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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... possible to ask " Who was offered a reward ? " as well as " What was offered ? " Hence we may say that in A reward was offered the butler a reward is the subject of was offered , but in the equally possible turn " The butler was offered ...
... possible to ask " Who was offered a reward ? " as well as " What was offered ? " Hence we may say that in A reward was offered the butler a reward is the subject of was offered , but in the equally possible turn " The butler was offered ...
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... possible success . They meant us no harm . The delay caused us a good deal of trouble . Will you do me a great favour ? Verbs of communication : He told us the most fantastic stories . He always wanted to read me his latest poems . In ...
... possible success . They meant us no harm . The delay caused us a good deal of trouble . Will you do me a great favour ? Verbs of communication : He told us the most fantastic stories . He always wanted to read me his latest poems . In ...
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... possible here to say “ which one " or " which ones , " but this addition is not possible in the case of the relative pronoun ; besides , which has here the specializing meaning peculiar to the interrogative pronoun , and we may use it ...
... possible here to say “ which one " or " which ones , " but this addition is not possible in the case of the relative pronoun ; besides , which has here the specializing meaning peculiar to the interrogative pronoun , and we may use it ...
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