 To substantives belong gender, number, and case ; and they are all of the third person, when spoken of, and of the second when spoken to : as, " Blessings attend us on every side; be grateful, children of men !" that is, ye childre'n of men.  English Grammar, with an Improved Syntax - Page 24by J. M. Putnam - 1831 - 162 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
..." The boy is studious ; that girl is discreet."* To substantives belong gender, number, and case ; and they are all of the third person, when spoken of, and of the second when spoken to : as, * Nouns may also be divided into the following classes : Coffee i'' nouns, or nouns of muki'ude... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...as," The boy is studious ; that girl is discreet.*" To substantives belong gender, number, and case ( and they are all of the third person, when spoken of, and of the second when spoken to : as, " Blessings atend us on every side ; be grateful, children of men !" that is, ye children of... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 114 pages
...i)nder them ; as, animal, man, tree, £c. To substantives belong gender, number, and case ; amUKey are all of the third person, when spoken of, and of the second, when spoken to : as, " Blessings attend us on every side: Be grateful, Children of rnen !" that is, " ye children... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1818 - 320 pages
...studious ; that girl ts discreet*." To substantives belong gender, number, and case ; raid they are all^of the third person when spoken of, and 'of the second when spoken to: as, "Blessings attend us on every side ; be grateful, children of men !" that is. ye children of men.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1819 - 120 pages
...individuals under them; as, animal, man, tree. &c. To substantives belong gender, number, and case ; and they are all of the third person, when spoken of, and of the second, when spoken to : as, "Blessings attend us on every side : Be srrntftfnl, children of men !" that is, ye children of... | |
 | L. Murray - 1821 - 620 pages
...tree, &c. There are three attributes belonging to an English noun, viz. — number, gender, and case ; and they are all of the third person, when spoken of, and of the second, when spoken to; ai '' Blessings attend us on every side : Be grateful, children of men !" that is, " yc children of... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1825 - 278 pages
...that girl is discreet*." To substantives belong gender, number, and case ; and they are all of ihe third person when spoken of, and of the second when spoken to : as, " Blessings attend us on every side ; be grateful, children of men !" tliaj is, ye children of... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1826 - 126 pages
...multitude ; as, " the people, the parliament, the army." To suhstantives helong gender, numher, and case; and they are all of the third person, when spoken of, and of the second, when spoken to; as," Blessings attend us on every side: Be grateful, children of men!" that is, "ye children of men."*... | |
 | John March Putnam - Textbooks - 1828 - 200 pages
...noun ; consequently nouns have no first person. They have two persons only ; and they are all of tbe third person when spoken of, and of the second, *...provoke not your children to wrath ; and the order of persons is changed. Parents, being spoken to becomes the second ; and children, who are spoken q/,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1830 - 128 pages
...participial nouns; as, " beginning, reading, writing." To substantives belong gender, number, and case; and they are all of the third person, when spoken of, and of the second, when spoken to; as," Blessings attend us on every side: Be grateful, children of men!" that is, "ye children of men."*... | |
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