure, English
The Rules for the Use of "Shall" and "Will"
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Taubitz, Ronald – English Language Teaching Journal, 1978
The differences in the meanings of "shall" and "will" are presented, along with examples from various grammars, beginning with the sixteenth century and including contemporary ESL (English as a second language) textbooks. (HP)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, English, English (Second Language), Grammar
Themenfrontierung, Wortstellung und Intonation im Deutschen und Englischen (Initial Position, Word Order, and Intonation in German and English)
Zimmermann, Rudiger – Neueren Sprachen, 1972
Descriptors: English, Form Classes (Languages), German, Intonation
A Frequency-List of Sentence Structures: Distribution of Kernel Sentences
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Geens, Dirk – ITL Review of Applied Linguistics, 1974
A corpus of 10,000 sentences extracted from British theatrical texts was used to construct a frequency list of kernel sentence structures. Thirty-one charts illustrate the analyzed results. The procedures used and an interpretation of the frequencies are given. Such lists might aid foreign language teachers in course organization. Available from…
Descriptors: Course Content, Data Collection, English, Kernel Sentences
The German and English Auxiliary Systems and Complex Predicates
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McCormick, Terrence C. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1976
This paper explores the auxiliary systems of English and German and the use of the auxiliary verbs in various complex predicate structures in the two languages. It aims at alleviating two types of problems in learning German involving governing patterns and ordering problems in clauses. (CHK)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, German, Language Instruction
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