The Principles of English GrammarPratt, Woodford & Company, 1851 - 225 páginas |
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... superlative signification ; as , true , perfect , universal , chief , extreme , etc. ( § 72. Obs . ) REMARK . Of these last , however , comparative and 20 § 13 . ENGLISH GRAMMAR . IX Comparison of, and Observations on Irregular.
... superlative signification ; as , true , perfect , universal , chief , extreme , etc. ( § 72. Obs . ) REMARK . Of these last , however , comparative and 20 § 13 . ENGLISH GRAMMAR . IX Comparison of, and Observations on Irregular.
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... perfect , the Past , the Past- perfect , the Future , and the Future - perfect . 1. The Present tense expresses what is going on at the present time ; as , I love you . 2. The Present - perfect tense represents an ac- tion as finished ...
... perfect , the Past , the Past- perfect , the Future , and the Future - perfect . 1. The Present tense expresses what is going on at the present time ; as , I love you . 2. The Present - perfect tense represents an ac- tion as finished ...
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... perfect tense , in speaking of authors long since dead , when reference is made to their works which still exist ; as , " Moses tells us who were the descendants of Abraham ; " " Virgil imitates Homer ; " instead of " has told , " " has ...
... perfect tense , in speaking of authors long since dead , when reference is made to their works which still exist ; as , " Moses tells us who were the descendants of Abraham ; " " Virgil imitates Homer ; " instead of " has told , " " has ...
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... perfect , to represent an action , etc. , as perfect at a future time ; as , " The cock shall not crow , till thou hast denied me thrice . " 4. Sometimes this tense is used in effect to deny the present existence of that of which the ...
... perfect , to represent an action , etc. , as perfect at a future time ; as , " The cock shall not crow , till thou hast denied me thrice . " 4. Sometimes this tense is used in effect to deny the present existence of that of which the ...
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... perfect must be used ; - thus , If I had had the money yesterday , I would have paid it . § 25. PARTICIPLES . 187. A PARTICIPLE is a word which , as a verb , expresses an action or state , and , as an adjective , qualifies a noun ; as ...
... perfect must be used ; - thus , If I had had the money yesterday , I would have paid it . § 25. PARTICIPLES . 187. A PARTICIPLE is a word which , as a verb , expresses an action or state , and , as an adjective , qualifies a noun ; as ...
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action active voice adjective pronoun adverbs affirms antecedent arrangement auxiliary belong Cæsar called clause comma composition compound conjunction connected consists consonant DEFECTIVE VERBS denote English Etymology EXERCISES expressed governed Grammar happy hast IMPERATIVE MOOD impersonal verbs implied indefinite indicative INDICATIVE MOOD infinitive mood inflected interjection interrogative intransitive irregular James king language letter Lord masculine means moods and tenses neuter never nominative singular noun or pronoun objective OBSERVATIONS parsed passive voice Past participle past tense person or thing personal pronoun phrases plural poetry possessive POTENTIAL MOOD preceding predicate prefixed preposition PRESENT TENSE PRESENT-PERFECT TENSE principles proper qualifies refer relative relative pronoun rendered RULE sense sentence shews simple sometimes speech subjunctive mood substantive superlative syllable Syntax thee third person thou love tive transitive verb trochees verse virtue vowel words write yesterday
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Página 69 - God : and, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
Página 120 - Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.
Página 116 - The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom : a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
Página 162 - Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things, ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Página 156 - To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell, To slowly trace the forest's shady scene, Where things that own not man's dominion dwell, And mortal foot hath ne'er or rarely been ; To climb the trackless mountain all unseen, With the wild flock that never needs a fold ; Alone o'er steeps and foaming falls to lean ; This is not solitude ; 'tis but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unroll'd.
Página 126 - The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Página 156 - The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. 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...
Página 197 - And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
Página 124 - The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
Página viii - Monosyllables, and words accented on the last syllable, ending with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double that consonant, when they take another syllable beginning with a vowel : as, wit, witty ; thin, thinnish ; to abet, an abettor ; to begin, a beginner.