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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... Latter is used in con- 22.13 . As a real comparative and superlative corresponding to late , later and latest are now always used . trast to former and , further , in such connexions as these latter days , latter - day saints , the latter ...
... Latter is used in con- 22.13 . As a real comparative and superlative corresponding to late , later and latest are now always used . trast to former and , further , in such connexions as these latter days , latter - day saints , the latter ...
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... latter is always the case after such a verb as need or want : He needs support , he asks for approbation , etc. In the following cases the substantive will naturally be taken in the active sense : John's ( his ) discovery , admiration ...
... latter is always the case after such a verb as need or want : He needs support , he asks for approbation , etc. In the following cases the substantive will naturally be taken in the active sense : John's ( his ) discovery , admiration ...
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... latter is used everywhere except where the use of the former is expressly stated . Infinitives as Primaries 32.13 . The infinitive may stand as the subject : To see you is always a great pleasure . To err is human , to forgive , divine ...
... latter is used everywhere except where the use of the former is expressly stated . Infinitives as Primaries 32.13 . The infinitive may stand as the subject : To see you is always a great pleasure . To err is human , to forgive , divine ...
Inhalt
CHAPTER I | 15 |
CHAPTER II | 22 |
EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEM | 29 |
Urheberrecht | |
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adjectives adjunct adverbs amorphous sentences auxiliary barks CHAPTER chiefly colloquial combinations Compare compounds connexion consonant construction corresponding definite denote Dickens diphthongs distinction English examples expressed felt fool French frequent genitive gerund grammatical H. W. Fowler idea indefinite article indicated indirect object infinitive interrogative intransitive Jane Austen John kind king lady language live look married mass-words meaning mentioned names natural negative never nexus nexus-substantives Note one's originally participle passive perfect phonetic pluperfect plural possessive pronoun possible predicative prepositional group present preterit primary pronouns prop-word question reference regard relative clause relative pronoun secondary seen sense set phrases Similarly singular sometimes sound speak speaker speech spelling stantive stress substantive superlative syllable tendency tertiary Thackeray thing third person thou transitive verbs verb voiceless vowel woman word-order words writing