The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... express , are used only in the singular form ; as , wheat , pitch , gold , sloth , pride , & c .; others only in the plural form ; as , bellows , scissors , lungs , riches , & c . Some words are the same in both numbers ; as , deer ...
... express , are used only in the singular form ; as , wheat , pitch , gold , sloth , pride , & c .; others only in the plural form ; as , bellows , scissors , lungs , riches , & c . Some words are the same in both numbers ; as , deer ...
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... express the same relation with more elegance ; as , ' A Christian's hope , ' ' The hope of a Christian . ' But it is only so , when the expression can be converted into the regular form of the possessive case . We can say , ' Virtue's ...
... express the same relation with more elegance ; as , ' A Christian's hope , ' ' The hope of a Christian . ' But it is only so , when the expression can be converted into the regular form of the possessive case . We can say , ' Virtue's ...
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... express its quality . When describing a horse , we say that he is gentle , kind , and handsome . Here gentle , kind , and handsome , are adjectives , expressing the qualities of the horse . Adjectives may always be distinguished , by ...
... express its quality . When describing a horse , we say that he is gentle , kind , and handsome . Here gentle , kind , and handsome , are adjectives , expressing the qualities of the horse . Adjectives may always be distinguished , by ...
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... express the quality ; as , ' A generous man ; How amiable a woman ! ' Yet notwithstanding , they sometimes follow them ; as , A lady , wise , discreet , and amiable . A man generous to his enemies . A tree three feet thick . ' Sometimes ...
... express the quality ; as , ' A generous man ; How amiable a woman ! ' Yet notwithstanding , they sometimes follow them ; as , A lady , wise , discreet , and amiable . A man generous to his enemies . A tree three feet thick . ' Sometimes ...
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... express their subjects in a general or indefinite man- ner . They are all , any , one , none , another , some , such . Of the indefinite pronouns , only the words one and other are varied . One has a possessive case ; as , one , one's ...
... express their subjects in a general or indefinite man- ner . They are all , any , one , none , another , some , such . Of the indefinite pronouns , only the words one and other are varied . One has a possessive case ; as , one , one's ...
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