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... PARSING , FOR ORAL CORRECTION , AND FOR WRITING ; WITH QUESTIONS FOR EXAML Edited by THE REV . BRANDON TURNER , M.A. LONDON : PRINTED FOR SCOTT , WEBSTER , AND GEARY , CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE ; AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS . 1840 . 386 ...
... PARSING , FOR ORAL CORRECTION , AND FOR WRITING ; WITH QUESTIONS FOR EXAML Edited by THE REV . BRANDON TURNER , M.A. LONDON : PRINTED FOR SCOTT , WEBSTER , AND GEARY , CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE ; AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS . 1840 . 386 ...
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... Parsing , which is so essentially necessary in grammatical instruction , commences immediately after the first lesson of Etymology . The pupil is then alternately exercised in learning rules , in applying them in parsing , and in orally ...
... Parsing , which is so essentially necessary in grammatical instruction , commences immediately after the first lesson of Etymology . The pupil is then alternately exercised in learning rules , in applying them in parsing , and in orally ...
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... Parsing - to distinguish and define the different parts of speech , and the classes and modifications of the articles and nouns Of the Adjective Comparison of Adjectives Chapter III . Examples for Parsing - to distinguish and define the ...
... Parsing - to distinguish and define the different parts of speech , and the classes and modifications of the articles and nouns Of the Adjective Comparison of Adjectives Chapter III . Examples for Parsing - to distinguish and define the ...
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... Parsing - to exemplify the Exceptions and Ob- servations under the Rules of Syntax and the Notes 174 Of PUNCTUATION Of the Comma 179 Of VERSIFICATION • . 180 Of Iambic Verse Semicolon Colon • 185 Of Trochaic Verse 186 200 . 201 203 ...
... Parsing - to exemplify the Exceptions and Ob- servations under the Rules of Syntax and the Notes 174 Of PUNCTUATION Of the Comma 179 Of VERSIFICATION • . 180 Of Iambic Verse Semicolon Colon • 185 Of Trochaic Verse 186 200 . 201 203 ...
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... PARSING . Parsing is the analysing or explaining of a ETYMOLOGY . - PARTS OF SPEECH . 11 Of Articles Of the Nominative to a Verb.
... PARSING . Parsing is the analysing or explaining of a ETYMOLOGY . - PARTS OF SPEECH . 11 Of Articles Of the Nominative to a Verb.
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according to Rule action active verb active-transitive verb adjective adverbs agree animal antecedent applied apposition clause comma common noun compared compound conjunction connected consonant definite article degree denotes the person derived ellipsis English EXAMPLE PARSED FALSE SYNTAX First-future Tense following verbs give grammar idea IMPERATIVE MOOD Imperfect Tense improper diphthong indicative mood infinitive mood interjection irregular verb LESSON letters neuter gender neuter verb nominative noun or pronoun OBSERVATIONS ON RULE passive verb perfect participle person and number person or thing personal pronoun pleonasm Pluperfect Tense Plur plural number Poss possessive POTENTIAL MOOD preceded prefixes the auxiliary preposition Present Tense preterit principal pronominal adjective proper names reading relation Rule 3d second person semivowels sentence shew signification simple Sing singular number denotes sometimes sound speech subjunctive mood syllable SYNTAX UNDER RULE thee thing merely spoken Thou mightst triphthong vowel word which affirms word which expresses Write
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