The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 Seiten |
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... denote a stage in the history of the English language . 7. Roman missionaries . Our English forefathers were heathen . We preserve relics of their worship in the names of the days of the week . Roman missionaries were sent to this ...
... denote a stage in the history of the English language . 7. Roman missionaries . Our English forefathers were heathen . We preserve relics of their worship in the names of the days of the week . Roman missionaries were sent to this ...
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... denote the things nearest and dearest to us , the things which we have known from our childhood , are of English origin . Father and mother , house and home , rain , wind , day , night , sun , moon , —these are English words . And hence ...
... denote the things nearest and dearest to us , the things which we have known from our childhood , are of English origin . Father and mother , house and home , rain , wind , day , night , sun , moon , —these are English words . And hence ...
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... denotes that we are speaking of more than one father : it is a sign of the plural . So -ed in walked denotes that the action occurred formerly : it is a sign of the past tense . Again , -er in taller denotes the presence of a quality in ...
... denotes that we are speaking of more than one father : it is a sign of the plural . So -ed in walked denotes that the action occurred formerly : it is a sign of the past tense . Again , -er in taller denotes the presence of a quality in ...
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... denote all objects of thought , whether these objects of thought be things with life or without it , material or immaterial , real or imaginary . In the lan- guage of our definition , every object that we can think about , whether it ...
... denote all objects of thought , whether these objects of thought be things with life or without it , material or immaterial , real or imaginary . In the lan- guage of our definition , every object that we can think about , whether it ...
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... denoted by the proper name . ' A village Hampden ' means a village patriot : of an ill - tempered woman we may say ' She is a regular Xanthippe : ' we may speak of promising young cricketers as ' youthful Graces . ' When parsing words ...
... denoted by the proper name . ' A village Hampden ' means a village patriot : of an ill - tempered woman we may say ' She is a regular Xanthippe : ' we may speak of promising young cricketers as ' youthful Graces . ' When parsing words ...
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action Adjuncts adverb alphabet antecedent applied apposition assertion 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 following words French gender genitive German Gerund Give Greek horse illustrate Imperative Mood Indefinite indicative Indirect Object infinitive mood 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 Sing singular sometimes sonant speak speech stands Strong Verbs subjunctive mood subordinate clause suffix superlative surd syllable Syntax Teutonic thou tive town transitive verb voice vowel vowel sounds Weak Verbs write written