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... Adjectives , and the degrees of comparison . AN Adjective is a word added to a substantive , to ex- press its quality : as , " An industrious man ; ” ous woman ; " " A benevolent mind . ” " A virtu- In English , the adjective is not ...
... Adjectives , and the degrees of comparison . AN Adjective is a word added to a substantive , to ex- press its quality : as , " An industrious man ; ” ous woman ; " " A benevolent mind . ” " A virtu- In English , the adjective is not ...
Page 149
... adjective is emphatical : as , " Alexander the Great ; " " Lewis the Bold ; " " Goodness infinite ; " " Wisdom unsearchable . " 3d , When several adjectives belong to one substantive : " A man just , wise , and charitable ; ' 99 " A ...
... adjective is emphatical : as , " Alexander the Great ; " " Lewis the Bold ; " " Goodness infinite ; " " Wisdom unsearchable . " 3d , When several adjectives belong to one substantive : " A man just , wise , and charitable ; ' 99 " A ...
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... adjective : as , " Royalists , republicans , churchmen , sectaries , courtiers , patriots , all parties , concurred in the illusion . " An adjective pronoun , in the plural number , will some times properly associate with a singular ...
... adjective : as , " Royalists , republicans , churchmen , sectaries , courtiers , patriots , all parties , concurred in the illusion . " An adjective pronoun , in the plural number , will some times properly associate with a singular ...
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student by observing in other words that Grammar treats | 38 |
CHAP 3 | 43 |
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accent according to RULE active verb adjective adjective pronoun admit adverb agreeably appear auxiliary better cæsura comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected connexion consonant construction copulative denote derived diphthong distinct distinguished ellipsis emphasis English language examples express following instances following sentence frequently future tense gender genitive governed grammarians hath idea imperative mood imperfect tense improperly indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative kind king latter learner Lord loved manner means mind nature nominative noun objective observations Octavo Grammar participle passive pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuous phrase Pluperfect Tense plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense proper properly propriety relative pronoun Repeat 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 understood verb active verse virtue voice vowel wise words writing