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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... married couple we say : " Their married life was a singularly happy one , " but in speaking of two brothers : Their married lives were led under totally different 204 [ 20.6 NUMBER.
... married couple we say : " Their married life was a singularly happy one , " but in speaking of two brothers : Their married lives were led under totally different 204 [ 20.6 NUMBER.
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... married . ( 2 ) They were married last year . 24.15 . Similar examples of the perfect , pluperfect , and in- finitive : ( 1 ) We have only been married a week . ( 2 ) The murderer has already been executed . ( 1 ) In seventeen years she ...
... married . ( 2 ) They were married last year . 24.15 . Similar examples of the perfect , pluperfect , and in- finitive : ( 1 ) We have only been married a week . ( 2 ) The murderer has already been executed . ( 1 ) In seventeen years she ...
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... married ( or has married ) such an old man " merely states the fact ; " It is strange that she should have married such an old man " lays more stress on the strange- ness by using the imaginative should in the clause . The judgment ...
... married ( or has married ) such an old man " merely states the fact ; " It is strange that she should have married such an old man " lays more stress on the strange- ness by using the imaginative should in the clause . The judgment ...
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