heavy sentence
1Heavy NP shift — is a term used within the tradition of transformational grammar to describe a process which shifts Noun phrases (NPs) to the right of their usual position under certain circumstances. Typically, the process applies to large, complex NPs (i.e. NPs …
2Sentence element — Sentence elements are the groups of words that combine together to comprise the ‘building units’ of a well formed sentence. A sentence element approach to grammar assumes a top down methodology. In other words, it starts with the sentence as a… …
3receive a heavy sentence — be penalized harshly, receive a severe punishment …
4sentence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 group of words ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ Try to keep your sentences short. ▪ complete, whole ▪ broken …
5Sentence (law) — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions …
6sentence — sen|tence1 W2S1 [ˈsentəns] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin sententia feeling, opinion, sentence , from sentire; SENTIENT] 1.) a group of words that usually contains a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete idea. Sentences… …
7Sentence-final particle — A sentence final particle, also sometimes referred to as a modal particle ,cite book | last=Lin | first=Huey Hannah | title=Contextualizing Linguistic Politeness in Chinese [http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/send pdf.cgi/Lin%20Huey%20Hannah.pdf?acc num …
8sentence — 01. He was [sentenced] to 20 years in prison for a crime he didn t commit. 02. He was [sentenced] to death for the murder of his wife and children. 03. Mike Tyson was [sentenced] to pay a heavy fine after he bit off a piece of another boxer s ear …
9sentence — 1 / sentFns/ noun (C) 1 a group of words that usually contains a subject and a verb, expresses a complete idea or asks a question, and that, when written in English, begins with a capital letter and ends with a fullstop1 (1) 2 a punishment that… …
10heavy — adj. 1 weighing a lot VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ My suitcase was beginning to feel very heavy. ▪ become, get, grow …
