Essentials of English GrammarUniversity of Alabama Press, 1964 - 387 Seiten A classic of English grammar, Essentials of English Grammar provides a common ground for the traditionalist and the structural or descriptive linguist. Jespersen's work provides insight into the fundamental concepts that underlie the linguistic approach, but at the same time the foundation of the traditional approach is retained. |
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... Note the formation of superlatives like chiefest , choicest , and of adverbs like chiefly , choicely ; cf. also the derived sub- stantive commonplaceness . Dainty is originally a substantive meaning a delicacy , but now it is freely ...
... Note the formation of superlatives like chiefest , choicest , and of adverbs like chiefly , choicely ; cf. also the derived sub- stantive commonplaceness . Dainty is originally a substantive meaning a delicacy , but now it is freely ...
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... note | a seventy - mile drive | sixpenny magazines , etc. , and similarly from words not used in the singular form when standing by themselves : oatmeal , a billiard table . This rule , however , is not absolute . There are exceptions ...
... note | a seventy - mile drive | sixpenny magazines , etc. , and similarly from words not used in the singular form when standing by themselves : oatmeal , a billiard table . This rule , however , is not absolute . There are exceptions ...
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... Note the expression of a necessary condition ( cf. 32.35 ) : You must speak out , if we are to remain friends . A mere future result is indicated in The weary ages that have been and are yet to come . I had no children in my marriage ...
... Note the expression of a necessary condition ( cf. 32.35 ) : You must speak out , if we are to remain friends . A mere future result is indicated in The weary ages that have been and are yet to come . I had no children in my marriage ...
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CHAPTER I | 15 |
CHAPTER II | 22 |
CHAPTER III | 29 |
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adjectives adjunct adverbs amorphous sentences auxiliary barks CHAPTER chiefly colloquial combinations Compare compounds connexion consonant construction corresponding definite article denote Dickens diphthongs distinction English examples expanded tenses express felt French frequent future genitive gerund grammatical H. W. Fowler idea implies indefinite indefinite article indicated indirect object infinitive interrogative intransitive Jane Austen John kind lady language look married mass-words meaning mentioned names natural negative never nexus nexus-substantives Note originally participle passive perfect phonetic pluperfect plural possible preceded predicative present tense preterit primary pronouns pronunciation question reference regard relative clause relative pronoun secondary seen sense set phrases Similarly singular sometimes sound speak speaker speech spelling spoken stantive stress subjunctive substantive superlative syllable tell tendency tertiary thing third person thou transitive verbs verb voiceless vowel woman word-order words writing