The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 Seiten |
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... describing our language as an English and not as a Romance language . We now see that there is a further justification for so describing it in the fact that nearly all of the surviving inflexions , which constitute an important part of ...
... describing our language as an English and not as a Romance language . We now see that there is a further justification for so describing it in the fact that nearly all of the surviving inflexions , which constitute an important part of ...
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... describe these words as Adjectives employed as Abstract Nouns . " ( b ) The wise , ' ' rich and poor , ' signify ' wise people , ' ' rich and poor people . ' We describe these words as Ad- jectives employed as Concrete Nouns . x ( c ) ...
... describe these words as Adjectives employed as Abstract Nouns . " ( b ) The wise , ' ' rich and poor , ' signify ' wise people , ' ' rich and poor people . ' We describe these words as Ad- jectives employed as Concrete Nouns . x ( c ) ...
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... describe the case of father's when we speak of ' the father's son , ' because the son derives his birth or origin from the father ; but it is not appropriate to describe the case of son's when we speak of ' the son's father , ' because ...
... describe the case of father's when we speak of ' the father's son , ' because the son derives his birth or origin from the father ; but it is not appropriate to describe the case of son's when we speak of ' the son's father , ' because ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
Constituents of the English Vocabulary | 9 |
Etymology | 61 |
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action Adjuncts adverb alphabet antecedent applied apposition auxiliary verbs Britons called CHAPTER complete Complex Sentence compound conjugation conjunction consonants construction dative denote derivation diphthongal distinction employed ending English Grammar English language English origin equivalent Etymology examples express feminine following sentences French gender genitive German Gerund Give Greek horse illustrate Imperative Mood indicative Indirect Object infinitive mood inflected inflexion Intransitive Keltic language Latin words letters limiting mark meaning modern English neuter Norman noun or pronoun noun-clause occur Old English Parse passive Past Participle Past Tense person phrase Pleonasm plural possessive Predicate preposition present principal clause pronunciation relation relative pronoun represented Roman sentence contains signifies simple Sing singular sometimes sonant speak speech stands Strong Verbs subjunctive mood subordinate clause suffix superlative surd syllable Syntax Teutonic thou tion tive town transitive verb vowel vowel sounds Weak Verbs write written