198:
6713:
615:
Linguists generally accept nine
English word classes: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, determiners, and exclamations. English words are not generally marked for word class. It is not usually possible to tell from the form of a word which class it belongs to;
8278:
Poutsma, Hendrik. A grammar of late modern
English, Groningen, P. Noordhoff, 1914–29, 2 pt. in 5 v. Contents: pt. I. The sentence: 1st half. The elements of the sentence, 1928. 2d half. The composite sentence, 1929.--pt. II. The parts of speech: section I, A. Nouns, adjectives and articles, 1914.
6391:
The syntax of a dependent clause is generally the same as that of an independent clause, except that the dependent clause usually begins with a subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun (or phrase containing such). In some situations (as already described) the conjunction or relative pronoun
6404:
The clause structure with an inverted subject and verb, used to form questions as described above, is also used in certain types of declarative sentences. This occurs mainly when the sentence begins with adverbial or other phrases that are essentially negative or contain words such as
6165:(a verb phrase in the terminology used above; that is, a verb together with its objects and complements). A dependent clause also normally contains a subordinating conjunction (or in the case of relative clauses, a relative pronoun, or phrase containing one).
6663:. Bullokar wrote his grammar in English and used a "reformed spelling system" of his own invention; but much English grammar, for much of the century after Bullokar's effort, was written in Latin, especially by authors who were aiming to be scholarly.
105:
retain morphological case more strongly than any other word class (a remnant of the more extensive
Germanic case system of Old English). For other pronouns, and all nouns, adjectives, and articles, grammatical function is indicated only by
4936:. A single preposition may have a variety of meanings, often including temporal, spatial and abstract. Many words that are prepositions can also serve as adverbs. Examples of common English prepositions (including phrasal instances) are
4186:. Consequently, comparative and superlative forms of such adjectives are not normally used, except in a figurative, humorous or imprecise context. Similarly, such adjectives are not normally qualified with modifiers of degree such as
3068:. Although they are written with a space, they're best thought of as single words. No consistent distinction in meaning or use can be found between them. Like the reflexive pronouns, their use is limited to contexts where an
2672:" Note that neuter and non-neuter refers to the grammatical gender system of the time, rather than the so-called natural gender system of today. A small holdover of this is the ability of relative (but not interrogative)
4523:
There are also many adverbs that are not derived from adjectives, including adverbs of time, of frequency, of place, of degree and with other meanings. Some suffixes that are commonly used to form adverbs from nouns are
6678:, the author of one of the most widely used grammars of the day, was having to cite "grammatical authorities" to bolster the claim that grammatical cases in English are different from those in Ancient Greek or Latin.
2433:
is used to refer to a woman, sometimes a female animal, and sometimes an object to which feminine characteristics are attributed, such as a ship or a country. A man, and sometimes a male animal, is referred to using
4393:
perform a wide range of functions. They typically modify verbs (or verb phrases), adjectives (or adjectival phrases), or other adverbs (or adverbial phrases). However, adverbs also sometimes qualify noun phrases
6568:. Here the verb phrase (understood from the context) is reduced to a single auxiliary or other "special" verb, negated if appropriate. If there is no special verb in the original verb phrase, it is replaced by
9422:
7845:
A Grammar of the
English Language, In a Series of Letters: Intended for the Use of Schools and of Young Persons in General, but more especially for the use of Soldiers, Sailors, Apprentices, and Plough-Boys
1366:. Animals are triple-gender nouns, being able to take masculine, feminine and neuter pronouns. While the vast majority of nouns in English do not carry gender, there remain some gendered nouns (e.g.
1491:
Many nouns that mention people's roles and jobs can refer to either a masculine or a feminine subject, for instance "cousin", "teenager", "teacher", "doctor", "student", "friend", and "colleague".
7920:
Declerck in his introduction (p.vi) states that almost half his grammar is taken up by the topics of tense, aspect and modality. This he contrasts with the 71 pages devoted to these subjects in
6789:
We conclude that both head and phrasal genitives involve case inflection. With head genitives it is always a noun that inflects, while the phrasal genitive can apply to words of most classes.
600:; for example, it is rare for a new pronoun to enter the language. Determiners, traditionally classified along with adjectives, have not always been regarded as a separate part of speech.
2484:
and referential cases where the referent's gender was unknown. However, it is increasingly used when the referent's gender is irrelevant or when the referent is neither male nor female.
3922:, as with other word classes, cannot in general be identified as such by their form, although many of them are formed from nouns or other words by the addition of a suffix, such as
3763:); this is used with the basic infinitive of other verbs (those not belonging to the "special verbs" class) to make their question and negation forms, as well as emphatic forms (
534:
1359:) for sexless objects – although feminine pronouns are sometimes used when referring to ships (and more uncommonly some airplanes and analogous machinery) and nation-states.
4155:
Many adjectives, however, particularly those that are longer and less common, do not have inflected comparative and superlative forms. Instead, they can be qualified with
8124:
6545:
Many types of elliptical construction are possible in
English, resulting in sentences that omit certain redundant elements. Various examples are given in the article on
6157:, although it is also possible to link together sentences of this form into longer sentences, using coordinating conjunctions (see above). A clause typically contains a
8465:
4th impression. pts. 1–2. Syntactical units with one verb.--pt.3. 1st half. Syntactical units with two verbs.--pt.3. 2d half. Syntactical units with two and more verbs.
2822:, which can be used in both restrictive and unrestrictive clauses). It can refer to either persons or things, and cannot follow a preposition. For example, one can say
8760:
8441:
8230:
8047:
7094:
6189:. In most sentences, English marks grammatical relations only through word order. The subject constituent precedes the verb and the object constituent follows it. The
4848:, etc.) If such a verb also has an object, then the particle may precede or follow the object, although it will normally follow the object if the object is a pronoun (
1516:
Rarely, nouns illustrating things with no gender are referred to with a gendered pronoun to convey familiarity. It is also standard to use the gender-neutral pronoun (
3009:, rather than as a pronoun. However, its identification as a pronoun is most consistent with its behavior in inverted sentences and question tags as described above.
8291:
8234:
8073:
6131:, etc.) which can appear in a negative context but are not negative themselves (and can thus be used after a negation without giving rise to double negatives).
1691:. The most common situations in which a complete noun phrase can be formed without a determiner are when it refers generally to a whole class or concept (as in
3685:). Modals can indicate the condition, probability, possibility, necessity, obligation and ability exposed by the speaker's or writer's attitude or expression.
8859:
3155:
The basic form of an
English verb is not generally marked by any ending, although there are certain suffixes that are frequently used to form verbs, such as
5272:, where as well as the basic conjunction, an additional element appears before the first of the items being linked. The common correlatives in English are:
9732:
616:
inflectional endings and derivational suffixes are unique and specific to . On the other hand, most words belong to more than one word class. For example,
8157:(1756). "The English grammar: Made by Ben Jonson for the benefit of all strangers, out of his observation of the English language now spoken and in use".
6997:
In speech the genitive is signalled in singular nouns by an inflection that has the same pronunciation variants as for plural nouns in the common case
2965:(singular or plural) of the logical subject (complement), hence it takes a plural verb if the complement is plural. In informal English, however, the
573:
69:
8354:
published between 1957 and 1961. Schibsbye was a student of
Jespersen's and co-author of the sixth volume –Morphology –of Jespersen's seven volume
6197:
or used as a contrast with the conjunction "but", such as in the following examples: "Rome I shall see!", "I hate oranges, but apples I'll eat!".
969:
ending may attach to the last word of the phrase. To account for this, the possessive can be analysed, for instance as a clitic construction (an "
6305:, etc. An exception applies when the interrogative word is the subject or part of the subject, in which case there is no inversion. For example:
1052:) or other equivalent word, as described in the following section. In many contexts, it is required for a noun phrase to include some determiner.
60:– a form of speech and writing used in public discourse, including broadcasting, education, entertainment, government, and news, over a range of
8208:, A. K. (Andreĭ Konstantinovich). 1969. The use of tenses in English. Korsakov, A. K. Structure of Modern English pt. 1. oai:gial.edu:26766 at
1683:
In many contexts, it is required for a noun phrase to be completed with an article or some other determiner. It is not grammatical to say just
6396:
can be omitted. Another type of dependent clause with no subordinating conjunction is the conditional clause formed by inversion (see below).
5504:
Subordinating conjunction generally comes at the very start of its clause, although many of them can be preceded by qualifying adverbs, as in
8791:
8550:
8324:
8196:
8106:
7964:
7941:
7699:
7078:
6959:
5774:
exhibits the greatest diversity of forms within the modern
English pronoun system, having definite nominative, oblique, and genitive forms (
2363:. The personal pronouns are so-called not because they apply to persons (which other pronouns also do), but because they participate in the
687:
function as if they were adjectives or adverbs, but with other types of phrases, the terminology has different implications. For example, a
10851:
8753:
6380:
3826:
3653:. These do not inflect for person or number, do not occur alone, and do not have infinitive or participle forms (except synonyms, as with
6060:
Other elements, such as noun phrases, adjectives, adverbs, infinitive and participial phrases, etc., can be negated by placing the word
529:
6050:.) On the inversion of subject and verb (such as in questions; see below), the subject may be placed after a contracted negated form:
4760:
above), then the normal position for such adverbs is after that special verb (or after the first of them, if there is more than one):
1651:
Determiners are used in the formation of noun phrases (see above). Many words that serve as determiners can also be used as pronouns (
400:
8602:
8576:
8458:
8425:
8390:
8378:
8370:
8343:
8305:
8269:
8177:
8144:
8083:
8031:
8007:
7985:
7913:
7894:
7865:
7829:
7806:
7781:
7737:
7718:
7659:
7632:
7581:
7554:
7310:
reject the concept of finite verb phrases as clause constituents, regarding the subject as a dependent of the verb as well. See the
6990:
6917:
6885:
6782:
10935:
8852:
8801:
6651:
with the stated goal of demonstrating that
English was just as rule-based as Latin. Bullokar's grammar was faithfully modeled on
4804:), and those that provide the context (such as time or place) for a sentence, are typically placed at the start of the sentence:
3041:
2849:
6229:
4198:. Another type of adjective sometimes considered ungradable is those that represent an extreme degree of some property, such as
3712:
2668:'who, what' had only singular forms and also only distinguished between non-neuter and neuter, the neuter nominative form being
478:
10664:
10463:
9761:
9725:
8826:
8746:
7416:
3287:
965:
as an affix or a clitic is the subject of debate. It differs from the noun inflection of languages such as German, in that the
9694:
10897:
9786:
5933:
does not change form between "the chair is here" (subject) and "I saw the chair" (direct object). Possession is shown by the
9776:
9756:
9512:
3238:
Most verbs have three or four inflected forms in addition to the base form: a third-person singular present tense form in
2664:
In Old and Middle
English, the roles of the three words were different from their roles today. "The interrogative pronoun
566:
466:
7874:
Curme, George O., College English Grammar, Richmond, VA, 1925, Johnson Publishing company, 414 pages . A revised edition
7514:
Finkenstaedt, Thomas; Dieter Wolff (1973). Ordered profusion; studies in dictionaries and the English lexicon. C. Winter.
