The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... GENDER . Man , boy , and brother , belong to the male or mas . culine gender . Woman , girl , and sister , belong to the female or feminine gender . Inanimate things , such as ENGLISH GRAMMAR . 13 wood , stone , pencil , 12 ENGLISH ...
... GENDER . Man , boy , and brother , belong to the male or mas . culine gender . Woman , girl , and sister , belong to the female or feminine gender . Inanimate things , such as ENGLISH GRAMMAR . 13 wood , stone , pencil , 12 ENGLISH ...
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... gender . The masculine gender is commonly given to nouns which are conspicuous for imparting or communicating , and which by nature are strong and efficacious . Those are considered feminine which are conspicuous for the attributes of ...
... gender . The masculine gender is commonly given to nouns which are conspicuous for imparting or communicating , and which by nature are strong and efficacious . Those are considered feminine which are conspicuous for the attributes of ...
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... gender , number , or person applied to them . They vary only in the scale of comparison , of such , there are reckoned three degrees . The positive , the comparative , and the su- perlative . If I should say , John is a good boy , James ...
... gender , number , or person applied to them . They vary only in the scale of comparison , of such , there are reckoned three degrees . The positive , the comparative , and the su- perlative . If I should say , John is a good boy , James ...
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... gender spoken of ; as , ' It is a fine picture . ' The neuter pronoun it , is sometimes omitted and un- derstood ; as , May be , for , It may be ; As appears , for , As it appears ; As follows , for , As it follows . The pronoun it ...
... gender spoken of ; as , ' It is a fine picture . ' The neuter pronoun it , is sometimes omitted and un- derstood ; as , May be , for , It may be ; As appears , for , As it appears ; As follows , for , As it follows . The pronoun it ...
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... gender . Which , is used when speaking of brutes or inanimate things , and is therefore of the neuter gender ; as , ' Which horse do you like best ? ' ' Which seat do you generally take ? ' Sometimes which is made use of when we wish to ...
... gender . Which , is used when speaking of brutes or inanimate things , and is therefore of the neuter gender ; as , ' Which horse do you like best ? ' ' Which seat do you generally take ? ' Sometimes which is made use of when we wish to ...
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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