A System of English GrammarOliver & Boyd, 1845 - 168 pages |
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... plurals these and those , by many called demonstrative pronouns , as also the four words , each , every , either , and neither , named distributive pronouns , must in strict propriety be considered as adjectives , inasmuch as they both ...
... plurals these and those , by many called demonstrative pronouns , as also the four words , each , every , either , and neither , named distributive pronouns , must in strict propriety be considered as adjectives , inasmuch as they both ...
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... plural selves , is called the Reciprocal Pronoun , and denotes that the object and agent of the verb are the same . Self is added to per- * Mill's Analysis , & c . , vol . i . p . 142 . In form they are like the relatives , and may ...
... plural selves , is called the Reciprocal Pronoun , and denotes that the object and agent of the verb are the same . Self is added to per- * Mill's Analysis , & c . , vol . i . p . 142 . In form they are like the relatives , and may ...
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... Plural , and so have three distinct forms to represent three different ideas . Thus , to take an example from the Greek : agorns ( arotēs ) signifies a or one ploughman ; agora ( arota ) , two ploughmen ; and agora ( arotäi ) , any ...
... Plural , and so have three distinct forms to represent three different ideas . Thus , to take an example from the Greek : agorns ( arotēs ) signifies a or one ploughman ; agora ( arota ) , two ploughmen ; and agora ( arotäi ) , any ...
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... Plural . 81. The Singular denotes one of a class ; as , river , horse ; while the Plural signifies more than one ; as , rivers , horses . 82. On examining a considerable number , the larger the better , of nouns , it will be found that ...
... Plural . 81. The Singular denotes one of a class ; as , river , horse ; while the Plural signifies more than one ; as , rivers , horses . 82. On examining a considerable number , the larger the better , of nouns , it will be found that ...
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... plural by adding es to the singular ; thus , ass , asses ; brush , brushes ; church , churches ; fox , foxes ; hero , heroes . 84. The reason why s , sh , ch , and ≈ take es , and not simply s , in forming their plurals , is obviously ...
... plural by adding es to the singular ; thus , ass , asses ; brush , brushes ; church , churches ; fox , foxes ; hero , heroes . 84. The reason why s , sh , ch , and ≈ take es , and not simply s , in forming their plurals , is obviously ...
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