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 . ' 1 嘴里 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 . ' 1 嘴里 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 verb added adjective admit adverb agree asked belong Boston called cause comma common noun comparative compound conjunction connect denotes example express figure future gender gives governed grammar happiness Heaven idea Imperfect Tense implies indicative mode infinitive mode irregular joined kind kings letter lives loved loved Singular manner mark meaning metaphor mind nature neuter verb never nominative objective participle passion perfect personal pronoun Plural plural number possessive preceding preposition present tense pride pronoun proper qualifying reason refer regular relate relative requires rise Rule sense sentence separated signifies singular number sometimes speaking speech stand thee thing third person thou tion tive understood vice virtue whole wise words writing