Briefly explains definition and use of "excepting" in English and concludes the reputation of "excepting" should be rehabilitated to be used as a preposition when it is interchangeable with "except" or as a quasi-preposition preceded by "not,""without," or "always" and not replaceable by…

Discusses the didactic implications of the object + infinitive pattern for English as a foreign language. The pattern is divided into several subgroups, the object taking different types of infinitives. The significance of the first and second objects, of objects as antecedents, and of the second object being a clause is detailed. (PJM)

Discusses the difficulty in recognizing and expressing the formation of concession and counter-assertion. Words like "although" and "if," while familiar in other contexts, present problems when used for these functions. While the markers for concession are interchangeable, those for counter-assertion are not. Two different types of…

The passive abilities of reading and writing are often more highly developed than the active skills. They can be used to develop the active skills through a technique which uses a reading passage as a basis for an exercise in the framing of oral questions. A description of the method is given. (Author/PJM)

Present a study in which Arab subjects were to change 10 English declarative sentences into yes/no questions. Results showed 25.6 percent of the answers were erroneous. An attempt is made to account for the source of error. Most errors were not due to effects of the native language, but to the verb form used. (PJM)