Analytical and Practical GrammarFarmer, Brace & Company, 1857 |
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... VERBS , Definition of ... ... 59 Transitive and Intransitive .. ..60 Oral and other Exercises on .. .61 Division of ... Verb " to love , " active Voice .... .... 85 Oral Exercise and Exercises on .......... 87-89 Negative Form .. ... 90 ...
... VERBS , Definition of ... ... 59 Transitive and Intransitive .. ..60 Oral and other Exercises on .. .61 Division of ... Verb " to love , " active Voice .... .... 85 Oral Exercise and Exercises on .......... 87-89 Negative Form .. ... 90 ...
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... Verb and its Subject or Nominative .. Special Rules for .. IX ........ The Predicate Nominative ... ....... The Objective governed by Verbs .. Special Rules .. XI ........ The Objective governed by Prepositions ... without a governing ...
... Verb and its Subject or Nominative .. Special Rules for .. IX ........ The Predicate Nominative ... ....... The Objective governed by Verbs .. Special Rules .. XI ........ The Objective governed by Prepositions ... without a governing ...
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... [ verb ] thy father and thy mother . " 93. PARSING is the art of resolving a sentence into its elements or parts of ... Verb , Adverb , Prepo- sition , Interjection , and Conjunction . 99. Of these , the Noun , Pronoun and Verb , are de ...
... [ verb ] thy father and thy mother . " 93. PARSING is the art of resolving a sentence into its elements or parts of ... Verb , Adverb , Prepo- sition , Interjection , and Conjunction . 99. Of these , the Noun , Pronoun and Verb , are de ...
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... verb only in the third person . A noun in the first or second person is never used as the subject of a verb , but only in apposition with the first or second personal pro- noun , for the sake of explanation or emphasis ; and sometimes ...
... verb only in the third person . A noun in the first or second person is never used as the subject of a verb , but only in apposition with the first or second personal pro- noun , for the sake of explanation or emphasis ; and sometimes ...
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... verb , whereas the subject of the verb really is " one , " and " times " is in the objective of number ( 828 ) . 2 : 4 :: 6:12 , should be read , " As 2 is to 4 , so is 6 to 12 ; " not " Asvo are to four , so are , " & c . But when ...
... verb , whereas the subject of the verb really is " one , " and " times " is in the objective of number ( 828 ) . 2 : 4 :: 6:12 , should be read , " As 2 is to 4 , so is 6 to 12 ; " not " Asvo are to four , so are , " & c . But when ...
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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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