The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 pages |
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... gender , i.e. of neither masculine nor feminine gender . Some nouns are used to denote objects of either sex , such as parent , sovereign , painter , attendant . These nouns are said to be of common gender . 83 . Comparing gender in ...
... gender , i.e. of neither masculine nor feminine gender . Some nouns are used to denote objects of either sex , such as parent , sovereign , painter , attendant . These nouns are said to be of common gender . 83 . Comparing gender in ...
Page 79
... gender in the adjectives : our adjectives have no inflections of gender , number , or case . We say good man , good woman , good thing . Hence for a foreigner learning English there are only two points requiring atten- tion in reference ...
... gender in the adjectives : our adjectives have no inflections of gender , number , or case . We say good man , good woman , good thing . Hence for a foreigner learning English there are only two points requiring atten- tion in reference ...
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... gender , number , case , and state why the word is in that case . The gender of a pronoun cannot always be determined . 2. Adjective . Give kind of adjective and its degree , and state what word it limits . As adjectives ( except this ...
... gender , number , case , and state why the word is in that case . The gender of a pronoun cannot always be determined . 2. Adjective . Give kind of adjective and its degree , and state what word it limits . As adjectives ( except this ...
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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