The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1898 - 304 pages |
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... Adverbs XVIII . XIX . Prepositions XX . Conjunctions and Interjections XXI . Compounds and Derivatives XXII . Analysis of Sentences and Parsing XXIII . Syntax of Nouns . XXIV . Syntax of Adjectives and Pronouns XXV . Syntax of Verbs ...
... Adverbs XVIII . XIX . Prepositions XX . Conjunctions and Interjections XXI . Compounds and Derivatives XXII . Analysis of Sentences and Parsing XXIII . Syntax of Nouns . XXIV . Syntax of Adjectives and Pronouns XXV . Syntax of Verbs ...
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... adverb limiting the application of the 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 ...
... adverb limiting the application of the 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 ...
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... adverbs , some are inflected to mark comparison and others are not . The same remark is true to a smaller extent of adjectives , but our classification is in the main correct . 69. The English language has but few in- flexions . A Roman ...
... adverbs , some are inflected to mark comparison and others are not . The same remark is true to a smaller extent of adjectives , but our classification is in the main correct . 69. The English language has but few in- flexions . A Roman ...
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... adverbs out of other parts of speech and say ' Crack went the whip , ' ' I am going home , ' ' He came safe , ' ' He is not a bit surprised . ' We also find such expressions as ' But me no buts , ' ' Uncle me no uncle , ' signifying ...
... adverbs out of other parts of speech and say ' Crack went the whip , ' ' I am going home , ' ' He came safe , ' ' He is not a bit surprised . ' We also find such expressions as ' But me no buts , ' ' Uncle me no uncle , ' signifying ...
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... word back . In the first sentence , use the word back as a noun ; in the second , as a verb ; in the third , as an adverb ; and in the fourth , as an adjective . 69 CHAPTER VIII . NOUNS . 72. A noun is 68 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... word back . In the first sentence , use the word back as a noun ; in the second , as a verb ; in the third , as an adverb ; and in the fourth , as an adjective . 69 CHAPTER VIII . NOUNS . 72. A noun is 68 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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