Pattern in English

Multivolume collection by leading authors in the field

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Part 1: Simple Sentences; 1. Sentence and Predication 2. Two-Item Basis: Subject and Verb 3. Three-Item Basis: Direct Object 4. Three-Item Basis: Subject-Complement 5. Four-Item Basis: Indirect Object 6. Four-Item Basis: Object-Complement 7. Word-Order: Commands, Questions, Exclamations 8. Case; Part 2: Equivalents; 9. Word, Phrase and Clause 10. Verb-Equivalents 11. Noun-Equivalents 12. Adjective-Equivalents 13. Adverb-Equivalents 14. Revision; Part 3: Assembling the Items; 15. Proximity 16. Link-Words; Part 4: Multiple Sentences; 17. Compound Sentences 18. Complex Sentences: Adjective Clauses 19. Complex Sentences: Adverb Clauses 20. Complex Sentences: Noun Clauses 21. Compound-Complex Sentences 22. Revision; Part 5: Paragraph Patterns; 23. Introduction: Variety v. Repetition 24. Number of Word-Clusters 25. Kind of Word-Clusters 26. Order of Word-Clusters; Part 6: Appendices; Appendix A: Prepositions, Adverbs and Conjunctions; Appendix B: Adverbs and Adjectives; Appendix C: Prepositions; Appendix D: Tense; Appendix E: Stencil Analysis; Index