Graded Lessons in English: An Elementary English Grammar, Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-room, Book 1Maynard, Merrill & Company, 1897 - 281 pages |
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... the Mississippi is very fertile . 4. A very beautiful bird sat on the bough . ( 1. ) wall The ( 2. ) scenery The is white . very is grand . exceedingly ( 3. ) ( 4. ) The A valley bird Analysis and Composition of Compound Sentences Inde-
... the Mississippi is very fertile . 4. A very beautiful bird sat on the bough . ( 1. ) wall The ( 2. ) scenery The is white . very is grand . exceedingly ( 3. ) ( 4. ) The A valley bird Analysis and Composition of Compound Sentences Inde-
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... beautiful very is fertile . very sat on bough . the 2. An adjective may be modified by a phrase . Sex the following : 1. He was desirous of succeeding . 2. The soil is good for wheat . 3. He who is wise in his own opinion seldom pleases ...
... beautiful very is fertile . very sat on bough . the 2. An adjective may be modified by a phrase . Sex the following : 1. He was desirous of succeeding . 2. The soil is good for wheat . 3. He who is wise in his own opinion seldom pleases ...
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... Beautiful , bright , round , silver . T. - These words beautiful , bright , round , and silver modify the subject by telling the qualities of the coin . We call the words the , beautiful , etc. Modifiers . DEFINITION . A Modifier is a ...
... Beautiful , bright , round , silver . T. - These words beautiful , bright , round , and silver modify the subject by telling the qualities of the coin . We call the words the , beautiful , etc. Modifiers . DEFINITION . A Modifier is a ...
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... beautiful in literature . two et's ( 1. ) ( 2. ) we earth the It that It that shall succeed . is round . is certain has been proved ( 3. ) Shakespeare's metaphor , candles Night's are burnt out , the is one of X beautiful | most in ...
... beautiful in literature . two et's ( 1. ) ( 2. ) we earth the It that It that shall succeed . is round . is certain has been proved ( 3. ) Shakespeare's metaphor , candles Night's are burnt out , the is one of X beautiful | most in ...
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... wooden pretty bowl stood on the table . The blue beautiful sky is cloudless . A young industrious man was hired . The new marble large house was sold . ― Caution . When the adjectives are of the same 52 Graded Lessons in English .
... wooden pretty bowl stood on the table . The blue beautiful sky is cloudless . A young industrious man was hired . The new marble large house was sold . ― Caution . When the adjectives are of the same 52 Graded Lessons in English .
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adjective modifier adverb clauses adverbs modifying ANALYSIS AND PARSING Analyze and diagram apposition attribute complement beautiful Cæsar called capital letter comma completes the predicate complex sentence COMPOSITION compound predicate compound sentence conjunctive adverb connects copula Correct the following DEFINITION denotes direct object earth ENGLISH GRAMMAR equivalent factitive following sentences give group of words Hints for Oral independent adverb independent clause interrogative interrogative word introduced joined learned LESSON Let the teacher line standing main clause Mary meaning Model modi modified predicate modified subject modifies the phrase modifies the subject modify read nominative Notice noun clause noun or pronoun object complement Oral Analysis Oral Instruction paragraph person phrase modifiers pleonasm plural possessive predicate adjective predicate verb principal word relative pronoun second member shows the relation simple sentences singular spoken subordinate clause tell tences thee things thou thought tion tive transitive verb walk wise write
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Page 186 - So we were left galloping, Joris and I, Past Looz and past Tongres, no cloud in the sky; The broad sun above laughed a pitiless laugh, 'Neath our feet broke the brittle, bright stubble like chaff; Till over by Dalhem a dome-spire sprang white, And "Gallop," gasped Joris, "for Aix is in sight!
Page 114 - The wall must be crumbled, the stone decayed, To pleasure his dainty whim; And the mouldering dust that years have made, Is a merry meal for him. Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the Ivy green. Fast he stealeth on, though he wears no wings, And a staunch old heart has he.
Page 58 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Page 67 - In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed; In halls, in gay attire is seen; In hamlets, dances on the green. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above ; For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
Page 268 - Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor. 'Wretch...
Page 277 - WOODMAN, spare that tree! Touch not a single bough! In youth it sheltered me, And I'll protect it now. 'Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot; There, woodman, let it stand — Thy axe shall harm it not! That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown Are spread o'er land and sea — And wouldst thou hew it down? Woodman, forbear thy stroke! Cut not its earth-bound ties; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies!
Page 292 - We do not, indeed, expect all men to be philosophers or statesmen ; but we confidently trust, and our expectation of the duration of our system of government rests on that trust, that by the diffusion of general knowledge and good and virtuous sentiments, the political fabric may be secure, as well against open violence and overthrow, as against the slow, but sure, undermining of licentiousness.
Page 135 - The bare black cliff clang'd round him, as he based His feet on juts of slippery crag that rang Sharp-smitten with the dint of armed heels And on a sudden, lo! the level lake, And the long glories of the winter moon.
Page 268 - We know, indeed, that the record of illustrious actions is most safely deposited in the universal remembrance of mankind. We know that if we could cause this structure to ascend, not only till it reached the skies, but till it pierced them, its broad surfaces could still contain but part of that which, in an age of knowledge, hath already been spread over the earth, and which history charges itself with making known to all future times.
Page 148 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long...