The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 pages |
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... Letters • VII . Etymology VIII . Nouns IX . Inflexion of Nouns . I. Gender X. Inflexion of Nouns . II . Number XI . Inflexion of Nouns . III . Case XII . Adjectives XIII . Inflexion of Adjectives 30 37 54 62 69 80 86 94 103 112 XIV ...
... Letters • VII . Etymology VIII . Nouns IX . Inflexion of Nouns . I. Gender X. Inflexion of Nouns . II . Number XI . Inflexion of Nouns . III . Case XII . Adjectives XIII . Inflexion of Adjectives 30 37 54 62 69 80 86 94 103 112 XIV ...
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... Letters , or of Classical Learning , or the Renaissance , affected our language from the time of Henry VII . to the end of Charles I.'s reign , i.e. during the 16th and the first half of the 17th century . 9 CHAPTER II . CONSTITUENTS OF ...
... Letters , or of Classical Learning , or the Renaissance , affected our language from the time of Henry VII . to the end of Charles I.'s reign , i.e. during the 16th and the first half of the 17th century . 9 CHAPTER II . CONSTITUENTS OF ...
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... Letters , the 16th century and first half of the 17th , or the period extending from the Tudors to the Commonwealth . Words of all kinds . 20. Before leaving this subject we must touch on a few other points of interest connected with ...
... Letters , the 16th century and first half of the 17th , or the period extending from the Tudors to the Commonwealth . Words of all kinds . 20. Before leaving this subject we must touch on a few other points of interest connected with ...
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... letters and words ; it sup- plies us with a number of rules for the correct way of using the language , and it examines why certain ways of using the language are right , and certain others are wrong , not merely stating rules , but ...
... letters and words ; it sup- plies us with a number of rules for the correct way of using the language , and it examines why certain ways of using the language are right , and certain others are wrong , not merely stating rules , but ...
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... correct writing or spelling of words is called Orthography . We write , or spell , with letters , so orthography deals with the alphabet . W E. G. 37. If we are asked , -Are Orthography and Orthoëpy THE DIVISIONS OF GRAMMAR . 33.
... correct writing or spelling of words is called Orthography . We write , or spell , with letters , so orthography deals with the alphabet . W E. G. 37. If we are asked , -Are Orthography and Orthoëpy THE DIVISIONS OF GRAMMAR . 33.
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