First work in English: grammar and composition taught by a comparative study of equivalent formsLongmans, Green, and Company, 1875 - 352 páginas |
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... shown in similar interchange . The many impor- tant and frequently recurring words of REFERENCE— especially as pronouns and as adverbs ( or conjunctions ) are always treated with careful attention . The general remarks PREFACE . vii .
... shown in similar interchange . The many impor- tant and frequently recurring words of REFERENCE— especially as pronouns and as adverbs ( or conjunctions ) are always treated with careful attention . The general remarks PREFACE . vii .
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... reference must be definitely understood ; for upon that depends our knowledge of what is meant . Accordingly it seems well to present a large number of examples for impressing the reference of the pronouns in the wide variety of their ...
... reference must be definitely understood ; for upon that depends our knowledge of what is meant . Accordingly it seems well to present a large number of examples for impressing the reference of the pronouns in the wide variety of their ...
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... reference is repeated , the second is put aside , after being once or twice used , in favour of the third . ( See Exercise 59 , 12. ) ' He , ' the masculine pronoun , is taken as typical of living beings , male and female . He or she ...
... reference is repeated , the second is put aside , after being once or twice used , in favour of the third . ( See Exercise 59 , 12. ) ' He , ' the masculine pronoun , is taken as typical of living beings , male and female . He or she ...
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... Reference of that , restrictive , 71. Here is the finest specimen that I found . ' That ' refers to ' specimen . ' ' Few of the soldiers that ( referring to ' soldiers ' ) fought at Waterloo , are now alive . ' EXERCISE 69 . 2. Here ...
... Reference of that , restrictive , 71. Here is the finest specimen that I found . ' That ' refers to ' specimen . ' ' Few of the soldiers that ( referring to ' soldiers ' ) fought at Waterloo , are now alive . ' EXERCISE 69 . 2. Here ...
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... reference to the preceding section , we may note that there is often special advantage in the substitution of this , ' that , these , ' those , ' for the weaker relatives . This change has much to recom- mend the more frequent use of it ...
... reference to the preceding section , we may note that there is often special advantage in the substitution of this , ' that , these , ' those , ' for the weaker relatives . This change has much to recom- mend the more frequent use of it ...
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action Adjective ADJECTIVE CLAUSE Adverbial Clause appear attention become better called cause co-ordinating common Compare conjunction considered danger death desire direction doubt Ellipsis enemy England English equivalent examples EXERCISE expected expression father force gained Gerund give given hand head hear heart hope important Infinitive instances interchange king land less lives look matter meaning mind nature never Noun Clause object once Otherwise passed person position possessive practice predicate Prepositional Phrase present prince pronoun pupil reason reference regarded relative remain replaced restrictive seemed seen sense sentence ship side simple soldiers sometimes soon speak stands statement substitution success taken tell thee things thou trees verb whereby whole writer
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