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OF PERSON . Q. How many persons belong to a noun ? A. There are three
persons in both numbers : the first , who is always he that speaketh ; the second ,
who is always the person or thing spoken to ; the third , 91 A NEW GUIDE.
OF PERSON . Q. How many persons belong to a noun ? A. There are three
persons in both numbers : the first , who is always he that speaketh ; the second ,
who is always the person or thing spoken to ; the third , 91 A NEW GUIDE.
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the person or thing spoken to ; the third , who is always the person or thing
spoken of . Q. Give an example . A. Singular , 1. 1. 2. Thou or you . 3. He , she , it ,
this , and that . Plural , 1. We . 2. Ye or you . They , these , apoi those . Note . That
all ...
the person or thing spoken to ; the third , who is always the person or thing
spoken of . Q. Give an example . A. Singular , 1. 1. 2. Thou or you . 3. He , she , it ,
this , and that . Plural , 1. We . 2. Ye or you . They , these , apoi those . Note . That
all ...
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A. Four : mood , tense , number , and person . OF THE MOODS . Q. What is a
mood ? A. ' Tis the manner by which a verb shews its sigoificativu . Q. How many
moods are there ? A. Six ; the indicative , the imperative , the optative , the
potential ...
A. Four : mood , tense , number , and person . OF THE MOODS . Q. What is a
mood ? A. ' Tis the manner by which a verb shews its sigoificativu . Q. How many
moods are there ? A. Six ; the indicative , the imperative , the optative , the
potential ...
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Nows that end in -head and -hood , denote the state , condi . tion and quality of a
thing , or person ; as , godheady manhcod , widowhood , brotherhood , livelihood
, & c . Note . There are also substantives ( derived from adjectives and verba ) ...
Nows that end in -head and -hood , denote the state , condi . tion and quality of a
thing , or person ; as , godheady manhcod , widowhood , brotherhood , livelihood
, & c . Note . There are also substantives ( derived from adjectives and verba ) ...
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A. The verbs must be of the same number and person with the nominative word ;
as , I stapd , thou standest , he standeth : Not I standest ; thou standeth , be stand
. Q. Is the nomioative case to the verb always a substantive ? A. No : Sometimes ...
A. The verbs must be of the same number and person with the nominative word ;
as , I stapd , thou standest , he standeth : Not I standest ; thou standeth , be stand
. Q. Is the nomioative case to the verb always a substantive ? A. No : Sometimes ...
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| Title | A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five Parts |
| Author | Thomas Dilworth |
| Publisher | Published for E. Duyckinck, D.D. Smith, W.B. Gilley, and G. Long, 1820 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 144 pages |
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