Principles of English Grammar for the Use of SchoolsMacmillan, 1898 - 254 pages |
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accent adjective pronouns adjective-clauses adjective-phrases adverb-clauses adverbial objective apposition auxiliaries auxiliary verbs called classify colloquial Compare compound conditional sentence conjugation consonant verbs construction coördinate conjunction dative denote distinction English Grammar English Language equivalent exercise following express feet feminine following sentences force French future tense gender group of words guage indefinite indicative indirect object inflection instance intransitive verbs italicized king language Latin lines literary English loved meaning Modern English modify noticed noun or pronoun noun-clauses NOUNS AND PRONOUNS Old English Parse passive past participle past tense perfect personal pronouns persons or things phrases plural possessive predicate adjective prefixes and suffixes preposition present pronunciation pupil question refer regarded relative adverbs relative pronoun represent second person sometimes sonant sound speech statement subjunctive mood subordinate clause superlative syllable Syntax tences thee third person thou tion tive treated usage usually verb-phrases vowel verbs vulgar English
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