The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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... Adverbs XIX . Prepositions XX . Conjunctions and Interjections XXI . Compounds and Derivatives XXII . Analysis of Sentences and Parsing XXIII . Syntax of Nouns . • XXIV . Syntax of Adjectives and Pronouns XXV . Syntax of Verbs · · XXVI ...
... Adverbs XIX . Prepositions XX . Conjunctions and Interjections XXI . Compounds and Derivatives XXII . Analysis of Sentences and Parsing XXIII . Syntax of Nouns . • XXIV . Syntax of Adjectives and Pronouns XXV . Syntax of Verbs · · XXVI ...
Page 63
... adverb limiting the application of the verb as regards time . 66. In parsing a word , our first business is to refer it to its proper class among these parts of speech . The form of the word is seldom of help to us in English when we ...
... adverb limiting the application of the verb as regards time . 66. In parsing a word , our first business is to refer it to its proper class among these parts of speech . The form of the word is seldom of help to us in English when we ...
Page 64
... adverbs , some are inflected to mark comparison and others are not . The same remark is true to a smaller extent of adjectives , but our classification is in the main correct . 69. The English language has but few in- flexions . A Roman ...
... adverbs , some are inflected to mark comparison and others are not . The same remark is true to a smaller extent of adjectives , but our classification is in the main correct . 69. The English language has but few in- flexions . A Roman ...
Page 66
... adverbs out of other parts of speech and say ' Crack went the whip , ' ' I am going home , ' ' He came safe , ' ' He is not a bit surprised . ' We also find such expressions as But me no buts , ' ' Uncle me no uncles , ' signifying ...
... adverbs out of other parts of speech and say ' Crack went the whip , ' ' I am going home , ' ' He came safe , ' ' He is not a bit surprised . ' We also find such expressions as But me no buts , ' ' Uncle me no uncles , ' signifying ...
Page 103
... adverb in once : as a noun in the plural , ' her little ones . ' Five has lost before the v an ʼn which is kept in German fünf , Latin quinque . Ten supplies the ending -teen to numerals from 13 to 19 , and -ty to multiples of 10 up to ...
... adverb in once : as a noun in the plural , ' her little ones . ' Five has lost before the v an ʼn which is kept in German fünf , Latin quinque . Ten supplies the ending -teen to numerals from 13 to 19 , and -ty to multiples of 10 up to ...
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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