A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five PartsS. Babcock, 1840 |
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... PRONOUNS . Q. What is a pronoun ? A. A pronoun is a part of speech that sup'eth the place of a noun . Q. How many things belong to a pronoun ? A. There belong to a pronoun , number , case , rende per- son , and declension . Q. How many ...
... PRONOUNS . Q. What is a pronoun ? A. A pronoun is a part of speech that sup'eth the place of a noun . Q. How many things belong to a pronoun ? A. There belong to a pronoun , number , case , rende per- son , and declension . Q. How many ...
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... pronouns adjective ? By some a question is asked ; as , who teacheth me ? what new method is this ? By others we ... pronoun thou or you declined ? A. Thus : Singular . Nom . Thou or you . Gen. Of thee or of you . Dat . To thee or to ...
... pronouns adjective ? By some a question is asked ; as , who teacheth me ? what new method is this ? By others we ... pronoun thou or you declined ? A. Thus : Singular . Nom . Thou or you . Gen. Of thee or of you . Dat . To thee or to ...
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... pronoun I , thou , he , she , or their plurals , we , ye , or they , before it . Q. What is a verb impersonal ? A. It is an absolute verb , which hath only one person ; and therefore can only admit of the pronoun it before it ; as , it ...
... pronoun I , thou , he , she , or their plurals , we , ye , or they , before it . Q. What is a verb impersonal ? A. It is an absolute verb , which hath only one person ; and therefore can only admit of the pronoun it before it ; as , it ...
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