The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... comparative and super- lative degrees , to render them more nervous and pre- cise ; as , the more danger ; the more honor ; this is the least of all . A noun , without any article to limit it , is generally taken in its widest sense ...
... comparative and super- lative degrees , to render them more nervous and pre- cise ; as , the more danger ; the more honor ; this is the least of all . A noun , without any article to limit it , is generally taken in its widest sense ...
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... comparative , and best is in the superlative degree . The comparative degree must be used when two things are compared , and the superlative when more than two things are compared ; as , This is the prettier of the two ; or , this is ...
... comparative , and best is in the superlative degree . The comparative degree must be used when two things are compared , and the superlative when more than two things are compared ; as , This is the prettier of the two ; or , this is ...
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... 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 , or a pair of new pantaloons ...
... 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 , or a pair of new pantaloons ...
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... 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 superlative by adding est to the positive . An ...
... 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 superlative by adding est to the positive . An ...
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... comparative and superlative degrees , to mark the degrees more strongly ; as , The more I see him , the better I like him . ' The more , and the better , are adverbial phrases . 6 When an adjective to which an adverb is joined ends in ...
... comparative and superlative degrees , to mark the degrees more strongly ; as , The more I see him , the better I like him . ' The more , and the better , are adverbial phrases . 6 When an adjective to which an adverb is joined ends in ...
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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