The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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... participle of a transitive verb to form the passive voice : I am injured , ' ' You were beaten , ' ' He is captured ... participles injured and beaten are passive : in ' I am come , ' ' You are arrived , ' the participles come and ...
... participle of a transitive verb to form the passive voice : I am injured , ' ' You were beaten , ' ' He is captured ... participles injured and beaten are passive : in ' I am come , ' ' You are arrived , ' the participles come and ...
Page 144
... participle . Now what we propose to do here is to deal with these forms as we find them existing to - day , and to give them such names as are in keeping with the functions which they perform in modern English . To discover the forms ...
... participle . Now what we propose to do here is to deal with these forms as we find them existing to - day , and to give them such names as are in keeping with the functions which they perform in modern English . To discover the forms ...
Page 146
... 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 148
... Participle Active in -ing . 2. Past Participle in -en , -n , -ed , -d , -t . 162. Illustrations of these forms . 1. Simple Infinitive : ' To work hard is the way to get on . ' ' I can go . ' ' We heard him call . ' ' Better dwell in the ...
... Participle Active in -ing . 2. Past Participle in -en , -n , -ed , -d , -t . 162. Illustrations of these forms . 1. Simple Infinitive : ' To work hard is the way to get on . ' ' I can go . ' ' We heard him call . ' ' Better dwell in the ...
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... will enable the reader to see the principle on which these tenses are formed . The Imperfect Tenses are formed by combining some part of be with the Present Participle . The Perfect Tenses are formed by 150 ELEMENts of ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... will enable the reader to see the principle on which these tenses are formed . The Imperfect Tenses are formed by combining some part of be with the Present Participle . The Perfect Tenses are formed by 150 ELEMENts of ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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