Outlines of English grammar for the use of junior classesBell & Daldy, 1872 - 142 páginas |
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... Gerund . 123. Besides the participles ( which are adjectives ) , most verbs in English have a noun ending in -ing formed from them , called the gerund . There are also certain compound forms made up of the gerunds of the verbs have and ...
... Gerund . 123. Besides the participles ( which are adjectives ) , most verbs in English have a noun ending in -ing formed from them , called the gerund . There are also certain compound forms made up of the gerunds of the verbs have and ...
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... Gerunds , or Verbal Nouns . 5. A Substantive Clause , that is , a clause , which in its relation to the rest of the sentence , has the force of a single substantive .. 193. The only part of speech by means of which we can make an ...
... Gerunds , or Verbal Nouns . 5. A Substantive Clause , that is , a clause , which in its relation to the rest of the sentence , has the force of a single substantive .. 193. The only part of speech by means of which we can make an ...
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... gerund denotes an action which is directed towards some object , the word denoting that object is called the object of the verb , par- ticiple , or gerund . Thus in , The dog bites the boy , ' boy is the object of bites . In , ' Seeing ...
... gerund denotes an action which is directed towards some object , the word denoting that object is called the object of the verb , par- ticiple , or gerund . Thus in , The dog bites the boy , ' boy is the object of bites . In , ' Seeing ...
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... gerund in -ing must be used . 219. Conjunctions are used to join together single words , phrases , or sentences . Co - ordinative conjunctions must join words or clauses which stand in the same relation to the other parts of the ...
... gerund in -ing must be used . 219. Conjunctions are used to join together single words , phrases , or sentences . Co - ordinative conjunctions must join words or clauses which stand in the same relation to the other parts of the ...
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... gerund , or a verb in the infinitive ( or substantive ) mood ; as , ' I love truth ; ' Men are mortal ; " Seeing is believing ; To err is human . ' 226. The subject of a sentence is compound when it con- sists of two or more ...
... gerund , or a verb in the infinitive ( or substantive ) mood ; as , ' I love truth ; ' Men are mortal ; " Seeing is believing ; To err is human . ' 226. The subject of a sentence is compound when it con- sists of two or more ...
Términos y frases comunes
active voice adjective Adjuncts of Predicate Adverbial Adjuncts adverbs Æneid antecedent attributive adjuncts attributive relation brother Cæsar called cloth common nouns Conditional Form continued action denote derived draw one line Edition English Grammar F. A. Paley father Fcap final consonant following sentences forming diminutives French Future Perfect Tense gender gerund Greek hadst heard horse Imperative Mood Imperfect Indicative Mood infinitive mood Interrogative Pronoun John John's language Latin letters mute names neuter noun or pronoun object passive voice Past Indefinite Tense Past Perfect Tense Perfect of continued Perfect Participle plural number Post 8vo preceded by Conjunctions prefixes preposition Present Indefinite Tense Present Perfect Tense relative pronoun Saxon School shouldst singular number smiting smitten Future smitten Past smitten smitten speak spoken struck Subjunctive Mood Substantive Clause suffix tell thing Thou tion tive transitive verb Verbs are formed vowel sound wilt words wouldst Write
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