An abridgment of the pupil teacher's English grammar and etymology1848 |
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... ; James reads well . 2. An adverb is also joined to an adjective , and sometimes to another adverb to point out some particular of time , or place , or manner . 3. Adverbs of manner are generally formed by adding ly 9.
... ; James reads well . 2. An adverb is also joined to an adjective , and sometimes to another adverb to point out some particular of time , or place , or manner . 3. Adverbs of manner are generally formed by adding ly 9.
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English grammar. 3. Adverbs of manner are generally formed by adding ly to the corresponding adjective . Example - Foolish , foolishly . 4. The adverb is a mode of expressing by one word , what must otherwise be described by many more ...
English grammar. 3. Adverbs of manner are generally formed by adding ly to the corresponding adjective . Example - Foolish , foolishly . 4. The adverb is a mode of expressing by one word , what must otherwise be described by many more ...
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... adding ' s in the singular , and s ' in the plural . Example - singular , an eagle's eyes ; plural , all eagles ' eyes . 6. Singular nouns ending in es , ss , ce , form the possessive by merely adding the apostrophe ' . Example - Moses ...
... adding ' s in the singular , and s ' in the plural . Example - singular , an eagle's eyes ; plural , all eagles ' eyes . 6. Singular nouns ending in es , ss , ce , form the possessive by merely adding the apostrophe ' . Example - Moses ...
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... adding ess to , or making some change in , the last syllable . Example - lion , lioness ; tiger , tigress . ( 2 ... adding r or er , and the Superlative by adding st or est , to the end of the word . 7. Longer words form the comparative ...
... adding ess to , or making some change in , the last syllable . Example - lion , lioness ; tiger , tigress . ( 2 ... adding r or er , and the Superlative by adding st or est , to the end of the word . 7. Longer words form the comparative ...
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... adding ed to the present , or d only , if the verb ends in e . 4. Time is naturally divided into three parts , PRESENT , PAST , and FUTURE . The English language has no real change to express the future , and the want is supplied by the ...
... adding ed to the present , or d only , if the verb ends in e . 4. Time is naturally divided into three parts , PRESENT , PAST , and FUTURE . The English language has no real change to express the future , and the want is supplied by the ...
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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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