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... case , gender , person , article , declension , and comparison . OF NUMBER . Q. What is number ? A. It is the distinction of one from many . Q. How many numbers are there ? A. Two : the singular and the plural .
... case , gender , person , article , declension , and comparison . OF NUMBER . Q. What is number ? A. It is the distinction of one from many . Q. How many numbers are there ? A. Two : the singular and the plural .
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A. Singular , 1. 1. 2. Thou or you . 3. He , she , it , this , and that . Plural , 1. We . 2. Ye or you . They , these and those . Note . That all nouns , are of the third person , except I , and thou or you ; we , and ye or you .
A. Singular , 1. 1. 2. Thou or you . 3. He , she , it , this , and that . Plural , 1. We . 2. Ye or you . They , these and those . Note . That all nouns , are of the third person , except I , and thou or you ; we , and ye or you .
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A. Thus : Singular . Nom . I. Gen. Of me . Dat . To me . Acc . Me . Voc . Is wanting . Abl . From me . Plural . Nom . We . Gen. Of us . Dat . To us . Acc . Us . Voc . Is wanting Abl . From us . Q. How is the pronoun thou or you declined ...
A. Thus : Singular . Nom . I. Gen. Of me . Dat . To me . Acc . Me . Voc . Is wanting . Abl . From me . Plural . Nom . We . Gen. Of us . Dat . To us . Acc . Us . Voc . Is wanting Abl . From us . Q. How is the pronoun thou or you declined ...
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| Title | A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five Parts |
| Author | Thomas Dilworth |
| Publisher | S. Babcock, 1840 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 12 Mar 2019 |
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