The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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... strong verbs in half - a - dozen con- jugations , or learning that the comparative of near has assumed such diverse forms as nyra , nearra , nerre , nere , nerrer , or that the word which has at different times been written hwilc ...
... strong verbs in half - a - dozen con- jugations , or learning that the comparative of near has assumed such diverse forms as nyra , nearra , nerre , nere , nerrer , or that the word which has at different times been written hwilc ...
Page 6
... deserve mention in an account of the influence of political events on the formation of our speech . Thus , in the reign of Mary , Spanish influence was strong ; in the reign of Charles II 6 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... deserve mention in an account of the influence of political events on the formation of our speech . Thus , in the reign of Mary , Spanish influence was strong ; in the reign of Charles II 6 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... strong ; under William III . , Dutch influence was strong . And we may therefore expect to find Spanish and French and Dutch words , which secured a footing in our language at these times . But such words are few . 12. We will close ...
... strong ; under William III . , Dutch influence was strong . And we may therefore expect to find Spanish and French and Dutch words , which secured a footing in our language at these times . But such words are few . 12. We will close ...
Page 46
... strong for us in the matter of the diphthongs , and we set them down in our list of elementary sounds , adding the proviso that they have no business to be there . We saw that there are these four , the sound of i in fine , oi in noise ...
... strong for us in the matter of the diphthongs , and we set them down in our list of elementary sounds , adding the proviso that they have no business to be there . We saw that there are these four , the sound of i in fine , oi in noise ...
Page 152
... and Third Persons Singular of the verb would lead us into very obscure by - paths of philology . The reader must pursue this inquiry at a later time . 167. Weak and Strong Verbs . According to their mode 152 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... and Third Persons Singular of the verb would lead us into very obscure by - paths of philology . The reader must pursue this inquiry at a later time . 167. Weak and Strong Verbs . According to their mode 152 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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action Adjuncts adverb alphabet antecedent applied apposition assertion auxiliary verbs Britons called CHAPTER complete Complex Sentence compound conjugation conjunction consonants construction dative denote derivation diphthongal distinction employed ending English Grammar English language English origin equivalent Etymology examples express feminine following sentences following words French gender genitive German Gerund Give Greek horse illustrate Imperative Mood Indefinite indicative Indirect Object infinitive mood inflexion Intransitive Keltic language Latin words letters limiting mark meaning modern English neuter Norman noun or pronoun noun-clause occur Old English Parse passive Past Participle Past Tense person phrase Pleonasm plural possessive Predicate preposition present principal clause pronunciation relation relative pronoun represented Roman sentence contains signifies Sing singular sometimes sonant speak speech stands Strong Verbs subjunctive mood subordinate clause suffix superlative surd syllable Syntax Teutonic thou tive town transitive verb voice vowel vowel sounds Weak Verbs write written