Elements of English Grammar: With a Chapter on Essay WritingUniversity Press, 1910 - 336 pages |
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... participle of a transitive verb to form the passive . voice : ' I am injured , ' ' You were beaten , ' ' He is ... participles injured and beaten are passive : in ' I am come , ' ' You are arrived , ' the participles come and arrived are ...
... participle of a transitive verb to form the passive . voice : ' I am injured , ' ' You were beaten , ' ' He is ... participles injured and beaten are passive : in ' I am come , ' ' You are arrived , ' the participles come and arrived are ...
Page 150
... participle . We shall here deal with these forms as we find them existing at the present day and shall give them ... Participles : they were never Infinitives , Simple or Gerundial . Now cure is a noun . of the verb heal 150 ELEMENTS OF ...
... participle . We shall here deal with these forms as we find them existing at the present day and shall give them ... Participles : they were never Infinitives , Simple or Gerundial . Now cure is a noun . of the verb heal 150 ELEMENTS OF ...
Page 152
... Participle in -ing . Participles are adjectives . To confound one of the preceding forms with a participle in -ing is to confound a noun with an adjective , a name of a thing with a word which limits the application of the name ; and ...
... Participle in -ing . Participles are adjectives . To confound one of the preceding forms with a participle in -ing is to confound a noun with an adjective , a name of a thing with a word which limits the application of the name ; and ...
Page 153
... Participle , as it denotes not time but unfinished action , -action still in progress : writing , healing . Our other Participle is the Perfect Participle , denoting action which is completed and no longer in progress . This is usually ...
... Participle , as it denotes not time but unfinished action , -action still in progress : writing , healing . Our other Participle is the Perfect Participle , denoting action which is completed and no longer in progress . This is usually ...
Page 154
... Participle Active in -ing . ( 2. Past Participle in -en , -n , -ed , -d , -t . 162. Illustrations of these forms . Simple Infinitive : To work hard is the way to get on . ' go . ' ' We heard him call . ' ' Better dwell in the midst of ...
... Participle Active in -ing . ( 2. Past Participle in -en , -n , -ed , -d , -t . 162. Illustrations of these forms . Simple Infinitive : To work hard is the way to get on . ' go . ' ' We heard him call . ' ' Better dwell in the midst of ...
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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 infinitive inflexion Intransitive Keltic language Latin words letters limiting mark meaning modern English neuter Norman noun or pronoun occur Old English Parse passive Past Participle Past Tense Periodic Sentences person phrase plural possessive predicate prefix preposition present principal clause pronunciation question reader relative pronoun represented Roman sentence contains signifies Sing singular sometimes sonant sound speak speech Strong Verbs style subjunctive mood subordinate clause suffix superlative surd syllable Syntax Teutonic thing thou town transitive verb vocabulary vowel vowel-sounds write