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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... wise , great . The comparative degree increases or les sens the positive in signification ; as , wiser , greater , less wise . The superlative degree increases or les- sens the positive to the highest or lowest degree ; as , wisest ...
... wise , great . The comparative degree increases or les sens the positive in signification ; as , wiser , greater , less wise . The superlative degree increases or les- sens the positive to the highest or lowest degree ; as , wisest ...
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... wise , wiser , wisest ; great , great- er , greatest . And the adverbs more and most , placed before the adjective , have the same effect ; as , wise , more wise , most wise . Monosyllables , for the most part , are com pared by er or ...
... wise , wiser , wisest ; great , great- er , greatest . And the adverbs more and most , placed before the adjective , have the same effect ; as , wise , more wise , most wise . Monosyllables , for the most part , are com pared by er or ...
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... wise , noble , dis- interested Consolation's lenient hand A better world A cheerful , good old man A silver tea - urn Tender - looking charity An incomprehensible subject A controverted point The cool sequestered vale My brother's ...
... wise , noble , dis- interested Consolation's lenient hand A better world A cheerful , good old man A silver tea - urn Tender - looking charity An incomprehensible subject A controverted point The cool sequestered vale My brother's ...
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... he condemn me , I will respect him Their talents are more bril- liaut than useful Notwithstanding his poverty , We must be temperate if we he is a wise and worthy be admonished person If our desires are moderate , He 50 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... he condemn me , I will respect him Their talents are more bril- liaut than useful Notwithstanding his poverty , We must be temperate if we he is a wise and worthy be admonished person If our desires are moderate , He 50 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... wise man go- verns his passions . " Here , a wise man is the subject ; governs , the attribute , or thing affirmed ; and his passions , the object . Syntax principally consists of two parts , Concord and Government . Concord is the ...
... wise man go- verns his passions . " Here , a wise man is the subject ; governs , the attribute , or thing affirmed ; and his passions , the object . Syntax principally consists of two parts , Concord and Government . Concord is the ...
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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 65 - The only point where human bliss stands still, And tastes the good without the fall to ill ; Where only merit...
Page 92 - Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. What though, in solemn silence, all Move round the dark terrestrial ball?
Page 90 - 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.
Page 91 - All Nature is but art, unknown to thee All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good: And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right.
Page 27 - A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled.
Page 89 - Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health, peace, and competence.
Page 34 - TO BE. INDICATIVE MOOD. PRESENT TENSE. Singular. Plural. 1. I am. 1. We are. 2. Thou art. 2. Ye or you are. 3. He, she, or it is. 3. They are. IMPERFECT TENSE. Singular. Plural. 1. I was. 1. We were. 2. Thou wast.
Page 41 - TENSE. SINGULAR. PLURAL. 1. If I were loved. 1 . If we were loved. 2. If thou wert loved. 2. If ye or you were loved. 3. If he were loved.
Page 63 - Tones. TONES are different both from emphasis and pauses ;* consisting in the modulation of the voice, the notes or variations of sound which we employ in the expression of our sentiments.
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.