English Grammar on the Productive System: A Method of Instruction Recently Adopted in Germany and Switzerland : Designed for Schools and AcademiesE.H. Butler & Company, 1852 - 192 Seiten |
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... possessive case of nouns denote ? 61. The possessive case denotes possession , property & c . When I say , " Peter's knife , " who owns or possesses the knife ! Q. In what case , then , is Peter's , and why ? 62. In the possessive case ...
... possessive case of nouns denote ? 61. The possessive case denotes possession , property & c . When I say , " Peter's knife , " who owns or possesses the knife ! Q. In what case , then , is Peter's , and why ? 62. In the possessive case ...
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... possessive case : how , then , do nouns in the plural usually form their possessive case ? 65. Simply by taking the apostrophe without the addi- tion of s . Q. But if the plural noun does not end in s , as , " men's concerns , " how is ...
... possessive case : how , then , do nouns in the plural usually form their possessive case ? 65. Simply by taking the apostrophe without the addi- tion of s . Q. But if the plural noun does not end in s , as , " men's concerns , " how is ...
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... POSSESSIVE CASE ; it implies possession and it is governed by the noun knife , accord- ing to RULE I. The possessive case is governed by the following поип . Knife is a NOUN ; it is a name— COMMON ; it is a general name- NEUTER GENDER ...
... POSSESSIVE CASE ; it implies possession and it is governed by the noun knife , accord- ing to RULE I. The possessive case is governed by the following поип . Knife is a NOUN ; it is a name— COMMON ; it is a general name- NEUTER GENDER ...
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... have , and what are they ? 128. Two - the singular and plural . Q. How many cases , and what are they ? 129. Three - the nominative , the possessive , and the objective Q. How many persons ? 130. Three - the first 18 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... have , and what are they ? 128. Two - the singular and plural . Q. How many cases , and what are they ? 129. Three - the nominative , the possessive , and the objective Q. How many persons ? 130. Three - the first 18 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... possessive and objective cases of the singular and plural numbers , also the nominatives plural , reckoned in the number of the leading pronouns ? 134. Because they are all considered as variations of the nominative singular . Q. To ...
... possessive and objective cases of the singular and plural numbers , also the nominatives plural , reckoned in the number of the leading pronouns ? 134. Because they are all considered as variations of the nominative singular . Q. To ...
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according to RULE active verb adjective pronoun adverb agrees applied auxiliaries auxiliary verbs better called comma common noun compound conjugation conjunction connected correct this sentence Corresponding with Murray's DEFECTIVE VERBS definite article denote ellipsis English EXERCISES IN PARSING EXERCISES IN SYNTAX following sentences future tense genitive gilt Give an example governed happy imperative mood imperfect tense implies indicative mood infinitive mood interjection intransitive James John king language loved means Murray's Grammar neuter verb nominative Note number and person objective PARSED AND CORRECTED passive verb Perf personal pronoun phrase PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive potential mood preposition present tense proper relative pronoun repeat RULE VII Rule XV second future second person sense signifies sing singular number sometimes subjunctive mood substantive superlative syllables SYNTAX CONTINUED tence thing Thou art tion tive transitive verbs virtue vowel William wise word wouldst write written
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Seite 126 - It must indeed be confessed, that a lampoon or a satire do not carry in them robbery or murder...
Seite 129 - And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck. And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. And he came unto his father, and said, My father.
Seite 180 - He is acquainted with commerce in all its parts, and will tell you that it is a stupid and barbarous way to extend dominion by arms ; for true power is to be got by arts and industry. He will often argue, that if this part of our trade were well cultivated, we should gain from one nation ; and if another, from another. I have heard him prove, that diligence makes more lasting acquisitions than valour, and that sloth has ruined more nations than the sword. He abounds in several frugal maxims, amongst...
Seite 138 - And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 9 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah. 10 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne...
Seite 181 - We cannot indeed have a single image in the fancy that did not make its first entrance through the sight; but we have the power of retaining, altering, and compounding those images, which we have once received, into all the varieties of picture and vision...
Seite 123 - Angels, which are spirits immaterial and intellectual, the glorious inhabitants of those sacred palaces, where nothing but light and blessed immortality, no shadow of matter for tears, discontentments, griefs, and uncomfortable passions to work upon, but all joy, tranquillity, and peace, even for ever and ever doth dwell...
Seite 128 - Of this rule there are many violations to be met with ; a few of which may be sufficient to put the learner on his guard. " Each of the sexes should keep within its particular bounds, and content themselves with the advantages of their particular districts:" better thus: "The sexes should keep within their particular bounds,
Seite 163 - Their particular friends may be either ignorant, or insincere ; and the rest of the world in general is too well bred to shock them with a truth, which generally their Booksellers are the first that inform them of.
Seite 153 - On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
Seite 150 - Repenting him of his design." " The king soon found reason to repent him of his provoking such dangerous enemies." " The popular lords did not fail to enlarge themselves on the subject.