A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five PartsS. Babcock, 1840 |
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... adverb , conjunction , preposition , interjection . OF A NOUN . Q. How many kinds of nouns are there ? A. Two : a substantive and an adjective . OF SUBSTANTIVES . Q. What is a noun substantive ? A. It is the name of any being or thing ...
... adverb , conjunction , preposition , interjection . OF A NOUN . Q. How many kinds of nouns are there ? A. Two : a substantive and an adjective . OF SUBSTANTIVES . Q. What is a noun substantive ? A. It is the name of any being or thing ...
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... adverb of wish- ing to the potential mood ; as , O that it might rain ! & c . The Subjunctive mood is made by prefixing a conjunction to the potential moo !; as , if it might rain ! & c . The INFINITIVE MOOD is wanting . Q. Give an ...
... adverb of wish- ing to the potential mood ; as , O that it might rain ! & c . The Subjunctive mood is made by prefixing a conjunction to the potential moo !; as , if it might rain ! & c . The INFINITIVE MOOD is wanting . Q. Give an ...
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... adverb ? A. An adverb is a part of speech commonly set before a verb , either to declare and fix the meaning thereof , or to give some force and distinction thereto ; as , there is sorrow , where there is pain . Q. What are adverbs ? A ...
... adverb ? A. An adverb is a part of speech commonly set before a verb , either to declare and fix the meaning thereof , or to give some force and distinction thereto ; as , there is sorrow , where there is pain . Q. What are adverbs ? A ...
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