A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five PartsS. Babcock, 1840 |
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... verb ? OF A VERB . A. A verb is a part of speech that betokeneth being ; as , I live doing ; as , I love : or suffering ; as , I am loved . : Q. How many kinds of verbs are there ? A. Three ; active , passive , and neuter . Q. What is a ...
... verb ? OF A VERB . A. A verb is a part of speech that betokeneth being ; as , I live doing ; as , I love : or suffering ; as , I am loved . : Q. How many kinds of verbs are there ? A. Three ; active , passive , and neuter . Q. What is a ...
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... VERBS . Q. How many numbers are there in verbs ? A. Two : the singular and the plural . Q. How do you know the number of the verb ? A. By the number of its nominative case . Q. Have all verbs numbers ? A. All but verbs of the infinitive ...
... VERBS . Q. How many numbers are there in verbs ? A. Two : the singular and the plural . Q. How do you know the number of the verb ? A. By the number of its nominative case . Q. Have all verbs numbers ? A. All but verbs of the infinitive ...
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... verb , and one nomina- tive word of the subject , either expressed or understood ; as , The boy reads . Q. What is a ... verb , and answers to the question who or what ; as , boys play ; where it may be asked , Who do play ? Answer ...
... verb , and one nomina- tive word of the subject , either expressed or understood ; as , The boy reads . Q. What is a ... verb , and answers to the question who or what ; as , boys play ; where it may be asked , Who do play ? Answer ...
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