The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... added in the plural ; as , cargo , echo , hero , negro , potato , volcano , wo ; —and sometimes only s ; as , fölio , nuncio , punctilio , seraglio . Nouns ending in for fe , are rendered plural by ter- minating in ves ; as , loaf ...
... added in the plural ; as , cargo , echo , hero , negro , potato , volcano , wo ; —and sometimes only s ; as , fölio , nuncio , punctilio , seraglio . Nouns ending in for fe , are rendered plural by ter- minating in ves ; as , loaf ...
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... added to the last term ; as , ' This was my father , mother , and uncle's advice . ' It is , however , better to say , It was the advice of my father , mother , and uncle . The preposition of , joined to a noun , is frequently ...
... added to the last term ; as , ' This was my father , mother , and uncle's advice . ' It is , however , better to say , It was the advice of my father , mother , and uncle . The preposition of , joined to a noun , is frequently ...
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... added to a noun to express its quality . When describing a horse , we say that he is gentle , kind , and handsome . Here gentle , kind , and handsome , are adjectives , expressing the qualities of the horse . Adjectives may always be ...
... added to a noun to express its quality . When describing a horse , we say that he is gentle , kind , and handsome . Here gentle , kind , and handsome , are adjectives , expressing the qualities of the horse . Adjectives may always be ...
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... added , the adverb so must be used ; as , ' So bad a temper I never knew . ' In order to tell whether a word be an ... adding er , and the superlative by adding est to the positive . An adjective sometimes agrees with a member of a ...
... added , the adverb so must be used ; as , ' So bad a temper I never knew . ' In order to tell whether a word be an ... adding er , and the superlative by adding est to the positive . An adjective sometimes agrees with a member of a ...
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... adding self in the singular , and selves in the plural , to the personal or possessive adjective pronouns ; and are thus declined : Singular . Myself . -wanting . Plural . Ourselves . Myself . Ourselves . Person . Case . First . Nom ...
... adding self in the singular , and selves in the plural , to the personal or possessive adjective pronouns ; and are thus declined : Singular . Myself . -wanting . Plural . Ourselves . Myself . Ourselves . Person . Case . First . Nom ...
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action active transitive verb Active verbs govern Adjective pronouns adverb agree blest bliss Boston called comma common noun connect connexion defective verb definite article denotes ELLIPSIS express govern the objective governs the verb grammar happiness Heaven IMPERATIVE MOOD Imperfect Tense indefinite indicative mode infinitive mode Interjections intransitive irregular neuter verb jective kings loved 2 Thou loved 2 Ye loved Singular masculine gender meaning metaphor mind nature nature's neuter gender never noun or pronoun nouns and pronouns number and person parsed participial noun passion passive verb perfect participle personal pronoun Pluperfect Tense plural number Poss possessive possessive adjective preposition present tense pride proper noun qualifying reason relative pronoun Rule second person Self-love sense sentence signifies singular number sometimes speech tence thee thing third person third person singular thou hadst thou shalt tion tive vice virtue wise words