English Grammar on the Productive SystemGrammar used in the Confederate schools during the Civil War. |
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... syllable ; how , then , are the comparative and superlative degrees of words of this sort formed ↑ 10. By adding r ... syllables compose the word beautiful ? 112. Three . Q. How , then , are words of three , or more syllables than ɑne ...
... syllable ; how , then , are the comparative and superlative degrees of words of this sort formed ↑ 10. By adding r ... syllables compose the word beautiful ? 112. Three . Q. How , then , are words of three , or more syllables than ɑne ...
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... syllable , as , dis- erect , polite , easily admit of er and est ; as happier , happient ; abler , ablest , etc. Words of more than two syllables hardly ever admit of these terminations . 373. In some words the superlative is formed by ...
... syllable , as , dis- erect , polite , easily admit of er and est ; as happier , happient ; abler , ablest , etc. Words of more than two syllables hardly ever admit of these terminations . 373. In some words the superlative is formed by ...
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... syllable is that time which is occupied in pro- nouncing it . It is considered LONG OF SHORT . A vowel or syllable is long , when the accent is on the vowel , which occasions it to be slowly joined in pronunciation with the following ...
... syllable is that time which is occupied in pro- nouncing it . It is considered LONG OF SHORT . A vowel or syllable is long , when the accent is on the vowel , which occasions it to be slowly joined in pronunciation with the following ...
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according to RULE active verb adjective pronoun adverb agree applied auxiliaries auxiliary verbs better called comma common compound conjugation conjunction connected Corresponding with Murray's defective verb definite article denote ellipsis English Grammar EXERCISES IN PARSING EXERCISES IN SYNTAX express following sentences gender genitive Give an example governed happy imperative mood imperfect tense implies indicative mood infinitive mood intransitive intransitive verb James John king loved manner means Murray's Grammar neuter verb nominative Note noun number and person objective PARSED AND CORRECTED passive verb Perf perfect participle person singular phrase pluperfect PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive potential mood preposition present tense proper relative pronoun repeat RULE VI RULE VII Rule XI Rulo second future second person sense signifies sing singular number Smith sometimes speak subjunctive mood substantive superlative syllable SYNTAX CONTINUED tence thing THIRD PERSON thon tion tive virtue William word write written
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The Young Composers: Composition's Beginnings in Nineteenth-Century Schools Lucille M. Schultz No preview available - 1999 |