 | William Russell, William Channing Woodbridge, Fordyce Mitchell Hubbard - 1832 - 644 páginas
...these is the purpose for which articles are used, according to Murray ? 2. ' A substantive or noun is the name of anything that exists, or of which we have any notion.' According to his own syntax, this is wrong ; for he suggests, that when two or more relative clauses... | |
 | John Best Davidson - 1839 - 208 páginas
...or its name, and that noun substantive or self-standing." — ELPHINSTON. " A substantive or noun is the name of anything that exists, or of which we have any notion." — MURRAY. " Noun (nomen) is that part of speech which expresses the subject of discourse, or which... | |
 | Arnold James Cooley - 1845 - 152 páginas
...followed in the ordinary English grammars used in our schools. SUBSTANTIVES. A SUBSTANTIVE 2 or NOUN 3 is the name of anything that exists, or of which we have any notion; as Londlnum, London ; viola, a violet; albedo, whiteness; idea, an idea. Obs. A substantive may in... | |
 | French grammar - 1851 - 102 páginas
...or colours, and this part of grammar is called Syntax. 4 SUBSTANTIVE. 1. A SUBSTANTIVE, or Noun, is the name of anything that exists, or of which we have any notion : as, London, man, virtue. 2. Proper names are those appropriated to individuals. When proper names... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1852 - 272 páginas
...vo Grammar. „,. Of Substantives. ' . ,., . . . SECTION i. Of Substantives A SUBSTANTIVE or Noun is the name of anything that. exists, or of which we have any notion : as, London, man, tirtue. Substantives are either proper or common. Proper names or substantives,... | |
 | Yankee Hill - 1853 - 278 páginas
...in the book. (Takes cm old-fashion? d ~blue cover grammar, much used.) Here it is : — " A noun is the name of anything that exists, or of which we have any notion." The man that made this book was no slouch ; yet I don't think he figures it out just right, for a country... | |
 | Percival Leigh - 1858 - 534 páginas
...kind of comic article is often to be met w.ith ih Bentley's Miscellany. 2. A Substantive or Noun is the name of anything that exists, or of which we have any notion ; as, tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, apothecary, plough-boy, thief. Now the above definition of a... | |
 | Maurice D. Kavanagh - 1859 - 192 páginas
...of speech, and the changes which they undergo. PAETS OP SPEECH. PAKTS OF SPEECH DEFINED. A Noun is the name of anything that exists, or of which we have any idea or notion ; as, vir, ' a man ; ' mensa, ' a table ;' sapientia, ' wisdom.' Nouns are of two kinds,... | |
 | Charles Northend - 1865 - 364 páginas
...upon-it until the class understands it. The old definition, of a noun, was as follows: " A noun is the name of anything that exists, or of which we have any notion ; as, London, man, virtue." I have heard this repeated scores of times, when I was satisfied that those... | |
 | Charles Henri Schneider - 1870 - 244 páginas
...LESSON. GRAMMATICAL QUESTIONS. OF THE SUBSTANTIVE OR NOUN. 25. What is a substantive ? A substantive is the name of anything that exists, or of which we have any notion : as, terre, earth ; industrie, industry. 26. How are substantives divided ? They are divided into... | |
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Miscellany. 2. A Substantive or Noun is the name of anything that exists, or of which we have any notion ; as, tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, apothecary, ploughboy, thief. 
