The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... Participle , Adverb , Preposition , Conjunction , and Interjection . To know when and where to use these several parts of speech , and to render the subject plain and familiar , is the design of this work . EXPLANATION OF THE ARTICLE ...
... Participle , Adverb , Preposition , Conjunction , and Interjection . To know when and where to use these several parts of speech , and to render the subject plain and familiar , is the design of this work . EXPLANATION OF THE ARTICLE ...
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... participle and stand independent of the rest of the sen- tence , the noun having no connexion with any person- al verb , but only with a participle . As , Shame being lost , all virtue is lost . ' " That having been discussed long ago ...
... participle and stand independent of the rest of the sen- tence , the noun having no connexion with any person- al verb , but only with a participle . As , Shame being lost , all virtue is lost . ' " That having been discussed long ago ...
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... participles , and prepositions . I saw a man . ' Here man is the object of the action of the transitive verb saw . Active transitive verbs govern the objective case . ' Charlotte Re- learns grammar . Here Charlotte is the agent or act ...
... participles , and prepositions . I saw a man . ' Here man is the object of the action of the transitive verb saw . Active transitive verbs govern the objective case . ' Charlotte Re- learns grammar . Here Charlotte is the agent or act ...
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... participle despising agrees with its noun miser , and governs riches in the objective case . Participles are to be considered nouns when they have an article before them and a preposition after them ; as , By the observing of these ...
... participle despising agrees with its noun miser , and governs riches in the objective case . Participles are to be considered nouns when they have an article before them and a preposition after them ; as , By the observing of these ...
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... is right . ' The adjective worth governs nouns in the objective case ; as , ' That man is worth a thousand dollars , al- though he is not worthy of a cent . ' Adjectives and participles qualify their nouns ; as , ' 22 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... is right . ' The adjective worth governs nouns in the objective case ; as , ' That man is worth a thousand dollars , al- though he is not worthy of a cent . ' Adjectives and participles qualify their nouns ; as , ' 22 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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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