The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... action , an historical ac- count . When the his sounded as in hand , hollow , horn , the article a must be used ... verbs , and to adjectives of the comparative and super- lative degrees , to render them more nervous and pre- cise ; as ...
... action , an historical ac- count . When the his sounded as in hand , hollow , horn , the article a must be used ... verbs , and to adjectives of the comparative and super- lative degrees , to render them more nervous and pre- cise ; as ...
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... active verbs , active participles , and prepositions . I saw a man . Here man is the object of the action of the transitive verb saw . Active transitive verbs the objective case . ' Charlotte govern learns grammar . ' Here Charlotte is ...
... active verbs , active participles , and prepositions . I saw a man . Here man is the object of the action of the transitive verb saw . Active transitive verbs the objective case . ' Charlotte govern learns grammar . ' Here Charlotte is ...
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... action of the ac- tive verb avails . Transposed , it would read thus : The taking so much medicine avails what ? What , is an adjective pronoun , when it precedes and joins a noun ; as , ' What ship did you sail in ? ' What , is ...
... action of the ac- tive verb avails . Transposed , it would read thus : The taking so much medicine avails what ? What , is an adjective pronoun , when it precedes and joins a noun ; as , ' What ship did you sail in ? ' What , is ...
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... active , but intransitive verbs , because the exercise of flying , running , and singing , is confined to the agent ... verb , we may properly say , she smiled on him , he was smiled on by fortune , in every undertaking . Intransitive ...
... active , but intransitive verbs , because the exercise of flying , running , and singing , is confined to the agent ... verb , we may properly say , she smiled on him , he was smiled on by fortune , in every undertaking . Intransitive ...
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... verbs express the receiving , or suffering , the action of the agent or actor ; as , am loved , is es- teemed , art admired . A passive verb always implies an agent and an object to be acted upon , and the object is always placed at the ...
... verbs express the receiving , or suffering , the action of the agent or actor ; as , am loved , is es- teemed , art admired . A passive verb always implies an agent and an object to be acted upon , and the object is always placed at the ...
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action active verb added adjective admit adverb agree asked belong Boston called cause comma common noun comparative compound conjunction connect denotes example express figure future gender gives governed grammar happiness Heaven idea Imperfect Tense implies indicative mode infinitive mode irregular joined kind kings letter lives loved loved Singular manner mark meaning metaphor mind nature neuter verb never nominative objective participle passion perfect personal pronoun Plural plural number possessive preceding preposition present tense pride pronoun proper qualifying reason refer regular relate relative requires rise Rule sense sentence separated signifies singular number sometimes speaking speech stand thee thing third person thou tion tive understood vice virtue whole wise words writing