The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 pages |
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Page 62
... derivation of the name implies , it is something ' thrown in . ' And is a conjunction : it joins on the words which follow it to the previous sentence . Was is a verb . He is a pronoun . In is a preposition showing 62 ELEMENTS OF ...
... derivation of the name implies , it is something ' thrown in . ' And is a conjunction : it joins on the words which follow it to the previous sentence . Was is a verb . He is a pronoun . In is a preposition showing 62 ELEMENTS OF ...
Page 189
... Derivation : words made by the former process are called Compounds , by the latter , Derivatives . The terms ' Derivation ' and ' Derivative ' are not well chosen , as their meaning is here narrowed down from the sense in which they are ...
... Derivation : words made by the former process are called Compounds , by the latter , Derivatives . The terms ' Derivation ' and ' Derivative ' are not well chosen , as their meaning is here narrowed down from the sense in which they are ...
Page 196
... derivation of the following words , pointing out any change of meaning : -ally , agony , dyspeptic , girl , journal , lord , person , ornitho- logist , poison , rival , sherry , silly , somersault , telegraph , villain , volume . 8 ...
... derivation of the following words , pointing out any change of meaning : -ally , agony , dyspeptic , girl , journal , lord , person , ornitho- logist , poison , rival , sherry , silly , somersault , telegraph , villain , volume . 8 ...
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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