An ABC of English UsageClarendon Press, 1959 - 192 Seiten |
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... stands between the subject and the verb , or when the noun ( in a multiple subject ) that stands nearest the verb is singular , and so attracts the verb into the singular : " Ten boys , a handkerchief , and a piece of stout rope is ...
... stands between the subject and the verb , or when the noun ( in a multiple subject ) that stands nearest the verb is singular , and so attracts the verb into the singular : " Ten boys , a handkerchief , and a piece of stout rope is ...
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... stand later ' ( MEU ) : ' As to the natives , there is no doubt that they will be happier under English rule ; ' As ... stands is too ambiguous to claim for me the indulgence suggested under DISJUNCTIVE PRONOUNS . But the difficulty of ...
... stand later ' ( MEU ) : ' As to the natives , there is no doubt that they will be happier under English rule ; ' As ... stands is too ambiguous to claim for me the indulgence suggested under DISJUNCTIVE PRONOUNS . But the difficulty of ...
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... stands : Why shouldn't they go together ? Note that this question , though indirect in style , is still ... stand here ; and as the actual name ( ' Jervis ' ) is not known from the context , the person can be indicated only by some such ...
... stands : Why shouldn't they go together ? Note that this question , though indirect in style , is still ... stand here ; and as the actual name ( ' Jervis ' ) is not known from the context , the person can be indicated only by some such ...
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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