Essentials of English GrammarRoutledge, 24.05.2013 - 800 Seiten This book was first published in 1933, Essentials of English Grammar is a valuable contribution to the field of English Language and Linguistics. |
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... meaning of plural.—Specia.l meaning in plural.—Words used in plural only. CHAPTER XXI NUMBER—concluded . . . . . . . 206 Thing-words (countables) and mass-words (uncountables).—— Same word used in both ways—Plural mass~words ...
... meaning of plural.—Specia.l meaning in plural.—Words used in plural only. CHAPTER XXI NUMBER—concluded . . . . . . . 206 Thing-words (countables) and mass-words (uncountables).—— Same word used in both ways—Plural mass~words ...
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... meaning of nexus-substantive. CHAPTER XXXI THE GERUND . . . . . . . . 320 Hybrid between substantive and verb—Treated as substantive. — Similarities with verbs.—~Active and passive meaning. -Object. — Subject. — Genitive or possessive ...
... meaning of nexus-substantive. CHAPTER XXXI THE GERUND . . . . . . . . 320 Hybrid between substantive and verb—Treated as substantive. — Similarities with verbs.—~Active and passive meaning. -Object. — Subject. — Genitive or possessive ...
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... meaning—Is to.——Infinitives as tertiaries.——Purpose. -—Result.——Primaries of an infinitive-nexus.—Subject not mentioned.-—Infinitival nexus as object.—As object of result. —After a preposition.—For, with this construction.—~Subject and ...
... meaning—Is to.——Infinitives as tertiaries.——Purpose. -—Result.——Primaries of an infinitive-nexus.—Subject not mentioned.-—Infinitival nexus as object.—As object of result. —After a preposition.—For, with this construction.—~Subject and ...
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... meaning (4.62). 1.22. In all speech activity there are, further, three things to be distinguished, expression, suppression, and impression. Expression is what the speaker gives, suppression is what he does not give, though he might have ...
... meaning (4.62). 1.22. In all speech activity there are, further, three things to be distinguished, expression, suppression, and impression. Expression is what the speaker gives, suppression is what he does not give, though he might have ...
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... meaning. of the sentences. The student should notice, for instance, the way in which the meaning of the sentence : Won't you come and dine with me today? is modified according as each of the words won't, you, dine, me, and today ...
... meaning. of the sentences. The student should notice, for instance, the way in which the meaning of the sentence : Won't you come and dine with me today? is modified according as each of the words won't, you, dine, me, and today ...
Inhalt
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CHAPTER V EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEMconcluded | 50 |
CHAPTER VI SPELLING | 61 |
CHAPTER VII PAGE WORDCLASSES | 66 |
CHAPTER VIII THE THREE RANKS | 78 |
CHAPTER XX NUMBER | 197 |
CHAPTER XXI NUMBERconcluded | 206 |
CHAPTER XXII DEGREE | 219 |
CHAPTER XXIII TENSE | 230 |
CHAPTER XXIV TENSEcontinued | 252 |
CHAPTER XXV WILL AND SHALL | 271 |
CHAPTER XXVI WOULD AND SHOULD | 282 |
CHAPTER XXVII PAGE MOOD | 293 |
CHAPTER IX JUNCTION AND NEXUS | 91 |
CHAPTER X SENTENCESTRUCTURE | 97 |
CHAPTER XI RELATIONS OF VERB TO SUBJECT AND OBJECT | 107 |
CHAPTER XII PASSIVE | 120 |
CHAPTER XIII PAGE PREDICATIVES | 124 |
CHAPTER XIV CASE | 132 |
CHAPTER XV PERSON | 147 |
CHAPTER XVI DEFINITE PRONOUNS | 152 |
CHAPTER XVII INDEFINITE PRONOUNS | 174 |
CHAPTER XVIII PAGE PRONOUNS OF TOTALITY | 184 |
CHAPTER XIX GENDER | 188 |
CHAPTER XXVIII AFFIRMATION NEGATION QUESTION | 296 |
CHAPTER XXIX DEPENDENT NEXUS | 309 |
CHAPTER XXX NEXUSSUBSTANTIVES | 316 |
CHAPTER XXXI THE GERUND | 320 |
CHAPTER XXXII THE INFINITIVE | 329 |
CHAPTER XXXIII CLAUSES AS PRIMARIES | 349 |
CHAPTER XXXIV CLAUSES AS SECONDARIES | 357 |
CHAPTER XXXV CLAUSES AS TERTIARIES | 369 |
CHAPTER XXXVI RETROSPECT | 374 |
INDEX | 379 |
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