The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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... 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 . Syntax of Adverbs , Conjunctions ...
... 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 . Syntax of Adverbs , Conjunctions ...
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... the name implies , it is something ' thrown in . ' And is a conjunction : it joins on the words which follow it to the previous sentence . Was is a verb . He is a pronoun . In is a preposition showing 62 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... the name implies , it is something ' thrown in . ' And is a conjunction : it joins on the words which follow it to the previous sentence . Was is a verb . He is a pronoun . In is a preposition showing 62 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... conjunction . So again the word stone has various functions in different sentences . In Stone him to death , ' it is a verb ... Conjunctions , between sentences . 17. Prepositions , between things . iv . Expressing Sudden FeelinGS , 8 ...
... conjunction . So again the word stone has various functions in different sentences . In Stone him to death , ' it is a verb ... Conjunctions , between sentences . 17. Prepositions , between things . iv . Expressing Sudden FeelinGS , 8 ...
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... Conjunctions 7 . Interjections . Of 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 ...
... Conjunctions 7 . Interjections . Of 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 ...
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... conjunctions , and 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 ...
... conjunctions , and 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 ...
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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