An abridgment of the pupil teacher's English grammar and etymology1848 |
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... SUPERLATIVE increases or lessens the description to the greatest degree possible . ample - the kindest man , the cleverest boy . 4 6. MONOSYLLABLES generally form the Comparative by adding r or er , and the Superlative by adding st or ...
... SUPERLATIVE increases or lessens the description to the greatest degree possible . ample - the kindest man , the cleverest boy . 4 6. MONOSYLLABLES generally form the Comparative by adding r or er , and the Superlative by adding st or ...
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... superlative . Pos . Comp . Super . Soon sooner soonest . Often oftener oftenest . Seldom seldomer seldomest . ( 2. ) Irregularly- Well better best . Badly worse worst . Little less least . Much more most . 3. Other adverbs are compared ...
... superlative . Pos . Comp . Super . Soon sooner soonest . Often oftener oftenest . Seldom seldomer seldomest . ( 2. ) Irregularly- Well better best . Badly worse worst . Little less least . Much more most . 3. Other adverbs are compared ...
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... superlative . LAT - US , the side ; lateral , equilateral . LAT - US , broad ; latitude , dilate . LEG - O , ( LECT - US ) , I gather ; collect . LEG - 0 , I read ; legible , lecture . Lev - o , I lift ; elevate , lever , elevation ...
... superlative . LAT - US , the side ; lateral , equilateral . LAT - US , broad ; latitude , dilate . LEG - O , ( LECT - US ) , I gather ; collect . LEG - 0 , I read ; legible , lecture . Lev - o , I lift ; elevate , lever , elevation ...
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... superlatives . Example - He is wiser ( not more wiser ) than he was . The MOST HIGHEST is an exception , being applied to the ALMIGHTY . PRONOUNS . Rule XIV . - Pronouns are put in the same NUMBER , GENDER , and PERSON as the nouns to ...
... superlatives . Example - He is wiser ( not more wiser ) than he was . The MOST HIGHEST is an exception , being applied to the ALMIGHTY . PRONOUNS . Rule XIV . - Pronouns are put in the same NUMBER , GENDER , and PERSON as the nouns to ...
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action adjective ADNOUN adverbs bisect called CED-O changes CHELTENHAM CONJUGATION DEFECTIVE VERBS doubt be implied Example-flower Example-I love Example-James Example-John strikes Example-more Example-The express number form new tenses form the comparative formed by adding FORT-IS Future Perfect FUTURE TENSE GENDER GRAMMAR AND ETYMOLOGY hadst hear Henry strikes heptarchy Imperative Infinitive inflection INTERJECTIONS Irregular Verbs jungo to join kinds language LAT-US letters love or Thou loved loved loved Past Imperfect means MONOSYLLABLE NEUTER nomen noun or sentence Nouns denoting NUMBER AND PERSON object ORTHOGRAPHY PASSIVE VOICE Past Perfect PAST TENSE PENS-US perfect participle perfect tenses PERSONAL pronouns PLURAL Poss prefixed preposition Present Perfect PRESENT TENSE prevents the repetition PROGRESSIVE TENSES PRONOUNS are pronouns pulverization PUPIL TEACHER'S ENGLISH relative pronoun shine signifies speak spoken strikes the slate sun is bright superlative syllable TEACHER'S ENGLISH GRAMMAR thou hast thou shalt three imperfect tenses tion tive VERB verbum vowels pronounced
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