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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... preterit and perfect . - Used to . - Preterit for before - past time . The pluperfect . — Infinitive . — Imperative.- Participles . - Second participle . - Perfect participle . - Gerund . PAGE 230 CHAPTER XXIV TENSE - Continued Tenses ...
... preterit and perfect . - Used to . - Preterit for before - past time . The pluperfect . — Infinitive . — Imperative.- Participles . - Second participle . - Perfect participle . - Gerund . PAGE 230 CHAPTER XXIV TENSE - Continued Tenses ...
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... Preterit , we must recognize two tense - phrases , namely , the Perfect , formed by means of the present tense of the auxiliary have + the second participle : I have written , he has written , etc. , and the Pluperfect , formed by the ...
... Preterit , we must recognize two tense - phrases , namely , the Perfect , formed by means of the present tense of the auxiliary have + the second participle : I have written , he has written , etc. , and the Pluperfect , formed by the ...
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Otto Jespersen. 24.1 . In the preterit , was is also used in two senses , ( 1 ) the state , ( 2 ) the transition to ... preterit found in sentences like : I wish I had money enough . If I had money enough , I should pay you . You speak ...
Otto Jespersen. 24.1 . In the preterit , was is also used in two senses , ( 1 ) the state , ( 2 ) the transition to ... preterit found in sentences like : I wish I had money enough . If I had money enough , I should pay you . You speak ...
Inhalt
CHAPTER I | 15 |
CHAPTER II | 22 |
EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEM | 29 |
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adjectives adjunct adverbs auxiliary CHAPTER chiefly colloquial combinations comparative compounds conjunction connexion consonant construction corresponding definite denote Dickens diphthongs distinction English examples expanded tenses express felt French frequent future genitive gerund grammatical hence idea implies indefinite article indicated indirect object infinitive interrogative interrogative word intransitive intransitive verbs Jane Austen kind lady language look main sentence married mass-words meaning mentioned names natural negative never nexus nexus-substantives Note object originally passive perfect phonetic phrases pluperfect plural possessive pronoun possible predicative present tense preterit primary pronouns pronunciation question reference relative clause relative pronoun secondary seen sense set phrases Similarly singular sometimes sound speak speaker speech spelling spoken stress subjunctive substantive superlative syllable tendency tertiary thing third person thou verb voiceless voiceless consonant volition vowel woman word-order words writing