An ABC of English UsageClarendon Press, 1959 - 192 Seiten |
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... matter of fact ) , ' How true this is Î ' ( an exclamation as a matter of fact ) . indict , indite . Indict ( which is pronounced as if spelt indite ) is the legal term . The constructions are : to indict a person ( a ) for a crime ...
... matter of fact ) , ' How true this is Î ' ( an exclamation as a matter of fact ) . indict , indite . Indict ( which is pronounced as if spelt indite ) is the legal term . The constructions are : to indict a person ( a ) for a crime ...
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... matter who . The case of the pronoun needs care . It is easy , however , to make a test by opening out the ellipsis : Who did it does not matter— It does not matter who did it - No matter who did it ; Whom it was written by does not matter ...
... matter who . The case of the pronoun needs care . It is easy , however , to make a test by opening out the ellipsis : Who did it does not matter— It does not matter who did it - No matter who did it ; Whom it was written by does not matter ...
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... matter of instinct with the Englishman . But the prepositional idiom following certain words is by no means so natural and easy a matter . Below is a table for reference of the accepted usages with some representative words . Further ...
... matter of instinct with the Englishman . But the prepositional idiom following certain words is by no means so natural and easy a matter . Below is a table for reference of the accepted usages with some representative words . Further ...
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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