English GrammarScholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1981 - 312 pages |
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Lindley Murray. CHAPTER VIII . Of Prepositions . PREPOSITIONs serve to connect words with one another , and to show the ... preposition . as , to uphold , to invest , to overlook : and this composi- tion sometimes gives a new sense to the ...
Lindley Murray. CHAPTER VIII . Of Prepositions . PREPOSITIONs serve to connect words with one another , and to show the ... preposition . as , to uphold , to invest , to overlook : and this composi- tion sometimes gives a new sense to the ...
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... preposition : preposition : " He contended for victory only . " In the first of the following sentences , since is a conjunction ; in the second , it is a preposition ; and in the third , an adverb : " Since we must part , let us do it ...
... preposition : preposition : " He contended for victory only . " In the first of the following sentences , since is a conjunction ; in the second , it is a preposition ; and in the third , an adverb : " Since we must part , let us do it ...
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... preposition has wholly destroyed the mean- ing of the phrase . The preposition among generally implies a number of things . It cannot be properly used in conjunction with the word every , which is in the singular number : as , " Which ...
... preposition has wholly destroyed the mean- ing of the phrase . The preposition among generally implies a number of things . It cannot be properly used in conjunction with the word every , which is in the singular number : as , " Which ...
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