An ABC of English UsageClarendon Press, 1959 - 192 Seiten |
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... respectively rather than the preposition ( ' through ' ) and the conjunction ( ' when ' ) . Often ( especially in sentences containing verbs of incomplete predication ) the adverb modifies the whole predi- cate : ' Now the time is ripe ...
... respectively rather than the preposition ( ' through ' ) and the conjunction ( ' when ' ) . Often ( especially in sentences containing verbs of incomplete predication ) the adverb modifies the whole predi- cate : ' Now the time is ripe ...
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... respectively by but , than , and when may be defined briefly as follows : ( a ) but ( = except ) : the uncompromising negatives nothing , no , not , or the diminutive little : ' nothing but leaves ' ; " There was little in the play but ...
... respectively by but , than , and when may be defined briefly as follows : ( a ) but ( = except ) : the uncompromising negatives nothing , no , not , or the diminutive little : ' nothing but leaves ' ; " There was little in the play but ...
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... respectively . Say ' He was a Fellow of both ... ' ) ( iii ) Having collected the total amount , the collector disburses to each proper authority its respective quota . ( Respective is tautological after each . ) ( iv ) That training ...
... respectively . Say ' He was a Fellow of both ... ' ) ( iii ) Having collected the total amount , the collector disburses to each proper authority its respective quota . ( Respective is tautological after each . ) ( iv ) That training ...
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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