The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... pride , & c .; others only in the plural form ; as , bellows , scissors , lungs , riches , & c . Some words are the same in both numbers ; as , deer , sheep , swine , & c . Nouns which end in o , have sometimes es , added in the plural ...
... pride , & c .; others only in the plural form ; as , bellows , scissors , lungs , riches , & c . Some words are the same in both numbers ; as , deer , sheep , swine , & c . Nouns which end in o , have sometimes es , added in the plural ...
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... pride , this discontent . ' The words former and latter , in many of their appli- cations , may be properly ranked amongst the demon- strative pronouns . Example : ' It was happy for the state , that Fabius continued in the command with ...
... pride , this discontent . ' The words former and latter , in many of their appli- cations , may be properly ranked amongst the demon- strative pronouns . Example : ' It was happy for the state , that Fabius continued in the command with ...
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... Pride and malevolence will be contemned , in spite of all the riches and honors a man may possess . The United States are an empire , in which republican principles are well understood . The two members of a compound sentence , that may ...
... Pride and malevolence will be contemned , in spite of all the riches and honors a man may possess . The United States are an empire , in which republican principles are well understood . The two members of a compound sentence , that may ...
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... pride of man to say , I have sinned . The comma is a point most used in composition . The use of it , therefore , requires a particular explana- tion . The remarks on the other points will be less diffusive . SEMICOLON . A member of a ...
... pride of man to say , I have sinned . The comma is a point most used in composition . The use of it , therefore , requires a particular explana- tion . The remarks on the other points will be less diffusive . SEMICOLON . A member of a ...
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... pride of wealth is contemptible ; the pride of learning is pitiable ; the pride of dignity is ridic- ulous ; but the pride of bigotry is insupportable . ' COLON . A colon is used when the preceding sentence is com- plete in syntax ; but ...
... pride of wealth is contemptible ; the pride of learning is pitiable ; the pride of dignity is ridic- ulous ; but the pride of bigotry is insupportable . ' COLON . A colon is used when the preceding sentence is com- plete in syntax ; but ...
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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