English GrammarScholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1981 - 312 pages |
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Page vii
... examples of propriety that can be given , the Compiler has been induced to pay peculiar attention to this part of the subject . . . ( p.4 ) . When Murray teaches by this method , he does not label it as " false syntax " ; he merely ...
... examples of propriety that can be given , the Compiler has been induced to pay peculiar attention to this part of the subject . . . ( p.4 ) . When Murray teaches by this method , he does not label it as " false syntax " ; he merely ...
Page 83
... examples : " I wish- ed him to stay , but he would not ; " " I could not accom plish the business in time ; " " It was my direction that he should submit ; " " He was ill , but I thought be might live ; " " I may have misunderstood him ...
... examples : " I wish- ed him to stay , but he would not ; " " I could not accom plish the business in time ; " " It was my direction that he should submit ; " " He was ill , but I thought be might live ; " " I may have misunderstood him ...
Page 180
... examples are designed to show the original of many of our present conjunctive forms of expressiou ; and to ena !! e the student to examine the propriety of using them , by tracing the words in question to their proper origin and ancient ...
... examples are designed to show the original of many of our present conjunctive forms of expressiou ; and to ena !! e the student to examine the propriety of using them , by tracing the words in question to their proper origin and ancient ...
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accent active verb adjective pronouns admit adverb agreeable appear auxiliary better cæsura comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected connexion consonant construction degree denote derived diphthong distinct distinguished edition ellipsis English Grammar English language examples express following instances following sentence frequently future tense gender genitive give governed grammarians happy ideas imperative mood imperfect tense improperly indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative irregular verb kind king learner Lindley Murray Lord loved Lowth manner means mind Murray Murray's names nature nominative noun objective observations participle pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuity phrases Pluperfect Tense plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense principal proper properly propriety relative pronoun respect sense sentiments short signifies simple singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood superlative syllable tence termination thing third person singular tion tive Trochee verb active verb neuter virtue voice vowel wise writing