The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 pages |
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... illustrate each use of them . 3. What is an inflexional language ? What parts of speech may be inflected in English ? Illustrate your answer by examples . 4 . Write down in a column all the parts of speech . Underline the two which you ...
... illustrate each use of them . 3. What is an inflexional language ? What parts of speech may be inflected in English ? Illustrate your answer by examples . 4 . Write down in a column all the parts of speech . Underline the two which you ...
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... illustrate its use : ' They came to tell me . ' ' He is much to be pitied . ' ' He that hath ears to hear , let him hear . ' ' These troubles are hard to bear . ' ' These troubles are hard to be borne . ' ' This is sad to tell ...
... illustrate its use : ' They came to tell me . ' ' He is much to be pitied . ' ' He that hath ears to hear , let him hear . ' ' These troubles are hard to bear . ' ' These troubles are hard to be borne . ' ' This is sad to tell ...
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... illustrate different uses of each : - As when upon a tranced summer night , Those green - robed senators of mighty woods , Tall oaks , branch - charmed by the earnest stars , Dream , and so dream all night without a stir . ' 1 Selected ...
... illustrate different uses of each : - As when upon a tranced summer night , Those green - robed senators of mighty woods , Tall oaks , branch - charmed by the earnest stars , Dream , and so dream all night without a stir . ' 1 Selected ...
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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