The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 pages |
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Page 184
... equivalent to victorious and limits the application of the noun ' general . ' It is an adjectival clause . In the sentence ' He told me that the prisoner had escaped , ' the clause ' the prisoner had escaped ' is equivalent to ' the ...
... equivalent to victorious and limits the application of the noun ' general . ' It is an adjectival clause . In the sentence ' He told me that the prisoner had escaped , ' the clause ' the prisoner had escaped ' is equivalent to ' the ...
Page 186
... equivalent to ' The victorious general was knighted ' ; ' The house where nobody lives is to be pulled down , ' which is equivalent to ' The empty house is to be pulled down . ' Noun - clauses are generally introduced by that , and ...
... equivalent to ' The victorious general was knighted ' ; ' The house where nobody lives is to be pulled down , ' which is equivalent to ' The empty house is to be pulled down . ' Noun - clauses are generally introduced by that , and ...
Page 206
... equivalent to ' I met John and he gave me your message ' : ' I saw him in London where he was living ' is equivalent to ' I saw him in London : he was living there . ' The clauses in italics make fresh statements and are not limitations ...
... equivalent to ' I met John and he gave me your message ' : ' I saw him in London where he was living ' is equivalent to ' I saw him in London : he was living there . ' The clauses in italics make fresh statements and are not limitations ...
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