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 ? ' C 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 ? ' C 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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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