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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... nominative case . Q. What , then , is the nominative case of nouns ? 52. The nominative case is the agent or doer . Q. When I say , " The dog runs , " in what case is dog , and why ? 53. Dog is in the nominative case , because it is the ...
... nominative case . Q. What , then , is the nominative case of nouns ? 52. The nominative case is the agent or doer . Q. When I say , " The dog runs , " in what case is dog , and why ? 53. Dog is in the nominative case , because it is the ...
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... nominative , possessive , and objective . do ' Decline sometimes means to vary the end Decline sometimes means to vary the endings of a word : what , then , 68. To tell its different cases or endings . Q. Will you decline John ? 69 ...
... nominative , possessive , and objective . do ' Decline sometimes means to vary the end Decline sometimes means to vary the endings of a word : what , then , 68. To tell its different cases or endings . Q. Will you decline John ? 69 ...
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... and what are they ? 128. Two - the singular and plural . Q. How many cases , and what are they ? 129. Three - the nominative , the possessive , and the objective . Q. How many persons ? 130. Three - the first 18 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... and what are they ? 128. Two - the singular and plural . Q. How many cases , and what are they ? 129. Three - the nominative , the possessive , and the objective . Q. How many persons ? 130. Three - the first 18 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... nominative case , singular , are called leading pronouns : how many of these are there ? 133. Five - I , thou or you , he , she , it . Q. Why are not the possessive and objective cases of the singular and plural nunibers , also the ...
... nominative case , singular , are called leading pronouns : how many of these are there ? 133. Five - I , thou or you , he , she , it . Q. Why are not the possessive and objective cases of the singular and plural nunibers , also the ...
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... nominative varies : what , then , will be the rule for the nominative case ? RULE VI . The nominative case governs the verb in number and person . Q. If the nominative case governs the verb in number and person , in what respect must ...
... nominative varies : what , then , will be the rule for the nominative case ? RULE VI . The nominative case governs the verb in number and person . Q. If the nominative case governs the verb in number and person , in what respect must ...
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according to RULE active verb adjective pronoun adverb agrees auxiliaries auxiliary verbs better called comma compound conjugation conjunction connected Corresponding with Murray's DEFECTIVE VERBS definite article denote ellipsis English English language EXERCISES IN PARSING EXERCISES IN SYNTAX following sentences future tense gender genitive Give an example governed happy imperative mood imperfect tense implies indicative mood infinitive mood interjection intransitive James John king language loved manner masculine means Murray's Grammar neuter verb nominative Note number and person objective pages 12mo PARSED AND CORRECTED passive verb Perf phrase pluperfect PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive potential mood preposition present tense proper relative pronoun repeat RULE VII Rule XV second future second person sense signifies sing singular number sometimes subjunctive mood substantive superlative syllable SYNTAX CONTINUED tence thing Thou art tion tive transitive verbs virtue vowel William wise word wouldst write
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Page 156 - O LORD, our heavenly ,Father, Almighty > and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day ; De(fend us in the same with thy mighty power ; and grant » that this day we fall into no ,sin, neither run into ,any kind of danger ; but » that all our doings may be ordered by ,thy governance, to do always » that > is ,righteous in thy sight ; through Jesus ,Christ > our Lord.
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Page 118 - I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib : but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
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Page 131 - And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck. And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. And he came unto his father, and said, My father.
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Page 130 - Of this rule there are many violations to be met with ; a few of which may be sufficient to put the learner on his guard. " Each of the sexes should keep within its particular bounds, and content themselves with the advantages of their particular districts:" better thus: "The sexes should keep within their particular bounds," &c. " Can any one, on their entrance into the world, be fully secure that they shall not be deceived?" " on his entrance,
Page 51 - There are three degrees of comparison ; the positive, the comparative, and the superlative.