An ABC of English UsageClarendon Press, 1959 - 192 Seiten |
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... pronoun , or by a word that plays the part of a relative pronoun , whose antecedent the clause qualifies : ' At one period Swift was acting as secretary and adviser to a distinguished lady who often required him to read to her aloud ...
... pronoun , or by a word that plays the part of a relative pronoun , whose antecedent the clause qualifies : ' At one period Swift was acting as secretary and adviser to a distinguished lady who often required him to read to her aloud ...
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... pronoun is used for the reflexive : ' I will bethink me ' ; ' I found the Weser rolling o'er me ' . It is important ... relative pronoun . ( a ) Forms : Personal Impersonal Common Nom . who which that Acc . whom which that Gen. of whom ...
... pronoun is used for the reflexive : ' I will bethink me ' ; ' I found the Weser rolling o'er me ' . It is important ... relative pronoun . ( a ) Forms : Personal Impersonal Common Nom . who which that Acc . whom which that Gen. of whom ...
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... relative pronoun instead of as after same . The construction is " The same ... as ' , where as represents a relative pronoun , either nominative or accusative . Sentence ( d ) , how- ever , raises a problem . As cannot be preceded but ...
... relative pronoun instead of as after same . The construction is " The same ... as ' , where as represents a relative pronoun , either nominative or accusative . Sentence ( d ) , how- ever , raises a problem . As cannot be preceded but ...
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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