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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... complex verb ; as , He laughed at them . ( d ) A factitive construction ; as , He built the wall high . The Attribute is an adjective , a noun , or some equiv- alent expression . The Copula is either the verb to be or some other neuter ...
... complex verb ; as , He laughed at them . ( d ) A factitive construction ; as , He built the wall high . The Attribute is an adjective , a noun , or some equiv- alent expression . The Copula is either the verb to be or some other neuter ...
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... complex sentence . The simplest form of diagramming is as follows : 1. Pupils who are attentive improve rapidly . 2. A man who is wise will be honored . 3. The gentleman that spoke to us will lecture before the school to - night . 4 ...
... complex sentence . The simplest form of diagramming is as follows : 1. Pupils who are attentive improve rapidly . 2. A man who is wise will be honored . 3. The gentleman that spoke to us will lecture before the school to - night . 4 ...
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... complex sentence . See the following sentences : 1. He was so tired that he slept soundly . 2. We were quiet that the little animal might not be scared . He ( 1. ) 80 was tired that . he ` slept | soundly . We ( 2. ) animal were quiet ...
... complex sentence . See the following sentences : 1. He was so tired that he slept soundly . 2. We were quiet that the little animal might not be scared . He ( 1. ) 80 was tired that . he ` slept | soundly . We ( 2. ) animal were quiet ...
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... complex . When simple , they are analyzed and diagram- med in the same manner as simple sentences . The con- nective is indicated by dotted lines . See the following : 1. The sun shone and the ice melted . 2. The boys will bring the ...
... complex . When simple , they are analyzed and diagram- med in the same manner as simple sentences . The con- nective is indicated by dotted lines . See the following : 1. The sun shone and the ice melted . 2. The boys will bring the ...
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... complex adverb , mean- ing successively , or it may be expanded to " one followed by one . " 108-6 . As a rule , the hottest water of the Gulf Stream is at , or near , the surface . As seems to be used here as a preposition , the phrase ...
... complex adverb , mean- ing successively , or it may be expanded to " one followed by one . " 108-6 . As a rule , the hottest water of the Gulf Stream is at , or near , the surface . As seems to be used here as a preposition , the phrase ...
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adverb clause adverb modifying ANALYSIS AND PARSING apposition As¹ asserts the action attribute complement beautiful called clause introduced comma complex adjective complex sentence complex verb COMPOSITION compound predicate compound sentence conjunctive adverb connects copula Correct the following denotes dependent clause diagram direct object earth equivalent factitive adjective fies flowers following sentences group of words heaven Hints for Oral independent adverb infinitive interjection introductory conjunction LESSON main clause modi modified subjects modifies the phrase modifies the subject nominative independent NOTE.-See noun or pronoun object complement Oral Instruction paragraph participle person phrase modifier pleonasm plural possessive predicate adjective predicate nominative predicate verb preposition understood pupils relative pronoun second member shows the relation simple sentences simple subject sing singular stood subordinate clause subordinate conjunction teacher tell tences Tense expresses action 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...