The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 pages |
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Page 94
... dative case with distinct in- flexions was used in English to express Indirect Objects , but through the loss of these distinct inflexions the dative case has been merged in the objective , and we need not employ the fiction of such a ...
... dative case with distinct in- flexions was used in English to express Indirect Objects , but through the loss of these distinct inflexions the dative case has been merged in the objective , and we need not employ the fiction of such a ...
Page 127
... dative singular , the - m the form of the dative plural ; the r in our , your , her , is a sign of the genitive ; the t in it , what , that , marks the neuter gender . QUESTIONS . 1. Classify the pronouns in the following sentence ...
... dative singular , the - m the form of the dative plural ; the r in our , your , her , is a sign of the genitive ; the t in it , what , that , marks the neuter gender . QUESTIONS . 1. Classify the pronouns in the following sentence ...
Page 143
... dative case of this infinitive in order to mark purpose . Thus in ' I came to see him , ' where to signifies ' in order to ' and expresses purpose , see would have appeared in the dative with to prefixed in Old English , but in ' I wish ...
... dative case of this infinitive in order to mark purpose . Thus in ' I came to see him , ' where to signifies ' in order to ' and expresses purpose , see would have appeared in the dative with to prefixed in Old English , but in ' I wish ...
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action Adjuncts adverb alphabet antecedent applied apposition auxiliary verbs Britons called CHAPTER complete Complex Sentence compound conjugation conjunction consonants construction dative denote derivation diphthongal distinction employed ending English Grammar English language English origin equivalent Etymology examples express feminine following sentences French gender genitive German Gerund Give Greek horse illustrate Imperative Mood indicative Indirect Object infinitive mood inflected inflexion Intransitive Keltic language Latin words letters limiting mark meaning modern English neuter Norman noun or pronoun noun-clause occur Old English Parse passive Past Participle Past Tense person phrase Pleonasm plural possessive Predicate preposition present principal clause pronunciation relation relative pronoun represented Roman sentence contains signifies simple Sing singular sometimes sonant speak speech stands Strong Verbs subjunctive mood subordinate clause suffix superlative surd syllable Syntax Teutonic thou tion tive town transitive verb vowel vowel sounds Weak Verbs write written