The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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Page xi
... Verbs XVI . · · Inflexions of Verbs XVII . Auxiliary and Defective Verbs XVIII . Adverbs XIX . Prepositions XX . Conjunctions and Interjections XXI . Compounds and Derivatives XXII . Analysis of Sentences and Parsing XXIII . Syntax of ...
... Verbs XVI . · · Inflexions of Verbs XVII . Auxiliary and Defective Verbs XVIII . Adverbs XIX . Prepositions XX . Conjunctions and Interjections XXI . Compounds and Derivatives XXII . Analysis of Sentences and Parsing XXIII . Syntax of ...
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... verb , or adjective , when an English noun , verb , or adjective would express his meaning . The other words in his sentences are for the most part English and must be English , since about these no choice is possible . It is sometimes ...
... verb , or adjective , when an English noun , verb , or adjective would express his meaning . The other words in his sentences are for the most part English and must be English , since about these no choice is possible . It is sometimes ...
Page 50
... verbs like áccent and accént , éscort and escort , rébel and rebél , in which the noun has the accent on the first ... verb and adjective distinguished by the accent : in compact and expert noun and adjective are thus distinguished ...
... verbs like áccent and accént , éscort and escort , rébel and rebél , in which the noun has the accent on the first ... verb and adjective distinguished by the accent : in compact and expert noun and adjective are thus distinguished ...
Page 62
... verb to make assertions about things . Small differ- ences of function may be neglected in the classification of words , ( just as we classify a machine as a pump , whether it is a force - pump or a common - pump ) , but we cannot use ...
... verb to make assertions about things . Small differ- ences of function may be neglected in the classification of words , ( just as we classify a machine as a pump , whether it is a force - pump or a common - pump ) , but we cannot use ...
Page 63
... verb as regards time . 66. In parsing a word , our first business is 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 ...
... verb as regards time . 66. In parsing a word , our first business is 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 ...
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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