The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 pages |
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... 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 Sentences and ...
... 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 Sentences and ...
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... verb , or adjective , when an English noun , verb , or adjective would express his meaning . The other words in his sentences are for the most part English and must be English , since about these no choice is possible . It is sometimes ...
... verb , or adjective , when an English noun , verb , or adjective would express his meaning . The other words in his sentences are for the most part English and must be English , since about these no choice is possible . It is sometimes ...
Page 51
... verbs like áccent and accént , éscort and escort , rébel and rebél , in which the noun has the accent on the first ... verb and adjective distinguished by the accent : in compact and expert noun and adjective are thus distinguished ...
... verbs like áccent and accént , éscort and escort , rébel and rebél , in which the noun has the accent on the first ... verb and adjective distinguished by the accent : in compact and expert noun and adjective are thus distinguished ...
Page 63
... verb to make assertions about things . Small differ- ences of function may be neglected in the classification of words , ( just as we classify a machine as a pump , whether it is a force - pump or a common - pump ) , but we cannot use ...
... verb to make assertions about things . Small differ- ences of function may be neglected in the classification of words , ( just as we classify a machine as a pump , whether it is a force - pump or a common - pump ) , but we cannot use ...
Page 64
... verb as regards time . 66. In parsing a word , our first business is 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 ...
... verb as regards time . 66. In parsing a word , our first business is 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 ...
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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