The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1898 - 304 pages |
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... Gerund , the Verbal Noun , and the Parti- ciples . ( iv ) The Infinitive Mood commonly occurs in modern English with to before it , but there are many verbs which are followed by an infinitive without to : the verbs may , can , shall ...
... Gerund , the Verbal Noun , and the Parti- ciples . ( iv ) The Infinitive Mood commonly occurs in modern English with to before it , but there are many verbs which are followed by an infinitive without to : the verbs may , can , shall ...
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... gerund preceded by to , for , or similar prepositions , would express the same meaning , we call it the Gerundial Infinitive . The following examples illustrate its use : ' They came to tell me . ' ' He is much to be pitied . ' ' He ...
... gerund preceded by to , for , or similar prepositions , would express the same meaning , we call it the Gerundial Infinitive . The following examples illustrate its use : ' They came to tell me . ' ' He is much to be pitied . ' ' He ...
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... gerund . The Gerund in Latin grammar is a verbal noun , occurring in certain cases , and possessing this peculiarity that , although a noun , it governs another noun , just as the verb from which it is formed governs a noun . This ...
... gerund . The Gerund in Latin grammar is a verbal noun , occurring in certain cases , and possessing this peculiarity that , although a noun , it governs another noun , just as the verb from which it is formed governs a noun . This ...
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... GERUND : want - ing , break - ing broke ] PARTICIPLES PRESENT : want - ing , break - ing PAST : want - ed , brok - en Next let us take the conjugation of the verb break , making use of Auxiliaries . To bring out , where possible , the ...
... GERUND : want - ing , break - ing broke ] PARTICIPLES PRESENT : want - ing , break - ing PAST : want - ed , brok - en Next let us take the conjugation of the verb break , making use of Auxiliaries . To bring out , where possible , the ...
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... ( gerund ) into the garden , the grass wetted my feet . ' The first expression is one which nobody would ever employ , but it is grammatically correct . A captious critic may raise the further objection that , as my feet 232 ELEMENTS OF ...
... ( gerund ) into the garden , the grass wetted my feet . ' The first expression is one which nobody would ever employ , but it is grammatically correct . A captious critic may raise the further objection that , as my feet 232 ELEMENTS OF ...
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