A System of English GrammarOliver & Boyd, 1845 - 168 pages |
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... Meaning of Words , ... Prepositions and Conjunctions , 91 Exercises , ...... PART III . - SYNTAX . 92 PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS , .... 95 99 Rule I. - Nominative and Verb , 99 II . - Possessive Case , Page 90 91 .111 The Noun , ... 15 ...
... Meaning of Words , ... Prepositions and Conjunctions , 91 Exercises , ...... PART III . - SYNTAX . 92 PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS , .... 95 99 Rule I. - Nominative and Verb , 99 II . - Possessive Case , Page 90 91 .111 The Noun , ... 15 ...
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... meaning , and of their origin and history . Classification is not properly a part of Etymology ; it is a preparatory process ; and just as the natural historian arranges substances and animals into classes and orders , before he ...
... meaning , and of their origin and history . Classification is not properly a part of Etymology ; it is a preparatory process ; and just as the natural historian arranges substances and animals into classes and orders , before he ...
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... meaning as such ? What is an abstract noun ? Are the words man , king , ruler , government , abstract nouns ? What is a collective noun ? May the same word belong to more than one of these classes ? What is meant by a verbal noun ? 3 ...
... meaning as such ? What is an abstract noun ? Are the words man , king , ruler , government , abstract nouns ? What is a collective noun ? May the same word belong to more than one of these classes ? What is meant by a verbal noun ? 3 ...
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... meanings - one literal , and one or more secondary . " The lamp is above the table . ” " He is above a mean action . " In the first example above is used in what we have here called its literal meaning , but in the second it bears a ...
... meanings - one literal , and one or more secondary . " The lamp is above the table . ” " He is above a mean action . " In the first example above is used in what we have here called its literal meaning , but in the second it bears a ...
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... meanings came to be attached to prepositions . 2. Quote or make sentences , each involving a preposition used , 1st , in its literal , and , 2d , in a metaphorical sense . 3. Point out the prepositions in the following sentences , and ...
... meanings came to be attached to prepositions . 2. Quote or make sentences , each involving a preposition used , 1st , in its literal , and , 2d , in a metaphorical sense . 3. Point out the prepositions in the following sentences , and ...
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abstract nouns Adam Smith adverb affirmed AFFIXES Alison Alnascar ascer assertion belong Cæsar called class of words clause common comparative comparison compound conjunction connected connexion considered consonant copula correct dative Defective Verbs definition denoting derived distinction English language error etymology examples EXERCISE expressed feminine Future Perfect Tense gender give grammar grammarians Greek Hallam idea indicates Infinitive inflection James reads John king Latham Latin mark masculine meaning Milton mind moods nature neuter nominative nouns substantive Numeral Adjectives object observed original orthography parsing passive voice PAST TENSE Perfect Participle plural possessive POTENTIAL MOOD predicate preposition Present Tense principle pupil qualifying the noun refer relative pronoun remark represent respect rules of syntax sense Shakspeare signification singular sometimes sort sound speak speech spoken superlative thee thing Thou thought tion tive transitive verb truth verb violated vowel Wordsworth write