The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... admit prepositions to precede them , that govern them as nouns in the objective ) govern the nouns that follow them in the objective case ; as , ' I heard of his writing a book . ' There is much fortitude shown in a man's conquering his ...
... admit prepositions to precede them , that govern them as nouns in the objective ) govern the nouns that follow them in the objective case ; as , ' I heard of his writing a book . ' There is much fortitude shown in a man's conquering his ...
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... admit of having gender , number , or person applied to them . They vary only in the scale of comparison , of such , there are reckoned three degrees . The positive , the comparative , and the su- perlative . If I should say , John is a ...
... admit of having gender , number , or person applied to them . They vary only in the scale of comparison , of such , there are reckoned three degrees . The positive , the comparative , and the su- perlative . If I should say , John is a ...
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... admit of the superlative , or comparative form being superadded . C Adjectives should not be placed before the wrong nouns ; as , A beautiful piece of calico , a new pair of pantaloons , instead of saying , a piece of beautiful cali- co ...
... admit of the superlative , or comparative form being superadded . C Adjectives should not be placed before the wrong nouns ; as , A beautiful piece of calico , a new pair of pantaloons , instead of saying , a piece of beautiful cali- co ...
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... admit the help of more and most , in the comparative and su- perlative degrees . Pos . Good , Little , Com . better , less , Sup . best . least . Adjectives of more than one syllable form the com- parative by adding er , and the ...
... admit the help of more and most , in the comparative and su- perlative degrees . Pos . Good , Little , Com . better , less , Sup . best . least . Adjectives of more than one syllable form the com- parative by adding er , and the ...
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... admit- ted , but those which . Examples- " These are what 1 wanted ; that is , these are those which I wanted . ' One of the worst faults a speaker can have , is to make no other pauses , but what he finds barely necessary for breathing ...
... admit- ted , but those which . Examples- " These are what 1 wanted ; that is , these are those which I wanted . ' One of the worst faults a speaker can have , is to make no other pauses , but what he finds barely necessary for breathing ...
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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