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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... comes to mean " therefore , accordingly " : He was ill , so he could not come . 16.34 . So often denotes degree or extension , ( a ) with back- reference , ( b ) with reference to something following : ( a ) So far , everything was all ...
... comes to mean " therefore , accordingly " : He was ill , so he could not come . 16.34 . So often denotes degree or extension , ( a ) with back- reference , ( b ) with reference to something following : ( a ) So far , everything was all ...
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... comes near him . He will take what you offer him . She will give you what money she has . He will eat whatever he sets his heart on . 33.43 . The relative clause is the object of a preposition : You may dance with whom you like . He ...
... comes near him . He will take what you offer him . She will give you what money she has . He will eat whatever he sets his heart on . 33.43 . The relative clause is the object of a preposition : You may dance with whom you like . He ...
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... comes back , what are we to do ? Don't come unless I call . I don't care , so long as ( provided ) the weather keeps settled . It matters not who finds the truth , so only the truth is found . In so far as the weather remains settled ...
... comes back , what are we to do ? Don't come unless I call . I don't care , so long as ( provided ) the weather keeps settled . It matters not who finds the truth , so only the truth is found . In so far as the weather remains settled ...
Inhalt
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