The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... preceding examples , Adam and George are the names of the persons addressed ; and they are mentioned merely to designate the persons , to whom the address is made . Therefore , to say they are in the nominative to a verb , or in the ...
... preceding examples , Adam and George are the names of the persons addressed ; and they are mentioned merely to designate the persons , to whom the address is made . Therefore , to say they are in the nominative to a verb , or in the ...
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... preceding them should be in the possessive case . As , We fre- quently hear of the Indian's enduring hardships . ' When they heard of Washington's taking Cornwallis . ' Thy felicity depends on thy having contracted an alliance with this ...
... preceding them should be in the possessive case . As , We fre- quently hear of the Indian's enduring hardships . ' When they heard of Washington's taking Cornwallis . ' Thy felicity depends on thy having contracted an alliance with this ...
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... preceding verb ; as , He repented his having neglected his studies at college . ' - ,,,。 When a participle is not connected with a possessive noun or pronoun , it must not be considered a particip- ial noun ; as , " Who ever heard of a ...
... preceding verb ; as , He repented his having neglected his studies at college . ' - ,,,。 When a participle is not connected with a possessive noun or pronoun , it must not be considered a particip- ial noun ; as , " Who ever heard of a ...
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... 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 , Captain is the ante- cedent , and who is the relative pronoun ...
... 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 , Captain is the ante- cedent , and who is the relative pronoun ...
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... preceding paragraph , shows , that the action was past and finished , though the precise time of it was not defined . Therefore , the tense may be said to be imperfect ; the time of the ac- tion is not exactly and perfectly ascertained ...
... preceding paragraph , shows , that the action was past and finished , though the precise time of it was not defined . Therefore , the tense may be said to be imperfect ; the time of the ac- tion is not exactly and perfectly ascertained ...
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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