The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1898 - 304 pages |
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... stands by itself , we can say that it is a noun , in the singular number ; that it makes a possessive case singular ... stand alone in this fashion . It is true that sometimes they occur thus : for example , we may say 34 ELEMENTS OF ...
... stands by itself , we can say that it is a noun , in the singular number ; that it makes a possessive case singular ... stand alone in this fashion . It is true that sometimes they occur thus : for example , we may say 34 ELEMENTS OF ...
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... stands to the rest . The part of grammar which treats of words when they are regarded in their relation to other words , — of words when they form parts of groups of other words , -is called Syntax . So far as Grammar is studied as an ...
... stands to the rest . The part of grammar which treats of words when they are regarded in their relation to other words , — of words when they form parts of groups of other words , -is called Syntax . So far as Grammar is studied as an ...
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... , are consonantal sounds which are audible enough when they stand alone . Then again it is sometimes said that vowels are open sounds and consonants closer and less musical sounds , but this distinction ELEMENTARY SOUNDS IN ENGLISH . 39.
... , are consonantal sounds which are audible enough when they stand alone . Then again it is sometimes said that vowels are open sounds and consonants closer and less musical sounds , but this distinction ELEMENTARY SOUNDS IN ENGLISH . 39.
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... stands alone ; ch ' in chest is less so . The sound of b ' is just audible ; p ' is almost silent . Various names have been used to express this distinction . Some writers call one set of sounds Hard and the other Soft ; others call one ...
... stands alone ; ch ' in chest is less so . The sound of b ' is just audible ; p ' is almost silent . Various names have been used to express this distinction . Some writers call one set of sounds Hard and the other Soft ; others call one ...
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... stand at the beginning of words , the vowel - sound glides into a closely allied con- sonantal sound . When w and y occur after other vowels , they help sometimes to represent pure vowel - sounds , as in draw , dray , and sometimes to ...
... stand at the beginning of words , the vowel - sound glides into a closely allied con- sonantal sound . When w and y occur after other vowels , they help sometimes to represent pure vowel - sounds , as in draw , dray , and sometimes to ...
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