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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... wish , " it is now more usual to say " everybody was happy " and every- thing happened according to our wish . " Isolated all , however , is used in cases like : Rich and poor , all must die . All's well that ends well . All that he ...
... wish , " it is now more usual to say " everybody was happy " and every- thing happened according to our wish . " Isolated all , however , is used in cases like : Rich and poor , all must die . All's well that ends well . All that he ...
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... wish I had had money enough , etc. ) , see 24.4 . 24.22 . Originally this use was restricted to a separate mood- form of the preterit , the preterit subjunctive , and the unreality was denoted by the mood rather than by the tense . But ...
... wish I had had money enough , etc. ) , see 24.4 . 24.22 . Originally this use was restricted to a separate mood- form of the preterit , the preterit subjunctive , and the unreality was denoted by the mood rather than by the tense . But ...
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... wishes , not only when the fulfilment depends on the will of the subject , but also in other cases : I wish he would stop that noise . I wish you wouldn't repeat what you have heard . I wish he would die soon . If only the 26.2 ] 283 WOULD.
... wishes , not only when the fulfilment depends on the will of the subject , but also in other cases : I wish he would stop that noise . I wish you wouldn't repeat what you have heard . I wish he would die soon . If only the 26.2 ] 283 WOULD.
Inhalt
CHAPTER I | 15 |
CHAPTER II | 22 |
EVOLUTION OF THE SOUNDSYSTEM | 29 |
Urheberrecht | |
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