The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 Seiten |
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... Intransitive Verb is one which indicates ( 1 ) an action not directed towards some object , or ( 2 ) a state . The student may occasionally be puzzled to determine whether a verb is used transitively or intransitively , for many verbs ...
... Intransitive Verb is one which indicates ( 1 ) an action not directed towards some object , or ( 2 ) a state . The student may occasionally be puzzled to determine whether a verb is used transitively or intransitively , for many verbs ...
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... Intransitive Verbs are used as Transitives in these ways : 1. A verb , usually intransitive , is occasionally employed with a transitive force : Ordinarily Intransitive . The horse walks . I will run there . The ship floats . Birds fly ...
... Intransitive Verbs are used as Transitives in these ways : 1. A verb , usually intransitive , is occasionally employed with a transitive force : Ordinarily Intransitive . The horse walks . I will run there . The ship floats . Birds fly ...
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... Intransitive . The glass broke . The chair moved . The door slammed . The lid opened . The snow melted . The criminal reformed . Some writers regard these intransitive uses as apparent rather than real , and consider the verbs to be ...
... Intransitive . The glass broke . The chair moved . The door slammed . The lid opened . The snow melted . The criminal reformed . Some writers regard these intransitive uses as apparent rather than real , and consider the verbs to be ...
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... Intransitive verbs of incom- plete predication . As there is this ambiguity in its meaning , the best course is to dispense with its use altogether . 142. Auxiliary and Notional Verbs . When we come to the conjugation of the verb , we ...
... Intransitive verbs of incom- plete predication . As there is this ambiguity in its meaning , the best course is to dispense with its use altogether . 142. Auxiliary and Notional Verbs . When we come to the conjugation of the verb , we ...
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... Intransitive , Active , Passive . State which of these terms you would apply to the verbs in the following sentences respectively , and point out any peculiarities of con- struction : -they are arrived , they ran a race , he overeats ...
... Intransitive , Active , Passive . State which of these terms you would apply to the verbs in the following sentences respectively , and point out any peculiarities of con- struction : -they are arrived , they ran a race , he overeats ...
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action adjective Adjuncts adverb alphabet antecedent application apposition auxiliary verb called CHAPTER complete Complex Sentence compound conjugation conjunction consonants construction dative denote derivation diphthongs distinction ellipsis employed English Grammar English language English origin English words Etymology examples express feminine following sentences following words French gender genitive German Gerund Give Greek horse illustrate Imperative Mood Indefinite indicative Indirect Object 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 prefix preposition present principal clause pronunciation relative pronoun represented Roman sentence contains signifies Sing singular sometimes sonant sound speak speech stands Strong Verbs subjunctive mood subordinate clause suffix superlative surd syllable Syntax thing thou tive town transitive verb vocabulary vowel vowel-sounds Weak Verbs write