A Grammar of the English Language: For the Use of Common Schools, Academies and SeminariesNewman & Ivison, 1854 - 250 páginas |
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... ARTICLES . § 30. An article is a word placed before nouns to limit or define their meaning . The articles are a , an and the . 31. There are two kinds of articles ; -definite and indefinite . § 32. A and an are the indefinite articles ...
... ARTICLES . § 30. An article is a word placed before nouns to limit or define their meaning . The articles are a , an and the . 31. There are two kinds of articles ; -definite and indefinite . § 32. A and an are the indefinite articles ...
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... definite article , and denotes a par- ticular thing or class of things ; as , the rose , the man , the nation . REMARK 1. The is used before both vowels and consonants . In poetry the e is sometimes dropped before words beginning with a ...
... definite article , and denotes a par- ticular thing or class of things ; as , the rose , the man , the nation . REMARK 1. The is used before both vowels and consonants . In poetry the e is sometimes dropped before words beginning with a ...
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... ARTICLES . The man , An hour , the men , an example , a horse , the mansion , a tree , an owl . Which of the preceding articles are definite ? Which , in- definite ? EXERCISES IN PARSING . REMARK . Parsing is explaining a sentence ...
... ARTICLES . The man , An hour , the men , an example , a horse , the mansion , a tree , an owl . Which of the preceding articles are definite ? Which , in- definite ? EXERCISES IN PARSING . REMARK . Parsing is explaining a sentence ...
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... definite article the is prefixed to an ad- jective without a noun , the adjective usually becomes a noun , and should be parsed as such ; as , " Providence rewards the good , and punishes the bad . " Sometimes adjectives are used as ...
... definite article the is prefixed to an ad- jective without a noun , the adjective usually becomes a noun , and should be parsed as such ; as , " Providence rewards the good , and punishes the bad . " Sometimes adjectives are used as ...
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... definite article the , or the definite adjectives that or those ; as , " In whatever character Butler was ad- mitted , is unknown ; give him what name you choose ; " i . e . the or that character in which Butler was , etc. " Nature's ...
... definite article the , or the definite adjectives that or those ; as , " In whatever character Butler was ad- mitted , is unknown ; give him what name you choose ; " i . e . the or that character in which Butler was , etc. " Nature's ...
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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