9771:
9504:
6736:
6190:
6178:
4368:
Certain attributive adjective phrases are formed from other parts of speech, without any adjective as their head, as in
330:
4478:. In earlier usage more flat adverbs were accepted in formal usage; many of these survive in idioms and colloquially. (
1752:. The full set of English pronouns is presented in the following table. Nonstandard, informal and archaic forms are in
10093:
9947:
9204:
9023:
8920:
8845:
8594:
8568:
6726:
6638:
5201:
is used, the resulting noun phrase is plural. A determiner does not need to be repeated with the individual elements:
4057:). Spelling rules which maintain pronunciation apply to suffixing adjectives just as they do for similar treatment of
3216:
2811:
2770:
750:
543:
291:
61:
5185:. These can be used in many grammatical contexts to link two or more items of equal grammatical status, for example:
5074:), leaving the preposition in place. This kind of structure is avoided in some kinds of formal English. For example:
7271:
2389:
which are still used in religious services and can be seen in older works, such as Shakespeare's—in such texts, the
10958:
10601:
9791:
9718:
8890:
8098:
7773:
5659:
of a verb, for the object of a preposition, for an absolute disjunct, and sometimes for the complement of a copula.
434:
10510:
6232:). To form a question from a sentence which does not have such an auxiliary or copula present, the auxiliary verb
10833:
10639:
10473:
9952:
8724:
8714:
6869:
6652:
2350:
507:
4218:
is a group of words that plays the role of an adjective in a sentence. It usually has a single adjective as its
1732:
are a relatively small, closed class of words that function in the place of nouns or noun phrases. They include
10998:
10485:
9614:
9114:
7765:
7153:
5716:
5601:
5154:
5067:
4333:
Adjective phrases containing complements after the adjective cannot normally be used as attributive adjectives
4227:
3904:
section of that article for verb phrases headed by non-finite verb forms, such as infinitives and participles.
3352:
3085:
2920:
2696:
2477:
1613:
1085:
911:
696:
653:
587:
559:
207:
138:
1502:
Often the gender distinction for these neutral nouns is established by inserting the word "male" or "female".
10674:
10010:
10005:
9937:
9808:
9796:
9781:
9426:
8935:
7956:
7821:
7597:
5269:
3696:
3283:
2976:
1712:
1569:
1363:
486:
418:
372:
166:
162:
1175:
is a post-modifier (a relative clause in this case). Notice the order of the pre-modifiers; the determiner
10754:
10621:
10236:
10113:
9987:
9560:
9387:
9296:
8247:
recommends the German original stating "there is an English version, but it is hardly to be used." (p. vi)
6546:
6146:
6112:
5957:
5914:
5070:, where the interrogative or relative pronoun that is the preposition's complement is moved to the start (
4338:
4223:
3990:
3317:
3310:
3045:
1745:
609:
438:
50:
10697:
7113:
5925:. By contrast, nouns have no distinct nominative and objective forms, the two being merged into a single
2429:
The third-person singular forms are differentiated according to the gender of the referent. For example,
10969:
10820:
10468:
10450:
10264:
9631:
9522:
9517:
9494:
9316:
9311:
9306:
9286:
9281:
9276:
9256:
9049:
8885:
6694:
6660:
6496:
Other similar forms sometimes appear but are less common. There is also a construction with subjunctive
6140:
6027:
6015:). (Until the period of early Modern English, negation was effected without additional auxiliary verbs:
5361:
5150:
5107:
5063:
5043:. A prepositional phrase can be used as a complement or post-modifier of a noun in a noun phrase, as in
3986:
3901:
3897:
3786:
3450:
3364:
2966:
2572:
2528:
1737:
1633:
460:
426:
351:
305:
297:
4818:). When there is more than one types of adverb, they usually appear in the order: manner, place, time (
3072:
precedes it. In the case of the reciprocals, they need to appear in the same clause as the antecedent.
4932:
form a closed word class, although there are also certain phrases that serve as prepositions, such as
4174:. These represent properties that cannot be compared on a scale; they simply apply or do not, as with
1362:
Some aspects of gender usage in English have been influenced by the movement towards a preference for
671:. A phrase typically serves the same function as a word from some particular word class. For example,
596:(a celebrity who frequents the fashion circles), and other similar relatively new words. The rest are
197:
10800:
10333:
10259:
10178:
9887:
9872:
9636:
9570:
9402:
9359:
9261:
9124:
9084:
8385:(p. 1765) A CD-Rom version of the 1st edition is available on the Collins COBUILD Resource Pack
7185:
6904:; Denison, David; Krajewski, Grzegorz; Scott, Alan (2013). "Expression of Possession in English". In
6375:
Isn't John going? / Is John not going? (negative question, with and without contraction respectively)
6358:
6222:
5605:
5024:
5020:
4924:
4900:
4326:
An adjective phrase may include both modifiers before the adjective and a complement after it, as in
4260:
4171:
3881:
below). Certain verb–modifier combinations, particularly when they have independent meaning (such as
3689:
3476:) used in many syntactical constructions. There are also infinitives corresponding to other aspects:
3069:
3037:
2868:
1589:
1554:
1186:
470:
325:
274:
158:
111:
9417:
6286:
5153:
express a variety of logical relations between items, phrases, clauses and sentences. The principal
4876:, together with any modifiers (other adverbs or adverb phrases) and complements, analogously to the
4357:. (Certain complements can be moved to after the noun, leaving the adjective before the noun, as in
2394:
10953:
10948:
10555:
10397:
10269:
9845:
9397:
9044:
8816:
8796:
7882:
6210:
6162:
5670:
5564:
4167:(this construction is also sometimes used even for adjectives for which inflected forms do exist).
3998:
3850:
3598:
3568:
3081:
3006:
1544:
692:
498:
422:
389:
286:
3845:(although this concept is not acknowledged in all theories of grammar). A verb phrase headed by a
2382:
are used in other places. An archaic set of second-person pronouns used for singular reference is
1355:) to refer specifically to persons or animals of one or other genders and certain others (such as
10744:
10687:
10530:
10435:
10201:
10128:
10088:
10073:
10055:
10017:
9867:
9817:
9745:
9583:
9550:
9476:
9461:
9446:
9436:
9349:
9344:
9334:
9129:
9059:
9054:
8821:
8435:
8224:
8041:
7307:
7088:
6354:
6290:
6150:
5860:
5767:
5741:
5703:
5365:
5115:
4873:
4872:
is a phrase that acts as an adverb within a sentence. An adverb phrase may have an adverb as its
4219:
3913:
3877:. Adverbial modifiers generally follow objects, although other positions are possible (see under
3416:
3344:
3251:
3117:
3057:
2962:
2935:
2516:
2402:
2364:
1749:
1601:
1320:
1276:
1242:
are in apposition). In some contexts, the same can be expressed by a prepositional phrase, as in
996:
962:
844:
395:
345:
321:
309:
255:
170:
119:
10611:
7398:
4713:
Adverbs indicating the manner of an action are generally placed after the verb and its objects (
8486:
8297:
6507:
Use of inversion to express a third-person imperative is now mostly confined to the expression
656:
from those in another. This has the potential to give rise to new words. For example, the noun
10943:
10907:
10859:
10634:
10606:
10588:
10568:
10425:
10308:
10254:
10143:
10133:
10078:
9977:
9925:
9877:
9862:
9825:
9540:
9466:
9441:
9364:
9229:
9174:
9144:
9104:
8786:
8662:
An advanced English syntax based on the principles and requirements of the Grammatical society
8598:
8572:
8546:
8538:
8524:
8454:
8421:
8417:
8411:
8386:
8374:
8366:
8339:
8320:
8301:
8265:
8192:
8173:
8140:
8102:
8079:
8069:
8027:
8003:
7981:
7960:
7937:
7909:
7890:
7861:
7825:
7802:
7777:
7733:
7714:
7695:
7691:
7685:
7655:
7628:
7577:
7571:
7550:
7074:
7056:
Pronominal Gender in English: A Study of English Varieties form a Cross-Linguistic Perspective
7018:
6986:
6955:
6951:
6945:
6913:
6881:
6778:
6766:
6762:
6329:
6214:
6158:
5814:
5750:
5537:
3838:
3531:. There is also a past subjunctive (distinct from the simple past only in the possible use of
3412:
3372:
3340:
2916:
2443:
1774:
1314:
1120:
1002:
An English noun phrase typically takes the following form (not all elements need be present):
988:
700:
680:
408:
165:. Nouns form the largest word class, and verbs the second-largest. Unlike nouns in many other
98:
73:
9710:
7649:
7622:
7527:
4486:) Some adjectives can also be used as flat adverbs when they actually describe the subject. (
3989:, as part of a noun phrase (nearly always preceding the noun they modify; for exceptions see
10920:
10767:
10705:
10649:
10644:
10596:
10500:
10495:
10420:
10343:
10323:
10298:
10290:
10231:
10206:
10196:
10191:
10108:
10065:
10042:
10032:
10022:
9964:
9902:
9578:
9471:
9451:
9301:
9266:
9184:
8979:
8806:
8770:
8017:
7995:
7973:
6978:
6937:
6731:
6698:
6648:
6154:
5892:
5834:
5656:
4215:
3858:
3854:
2709:
2355:
The personal pronouns of modern standard English are presented in the table above. They are
1741:
1733:
1724:
1708:
1558:
1548:
1116:
992:
864:
684:
381:
376:
341:
336:
278:
270:
102:
90:
57:
34:
8543:
The Sentence in Written English: A Syntactic Study Based on an Analysis of Scientific Texts
8209:
6685:
are based on Latin and Greek parts of speech. Some English grammar rules were adopted from
6659:(1534), used in English schools at that time, having been "prescribed" for them in 1542 by
6365:, then it is possible to invert the subject with this contraction as a whole. For example:
5710:
Most English personal pronouns have five forms: the nominative and oblique case forms, the
887:. Certain nouns can be used with plural verbs even though they are singular in form, as in
675:
is a phrase that can be used in a sentence as if it were a noun, and is therefore called a
10915:
10869:
10792:
10782:
10772:
10762:
10654:
10629:
10563:
10540:
10535:
10405:
10371:
10366:
10356:
10351:
10313:
10303:
10276:
10226:
10211:
10186:
10161:
10151:
10123:
10118:
10103:
10050:
10027:
9992:
9972:
9915:
9892:
9882:
9852:
9486:
9407:
9369:
9354:
9234:
9224:
9139:
9134:
9074:
8940:
8910:
8811:
8733:
8205:
7853:
7839:
7798:
7792:
6770:
6718:
6520:
6182:
6108:
5876:
5872:
5711:
5558:
5541:
5111:
4385:
3866:
3489:
3271:
1769:
1764:
1297:
1100:
539:
404:
385:
259:
212:
7709:
Biber, Douglas; Johansson, Stig; Leech, Geoffrey; Conrad, Susan; Finegan, Edward (1999).
