Two Years' Course in English CompositionGinn, 1912 - 377 páginas |
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... noun and its apposi- tive is too close for a comma to come between them . VII . When a dependent clause precedes the main clause , a comma should separate the two . When a dependent clause follows the main clause , the comma is ...
... noun and its apposi- tive is too close for a comma to come between them . VII . When a dependent clause precedes the main clause , a comma should separate the two . When a dependent clause follows the main clause , the comma is ...
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... nouns is formed by adding s to the singular . When , however , the sound of s makes an extra syllable , es is added : as , lunch , lunches . EXCEPTIONS : 1. Nouns ending in y following a consonant change y to i and add es : as , ally ...
... nouns is formed by adding s to the singular . When , however , the sound of s makes an extra syllable , es is added : as , lunch , lunches . EXCEPTIONS : 1. Nouns ending in y following a consonant change y to i and add es : as , ally ...
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... nouns ending in ƒ or fe — beef , calf , elf , half , knife , leaf , life , loaf , self , sheaf , shelf , wife , wolf - form the plural by changing for fe into ves : as , calves , knives , loaves , etc. EXERCISE 132. Make a list of the ...
... nouns ending in ƒ or fe — beef , calf , elf , half , knife , leaf , life , loaf , self , sheaf , shelf , wife , wolf - form the plural by changing for fe into ves : as , calves , knives , loaves , etc. EXERCISE 132. Make a list of the ...
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... noun ad - join Suffixes employ - er need - ful machin - ist civil - ize employ - ee need - y machin - ery civil ... nouns and adjectives . 141. The following group of words shows how much can sometimes be done with one root by the help ...
... noun ad - join Suffixes employ - er need - ful machin - ist civil - ize employ - ee need - y machin - ery civil ... nouns and adjectives . 141. The following group of words shows how much can sometimes be done with one root by the help ...
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... are used merely to express a quality , as in the case of stoical and quixotic . V. Capitalize nouns and adjectives in titles of newspapers , essays , and books . " The Rime of the Ancient Mariner , " " CAPITALIZATION 83.
... are used merely to express a quality , as in the case of stoical and quixotic . V. Capitalize nouns and adjectives in titles of newspapers , essays , and books . " The Rime of the Ancient Mariner , " " CAPITALIZATION 83.
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