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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... preposition . After than . - Infinitives as secondaries . - To do . -Passive meaning . - Is to . - Infinitives as tertiaries . - Purpose . -Result . - Primaries of an infinitive - nexus . - Subject not mentioned . — Infinitivai nexus as ...
... preposition . After than . - Infinitives as secondaries . - To do . -Passive meaning . - Is to . - Infinitives as tertiaries . - Purpose . -Result . - Primaries of an infinitive - nexus . - Subject not mentioned . — Infinitivai nexus as ...
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... preposition at . But the whole may also be analysed in another way , laughed at may be called a transitive verb - phrase having Jim as its object . In this way we come to understand how it is possible to turn the sentence into the ...
... preposition at . But the whole may also be analysed in another way , laughed at may be called a transitive verb - phrase having Jim as its object . In this way we come to understand how it is possible to turn the sentence into the ...
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... preposition . — In- finitive clauses . No preposition before clause . — Relative clauses as primaries . - Correct analysis . - Use of who in such clauses.- Pronouns with ever . - Extraposition . - Mental parenthesis.— Relative or ...
... preposition . — In- finitive clauses . No preposition before clause . — Relative clauses as primaries . - Correct analysis . - Use of who in such clauses.- Pronouns with ever . - Extraposition . - Mental parenthesis.— Relative or ...
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