The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 pages |
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... Pronouns XV . Verbs XVI . Inflexions of Verbs 118 134 141 XVII . Auxiliary and Defective Verbs XVIII . Adverbs XIX . Prepositions XX . Conjunctions and Interjections 171 179 186 192 XXI . Compounds and Derivatives XXII . Analysis of ...
... Pronouns XV . Verbs XVI . Inflexions of Verbs 118 134 141 XVII . Auxiliary and Defective Verbs XVIII . Adverbs XIX . Prepositions XX . Conjunctions and Interjections 171 179 186 192 XXI . Compounds and Derivatives XXII . Analysis of ...
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... pronoun I and for the interjection O. QUESTIONS . What is meant by Orthography ? Point out any orthographical irregularities in the spelling of scent ; island ; proceed , precede ; sovereign . [ Through ignorance of the derivation ...
... pronoun I and for the interjection O. QUESTIONS . What is meant by Orthography ? Point out any orthographical irregularities in the spelling of scent ; island ; proceed , precede ; sovereign . [ Through ignorance of the derivation ...
Page 63
... 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 . 63.
... 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 . 63.
Page 64
... pronoun with a negative attached , ' There is no one who does not think you mad . ' 67. Attempts have been made to reduce these eight parts of speech to a smaller number of groups . Thus words have been arranged in the following four ...
... pronoun with a negative attached , ' There is no one who does not think you mad . ' 67. Attempts have been made to reduce these eight parts of speech to a smaller number of groups . Thus words have been arranged in the following four ...
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... 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. The English language has but few ...
... 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. The English language has but few ...
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