Syntax

abridged clause accusative adjective adverbial clause antecedent become Ben Jonson better clause introduced colloquial speech common commonly Compare conjunction construction coördinating copula dative described desire elliptical elliptical clauses emphatic employ examples expression feel felt finite verb force full clause function genitive gerund governing noun grammatical idea indefinite relative indicate indirect question infinitive clause interrogative intransitive Irish English John literary language meaning Middle English modified negative never nominative older English older usage originally passive form past perfect past subjunctive perfect infinitive personal pronoun plural popular speech possessive adjective preceding predicate appositive prepositional phrase present participle present perfect present tense principal proposition progressive form reference relation relative clause relative pronoun replaced sentence adverb Shakespeare simple infinitive singular sometimes stands statement stressed subject clause subjunctive forms subordinate clause substantive clause things thought tion tive to-infinitive usually verbal form W. D. Howells word word-order