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 . ( 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 . ( 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 ...
... 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 ...
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