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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Otto Jespersen. CHAPTER XII PASSIVE Formation of the passive . - Why is this turn chosen ? —The sub- ject of a passive verb . - Converted subject . 12.1 . One and the same idea can often be expressed in two different ways , by means of ...
Otto Jespersen. CHAPTER XII PASSIVE Formation of the passive . - Why is this turn chosen ? —The sub- ject of a passive verb . - Converted subject . 12.1 . One and the same idea can often be expressed in two different ways , by means of ...
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... passive sentences found in English literature contain no mention of the active subject . ( 4 ) Where it is indicated ( " converted subject " ) the reason why the passive turn is preferred is generally the greater interest taken in the ...
... passive sentences found in English literature contain no mention of the active subject . ( 4 ) Where it is indicated ( " converted subject " ) the reason why the passive turn is preferred is generally the greater interest taken in the ...
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... passive and the active meaning are found together in She deserved punishing for punishing me . This passive meaning was formerly more frequent than now , see , for instance : Shall we excuse his throwing into the water ? ( Sh ...
... passive and the active meaning are found together in She deserved punishing for punishing me . This passive meaning was formerly more frequent than now , see , for instance : Shall we excuse his throwing into the water ? ( Sh ...
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