The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1898 - 304 pages |
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... : as the derivation of the name implies , it is something ' thrown in . ' And is a conjunction : it joins on the words which follow it to the previous sentence . Was is a verb . He is a pronoun . In is a preposition showing ETYMOLOGY . 63.
... : as the derivation of the name implies , it is something ' thrown in . ' And is a conjunction : it joins on the words which follow it to the previous sentence . Was is a verb . He is a pronoun . In is a preposition showing ETYMOLOGY . 63.
Page 64
... conjunction . So again the word stone has various functions in different sentences . In ' Stone him to death , ' it is a verb : in ' He threw a stone , ' it is a noun : in ' This is a stone fence , ' it is an adjective . Once more , the ...
... conjunction . So again the word stone has various functions in different sentences . In ' Stone him to death , ' it is a verb : in ' He threw a stone , ' it is a noun : in ' This is a stone fence , ' it is an adjective . Once more , the ...
Page 121
... conjunction . 5. An Interrogative Pronoun is one by means of which we ask a question . 6. An Indefinite Pronoun is one which does not point out precisely the object to which it refers . 7. A Distributive Pronoun is used when there are ...
... conjunction . 5. An Interrogative Pronoun is one by means of which we ask a question . 6. An Indefinite Pronoun is one which does not point out precisely the object to which it refers . 7. A Distributive Pronoun is used when there are ...
Page 127
... conjunction . If we meet with that in a context where who , whom , and this , will none of them make sense as its substitute , the word must be a conjunction . The reader can experiment upon the sen- tences ' He said that you were here ...
... conjunction . If we meet with that in a context where who , whom , and this , will none of them make sense as its substitute , the word must be a conjunction . The reader can experiment upon the sen- tences ' He said that you were here ...
Page 129
... conjunction , and there is an ellipsis of a pronoun which should follow it : ' There is nobody but he thinks you mad , ' ' Who is there but he hopes for happiness ? ' 132. VI . Indefinite Pronouns . One is an indefinite pronoun : it is ...
... conjunction , and there is an ellipsis of a pronoun which should follow it : ' There is nobody but he thinks you mad , ' ' Who is there but he hopes for happiness ? ' 132. VI . Indefinite Pronouns . One is an indefinite pronoun : it is ...
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