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Proper nouns are often 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 .
Proper nouns are often 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 .
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When a participle is not connected with a possessive noun or pronoun , it must not be considered a participjal noun ; as , • Who ever heard of a miser despising riches ? Here the participle despising agrees with its noun miser ...
When a participle is not connected with a possessive noun or pronoun , it must not be considered a participjal noun ; as , • Who ever heard of a miser despising riches ? Here the participle despising agrees with its noun miser ...
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In connecting comparatives , or superlatives , the longest adjective should be placed last ; as , He is older , and more respectable than his brother . ' There are some adjectives that are always in the superlative degree ; as , right ...
In connecting comparatives , or superlatives , the longest adjective should be placed last ; as , He is older , and more respectable than his brother . ' There are some adjectives that are always in the superlative degree ; as , right ...
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Obj . It . The pronoun you , even when applied but to one person , is plural , and should never be connected with a singular verb . ' Was you there ? I heard , that you was sick , ' Such expressions are as ungrammatical as , ' Is you ...
Obj . It . The pronoun you , even when applied but to one person , is plural , and should never be connected with a singular verb . ' Was you there ? I heard , that you was sick , ' Such expressions are as ungrammatical as , ' Is you ...
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The use of Relative Pronouns is to 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 ...
The use of Relative Pronouns is to 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 ...
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| Titel | The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, Etc |
| Autor/in | Samuel B. EMMONS |
| Verlag | Waitt & Dow, 1832 |
| Original von | British Library |
| Digitalisiert | 13. Nov. 2014 |
| Länge | 160 Seiten |
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