English Grammar on the Productive System: A Method of Instruction Recently Adopted in Germany and Switzerland : Designed for Schools and Academies |
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... better can you tell me which of these words denotes a higher degree of excellence than the other 1 99. The word better . Q. What degree of comparison , then , shall we call better ? 100. Comparative degree . Q. What , then , does the ...
... better can you tell me which of these words denotes a higher degree of excellence than the other 1 99. The word better . Q. What degree of comparison , then , shall we call better ? 100. Comparative degree . Q. What , then , does the ...
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... better men , best men . " Which adjective here is the posi- tive , and why ? ( 108. ) Which the comparative ? why ... Better , Superlative . Best . Little , Less , Least . Much , or many , More , Most . Bad , ill , or evil , Worse ...
... better men , best men . " Which adjective here is the posi- tive , and why ? ( 108. ) Which the comparative ? why ... Better , Superlative . Best . Little , Less , Least . Much , or many , More , Most . Bad , ill , or evil , Worse ...
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... better , best . Soon , sooner , soonest . Justly , more justly , most justly . Wisely , more wisely , most wisely . Justly , less justly , least justly . Badly , or ill . worse , worst 111 238. Note - Adverbs , though very numerous ...
... better , best . Soon , sooner , soonest . Justly , more justly , most justly . Wisely , more wisely , most wisely . Justly , less justly , least justly . Badly , or ill . worse , worst 111 238. Note - Adverbs , though very numerous ...
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... better , best , worse , worst , less , least , ver▾ almost , little , alike , " & c . When a preposition suffers no change , but becomes an adverb merely by its arpit- eation as when we say , " He rides about ; " " He was near falling ...
... better , best , worse , worst , less , least , ver▾ almost , little , alike , " & c . When a preposition suffers no change , but becomes an adverb merely by its arpit- eation as when we say , " He rides about ; " " He was near falling ...
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... better than John . " implies a comparison between two . 367. The superlative degree increases or lessens the posi- tive to the highest or lowest degree ; as , " Thomas is the best ; " " Walter is the worst . " 368. It implies a ...
... better than John . " implies a comparison between two . 367. The superlative degree increases or lessens the posi- tive to the highest or lowest degree ; as , " Thomas is the best ; " " Walter is the worst . " 368. It implies a ...
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according to RULE active verb active-transitive verb adjective pronoun adverb agrees applied auxiliaries auxiliary verbs better called comma common noun compound conjugate conjunction connected Corresponding with Murray's DEFECTIVE VERBS definite article denote ellipsis EXERCISES IN PARSING EXERCISES IN SYNTAX following sentences future tense genitive Give an example happy imperative mood imperfect tense implies indicative mood infinitive mood interjection intransitive intransitive verb James John king loved manner means Murray's Grammar neuter verb nominative Note number and person objective PARSED AND CORRECTED passive verb Perf perfect participle personal pronoun phrase PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive potential mood preposition Pres present tense relative pronoun repeat RULE VI RULE VII Rule XV second future second person sense signifies sing singular number sometimes speak subjunctive mood substantive superlative syllable SYNTAX CONTINUED tence thing Thou art tion tive virtue vowel William wise word wouldst write written
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Page 147 - Purity has its seat in the heart ; but extends its influence over so much of outward conduct, as to form the great and material part of a character.
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Page 187 - Accent Accent is the laying of a peculiar stress of the voice on a certain letter or syllable in a word, that it may be better heard than the rest, or distinguished from them...