Elements of English Grammar: With a Chapter on Essay WritingUniversity Press, 1910 - 336 pages |
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Page viii
... Syntax . There is reason to hope that the boys and girls who attack these problems will find the benefit , not merely in the confidence with which they will face the Examiner , whom most young seekers after Truth nowadays expect to meet ...
... Syntax . There is reason to hope that the boys and girls who attack these problems will find the benefit , not merely in the confidence with which they will face the Examiner , whom most young seekers after Truth nowadays expect to meet ...
Page xi
... Syntax of Nouns . 199 209 · 230 XXIV . Syntax of Adjectives and Pronouns XXV . Syntax of Verbs . XXVI . Syntax of Adverbs , Conjunctions , and Prepositions . Appendix I. Definitions of Grammatical Terms Appendix II . Passages for ...
... Syntax of Nouns . 199 209 · 230 XXIV . Syntax of Adjectives and Pronouns XXV . Syntax of Verbs . XXVI . Syntax of Adverbs , Conjunctions , and Prepositions . Appendix I. Definitions of Grammatical Terms Appendix II . Passages for ...
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... Syntax . So far as Grammar is studied as an Art , — as a subject of practical usefulness to prevent us from making mistakes in speaking or writing , -Syntax is the more important department . But in so far as we study grammar in the ...
... Syntax . So far as Grammar is studied as an Art , — as a subject of practical usefulness to prevent us from making mistakes in speaking or writing , -Syntax is the more important department . But in so far as we study grammar in the ...
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... Syntax . Orthoëpy deals with the correct pronunciation of words . Orthography deals with the correct spelling or writing of words . Etymology deals with the classification of words , their derivation and inflexion . Syntax deals with ...
... Syntax . Orthoëpy deals with the correct pronunciation of words . Orthography deals with the correct spelling or writing of words . Etymology deals with the classification of words , their derivation and inflexion . Syntax deals with ...
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... syntax from the Greek would be obscured in the guise of sintaks , and phlegm would be changed from its original beyond recognition if we wrote it flem . 61. Where did our English alphabet come from , and how did we get it ? Our alphabet ...
... syntax from the Greek would be obscured in the guise of sintaks , and phlegm would be changed from its original beyond recognition if we wrote it flem . 61. Where did our English alphabet come from , and how did we get it ? Our alphabet ...
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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