An ABC of English UsageClarendon Press, 1959 - 192 Seiten |
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... given to the past simple tense , i.e. the tense denoting no more than that something happened at some moment in the past . aphorism . A short pithy sentence into which much thought or observa- tion is compressed . Bacon's Essays will ...
... given to the past simple tense , i.e. the tense denoting no more than that something happened at some moment in the past . aphorism . A short pithy sentence into which much thought or observa- tion is compressed . Bacon's Essays will ...
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... given to the members of the ' Holy Club ' founded by the Wes- leys at Oxford ) , Quaker ( a nickname for the Friends , with reference to ' quaking at the word of the Lord ' ) , Tory ( a derisive name given to the opponents of the ...
... given to the members of the ' Holy Club ' founded by the Wes- leys at Oxford ) , Quaker ( a nickname for the Friends , with reference to ' quaking at the word of the Lord ' ) , Tory ( a derisive name given to the opponents of the ...
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... given in the first sentence of this note , if pleased is considered as a pure adjective ( = glad , happy ) very may stand ; but should pleased take upon itself verbal force as in the sentence ' I was pleased with your letter ' ( in ...
... given in the first sentence of this note , if pleased is considered as a pure adjective ( = glad , happy ) very may stand ; but should pleased take upon itself verbal force as in the sentence ' I was pleased with your letter ' ( in ...
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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