The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 pages |
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... phrase ' Quite within my recollection . ' [ It appears at first sight as if the adverb quite qualified the pre- position within . But this is not the case . It qualifies the whole phrase within - my - recollection . What sort of phrase ...
... phrase ' Quite within my recollection . ' [ It appears at first sight as if the adverb quite qualified the pre- position within . But this is not the case . It qualifies the whole phrase within - my - recollection . What sort of phrase ...
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... phrase : - ' The man , unsuspicious of any charge against him , left the town . ' 6. Participle : - ' The candidate , fuming and beaten , addressed the crowd . ' 224. The student must notice the word Phrase which is introduced here for ...
... phrase : - ' The man , unsuspicious of any charge against him , left the town . ' 6. Participle : - ' The candidate , fuming and beaten , addressed the crowd . ' 224. The student must notice the word Phrase which is introduced here for ...
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... phrase ' is a phrase composed of a preposition and As the prepositional phrase here is to extend the predicate , it must have an adverbial force , describing how , why , when , or where , the Saxons invaded England : .g . ' in pirate ...
... phrase ' is a phrase composed of a preposition and As the prepositional phrase here is to extend the predicate , it must have an adverbial force , describing how , why , when , or where , the Saxons invaded England : .g . ' in pirate ...
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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