The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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Page 63
... 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 are thus engaged . It is often necessary to look to the context before we can decide in any particular case 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 are thus engaged . It is often necessary to look to the context before we can decide in any particular case to ...
Page 79
... refer to inanimate objects as if they were endowed with life and sex . Things associated with the idea of strength or destructive- ness are treated as males , and their names are masculine : e.g. death , time , fear , war . Things ...
... refer to inanimate objects as if they were endowed with life and sex . Things associated with the idea of strength or destructive- ness are treated as males , and their names are masculine : e.g. death , time , fear , war . Things ...
Page 102
... refer to . 2. Where are the Ordinal Numerals , first , second , third , etc. ? Their place is among the Demonstrative adjectives , which point out a thing by marking its relation to ourselves or to some other thing . What is this to me ...
... refer to . 2. Where are the Ordinal Numerals , first , second , third , etc. ? Their place is among the Demonstrative adjectives , which point out a thing by marking its relation to ourselves or to some other thing . What is this to me ...
Page 116
... as the doer of the action . 4. A Relative Pronoun is one which refers to some other noun or pronoun and has the force of a conjunction . 5. An Interrogative Pronoun is one by means of which 116 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... as the doer of the action . 4. A Relative Pronoun is one which refers to some other noun or pronoun and has the force of a conjunction . 5. An Interrogative Pronoun is one by means of which 116 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
Page 117
... refers . 7. A Distributive Pronoun is used when there are more things than one , to denote that the things are taken separately . 8. A Possessive Pronominal Adjective denotes that the noun which it limits is the name of a thing ...
... refers . 7. A Distributive Pronoun is used when there are more things than one , to denote that the things are taken separately . 8. A Possessive Pronominal Adjective denotes that the noun which it limits is the name of a thing ...
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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