6277:
The milk goes in the fridge. → Does the milk go in the fridge? (no special verb present;
604:
are another word class, but these are not described here as they do not form part of the
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8279:
section I, B. Pronouns and numerals, 1916. section II. The verb and the particles, 1926.
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In writing, the inflection of regular nouns is realized in the singular by apostrophe +
6595:. The latter forms are used after negative statements. (Equivalents including the verb:
6244:) needs to be inserted, along with inversion of the word order, to form a question (see
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set of pronouns are used for plural reference, or with singular reference as a formal
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are phrases that function grammatically as nouns within sentences, for example as the
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is considered to refer to the people constituting the government). This is a form of
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often creates clusters of two or more verbs at the center of the sentence, such as
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It can also appear without a corresponding logical subject, in short sentences and
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The structure of English; an introduction to the construction of English sentences
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Quirk, Randolph; Greenbaum, Sidney; Leech, Geoffrey; & Svartvik, Jan. (1972).
7073:(3rd ed.). Don Mills, Ontario, Canada: Oxford University Press. p. 194.
8158:
8021:
7924:. Huddleston and Pullman say they profited from consulting this grammar in their
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are used with both singular and plural reference. In the Southern United States,
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An example of a noun phrase that includes all of the above-mentioned elements is
836:. Some nouns can function both as countable and as uncountable such as "wine" in
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A Grammar of the English Language: Volumes I (Parts of Speech) & II (Syntax)
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questions are formed similarly; however, if the verb undergoing inversion has a
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as well, expressed without a preposition, then that precedes the direct object:
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is identical to the (basic) infinitive; other imperative forms may be made with
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John is not going. / John isn't going. (negative, with and without contraction)
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Adjective or adverb phrases combined into a longer adjective or adverb phrase:
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make relations between clauses, making the clause in which they appear into a
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Dekeyser, Xavier; Devriendt, Betty; Tops, Guy A. J.; Guekens, Steven (2004).
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precedes other complements such as prepositional phrases, but if there is an
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cars are driven, he was killed, I am being tickled, it is nice to be pampered
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All the interrogative pronouns can also be used as relative pronouns, though
2551:. All four words can also be used as determiners (followed by a noun), as in
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Foundations of English Grammar For University Students and Advanced Learners
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Never have I known someone so stupid; Only in France can such food be tasted
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3861:). In English, objects and complements nearly always come after the verb; a
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are possible, though becoming less common). It also includes the auxiliary
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7009:
Quirk, Randolph; Greenbaum, Sidney; Leech, Geoffrey; Svartik, Jan (1985).
737:), and so on, though many nouns are base forms containing no such suffix (
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can serve as either a verb or a noun (these are regarded as two different
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9673:
7272:"Modal verbs and modality – English Grammar Today – Cambridge Dictionary"
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Like many other Western European languages, English historically allowed
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Adjectives can be modified by a preceding adverb or adverb phrase, as in
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English plural § Singulars with collective meaning treated as plural
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7598:"From 'F-Bomb' To 'Photobomb,' How The Dictionary Keeps Up With English"
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English possessive § Status of the possessive as a grammatical case
3278:). Regular verbs have identical past tense and past participle forms in
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described here occur in some historical, social, cultural, and regional
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8381:. Huddleston and Pullman say they found this grammar 'useful' in their
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Three Volumes, translated by Clair James Grece from the German edition
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Inversion can also be used to form conditional clauses, beginning with
4792:. Adverbs that provide a connection with previous information (such as
4429:). They can also indicate a relationship between clauses or sentences (
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still have three morphological cases that are simplified forms of the
4353:. Exceptions include very brief and often established phrases such as
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2378:(you all) is used as a plural form, and various other phrases such as
950:); see below. The possessive form can be used either as a determiner (
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forms. In most cases the plural is formed from the singular by adding
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6777:. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 479–481.
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5903:(objective), as in "He saw it" and "It saw him"; similarly, consider
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Most adverbs form comparatives and superlatives by modification with
4462:). Certain words can be used as both adjectives and adverbs, such as
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Many English adverbs are formed from adjectives by adding the ending
4390:
3703:" or simply "auxiliaries". These have different syntax from ordinary
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is used to ask about alternatives from what is seen as a closed set:
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that rather attractive young college student to whom you were talking
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consists of a verb together with any objects and other dependents; a
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Huddleston, Rodney D.; Pullum, Geoffrey K.; Reynolds, Brett (2022).
7031:), and in the regular plural by the apostrophe following the plural
4245:. Some can also be preceded by a noun or quantitative phrase, as in
4194:, although with some of them it is idiomatic to use adverbs such as
4148:
and in certain independent uses. For the comparison of adverbs, see
72:
of English, although these are minor compared to the differences in
6697:
because Latin cannot end sentences in prepositions. The rule of no
3727:). Apart from those already mentioned, this class may also include
3445:
in the first person. For the uses of these various verb forms, see
2938:, to refer to the presence or existence of something. For example:
1269:
phrases referring to homeless people or English people in general);
946:). More generally the ending can be applied to noun phrases (as in
772:
Nouns are sometimes classified semantically (by their meanings) as
8664:. London: Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & co. A new edition of
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4756:), although if there is an auxiliary or other "special verb" (see
2841:
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phrases with a pronoun rather than a noun as the head (see below);
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form nouns from other nouns or from other types of words, such as
511:
8410:
Thomson, A. J. (Audrey Jean); Martinet, A. V. (Agnes V.) (1986).
6420:
In elliptical sentences (see below), inversion takes place after
5209:
are both correct. The same applies to other modifiers. (The word
4610:, above). However, a few adverbs retain irregular inflection for
3661:). The modals are used with the basic infinitive form of a verb (
1327:
was treated as either masculine, feminine, or neuter, existed in
590:– word classes that readily accept new members, such as the noun
8964:
8877:
8018:
Halliday, M. A. K.; Matthiessen, Christian M. I. M. (revised by)
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A special type of adverb is the adverbial particle used to form
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was adopted from Latin because Latin has no split infinitives.
5484:, as well as words that produce interrogative content clauses:
4728:). Many adverbs of frequency, degree, certainty, etc. (such as
1557:
constitute a relatively small class of words. They include the
1230:(where two consecutive phrases refer to the same thing), as in
8648:
The categories and types of present-day English word-formation
6320:
He goes. → Who goes? (no inversion, because the question word
6266:
I am sitting here. → Am I sitting here? (inversion of subject
4811:
If the verb has an object, the adverb comes after the object (
4458:
2911:
is used as a pronoun in some sentences, playing the role of a
2856:
is not the subject of the relative clause, it can be omitted (
1873:
1246:(meaning "the twin curses" that are "famine and pestilence").
7980:. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. p. 672.
6756:
6754:
6752:
5855:
Nouns have distinct singular and plural forms; that is, they
2503:
are used when they do not qualify a noun: as pronouns, as in
699:(and is therefore usually a type of adverbial phrase); and a
8720:
8487:
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8241:
Englische Grammatik: Die Lehre von der Wort- und Satzfügung.
7858:
A Grammar of the English Language (Oxford Language Classics)
5114:, where the complement in a prepositional phrase can become
3511:
A form identical to the infinitive can be used as a present
2555:. They can also form the alternative pronominal expressions
6910:
Morphosyntactic Categories and the Expression of Possession
6878:
Morphosyntactic Categories and the Expression of Possession
3270:), and – though often identical to the past tense form – a
2454:, concerning abstract ideas like time, weather, etc., or a
1841:
899:, and is more common in British than American English. See
8217:
An English grammar; methodical, analytical, and historical
5242:
Other equivalent items linked, such as prefixes linked in
3024:
could have either of two meanings: "a river exists" (with
1080:). Adjectival modifiers usually come before noun adjuncts.
