The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 pages |
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Page 57
... examples of these eccentricities , but they afford some . The f sound in fill is expressed also in philosophy , quaff , laugh . The k sound in kit appears in cat , back , quay , ache . The s in sin is represented in cinder , scent ...
... examples of these eccentricities , but they afford some . The f sound in fill is expressed also in philosophy , quaff , laugh . The k sound in kit appears in cat , back , quay , ache . The s in sin is represented in cinder , scent ...
Page 250
... examples of noun sentences as objects to I remember , and show how to express the same ideas with verbal nouns instead of verbs , using as far as possible the same words . Comment on any peculiarity of grammar in— ' He cannot choose but ...
... examples of noun sentences as objects to I remember , and show how to express the same ideas with verbal nouns instead of verbs , using as far as possible the same words . Comment on any peculiarity of grammar in— ' He cannot choose but ...
Page 263
... examples . Classify conjunctions . Write three short sentences in which the word but occurs as a conjunction , a preposition , and an adverb re- spectively . 2 . What three parts of speech may that be ? Construct three sen- tences to ...
... examples . Classify conjunctions . Write three short sentences in which the word but occurs as a conjunction , a preposition , and an adverb re- spectively . 2 . What three parts of speech may that be ? Construct three sen- tences to ...
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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