The Principles of English Grammar: Comprising the Substance of All the Most Approved English Grammars Extant, Briefly Defined, and Neatly Arranged ; with Copious Exercises in Parsing and SyntaxOliver and Boyd, 1872 - 216 páginas |
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... simple . There is the ' general description , ' the ' particular description , ' and the ' reflec- tion : ' an example is presented , and subjects to be similarly treated follow . This suggests to the pupil a mode of handling a topic ...
... simple . There is the ' general description , ' the ' particular description , ' and the ' reflec- tion : ' an example is presented , and subjects to be similarly treated follow . This suggests to the pupil a mode of handling a topic ...
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... simple quality ; the Comparative a higher or lower degree of the quality ; and the Superlative the highest or lowest degree . - K . 68 , 72 . Adjectives of one syllable are generally compared by adding er and est ; and those of more ...
... simple quality ; the Comparative a higher or lower degree of the quality ; and the Superlative the highest or lowest degree . - K . 68 , 72 . Adjectives of one syllable are generally compared by adding er and est ; and those of more ...
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... simple pronoun or to any ordinary noun to make it more remarkable . -See K. 80 , 96 . These pronouns are generally in the same case with the noun or pro noun to which they are joined ; as , " She herself said so ; " " They them- selves ...
... simple pronoun or to any ordinary noun to make it more remarkable . -See K. 80 , 96 . These pronouns are generally in the same case with the noun or pro noun to which they are joined ; as , " She herself said so ; " " They them- selves ...
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... simple relatives are who , which , and that . Who and which are thus declined : - Singular and Plural . Nom . Poss . Obj . Sing ular and Plural . Who which Whose whose Whom which Who is applied to persons ; as , The boy who . Which is ...
... simple relatives are who , which , and that . Who and which are thus declined : - Singular and Plural . Nom . Poss . Obj . Sing ular and Plural . Who which Whose whose Whom which Who is applied to persons ; as , The boy who . Which is ...
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... simple and elegant , -the second is sometimes ren- dered necessary in order to prevent ambiguity or circumlocution . The Participle in ed denotes that a thing is done and completed ; as I have mended my pen . The Perfect Participle ...
... simple and elegant , -the second is sometimes ren- dered necessary in order to prevent ambiguity or circumlocution . The Participle in ed denotes that a thing is done and completed ; as I have mended my pen . The Perfect Participle ...
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active verb adjectives adverbs agrees Analysis of Sentences anapaests antecedent ARITHMETIC auxiliary brother Cæsar called Carefully Revised Cicero comma compound conjunction containing CORRECTED denotes Dig dug diligent Edinburgh EDINBURGH ACADEMY Edition ellipsis ENGLISH GRAMMAR Etymology example express father French friends gender governed happy HISTORY Honourable Imperative Mood improper Indicative Mood Infinitive Mood James John JUNIOR CLASSES king Latin learned Lessons letter LL.D Lord loved Master means MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS names Neuter verbs never nominative Noun clause objective PARSED AND CONSTRUED Past Participle Past Tense Perfect personal pronoun phrases Pluperfect Tense plural possessive Potential Mood PREDICATE preposition Present Tense PROMISCUOUS EXERCISES pupil Questions for Examination READING-BOOK REID'S relative pronoun RUDIMENTS RULE Schools sense sometimes stiff wrapper Subjunctive Mood SURENNE'S syllable Syntax tell tence thee thing thou art tion tive trochees understood verse virtue Vocabulary vowel words write
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