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" An obedient son." 364. In English, an adjective is varied only to express the degrees of comparison. There are three degrees of comparison — the positive, the comparative, and the superlative. 365. The positive degree simply describes an object; as,... "
Smith's New Grammar: English Grammar on the Productive System: a Method of ... - Page 51
by Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1853 - 192 pages
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The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal

English literature - 1823 - 598 pages
...toward his own justification, he should go somewhat into detail. It is known to grammarians that there are three degrees of comparison, the positive, the comparative, and the superlative : it is known to householders that there are three floors to let, — the ground, the first, and the...
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New Monthly Magazine, and Universal Register, Volume 7

Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1823 - 598 pages
...toward his own justification, he should go somewhat into detail. It is known to grammarians that there are three degrees of comparison, the positive, the comparative, and the superlative : it a known to householders that there are three floors to let, — the ground, the first, and the...
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The New Monthly Magazine, and Literary Journal, Volume 5

1823 - 608 pages
...toward his own justification, he should go somewhat into detail. It is known to grammarians that there are three degrees of comparison, the positive, the comparative, and the superlative : it is known to householders that there are three floors to let, — the ground, the first, and the...
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The New Monthly Magazine, Volume 5

1823 - 622 pages
...toward his own justification, he should go somewhat into detail. It is known to grammarians that there are three degrees of comparison, the positive, the comparative, and the superlative : it is known to householders that there are three floors to let, — the ground, the first, and the...
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The First Lines of English Grammar: Being a Brief Abstract of the Author's ...

Goold Brown - English language - 1826 - 122 pages
...variation of the adjective, to express quality in different degrees ; as, hard, harder, hardest. There are three degrees of comparison; the positive, the comparative, and the superlative. The positive degree is that which is expressed by the adjective in its simple form ; as, hard, soft,...
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Lessons in Latin Parsing: Containing the Outlines of the Latin Grammar ...

Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Latin language - 1832 - 230 pages
...<Ae grove. Both are wiy daughters. There are three bands of horsemen. Comparison of Adjectives. There are three degrees of comparison, the positive, the comparative, and the superlative ; as, Positive, high; Comparative, higher; Superlative, highest. RULE. Decline the positive down to...
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Murray's System of English Grammar: Improved, and Adapted to the Present ...

Lindley Murray, Enoch Pond - English language - 1835 - 240 pages
...industrious man." The only variation which adjectives admit, is that of the degress of comparison. There are three degrees of comparison ; the positive, the comparative, and the superlative. The positive state expresses the quality of an object, without any increase or diminution ; as, wise,...
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Cheever's Latin Accidence: An Elementary Grammar, for Beginners in the Study ...

Ezekiel Cheever - Latin language - 1838 - 84 pages
...ADJECTIVES. Adjectives, whose signification may be increased, or diminished, admit of comparison. There are three degrees of comparison ; the Positive, the Comparative, and the Superlative. The Positive signifies the thing absolutely, without excess ; as, durus, hard ; brevis, short. Magnlficus,...
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An epitome of English grammar; by J.W.R.

J. W. R. - 1839 - 132 pages
...number, or case. The only variation which it admits, is, that of the degrees of comparison. 2. There are three degrees of comparison ; the POSITIVE, the COMPARATIVE, and the SUPERLATIVE. The positive expresses the quality of the noun, without any increase or diminution ; as, WISE. The...
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English Grammar on the Productive System: A Method of Instruction Recently ...

Roswell Chamberlain Smith - English language - 1840 - 204 pages
...obedient son." 364. In English, an adjective is varied only .to express th« degrees of comparison. There are three degrees of comparison — the positive,...365. The positive degree simply describes an object ; as, " John is goud." 3tiG. The comparative degree increases or lessens the positive in meaning ;...
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