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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... Object 11.71 . Some verbs are frequently or even regularly combined with two objects : in " They offered the butler a reward ” the butler is an indirect and a reward a direct object . While some languages ( e.g. German , Old English ...
... Object 11.71 . Some verbs are frequently or even regularly combined with two objects : in " They offered the butler a reward ” the butler is an indirect and a reward a direct object . While some languages ( e.g. German , Old English ...
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... object is " re- tained " as such in other words , a passive verb can have an object . But which of the two objects is made the subject of a passive sentence ? Originally only the direct object could be thus used , e.g. The property that ...
... object is " re- tained " as such in other words , a passive verb can have an object . But which of the two objects is made the subject of a passive sentence ? Originally only the direct object could be thus used , e.g. The property that ...
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... object are very numerous , e.g. wish , want , refuse , like , prefer , hope , begin , continue , cease , forget , try , attempt , intend , mean , promise , purpose , pretend . In a few cases we may have an indirect object alongside of ...
... object are very numerous , e.g. wish , want , refuse , like , prefer , hope , begin , continue , cease , forget , try , attempt , intend , mean , promise , purpose , pretend . In a few cases we may have an indirect object alongside of ...
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CHAPTER I | 15 |
CHAPTER II | 22 |
CHAPTER III | 29 |
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