The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 pages |
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... : " All our good secondary schools have at present some examination proceeding from the universities ; and if this kind of examination , customary and admitted already , were generalised and regularised , 14 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... : " All our good secondary schools have at present some examination proceeding from the universities ; and if this kind of examination , customary and admitted already , were generalised and regularised , 14 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... kind of intercourse led to the adoption of each of these words into our vocabulary ? 19. Write any four consecutive lines of English poetry and under- line the words of non - Teutonic origin . 20 . Illustrate the influence of the social ...
... kind of intercourse led to the adoption of each of these words into our vocabulary ? 19. Write any four consecutive lines of English poetry and under- line the words of non - Teutonic origin . 20 . Illustrate the influence of the social ...
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... kind : -If , say they , we find existing in various disguises , in a number of different lan- guages , the same word to express ' horse , ' ' sheep , ' ' plough , ' ' spear , ' then the tribe from which these modern races have sprung ...
... kind : -If , say they , we find existing in various disguises , in a number of different lan- guages , the same word to express ' horse , ' ' sheep , ' ' plough , ' ' spear , ' then the tribe from which these modern races have sprung ...
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... kind Proper nouns are a sub - class . We may define these three classes of nouns thus : A Common Noun is one which can be applied to an indefinite number of things in the same sense . A Singular Noun is one which cannot be ap- plied to ...
... kind Proper nouns are a sub - class . We may define these three classes of nouns thus : A Common Noun is one which can be applied to an indefinite number of things in the same sense . A Singular Noun is one which cannot be ap- plied to ...
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... kind of limitation which they effect . 1. Qualitative : What sort ? Ans : black , good , Adjectives 2. Quanti- are tative big . i . Definite : How many ? Car- dinal Numerals : Ans : one , eight . ii . Indefinite : How much ? How many ...
... kind of limitation which they effect . 1. Qualitative : What sort ? Ans : black , good , Adjectives 2. Quanti- are tative big . i . Definite : How many ? Car- dinal Numerals : Ans : one , eight . ii . Indefinite : How much ? How many ...
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