Sentence examples for use of verb from inspiring English sources

A grammatical feature common to many of the Khoisan languages is the use of verb compounds where English would use a preposition or a single verb.

But then the children took that language as their native tongue by adding radical innovations to the syntax, especially in the use of verb structures, that are not present in any of the source languages.

Students' use of verb types highlighted issues of ownership, identity and control as additional features of their SMT enabled learning experiences.

Bullet points grammatically truncate (or encode) ensuing Theme reiterations and the relational identifying or attributive clauses, which link the Rheme with the Theme through the use of verb be.

We would not want to claim that there are no genes that have specific influences on aspects of language development; indeed Bishop et al. (2006a) found strong genetic influence on a measure of use of verb inflections.

"Work more to earn more" was his slogan, and his use of verbs matches the message.

Here, Fry discovered a nomadic tribe whose happy, singing children could match the ancient Greeks in their sophisticated use of verbs, nouns and adjectives.

What differences do students see in the use of verbs and nouns in headlines for sections like news, sports and opinion?

Examining a two-page job description of the chancellor's role that the school system has made available, Professor Jick said he was struck by the use of verbs like "ensure," "control" and "promulgate".

One of the pleasures of "Never Let Me Go," on the page and on screen, comes from the detective work the story requires, whether you're noting Mr. Ishiguro's use of verbs like "huddle" and "wander," or the way that Mr. Romanek groups actors in the image.

It is based on the use of verbs, adverbs, and pronouns.