The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 Seiten |
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... predicate go . And in older English it was often so supplied , and people said ' Go thou . ' Again , if I ask ' Who told you this ? ' and you answer ' Jones , ' the verb is under- stood , and the full expression would be ' Jones told me ...
... predicate go . And in older English it was often so supplied , and people said ' Go thou . ' Again , if I ask ' Who told you this ? ' and you answer ' Jones , ' the verb is under- stood , and the full expression would be ' Jones told me ...
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... predicate that this ellipsis of the noun is possible . As the subject of a sentence the adjective cannot stand alone . I cannot say ' Round rotates on its axis , ' but must say ' A round object rotates on its axis . ' In any case it is ...
... predicate that this ellipsis of the noun is possible . As the subject of a sentence the adjective cannot stand alone . I cannot say ' Round rotates on its axis , ' but must say ' A round object rotates on its axis . ' In any case it is ...
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... predicates . We may say ' Parliament was unanimous , ' if the thought uppermost in our minds is the assembly as a whole , but we may say ' Parliament were all sixes and sevens , ' if we are thinking of the assembly as divided into ...
... predicates . We may say ' Parliament was unanimous , ' if the thought uppermost in our minds is the assembly as a whole , but we may say ' Parliament were all sixes and sevens , ' if we are thinking of the assembly as divided into ...
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... predicate of the sentence . 104. Bearing in mind that the function , or special work , of an adjective is to limit the application of a noun , let us arrange adjectives in groups , or classes , according to the kind of limitation which ...
... predicate of the sentence . 104. Bearing in mind that the function , or special work , of an adjective is to limit the application of a noun , let us arrange adjectives in groups , or classes , according to the kind of limitation which ...
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... predicates . We cannot say ' This is my , that is your , ' any more than we can say ' This is the , that is an . ' this peculiarity does not prevent us from calling my and your adjectives . Why then should the and an be differently ...
... predicates . We cannot say ' This is my , that is your , ' any more than we can say ' This is the , that is an . ' this peculiarity does not prevent us from calling my and your adjectives . Why then should the and an be differently ...
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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