The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 Seiten |
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... separately , and words arranged in sentences , our treatment of the subject will be finished . Recognition is indeed frequently given to another department of Gram- mar , called Prosody . The aspect of this word must not mislead the ...
... separately , and words arranged in sentences , our treatment of the subject will be finished . Recognition is indeed frequently given to another department of Gram- mar , called Prosody . The aspect of this word must not mislead the ...
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... separate letter for each , but we do not possess such a letter for either . And the same thing is true of the other digraphs , sh , wh , and ng . The letter is called a Trill , because of the vibration in the sound , or in some part of ...
... separate letter for each , but we do not possess such a letter for either . And the same thing is true of the other digraphs , sh , wh , and ng . The letter is called a Trill , because of the vibration in the sound , or in some part of ...
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... separate signs for simple sounds but not for compound sounds . There is no more reason why we should have a shorthand symbol in one letter to express k + s than there is reason why the alphabet should supply us with a shorthand symbol ...
... separate signs for simple sounds but not for compound sounds . There is no more reason why we should have a shorthand symbol in one letter to express k + s than there is reason why the alphabet should supply us with a shorthand symbol ...
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... separate letter . It is the use of the ph for f which is open to censure from the alphabetical stand - point . We use the ph because the words containing it come from the Greek , but if we spelt according to sound , the ph would ...
... separate letter . It is the use of the ph for f which is open to censure from the alphabetical stand - point . We use the ph because the words containing it come from the Greek , but if we spelt according to sound , the ph would ...
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... separate signs . Diphthongs would be expressed by writing in juxtaposition the signs of those vowels of which they form blends . If we had a perfect alphabet , it would fulfil these two conditions : 1. Every simple or elementary sound ...
... separate signs . Diphthongs would be expressed by writing in juxtaposition the signs of those vowels of which they form blends . If we had a perfect alphabet , it would fulfil these two conditions : 1. Every simple or elementary sound ...
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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