The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1898 - 304 pages |
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Page 144
... the action is thought of , are four in number : ( i ) The Indicative Mood contains the forms used ( 1 ) to make statements of fact , ( 2 ) to ask questions , and ( 3 ) to express suppositions in which the 144 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... the action is thought of , are four in number : ( i ) The Indicative Mood contains the forms used ( 1 ) to make statements of fact , ( 2 ) to ask questions , and ( 3 ) to express suppositions in which the 144 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
Page 145
... Indicative Mood . The Indicative Mood is used ( 1 ) to state facts ; " The man stole the watch , ' ' He will be punished ' : ( 2 ) to ask questions ; ' Which man stole the watch ? ' ' Will he be punished ? ' ( 3 ) to express ...
... Indicative Mood . The Indicative Mood is used ( 1 ) to state facts ; " The man stole the watch , ' ' He will be punished ' : ( 2 ) to ask questions ; ' Which man stole the watch ? ' ' Will he be punished ? ' ( 3 ) to express ...
Page 146
... indicative . Now as the 2nd person singular is used to - day exclusively in the language of prayer and of poetry , the difference of form between the indicative and the subjunctive mood can be detected in ordinary speech only in the 3rd ...
... indicative . Now as the 2nd person singular is used to - day exclusively in the language of prayer and of poetry , the difference of form between the indicative and the subjunctive mood can be detected in ordinary speech only in the 3rd ...
Page 147
... indicative : ' I shall stay in , if it rain , ' subjunctive , or ' if it rains , ' indicative . There is a quaint formalism about the employment of the subjunc- tive which makes us avoid it in every day conversation . 154. ( ii ) Uses ...
... indicative : ' I shall stay in , if it rain , ' subjunctive , or ' if it rains , ' indicative . There is a quaint formalism about the employment of the subjunc- tive which makes us avoid it in every day conversation . 154. ( ii ) Uses ...
Page 148
... Indicative , and others which differ , differ only in the form of the auxiliary . If we are asked whether any particular tense - form , which is identical in appear- ance in both moods , is subjunctive or indicative in a certain context ...
... Indicative , and others which differ , differ only in the form of the auxiliary . If we are asked whether any particular tense - form , which is identical in appear- ance in both moods , is subjunctive or indicative in a certain context ...
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