English GrammarScholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, 1981 - 312 pages |
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... signified by this letter , which very often occurs amongst readers and speakers . An horse , an husband , an herald , an heathen , and many similar associations , are frequently to be found in works of taste and merit . To remedy this ...
... signified by this letter , which very often occurs amongst readers and speakers . An horse , an husband , an herald , an heathen , and many similar associations , are frequently to be found in works of taste and merit . To remedy this ...
Page 76
... signified . But the fol- lowing examples , “ I wrote , " " I have written , ” “ I had written , ” “ I shall have written , " all denote complete perfect action . From the preceding representation of the different tenses , it appears ...
... signified . But the fol- lowing examples , “ I wrote , " " I have written , ” “ I had written , ” “ I shall have written , " all denote complete perfect action . From the preceding representation of the different tenses , it appears ...
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... signified , but not contingency . " As soon as the sun sets , it will be cooler . " ' As the autumn advances , these birds will gradually emi- grate . ' It appears , from the tenor of the examples adduced , that the rules above ...
... signified , but not contingency . " As soon as the sun sets , it will be cooler . " ' As the autumn advances , these birds will gradually emi- grate . ' It appears , from the tenor of the examples adduced , that the rules above ...
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