Elements of English Grammar: With a Chapter on Essay WritingUniversity Press, 1910 - 336 pages |
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Page 69
... predicate go . And in older English it was often so supplied , and people said ' Go thou . ' Again , if I ask ' Who told you this ? ' and you answer ' Jones , ' the verb is under- stood , and the full expression would be ' Jones told me ...
... predicate go . And in older English it was often so supplied , and people said ' Go thou . ' Again , if I ask ' Who told you this ? ' and you answer ' Jones , ' the verb is under- stood , and the full expression would be ' Jones told me ...
Page 71
... predicate that this ellipsis of the noun is possible . As the subject of a sentence the adjective cannot stand alone . I cannot say ' Round rotates on its axis , ' but must say ' A round object rotates on its axis . ' In any case it is ...
... predicate that this ellipsis of the noun is possible . As the subject of a sentence the adjective cannot stand alone . I cannot say ' Round rotates on its axis , ' but must say ' A round object rotates on its axis . ' In any case it is ...
Page 75
... predicates . We may say ' Parliament . was unanimous , ' if the thought uppermost in our minds is the assembly as a whole , but we may say ' Parliament were all sixes and sevens , ' if we are thinking of the assembly as divided into ...
... predicates . We may say ' Parliament . was unanimous , ' if the thought uppermost in our minds is the assembly as a whole , but we may say ' Parliament were all sixes and sevens , ' if we are thinking of the assembly as divided into ...
Page 104
... predicate of the sentence . 104. Bearing in mind that the function , or special work , of an adjective is to limit the application of a noun , let us arrange adjectives in groups , or classes , according to the kind of limitation which ...
... predicate of the sentence . 104. Bearing in mind that the function , or special work , of an adjective is to limit the application of a noun , let us arrange adjectives in groups , or classes , according to the kind of limitation which ...
Page 108
... predicates . We cannot say ' This is my , that is your , ' any more than we can say ' This is the , that is an . ' But this peculiarity does not prevent us from calling my and your adjectives . Why then should the and an be differently ...
... predicates . We cannot say ' This is my , that is your , ' any more than we can say ' This is the , that is an . ' But this peculiarity does not prevent us from calling my and your adjectives . Why then should the and an be differently ...
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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