Example sentences for: english

How can you use “english” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • I would take issue with the analysis of [ACTIVE ONLY, ACTIVE/PASSIVE,] and [PASSIVE ONLY] constructions, if only because one of the nastiest areas of grammatical analysis of English lies in distinguishing between passives--that is, past participles--and adjectives.

  • One is moved to enquire how the sound is articulated by speakers of other English dialects or in other regions (New England, for example), but the book does not go into that much detail.

  • Those interested in acquiring some (sanitized) sense of how great is the task--even in the absence of any other social problems--that faces a teacher wishing to impart mainstream speaking and writing skills to black students who don't have them might consult the soon-to-be-published English: An African-American Handbook--A Guide to the Mastery of Speaking More and Better English , by Savannah Miller Young, a black elementary-school principal in St. Louis.

  • John (1619-1683: English Yes No No No Yes general)

  • The Old English word for cupiditas is gitsung avarice, greed, a word not easily confused with feoh cattle; property; money.


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