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... noun into an adjective and talk of an ' iron bar , ' or into a verb and say ' Iron the clothes . ' We can make adjectives into nouns and speak of our equals , or betters , or inferiors . We can manufacture adverbs out of other parts of ...
... noun into an adjective and talk of an ' iron bar , ' or into a verb and say ' Iron the clothes . ' We can make adjectives into nouns and speak of our equals , or betters , or inferiors . We can manufacture adverbs out of other parts of ...
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Alfred Slater West. 69 CHAPTER VIII . NOUNS . 72. A noun is the name of anything . The word noun is derived from the Latin nomen , which means a name . ' No sentence can be formed without a noun , or something equivalent to a noun ...
Alfred Slater West. 69 CHAPTER VIII . NOUNS . 72. A noun is the name of anything . The word noun is derived from the Latin nomen , which means a name . ' No sentence can be formed without a noun , or something equivalent to a noun ...
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... noun suggests a few remarks . I. Guard against the not uncommon blunder of confusing the noun and the thing . The noun is the name of the thing . The paper on which this book is printed is a thing , not a noun : the word paper is a noun ...
... noun suggests a few remarks . I. Guard against the not uncommon blunder of confusing the noun and the thing . The noun is the name of the thing . The paper on which this book is printed is a thing , not a noun : the word paper is a noun ...
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... 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 the noun which is the name 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 the noun which is the name of the ...
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... nouns which contain a meaning but are applicable to only one thing . Such nouns we call Singular . In the mouth of a Christian or of a Jew , the name God is a Singular noun , for Christians and Jews recognise only one God . Whiteness is ...
... nouns which contain a meaning but are applicable to only one thing . Such nouns we call Singular . In the mouth of a Christian or of a Jew , the name God is a Singular noun , for Christians and Jews recognise only one God . Whiteness is ...
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