Abridgment of Murray's English Grammar: With an Appendix, Containing Exercises in Orthography, in Parsing, in Syntax, and in Punctuation. Designed for the Younger Classes of Learners |
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... applied to persons , which to animals and inanimate things ; as , " He is a friend who is faith- ful in adversity ; " " The bird , which sung so sweet- ly , is flown ; " " This is the tree , which produces no fruit . " That , as a ...
... applied to persons , which to animals and inanimate things ; as , " He is a friend who is faith- ful in adversity ; " " The bird , which sung so sweet- ly , is flown ; " " This is the tree , which produces no fruit . " That , as a ...
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... applied , in a manner which ap- pears to be exceptionable ; as , " All fevers except what are called nervous , " & c . It wonld at least be better to say , except those which are called nervous . " 99 66 Note 1. Personal pronouns being ...
... applied , in a manner which ap- pears to be exceptionable ; as , " All fevers except what are called nervous , " & c . It wonld at least be better to say , except those which are called nervous . " 99 66 Note 1. Personal pronouns being ...
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... applied to chil- dren and to animals ; thus we say , " It is a lovely child . " " That fowl which nature has taught to dip the wing in water . " Note 8. When the name of a person is used merely as a name , and it does not refer to the ...
... applied to chil- dren and to animals ; thus we say , " It is a lovely child . " " That fowl which nature has taught to dip the wing in water . " Note 8. When the name of a person is used merely as a name , and it does not refer to the ...
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... applied as adverbs ; as , " Indifferent honest ; excellent well ; miserable poor ; " instead of " Indifferently honest ; excellently well ; mis- erably poor . " Part 2. Adverbs are likewise improperly used as adjectives ; as , " The ...
... applied as adverbs ; as , " Indifferent honest ; excellent well ; miserable poor ; " instead of " Indifferently honest ; excellently well ; mis- erably poor . " Part 2. Adverbs are likewise improperly used as adjectives ; as , " The ...
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... applied , according to their distinct nature ; as , " Gold is corrupting ; The sea is green ; A lion is bold . " If I say , Note 1. A nice distinction of the sense is sometimes made by the use or omission of the article a . " He behaved ...
... applied , according to their distinct nature ; as , " Gold is corrupting ; The sea is green ; A lion is bold . " If I say , Note 1. A nice distinction of the sense is sometimes made by the use or omission of the article a . " He behaved ...
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66 Note active verb Adjective Pronouns adverb antecedent auxiliary better comma conjunction connected Copulative DEFECTIVE VERBS denote Diphthong ellipsis English Exercises following verbs frequently genitive govern verbs Grammar happy hast hath honour Imperative Mood Imperfect Tense improperly indicative mood infinitive mood Interjections Irregular Verbs king live manner mayst or canst nominative noun or pronoun nouns and pronouns number and person objective omitted Orthography Parsing passions passive verb pause perfect participle personal pronoun phrase Pluperfect Tense plural number possessive Potential Mood preposition Present Tense relative pronoun respect reward RULE VIII Rule XII Second Future Tense second person SECT semicolon sense shalt or wilt shouldst signifies singular number sometimes sound subjunctive mood syllable thing Thou art Thou hadst thou love Thou mayst Thou mightst thou shalt tion tive mood verb active verb neuter vice virtue voice vowel wise word wouldst Write the following
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Page 79 - The only point where human bliss stands still, And tastes the good without the fall to ill ; Where only merit...
Page 115 - Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
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Page 75 - When words are placed in opposition to each other, or with some marked variety, they require to be distinguished by a comma: as, " Tho' deep, yet clear; tho' gentle, yet not dull ; Strong, without rage ; without o'erflowing, full.
Page 115 - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
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Page 30 - The Conjugation of a verb, is the regular combination and arrangement of its several numbers, persons, moods, and tenses. The Conjugation of an active verb is styled the ACTIVE VOICE ; and that of a passive verb, the PASSIVE VOICE.