The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... idea who uses it . The words used to express ideas may be faulty in three respects . First , They may not express the idea which the author intends , but some other which only resembles it . Secondly , They may express , that idea , but ...
... idea who uses it . The words used to express ideas may be faulty in three respects . First , They may not express the idea which the author intends , but some other which only resembles it . Secondly , They may express , that idea , but ...
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... idea of the writer's mean- ing . The first rule for promoting the strength of a sen- tence , is to prune it of all ... ideas . The second rule for promoting the strength of a sen- tence , is , to pay particular attention to the use of ...
... idea of the writer's mean- ing . The first rule for promoting the strength of a sen- tence , is to prune it of all ... ideas . The second rule for promoting the strength of a sen- tence , is , to pay particular attention to the use of ...
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... ideas , there will be a very considerable connexion between the idea to be conveyed , and the nature of the sound which con- veys it . Pleasing ideas , and forcible reasoning , can hardly be transmitted to the mind , by the means of ...
... ideas , there will be a very considerable connexion between the idea to be conveyed , and the nature of the sound which con- veys it . Pleasing ideas , and forcible reasoning , can hardly be transmitted to the mind , by the means of ...
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... idea in the simplest manner possible . But as there is an analogy between comfort and light , and between adversity and darkness , we may express the same idea in figurative language , thus : To the upright there ariseth light in ...
... idea in the simplest manner possible . But as there is an analogy between comfort and light , and between adversity and darkness , we may express the same idea in figurative language , thus : To the upright there ariseth light in ...
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... idea . Similes , or comparisons , should never be drawn from mean or low objects . HYPERBOLE , or EXAGGERATION . 6 Hyperbole , or Exaggeration , consists in magnifying an object beyond its natural bounds . This figure occurs frequently ...
... idea . Similes , or comparisons , should never be drawn from mean or low objects . HYPERBOLE , or EXAGGERATION . 6 Hyperbole , or Exaggeration , consists in magnifying an object beyond its natural bounds . This figure occurs frequently ...
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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