A New-guide to the English Tongue: In Five PartsJoseph Crukshank, 1789 - 158 pages |
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Page 98
... Singular Number known ? A. The Singular Number fpeaketh but of one ; as , a Book , Q. How is the Plural Number known ? A. The Plural Number speaketh of more than one ; as , Books . Q. Have all Nouns two Numbers ? A. No : Some Nouns ...
... Singular Number known ? A. The Singular Number fpeaketh but of one ; as , a Book , Q. How is the Plural Number known ? A. The Plural Number speaketh of more than one ; as , Books . Q. Have all Nouns two Numbers ? A. No : Some Nouns ...
Page 118
... Singular formed , without the Prepofition of prefixed ? A. By putting's to the Subftantive of the Poffeffor ; as , The Mafter's Eye , i . e . The Eye of the Mafter makes the Hurje fat . Note , 1. That the Poffor , or the Thing passed ...
... Singular formed , without the Prepofition of prefixed ? A. By putting's to the Subftantive of the Poffeffor ; as , The Mafter's Eye , i . e . The Eye of the Mafter makes the Hurje fat . Note , 1. That the Poffor , or the Thing passed ...
Page 122
... Singular come together , bow muft the Verb be put ? 4. In the Plural Number ; as , Peter and John fight ? Q. What Number is the Verb put in , when it follows a Noun of Multitude ? A. It may be put in the Plural , when Cicumftances abfo ...
... Singular come together , bow muft the Verb be put ? 4. In the Plural Number ; as , Peter and John fight ? Q. What Number is the Verb put in , when it follows a Noun of Multitude ? A. It may be put in the Plural , when Cicumftances abfo ...
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Accent Adjectives alfo becauſe bo"rough bu"ry Cafe caft cife Confonants Defire denotes Diphthong Divifion of Syllables doth educate hereafter ENGLISH TONGUE fafe fame fave ferve feven fhall fhew fhort fhould fignifies fing firft fome fometimes ford foregoing Tables ftan fter fuch fump hath himſelf IMPERATIVE MOOD INDICATIVE MOOD Jefus laft lefs LESSON LESSON VI Letters ling Lord ment moft Mood muſt Name nefs Note Nouns Number Optative Mood ourſelves paft Perfon Plur Plural Potential Mood Praife Praiſes Prefent Tenfe Preter Preterperfect Pronouns ri ous Second Future Tenfe Senfe Sentence Sing Subftantive Subjunctive Mood thee thefe ther Thing thofe THOMAS DILWORTH thou tive tranf Truft unto uſed Verb Vowel Weft whofe Wicked Words not exceeding