Otto JespersenA Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles
Volume 5, Syntax (fourth volume)
Chapter 1 Introductory
Chapter 2 Simple Nexus as Ordinary Object
Chapter 3 Simple Nexus as Object of Result
Chapter 4 Various Remarks on Nexus-Objects
Chapter 5 Simple Nexus as Regimen of a Preposition
Chapter 6 A Simple Nexus as Tertiary
Chapter 7 Nexus-Substantives
Chapter 8 The Gerund. Substantival Nature
Chapter 9 The Gerund. Verbal Nature
Chapter 10 The Infinitive
Chapter 11 The Infinitives. Subject and Predicative
Chapter 12 Infinitive as Object
Chapter 13
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-Infinitive as Object
Chapter 14 Infinitive Governed by Prepositions
Chapter 15 The Infinitive as Secondary
Chapter 16 The Infinitive as Tertiary
Chapter 17 Infinitives of Reaction and Specification
Chapter 18 Subject + Infinitive as Object of Main Verb
Chapter 19 Subject + Infinitive in Other Employments
Chapter 20 Final Remarks on Infinitives
Chapter 21 Clauses as Tertiaries
Chapter 22 Implied Dependent Nexus
Chapter 23 Negation
Chapter 24 Requests
Chapter 25 Questions
