The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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... 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 , whulc , whulch , wuch , wich , and whilk , - deserves our sympathy when he ...
... 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 , whulc , whulch , wuch , wich , and whilk , - deserves our sympathy when he ...
Page 106
... comparatives : ' the more the better . ' This signifies ' by that much the more by so much the better , ' like the Latin quo and eo . The is here a survival of the Old English ablative or in- strumental case , thi , from the definite ...
... comparatives : ' the more the better . ' This signifies ' by that much the more by so much the better , ' like the Latin quo and eo . The is here a survival of the Old English ablative or in- strumental case , thi , from the definite ...
Page 109
... Comparative Degree expresses the presence of a quality to a greater extent than that to which it is present in ... comparatives of all even of the Qualitative Adjectives : for- ( i ) The adjective in the positive degree may already ...
... Comparative Degree expresses the presence of a quality to a greater extent than that to which it is present in ... comparatives of all even of the Qualitative Adjectives : for- ( i ) The adjective in the positive degree may already ...
Page 110
... Comparatives and Super- latives . There are two ways of forming the degrees of comparison : 1. Add to the Positive -er to form the comparative and -est to form the superlative , in the case of all words of one syllable and some words of ...
... Comparatives and Super- latives . There are two ways of forming the degrees of comparison : 1. Add to the Positive -er to form the comparative and -est to form the superlative , in the case of all words of one syllable and some words of ...
Page 111
... comparative and superlative . 115. Remarks on the Irregular Comparative Forms . Better comes from a root which we have in the words bootless , meaning ' of no good ' ; booty ; to boot , meaning ' to the good . ' Best = bet - est . Worse ...
... comparative and superlative . 115. Remarks on the Irregular Comparative Forms . Better comes from a root which we have in the words bootless , meaning ' of no good ' ; booty ; to boot , meaning ' to the good . ' Best = bet - est . Worse ...
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