The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... sentence ; as , ' That children should obey their parents is right . ' The adjective worth governs nouns in the objective case ; as , ' That man is worth a thousand dollars , al- though he is not worthy of a cent . ' Adjectives and ...
... sentence ; as , ' That children should obey their parents is right . ' The adjective worth governs nouns in the objective case ; as , ' That man is worth a thousand dollars , al- though he is not worthy of a cent . ' Adjectives and ...
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... sentences , are pronouns . The use and importance of pronouns are well ex- emplified in the following sentence : ' A woman went to a man , and told him that he was in danger of being murdered by a gang of robbers , who had made prepara ...
... sentences , are pronouns . The use and importance of pronouns are well ex- emplified in the following sentence : ' A woman went to a man , and told him that he was in danger of being murdered by a gang of robbers , who had made prepara ...
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Samuel B. EMMONS . an adjective , a sentence , or part of a sentence , and sometimes even a series of propositions ; as , They supposed him to be innocent , which he certainly was not . ' ' His friend bore the abuse very patiently ...
Samuel B. EMMONS . an adjective , a sentence , or part of a sentence , and sometimes even a series of propositions ; as , They supposed him to be innocent , which he certainly was not . ' ' His friend bore the abuse very patiently ...
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... sentences . They always refer to some preceding noun or sentence , which on this account is called the antecedent ; as , The Captain who commands the infantry , is an accom- plished officer . ' In this sentence , Captain is the ante ...
... sentences . They always refer to some preceding noun or sentence , which on this account is called the antecedent ; as , The Captain who commands the infantry , is an accom- plished officer . ' In this sentence , Captain is the ante ...
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... sentence , ' Give me what I want , ' has the same meaning as , ' Give me that which I want . ' What , is therefore called the compound relative pronoun . · There are , however , some exceptions to this rule . In the following sentences ...
... sentence , ' Give me what I want , ' has the same meaning as , ' Give me that which I want . ' What , is therefore called the compound relative pronoun . · There are , however , some exceptions to this rule . In the following sentences ...
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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