A Grammar of the English Language: For the Use of Common Schools, Academies and SeminariesNewman & Ivison, 1854 - 250 páginas |
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... apostrophe ; as , " John's book . " § 65. When the nominative plural ends with s , an FIRST COURSE . What do cases denote ? How many are there ? Define the nomina- tive ; the possessive . How is the possessive case formed ? When the ...
... apostrophe ; as , " John's book . " § 65. When the nominative plural ends with s , an FIRST COURSE . What do cases denote ? How many are there ? Define the nomina- tive ; the possessive . How is the possessive case formed ? When the ...
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... apostrophe ; as , " Men's . " REM . 1. When the singular and the plural are alike in the nominative , and the apostrophe does not indicate an elision , it should follow the s in the plural ; as , sheep's , sheeps ' .- Dr . Johnson . REM ...
... apostrophe ; as , " Men's . " REM . 1. When the singular and the plural are alike in the nominative , and the apostrophe does not indicate an elision , it should follow the s in the plural ; as , sheep's , sheeps ' .- Dr . Johnson . REM ...
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... apostrophe is inserted , and the con- sonant preceded by a single vowel is doubled ; as , bidd'st , hold'st , ledd'st , may'st , might'st , said'st , etc. In other cases , the contractions are made frequently by annexing st only ; as ...
... apostrophe is inserted , and the con- sonant preceded by a single vowel is doubled ; as , bidd'st , hold'st , ledd'st , may'st , might'st , said'st , etc. In other cases , the contractions are made frequently by annexing st only ; as ...
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... apostrophe is a comma placed above a word and denotes either the possessive case of nouns , or the elision of one or more letters of a word ; as , “ A man's property ; " " A woman's ornament . " ' Tis , for ' Twas , for it was . Condemn ...
... apostrophe is a comma placed above a word and denotes either the possessive case of nouns , or the elision of one or more letters of a word ; as , “ A man's property ; " " A woman's ornament . " ' Tis , for ' Twas , for it was . Condemn ...
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... Apostrophe , Interrogation , Ecphonesis , Vision , An- tithesis , Climax . 66 1. " A Metaphor is the transferring of a word from the object to which it properly belongs , and applying it to an- other to which that object has some ...
... Apostrophe , Interrogation , Ecphonesis , Vision , An- tithesis , Climax . 66 1. " A Metaphor is the transferring of a word from the object to which it properly belongs , and applying it to an- other to which that object has some ...
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75 cents adjective adverbs affirmed antecedent apostrophe apposition auxiliaries called clause comma Conjugate conjunction consonant construction declension defective verbs definite definite article derived diphthong distinguished example expressed False Punctuation False Syntax formed by annexing gender governed grammatical subject imperative mode imperfect tense indefinite article indefinite pronouns indicative mode infinitive mode Interjections interrogative intransitive letters loved meaning Metonomy mind modified neuter verb nominative noun denoting noun or pronoun object participial noun passive verb Perf perfect participle person or thing person singular personal pronouns pluperfect tense plural number Poss possessive preceding predicate prefixed Pres present participle present tense principles proper proposition refer relative pronoun RULE Saxon SECOND COURSE Second Future Tense second person Sing singular number sometimes sounded like long speech subject-nominative subjunctive mode tense denotes term termination thee third person THOMAS HASTINGS thou tion tive transitive verb Triphthongs usually virtue vowel words