The Principles of English GrammarPratt, Woodford & Company, 1851 - 225 páginas |
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Página viii
... refer to any particular part . 4. At the close of each part of speech , and frequently at inter- vals under different heads , Exercises , simple and easy , are intro- duced , for the purpose of rendering the pupil familiar with each ...
... refer to any particular part . 4. At the close of each part of speech , and frequently at inter- vals under different heads , Exercises , simple and easy , are intro- duced , for the purpose of rendering the pupil familiar with each ...
Página xiii
... ... 124 When a member of a sentence refers to two different clauses , it should be , & c . ......... .. ..................... . XXX . XXXI . Case absolute .... XXXII . The article A , & c ... ...... 126 ..........................
... ... 124 When a member of a sentence refers to two different clauses , it should be , & c . ......... .. ..................... . XXX . XXXI . Case absolute .... XXXII . The article A , & c ... ...... 126 ..........................
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... refer to a race or family ; as , the Stuarts , the Campbells ; or to several persons of the same name ; as , the twelve Cæsurs , the two Mr. Bells , the two Miss Browns . But without the numeral , or in addressing letters in which both ...
... refer to a race or family ; as , the Stuarts , the Campbells ; or to several persons of the same name ; as , the twelve Cæsurs , the two Mr. Bells , the two Miss Browns . But without the numeral , or in addressing letters in which both ...
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... refers to boy , as its antecedent . NOTE . - The gender and number of the relative , are always the same as those of the antecedent . § 17. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS . 124. In asking questions , who , which , and what are called ...
... refers to boy , as its antecedent . NOTE . - The gender and number of the relative , are always the same as those of the antecedent . § 17. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS . 124. In asking questions , who , which , and what are called ...
Página 27
... refers to one previously expressed ; as , this book is mine . The possessive case of the substantive is used both ways ; as this book is John's ; or , this is John's book . ( App . xiv . ) 134. OBS . 2. His and her when followed by a ...
... refers to one previously expressed ; as , this book is mine . The possessive case of the substantive is used both ways ; as this book is John's ; or , this is John's book . ( App . xiv . ) 134. OBS . 2. His and her when followed by a ...
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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.