8698:
Present-day English syntax: A survey of sentence patterns
6966:
more appropriately described as an enclitic postposition'
6193:(OSV) may on occasion be seen in English, usually in the
5913:. Further, these pronouns and a few others have distinct
5189:
Noun phrases combined into a longer noun phrase, such as
5023:. A preposition together with its complement is called a
3785:
Some forms of the copula and auxiliaries often appear as
3215:). Verbs can also be formed from nouns and adjectives by
3096:, etc. Sometimes, the pronoun form is different, as with
3080:
Other pronouns in English are often identical in form to
2687:
is quite limited in its use; see below for more details.
2603:(though in informal contexts this is usually replaced by
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Determiners can be used in certain combinations, such as
8210:
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Some notable elliptical forms found in English include:
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singular masculine and the third person singular neuter
5019:
A preposition is usually used with a noun phrase as its
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to express different grammatical categories. The lexeme
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This book is a translation of Schibsbye's three volume
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Biber, Douglas; Leech, Geoffrey; Conrad, Susan (2002).
7549:(2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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The Cambridge history of the English language: Volume I
6912:. Manyanda Simon Publishing Company. pp. 149–176.
6880:. Manyanda Simon Publishing Company. pp. 123–148.
6095:
is omitted (unlike its equivalents in many languages):
5099:
Notice that in the second example the relative pronoun
4144:, these generally being restricted to use in comparing
2883:
can be used similarly, in the role of either pronouns (
2627:; this can form the alternative pronominal expressions
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include adjectives and some adjective phrases (such as
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Celce-Murcia, Marianne; Larsen-Freeman, Diane (1999).
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She can dance. → Can she dance? (inversion of subject
6221:"), consisting of auxiliaries as well as forms of the
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also have irregular third-person present tense forms (
2919:. The "logical subject" of the verb then appears as a
875:), including cases where the two forms are identical (
8253:
An Advanced English Grammar for Students and Teachers
8215:
Maetzner, Eduard Adolf Ferdinand, 1805–1892. (1873).
7794:
The Grammar Book: An ESL/EFL teacher's course, 2nd ed
7730:
Longman student grammar of spoken and written English
7134:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 144.
6872:(2013). "A cognitive analysis of Manyanda's hat". In
6583:
Clauses that omit the verb, in particular those like
3020:
adverb (meaning "at/to that place"), a sentence like
2597:
refers to a person or people; it has an oblique form
1509:
No, he is not my boyfriend; he is just a male friend.
1201:
can be used at various levels in noun phrases, as in
8660:
Onions, C. T. (Charles Talbut), (1904, 1st edition)
8657:(2nd ed.). Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
8137:
Essentials of English Grammar: 25th impression, 1987
7576:. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. pp. 27–28.
6340:). Indirect yes–no questions can be expressed using
6111:). Such negating words generally have corresponding
5871:. In addition, a few English pronouns have distinct
4345:(where they may be converted into relative clauses:
3028:
as a pronoun), and "a river is in that place" (with
3001:
in such sentences has sometimes been analyzed as an
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France is popular with her neighbors at the moment.
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Cambridge Grammar of English: A Comprehensive Guide
7184:as a dummy predicate, based on the analysis of the
7069:Brinton, Laurel J., and Leslie K. Arnovick (2017).
6504:(meaning "no matter whether he is alive or dead").
5536:Although English has largely lost its case system,
5118:in the same way that a verb's direct object would:
3837:A verb together with its dependents, excluding its
3539:), used in some conditional sentences and similar:
2491:are used as determiners together with nouns, as in
1171:is the noun serving as the head of the phrase, and
812:). A grammatical distinction is often made between
8532:An introduction to English transformational syntax
8264:. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 352.
8119:. Copenhagen: Levin & Munksgaard, 1937. 170 p.
8002:. Addison Wesley Publishing Company. p. 496.
7010:
6617:, formed with a special verb and pronoun subject:
5786:) and equivalently coordinating indefinite forms (
5426:conjunctions of opposition or concession, such as
5259:they wouldn't let us in. They wouldn't let us in,
5239:(full verb phrases, including objects, conjoined).
5237:he washed the turnips, peeled them, and diced them
4903:, which consists of a preposition and its object:
3966:), etc.; or from other adjectives using a prefix:
995:of a verb. Most noun phrases have a noun as their
703:is a type of noun phrase containing a determiner.
56:This article describes a generalized, present-day
8125:A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles
7936:. Uitgeverij Acco, Leuven, Belgium. p. 449.
7848:. New York and Chicago: A. S. Barnes and Company.
4899:Another very common type of adverb phrase is the
4256:Complements following the adjective may include:
2607:), and a possessive form (pronoun or determiner)
1512:I have three female cousins and two male cousins.
930:(with no change in pronunciation) in the case of
8500:An introduction to modern English word-formation
8338:. London: Oxford University Press. p. 390.
7951:Fowler, H.W. (2015), Butterfield, Jeremy (ed.),
7654:. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 44.
7627:. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 47.
5984:is negated with the appearance of the auxiliary
5944:, rather than by declension of the noun itself.
5059:; or generally as an adverb phrase (see above).
5051:; as a complement of a verb or adjective, as in
4720:), although other positions are often possible (
4686:); or follow the regular adjectival inflection:
3419:"), so forms equivalent to future ones but with
3120:. Another indefinite (or impersonal) pronoun is
2993:There wasn't a discussion, was there? There was.
2844:), and hence differently from the demonstrative
2810:as a relative pronoun is normally found only in
64:, from formal to informal. Divergences from the
8293:A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language
7484:, Chapter 4, "Constraints of current practice."
7013:A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language
6947:A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language
6424:(meaning "also") as well as after the negative
6181:(SVO). The combination of SVO order and use of
6173:English word order has moved from the Germanic
6022:Most combinations of auxiliary verbs etc. with
8449:Visser, F. Th. (Fredericus Theodorus) (2003).
7906:A Comprehensive Descriptive Grammar of English
7816:Chalker, Sylvia; Weiner, Edmund, eds. (1998).
7493:
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6856:
6839:
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6803:
6042:, etc. (Also the uncontracted negated form of
5956:, a finite indicative verb (or its clause) is
1644:, etc.). There are also many phrases (such as
1600:(the role of determiner can also be played by
9726:
8853:
8754:
8075:The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language
7878:was published by Barnes & Noble, in 1947.
7711:Longman grammar of spoken and written English
7651:Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries
7624:Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries
7573:Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries
6985:. Oxford University Press. pp. 109–110.
6775:The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language
4500:.) The adverb corresponding to the adjective
2623:(It can also be an interrogative determiner:
1707:, etc.). This is discussed in more detail at
910:as they are in some languages, but they have
567:
8:
8565:Growth and Structure of the English Language
8451:An historical syntax of the English language
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7756:Bryant, Margaret; Momozawa, Chikara (1976).
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5399:conjunctions of cause and effect, including
5368:. Some common subordinators in English are:
4456:(for details of spelling and etymology, see
4310:after comparatives, phrases or clauses with
3464:, although there is also a "to-infinitive" (
2972:is often used for both singular and plural.
2930:occurs most commonly with forms of the verb
2840:is usually pronounced with a reduced vowel (
2741:refers to things rather than persons, as in
2412:), compared to the more formal alternative,
8545:. Cambridge University Press. p. 352.
8095:A student's introduction to English grammar
8000:A Student's Grammar of the English Language
7953:Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage
7713:. Pearson Education Limited. p. 1203.
6103:, but not (except in non-standard speech) *
5213:can be used here in the sense of "except":
3699:, form a distinct class, sometimes called "
3695:, along with the modal verbs and the other
3339:Most of what are often referred to as verb
3324:has the largest number of irregular forms (
2647:can be either singular or plural, although
1530:I traveled from England to New York on the
1524:I love my car. She is my greatest passion.
9813:
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8413:A practical English grammar:Fourth Edition
8383:Cambridge Grammar of the English Language.
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8187:Kolln, Martha J.; Funk, Robert W. (2008).
7926:Cambridge Grammar of the English Language.
7876:Principles and Practice of English Grammar
7732:. Pearson Education Limited. p. 487.
7529:Indo-European linguistics: an introduction
7071:The English language: a linguistic history
6643:The first published English grammar was a
6091:, etc. appear in a sentence, the negating
5516:can be omitted after certain verbs, as in
5263:would they explain what we had done wrong.
2799:is not restricted to persons (one can say
2515:(meaning "someone who is my friend"). See
1249:Particular forms of noun phrases include:
1183:must come after the adjectival modifiers.
586:Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs are
574:
560:
180:
8723:website for school teachers developed by
8619:. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 820.
8255:. Universitetsforlaget-Oslo. p. 627.
5909:, which is subjective, and the objective
5821:kicked the ball"), whereas forms such as
5130:. The same can happen in certain uses of
4165:beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful
3857:, complements, and modifiers (adverbs or
3134:), which is a more formal alternative to
2743:the shirt, which used to be red, is faded
1648:) that can play the role of determiners.
8693:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
8509:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
8336:A Modern English Grammar: Second edition
8065:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
8058:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
7860:. Oxford University Press. p. 256.
7818:The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar
6674:Even as late as the early 19th century,
5233:he washed, peeled, and diced the turnips
5110:constructions and other uses of passive
5106:Stranded prepositions can also arise in
5093:The song to which you were listening ...
4559:after it. The past participle adjective
4551:a present participle adjective, becomes
4136:are usual) also has the irregular forms
4061:; these cover consonant doubling (as in
3032:as an adverb). In speech, the adverbial
2985:Never has there been a man such as this.
2950:. It can also be used with other verbs:
2948:There have been a lot of problems lately
2615:refers to things or abstracts. The word
2405:, referring to a person in general (see
1758:
1388:
1244:the twin curses of famine and pestilence
938:) and sometimes other words ending with
753:verbs and adjectives, as with the words
8623:Negation in English and Other Languages
8397:A short introduction to English grammar
7200:, 80, Cambridge University Press, 1997.
6748:
6313:-question formed using inversion, with
5089:The song that you were listening to ...
4520:is occasionally used in some phrases).
