A Functional English Grammar |
Contents
Definition of Terms | 3 |
The Aspect of Number | 13 |
The Aspect of Gender | 24 |
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ablaut accusative action analyze appositive auxiliary Beowulf better called chapter CLASS DISCUSSION close the door comparative compound sentences connection construction coordinating conjunction counted dative dependent clause Dictionary direct object elements English grammar English verb example express finite verb following sentences form words front-shifted functional shift future perfect gender genitive give gram grammarians grammatical gender idea Illustrate imperative impersonal indicative infinitive inflection interjection interrogative Jane Jespersen John language linguistic Look meaning Modern English modifiers mood nexus nominative nonsentence objective complement Old English omitted passive voice past participle past perfect Past progressive past tense plural predicate adjective predicate noun preposition object prepositional phrase present perfect Present progressive punctuation question reflexive relative pronoun sentence element SHAKESPEARE student subject and complement subjunctive subordinating conjunction substantive suffix syntax term thing tion tive usage verb forms verbid clause writing