The English verb : an exploration of structure and meaning
โ Scribed by Michael Lewis
- Publisher
- Language Teaching Publications
- Year
- cop. 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 168
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
The English Verb is a new and individual study of the main issues in the verb system of English. Michael Lewis shows that the central structure of the English verb is much more regular, and has fewer exceptions, than students and teachers often believe.
โฆ Subjects
ะฏะทัะบะธ ะธ ัะทัะบะพะทะฝะฐะฝะธะต;ะะฝะณะปะธะนัะบะธะน ัะทัะบ;ะัะฐะผะผะฐัะธะบะฐ / English Grammar;ะขะตะพัะตัะธัะตัะบะฐั ะณัะฐะผะผะฐัะธะบะฐ / Theoretical Grammar of English;
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