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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... signifies to BE , to DO , or to SUFFER ; as , I am , I rule , I am ruled . " 66 A Verb may generally be distinguished by its making sense with any of the personal pronouns , or the word to , before it ; as , I walk , he plays , they ...
... signifies to BE , to DO , or to SUFFER ; as , I am , I rule , I am ruled . " 66 A Verb may generally be distinguished by its making sense with any of the personal pronouns , or the word to , before it ; as , I walk , he plays , they ...
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... signify individuals , by the addition of articles or pronouns ; as , " The boy is studious ; that girl is discreet ... signifies animals of the fe- male kind ; as , a woman , a duck , a hen . The neuter gender denotes objects which are ...
... signify individuals , by the addition of articles or pronouns ; as , " The boy is studious ; that girl is discreet ... signifies animals of the fe- male kind ; as , a woman , a duck , a hen . The neuter gender denotes objects which are ...
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... signifies more objects than one ; as , chairs , tables . Some nouns , from the nature of the things which they express , are used only in the singular form ; as , wheat , pitch , gold , sloth , pride , & c . others , on- ly in the ...
... signifies more objects than one ; as , chairs , tables . Some nouns , from the nature of the things which they express , are used only in the singular form ; as , wheat , pitch , gold , sloth , pride , & c . others , on- ly in the ...
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... signifying persons of genius . Indexes , when it signifies pointers , or Tables of contents : Indices , when referring to Algebraick quantities . CASE . In English , substantives have three cases , 18 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... signifying persons of genius . Indexes , when it signifies pointers , or Tables of contents : Indices , when referring to Algebraick quantities . CASE . In English , substantives have three cases , 18 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... signification ; as , wiser , greater , less wise . The superlative degree increases or lessens the positive to the highest or lowest degree ; as , wisest , greatest , least wise . The simple word , or positive , becomes the com ...
... signification ; as , wiser , greater , less wise . The superlative degree increases or lessens the positive to the highest or lowest degree ; as , wisest , greatest , least wise . The simple word , or positive , becomes the com ...
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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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