The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... example : ' She is the prettiest girl which I ever saw . ' It should read thus : ' She is the pret- tiest girl that I ever saw . ' Which , when it precedes and joins a noun , is always an adjective ; as , ' Which book do you want ? But ...
... example : ' She is the prettiest girl which I ever saw . ' It should read thus : ' She is the pret- tiest girl that I ever saw . ' Which , when it precedes and joins a noun , is always an adjective ; as , ' Which book do you want ? But ...
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... Examples- " These are what 1 wanted ; that is , these are those which I wanted . ' One of the worst faults a speaker can have , is to make no other pauses , but what he finds barely necessary for breathing . ' That is , ' One of the ...
... Examples- " These are what 1 wanted ; that is , these are those which I wanted . ' One of the worst faults a speaker can have , is to make no other pauses , but what he finds barely necessary for breathing . ' That is , ' One of the ...
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... example : I hate such people as love idleness . Such actions as you speak of , are very degrading . ' As , however , is never used in the nature of a rela- tive , except after the pronoun such , and the adjectives much and many . ' He ...
... example : I hate such people as love idleness . Such actions as you speak of , are very degrading . ' As , however , is never used in the nature of a rela- tive , except after the pronoun such , and the adjectives much and many . ' He ...
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... appli- cations , may be properly ranked amongst the demon- strative pronouns . Example : ' It was happy for the state , that Fabius continued in the command with Mi- nucius ; the former's phlegm was a check upon the ENGLISH GRAMMAR . 31.
... appli- cations , may be properly ranked amongst the demon- strative pronouns . Example : ' It was happy for the state , that Fabius continued in the command with Mi- nucius ; the former's phlegm was a check upon the ENGLISH GRAMMAR . 31.
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... examples , it is better to use are than is . I or James is in fault . ' Here the verb agrees in person with the one nearest to it . C A verb or pronoun , agreeing with a noun of multi- titude , may be either in the singular or plural ...
... examples , it is better to use are than is . I or James is in fault . ' Here the verb agrees in person with the one nearest to it . C A verb or pronoun , agreeing with a noun of multi- titude , may be either in the singular or plural ...
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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