Current English: A Guide for the User of English in IndiaOxford University Press, 2001 - 183 Seiten Current English: A Guide for the User of English in India identifies English expressions used by Indians and provides the correct Standard English from when necessary, as well as numerous tips on style, and the origin of terms. |
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... John . What is the explanation ? These exhibit the so called ' cleft construction ' . Given a sentence like John did it we can have the more emphatic equivalent : It was John who did it . Facts like these are surprising = It is facts ...
... John . What is the explanation ? These exhibit the so called ' cleft construction ' . Given a sentence like John did it we can have the more emphatic equivalent : It was John who did it . Facts like these are surprising = It is facts ...
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... John knows the answer . These are equivalent : He alone can do it . John alone knows the answer . But where emphasis is needed the form is : He himself did it . He alone and he himself both share the meaning of ' nobody but he ' . But ...
... John knows the answer . These are equivalent : He alone can do it . John alone knows the answer . But where emphasis is needed the form is : He himself did it . He alone and he himself both share the meaning of ' nobody but he ' . But ...
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... John the Baptist . In these cases we cannot prepose the appositives . We cannot say the Baptist John etc. to / in order to There is a construction in English usually known as the infinitive of purpose ; i.e. , an infinitival structure ...
... John the Baptist . In these cases we cannot prepose the appositives . We cannot say the Baptist John etc. to / in order to There is a construction in English usually known as the infinitive of purpose ; i.e. , an infinitival structure ...
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able accept action activity adjective agreement alternative American appear asked associated auxiliary become better British English called clause clear comes common comparative considered construction contexts continue correct course derives described Dictionary discussed distinction earlier element especially example expression fact followed future give given grammar head idioms Indian English indicate interesting John known language lives look luggage main clause matter meaning meet modifier negative noun noun phrase object one's original past person phrase plural political positive possible preposition present problem pronoun question reason reference result seen sense sentence singular situation speak speaker stand Standard structure suggestion Supposing talk tell term thing turn usage usually verb word writer