Essentials of English grammar
This classic text presents the chief facts of English grammar, giving the student a real insight into the structure of the language. Grammatical rules are laid out in a clear, concise way and are illustrated with carefully selected examples.
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9780203425787, 9780415104401, 0203425782, 0415104408
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Chapter I INTRODUCTORY
chapter II SOUNDS
chapter III EVOLUTION OF THE SOUND-SYSTEM
chapter IV EVOLUTION OF THE SOUND-SYSTEM
chapter V EVOLUTION OF THE SOUND-SYSTEM
chapter VI SPELLING
chapter VII WORD-CLASSES
chapter VIII THE THREE RANKS
chapter IX JUNCTION AND NEXUS
chapter X SENTENCE-STRUCTURE
chapter XI RELATIONS OF VERB TO SUBJECT AND OBJECT
chapter XII PASSIVE
chapter XIII PREDICATIVES
chapter XIV CASE
chapter XV PERSON
chapter XVI DEFINITE PRONOUNS
chapter XVII INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
chapter XVIII PRONOUNS OF TOTALITY
chapter XIX GENDER
chapter XX NUMBER
chapter XXI NUMBER
chapter XXII DEGREE
chapter XXIII TENSE
chapter XXIV TENSE
chapter XXV WILL AND SHALL
chapter XXVI WOULD AND SHOULD
chapter XXVII MOOD
chapter XXVIII AFFIRMATION, NEGATION, QUESTION
chapter XXIX DEPENDENT NEXUS
chapter XXX NEXUS-SUBSTANTIVES
chapter XXXI THE GERUND
chapter XXXII THE INFINITIVE
chapter XXXIII CLAUSES AS PRIMARIES
chapter XXXIV CLAUSES AS SECONDARIES
chapter XXXV CLAUSES AS TERTIARIES
chapter XXXVI RETROSPECT
"A one-volume grammar embodying the principles explained in 'The philosophy of grammar' and partly carried out in the four volumes of my 'Modern English grammar'."--Preface
Includes index
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