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The definite article the is sometimes applied to adverbs , and to adjectives of the comparative and superlative degrees , to render them more nervous and precise ; as , the more danger ; the more honor ; this is the least of all .
The definite article the is sometimes applied to adverbs , and to adjectives of the comparative and superlative degrees , to render them more nervous and precise ; as , the more danger ; the more honor ; this is the least of all .
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The comparative degree must be used when two things are compared , and the superlative when more than two things are ... In connecting comparatives , or superlatives , the longest adjective should be placed last ; as , ' He is older ...
The comparative degree must be used when two things are compared , and the superlative when more than two things are ... In connecting comparatives , or superlatives , the longest adjective should be placed last ; as , ' He is older ...
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Adjectives having a superlative signification , do not admit of the superlative , or comparative form being superadded . 6 Adjectives should not be placed before the wrong nouns ; as , A beautiful piece of calico , a new pair of ...
Adjectives having a superlative signification , do not admit of the superlative , or comparative form being superadded . 6 Adjectives should not be placed before the wrong nouns ; as , A beautiful piece of calico , a new pair of ...
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Some adjectives are irregular , and will not admit the help of more and most , in the comparative and superlative degrees . more industrious , more fortunate , Pos . Good , Little , Sup . greatest . wisest .
Some adjectives are irregular , and will not admit the help of more and most , in the comparative and superlative degrees . more industrious , more fortunate , Pos . Good , Little , Sup . greatest . wisest .
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The indefinite article the is sometimes prefixed to adverbs of the comparative and superlative degrees , to mark the degrees more strongly ; as , The more I see him , the better I like him . ' The more , and the better , are adverbial ...
The indefinite article the is sometimes prefixed to adverbs of the comparative and superlative degrees , to mark the degrees more strongly ; as , The more I see him , the better I like him . ' The more , and the better , are adverbial ...
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| Titel | The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, Etc |
| Autor/in | Samuel B. EMMONS |
| Verlag | Waitt & Dow, 1832 |
| Original von | Harvard University |
| Digitalisiert | 15. März 2008 |
| Länge | 160 Seiten |
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