Elements of English Grammar: With a Chapter on Essay WritingUniversity Press, 1910 - 336 pages |
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Page 51
... prefix ; but no general principle can be stated respecting our usage in this matter . There is no consistency in our practice , for the accent is carried back to the prefix in these words , -innocent , cóntroversy , déference . In the ...
... prefix ; but no general principle can be stated respecting our usage in this matter . There is no consistency in our practice , for the accent is carried back to the prefix in these words , -innocent , cóntroversy , déference . In the ...
Page 106
... prefix in none — no one : in the possess- ive case as an adverb in once , ( a similar use of the possessive case is seen in the adverbs twi - ce , thri - ce ) : in the adverbs only , literally , ' one- like , ' and alone , i . e . ' all ...
... prefix in none — no one : in the possess- ive case as an adverb in once , ( a similar use of the possessive case is seen in the adverbs twi - ce , thri - ce ) : in the adverbs only , literally , ' one- like , ' and alone , i . e . ' all ...
Page 159
... prefix has been attached , they are monosyllabic words . All words newly introduced make their Past Tense and Past Participle in -ed , as telegraphed , boycotted . Many verbs once Strong have become wholly or partially Weak : thus ...
... prefix has been attached , they are monosyllabic words . All words newly introduced make their Past Tense and Past Participle in -ed , as telegraphed , boycotted . Many verbs once Strong have become wholly or partially Weak : thus ...
Page 164
... prefix ge- , which occurs in the P. Part . in modern German . 173. Conjugation of the Verb . The collection of all the forms of a Verb , by which we mark its Voice , Mood , Tense , Number , and Person , is called its Conjugation . We ...
... prefix ge- , which occurs in the P. Part . in modern German . 173. Conjugation of the Verb . The collection of all the forms of a Verb , by which we mark its Voice , Mood , Tense , Number , and Person , is called its Conjugation . We ...
Page 191
... prefix or written after it . [ As , e.g. understand and stand under . ] II . Interpret the following pairs of sentences and comment on the idiomatic use of but which they exemplify : - : - I. ( a ) ' This specimen is all but perfect ...
... prefix or written after it . [ As , e.g. understand and stand under . ] II . Interpret the following pairs of sentences and comment on the idiomatic use of but which they exemplify : - : - I. ( a ) ' This specimen is all but perfect ...
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