Live and Learn: A Guide for All who Wish to Speak and Write Correctly : Particularly Intended as a Book of Reference for the Solution of Difficulties Connected with Grammar, Composition, Punctuation, Etc., EtcGarrett & Company, 1856 - 213 Seiten |
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adjective adverb Anno Domini apostrophe brother called clause comma common mistake conjunction consonant construction denote Diaeresis discourse distinct Ellipsis employed English English language error Examples Examples:-"The express figure following sentence form the plural gender grammar hear hyphen imperfect implied inserted intended interrogatively intransitive IRREGULAR VERBS laid language last syllable Latin leave letter literary means mind Mussulmen neuter neuter verb never say never spell nominative nounce nouns ending omitted past perfect participle perfect tense person or thing phrase place the accent plural number possessive preceded preposition present pronounce the former propriety Queen reading reasoning relative pronoun rhyme rule scholar second syllable seen semicolon sense signifies silent e single vowel solecisms sometimes sound speak speaker superlative syllable tence term termination thee thou tion tive transitive verb usage verbal noun Verbs ending vowel Webster's Dictionary words ending writing written