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Chapter 1
The English Language
Summary
English throughout the world (1.1-6)
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NEB The New English Bible (Oxford and Cambridge, 1970)
ODWE TheOxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors (Oxford, 1981)
OED TheOxfordEnglish ... disagreement. The proper aim of a usage guide is to resolve
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... Tess's
Father Christmas's Thomas's
To form the plural possessive, they add an apostrophe to the s of the
plural in the normal way, e.g.
bosses' the octopuses' tentacles
the...
... following it
to another word in the sentence.
Sit by (I, me).
Answer: The pronoun is the object of the preposition me, so the sentence reads: “Sit
by me.”
Using the Possessive Case
1. Use the possessive ... after the verb.
If you can find an answer in the sentence, the verb is transitive.
Linking Verbs
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OED TheOxfordEnglish ... put into the mouths of characters in novels, and hence no
censure of the style of the author is implied. The aim is to
illustrate the varieties of usage and to display the best, thereby
making ... Tess's
Father Christmas's Thomas's
To form the plural possessive, they add an apostrophe to the s of the
plural in the normal way, e.g.
bosses' the octopuses' tentacles
the...
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1.10 by- prefix
“Tending to form one word with the following noun, but a hyphen is still frequently found”
(ODWE).
One word: bygone, byline, byname, bypass, bypath, bystander, byway, byword; the ... bypass, bypath, bystander, byway, byword; the others
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° Bye (noun) in sport, bye-bye (= good-bye) are the chief words with final -e.
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Father Christmas's Thomas's
To form the plural possessive, they add an apostrophe to the s of the plural in the normal
way, e. g.
bosses' the octopuses' tentacles
the...
... furthermore
however indeed moreover on the other hand
otherwise nevertheless then therefore
Adjective Adverb
Quick — quickly
Careful — carefully
Accurate — accurately
Most adverbs are formed by ... subject.
I threw the ball.
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In the objective case, the pronoun is used as an object.
Give the ball to me.
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In the possessive case, the pronoun is used to show ownership.
The ball is mine.
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Using the Nominative Case
1. Use the nominative case to show the subject of a verb.
Father and (I, me) like to shop at flea markets.
Answer: I is the subject of the sentence. Therefore, the pronoun...