The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 pages |
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Page 61
... [ Refer to $$ 59 and 60. Doubt , receipt , hymn , chronicle , hour , psalm , viscount , know , would be suitable examples for annotation . ] 7. Give examples in English spelling of— ( 1 ) single letters representing double sounds : ( 2 ) ...
... [ Refer to $$ 59 and 60. Doubt , receipt , hymn , chronicle , hour , psalm , viscount , know , would be suitable examples for annotation . ] 7. Give examples in English spelling of— ( 1 ) single letters representing double sounds : ( 2 ) ...
Page 64
... refer it to its proper class among these parts of speech . The form of the word is seldom of help to us in English when we are thus engaged . It is often necessary to look to the context before we can decide in any particular case to ...
... refer it to its proper class among these parts of speech . The form of the word is seldom of help to us in English when we are thus engaged . It is often necessary to look to the context before we can decide in any particular case to ...
Page 81
... refer to inanimate objects as if they were endowed with life and sex . Things associated with the idea of strength or destructive- ness are treated as males , and their names are masculine : e.g. death , time , fear , war . Things ...
... refer to inanimate objects as if they were endowed with life and sex . Things associated with the idea of strength or destructive- ness are treated as males , and their names are masculine : e.g. death , time , fear , war . Things ...
Page 105
... refer to . 2. Where are the Ordinal Numerals , first , second , third , etc. ? Their place is among the Demonstrative adjectives , which point out a thing by marking its relation to ourselves or to some other thing . What is this to me ...
... refer to . 2. Where are the Ordinal Numerals , first , second , third , etc. ? Their place is among the Demonstrative adjectives , which point out a thing by marking its relation to ourselves or to some other thing . What is this to me ...
Page 110
... Refer to its class each Adjective in the following stanza : ' Far different we , -a froward race : Thousands , though rich in Fortune's grace , With cherished sullenness of pace Their way pursue , Ingrates who wear a smileless face The ...
... Refer to its class each Adjective in the following stanza : ' Far different we , -a froward race : Thousands , though rich in Fortune's grace , With cherished sullenness of pace Their way pursue , Ingrates who wear a smileless face The ...
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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