6. degrees of predicate and generic sentence
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6. Degrees of Predicate and Generic Sentence. Degrees of Predicates The number of arguments in a simple declarative sentence. TIK 6 DEGREES OF PREDICATES AND GENERIC SENTENCES. Objective: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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6. Degrees of Predicate and Generic Sentence
• Degrees of PredicatesThe number of arguments in a simple declarative sentence
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TIK 6 DEGREES OF PREDICATES AND GENERIC SENTENCES
• Objective:– Students are able to make up sentences using
various degree of predicate and make up generic sentences using vaorious indicators.
• Topics:– Degrees of Predicates– Generic Sentences
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Degrees of Predicate
HOW MANY REFERRING EXPRESSIONS CAN YOU FIND IN EACH SENTENCE?
This place is beautiful
He sneezes
He gives me some money
He loves me
I love him
I am hungry
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Degrees of predicates
How many referring expressions can you find
This place is beautifulHe sneezesHe gives me some moneyHe loves meI love himI am hungry
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Degrees of Predicates
• He sneezed– This sentence has one referring expression – He
– Sneeze is one - degree of predicate
• I love him– This sentence has two referring expressions I
and him– Love is a two - degree of predicate
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Degrees of Predicates
• I gave him some money
• I, him and some money are the arguments of the sentence
• Give needs three arguments
• Give is a three-place predicate
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Conclusion
• Degrees of predicate
• The number of arguments in a simple declarative sentence
• Generic Sentence ---- see Main Reading 2