The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... connected with common nouns ; as , a French merchant , an English ship . In instances of this kind , the proper noun is used in the nature of an adjective . COMMON NOUNS . Common , signifies general . When there are many of one name ...
... connected with common nouns ; as , a French merchant , an English ship . In instances of this kind , the proper noun is used in the nature of an adjective . COMMON NOUNS . Common , signifies general . When there are many of one name ...
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... connected with a possessive noun or pronoun , it must not be considered a particip- ial noun ; as , ' Who ever heard of a miser despising riches ? Here the participle despising agrees with its noun miser , and governs riches in the ...
... connected with a possessive noun or pronoun , it must not be considered a particip- ial noun ; as , ' Who ever heard of a miser despising riches ? Here the participle despising agrees with its noun miser , and governs riches in the ...
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... connecting comparatives , or superlatives , the longest adjective should be placed last ; as , ' He is older , and more respectable than his brother . ' It There are some adjectives that are always in the su- perlative degree ; as ...
... connecting comparatives , or superlatives , the longest adjective should be placed last ; as , ' He is older , and more respectable than his brother . ' It There are some adjectives that are always in the su- perlative degree ; as ...
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... connected with a singular verb . ' Was you there ? I heard , that you was sick . ' Such expressions are as ungrammatical as , Is you there ? I heard , that you is sick . ' < The personal pronoun them , should never be used for the ...
... connected with a singular verb . ' Was you there ? I heard , that you was sick . ' Such expressions are as ungrammatical as , Is you there ? I heard , that you is sick . ' < The personal pronoun them , should never be used for the ...
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... connect thoughts and sentences . They always refer to some preceding noun or sentence , which on this account is called the antecedent ; as , " The Captain who commands the infantry , is an accom- plished officer . In this sentence ...
... connect thoughts and sentences . They always refer to some preceding noun or sentence , which on this account is called the antecedent ; as , " The Captain who commands the infantry , is an accom- plished officer . In this sentence ...
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