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... better to say , " In the name of the army ; " " The vote of the commons ; " house of lords ; " " The condition of the kingdom . " It is also rather harsh to use two English genitives with the same substantive : as , " Whom he acquainted ...
... better to say , " In the name of the army ; " " The vote of the commons ; " house of lords ; " " The condition of the kingdom . " It is also rather harsh to use two English genitives with the same substantive : as , " Whom he acquainted ...
Page 238
... Better is a dinner of herbs with love , than a stalled ox and hatred with it . " If the members in comparative sentences are short , the comma is , in general , better omitted : as , " How much better is it to get wisdom than gold ...
... Better is a dinner of herbs with love , than a stalled ox and hatred with it . " If the members in comparative sentences are short , the comma is , in general , better omitted : as , " How much better is it to get wisdom than gold ...
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... Better thus . " For as , in the ordinary fate and vicissitude of things , no mortal author knows to what use , some time or other , his works may be applied , " & c . From these examples , the following observations will occur : that a ...
... Better thus . " For as , in the ordinary fate and vicissitude of things , no mortal author knows to what use , some time or other , his works may be applied , " & c . From these examples , the following observations will occur : that a ...
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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