A Grammar Containing the Etymology and Syntax of the English Language: For Advanced Grammar Grades, and for High Schools, Academies, EtcHarper & Brothers, 1878 - 256 pages |
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... actions thought of . 14. The tests of a noun are as follows : 1. A noun may be the subject or the object of a verb . ( See §§ 46 , 48. ) 2. It is the name of an object or an idea , not , like the pronoun , the representative of a name ...
... actions thought of . 14. The tests of a noun are as follows : 1. A noun may be the subject or the object of a verb . ( See §§ 46 , 48. ) 2. It is the name of an object or an idea , not , like the pronoun , the representative of a name ...
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... action : as- whiteness , honesty , length , bravery . EXPLANATION . - Every object possesses certain qualities or attri- butes . Thus a star may be bright and distant ; a horse , swift and strong ; a man , good and wise , etc. If we ...
... action : as- whiteness , honesty , length , bravery . EXPLANATION . - Every object possesses certain qualities or attri- butes . Thus a star may be bright and distant ; a horse , swift and strong ; a man , good and wise , etc. If we ...
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... action denoted by the verb " praised ; " " bravery " stands for that towards which the action ( of praising ) went ; " soldier's " is used to indicate whose bravery was praised . " General " and " bravery " have each a certain relation ...
... action denoted by the verb " praised ; " " bravery " stands for that towards which the action ( of praising ) went ; " soldier's " is used to indicate whose bravery was praised . " General " and " bravery " have each a certain relation ...
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... action spoken of by a verb terminates . It answers to whom or what after the verb . 49. Rule for Possessive . The possessive case in the sin- gular number , and in those plurals which do not end in s in the nominative , is formed by ...
... action spoken of by a verb terminates . It answers to whom or what after the verb . 49. Rule for Possessive . The possessive case in the sin- gular number , and in those plurals which do not end in s in the nominative , is formed by ...
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... action upon the person or thing spoken of : as , " John hurt himself . " III . The pronouns of the first and second persons do not mark distinctions of gender , because when a person speaks of himself or to another , the sex , being ...
... action upon the person or thing spoken of : as , " John hurt himself . " III . The pronouns of the first and second persons do not mark distinctions of gender , because when a person speaks of himself or to another , the sex , being ...
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adjective clause adjective element adjective word adverbial clause adverbial element adverbial phrase ANALYSIS Anglo-Saxon antecedent apposition attributive auxiliary birds called Columbus commas common noun complement complex sentence compound sentence conjugation conjunctive adverb connected construction Define denote English Grammar EXERCISE expression feminine gerund grammatical form grammatical predicate grammatical subject Greek Hence indicative mood indirect object infinitive inflection interrogative intransitive introduced irregular language Latin learning limiting adjectives logical predicate loved meaning modifying the noun neuter nominative noun or pronoun Parse etymologically passive voice past participle past tense personal pronoun plural possessive predicate is modified predicate verb preposition present pronominal adjective proper noun qualifying adjective relation relative pronoun second degree second person sentence containing simple sentence singular number SPECIAL RULE speech statement subjunctive subjunctive mood subordinate conjunction substantive clause suffix superlative syllable SYNTAX tence term thee thing third person Thou thought tion tive transitive verb verse Write
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