The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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Page 47
... Notice that not only can these sounds be represented by a combination of letters , but they ought to be represented thus . For it is the business of the alphabet to furnish us with separate signs for simple sounds but not for compound ...
... Notice that not only can these sounds be represented by a combination of letters , but they ought to be represented thus . For it is the business of the alphabet to furnish us with separate signs for simple sounds but not for compound ...
Page 48
... notice this , because sonants and surds often are thus written together , when we form the plurals of nouns or the past tenses of verbs . The ordinary way of making plurals is to add -s to the singular . Now s is a surd mute . Add s to ...
... notice this , because sonants and surds often are thus written together , when we form the plurals of nouns or the past tenses of verbs . The ordinary way of making plurals is to add -s to the singular . Now s is a surd mute . Add s to ...
Page 49
... notice the insertion of a b or a d . It is supposed that to pronounce these words with the b or d was found less trouble than to pronounce them without these strengthening letters . For the like reason we have put an n into passager and ...
... notice the insertion of a b or a d . It is supposed that to pronounce these words with the b or d was found less trouble than to pronounce them without these strengthening letters . For the like reason we have put an n into passager and ...
Page 64
Alfred Slater West. purely grammatical point of view , it is more important to notice that some of the parts of speech are inflected and others are not . 68. Inflexion is a change in the form of a word to mark a change in its meaning ...
Alfred Slater West. purely grammatical point of view , it is more important to notice that some of the parts of speech are inflected and others are not . 68. Inflexion is a change in the form of a word to mark a change in its meaning ...
Page 72
... notice that ( 1 ) Proper Nouns are some- times used as Common Nouns , and ( 2 ) Common nouns are sometimes used as Singular nouns , that is , as names possessing a meaning , but applicable to only one individual . ( 1 ) Proper nouns ...
... notice that ( 1 ) Proper Nouns are some- times used as Common Nouns , and ( 2 ) Common nouns are sometimes used as Singular nouns , that is , as names possessing a meaning , but applicable to only one individual . ( 1 ) Proper nouns ...
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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