English Grammar in Familiar Lectures: Embracing a New Systematic Order of Parsing, a New System of Punctuation, Exercises in False Syntax, and a System of Philosophical Grammar to which are Added a Compendium, an Appendix, and a Key to the Exercises : Designed for the Use of Schools and Private Learners |
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... active pursuits of a busi- ness life , ( active as far as his imperfect health permits him to be , ) are any apology for its defects , he hopes that the candid will set down the apology to his credit . This personal allusion is hazarded ...
... active pursuits of a busi- ness life , ( active as far as his imperfect health permits him to be , ) are any apology for its defects , he hopes that the candid will set down the apology to his credit . This personal allusion is hazarded ...
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... Active - transitive 54 , 56 Idioms 162 Active - intransitive 55 Interjections 126 Passive 157 It 104 Neuter 43 If 122 Defective 159 Key to the exercises 225 Auxiliary 140 , 153 Letters , sounds of 21 Regular 143 Like 75 Irregular 148 ...
... Active - transitive 54 , 56 Idioms 162 Active - intransitive 55 Interjections 126 Passive 157 It 104 Neuter 43 If 122 Defective 159 Key to the exercises 225 Auxiliary 140 , 153 Letters , sounds of 21 Regular 143 Like 75 Irregular 148 ...
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... such a hypothesis as an original class of words ; ) but the ever - active principle association , soon transformed nouns into verbs , hy making them , wł CASE . CASE , when applied to nouns and pronouns 40 ETYMOLOGY AND SYNTAX .
... such a hypothesis as an original class of words ; ) but the ever - active principle association , soon transformed nouns into verbs , hy making them , wł CASE . CASE , when applied to nouns and pronouns 40 ETYMOLOGY AND SYNTAX .
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... active , passive , and neuter . They are also divided into regular , irre- gular , and defective . The term verb is derived from the Latin word verbum , which signifies a word . This part of speech is called a verb or word , because it ...
... active , passive , and neuter . They are also divided into regular , irre- gular , and defective . The term verb is derived from the Latin word verbum , which signifies a word . This part of speech is called a verb or word , because it ...
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... active verb expresses action ; and The nominative case is the actor , or subject of the verb ; as , John writes . In this example , which is the verb ? You know it is the word writes , because this word signifies to do ; that is , it ...
... active verb expresses action ; and The nominative case is the actor , or subject of the verb ; as , John writes . In this example , which is the verb ? You know it is the word writes , because this word signifies to do ; that is , it ...
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according to RULE action active verb active-transitive verb adjective pronoun adverbs agreeably to RULE antecedent apple belong better comma compound conjugation conjunction connected construction correct DEFECTIVE VERBS denotes derived diphthong employed English English language examples EXERCISES IN PARSING express FALSE SYNTAX gender give governed imperative imperative mood imperfect tense implies improve indicative mood infinitive mood language learner lecture loved manner meaning mind moods and tenses neuter verb nominative noun or pronoun objective order of parsing passive verb perceive perf perfect participle personal pronouns PHILOSOPHICAL NOTES phrase Pluperfect Tense Plur poss possessive potential mood preposition Pres present tense principles pron publick relative pronoun second person sense sentence signifies Sing singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood syllable SYSTEMATICK ORDER tence termination thing third person thou tion tive transitive verb understood virtue vowel walk words write
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