The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 pages |
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... stands for the thing to which the action is done . When the noun represents a thing spoken to , we may call its case the Vocative , or the Nominative of Address . ' Waiter ! ' ' Come here , John ! ' ' O death ! O grave ! ' are examples ...
... stands for the thing to which the action is done . When the noun represents a thing spoken to , we may call its case the Vocative , or the Nominative of Address . ' Waiter ! ' ' Come here , John ! ' ' O death ! O grave ! ' are examples ...
Page 136
... stands for the speaker , for the person addressed , or for some other thing . We shall treat of these modifications ... stands for the doer of the action expressed by the verb . The Passive Voice is that form of a verb which shows that ...
... stands for the speaker , for the person addressed , or for some other thing . We shall treat of these modifications ... stands for the doer of the action expressed by the verb . The Passive Voice is that form of a verb which shows that ...
Page 272
... stands for the speaker , for the person addressed , or for some other thing . An Adverb is a word which modifies the ... stands for the thing about which the assertion is made . The Predicate is the word by which the assertion is made ...
... stands for the speaker , for the person addressed , or for some other thing . An Adverb is a word which modifies the ... stands for the thing about which the assertion is made . The Predicate is the word by which the assertion is made ...
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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