A System of English GrammarOliver & Boyd, 1845 - 168 pages |
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... stand in the original . As I have in no case manufactured a sentence for the purpose of obtaining an error to refute , so I have never falsified a quotation by leaving out supplement- ary clauses . When this is done , and words between ...
... stand in the original . As I have in no case manufactured a sentence for the purpose of obtaining an error to refute , so I have never falsified a quotation by leaving out supplement- ary clauses . When this is done , and words between ...
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... stands , consists of twenty - six letters : A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , M , N , O , P , Q , R , S , T , U , V , W , X , Y , Z. a , b , c , d , e , f , g , h , i , j , k , l , m , n , o , p , q , r , s , t ...
... stands , consists of twenty - six letters : A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , M , N , O , P , Q , R , S , T , U , V , W , X , Y , Z. a , b , c , d , e , f , g , h , i , j , k , l , m , n , o , p , q , r , s , t ...
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... the symbols or signs of ideas , and they are classified and named , not from their form , but from the nature of the idea they represent or stand for . 14 ETYMOLOGY . -ETYMOLOGY RULES OF SYNTAX, CLASSIFICATION OF WORDS, Meaning of Words,
... the symbols or signs of ideas , and they are classified and named , not from their form , but from the nature of the idea they represent or stand for . 14 ETYMOLOGY . -ETYMOLOGY RULES OF SYNTAX, CLASSIFICATION OF WORDS, Meaning of Words,
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Charles Walker Connon. nature of the idea they represent or stand for . The class of any particular word is only to be ascertained by observing the office which it performs . What it does , alone indicates what it is . It would be quite ...
Charles Walker Connon. nature of the idea they represent or stand for . The class of any particular word is only to be ascertained by observing the office which it performs . What it does , alone indicates what it is . It would be quite ...
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... 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 words this and that , with their ...
... 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 words this and that , with their ...
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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