Abridgment of English Grammar: Comprehending the Principles and Rules of the Language, Illustrated by Appropriate Exercises. Designed for the Younger Classes of Learners |
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... jee aitch i or eye jay kay el M m M m em n n en 0 0 P pee q r q cue T t T t U U น V V W W W Y X y Z X Y Z y 20 P R H M N ar ess tee u or you vee double u eks wy zed Letters are divided into vowels and con- sonants . A ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... jee aitch i or eye jay kay el M m M m em n n en 0 0 P pee q r q cue T t T t U U น V V W W W Y X y Z X Y Z y 20 P R H M N ar ess tee u or you vee double u eks wy zed Letters are divided into vowels and con- sonants . A ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... vowels . Consonants are divided into mutes and semi - vowels . The mutes cannot be sounded at all , with- out the aid of a vowel . They are b , p , t , d , k , and c and g hard . The semi - vowels have an imperfect sound of themselves ...
... vowels . Consonants are divided into mutes and semi - vowels . The mutes cannot be sounded at all , with- out the aid of a vowel . They are b , p , t , d , k , and c and g hard . The semi - vowels have an imperfect sound of themselves ...
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... vowels , pronounced in like manner ; as , eau in beau , iew in view . 1 A proper diphthong is that in which both the vowels are sounded ; as , o in voice , ou in ounce . An improper diphthong has but one of the vowels sounded ; as , ea ...
... vowels , pronounced in like manner ; as , eau in beau , iew in view . 1 A proper diphthong is that in which both the vowels are sounded ; as , o in voice , ou in ounce . An improper diphthong has but one of the vowels sounded ; as , ea ...
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... vowel , and be- fore a silent h ; as , an acorn , an hour . But if the h be sounded , the a only is to be used ; as , a hand , a heart , a highway . A or an is styled the indefinite article : it is used in a vague sense , to point out ...
... vowel , and be- fore a silent h ; as , an acorn , an hour . But if the h be sounded , the a only is to be used ; as , a hand , a heart , a highway . A or an is styled the indefinite article : it is used in a vague sense , to point out ...
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... vowel in the same syllable , change it into ies in the plural ; as , beauty , beauties ; fly , flies ; but the y is not changed , when there is another vowel in the syllable ; as , key , keys ; delay , delays . CASE . In English ...
... vowel in the same syllable , change it into ies in the plural ; as , beauty , beauties ; fly , flies ; but the y is not changed , when there is another vowel in the syllable ; as , key , keys ; delay , delays . CASE . In English ...
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according to RULE adjective pronoun Adverb agrees with nouns ative comma common substantive Compound Perfect Conjugate the following conjunction connect couldst DEFECTIVE VERBS derived English EXERCISES IN PARSING express following verbs gender govern the objective Grammar happy heart honor IMPERATIVE MOOD indefinite article indicative mood INFINITIVE MOOD Interjection lative learner letter loved 2 Thou loved 2 Ye loved Imperfect Tense loved Perfect loved Pluperfect Tense loved Plural loved Present Tense loved Singular mayst or canst mind nominative omitted passions passive voice peace personal pronoun plural number Posses possessive POTENTIAL MOOD preposition proper relative pronoun RULE XI RULE XVII Rules of Syntax says Second Future Tense SECT Semicolon sentence shalt or wilt singular number sound SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD syllable temper Tense represents thee thing third person singular Thou art Thou hadst Thou mayst Thou mightst tion tive mood vice virtue vowel wise word Write the following
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Page 62 - QUANTITY. The quantity of a syllable is that time which is occupied in pronouncing it. It is considered as long or short. A vowel or syllable is long, when the accent is on the vowel ; which occasions it to be slowly joined, in pronunciation, to the following letter ; as, "Fall, bale, mood, house, feature.