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Peer reviewedTregidgo, P. S. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1980
Attempts to show that conditional sentences are based on two separate binary choices: the choice between "open" and "theoretical" and the choice between "event condition" and "truth condition." Truth conditions, unlike event conditions, are concerned not with what might or might not happen but with what…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Semantics, Sentence Structure, Structural Analysis (Linguistics)
Peer reviewedTregidgo, P. S. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1980
Certain verbs in English can be followed by both "ing" and by a "to"+ infinitive, with a difference in meaning. The "ing" ending is used for events or states already in existence at the time of the preceding verb. The infinitive points ahead to a later time. Examples are given. (PJM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Morphology (Languages), Semantics, Structural Analysis (Linguistics)
Peer reviewedTregidgo, P. S. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1980
Discusses future-tense form possibilities in English and their pedagogical implications. Six possibilities are discussed: (1) the future tense proper, signalled by "if" + present or mental state verbs; (2) declaration of intent, with "I'll" or "we'll"; (3) "Shall I/we" questions; (4) "will you"…
Descriptors: English, Grammar, Language Usage, Semantics
