Analytical and Practical GrammarFarmer, Brace & Company, 1857 |
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... past kindnesses , the Author now commits the re- sult of his labors to the favorable consideration of a candid and enlightened public , and especially to that of the Teachers throughout the United States . March 23 , 1849 . INDEX AND ...
... past kindnesses , the Author now commits the re- sult of his labors to the favorable consideration of a candid and enlightened public , and especially to that of the Teachers throughout the United States . March 23 , 1849 . INDEX AND ...
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... past tense in the indicative active , and its past participle , by adding ed ( 68 ) to the present ; as , present , love ; past , loved ; past participle , loved ( 494 ) . 327. An IRREGULAR verb is one that does not form its past tense ...
... past tense in the indicative active , and its past participle , by adding ed ( 68 ) to the present ; as , present , love ; past , loved ; past participle , loved ( 494 ) . 327. An IRREGULAR verb is one that does not form its past tense ...
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... past tense ; thus : Present . Do , have , shall , will , may , can , must . Past . should , would , might , could , 330. Be , do , and have , are also principal verbs , and , as such , belong to irregu- lar verbs ( 512 ) . Be is used as ...
... past tense ; thus : Present . Do , have , shall , will , may , can , must . Past . should , would , might , could , 330. Be , do , and have , are also principal verbs , and , as such , belong to irregu- lar verbs ( 512 ) . Be is used as ...
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... past tense of shall , and would , the past tense of will , are aux- iliaries of the past potential ; and in dependent clauses are used in the same manner after a past tense , that shall and will are used after the present or future ...
... past tense of shall , and would , the past tense of will , are aux- iliaries of the past potential ; and in dependent clauses are used in the same manner after a past tense , that shall and will are used after the present or future ...
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... past time ; as , " The old man would shake his years away ; " " He'd sit him down . " " " 361. Would is sometimes used as a principal verb , equivalent to the present of wish or desire ; as , " When I make a feast , I would my guests ...
... past time ; as , " The old man would shake his years away ; " " He'd sit him down . " " " 361. Would is sometimes used as a principal verb , equivalent to the present of wish or desire ; as , " When I make a feast , I would my guests ...
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abridged active voice adjective adjective pronoun adjunct adverb affirms antecedent apposition auxiliary belong Cæsar called comma common compared conjunction connected connexion construction copula correct denote dependent clause ellipsis English examples EXERCISES expressed following sentences gender governed grammarians grammatical predicate grammatical subject honor horse IMPERATIVE MOOD implied indefinite indicative infinitive mood interrogative intransitive James John language letter logical predicate logical subject loved masculine meaning modified neuter never noun or pronoun object omitted parsed passive voice past participle past tense past-perfect person or thing person singular personal pronoun phrases plural poetry possessive POTENTIAL MOOD preceding prefixed preposition present tense present-perfect proper properly qualify reference regarded relative pronoun respect RULE sense simple sometimes speech spoken subjunctive mood substantive superlative syllable Syntax thee third person thou tion tive transitive verb understood usage verse vowel words write
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