The Verb in Contemporary English

Author: Bas Aarts
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521460392
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
This collection of essays sheds new light on the verb in English. The authors illustrate that verbs can only be properly understood if studied from both a theoretical and descriptive perspective. In Part One, the authors explore topics such as the terminological problems of classification, verb complementation, the semantics and pragmatics of verbs and verbal combinations, and the notions of tense, aspect, voice and modality. In Part Two, computer corpora are used to study various types of verb complements and collocations, to trace the development in English of certain verb forms, and to detail the usage of verbs in different varieties and genres of English.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Author: Judith Viorst
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416985956
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Recounts the events of a day when everything goes wrong for Alexander. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever

Author: Judith Viorst
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481423541
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
Alexander tries his hand at behaving in this hilarious companion to the bestselling classic Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Last night somebody ate a whole box of jelly donuts. That somebody woke up with a terrible bellyache, and that somebody’s mom found the empty box and told that somebody that there are going to be consequences. That somebody is Alexander, and Alexander really hates consequences. So from now on, he is going to try his best to be the Best Boy Ever. For the complete and entire rest of his life. Starting right this very minute. But there are all sorts of things that you can’t do when you’re being the Best Boy Ever. Fun things. Very important things. Things that Alexander might—just might—like a little bit more than he hates consequences.

Absolutely, Positively Alexander

Author: Judith Viorst
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
A compilation of all three of Judith Viorst's Alexander stories.

Nobody Here But Me

Author: Judith Viorst
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780374355401
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
With all his family busy, a little boy feels that he is the only one left in the house.

I'll Fix Anthony

Author: Judith Viorst
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534404821
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
A little brother thinks of the ways he will some day get revenge on his older brother.

Heads You Win

Author: Jeffrey Archer
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250172519
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416

Book Description
Heads You Win is international #1 bestseller Jeffrey Archer’s most ambitious and creative work since Kane and Abel, with a final twist that will shock even his most ardent of fans. Leningrad, Russia, 1968: From an early age it is clear that Alexander Karpenko is destined to lead his countrymen. But when his father is assassinated by the KGB for defying the state, Alexander and his mother will have to escape Russia if they hope to survive. At the docks, they have an irreversible choice: board a container ship bound for America or one bound for Great Britain. Alexander leaves the choice to a toss of a coin... In a single moment, a double twist decides Alexander’s future. During an epic tale, spanning two continents and thirty years, we follow Alexander through triumph and defeat as he sets out on parallel lives as Alex in New York and Sasha in London. As this unique story unfolds, both come to realize that to find their destiny they must face the past they left behind as Alexander in Russia.

I'll Fix Anthony

Author: Judith Viorst
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780689712029
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Mother says deep down in his heart. Anthony loves me. Anthony says deep down in his heart he thinks I stink. Anthony's younger brother puts up with a lot. Every time he wants to play with Anthony and his friends, or even go into the playroom, Anthony starts to clobber him. There's nothing he can do now...but just wait until he's six! Judith Viorst's fine, funny story, now available in a handsome new edition, will charm readers of all ages.

The Song of the Sea

Author: Jenn Alexander
Publisher: Bywater Books
ISBN: 1612941524
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279

Book Description
The ocean has always been a place of freedom for Lisa Whelan, and after her newborn son passes away, she returns to her family home by the sea to seek freedom from her grief. She’s not expecting to meet anyone, and is caught off guard by the attraction she feels for Rachel, the part-owner of a local restaurant. That initial spark is dampened, however, when Lisa realizes that Rachel has a child. Rachel Murray has worked hard to build a life for herself and her son but raising Declan has not been without its challenges. Each day when Rachel picks him up from school, she says a silent prayer that he will be waiting for her in his classroom, and not in the principal’s office. Again. Her son’s behavior has grown increasingly disruptive, and Rachel is at a loss at how to help him. Despite her grief, Lisa finds herself drawn to both Rachel and Declan. She thinks she can keep her emotions at bay— keep from drowning in grief and keep from falling in love—but she finds both to be a tidal wave, washing over her, sweeping her off her feet. Lisa never intended on falling in love with anyone, and she certainly cannot allow herself to fall for someone whose son is a constant reminder of the child she lost. Or can she?

Super-completely and Totally the Messiest

Author: Judith Viorst
Publisher: Atheneum Books
ISBN: 9780689829413
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Olivia, who is very neat and practically perfect, despairs because her sister Sophia is super-completely and totally the messiest person, no matter where she goes or what she does.