The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 pages |
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... combination of other words seems to have perished through the influence of the Norman French . At any rate , our language possesses it no longer . If we consider the ease with which long compound words can be formed in 1 See Abbott and ...
... combination of other words seems to have perished through the influence of the Norman French . At any rate , our language possesses it no longer . If we consider the ease with which long compound words can be formed in 1 See Abbott and ...
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... , their derivation and inflexion . Syntax deals with the combination of words in sentences , their government , agreement , and order . 37 CHAPTER V. ELEMENTARY SOUNDS IN ENGLISH . 42. WE 36 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... , their derivation and inflexion . Syntax deals with the combination of words in sentences , their government , agreement , and order . 37 CHAPTER V. ELEMENTARY SOUNDS IN ENGLISH . 42. WE 36 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... combination , but two of the simple sounds , b and t , are the same in each . 43. Vowels and Consonants . Our first business will be to ascertain the different sorts of sounds which we make in speaking . The division of letters , which ...
... combination , but two of the simple sounds , b and t , are the same in each . 43. Vowels and Consonants . Our first business will be to ascertain the different sorts of sounds which we make in speaking . The division of letters , which ...
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... combination of p , b , t , d , with those other consonants which we saw could be uttered by themselves , f , v , s , sh , l , m , n , r . If we place together pr , bn , tl , dz , we shall not find that we have obtained a combination ...
... combination of p , b , t , d , with those other consonants which we saw could be uttered by themselves , f , v , s , sh , l , m , n , r . If we place together pr , bn , tl , dz , we shall not find that we have obtained a combination ...
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... combined with other con- sonants , the Greek grammarians two thousand years ago called them ' fluid ' or ' pliant ... combinations of two letters , -digraphs , as grammarians call them , -to represent six of these con- 1 Adopted , as is ...
... combined with other con- sonants , the Greek grammarians two thousand years ago called them ' fluid ' or ' pliant ... combinations of two letters , -digraphs , as grammarians call them , -to represent six of these con- 1 Adopted , as is ...
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action adjective Adjuncts adverb alphabet antecedent application apposition auxiliary verb called CHAPTER complete Complex Sentence compound conjugation conjunction consonants construction dative denote derivation diphthongs distinction ellipsis employed English Grammar English language English origin English words Etymology examples express feminine following sentences following words French gender genitive German Gerund Give Greek horse illustrate Imperative Mood Indefinite indicative Indirect Object 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 prefix preposition present principal clause pronunciation relative pronoun represented Roman sentence contains signifies Sing singular sometimes sonant sound speak speech stands Strong Verbs subjunctive mood subordinate clause suffix superlative surd syllable Syntax thing thou tive town transitive verb vocabulary vowel vowel-sounds Weak Verbs write