The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... Adjective , Pronoun , Verb , Participle , Adverb , Preposition , Conjunction , and Interjection . To know when and where to use these several parts of speech , and to render the subject plain and familiar , is the design of this work ...
... Adjective , Pronoun , Verb , Participle , Adverb , Preposition , Conjunction , and Interjection . To know when and where to use these several parts of speech , and to render the subject plain and familiar , is the design of this work ...
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... adjectives few and many ; as , a few men ; a great many men . The article a has sometimes the import of each and ... adjective many and a singular noun ; as , ' Full many a gem of purest ray serene . The article an is sometimes used ...
... adjectives few and many ; as , a few men ; a great many men . The article a has sometimes the import of each and ... adjective many and a singular noun ; as , ' Full many a gem of purest ray serene . The article an is sometimes used ...
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... adjective . COMMON NOUNS . Common , signifies general . When there are many of one name , place , or thing , they are called common nouns . Lady , gentleman , house , barn , and shed , are common nouns . NUMBER . Singular denotes one ...
... adjective . COMMON NOUNS . Common , signifies general . When there are many of one name , place , or thing , they are called common nouns . Lady , gentleman , house , barn , and shed , are common nouns . NUMBER . Singular denotes one ...
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... adjectives , which are the names only of qualities belonging to those substan- Thus in the example , a sweet apple , ' - apple is the name of the substance , and sweet the name of a quality existing in that substance . ces ...
... adjectives , which are the names only of qualities belonging to those substan- Thus in the example , a sweet apple , ' - apple is the name of the substance , and sweet the name of a quality existing in that substance . ces ...
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... depth , thickness , and squareness of a thing , is put af- ter adjectives in the objective case , without a preposi- tion ; as , this tree is thirty feet high ; this city is C 9 two miles long , and one broad ; ' ' 18 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... depth , thickness , and squareness of a thing , is put af- ter adjectives in the objective case , without a preposi- tion ; as , this tree is thirty feet high ; this city is C 9 two miles long , and one broad ; ' ' 18 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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