An ABC of English UsageClarendon Press, 1959 - 192 Seiten |
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... French and Latin . There is one exception : the demonstrative adjectives this , that inflect for number ( pl . these , those ) and agree in number with the nouns they qualify . A , an has a quasi - plural in some . The cardinal numerals ...
... French and Latin . There is one exception : the demonstrative adjectives this , that inflect for number ( pl . these , those ) and agree in number with the nouns they qualify . A , an has a quasi - plural in some . The cardinal numerals ...
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... French having occupied Portugal , a British squadron , under Rear- Admiral Sir Samuel Hood , sailed for Madeira . ' ' I believed , and therefore I spoke . ' " The question is , Can it be performed ? ' ' My son , give me thy heart ...
... French having occupied Portugal , a British squadron , under Rear- Admiral Sir Samuel Hood , sailed for Madeira . ' ' I believed , and therefore I spoke . ' " The question is , Can it be performed ? ' ' My son , give me thy heart ...
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... French , but translated into or adapted in English . Thus the word banality is a gallicism , being an English form of the French banalité ; INTRIGUE is a gallicism when it is given its French significance in English ; the phrases ' leap ...
... French , but translated into or adapted in English . Thus the word banality is a gallicism , being an English form of the French banalité ; INTRIGUE is a gallicism when it is given its French significance in English ; the phrases ' leap ...
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accusative adjectival adjective clause adjective phrase adverb clause adverb phrase apposition archaic auxiliary become BLANK VERSE called colloquial common complement compound confusion conjunction connexion CONSONANTS construction correct dative definite derived distinction double doubt ellipsis English especially etymological examples expressed following sentences French genitive gerund grammatical Greek I-MUTATION iambic pentameter idiom idiomatic indirect speech infinitive inflexion intransitive intransitive verbs introducing inverted commas language Latin letter lines malapropism meaning metaphorical Mod.E modern modify negative nominative normal Note noun clause noun or pronoun object onomatopoeia original parenthesis past participle past tense periphrasis person plural poem predicate prefer prefix preposition present participle qualifying question quoted relative pronoun rhyme rhythm rule sense sentences illustrate Shakespeare simple singular sometimes sonnet spelling spelt split infinitive stands stanza stress subjunctive syllable syllepsis syntax terza rima thing thou tive usage usually verse vowel weak verbs word writing