4347:a woman who is proud of being a midwife
3743:even when not an auxiliary (forms like
188:
133:are commonly distinguished in English:
8433:
8222:
8191:(8th ed.). Longman. p. 453.
8056:Introduction to the Grammar of English
8039:
8026:. London: Hodder Arnold. p. 700.
7751:. D.C. Heath and company. p. 326.
7547:The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language
7168:
7086:
6908:; Denison, David; Scott, Alan (eds.).
6876:; Denison, David; Scott, Alan (eds.).
5525:
5066:. This can occur in interrogative and
4877:
3896:For details of possible patterns, see
2956:There occurred a very strange incident
2701:For "who/whom" and related forms, see
2621:which (of the books) do you like best?
2465:is used with both plural and singular
652:. Words in one class can sometimes be
33:is the set of structural rules of the
7505:The Chambers Dictionary, 11th edition
6765:(2002). "Nouns and noun phrases". In
6695:no sentences can end in a preposition
5231:Verbs or verb phrases combined as in
4748:) tend to be placed before the verb (
3817:. Their negated forms with following
3707:, especially in that they make their
2482:Each employee should clean their desk
1761:
1179:must come first and the noun adjunct
7:
7922:The Comprehensive Grammar of English
7154:English relative clauses: Status of
7152:rather than a relative pronoun. See
6693:is thought to have created the rule
6527:It is possible, however, to include
5964:after an auxiliary, modal or other "
3827:English auxiliaries and contractions
1495:Jane is my friend. She is a dentist.
1232:that president, Abraham Lincoln, ...
1215:a person sitting down or standing up
956:Manyanda's is the one next to Jane's
8416:. Oxford University Press. p.
8128:(Vols. 1–7). Heidelberg: C. Winter.
7690:. Oxford University Press. p.
7397:Beare, Kenneth (10 February 2019).
5655:), used for the direct or indirect
5449:conjunctions of condition: such as
5253:Clauses or sentences linked, as in
3116:, etc. Many examples are listed as
2499:. The second possessive forms like
2487:The possessive determiners such as
1498:Paul is my cousin. He is a dentist.
1224:Noun phrases can also be placed in
535:AmE and BrE grammatical differences
530:African-American Vernacular English
131:"word classes" or "parts of speech"
8655:The syntactic phenomena of English
8512:Fries, Charles Carpenter. (1952).
8139:. London: Routledge. p. 400.
7908:. Kaitakusha, Tokyo. p. 595.
6083:When other negating words such as
5895:. Consider the difference between
5863:; consider the difference between
5235:(verbs conjoined, object shared);
5140:this is the page to make copies of
4543:Adverbs are also formed by adding
4170:Certain adjectives are classed as
948:the man you saw yesterday's sister
695:consists of a preposition and its
25:
8634:A handbook of present-day English
8621:—includes Jespersen's monographs
8363:Collins COBUILD – English Grammar
8284:A Grammar of Contemporary English
8160:The Works of Ben Jonson: Volume 7
6350:Ask them whether/if they saw him.
4809:we went on a shopping expedition.
4547:to the participles. For example,
3775:). For more details of this, see
3351:. Apart from what are called the
3100:(corresponding to the determiner
2587:(all of them can take the suffix
1331:, but fell out of use during the
1253:phrases formed by the determiner
1218:
906:English nouns are not marked for
439:Transitive and intransitive verbs
37:. This includes the structure of
8468:Whitney, William Dwight, (1877)
8317:A Descriptive Grammar of English
7889:. Verbatim Books. p. 1045.
7198:Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
6711:
6011:are added to negate the clause (
5518:she told us (that) she was ready
5372:conjunctions of time, including
4351:a proud of being a midwife woman
4343:a woman proud of being a midwife
4337:a noun. Sometimes they are used
3592:they were killed by the invaders
2899:) can be used in a similar way.
2858:the song I listened to yesterday
2850:Weak and strong forms in English
2370:The second-person forms such as
1006:
660:has given rise to the adjective
196:
8711:The Internet Grammar of English
8684:Modality and the English modals
8650:(2nd ed.). München: C. H. Beck.
7797:. Heinle & Heinle. p.
7298:, Orient Blackswan, 1976, p. 5.
6317:-support required in this case)
5203:the cat, the dog, and the mouse
5081:(Possible alternative version:
4607:
3821:are also often contracted (see
3739:are also found), and sometimes
2944:There are two cups on the table
2676:to refer to non-persons (e.g.,
1207:the matching green coat and hat
1095:may be a prepositional phrase (
914:forms, through the addition of
843:Countable nouns generally have
27:Grammar of the English language
8696:Scheurweghs, Gustave. (1959).
8530:Huddleston, Rodney D. (1976).
8519:Halliday, M. A. K. (1985/94).
8122:Jespersen, Otto. (1909–1949).
8072:; Pullum, Geoffrey K. (2002).
7296:An Intensive Course in English
6213:the positions of the verb and
6187:he had hoped to try to open it
6003:already uses auxiliary verbs (
5244:pre- and post-test counselling
4880:described above. For example:
3347:) in English are formed using
2975:The dummy subject can undergo
2952:There exist two major variants
2891:). When referring to persons,
1343:, most prominently the use of
1289:phrases, in certain positions;
1163:are adjectival pre-modifiers,
1123:appropriate to the noun (like
1:
8477:A Handbook of English Grammar
8470:Essentials of English Grammar
8402:Strang, Barbara M. H. (1968)
8245:Essentials of English Grammar
8189:Understanding English Grammar
8163:. London: D. Midwinter et al.
8061:Huddleston, Rodney D. (1988)
8054:Huddleston, Rodney D. (1984)
7787:A CD-Rom version is included.
7687:Oxford Modern English Grammar
7480:British Medical Association,
7399:"Adverb Placement in English"
7314:article for more information.
6669:Grammatica Linguae Anglicanae
6556:Short statements of the form
6531:as the subject for emphasis:
6511:, meaning "let X live long".
6135:Clause and sentence structure
5596:), used for the subject of a
4744:, and various others such as
4408:), pronouns and determiners (
3822:
3387:, and the perfect continuous
2776:is commonly used in place of
2678:the car whose door won't open
2511:. Note also the construction
2387:, thee, thyself, thy, thine,
1339:retains features relating to
1275:phrases consisting just of a
1211:a dangerous but exciting ride
826:non-count (uncountable) nouns
749:). Nouns are also created by
8641:Meaning and the English verb
8516:. New York: Harcourt, Brace.
8319:. Linguapress. p. 207.
8251:Meyer-Myklestad, J. (1967).
7768:; McCarthy, Michael (2006),
7749:A functional English grammar
7648:Stamper, Kory (2017-01-01).
7621:Stamper, Kory (2017-01-01).
7570:Stamper, Kory (2017-01-01).
6369:John is going. (affirmative)
6328:Inversion does not apply in
6177:to being almost exclusively
6046:is written as a single word
5740:) (with two exceptions: the
5226:over the fields and far away
5195:the red coat or the blue one
5041:between the land and the sea
4339:attributively after the noun
4299:clauses and certain others:
4283:anxious to solve the problem
4149:
4059:regular past tense formation
3878:
3725:could I ...? I could not ...
3715:with the subject, and their
3663:I can swim, he may be killed
3456:The basic form of the verb (
2961:The dummy subject takes the
2812:restrictive relative clauses
2793:the man whose car is missing
2365:system of grammatical person
1221:below for more explanation.
169:, English nouns do not have
8653:McCawley, James D. (1998).
8639:Leech, Geoffrey N. (1971).
8595:University of Chicago Press
8569:University of Chicago Press
8521:Spoken and written language
8479:(2nd ed.) London: Longmans.
8472:, Boston: Ginn & Heath.
8361:Sinclair, John, ed. (1991)
8296:. Harlow: Longman. p.
8097:(2nd ed.). Cambridge:
8063:English Grammar: An outline
7130:Hogg, Richard, ed. (1992).
6950:. Harlow: Longman. p.
6727:English usage controversies
6639:History of English grammars
6633:History of English grammars
6348:as the interrogative word:
6230:subject–auxiliary inversion
6175:verb-second (V2) word order
5083:About what are you talking?
5079:What are you talking about?
4715:We considered the proposal
4349:), but it is wrong to say *
4320:smaller than I had imagined
3601:consist of the core modals
3179:). Many verbs also contain
2801:an idea whose time has come
2767:the man whom I saw was tall
2751:the man who saw me was tall
2593:for emphasis). The pronoun
2549:these are good, I like that
2507:, and as predicates, as in
1125:... that the world is round
863:), although there are also
794:concrete and abstract nouns
612:structure of the language.
11015:
9695:Syntax–semantics interface
8666:An advanced English syntax
8636:. Utrecht: Kemink en Zoon.
8262:Doing Grammar, 3rd edition
8099:Cambridge University Press
7774:Cambridge University Press
7494:Carter & McCarthy 2006
7469:Carter & McCarthy 2006
7452:Carter & McCarthy 2006
7440:Carter & McCarthy 2006
7385:Carter & McCarthy 2006
7368:Carter & McCarthy 2006
7351:Carter & McCarthy 2006
7339:Carter & McCarthy 2006
7324:Carter & McCarthy 2006
7259:Carter & McCarthy 2006
7244:Carter & McCarthy 2006
7148:in such sentences to be a
6983:The Oxford English Grammar
6857:Carter & McCarthy 2006
6840:Carter & McCarthy 2006
6825:Carter & McCarthy 2006
6804:Carter & McCarthy 2006
6636:
6476:if he were to win the race
6138:
5980:. For example, the clause
5953:
5848:
5062:English allows the use of
4922:
4822:severely at home yesterday
4757:
4415:), prepositional phrases (
4383:
4328:very difficult to put away
4243:more than a little excited
3911:
3377:am/is/are/was/were writing
3336:for the past participle).
3286:with different forms (see
3282:, but there are 100 or so
3148:
2700:
2694:
2458:of a verb or preposition.
