6. Degrees of Predicate and Generic Sentence

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semantics, heasley and hu rford 6. Degrees of Predicate and Generic Sentence • Degrees of Predicates The number of arguments in a simple declarative sentence

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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