The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 pages |
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... gerund preceded by to , for , or similar prepositions , would express the same meaning , we call it the Gerundial Infinitive . The following examples illustrate its use : ' They came to tell me . ' ' He is much to be pitied . ' ' He ...
... gerund preceded by to , for , or similar prepositions , would express the same meaning , we call it the Gerundial Infinitive . The following examples illustrate its use : ' They came to tell me . ' ' He is much to be pitied . ' ' He ...
Page 145
... gerund . The Gerund in Latin grammar is a verbal noun , occurring in certain cases , and possessing this peculiarity that , although a noun , it governs another noun , just as the verb from which it is formed governs a noun . This ...
... gerund . The Gerund in Latin grammar is a verbal noun , occurring in certain cases , and possessing this peculiarity that , although a noun , it governs another noun , just as the verb from which it is formed governs a noun . This ...
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... gerunds , and infinitives . The Old English termination of the verbal noun was -ung ; the infinitive ended in -an , and its dative case , which served as a gerund , ended in -anne . ii . This sentence is not necessarily ungrammatical ...
... gerunds , and infinitives . The Old English termination of the verbal noun was -ung ; the infinitive ended in -an , and its dative case , which served as a gerund , ended in -anne . ii . This sentence is not necessarily ungrammatical ...
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