2348:
2230:
2198:
2174:
2152:
2124:
2100:
2078:
2053:
1982:
1950:
1927:
1890:
1862:
1836:
1801:
1748:, and some others, mainly
1722:
1542:
1312:
710:
86:has largely abandoned the
9752:
8792:Stress and reduced vowels
8777:
8691:Word-formation in English
8406:(2nd ed.) London: Arnold.
8399:Chicago: Scott, Foresman.
8315:Rossiter, Andrew (2020).
8243:Professor Whitney in his
8168:Kolln, Martha J. (2006).
8115:Jespersen, Otto. (1937).
7904:Declerck, Renaat (1990).
7747:Bryant, Margaret (1945).
6525:Go away until I call you.
6447:, in the following ways:
6430:so do I, neither does she
6153:and possibly one or more
5940:attached to a possessive
5524:in relative clauses, see
5155:coordinating conjunctions
4894:perhaps shockingly for us
4301:certain that he was right
4104:have the irregular forms
3841:, may be identified as a
3578:is formed using the verb
3553:were he to arrive now ...
3389:have/has/had been writing
3126:(with its reflexive form
2505:mine is bigger than yours
2351:English personal pronouns
2317:
2299:
2282:
2234:
2231:
2199:
2178:
2175:
2153:
2074:
2057:
2054:
1928:
1866:
1863:
1837:
1805:
1802:
1797:
1699:) and when it is a name (
1292:certain clauses, such as
1257:with an adjective, as in
1105:...which we saw yesterday
1028:Postmodifiers/Complement
673:my very good friend Peter
9115:Exceptional case-marking
8646:Marchand, Hans. (1969).
8498:Adams, Valerie. (1973).
8475:Zandvoort, R. W. (1972)
8404:Modern English structure
8334:Schibsbye, Knud (1970).
8290:Quirk, Randolph (1985).
8172:. Longman. p. 336.
7421:dictionary.cambridge.org
7276:dictionary.cambridge.org
7144:Some linguists consider
6944:; Svartvik, Jan (1985).
6541:Elliptical constructions
6309:I go. → Where do I go? (
5526:§ Relative pronouns
5270:correlative conjunctions
5112:past participial phrases
5037:after six pleasant weeks
4608:comparison of adjectives
4081:after consonants (as in
4053:(from the positive form
4017:is usually predicative (
3853:. The dependents may be
3769:he doesn't speak English
3517:It is important that he
2718:(with its derived forms
2697:English relative clauses
1173:to whom you were talking
1113:... sitting on the beach
1107:), certain adjective or
963:status of the possessive
883:). For more details see
177:Word classes and phrases
10464:Central Atlas Tamazight
8505:Bauer, Laurie. (1983).
8484:The Farlex Grammar Book
8260:Morenberg, Max (2002).
7957:Oxford University Press
7822:Oxford University Press
7760:. Seibido. p. 157.
7054:Siemund, Peter (2008).
6472:were he to win the race
6400:Other uses of inversion
6113:negative polarity items
5207:the cat, dog, and mouse
5064:"stranded" prepositions
4913:for the sake of harmony
4726:considered the proposal
4128:(for which the regular
3985:Adjectives may be used
3825:below). For detail see
3773:we did close the fridge
3284:irregular English verbs
2836:. The relative pronoun
2827:I listened to yesterday
2783:The possessive form of
2769:, although in informal
2401:can also be used as an
2357:I, you, she, he, it, we
1713:Zero article in English
1689:my cat sat on the table
1534:; she is a great ship.
1364:gender-neutral language
1304:, in certain positions.
954:) or as a noun phrase (
889:The government were ...
814:count (countable) nouns
774:proper and common nouns
167:Indo-European languages
8921:Initial-stress-derived
8682:Palmer, F. R. (1979).
8675:Palmer, F. R. (1974).
8632:Kruisinga, E. (1925).
8593:. Chicago and London:
8567:. Chicago and London:
8507:English word-formation
8482:Peter Herring (2016),
8356:Modern English Grammar
7978:Oxford English Grammar
7058:. New York: Routledge.
6490:if he had won the race
6161:(a noun phrase) and a
6078:not noticing the train
6007:), no other auxiliary
5600:and sometimes for the
5248:two or three buildings
5128:get your teeth seen to
5049:the start of the fight
4766:finished the crossword
4435:I inherited the estate
4273:keen on breeding toads
3991:postpositive adjective
3655:be/being/been able (to
3529:committed to the cause
3486:(to) have been writing
3409:will have been writing
3328:in the present tense,
2981:Is there a test today?
2889:whatever book he likes
2867:can be used to form a
2795:); however the use of
2573:interrogative pronouns
2529:demonstrative pronouns
2480:constructions such as
2461:The third-person form
2450:can also be used as a
1746:interrogative pronouns
1738:demonstrative pronouns
1386:) that denote gender.
667:Words combine to form
9432:Inclusive / Exclusive
8670:Modern English syntax
8591:Philosophy of Grammar
8539:Huddleston, Rodney D.
8395:Sledd, James. (1959)
8373:second edition, 2005
8070:Huddleston, Rodney D.
7758:Modern English Syntax
6657:Rudimenta Grammatices
6452:should I win the race
6141:English clause syntax
6101:I didn't see anything
5952:As noted above under
5849:Further information:
5333:not only ... but also
5136:he is nice to talk to
5124:I will be operated on
5053:deal with the problem
4813:He finished the test
4790:have been unconscious
4555:an adverb, by adding
4427:, I don't believe you
4359:a better man than you
4305:unsure where they are
4261:prepositional phrases
4029:Many adjectives have
3898:English clause syntax
3849:may also be called a
3515:in certain contexts:
3451:English clause syntax
3375:(progressive) forms (
2737:The relative pronoun
1139:after a noun such as
1127:after a noun such as
467:Conditional sentences
8827:Phonological history
8689:Plag, Ingo. (2003).
8219:. J. Murray, London.
6743:Notes and references
6647:of 1586, written by
6645:Pamphlet for Grammar
6466:if he were a soldier
6334:I wonder where he is
6105:I didn't see nothing
6066:not the right answer
5960:by placing the word
5506:probably because ...
5191:John, Eric, and Jill
5025:prepositional phrase
4925:English prepositions
4901:prepositional phrase
4073:) and the change of
4019:the sailor was drunk
3731:(although the forms
3488:. The second-person
3385:have/has/had written
3219:, as with the verbs
2873:I like what he likes
2869:free relative clause
2834:I listened yesterday
2341:Interrogative only.
1697:beauty is subjective
1506:Sam is a male nurse.
1203:John, Paul, and Mary
1137:... to travel widely
767:the assigned reading
693:prepositional phrase
10094:Old Church Slavonic
9312:Relative subsective
9205:Regular / Irregular
9050:Andative / Venitive
8886:Abstract / Concrete
8769:Description of the
8700:. London: Longmans.
8627:A System of Grammar
7684:Aarts, Bas (2011).
7308:Dependency grammars
7180:For a treatment of
7017:. Longman. p.
6737:Subject–object–verb
6502:be he alive or dead
6486:had he won the race
6291:interrogative words
6285:The above concerns
6191:Object–subject–verb
6179:subject–verb–object
5714:, which has both a
5671:possessive pronouns
5565:subjective pronouns
4370:a two-bedroom house
4363:a hard nut to crack
4269:angry at the screen
3875:give the book to me
3645:, and in some uses
3599:English modal verbs
3569:English subjunctive
3332:in the past tense,
3118:indefinite pronouns
3058:reciprocal pronouns
2936:existential clauses
2497:some of his friends
1785:Dependent genitive
1750:indefinite pronouns
1545:English determiners
1378:) and derivational
1219:§ Conjunctions
1167:is a noun adjunct,
1155:is the determiner,
1078:the college student
1044:may be an article (
1036:In this structure:
838:This is a good wine
184:Part of a series on
101:constructions. The
53:, and whole texts.
10959:Lingua Franca Nova
10602:Classical Japanese
8871:and their features
8869:Lexical categories
8686:. London: Longman.
8679:. London: Longman.
8643:. London: Longman.
8502:. London: Longman.
8286:. Harlow: Longman.
7454:, pp. 314–315
7119:EF Education First
6767:Huddleston, Rodney
6763:Huddleston, Rodney
6536:stay away from me.
6480:if he won the race
6443:(subjunctive), or
6330:indirect questions
6281:-support required)
6151:independent clause
6052:Should he not pay?
5861:grammatical number
5520:. (For the use of
5512:. The conjunction
5366:subordinate clause
5331:, particularly in
5103:could be omitted.
5045:the man in the car
4512:forms the regular
3914:English adjectives
3902:Non-finite clauses
3745:have you a sister?
3567:. For details see
3437:sometimes replace
3427:. The auxiliaries
3417:future in the past
3371:), there are also
3252:present participle
2887:) or determiners (
2519:for more details.
2517:English possessive
2476:was restricted to
2442:can be used. (See
2438:. In other cases,
2403:indefinite pronoun
1693:dogs are dangerous
1321:grammatical gender
681:adjectival phrases
624:). Lexemes may be
171:grammatical gender
120:English possessive
10986:
10985:
10640:Classical Chinese
10285:
10284:
9746:world's languages
9708:
9707:
9513:Casally modulated
9418:Formal / Informal
9307:Pure intersective
9257:Anti-intersective
9243:
9242:
9190:Preterite-present
8835:
8834:
8617:Selected Writings
8552:978-0-521-11395-3
8525:Deakin University
8352:Engelsk Grammatik
8326:978-2-958-38550-7
8198:978-0-205-62690-8
8108:978-1-009-08574-8
7996:Greenbaum, Sidney
7974:Greenbaum, Sidney
7966:978-0-19-966135-0
7943:978-90-334-5637-4
7701:978-0-19-953319-0
7080:978-0-19-901915-1
6979:Greenbaum, Sidney
6961:978-0-582-51734-9
6938:Greenbaum, Sidney
6699:split infinitives
6462:were he a soldier
6456:if I win the race
6387:Dependent clauses
6155:dependent clauses
6056:Shouldn't he pay?
