English GrammarScholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1981 - 312 pages |
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Page 42
... joined to substantives in the singular number only ; the definite article may be joined also to plurals . But there appears to be a remarkable exception to this rule , in the use of the adjectives few and many , ( the lat ter chiefly ...
... joined to substantives in the singular number only ; the definite article may be joined also to plurals . But there appears to be a remarkable exception to this rule , in the use of the adjectives few and many , ( the lat ter chiefly ...
Page 99
... joined to the participle of the prin cipal verb , the auxiliary goes through all the variations of person and number , and the participle itself continues invariably the same . When there are two or more auxi- liaries joined to the ...
... joined to the participle of the prin cipal verb , the auxiliary goes through all the variations of person and number , and the participle itself continues invariably the same . When there are two or more auxi- liaries joined to the ...
Page 112
... joining sentences , it only gives the sense of , for that reason . When it gives that sense , and also connects , it is a ... joined to if , since , & c . they are adverbs , the connexion being made without their help : when they appear ...
... joining sentences , it only gives the sense of , for that reason . When it gives that sense , and also connects , it is a ... joined to if , since , & c . they are adverbs , the connexion being made without their help : when they appear ...
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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