An ABC of English UsageClarendon Press, 1959 - 192 Seiten |
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... mark and exclamation mark when they end a completed sentence , but not after an exclamation mark when it follows a single word or a phrase : ' I never heard of such a thing ! He must be mad ' , but ' Alas ! it was I who leapt at the sun ...
... mark and exclamation mark when they end a completed sentence , but not after an exclamation mark when it follows a single word or a phrase : ' I never heard of such a thing ! He must be mad ' , but ' Alas ! it was I who leapt at the sun ...
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... mark . The exclamation mark ( ! ) should always be used after ' grammatical ' exclamations , which are classified by MEU thus : ( a ) interjections , as oh !, alas !; ( b ) words or phrases used as interjections : Heavens !, By Jove ...
... mark . The exclamation mark ( ! ) should always be used after ' grammatical ' exclamations , which are classified by MEU thus : ( a ) interjections , as oh !, alas !; ( b ) words or phrases used as interjections : Heavens !, By Jove ...
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... mark . The mark ( ? ) at the end of a direct question . For the position of the question mark in relation to inverted commas see IN- VERTED COMMAS . quire . See CHOIR . quite . Almost quite , almost completely and other phrases in which ...
... mark . The mark ( ? ) at the end of a direct question . For the position of the question mark in relation to inverted commas see IN- VERTED COMMAS . quire . See CHOIR . quite . Almost quite , almost completely and other phrases in which ...
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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