The English Language, in Its Elements and Forms : with a History of Its Origin and Development: Designed for the Use of Pupils and of Teachers, and as a Book of General ReferenceW. Kent, 1857 - 504 páginas |
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... speak of it as present . SECTION CCCXXVII . - FORMS FOR THE PAST TENSE . The PAST TENSE , or Preterit , denotes past time . Of this there are three forms : 1. I wrote . This is the simple form , and represents an action which took place ...
... speak of it as present . SECTION CCCXXVII . - FORMS FOR THE PAST TENSE . The PAST TENSE , or Preterit , denotes past time . Of this there are three forms : 1. I wrote . This is the simple form , and represents an action which took place ...
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... speak submissively ; when speaking to or of another , we speak courteously . In the older writers , in the translation of the Bible , for instance , shall is applied to all three persons . We had not then reached that stage of polite ...
... speak submissively ; when speaking to or of another , we speak courteously . In the older writers , in the translation of the Bible , for instance , shall is applied to all three persons . We had not then reached that stage of polite ...
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... speak , and the second person singular indicative , speakest , there is a difference in form . Still , as the imperative form speak is distinguished from the indicative form speakest by the negation of a character rather THE ENGLISH ...
... speak , and the second person singular indicative , speakest , there is a difference in form . Still , as the imperative form speak is distinguished from the indicative form speakest by the negation of a character rather THE ENGLISH ...
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Section | 1 |
Growth of Language | 3 |
Analogies in the Gothic Family | 9 |
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accent adjective adverb ancient Anglo-Norman Anglo-Saxon Auxiliary verb C. S. Note called Celtic combination common Compose a sentence compound conjunction consonant consonantal copula Danish dative denotes derived dialect diphthong elementary sound England English alphabet English language equivalent etymology euphony exist express fisk-e French FUTURE PERFECT TENSE gender genitive German Give Gothic Gothic languages grammar Greek Hebrew inflection Italian king Latin language Latin words letters loved meaning mind mode nature Norman nouns object origin orthoepy orthography participle PAST TENSE PERFECT TENSE personal pronouns phonetic elements predicate prefix preposition PRESENT TENSE preterit pronunciation proposition QUESTIONS UNDER CHAPTER race relation represented Roman Sanscrit Saxon SECTION Shemitic Singular sometimes sonant speech spoken language stock of languages subjunctive substantive suffix surd syllable taken term termination Teutonic things thou thought tion tongue transitive verb verb voice vowel vowel sounds whence