The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 pages |
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... Conjunctions and Interjections 171 179 186 192 XXI . Compounds and Derivatives XXII . Analysis of Sentences and Parsing XXIII . Syntax of Nouns . XXIV . Syntax of Adjectives and Pronouns 199 209 230 241 XXV . Syntax of Verbs . XXVI ...
... Conjunctions and Interjections 171 179 186 192 XXI . Compounds and Derivatives XXII . Analysis of Sentences and Parsing XXIII . Syntax of Nouns . XXIV . Syntax of Adjectives and Pronouns 199 209 230 241 XXV . Syntax of Verbs . XXVI ...
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... : as the derivation of the name implies , it is something ' thrown in . ' And is a conjunction : it joins on the words which follow it to the previous sentence . Il'as is a verb . He is a pronoun . In is a preposition showing ETYMOLOGY .
... : as the derivation of the name implies , it is something ' thrown in . ' And is a conjunction : it joins on the words which follow it to the previous sentence . Il'as is a verb . He is a pronoun . In is a preposition showing ETYMOLOGY .
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... conjunction . So again the word stone has various functions in different sentences . In Stone him to death , ' it is a verb : in ' He threw a stone , ' it is a noun : in ' This is a stone fence , ' it is an adjective . Once more , the ...
... conjunction . So again the word stone has various functions in different sentences . In Stone him to death , ' it is a verb : in ' He threw a stone , ' it is a noun : in ' This is a stone fence , ' it is an adjective . Once more , the ...
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... Conjunctions 3 . 7. Interjections . Pronouns 4. Verbs Of adverbs , some are inflected to mark comparison and others are not . The same remark is true to a smaller extent of adjectives , but our classification is in the main correct . 69 ...
... Conjunctions 3 . 7. Interjections . Pronouns 4. Verbs Of adverbs , some are inflected to mark comparison and others are not . The same remark is true to a smaller extent of adjectives , but our classification is in the main correct . 69 ...
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... conjunctions , and auxiliary verbs , are exclusively of English origin . And we said that we were justified therefore in describing our language as an English and not as a Romance language . We now see that there is a further ...
... conjunctions , and auxiliary verbs , are exclusively of English origin . And we said that we were justified therefore in describing our language as an English and not as a Romance language . We now see that there is a further ...
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