The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 pages |
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... Inflexion is a change in the form of a word to mark a change in its meaning . Thus -s in fathers denotes that we are ... inflexion without the addition of anything to the word at all . Man makes its plural men , goose makes geese , drink ...
... Inflexion is a change in the form of a word to mark a change in its meaning . Thus -s in fathers denotes that we are ... inflexion without the addition of anything to the word at all . Man makes its plural men , goose makes geese , drink ...
Page 84
... inflexion which shows whether we are speaking of one thing or of more than one . When we speak of one thing , the form of the noun is singular ; when of more than one thing , the form of ... Inflexion of Nouns II Number Inflexion of Nouns.
... inflexion which shows whether we are speaking of one thing or of more than one . When we speak of one thing , the form of the noun is singular ; when of more than one thing , the form of ... Inflexion of Nouns II Number Inflexion of Nouns.
Page 85
... inflexion in s is a survival of the older form of the plural in -es . I. The inflexion es as a separate syllable is necessarily retained to make the plurals of nouns ending in a sibilant sound . For if we add s to words with s , z , sh ...
... inflexion in s is a survival of the older form of the plural in -es . I. The inflexion es as a separate syllable is necessarily retained to make the plurals of nouns ending in a sibilant sound . For if we add s to words with s , z , sh ...
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