An ABC of English UsageClarendon Press, 1959 - 192 Seiten |
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... plural , it must be plural throughout . Though the modern prejudice tends to the choice of the singular , the singular collective does not always prove amenable to idiom or even sense . " The congregation is requested to keep its seat ...
... plural , it must be plural throughout . Though the modern prejudice tends to the choice of the singular , the singular collective does not always prove amenable to idiom or even sense . " The congregation is requested to keep its seat ...
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... plural in -en , representing the -an plural of the OE . ' weak ' declension . The only simple one remaining in common use is oxen . Two nouns , children and brethren , have an -en plural added to an older plural of their own . The OE ...
... plural in -en , representing the -an plural of the OE . ' weak ' declension . The only simple one remaining in common use is oxen . Two nouns , children and brethren , have an -en plural added to an older plural of their own . The OE ...
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... plural - looking form , lens , forceps , riches , biceps , are etymologically singular . Of these , lens is always treated as singular ( plural lenses ) , riches always as plural ; forceps may be treated as either , but is usually ...
... plural - looking form , lens , forceps , riches , biceps , are etymologically singular . Of these , lens is always treated as singular ( plural lenses ) , riches always as plural ; forceps may be treated as either , but is usually ...
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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