The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... 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 . EXPLANATION OF THE ARTICLE ...
... 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 . EXPLANATION OF THE ARTICLE ...
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... participle and stand independent of the rest of the sentence , the noun having no connexion with any personal verb , but only with a participle . As , Shame being lost , all virtue is lost . ' That having been discussed ' long ago ...
... participle and stand independent of the rest of the sentence , the noun having no connexion with any personal verb , but only with a participle . As , Shame being lost , all virtue is lost . ' That having been discussed ' long ago ...
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... participles , and prepositions . I saw a man . " Here man is the object of the action of the transitive verb saw . transitive verbs govern the objective case . Charlotte learns grammar . Here Charlotte is the agent or actor , and is in ...
... participles , and prepositions . I saw a man . " Here man is the object of the action of the transitive verb saw . transitive verbs govern the objective case . Charlotte learns grammar . Here Charlotte is the agent or actor , and is in ...
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... participle despising agrees with its noun miser , and governs riches in the objective case . Participles are to be considered nouns when they have an article before them and a preposition after them ; as , By the observing of these ...
... participle despising agrees with its noun miser , and governs riches in the objective case . Participles are to be considered nouns when they have an article before them and a preposition after them ; as , By the observing of these ...
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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