The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1893 - 288 Seiten |
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... rules and principles concerning the use of the language , -rules and principles to which the natives conform in their daily speech , without having ever heard of the existence of such rules and principles . These rules and principles ...
... rules and principles concerning the use of the language , -rules and principles to which the natives conform in their daily speech , without having ever heard of the existence of such rules and principles . These rules and principles ...
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... rule which shall cover all instances . The rule , as we have stated it , is rather complicated , yet some words evade it . The following nouns illustrate the rule : leaf , loaf , calf , wife , wolf , self , for these words are of ...
... rule which shall cover all instances . The rule , as we have stated it , is rather complicated , yet some words evade it . The following nouns illustrate the rule : leaf , loaf , calf , wife , wolf , self , for these words are of ...
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... rule respecting nouns ending in y . A word like soliloquy , which makes its plural in ies , looks as if it were an exception , but it really follows the rule , for the combination qu has the force of kw , which is a consonantal sound ...
... rule respecting nouns ending in y . A word like soliloquy , which makes its plural in ies , looks as if it were an exception , but it really follows the rule , for the combination qu has the force of kw , which is a consonantal sound ...
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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