The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 pages |
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Page 131
... student to keep his mind clear of confusion arising from this ambiguity : The Object of a verb is the word which stands for the thing which is the object of the action denoted by the verb . It would be a concise description of a ...
... student to keep his mind clear of confusion arising from this ambiguity : The Object of a verb is the word which stands for the thing which is the object of the action denoted by the verb . It would be a concise description of a ...
Page 212
... student is directed to give a history of the forms of the words , in addition to stating their parts of speech and particulars connected with their accidence and syntax , he may feel satisfied that he is carrying out his instructions to ...
... student is directed to give a history of the forms of the words , in addition to stating their parts of speech and particulars connected with their accidence and syntax , he may feel satisfied that he is carrying out his instructions to ...
Page 255
... student might find a difficulty in deciding whether the word in question is to be called an adverb or a conjunction , for in those instances the word cannot be moved about , and yet it would frequently be rightly described as an adverb ...
... student might find a difficulty in deciding whether the word in question is to be called an adverb or a conjunction , for in those instances the word cannot be moved about , and yet it would frequently be rightly described as an adverb ...
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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