An Elementary Grammar of the English LanguageIvison, Phinney, Blakeman, 1868 - 164 páginas |
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... parsed accordingly ; as , " The child and his mother were in good health . " Here child is masculine , as shown by his . Exercises . apple nor my apple , but her apple . ) By others ' faults , wise men correct their own . ( By other ...
... parsed accordingly ; as , " The child and his mother were in good health . " Here child is masculine , as shown by his . Exercises . apple nor my apple , but her apple . ) By others ' faults , wise men correct their own . ( By other ...
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... parsed as being independent , though they nearly always relate to the preceding sentence or discourse . Rule XIV . - Prepositions . A preposition shows the relation between two terms , and governs the latter in the objective case . The ...
... parsed as being independent , though they nearly always relate to the preceding sentence or discourse . Rule XIV . - Prepositions . A preposition shows the relation between two terms , and governs the latter in the objective case . The ...
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... parsed , if the teacher deems it best to do so . ) In like manner parse the following phrases : — The man . The horse . The men . The horses . A rose . A melon . An arrow . An island . The child . The children . A university . An uncle ...
... parsed , if the teacher deems it best to do so . ) In like manner parse the following phrases : — The man . The horse . The men . The horses . A rose . A melon . An arrow . An island . The child . The children . A university . An uncle ...
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... parsed in a similar way . ) ABRIDGED . That is a demonstrative pronoun , used here in place of the phrase the head , and is therefore of the n . g . , 3d p . , s . n .; and in the objective case , gov- erned by should bring , etc ...
... parsed in a similar way . ) ABRIDGED . That is a demonstrative pronoun , used here in place of the phrase the head , and is therefore of the n . g . , 3d p . , s . n .; and in the objective case , gov- erned by should bring , etc ...
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... parsed , to do should be parsed as depending on the predicate was necessary . To travel , etc. , is a phrase explanatory of it ; Rule VII . One hun- dred and twenty is a numeral adjective . ( m . ) How far they can proceed , etc. , is ...
... parsed , to do should be parsed as depending on the predicate was necessary . To travel , etc. , is a phrase explanatory of it ; Rule VII . One hun- dred and twenty is a numeral adjective . ( m . ) How far they can proceed , etc. , is ...
Términos y frases comunes
abridged according to Rule adjective adjunct adverb affirmed agree apple apposition beautiful belongs called case-it collective noun comma common noun complex compound conjunctions connected copula degree denotes dependent clause elements entire predicate entire subject Exercises express the act finite verb flowers grammar grammarians horse imperative mood Incorrect independent indicative mood infinitive phrase interjections interrogative intransitive irregular verb James John language learned modified neuter gender nominative noun or pronoun nouns and pronouns object parsed passive past perfect participle person and number Pluperfect plural number possessive potential mood predicate-verb present infinitive Preterit principal proper proposition referred relative pronoun river rose Rule XI Second Person sense simple sentence singular number sometimes speak subject-nominative subjunctive subjunctive mood superlative syllable taken taking tense thing third person thou transitive verb tree word that supplies write written
Pasajes populares
Página 131 - Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight, And drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds ; Save that from yonder ivy-mantled tower The moping owl does to the moon complain Of such as, wandering near her secret bower, Molest her ancient solitary reign.
Página 132 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
Página 134 - There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by.
Página 14 - Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun ? Perhaps thou gavest me, though unfelt, a kiss ; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss ; Ah, that maternal smile, it answers yes...
Página 134 - One morn I missed him on the customed hill, Along the heath and near his favorite tree; Another came; nor yet beside the rill, Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he; "The next with dirges due in sad array Slow through the churchway path we saw him borne. Approach and read (for thou canst read) the lay, Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.
Página 132 - Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death?
Página 132 - Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, ' If memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise.
Página 133 - For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind...
Página 145 - ... if thou art a lover, and hast ever given one unmerited pang to that true heart which now lies cold and still beneath thy feet, — then be sure that every unkind look, every ungracious word, every ungentle action will come thronging back upon thy memory and knocking dolefully at thy soul...
Página 133 - Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne. And shut the gates of mercy on mankind, The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine of Luxury and Pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame.