English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners : with an Appendix Containing Rules and Observations for Assisting the More Advanced Students to Write with Perspicuity and Accuracy ... |
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... in general , equal reason for repeating the nominative , and resuming the subject , when the course of the sentence is diverted by a change of the mood or tense . The following sentences may therefore be improved .
... in general , equal reason for repeating the nominative , and resuming the subject , when the course of the sentence is diverted by a change of the mood or tense . The following sentences may therefore be improved .
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accent according action active adding adjective admit adverbs agree appear applied auxiliary beginning better called common compound conjugated conjunction connected considered consonant construction contain denote derived distinct English examples expressed frequently future give governed grammar grammarians idea Imperfect Tense importance improve indicative indicative mood infinitive instances joined kind king language learned learner Lord loved manner marked means mind names nature neuter never nominative noun objective observations participle particular perfect person phrase Plural position possessive preceding preposition present tense principal pronoun proper properly propriety reason refer regular relations relative render Repeat require respect RULE sense sentence short signifies simple Singular sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood substantive syllable termination thing third person thou tion tive understood variation verb virtue voice vowel words writing
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Bibliographic information
| Title | English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners : with an Appendix Containing Rules and Observations for Assisting the More Advanced Students to Write with Perspicuity and Accuracy ... |
| Author | Lindley Murray |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Collins and Perkins, 1809 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 23 Feb 2007 |
| Length | 332 pages |
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