A System of English GrammarOliver & Boyd, 1845 - 168 pages |
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... Possessive Case , Page 90 91 .111 The Noun , ... 15 III . - Objective Case , ... .112 The Adjective ,. 18 IV . - Pronouns , .117 The Pronoun ,. 21 V. - The Infinitive , .. .119 The Verb , ... 24 VI . - Apposition ,. .121 The Adverb , 26 ...
... Possessive Case , Page 90 91 .111 The Noun , ... 15 III . - Objective Case , ... .112 The Adjective ,. 18 IV . - Pronouns , .117 The Pronoun ,. 21 V. - The Infinitive , .. .119 The Verb , ... 24 VI . - Apposition ,. .121 The Adverb , 26 ...
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... possessive pronouns . If they ever stand alone , they do not exactly supply the place of a noun , but merely have it understood ; and so , as will presently appear , do not come under the definition of pronoun . In like manner , the ...
... possessive pronouns . If they ever stand alone , they do not exactly supply the place of a noun , but merely have it understood ; and so , as will presently appear , do not come under the definition of pronoun . In like manner , the ...
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... Possessive , and Objective . * 104. The noun is said to be in the Nominative , when it is the subject of discourse , and represents the person or thing of whom or which some assertion is made . Thus , in the sentence , " John reads ...
... Possessive , and Objective . * 104. The noun is said to be in the Nominative , when it is the subject of discourse , and represents the person or thing of whom or which some assertion is made . Thus , in the sentence , " John reads ...
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... possessive cases , each expressing the general idea of ownership , but with a distinct shade of meaning . The true idea of possession is expressed only in the last , " prophet's mantle . " 106. The Possessive singular is formed from the ...
... possessive cases , each expressing the general idea of ownership , but with a distinct shade of meaning . The true idea of possession is expressed only in the last , " prophet's mantle . " 106. The Possessive singular is formed from the ...
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... possessive or not . Whichever theory be adopted , we are obliged to confess that there has been an arbitrary transference of a contraction from a place where it was appropriate to one where it was not . The conveni- ence of the ...
... possessive or not . Whichever theory be adopted , we are obliged to confess that there has been an arbitrary transference of a contraction from a place where it was appropriate to one where it was not . The conveni- ence of the ...
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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