5899:(subjective) and
5859:to reflect their
5833:are used for the
5813:are used for the
5770:personal pronoun
5728:) and a distinct
5538:personal pronouns
5510:especially if ...
5480:, which produces
5355:many other sports
5246:, numerals as in
4878:adjective phrases
4820:His arm was hurt
4495:The streaker ran
4488:The streaker ran
4420:through the movie
4374:a no-jeans policy
4122:further, furthest
4118:farther, farthest
3889:), are known as "
3859:adverbial phrases
3657:) for the modals
3506:let them eat cake
3478:(to) have written
3460:) is used as the
3405:will have written
3266:), a past tense (
3012:Because the word
2940:There is a heaven
2917:intransitive verb
2915:, normally of an
2885:whatever he likes
2831:the song to which
2710:relative pronouns
2444:Gender in English
2367:(1st, 2nd, 3rd).
2339:
2338:
1999:etc. (see above)
1742:relative pronouns
1734:personal pronouns
1614:quantifying words
1487:
1486:
1384:widower, waitress
1315:Gender in English
1157:rather attractive
1121:infinitive phrase
1032:
1031:
701:determiner phrase
685:adverbial phrases
584:
583:
103:personal pronouns
16:(Redirected from
11006:
10655:Mandarin Chinese
10486:Levantine Arabic
9814:
9735:
9728:
9721:
9712:
9287:Non-intersective
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6251:). For example:
6209:to be formed by
6028:contracted forms
5476:the conjunction
5157:in English are:
5120:it was looked at
5068:relative clauses
5057:proud of oneself
4886:all too suddenly
4216:adjective phrase
4124:. The adjective
4011:a drunken sailor
4009:is attributive (
4003:the house is big
3871:give me the book
3749:he hadn't a clue
3737:he didn't use to
3723:after the verb (
3719:forms by adding
3667:we dare not move
3319:
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3022:There is a river
3005:, or as a dummy
2923:after the verb.
2561:these/those ones
2513:a friend of mine
2509:this one is mine
2478:quantificational
2469:. Historically,
1893:Archaic informal
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1709:English articles
1685:cat sat on table
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1117:dependent clause
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6109:Double negative
6070:not interesting
5968:" verb such as
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5917:forms, such as
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5712:possessive case
5620:object pronouns
5559:nominative case
5534:
5482:content clauses
5294:neither ... nor
5268:There are also
5222:tired but happy
5148:
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5027:. Examples are
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4909:after two years
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4854:pick up the pen
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4316:better than you
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4287:easy to pick up
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4096:The adjectives
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3867:indirect object
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3823:§ Negation
3711:forms by plain
3683:you ought to go
3557:I wish she were
3482:(to) be writing
3458:be, write, play
3401:will be writing
3349:auxiliary verbs
3272:past participle
3217:zero derivation
3177:realise/realize
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4406:a lovely place
4384:Main article:
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4251:two-meter-long
4239:truly imposing
4230:may be added.
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3879:§ Adverbs
3834:
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3765:do I like you?
3733:did he use to?
3677:, which takes
3673:), except for
3415:(also called "
3353:simple present
3343:(or sometimes
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9582:
9580:
9577:
9576:
9574:
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9568:
9562:
9559:
9557:
9554:
9552:
9551:Interrogative
9549:
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9546:Demonstrative
9544:
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9492:
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9483:
9482:Strong / Weak
9480:
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9475:
9473:
9470:
9468:
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9391:
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9386:
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9377:
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9350:Interrogative
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9298:
9295:
9293:
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9285:
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9275:
9273:
9272:Demonstrative
9270:
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9133:
9131:
9130:Germanic weak
9128:
9126:
9123:
9121:
9120:Frequentative
9118:
9116:
9113:
9111:
9108:
9106:
9103:
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9078:
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9073:
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9063:
9061:
9060:Autocausative
9058:
9056:
9055:Anticausative
9053:
9051:
9048:
9046:
9043:
9042:
9040:
9036:
9030:
9027:
9025:
9024:Transgressive
9022:
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7387:, p. 313
7386:
7381:
7379:
7377:
7373:
7370:, p. 311
7369:
7364:
7362:
7360:
7356:
7353:, p. 310
7352:
7347:
7344:
7341:, p. 309
7340:
7335:
7333:
7329:
7326:, p. 308
7325:
7320:
7317:
7313:
7309:
7304:
7301:
7297:
7291:
7288:
7277:
7273:
7267:
7264:
7261:, p. 303
7260:
7255:
7253:
7249:
7246:, p. 301
7245:
7240:
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7234:
7222:
7221:
7216:
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7206:
7203:
7199:
7195:
7191:
7187:
7183:
7177:
7174:
7171:, p. 813
7170:
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7158:
7157:
7151:
7147:
7141:
7138:
7133:
7126:
7123:
7120:
7115:
7114:"NOUN GENDER"
7109:
7107:
7105:
7101:
7096:
7090:
7082:
7076:
7072:
7065:
7062:
7057:
7050:
7047:
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7041:
7034:
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7026:
7020:
7015:
7014:
7005:
7002:
6998:
6994:
6992:0-19-861250-8
6988:
6984:
6980:
6974:
6971:
6967:
6963:
6957:
6953:
6949:
6948:
6943:
6939:
6935:
6929:
6926:
6921:
6919:9789027273000
6915:
6911:
6907:
6903:
6897:
6894:
6889:
6887:9789027273000
6883:
6879:
6875:
6871:
6865:
6862:
6859:, p. 299
6858:
6853:
6851:
6849:
6845:
6842:, p. 298
6841:
6836:
6834:
6830:
6827:, p. 297
6826:
6821:
6819:
6817:
6815:
6813:
6809:
6806:, p. 296
6805:
6800:
6798:
6794:
6790:
6786:
6784:0-521-43146-8
6780:
6776:
6772:
6768:
6764:
6761:Payne, John;
6757:
6755:
6753:
6749:
6742:
6738:
6735:
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6730:
6728:
6725:
6724:
6720:
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6709:
6704:
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6700:
6696:
6692:
6688:
6684:
6679:
6677:
6672:
6670:
6666:
6662:
6658:
6654:
6650:
6646:
6640:
6632:
6628:
6624:
6620:
6616:
6615:Tag questions
6613:
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6606:
6602:
6598:
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6276:
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6269:
6265:
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6254:
6253:
6252:
6250:
6248:
6243:
6239:
6235:
6231:
6227:
6224:
6220:
6219:special verbs
6216:
6212:
6208:
6200:
6198:
6196:
6192:
6188:
6184:
6180:
6176:
6168:
6166:
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6160:
6156:
6152:
6149:contains one
6148:
6142:
6134:
6132:
6130:
6126:
6122:
6118:
6114:
6110:
6106:
6102:
6098:
6097:I saw nothing
6094:
6090:
6086:
6081:
6079:
6075:
6071:
6067:
6064:before them:
6063:
6058:
6057:
6053:
6049:
6045:
6041:
6037:
6033:
6029:
6025:
6020:
6018:
6014:
6010:
6006:
6002:
5998:
5996:
5991:
5987:
5983:
5979:
5975:
5971:
5967:
5963:
5959:
5955:
5947:
5945:
5943:
5939:
5936:
5932:
5928:
5924:
5920:
5916:
5912:
5908:
5907:
5902:
5898:
5894:
5890:
5886:
5882:
5878:
5875:(also called
5874:
5870:
5866:
5862:
5858:
5852:
5844:
5842:
5840:
5836:
5832:
5828:
5824:
5820:
5816:
5812:
5808:
5804:
5799:
5797:
5793:
5789:
5785:
5781:
5777:
5773:
5769:
5768:interrogative
5765:
5761:
5757:
5753:
5752:
5747:
5743:
5739:
5735:
5731:
5727:
5723:
5719:
5718:
5713:
5705:
5701:
5697:
5693:
5689:
5685:
5681:
5677:
5673:
5672:
5667:
5666:
5665:genitive case
5661:
5658:
5654:
5650:
5646:
5642:
5638:
5634:
5630:
5626:
5622:
5621:
5616:
