The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 pages |
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... speech rather than another . Hence one part of speech is often used for another . We can turn a noun into an adjective and talk of an ' iron bar , ' or into a verb and say ' Iron the clothes . ' We can make adjectives into nouns and ...
... speech rather than another . Hence one part of speech is often used for another . We can turn a noun into an adjective and talk of an ' iron bar , ' or into a verb and say ' Iron the clothes . ' We can make adjectives into nouns and ...
Page 67
... speech may each of the following words be ? — round , close , equal . Write one short sentence to illustrate each use of them . 3. What is an inflexional language ? What parts of speech may be inflected in English ? Illustrate your ...
... speech may each of the following words be ? — round , close , equal . Write one short sentence to illustrate each use of them . 3. What is an inflexional language ? What parts of speech may be inflected in English ? Illustrate your ...
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... Speech . In reproducing the precise words used by a speaker we quote his speech directly . But if we introduce his remarks with ' He said that , ' or an equivalent expression , it is necessary to alter the pronouns and tenses , and the ...
... Speech . In reproducing the precise words used by a speaker we quote his speech directly . But if we introduce his remarks with ' He said that , ' or an equivalent expression , it is necessary to alter the pronouns and tenses , and the ...
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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