The Etymology and Syntax of Murray's English Grammar, Systematically Arranged, and Containing Much Additional Matter, with Exercises and Directions for Parsing. By C. Kennion |
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... auxiliaries , is first exhibited in the four verbs to have , to be , to treat , and to drive . The same verbs are afterwards conjugated in their fullest form , that is , with all the auxiliaries that can be used . Obs . - 2 . The ...
... auxiliaries , is first exhibited in the four verbs to have , to be , to treat , and to drive . The same verbs are afterwards conjugated in their fullest form , that is , with all the auxiliaries that can be used . Obs . - 2 . The ...
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... auxiliaries . p . pr . having , Inf . One tense . p . t . to have . Part . Two . Ind . Two tenses . p . pa . had . I have , thou hast , he has , we , ye or you , they , have . p . i . t . I had , thou hadst , he , we , ye or you , they ...
... auxiliaries . p . pr . having , Inf . One tense . p . t . to have . Part . Two . Ind . Two tenses . p . pa . had . I have , thou hast , he has , we , ye or you , they , have . p . i . t . I had , thou hadst , he , we , ye or you , they ...
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... auxiliaries . p . pr . being , Inf . One tense . p . t . to be . Part . Two . Ind . Two tenses . p . pa . been . I am , thou art , he is , we , ye or you , they are . ( anciently , ) I be , thou beest , he , we , ye or you , they be . I ...
... auxiliaries . p . pr . being , Inf . One tense . p . t . to be . Part . Two . Ind . Two tenses . p . pa . been . I am , thou art , he is , we , ye or you , they are . ( anciently , ) I be , thou beest , he , we , ye or you , they be . I ...
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... auxiliaries ; they are always neuter defective verbs , and require the verb that follows them to be in the infinitive mood . This is evident from the impossibility of cor- rectly translating them into any other language when in ...
... auxiliaries ; they are always neuter defective verbs , and require the verb that follows them to be in the infinitive mood . This is evident from the impossibility of cor- rectly translating them into any other language when in ...
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... Auxiliaries Do and Did . Do and did , when used as auxiliaries , are chiefly employed in negative forms of expressions : thus , instead of saying , I love not ; I loved not ; we generally say , I do not love ; I did not love . When used ...
... Auxiliaries Do and Did . Do and did , when used as auxiliaries , are chiefly employed in negative forms of expressions : thus , instead of saying , I love not ; I loved not ; we generally say , I do not love ; I did not love . When used ...
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adverb agree antecedent apposition auxiliaries brother called caret comp conditional tense Conjugation conjunction denotes an action driven Eight tenses Ellipsis error EXERCISE ON RULE Explanatory Notes expressed or understood finite verb following Exercise Four compound Four simple Four tenses future tense genitive governs happy honour imperative mood improperly indicative mood infinitive mood interjection irregular active verb king language learner mind neuter defective verbs neuter verb never nominative NOTE II noun of multitude object p. t. or f. t. passive verb past participle personal pronoun possessive adjective pronoun præter-imperfect tense preceding Exercise preposition present participle present tense qualifies relative pronoun RULE VIII RULE XII signifies sometimes speech subjunctive mood substantive pronoun SYNTAX system of parsing teaches TENSE denotes thee thing third class third singular tive to-morrow treated virtue whole sentence wise word write the letter Λ Λ
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Page 3 - ENGLISH GRAMMAR. ENGLISH GRAMMAR is the art of speaking and writing the English Language with propriety.
Page 88 - The middle station of life seems to be the most advantageously situated for gaining of wisdom. Poverty turns our thoughts too much upon the supplying our wants ; and riches upon the enjoying our superfluities.
Page 4 - A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word: as, " The man is happy; he is benevolent; he is useful.
Page 76 - Some parts of the ship and cargo were recovered; but neither the sailors nor the captain, was saved. Whether one person or more was concerned in the business, does not yet appear. The cares of this life, or the deceitfulness of riches, has choked the seeds of virtue in many a promising mind.
Page 113 - Religion raises men above themselves; irreligion sinks them beneath the brutes: that, binds them down to a poor pitiable speck of perishable earth; this, opens for them a prospect to the skies.
Page 141 - ... and to be pious and faithful to Him that made us, admit not of any doubt in a rational and well-informed mind.
Page 143 - Purity has its seat in the heart ; but extends its influence over so much of outward conduct, as to form the great and material part of a character.
Page 138 - In all stations and conditions, the important relations take place, of masters and servants, and husbands and wives, and parents and children, and brothers and friends, and citizens and subjects.
Page 121 - It required so much care, that I thought I should have lost it before I reached home. We have done no more than it was our duty to have done. He would have assisted one of his friends, if he could do it without injuring the other ; but as that could not have been done, he avoided all interference.
Page 102 - Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee, and deify his power Who from the terror of this arm so late Doubted his empire, that were low indeed, That were an ignominy...