Elements of English Grammar: With a Chapter on Essay WritingUniversity Press, 1910 - 336 pages |
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... apposition . iv . In a few instances , in which the noun comes before the adjec- tive , only the noun takes the sign of the plural : courts - martial , knights- errant . v . Nouns compounded with man form their plural in men , with the ...
... apposition . iv . In a few instances , in which the noun comes before the adjec- tive , only the noun takes the sign of the plural : courts - martial , knights- errant . v . Nouns compounded with man form their plural in men , with the ...
Page 92
... apposition and each of them taking the inflexion . ( b ) Similarly we may say in practice either ' The Mr Smiths , ' or ' The Messrs ( Messieurs ) Smith . ' The grammatical justification of these alternative forms the reader can supply ...
... apposition and each of them taking the inflexion . ( b ) Similarly we may say in practice either ' The Mr Smiths , ' or ' The Messrs ( Messieurs ) Smith . ' The grammatical justification of these alternative forms the reader can supply ...
Page 98
... apposition and convert the two nouns into a compound . We might indeed say ' This is Victoria's , the queen's , crown : ' ' I buy my bread at Turner's , the baker's , shop ' : these forms illustrate apposition and are perfectly gram ...
... apposition and convert the two nouns into a compound . We might indeed say ' This is Victoria's , the queen's , crown : ' ' I buy my bread at Turner's , the baker's , shop ' : these forms illustrate apposition and are perfectly gram ...
Page 100
... apposition of these nouns and make three sentences in which they occur respectively in the Nominative , Possessive , and Objective cases . How should we form the Possessive in common use ? 3 . Write the possessive case singular and ...
... apposition of these nouns and make three sentences in which they occur respectively in the Nominative , Possessive , and Objective cases . How should we form the Possessive in common use ? 3 . Write the possessive case singular and ...
Page 119
... ' I , the master , ' ' You , the pupil , ' ' He , John , ' we have a noun in apposition with the pronoun : John explains he ; he does not limit the application of John . ( 2 ) Others are used both as substitutes for PRONOUNS . 119.
... ' I , the master , ' ' You , the pupil , ' ' He , John , ' we have a noun in apposition with the pronoun : John explains he ; he does not limit the application of John . ( 2 ) Others are used both as substitutes for PRONOUNS . 119.
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