Elements of English Grammar: With a Chapter on Essay WritingUniversity Press, 1910 - 336 Seiten |
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... sentence contains eighteen words . Of these eighteen , only two are of Latin origin , the words use and Latin . All the rest are native English . Two in eighteen is a trifle over 11 per cent . By way of contrast let us examine a sentence ...
... sentence contains eighteen words . Of these eighteen , only two are of Latin origin , the words use and Latin . All the rest are native English . Two in eighteen is a trifle over 11 per cent . By way of contrast let us examine a sentence ...
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... sentence ten words long without using a single native English word , for the English words are the mortar , so to speak , by which the sentence is bound together . Take these words away , and the sentence tumbles to pieces . Take away ...
... sentence ten words long without using a single native English word , for the English words are the mortar , so to speak , by which the sentence is bound together . Take these words away , and the sentence tumbles to pieces . Take away ...
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... sentences , and then we can describe what is the relation in which each word in the sentence stands to the rest . The part of grammar which treats of words when they are regarded in their relation to other words , — of words when they ...
... sentences , and then we can describe what is the relation in which each word in the sentence stands to the rest . The part of grammar which treats of words when they are regarded in their relation to other words , — of words when they ...
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... sentences , but we can consider them by themselves , though we do not use them by themselves . The part of grammar which treats of words taken separately is called Etymology : the part which treats of words as forming portions of a sentence ...
... sentences , but we can consider them by themselves , though we do not use them by themselves . The part of grammar which treats of words taken separately is called Etymology : the part which treats of words as forming portions of a sentence ...
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... sentence .. The following sentence contains eight words , and the part played by every one of the eight is different : " Oh ! and was he in good health yesterday ? " Oh is an interjection , a sound expressing sudden feeling . We could ...
... sentence .. The following sentence contains eight words , and the part played by every one of the eight is different : " Oh ! and was he in good health yesterday ? " Oh is an interjection , a sound expressing sudden feeling . We could ...
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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 infinitive inflexion Intransitive Keltic language Latin words letters limiting mark meaning modern English neuter Norman noun or pronoun occur Old English Parse passive Past Participle Past Tense Periodic Sentences person phrase plural possessive predicate prefix preposition present principal clause pronunciation question reader relative pronoun represented Roman sentence contains signifies Sing singular sometimes sonant sound speak speech Strong Verbs style subjunctive mood subordinate clause suffix superlative surd syllable Syntax Teutonic thing thou town transitive verb vocabulary vowel vowel-sounds write