The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... strong and efficacious . Those are considered feminine which are conspicuous for the attributes of bringing forth , or which are peculiarly beautiful or amiable . Upon these principles , the sun is said to be masculine ; and the moon ...
... strong and efficacious . Those are considered feminine which are conspicuous for the attributes of bringing forth , or which are peculiarly beautiful or amiable . Upon these principles , the sun is said to be masculine ; and the moon ...
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... strong- ly ; as , ' My own hand ; our own house . ' ' I did this my own self . ' ' We hurt ourselves by improper conduct . ' When the noun is not expressed , but only understood , my , becomes mine , thy , thine , & 30 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... strong- ly ; as , ' My own hand ; our own house . ' ' I did this my own self . ' ' We hurt ourselves by improper conduct . ' When the noun is not expressed , but only understood , my , becomes mine , thy , thine , & 30 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... Strong sense , united to delicate sentiments , improv- ed by study and observation , and free from prejudice , is necessary to form a proper judge of literary produc- tions . An adjective , followed by other dependent words , may have a ...
... Strong sense , united to delicate sentiments , improv- ed by study and observation , and free from prejudice , is necessary to form a proper judge of literary produc- tions . An adjective , followed by other dependent words , may have a ...
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... strong and expressive as Latinized English , or any foreign idioms . PROPRIETY . In To preserve propriety in our words and phrases , we must avoid low expressions ; supply words that are wanting ; be careful not to use the same words in ...
... strong and expressive as Latinized English , or any foreign idioms . PROPRIETY . In To preserve propriety in our words and phrases , we must avoid low expressions ; supply words that are wanting ; be careful not to use the same words in ...
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... strong and full idea of the writer's mean- ing . The first rule for promoting the strength of a sen- tence , is to prune it of all redundant words and mem- bers . It is a general maxim , that any words which do not add some importance ...
... strong and full idea of the writer's mean- ing . The first rule for promoting the strength of a sen- tence , is to prune it of all redundant words and mem- bers . It is a general maxim , that any words which do not add some importance ...
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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