The Grammatical Instructer; Containing an Exposition of All the Essential Rules of English Grammar, EtcWaitt & Dow, 1832 - 160 Seiten |
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... thing . Harbor is one thing , and Boston is another . Queen is one thing , and Sheba another . ' King Solomon . ' Here both words refer to the same thing ; but King of Sol- omon ' is not more improper than the city of Boston . ' The ...
... thing . Harbor is one thing , and Boston is another . Queen is one thing , and Sheba another . ' King Solomon . ' Here both words refer to the same thing ; but King of Sol- omon ' is not more improper than the city of Boston . ' The ...
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... , thickness , and squareness of a thing , is put af- ter adjectives in the objective case , without a preposi- tion ; as , this tree is thirty feet high ; this city is C C two miles long , and one broad ; ' 18 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... , thickness , and squareness of a thing , is put af- ter adjectives in the objective case , without a preposi- tion ; as , this tree is thirty feet high ; this city is C C two miles long , and one broad ; ' 18 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... things are compared , and the superlative when more than two things are compared ; as , This is the prettier of the two ; or , this is the prettiest of the three . 6 In connecting comparatives , or superlatives , the longest adjective ...
... things are compared , and the superlative when more than two things are compared ; as , This is the prettier of the two ; or , this is the prettiest of the three . 6 In connecting comparatives , or superlatives , the longest adjective ...
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... thing . Pronominal adjectives are put absolute , when they are used in the possessive case ; as , ' This horse is your's ; ' He came into this world of our's . ' " as , Adjectives often qualify verbs in the infinitive mode ; To see the ...
... thing . Pronominal adjectives are put absolute , when they are used in the possessive case ; as , ' This horse is your's ; ' He came into this world of our's . ' " as , Adjectives often qualify verbs in the infinitive mode ; To see the ...
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... things , or the cause of something produced . For instance ; ' It freezed hard last night , and it was so cold that it was with great difficulty the travellers kept on their journey . ' Now , what was it that freezed so hard ? Not the ...
... things , or the cause of something produced . For instance ; ' It freezed hard last night , and it was so cold that it was with great difficulty the travellers kept on their journey . ' Now , what was it that freezed so hard ? Not the ...
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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