1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996392926603316

Titolo

The country-mans nevv common-wealth [[electronic resource] ] : Being an exact epitome of many witty sentences, pithy sayings, quaint observations, both divine and morall. Partly collected and gathered out of the best approved authors, both moderne and domesticke. Intended for private use, but thought fit to be published for the good of all

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Richard Harper, and are to be sold at his shop at the Bible and Harpe in Smithfield, 1647

Descrizione fisica

[4], 41, [3] p

Soggetti

Wit and humor

Maxims

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Annotation on Thomason copy: "feb: 22. 1646"; the 7 in the imprint date has been crossed out.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910955196603321

Autore

Behrens Susan J. <1959->

Titolo

Grammar : a pocket guide / / Susan J. Behrens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY, : Routledge, 2010

ISBN

1-136-90873-0

1-136-90874-9

1-282-88594-4

9786612885945

0-203-84286-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Classificazione

18.04

Disciplina

428.2

Soggetti

English language - Grammar

Language and languages - Grammars

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; A note of thanks; Introduction; 1 The great subject- predicate divide; 2 All types of verbs: beyond "action"; 3 Verb forms telling time (and more); 4 Subjects and verbs agreeing; 5 Nouns and their determiners; 6 Objects and complements; 7 Verb transitivity; 8 The subjunctive: in the right mood; 9 The passive (and active) structure: watch your voice; 10 The case of pronouns; 11 Adjectives and adverbs modifying; 12 Prepositional phrases and verb particles; 13 Conjunctions at junctions; 14 Relative clauses (and more clauses and phrases)

15 Misaligned modifiers16 Commas: more than pauses; 17 Apostrophes: dueling functions; 18 Applying the knowledge; Further reading; Answers to practice opportunity questions; Cheat Sheet tables; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

If you've ever wanted a quick and easy guide to verbs and adverbs, commas and apostrophes, clauses and prepositions, then this is a must-have book for you. Easing readers gently into the study of the structure of English, Grammar: A Pocket Guide covers common questions such as:Is it ""10 items or less"" or ""10 items or fewer""?Should I say ""If I were you"" or ""if I was you""?Can you start a sentence



with ""And"" or ""Because""?When do you use ""whom""?What is the difference between ""lie"" and ""lay""? Is it ""I feel bad""