The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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... transitive verb and requires an objective case after it , we give a reason for altering I to me . We state not merely that one form of expression is wrong and the other right , but why one is wrong and the other right . We 30 ELEMENTS ...
... transitive verb and requires an objective case after it , we give a reason for altering I to me . We state not merely that one form of expression is wrong and the other right , but why one is wrong and the other right . We 30 ELEMENTS ...
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... transitive verb to express reciprocity of the action . When we say ' They hate each other , ' we mean that the feeling is mutual . Each other is used of two agents and objects , one another of more than two . The construction of the two ...
... transitive verb to express reciprocity of the action . When we say ' They hate each other , ' we mean that the feeling is mutual . Each other is used of two agents and objects , one another of more than two . The construction of the two ...
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... Transitive and Intran- sitive : it is of the greatest importance . A Transitive Verb is one which indicates an action directed towards some object . An Intransitive Verb is one which indicates ( 1 ) an action not directed towards some ...
... Transitive and Intran- sitive : it is of the greatest importance . A Transitive Verb is one which indicates an action directed towards some object . An Intransitive Verb is one which indicates ( 1 ) an action not directed towards some ...
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... Transitive . Thus ' I laughed ( intrans . ) at him , ' where the preposition at takes an objective case him , becomes ' I laughed - at ( transitive ) him , ' where the him is the object of the verb . The passive construction can then be ...
... Transitive . Thus ' I laughed ( intrans . ) at him , ' where the preposition at takes an objective case him , becomes ' I laughed - at ( transitive ) him , ' where the him is the object of the verb . The passive construction can then be ...
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... Transitive Verbs are used Intransitively . Compare the following : Transitive . He broke the glass . They moved the chair . I slammed the door . He opened the lid . The sun melted the snow . We reformed the criminal . Intransitive . The ...
... Transitive Verbs are used Intransitively . Compare the following : Transitive . He broke the glass . They moved the chair . I slammed the door . He opened the lid . The sun melted the snow . We reformed the criminal . Intransitive . The ...
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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