The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... sense with a preposition understood . As , He came twice ( in ) a year . Fifty cents ( for ) a bushel . The indefinite article is sometimes placed between the adjective many and a singular noun ; as , ' Full many a gem of purest ray ...
... sense with a preposition understood . As , He came twice ( in ) a year . Fifty cents ( for ) a bushel . The indefinite article is sometimes placed between the adjective many and a singular noun ; as , ' Full many a gem of purest ray ...
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... sense may be correct . New - York is the name of a State possessing a City of the same name . But if the question were asked : ' What city of New- York ? ' We should be obliged to answer : ' New- York City , or , the city New - York ...
... sense may be correct . New - York is the name of a State possessing a City of the same name . But if the question were asked : ' What city of New- York ? ' We should be obliged to answer : ' New- York City , or , the city New - York ...
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... sense of nouns , and admit prepositions to precede them , that govern them as nouns in the objective ) govern the nouns that follow them in the objective case ; as , ' I heard of his writing a book . ' There is much fortitude shown in a ...
... sense of nouns , and admit prepositions to precede them , that govern them as nouns in the objective ) govern the nouns that follow them in the objective case ; as , ' I heard of his writing a book . ' There is much fortitude shown in a ...
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... sense , it is an adjective ; as , good thing , sweet thing , bright thing , & c . Pos . Great , Wise , DEGREES OF COMPARISON . Com . greater , wiser , Sup . greatest . wisest . In general , adjectives , consisting of more than one ...
... sense , it is an adjective ; as , good thing , sweet thing , bright thing , & c . Pos . Great , Wise , DEGREES OF COMPARISON . Com . greater , wiser , Sup . greatest . wisest . In general , adjectives , consisting of more than one ...
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... relative pronoun when it can be changed into who or which , without destroying the sense ; as , ' He that gave us life , is ever nigh to protect us . ' ' From every thing that you see , derive instruction . ' ENGLISH GRAMMAR . 24.
... relative pronoun when it can be changed into who or which , without destroying the sense ; as , ' He that gave us life , is ever nigh to protect us . ' ' From every thing that you see , derive instruction . ' ENGLISH GRAMMAR . 24.
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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