The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 pages |
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Page 19
... occur to him as Turkish words ; curry , pundit , pariah as Hindu ; junk and tea as Chinese . A few illustrations are added of common words borrowed from miscellaneous sources . Modern French - bouquet , etiquette , programme . Italian ...
... occur to him as Turkish words ; curry , pundit , pariah as Hindu ; junk and tea as Chinese . A few illustrations are added of common words borrowed from miscellaneous sources . Modern French - bouquet , etiquette , programme . Italian ...
Page 34
... occur in sentences , and then we can describe what is the relation in which each word in the sentence stands to the rest . The part of grammar which treats of words when they are regarded in their relation to other words , - of words ...
... occur in sentences , and then we can describe what is the relation in which each word in the sentence stands to the rest . The part of grammar which treats of words when they are regarded in their relation to other words , - of words ...
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... occurring now , nor is it going to occur in the future ; it occurred in the past . A verb , with the action which it denotes thus limited or restricted as regards person , number , and time , is said to be a finite verb , because finite ...
... occurring now , nor is it going to occur in the future ; it occurred in the past . A verb , with the action which it denotes thus limited or restricted as regards person , number , and time , is said to be a finite verb , because finite ...
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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