the oxford russian grammar and verbs
OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR MODAL VERBS
... Some of these sentences are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If the sentence is correct, put a tick (/). If it is incorrect, cross the unnecessary word out of the sentence ... unnecessary word out of the sentence and write it in the space. ? I won't be able to come to the meeting. / ? We didn't needn't have watered the garden be...
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The Oxford English Grammar
... contrast in number. Generally, they have only a singular form, but some place-names have only a plural form: the Netherlands the Bahamas the Alps the Andes the United Nations the British Isles Proper ... ups take-over/ take-overs stand-in/ stand-ins Though having the plural inflection at the end, these two break the spelling rule by retaining y before the inflection: stand...
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THE SIMPLE SENTENCE IN TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR AND THE CLAUSE SIMPLEX IN SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR a COMPARATIVE STUDY
... suggesting and so on, The Sayer can be a human or human-like speaker, and also any other symbolic source. Other participants are Verbiage and Receiver. The teacher repeated The question again and again I ... as the foundation; hence the grammar is natural, and so to be organized around the text, or discourse” (Halliday, 1994). +Descriptive vs. prescriptive grammar...
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English Grammar - The Oxford Guide To English Usage
... convert others only by the fervour of their sentiments and the earnestness of their example (Frederic Raphael); The coalminer is second in importance only to the man who ploughs the soil (George ... Macmillan was the then Prime Minister could equally well be was then the Prime Minister. The same applies to an adverbial use of then before attributive adjectives, e.g. T...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Compound Verbs
... it means they are. You know (they’re, their) not happy. Note that they’re (they are) fits in with the rest of the sentence. 1. Do they have (they’re, their) uniforms? 2. By now (they’re, their) ... in the predicate that receives the action of the verb. In sentence 2, above, the noun Amy is the word in the predicate that receives the action of the verb cheered. Therefore,...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - Review of Verbs, Nouns, and Pronouns
... sentences— one using the word as a noun and the other using the word as a verb. Sample: bridge/bridge We are about ready to cross the longest bridge in the state. Gillian bridges the gap in age by ... expression—to the linking verb. For example: The milk tastes sour. L.V. (The adjective sour is a complement of the linking verb tastes.) 72 PARTS OF SPEECH Andy is the ow...
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Grammar And Usage For Better Writing - The supbject
... AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE : An experienced pilot was at the controls at the time of the crash. SUBJECT AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE : At the controls at the time of the crash was an experienced ... the end of the quarter. Answer: The subject is The score at the end of the quarter. (The subject tells about what the sentence is saying something.) Questio...
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Grammar and Vocabulary for Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency - Modal verbs 1
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