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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... term thing - words ' for all such words , using the word thing in its widest application . But a great many words do not in that way call up the idea of something possessing a certain shape or precise limits . These words are called ...
... term thing - words ' for all such words , using the word thing in its widest application . But a great many words do not in that way call up the idea of something possessing a certain shape or precise limits . These words are called ...
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... term . 25.46 . Besides the uses of will so far mentioned it is often used to indicate a mere supposition : This , I think , will be the key . He is waiting for us downstairs ; he will be wondering where we are . In the same way with the ...
... term . 25.46 . Besides the uses of will so far mentioned it is often used to indicate a mere supposition : This , I think , will be the key . He is waiting for us downstairs ; he will be wondering where we are . In the same way with the ...
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... terms positive and negative are used both in mathematics and in grammar , their meaning is not the same : in mathematics 4 ... term : smokers and non - smokers together comprise everybody ; he will come and he will not come exhaust all ...
... terms positive and negative are used both in mathematics and in grammar , their meaning is not the same : in mathematics 4 ... term : smokers and non - smokers together comprise everybody ; he will come and he will not come exhaust all ...
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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