English Grammar: The English Language in Its Elements and Forms. With a History of Its Origin and Development. Abridged from the Octavo Edition. Designed for General Use in Schools and FamiliesHarper & Brothers, 1858 - 381 pages |
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... CONJUNCTIONS . 300. Conjunctions 301. The common Classification 302. The Office of Conjunctions 305. Interjections .... 170 303. Origin of Conjunctions 170 ..... 170 170 304. The two Ways in which Sen- tences are Connected 171 CHAPTER X ...
... CONJUNCTIONS . 300. Conjunctions 301. The common Classification 302. The Office of Conjunctions 305. Interjections .... 170 303. Origin of Conjunctions 170 ..... 170 170 304. The two Ways in which Sen- tences are Connected 171 CHAPTER X ...
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... er with Examples ..... CHAPTER VII . SYNTAX OF PREPOSITIONS . 285 393. Syntax of Prepositions 286 400. The Collocation of Prepositions 288 Section 401. Syntax of Conjunctions 402. Interjections CHAPTER VIII . CONTENTS . xi.
... er with Examples ..... CHAPTER VII . SYNTAX OF PREPOSITIONS . 285 393. Syntax of Prepositions 286 400. The Collocation of Prepositions 288 Section 401. Syntax of Conjunctions 402. Interjections CHAPTER VIII . CONTENTS . xi.
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... Conjunctions 402. Interjections CHAPTER VIII . SYNTAX OF CONJUNCTIONS . Page Section Page 289 403. Ellipsis of the Substantive , Ad- 291 jective , Article , etc ........... 292 CHAPTER IX . ..... SYNTAX OF SIMPLE SENTENCES . 404. The ...
... Conjunctions 402. Interjections CHAPTER VIII . SYNTAX OF CONJUNCTIONS . Page Section Page 289 403. Ellipsis of the Substantive , Ad- 291 jective , Article , etc ........... 292 CHAPTER IX . ..... SYNTAX OF SIMPLE SENTENCES . 404. The ...
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... CONJUNCTION ; as , “ John writes and Thomas reads ; " " I will visit him if he de- sires it . " Or , a word which can connect two propositions without making a part of either , is called a CONJUNCTION ; as , " The sun shines and the sky ...
... CONJUNCTION ; as , “ John writes and Thomas reads ; " " I will visit him if he de- sires it . " Or , a word which can connect two propositions without making a part of either , is called a CONJUNCTION ; as , " The sun shines and the sky ...
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... conjunction than . COMPARISON BY INTENSIVE WORDS . § 207. When very , exceedingly , or any similar word is put before the positive , it is called the Superlative of EMINENCE . Thus , " very bold " is the superlative of eminence , and ...
... conjunction than . COMPARISON BY INTENSIVE WORDS . § 207. When very , exceedingly , or any similar word is put before the positive , it is called the Superlative of EMINENCE . Thus , " very bold " is the superlative of eminence , and ...
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accent adjective adverb ancient Anglo-Saxon antepenult Auxiliary verb C. S. Note called classes combination common Compose a sentence conjugation conjunction consonant consonantal elements dative denotes derived Diphthong elementary sound English Alphabet English Grammar English language equivalent to long etymology examples EXERCISES UNDER RULE express feminine French Future Perfect Tense gender genitive German Give Grammatical Greek guage Hebrew Hebrew Alphabet IMPERATIVE MODE Improper Diphthong INDICATIVE MODE inflection interjections interrogative intransitive Italian Latin letters equivalent long sound loved masculine meaning nominative nouns object origin orthoepy orthography participle Past Perfect Past Tense PERSONAL PRONOUNS phonetic element plural form plural number preceding predicate prefix preposition Present Perfect Tense Present Tense preterit pronunciation relation represented Roman root Saxon short sound singular number sometimes sonant spoken language subjunctive substantive suffix surd syllable taken term Teutonic thing tion transitive verb voice vowel vowel sounds written language
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