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It is likewise used before the adjectives few and many ; as , a few men ; a great many men . The article a has sometimes the import of each and every ; as , He came twice a year . It is used in this sense with a preposition understood .
It is likewise used before the adjectives few and many ; as , a few men ; a great many men . The article a has sometimes the import of each and every ; as , He came twice a year . It is used in this sense with a preposition understood .
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Sometimes a noun in the possessive case stands alone , the latter one , by which it is governed , being understood ; as , ' I called at the bookseller's , ' that is , at the bookseller's shop . · C The possessive its is often improperly ...
Sometimes a noun in the possessive case stands alone , the latter one , by which it is governed , being understood ; as , ' I called at the bookseller's , ' that is , at the bookseller's shop . · C The possessive its is often improperly ...
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6 A noun , which signifies the measure exceeding , is put in the objective case with a preposition either expressed or understood ; as , ' I am ten inches taller than you . ' Here the preposition is understood .
6 A noun , which signifies the measure exceeding , is put in the objective case with a preposition either expressed or understood ; as , ' I am ten inches taller than you . ' Here the preposition is understood .
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But the objective case in most instances , is either expressed or understood . . Participial nouns may be governed by the preposition on understood ; as , ' He went a hunting , ' that is , on a hunting . ' A participial noun may stand ...
But the objective case in most instances , is either expressed or understood . . Participial nouns may be governed by the preposition on understood ; as , ' He went a hunting , ' that is , on a hunting . ' A participial noun may stand ...
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When an adjective has a preposition before it , and the noun is understood , take them together , and call them an adverb , or adverbial phrase ; as , in vain , in general , in particular , & c .; that is , vainly , generally ...
When an adjective has a preposition before it , and the noun is understood , take them together , and call them an adverb , or adverbial phrase ; as , in vain , in general , in particular , & c .; that is , vainly , generally ...
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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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