The difficulties of English grammar and punctuation removed. To which is added a treatise on punctuation1846 - 180 páginas |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 14
Página 12
... complete , we now only want the peg - and - nail department to connect the whole substantially together , which forms the remaining part of speech - namely , Connecting Words . 58. There are three Persons - the First , Second 12.
... complete , we now only want the peg - and - nail department to connect the whole substantially together , which forms the remaining part of speech - namely , Connecting Words . 58. There are three Persons - the First , Second 12.
Página 24
... complete sense . As Mr. Lewis says , we can think of a lady , or we can speak of a lady — but we cannot speak or think of a lady's - the sense is evidently incomplete , and the question , a lady's what ? suggests itself to the mind ...
... complete sense . As Mr. Lewis says , we can think of a lady , or we can speak of a lady — but we cannot speak or think of a lady's - the sense is evidently incomplete , and the question , a lady's what ? suggests itself to the mind ...
Página 45
... complete action . Now mark the test of application . When we say , " I did a thing , " according to Mr. Gilchrist , it is corres- pondent to " I do do it . " But still more to strengthen the expression , we cannot , on the same ...
... complete action . Now mark the test of application . When we say , " I did a thing , " according to Mr. Gilchrist , it is corres- pondent to " I do do it . " But still more to strengthen the expression , we cannot , on the same ...
Página 51
... complete . I com- mand or entreat , then , is understood to accompany every abbreviated imperative sentence , as , " I command thee to let him to love . " " I entreat thee to let him to go . " Or , if wishful to have the thou , " I ...
... complete . I com- mand or entreat , then , is understood to accompany every abbreviated imperative sentence , as , " I command thee to let him to love . " " I entreat thee to let him to go . " Or , if wishful to have the thou , " I ...
Página 52
... complete , being evi- dently infinitive , or unchangeable verbs . 229. When we say to a person , " Go , " it is called the imperative mood , and of the second person . But why either ? and why can we not render it , " I command or ...
... complete , being evi- dently infinitive , or unchangeable verbs . 229. When we say to a person , " Go , " it is called the imperative mood , and of the second person . But why either ? and why can we not render it , " I command or ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
The Difficulties of English Grammar and Punctuation Removed. to Which Is ... John Best Davidson Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
The Difficulties of English Grammar and Punctuation Removed. to Which Is ... Sin vista previa disponible - 2020 |
Términos y frases comunes
active verb actor Adjective Pronouns adverbs auxiliary verbs class of words classification Cobbett colon comma conjugation connecting word Crombie dash definite denote describing word ellipsis employed English example Examples-I express doubt respecting former future tense give gone grammar grammarians hence imperative mood implies indicative mood infinitive mood inflections instance irregular verb John strikes language Latin latter Lennie manner means mind name or forname nature neuter verbs noun observed omitted participle passive verb past finite verb past infinitive form past subjunctive perceive PERFECT TENSE possessive describers POTENTIAL MOOD preceding Prepositions present infinitive present or past present perfect present subjunctive present tense principal verb punctuation receiving refer rendered require rule Saxon genitive semicolon sense sentence Sepphoris signifies singular number speak speech spelling subjunctive mood succeeding suppositional tense tence thee thing third person singular tion to-morrow understood verb to love whipped writers
Pasajes populares
Página 98 - If ye fulfil the royal law according to the Scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well : 9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
Página 98 - For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
Página 31 - 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 112 - What should I say to you ? Should I not say, " Hath a dog money ? is it possible, A cur can lend three thousand ducats ? " or Shall I bend low, and in a bondman's key, With 'bated breath, and whispering humbleness, Say this, — " Fair, sir, you spit on me on Wednesday last ; You spurned me such a day ; another time You called me — dog ; and for these courtesies I'll lend you thus much moneys.
Página 98 - Howbeit if ye fulfil the royal law according to the Scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. ye do well; but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
Página 128 - For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
Página 135 - I am. 1. We are. 2. Thou art. 2. You are. 3. He is. 3. They are. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE. 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 128 - O LORD, our heavenly ,Father, Almighty > and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day ; De(fend us in the same with thy mighty power ; and grant » that this day we fall into no ,sin, neither run into ,any kind of danger ; but » that all our doings may be ordered by ,thy governance, to do always » that > is ,righteous in thy sight ; through Jesus ,Christ > our Lord.
Página 133 - Singular. Plural. 1. I had loved. . 1. We had loved. 2. Thou hadst loved. 2. You had loved. 3. He had loved. 3. They had loved.
Página 111 - The tncA, the three-quarter-inch, the half-inch, the quarter-inch : these would be something determinate ; but, the ' dash,' without measure, must be a most perilous thing for a young grammarian to handle. In short, the 'dash' is a cover for ignorance as to the use of points, and it can answer no other purpose.