 | Letter writing - 1803 - 268 pages
...Duchess Elector Electress Emperor Empress Governor Governess Heir Heiress SECTION III. OF AN ADJECTIVE. AN ADJECTIVE is a word added to a substantive, to express its nature, quality, or property ; as, agoodman, a fine house, a, pleasant garden. " But, O my muse, what... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...frequent repetition of the same word : as, " The man is happy ; he is benevolent ; he is useful." 4. An Adjective is a word added to a substantive to express...quality : as, " An industrious man; a virtuous woman." An Adjective may be known by its making sense with the addition of the word thing: as, a good tiiing... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word : as, " The man is happy ; he is ; he is useful." 4. An Adjective is a word added to a substantive to express its quality : as, "An industrious man; avirtuouswoman." An Adjective may be known by its making sense with the addition of the word thing... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...Grammar. CHAPTER V. Of .inyEcfirBs. SECT. 1. Of the nature of Mjectivn, and the degrees of comparison. An Adjective is a word added to a substantive, to express its quality r as " An industrious man;" " A virtuous woman ;" " A benevolent mind." In English the adjective is... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1807 - 290 pages
...AN Adjective is a word added to a substantive, ,to express its quality : ns, " An industrious man ;" woman ;" '« A benevolent mind." In English the adjective...Thus we say, " A careless boy ; careless girls." The only variation which it admits, is that of the degrees of comparison. There are commonly reckoned three... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 114 pages
...Possessive Case. .Objective Case. ft JVomnati-ve Case. W JPositssive Case. ' Objective Case. ADJECTIVES. An Adjective is a word added to a substantive, to...account of gender, number, or case. Thus we say, " A careJess boy ; careless girls." The only variation \vhich it admits, is that of the degrees of comparison.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 348 pages
...comparison. to exprefs its quality : as, " An induftrious man ;" " A virtuous woman ;" '" A henevolent mind." In English, the adjective is not varied on...Thus we say, " A careless boy ; careless girls.'' The only variation which it admits, is that of the degrees of comparison. There are commonly reckoned three... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...by its making sense of itself : as, a book, the sun, an apple ; tempera?iee, industry, chastity. 3. An Adjective is a word added to a substantive, to...quality : as, " An industrious man ; a virtuous woman." An adjective may be known by its making sense witn vhe addition of the word tiling : as, a good thing... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 352 pages
...by its making sense of itself: as, a iooAr, the sun, an apple ; temperance, industry, chastity, 3. An Adjective is a word added to a substantive, to express its quality : as, " An tndujtrious man ; a virtuous woman." An Adjective may be known by its making sense with the addition... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1810 - 322 pages
...cases. CHAPTER IV. OF ADJECTIVES. SECTION 1. Of the nature of Adjectives, and the degrees of comparison, AN Adjective is a word added to a substantive to express...' A benevolent mind.' In English, the adjective is aot varied on account of gender, number, or case. Thus we say, ' A careless boy ; careless girls.'... | |
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In English, the adjective is not varied on account of gender, number, or case. Thus we say, " A careless boy ; careless girls." The only variation which it admits, is that of the degrees of comparison. There are commonly reckoned three degrees of comparison;... 
