The difficulties of English grammar and punctuation removed1839 - 12 páginas |
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... appear to DR . CROMBIE to be somewhat defective and incorrect , for , says he , " the adjective does not express the quality simply , but the quality or property , as con- joined with a substance , or , as grammarians have termed it ...
... appear to DR . CROMBIE to be somewhat defective and incorrect , for , says he , " the adjective does not express the quality simply , but the quality or property , as con- joined with a substance , or , as grammarians have termed it ...
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... expressed or understood . It is never restricted by number or person , but always appears the same , as , " Were I to pray . " " Wert thou to pray . " 147. The to makes a component part of the infinitive ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... expressed or understood . It is never restricted by number or person , but always appears the same , as , " Were I to pray . " " Wert thou to pray . " 147. The to makes a component part of the infinitive ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... appear strange , for we not only ellipsize the to after the auxiliaries , but , to make the sound more agreeable , we often omit it after many of our principal verbs , as , " I dare go - to go . " " He bade me sit still - to sit still ...
... appear strange , for we not only ellipsize the to after the auxiliaries , but , to make the sound more agreeable , we often omit it after many of our principal verbs , as , " I dare go - to go . " " He bade me sit still - to sit still ...
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... appears to me opposed to the free exer- cise of judgment , for neither getting the fors under our notice by heart , as prepositions nor conjunctions , teaches that fors and for , in the two last lines of the last page , are two names ...
... appears to me opposed to the free exer- cise of judgment , for neither getting the fors under our notice by heart , as prepositions nor conjunctions , teaches that fors and for , in the two last lines of the last page , are two names ...
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... appears , Mr. Lennie , that the full amount of the matter is , that two negatives convey an opposite sense to one negative , which denies , in substance , your rule , for each expres- sion is grammatically proper , and can only be ...
... appears , Mr. Lennie , that the full amount of the matter is , that two negatives convey an opposite sense to one negative , which denies , in substance , your rule , for each expres- sion is grammatically proper , and can only be ...
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Términos y frases comunes
actor adduced adjective pronouns admit adverbs amongst attention auxiliary verbs Brenan called class of words Cobbett colon comma conjugation connecting word connexion Crombie CULLINGWORTH dash definite denote describing word doctrine ellipsizing employed example express finite former FUTURE PERFECT TENSE future tense gender give grammarians hence imperative mood implies indicative INDICATIVE MOOD infinitive mood infinitive verb inflections insert instance John language latter Lennie Lennie's Lindley Murray little reflection manifest manner meaning mode name or forname neuter verb never noun observe omitted parenthetical phrase participle passive verb past infinitive PAST TENSE period plural possessive potential mood preceding preposition Present Infinitive PRESENT PERFECT TENSE present tense principal verb propriety punctuation refer rule Saxon genitive second person semicolon sense sentence shew signifies speak speech spelling spoken stand subjunctive mood supply tell thing tion understood VERB MUST AGREE verb to love write
Pasajes populares
Página 58 - And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
Página 148 - Perfect Tense. Singular. Plural. 1. I have been, 1. We have been, 2. Thou hast been, 2. You have been, 3. He has been ; 3. They have been.
Página 124 - Ye or you shall or will love 3. He shall or will love 3. They shall or will love SECOND FUTURE TENSE. SINGULAR. PLURAL. 1. I shall have loved 1. We shall have loved 2. Thou wilt have loved 2.