The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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Page 68
... 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 70
... 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 74
... 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 101
... 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 105
... 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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