The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... separated by intervening words ; as , We should immediately and without re- serve , confess our faults . ' Should , in this sentence , is the auxiliary , and confess is the principal verb ; there- fore , should and confess are taken ...
... separated by intervening words ; as , We should immediately and without re- serve , confess our faults . ' Should , in this sentence , is the auxiliary , and confess is the principal verb ; there- fore , should and confess are taken ...
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... separated from relative pronouns in the objective ; as , ' The man whom he voted for has great talents . ' Whom will you give it to ? ' More properly , the man for whom he voted ; to whom will you give it ? ' The preposition is ...
... separated from relative pronouns in the objective ; as , ' The man whom he voted for has great talents . ' Whom will you give it to ? ' More properly , the man for whom he voted ; to whom will you give it ? ' The preposition is ...
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... separated , parted , divided . Charlotte sings well , and behaves prettily . ' The word and in this sentence , connects , or joins together the sentence as well as the sense . It is , therefore , a copulative con- junction . ' I love ...
... separated , parted , divided . Charlotte sings well , and behaves prettily . ' The word and in this sentence , connects , or joins together the sentence as well as the sense . It is , therefore , a copulative con- junction . ' I love ...
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... separated by commas . As , This man , however , has some amiable qualifica- tions . That the dead will be raised , is , therefore , a doctrine of great importance . I am , moreover , deter- mined not to imitate him . A comma must be ...
... separated by commas . As , This man , however , has some amiable qualifica- tions . That the dead will be raised , is , therefore , a doctrine of great importance . I am , moreover , deter- mined not to imitate him . A comma must be ...
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... separated , by commas , from the sentence . As , When the sense admits it , the sooner they are dispatched , generally speaking , the better . A sentence , in which the present participle is con- verted into a noun , by the article the ...
... separated , by commas , from the sentence . As , When the sense admits it , the sooner they are dispatched , generally speaking , the better . A sentence , in which the present participle is con- verted into a noun , by the article the ...
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