Elements of English Composition: Grammatical, Rhetorical, Logical, and Practical (1868) |
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... learned . A higher degree of quality ( usually called Comparative ) is expressed by adding r or er to the simple form , or by prefixing the word more : as , wiser , colder , more learned . The highest degree ( Superlative ) is denoted ...
... learned . A higher degree of quality ( usually called Comparative ) is expressed by adding r or er to the simple form , or by prefixing the word more : as , wiser , colder , more learned . The highest degree ( Superlative ) is denoted ...
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... learned man ; a loving friend ; an acknowledged fact . The participle in ing is also often used as a noun , either in the nominative or objective caso , It is generally , thongh not always , preceded by the article , and followed by the ...
... learned man ; a loving friend ; an acknowledged fact . The participle in ing is also often used as a noun , either in the nominative or objective caso , It is generally , thongh not always , preceded by the article , and followed by the ...
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... learned , profound , and marvellous . The puerile is exemplified when a writer employs a specious flow of words , consisting of synonymous terms and identical proposi- tions , well - turned periods , and high - sounding words ; but at ...
... learned , profound , and marvellous . The puerile is exemplified when a writer employs a specious flow of words , consisting of synonymous terms and identical proposi- tions , well - turned periods , and high - sounding words ; but at ...
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LESSON | 15 |
Additional examples for the use of capital letters c 12 | 15 |
Nouns Their gender | 23 |
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able action adjective adverb answer applied avoid beautiful become called cause character clause clear common complete composition connected considered consists construction contains Correct denote dependent desire effect employed English example EXERCISES expression father figure former give given hand happy head idea illustrated important John kind language learned less LESSON letter live Lord manner meaning mind nature never noun object observed omitted participle particular past period person phrase pleasure plural possessive preposition present principal pronoun proper properly qualities reason reference relation require rhetorical RULE sense sentence separated singular sometimes sound speak stand style Supply syllable taken thing thou thought tion truth turn verb verse whole words writing