The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1898 - 304 pages |
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... Pronouns XV . Verbs XVI . III . Case Inflexions of Verbs XVII . Auxiliary and Defective Verbs Adverbs XVIII . XIX . Prepositions XX . Conjunctions and Interjections XXI . Compounds and Derivatives XXII . Analysis of Sentences and ...
... Pronouns XV . Verbs XVI . III . Case Inflexions of Verbs XVII . Auxiliary and Defective Verbs Adverbs XVIII . XIX . Prepositions XX . Conjunctions and Interjections XXI . Compounds and Derivatives XXII . Analysis of Sentences and ...
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... pronoun I and for the interjection O. 1 . QUESTIONS . What is meant by Orthography ? Point out any orthographical irregularities in the spelling of convey , inveigh ; proceed , precede ; sovereign . [ To show the inconsistency of ...
... pronoun I and for the interjection O. 1 . QUESTIONS . What is meant by Orthography ? Point out any orthographical irregularities in the spelling of convey , inveigh ; proceed , precede ; sovereign . [ To show the inconsistency of ...
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... 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.
... 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.
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... pronoun with a negative attached , ' There is no one who does not think you mad . ' 67. Attempts have been made to reduce these eight parts of speech to a smaller number of groups . Thus words have been arranged in the following four ...
... pronoun with a negative attached , ' There is no one who does not think you mad . ' 67. Attempts have been made to reduce these eight parts of speech to a smaller number of groups . Thus words have been arranged in the following four ...
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... Pronouns 4. Verbs 7. Interjections . Of 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 ...
... Pronouns 4. Verbs 7. Interjections . Of 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 ...
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