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5607:
5603:
5599:
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5591:
5587:
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5571:
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5566:
5561:
5560:
5555:
5554:
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5547:
5543:
5539:
5531:
5529:
5527:
5523:
5519:
5515:
5511:
5507:
5499:
5495:
5491:
5487:
5483:
5479:
5475:
5472:
5468:
5464:
5460:
5456:
5452:
5448:
5445:
5441:
5437:
5433:
5429:
5425:
5422:
5418:
5417:in order that
5414:
5410:
5406:
5402:
5398:
5395:
5391:
5387:
5383:
5379:
5375:
5371:
5370:
5369:
5367:
5363:
5362:Subordinators
5356:
5354:
5350:
5345:
5343:
5339:
5334:
5330:
5327:
5324:
5323:rewarded them
5322:
5318:
5312:
5309:
5306:
5304:
5300:
5295:
5292:
5289:
5287:
5283:
5278:
5277:either ... or
5275:
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5273:
5271:
5264:
5262:
5258:
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5249:
5245:
5241:
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5230:
5227:
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5216:
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5208:
5204:
5200:
5196:
5192:
5188:
5187:
5186:
5184:
5180:
5176:
5172:
5168:
5164:
5160:
5156:
5152:
5145:
5143:
5141:
5137:
5133:
5129:
5125:
5121:
5117:
5113:
5109:
5108:passive voice
5104:
5102:
5094:
5090:
5087:
5084:
5080:
5077:
5076:
5075:
5073:
5069:
5065:
5060:
5058:
5054:
5050:
5046:
5042:
5038:
5034:
5030:
5026:
5022:
5017:
5015:
5011:
5007:
5003:
4999:
4995:
4991:
4987:
4983:
4979:
4975:
4971:
4967:
4963:
4959:
4955:
4951:
4947:
4943:
4939:
4935:
4931:
4926:
4918:
4916:
4914:
4910:
4906:
4902:
4897:
4895:
4891:
4887:
4883:
4882:very sleepily
4879:
4875:
4871:
4870:adverb phrase
4863:
4861:
4859:
4855:
4851:
4847:
4843:
4839:
4835:
4831:
4830:phrasal verbs
4826:
4824:
4823:
4817:
4816:
4810:
4808:
4803:
4799:
4795:
4791:
4789:
4783:
4781:
4775:
4774:manage a pint
4773:
4767:
4765:
4759:
4755:
4753:
4747:
4743:
4739:
4735:
4731:
4727:
4725:
4719:
4718:
4711:
4709:
4705:
4701:
4697:
4693:
4689:
4685:
4681:
4677:
4673:
4669:
4665:
4661:
4657:
4653:
4649:
4645:
4641:
4637:
4633:
4629:
4625:
4621:
4617:
4613:
4609:
4605:
4604:most smoothly
4601:
4600:more smoothly
4597:
4593:
4589:
4585:
4581:
4577:
4572:
4570:
4566:
4562:
4558:
4554:
4550:
4546:
4541:
4539:
4535:
4531:
4527:
4521:
4519:
4515:
4511:
4507:
4503:
4499:
4498:
4492:
4491:
4485:
4483:
4477:
4473:
4469:
4465:
4461:
4460:
4455:
4454:theoretically
4451:
4447:
4443:
4438:
4436:
4434:
4431:He died, and
4428:
4426:
4421:
4419:
4414:
4412:
4407:
4405:
4400:
4398:
4392:
4387:
4379:
4377:
4375:
4371:
4366:
4364:
4360:
4356:
4352:
4348:
4344:
4340:
4336:
4331:
4329:
4321:
4317:
4313:
4309:
4306:
4302:
4298:
4294:
4291:
4288:
4284:
4280:
4277:
4274:
4270:
4266:
4262:
4259:
4258:
4257:
4254:
4252:
4248:
4244:
4240:
4236:
4231:
4229:
4225:
4221:
4217:
4209:
4207:
4205:
4201:
4197:
4193:
4189:
4185:
4181:
4177:
4173:
4168:
4166:
4162:
4158:
4153:
4151:
4147:
4143:
4139:
4135:
4131:
4127:
4123:
4119:
4115:
4111:
4107:
4103:
4099:
4094:
4092:
4088:
4084:
4080:
4076:
4072:
4068:
4064:
4060:
4056:
4052:
4048:
4044:
4040:
4036:
4032:
4024:
4022:
4020:
4016:
4012:
4008:
4004:
4000:
3999:predicatively
3996:
3995:the big house
3992:
3988:
3987:attributively
3983:
3981:
3977:
3973:
3969:
3965:
3961:
3957:
3953:
3949:
3945:
3941:
3937:
3933:
3929:
3925:
3921:
3915:
3907:
3905:
3903:
3899:
3894:
3892:
3891:phrasal verbs
3888:
3884:
3880:
3876:
3872:
3868:
3864:
3863:direct object
3860:
3856:
3852:
3848:
3844:
3840:
3832:
3830:
3828:
3824:
3820:
3816:
3812:
3808:
3804:
3800:
3796:
3792:
3788:
3783:
3781:
3779:
3774:
3770:
3766:
3762:
3758:
3754:
3750:
3746:
3742:
3738:
3734:
3730:
3726:
3722:
3718:
3714:
3710:
3709:interrogative
3706:
3705:lexical verbs
3702:
3701:special verbs
3698:
3694:
3691:
3686:
3684:
3680:
3676:
3672:
3671:need they go?
3668:
3664:
3660:
3656:
3652:
3648:
3644:
3640:
3637:, as well as
3636:
3632:
3628:
3624:
3620:
3616:
3612:
3608:
3604:
3600:
3595:
3593:
3589:
3585:
3581:
3577:
3576:passive voice
3572:
3570:
3566:
3562:
3558:
3554:
3550:
3546:
3542:
3538:
3534:
3530:
3528:
3522:
3520:
3514:
3509:
3507:
3503:
3499:
3495:
3491:
3487:
3483:
3479:
3475:
3471:
3467:
3463:
3459:
3454:
3452:
3448:
3447:English verbs
3444:
3440:
3436:
3435:
3431:
3426:
3422:
3418:
3414:
3410:
3406:
3402:
3398:
3394:
3390:
3386:
3382:
3378:
3374:
3370:
3366:
3362:
3358:
3354:
3350:
3346:
3342:
3337:
3335:
3331:
3327:
3323:
3316:
3309:
3305:
3301:
3297:
3293:
3290:). The verbs
3289:
3285:
3281:
3277:
3273:
3269:
3265:
3261:
3257:
3253:
3249:
3245:
3241:
3236:
3234:
3230:
3226:
3222:
3218:
3214:
3210:
3206:
3202:
3198:
3194:
3190:
3186:
3182:
3178:
3174:
3170:
3166:
3162:
3158:
3152:
3151:English verbs
3144:
3142:
3140:
3139:
3133:
3129:
3125:
3124:
3119:
3115:
3111:
3107:
3103:
3099:
3095:
3091:
3087:
3083:
3075:
3073:
3071:
3067:
3063:
3059:
3051:
3049:
3043:
3039:
3035:
3031:
3027:
3023:
3019:
3015:
3010:
3008:
3004:
3000:
2995:
2994:
2990:
2989:question tags
2986:
2982:
2978:
2973:
2971:
2968:
2964:
2959:
2957:
2953:
2949:
2945:
2941:
2937:
2933:
2929:
2924:
2922:
2918:
2914:
2913:dummy subject
2910:
2902:
2900:
2898:
2894:
2890:
2886:
2882:
2878:
2874:
2870:
2866:
2861:
2859:
2855:
2851:
2847:
2843:
2839:
2835:
2832:
2828:
2825:
2824:the song that
2821:
2817:
2813:
2809:
2804:
2802:
2798:
2794:
2790:
2786:
2781:
2779:
2775:
2772:
2768:
2764:
2760:
2756:
2752:
2748:
2744:
2740:
2735:
2733:
2729:
2725:
2721:
2717:
2716:
2711:
2704:
2703:Who (pronoun)
2698:
2690:
2688:
2686:
2681:
2679:
2675:
2671:
2667:
2662:
2660:
2659:
2654:
2650:
2646:
2642:
2638:
2634:
2630:
2626:
2622:
2618:
2614:
2610:
2606:
2602:
2601:
2596:
2592:
2591:
2586:
2582:
2578:
2574:
2567:Interrogative
2566:
2564:
2562:
2558:
2557:this/that one
2554:
2550:
2546:
2542:
2538:
2534:
2530:
2523:Demonstrative
2522:
2520:
2518:
2514:
2510:
2506:
2502:
2498:
2494:
2490:
2485:
2483:
2479:
2475:
2474:
2468:
2464:
2459:
2457:
2453:
2452:dummy subject
2449:
2445:
2441:
2437:
2432:
2427:
2425:
2422:, possessive
2421:
2417:
2416:
2411:
2410:
2404:
2400:
2396:
2392:
2388:
2386:
2381:
2377:
2373:
2368:
2366:
2362:
2358:
2352:
2344:
2342:
2335:
2333:
2331:
2328:
2326:
2322:
2320:
2316:
2313:
2311:
2309:
2304:
2302:
2298:
2295:
2293:
2291:
2288:
2285:
2281:
2278:
2276:
2274:
2271:
2268:
2266:Non-personal
2265:
2264:
2260:
2257:
2255:
2253:
2248:
2246:
2243:
2240:
2238:
2235:Relative and
2227:
2224:
2222:
2219:
2217:
2214:
2212:
2209:
2207:
2204:
2202:
2194:
2192:
2189:
2186:
2184:
2181:
2170:
2167:
2164:
2161:
2159:
2156:
2148:
2145:
2143:
2138:
2135:
2133:
2130:
2128:
2125:
2120:
2118:
2115:
2112:
2109:
2107:
2104:
2101:
2096:
2093:
2090:
2087:
2085:
2082:
2079:
2071:
2068:
2066:
2063:
2060:
2055:Third-person
2049:
2045:
2040:
2037:
2033:
2028:
2026:
2021:
2017:
2012:
2010:
2001:
1997:
1988:
1986:
1983:
1979:
1976:
1974:
1971:
1969:
1966:
1964:
1961:
1959:
1956:
1954:
1951:
1946:
1943:
1940:
1937:
1934:
1931:
1923:
1918:
1916:
1913:
1911:
1908:
1906:
1903:
1901:
1900:
1896:
1894:
1891:
1886:
1883:
1880:
1877:
1875:
1872:
1869:
1858:
1855:
1853:
1848:
1845:
1843:
1840:
1832:
1827:
1822:
1819:
1816:
1813:
1811:
1808:
1803:First-person
1798:(possessive)
1795:
1792:
1789:
1788:
1784:
1782:
1778:
1776:
1773:
1771:
1768:
1766:
1763:
1760:
1757:
1755:
1751:
1747:
1743:
1739:
1735:
1731:
1726:
1718:
1716:
1714:
1710:
1706:
1702:
1698:
1694:
1690:
1686:
1681:
1679:
1677:
1672:
1670:
1664:
1662:
1658:
1654:
1649:
1647:
1643:
1639:
1635:
1631:
1627:
1623:
1619:
1615:
1611:
1607:
1603:
1599:
1595:
1591:
1587:
1583:
1579:
1575:
1574:interrogative
1571:
1570:demonstrative
1567:
1563:
1560:
1556:
1550:
1546:
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9683:Pro-sentence
9657:Onomatopoeia
9647:Interjection
9620:Measure word
9403:Distributive
9297:Postpositive
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10079:Bulgarian
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9080:Compound
8817:Dialects
8807:Alphabet
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8589:(1992).
8563:(1982).
8541:(2009).
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8135:(1933).
8020:(2004).
7998:(1990).
7976:(1996).
7842:(1883).
7545:(1997).
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6981:(1996).
6773:(eds.).
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10880:Otomi
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10778:Malay
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10167:Tajik
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