The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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... Auxiliary and Defective Verbs XVIII . 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 ...
... Auxiliary and Defective Verbs XVIII . 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 ...
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... could say lapidi , lapide : we have to use prepositions and say to a stone , by a stone . A Roman could say amavisset , amarentur : we must employ pronouns and auxiliary verbs , and say he would have loved 64 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... could say lapidi , lapide : we have to use prepositions and say to a stone , by a stone . A Roman could say amavisset , amarentur : we must employ pronouns and auxiliary verbs , and say he would have loved 64 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... auxiliary verbs , are exclusively of English origin . And we said that we were justified therefore in describing our language as an English and not as a Romance language . We now see that there is a further justification for so ...
... auxiliary verbs , are exclusively of English origin . And we said that we were justified therefore in describing our language as an English and not as a Romance language . We now see that there is a further justification for so ...
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... Auxiliary and Notional Verbs . When we come to the conjugation of the verb , we shall see that most of the different forms are made by means of other verbs , which are therefore called Auxiliaries ( from Lat . auxilium , ' help ...
... Auxiliary and Notional Verbs . When we come to the conjugation of the verb , we shall see that most of the different forms are made by means of other verbs , which are therefore called Auxiliaries ( from Lat . auxilium , ' help ...
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... auxiliary , in the latter it is . Have signifies possess when I say ' I have a bicycle , ' but it is merely auxiliary when I say ' I have lost my bicycle . ' May means permission in ' You may try if you like ; ' it is auxi- liary when ...
... auxiliary , in the latter it is . Have signifies possess when I say ' I have a bicycle , ' but it is merely auxiliary when I say ' I have lost my bicycle . ' May means permission in ' You may try if you like ; ' it is auxi- liary when ...
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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