The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... sometimes placed between the adjective many and a singular noun ; as , ' Full many a gem of purest ray serene . ' The article an is sometimes used as a numerical ad- jective , and is qualified as such by an adverb ; as , He tarried ...
... sometimes placed between the adjective many and a singular noun ; as , ' Full many a gem of purest ray serene . ' The article an is sometimes used as a numerical ad- jective , and is qualified as such by an adverb ; as , He tarried ...
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... sometimes es , added in the plural ; as , cargo , echo , hero , negro , potato , volcano , wo ; —and sometimes only s ; as , fölio , nuncio , punctilio , seraglio . Nouns ending in for fe , are rendered plural by ter- minating in ves ...
... sometimes es , added in the plural ; as , cargo , echo , hero , negro , potato , volcano , wo ; —and sometimes only s ; as , fölio , nuncio , punctilio , seraglio . Nouns ending in for fe , are rendered plural by ter- minating in ves ...
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... sometimes happens that the same noun is either masculine or feminine . The words , parent , child , cousin , friend , neighbor , servant , and several others are used indifferently for males or females . Parents is a noun of the ...
... sometimes happens that the same noun is either masculine or feminine . The words , parent , child , cousin , friend , neighbor , servant , and several others are used indifferently for males or females . Parents is a noun of the ...
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... Sometimes we may read several lines before we come to the verb . The nominative case is generally placed before the verb , yet , in poetry and often in prose , the verb pre- cedes or goes before the nominative case . As , ' Is there a ...
... Sometimes we may read several lines before we come to the verb . The nominative case is generally placed before the verb , yet , in poetry and often in prose , the verb pre- cedes or goes before the nominative case . As , ' Is there a ...
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... sometimes in the nomina- tive case absolute . This is the case when they join a participle and stand independent of the rest of the sen- tence , the noun having no connexion with any person- al verb , but only with a participle . As ...
... sometimes in the nomina- tive case absolute . This is the case when they join a participle and stand independent of the rest of the sen- tence , the noun having no connexion with any person- al verb , but only with a participle . As ...
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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