English Grammar: The English Language in Its Elements and Forms : with a History of Its Origin and Development : Designed for Use in Colleges and SchoolsHarper & Bros., 1884 - 764 pages |
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... Genitive .... 261. Number of Cases 251 262. Import of the Genitive .... 258 252 263. Comparative Etymology . 259 254 264. Difference between Ancient 255 and Modern Languages . 260 CHAPTER III . THE ADJECTIVE . 263 275. Comparison by ...
... Genitive .... 261. Number of Cases 251 262. Import of the Genitive .... 258 252 263. Comparative Etymology . 259 254 264. Difference between Ancient 255 and Modern Languages . 260 CHAPTER III . THE ADJECTIVE . 263 275. Comparison by ...
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... Genitive Case 522 487. Collocation 484. Collocation Page 527 528 525 488. Apposition ... 529 489. Promiscuous Exercises on 525 Nouns 533 CHAPTER III . 485. Attributive Relation of the Genitive Case ... SYNTAX OF THE ADJECTIVE . 490 ...
... Genitive Case 522 487. Collocation 484. Collocation Page 527 528 525 488. Apposition ... 529 489. Promiscuous Exercises on 525 Nouns 533 CHAPTER III . 485. Attributive Relation of the Genitive Case ... SYNTAX OF THE ADJECTIVE . 490 ...
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... genitive . It has two voices ; one of which , the active , has two forms , one of them being re- flexive , corresponding to the middle voice in Greek . It has ten conjugations , five modes , six tenses , all formed by inflection . Its ...
... genitive . It has two voices ; one of which , the active , has two forms , one of them being re- flexive , corresponding to the middle voice in Greek . It has ten conjugations , five modes , six tenses , all formed by inflection . Its ...
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... genitive , the general mode of forming the plural of nouns , and the terminations by which we express the comparative and superlative of adjectives , er and est , the inflections of the pronouns and of the.verbs , and the most frequent ...
... genitive , the general mode of forming the plural of nouns , and the terminations by which we express the comparative and superlative of adjectives , er and est , the inflections of the pronouns and of the.verbs , and the most frequent ...
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... Genitive , and the Objective or Accusative . The NOMINATIVE CASE is the noun in its simple form , and de- notes the relation of the subject to the finite verb ; as , “ Man speaks ; " " John is loved . " The POSSESSIVE or GENITIVE CASE ...
... Genitive , and the Objective or Accusative . The NOMINATIVE CASE is the noun in its simple form , and de- notes the relation of the subject to the finite verb ; as , “ Man speaks ; " " John is loved . " The POSSESSIVE or GENITIVE CASE ...
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accent adjective adverb ancient Anglo-Saxon Auxiliary verb C. S. Note called Celtic classification common compound conjugation conjunction connected consonant copula Danish dative denotes derived dialects Diphthong elementary sound English language equivalent etymology example express French Future Perfect Tense gender genitive German Give glish Gothic Gothic language grammar Greek guage idea infinitive mode inflection Italian king Latin language Latin words letters logical loved masculine meaning mind nature nominative noun object origin orthoepy orthography participle Past Tense Perfect Tense personal pronoun phonetic elements phrases plural plural form plural number possessive predicate prefix Present Perfect Present Tense preterit pronunciation proposition QUESTIONS UNDER CHAPTER relation represented Roman root RULE Sanscrit Saxon sense sometimes speak speech spoken stock of languages subjunctive substantive suffix syllable SYNTAX taken term termination Teutonic thee thing thou tion tive tongue transitive verb vowel whence