The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 pages |
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... denotes a number of things regarded as forming a whole . Such nouns as mob , regiment , flock , congregation , are ... denote a number of things taken in the aggregate and viewed as forming a single group ; school , team , army , crew ...
... denotes a number of things regarded as forming a whole . Such nouns as mob , regiment , flock , congregation , are ... denote a number of things taken in the aggregate and viewed as forming a single group ; school , team , army , crew ...
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... denote the speaker alone and in the plural to denote the speaker and others with whom he is associated . The Pronoun of the Second Person is used of the person or persons addressed . 2. A Demonstrative Pronoun is one which points out a ...
... denote the speaker alone and in the plural to denote the speaker and others with whom he is associated . The Pronoun of the Second Person is used of the person or persons addressed . 2. A Demonstrative Pronoun is one which points out a ...
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... denote that the things are taken separately . 8. A Possessive Pronominal Adjective denotes that the noun which it limits is the name of a thing belonging to some other thing . With the exception of the word Relative , the adjectives by ...
... denote that the things are taken separately . 8. A Possessive Pronominal Adjective denotes that the noun which it limits is the name of a thing belonging to some other thing . With the exception of the word Relative , the adjectives by ...
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