The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 pages |
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Page 67
... object , whether either word stood first , second , or third , in the sentence . Thus for purposes of emphasis a Roman was able to vary the order of his words . With us the place of subject and object is fixed . ( 3 ) There is nothing ...
... object , whether either word stood first , second , or third , in the sentence . Thus for purposes of emphasis a Roman was able to vary the order of his words . With us the place of subject and object is fixed . ( 3 ) There is nothing ...
Page 70
... objects of thought , whether these objects of thought be things with life or without it , material or immaterial , real or imaginary . In the lan- guage of our definition , every object that we can think about , whether it have an ...
... objects of thought , whether these objects of thought be things with life or without it , material or immaterial , real or imaginary . In the lan- guage of our definition , every object that we can think about , whether it have an ...
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... object rotates on its axis . ' In any case it is the noun which is the name of the thing : the adjective marks ... objects and Henry to only one , for Henry can be applied to an indefinite number of objects also : eight Henrys sat on the ...
... object rotates on its axis . ' In any case it is the noun which is the name of the thing : the adjective marks ... objects and Henry to only one , for Henry can be applied to an indefinite number of objects also : eight Henrys sat on the ...
Page 72
... objects , is not applied to these objects because they are alike or possess any quality in common . There are some nouns which contain a meaning but are applicable to only one thing . Such nouns we call Singular . In the mouth of a ...
... objects , is not applied to these objects because they are alike or possess any quality in common . There are some nouns which contain a meaning but are applicable to only one thing . Such nouns we call Singular . In the mouth of a ...
Page 74
... object . And even without the qualifying words we sometimes interpret the meaning of common nouns in a restricted sense . A child who says ' Father told me to do this , ' narrows the meaning of ' father ' and uses the noun as if it were ...
... object . And even without the qualifying words we sometimes interpret the meaning of common nouns in a restricted sense . A child who says ' Father told me to do this , ' narrows the meaning of ' father ' and uses the noun as if it were ...
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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