English Grammar on the Productive System: A Method of Instruction Recently Adopted in Germany and Switzerland : Designed for Schools and Academies |
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... nominative case . Q. What , then , is the nominative case of nouns ? 52. The nominative case is the agent or doer Q. When I say , " The dog runs , " in what case is dog , and why ? 53. Dog is in the nominative case , because it is the ...
... nominative case . Q. What , then , is the nominative case of nouns ? 52. The nominative case is the agent or doer Q. When I say , " The dog runs , " in what case is dog , and why ? 53. Dog is in the nominative case , because it is the ...
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... nominative , possessive and objec- tive . Q. Decline sometimes means to vary the endings of a word : what , then , do I mean when I ask you to decline a noun ? 68. To tell its different cases or endings . Q. Will you decline John ? 69 ...
... nominative , possessive and objec- tive . Q. Decline sometimes means to vary the endings of a word : what , then , do I mean when I ask you to decline a noun ? 68. To tell its different cases or endings . Q. Will you decline John ? 69 ...
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... and what are they ? 128. Two - the singular and plural . Q. How many cases , and what are they ? 129. Three - the nominative , the possessive and the objective . Q. How many persons ? 130. Three - the first 18 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... and what are they ? 128. Two - the singular and plural . Q. How many cases , and what are they ? 129. Three - the nominative , the possessive and the objective . Q. How many persons ? 130. Three - the first 18 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... nominative case , singular , are called leading pro nouns : how many of these are there ? 133. Five - I , thou or you , he , she , it . Q. Why are not the possessive and objective cases of the singular and plural numbers , also the ...
... nominative case , singular , are called leading pro nouns : how many of these are there ? 133. Five - I , thou or you , he , she , it . Q. Why are not the possessive and objective cases of the singular and plural numbers , also the ...
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... nominative varies : what , then , will be the rule for the nominative case ? RULE VI . The nominative case governs the verb in number and person . Q. If the nominative case governs the verb in number and person , in what respect must ...
... nominative varies : what , then , will be the rule for the nominative case ? RULE VI . The nominative case governs the verb in number and person . Q. If the nominative case governs the verb in number and person , in what respect must ...
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according to RULE active verb active-transitive verb adjective pronoun adverb agrees applied auxiliaries auxiliary verbs better called comma common noun compound conjugate conjunction connected Corresponding with Murray's DEFECTIVE VERBS definite article denote ellipsis EXERCISES IN PARSING EXERCISES IN SYNTAX following sentences future tense genitive Give an example governed happy imperative mood imperfect tense implies indicative mood infinitive mood interjection intransitive James John king loved manner means Murray's Grammar neuter verb nominative Note number and person objective PARSED AND CORRECTED passive verb Perf perfect participle personal pronoun phrase pluperfect PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive potential mood preposition Pres present tense relative pronoun repeat RULE VI RULE VII Rule XV second future second person sense signifies sing singular number sometimes subjunctive mood substantive superlative syllable SYNTAX CONTINUED tence thing Thou art tion tive transitive verb virtue vowel William wise word wouldst write written
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Page 188 - PUNCTUATION is the art of dividing a written composition into sentences, or parts of sentences, by points or stops, for the purpose of marking the different pauses, which the sense and an accurate pronunciation require. The Comma represents the shortest pause ; the Semicolon, a pause double that of the comma ; the Colon, double that of the semicolon ; and the Period, double that of the colon.
Page 158 - Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat : and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
Page 161 - This rule arises from the nature and idiom of our language, and from as plain a principle as any on which it is founded; namely, that a word which has the article before it, and the possessive preposition of after it, must be a noun: and, if a noun, it ought to follow the construction of a noun, and not to have the regimen of a verb. It is the participial termination of this sort of words that is apt to deceive us, and make us treat them as if they were of an amphibious species, partly nouns and...
Page 67 - heard," denote things that are past ; but they occurred in this year, in this week, and today ; and still there remains a part of this year, week, and day, whereof I speak. In general, the perfect tense may be applied wherever the action is connected with the present time, by the actual existence, either of the author, or of the work, though it may have been performed many centuries ago ; but if neither the author nor the work now remains, it cannot be used. We may say, " Cicero has written orations...
Page 130 - Of this rule there are many violations to be met with ; a few of which may be sufficient to put the learner on his guard. " Each of the sexes should keep within its particular bounds, and content themselves with the advantages of their particular districts:" better thus: "The sexes should keep within their particular bounds," &c. " Can any one, on their entrance into the world, be fully secure that they shall not be deceived?" " on his entrance,
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Page 21 - Lupin was, comforted by the mere voice and presence of such a man; and, though he had merely said 'a verb must agree with its nominative case in number and person...