A Grammar of the English LanguageButler, 1887 - 323 pages |
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abridged proposition accent according to Rule adjective element adverb adverbial element apposition Aristippus auxiliary belongs called CAUTION comma common noun compd complex predicate compound consonant construction coördinate conjunction copula denotes emphatic Ex.-The Exercise express following examples following sentences form,-inf FUTURE PERFECT TENSE Give the rule grammatical hast hence idea indicative mode indirect object infinitive interrogative pronoun intransitive joined letter limiting adjective loved meaning MODEL modify neuter nominative nominative absolute noun or pronoun parse passive voice past participle past perfect past tense PERFECT TENSE personal pronoun phrase poet possessive preceded prefix PRESENT PERFECT PRESENT PERFECT TENSE present tense principal clause prog relation relative pronoun represent second person shalt signification simple predicate sing singular number sometimes speaking subjunctive subordinate clause subordinate connective substantive subvocals syllable Syntax Tell thee thing third person thou transitive verb vowel words write