The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... governed by the preposition of , it cannot be put in apposition to the former , and consequently does not signify the same thing . City , then , must be one thing , and Boston another . City must be a thing that belongs to Boston , or ...
... governed by the preposition of , it cannot be put in apposition to the former , and consequently does not signify the same thing . City , then , must be one thing , and Boston another . City must be a thing that belongs to Boston , or ...
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... govern pronouns , as well as nouns , in the possessive case ; as , Every tree is known by its fruit ; ' 6 That book is mine . ' " Sometimes a noun in the possessive case stands alone , the latter one , by which it is governed , being ...
... govern pronouns , as well as nouns , in the possessive case ; as , Every tree is known by its fruit ; ' 6 That book is mine . ' " Sometimes a noun in the possessive case stands alone , the latter one , by which it is governed , being ...
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... govern the objective case ; namely , active verbs , active participles , and prepositions . I saw a man . " Here man is ... governed by the prepositions with and from . The noun or pronoun following a preposition must be in the objective ...
... govern the objective case ; namely , active verbs , active participles , and prepositions . I saw a man . " Here man is ... governed by the prepositions with and from . The noun or pronoun following a preposition must be in the objective ...
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... governed by the preposition on understood ; as , ' He went a hunting , ' that is , on a hunting . ' A participial noun may stand as a nominative case to a following verb ; as , ' His dying reduced the children to poverty . ' Men's ...
... governed by the preposition on understood ; as , ' He went a hunting , ' that is , on a hunting . ' A participial noun may stand as a nominative case to a following verb ; as , ' His dying reduced the children to poverty . ' Men's ...
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... . ' The adjective worth governs nouns in the objective case ; as , ' That man is worth a thousand dollars , although he is not worthy of a cent . ' Adjectives and participles qualify their nouns ; as , ' 22 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... . ' The adjective worth governs nouns in the objective case ; as , ' That man is worth a thousand dollars , although he is not worthy of a cent . ' Adjectives and participles qualify their nouns ; as , ' 22 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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action active verb added adjective admit adverb agree asked belong Boston called cause comma common noun comparative compound conjunction connect denotes ELLIPSIS example express father figure frequently future gender gives governed grammar happiness Heaven idea imperfect tense implies indicative mode infinitive mode irregular joined kind kings letter lives loved manner meaning metaphor mind nature neuter verb never nominative objective participle passion perfect personal pronoun Plural plural number possessive preceding preposition present tense pride pronoun proper qualifying reason refer regular relate relative requires rise Rule sense sentence separated signifies singular number sometimes speaking speech stand thee thing third person thou tion tive understood vice virtue whole wise words writing