English GrammarScholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1981 - 312 pages |
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... position , a cause , & c .: as , " He and his brother reside in London ; " " I will go if he will accompany me : " " You are happy , because you are good . ' The Conjunction Disjunctive serves , not only to con- nect and continue the ...
... position , a cause , & c .: as , " He and his brother reside in London ; " " I will go if he will accompany me : " " You are happy , because you are good . ' The Conjunction Disjunctive serves , not only to con- nect and continue the ...
Page 130
... positions were incontrovertible ; " " That the positions were incontrovertible is apparent ; " " The positions were apparently incontrovertible . " See the Octavo Grammar ; the note under Rule I .. 86 RULE II . Two or more nouns , & c ...
... positions were incontrovertible ; " " That the positions were incontrovertible is apparent ; " " The positions were apparently incontrovertible . " See the Octavo Grammar ; the note under Rule I .. 86 RULE II . Two or more nouns , & c ...
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... position of adverbs . " The Romans understood liberty , at least , as well as we . " These words are capable of two different senses , according as the emphasis , in read- ing them , is laid upon liber : y , or upon at least . The words ...
... position of adverbs . " The Romans understood liberty , at least , as well as we . " These words are capable of two different senses , according as the emphasis , in read- ing them , is laid upon liber : y , or upon at least . The words ...
Common terms and phrases
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