Exercises Adapted to Hiley's: English GrammarLongman, Brawn, Green longmans et Roberts, 1858 - 185 pages |
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... Quest . 176. Explain the term Conjugation . What verbs are conjugated by means of the verb to have ? -to be ? What is meant by the Active Voice ? the Passive Voice ? Which verbs never become Passive ? How are the words thou - ye - you ...
... Quest . 176. Explain the term Conjugation . What verbs are conjugated by means of the verb to have ? -to be ? What is meant by the Active Voice ? the Passive Voice ? Which verbs never become Passive ? How are the words thou - ye - you ...
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... Quest . 224. Define a Preposition . Point out and explain those given in the examples . Mention the prepositions . Explain the derivation of the term preposition . What is the principal use of prepositions ? What determines which ...
... Quest . 224. Define a Preposition . Point out and explain those given in the examples . Mention the prepositions . Explain the derivation of the term preposition . What is the principal use of prepositions ? What determines which ...
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... Quest . 3. Correct the Exercises . Rule 1. Nominative and Verb , continued . 322. Every Verb , except the Infinitive or the Participle , must have a nominative . In the Imperative Mood , the nominative is frequently suppressed . 323 ...
... Quest . 3. Correct the Exercises . Rule 1. Nominative and Verb , continued . 322. Every Verb , except the Infinitive or the Participle , must have a nominative . In the Imperative Mood , the nominative is frequently suppressed . 323 ...
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... Quest . 3. Correct the Exercises . Rule 2. Nominatives Singular conjoined . 328. Two or more Nom . sing . connected by and , req . a plur . verb . 329. When the Nominatives connected by and are of different persons , the plural verb ...
... Quest . 3. Correct the Exercises . Rule 2. Nominatives Singular conjoined . 328. Two or more Nom . sing . connected by and , req . a plur . verb . 329. When the Nominatives connected by and are of different persons , the plural verb ...
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... Quest . 3. Correct the Exercises . Rule 3. Two or more Nominatives separated . 332. Two or more nom . sing . disunited by or or nor , req . a verb sing . 333. When these singular nominatives , separated by or or nor , are of different ...
... Quest . 3. Correct the Exercises . Rule 3. Two or more Nominatives separated . 332. Two or more nom . sing . disunited by or or nor , req . a verb sing . 333. When these singular nominatives , separated by or or nor , are of different ...
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Page 123 - I seem to myself to behold this city, the ornament of the earth, and the capital of all nations, suddenly involved in one conflagration. I see before me the slaughtered heaps of citizens, lying unburied in the midst of their ruined country. The furious countenance of Cethegus rises to my view, while with a savage joy, he ia triumphing in your miseries.
Page 128 - How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank ! Here will we sit and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears; soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony.