The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... called parts of speech , of which there are ten different kinds , viz . The Ar- ticle , Noun , Adjective , Pronoun ... called the indefinite article , because it limits the noun to no one particular object ; as , give me a book ; that is ...
... called parts of speech , of which there are ten different kinds , viz . The Ar- ticle , Noun , Adjective , Pronoun ... called the indefinite article , because it limits the noun to no one particular object ; as , give me a book ; that is ...
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... called a proper noun . Char- lotte , George , and James , Boston , New - York , and Philadelphia , are proper nouns . When proper nouns have an article prefixed to them , they are used as common nouns ; as , ' He is the Cicero of his ...
... called a proper noun . Char- lotte , George , and James , Boston , New - York , and Philadelphia , are proper nouns . When proper nouns have an article prefixed to them , they are used as common nouns ; as , ' He is the Cicero of his ...
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... called substantives , because they are supposed to be , in general , the names of sub- stances , in contradistinction to adjectives , which are the names only of qualities belonging to those substan- ces . Thus in the example , a sweet ...
... called substantives , because they are supposed to be , in general , the names of sub- stances , in contradistinction to adjectives , which are the names only of qualities belonging to those substan- ces . Thus in the example , a sweet ...
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... called at the bookseller's , ' that is , at the bookseller's shop . C C " The possessive its is often improperly used for ' tis or it is ; as , Its my book ; ' instead of It is my book . ' Participial or verbal nouns should either have ...
... called at the bookseller's , ' that is , at the bookseller's shop . C C " The possessive its is often improperly used for ' tis or it is ; as , Its my book ; ' instead of It is my book . ' Participial or verbal nouns should either have ...
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... called , because they have the sense of nouns , and 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 ...
... called , because they have the sense of nouns , and 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 ...
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