A System of English GrammarOliver & Boyd, 1845 - 168 pages |
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... Noun , ... 15 III . - Objective Case , ... .112 The Adjective ,. 18 IV . - Pronouns , .117 The Pronoun ,. 21 V ... Nouns ,. 41 X. - The Adjective and Ad- XI . - The Position of the Ad- XII . - Tautology , Pleonasm , and Double Nega ...
... Noun , ... 15 III . - Objective Case , ... .112 The Adjective ,. 18 IV . - Pronouns , .117 The Pronoun ,. 21 V ... Nouns ,. 41 X. - The Adjective and Ad- XI . - The Position of the Ad- XII . - Tautology , Pleonasm , and Double Nega ...
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... nouns ; but the others do not belong to this class . It should be carefully observed , that every proposition , or sentence that asserts any thing , must contain at least a noun 4 and a verb , the noun to express the THE NOUN . 15.
... nouns ; but the others do not belong to this class . It should be carefully observed , that every proposition , or sentence that asserts any thing , must contain at least a noun 4 and a verb , the noun to express the THE NOUN . 15.
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... Nouns , in the limited acceptation of the term , includes only the names of things obvious to some of the five senses . An Abstract Noun is the name of a quality or property thought of apart from all consideration of the substance in ...
... Nouns , in the limited acceptation of the term , includes only the names of things obvious to some of the five senses . An Abstract Noun is the name of a quality or property thought of apart from all consideration of the substance in ...
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... noun . Most abstract nouns come from adjectives , and they cannot be fully understood till that part of speech has ... Noun . In the sentence " The eye is not satisfied with seeing , nor the ear filled with hearing , ” the words seeing ...
... noun . Most abstract nouns come from adjectives , and they cannot be fully understood till that part of speech has ... Noun . In the sentence " The eye is not satisfied with seeing , nor the ear filled with hearing , ” the words seeing ...
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... noun . Into what classes are nouns divided ? Give six examples of each sort . What two parts of speech are essential to a sentence ? Distinguish a proper from a common noun . Has every proper noun a common noun corresponding to it ? Is ...
... noun . Into what classes are nouns divided ? Give six examples of each sort . What two parts of speech are essential to a sentence ? Distinguish a proper from a common noun . Has every proper noun a common noun corresponding to it ? Is ...
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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