The principles of English grammarJ. Lovell, 1864 - 180 páginas |
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... singular number only . It is used before the plural in nouns preceded by such phrases as A few ; a great many ; as , a few books ; a great many apples . The is used before nouns in both numbers : and sometimes before adverbs in the ...
... singular number only . It is used before the plural in nouns preceded by such phrases as A few ; a great many ; as , a few books ; a great many apples . The is used before nouns in both numbers : and sometimes before adverbs in the ...
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... and also when the names are different , we plu- ralize the title ( Mr or Miss ) , and write Misses Brown ; Misses Roy ; Messrs ( for Messieurs , Fr. ) Oliver and Boyd . Of NUMBER . Nouns have two numbers ; the Singular ETYMOLOGY .
... and also when the names are different , we plu- ralize the title ( Mr or Miss ) , and write Misses Brown ; Misses Roy ; Messrs ( for Messieurs , Fr. ) Oliver and Boyd . Of NUMBER . Nouns have two numbers ; the Singular ETYMOLOGY .
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... singular denotes one , the plu- ral more than one . The plural is generally formed by adding s to the singular ; as , Book , books . To this general rule there are many exceptions : - 1. Nouns in ss , sh , ch soft , x , and in i and o ...
... singular denotes one , the plu- ral more than one . The plural is generally formed by adding s to the singular ; as , Book , books . To this general rule there are many exceptions : - 1. Nouns in ss , sh , ch soft , x , and in i and o ...
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... singular being distinguished from the plural by the article a ; as , A deer , a sheep , a swine . EXERCISES ON NUMBER . Write , - ‚ —or tell , —or spell , the Plural of Fox , * book , leaf , candle , hat , loaf , wish , fish , sex ...
... singular being distinguished from the plural by the article a ; as , A deer , a sheep , a swine . EXERCISES ON NUMBER . Write , - ‚ —or tell , —or spell , the Plural of Fox , * book , leaf , candle , hat , loaf , wish , fish , sex ...
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... singular ; such as nouns descriptive of objects which have a plurality of parts , or which nature or art has made double . The following are examples : - Annals Compasses Archives Drawers Ashes Entrails Bellows Folk Billiards Lungs ...
... singular ; such as nouns descriptive of objects which have a plurality of parts , or which nature or art has made double . The following are examples : - Annals Compasses Archives Drawers Ashes Entrails Bellows Folk Billiards Lungs ...
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action active verb adjectives adverbs anapaests antecedent applied ARITHMETIC auxiliary auxiliary verbs brother Cæsar called Cicero clause comma conjunction consonant CORRECTED Current Hand denotes Dig dug diligent duty Edinburgh Edition ellipsis English example express father Fcap friends future gender governs the objective Grammar happy Honourable Imperative Mood improper Indicative Mood Infinitive Mood James John king Ladies learned Lessons letters Lord loved Past means mightst mind MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS names Neuter verbs never nominative nouns omitted PARSED AND CONSTRUED Passive Past Participle Past Tense Perfect personal pronoun phrases Pluperfect Pluperfect Tense plural possessive Potential Mood preposition present participle Present Tense PROMISCUOUS EXERCISES pupil relative pronoun RULE sense sentence shalt singular number sometimes speak Subjunctive Mood superlative syllable Syntax tell tence thee thing Thou art Thou mayst tion to-morrow trochees understood verse virtue vowel words write
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