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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... . the continuative form . the infinitive mood . the past tense of the infinitive mood . the present participle . the past participle . compound participle . the indicative mood . B imp . denotes the imperative mood . 1. s . Abbreviations.
... . the continuative form . the infinitive mood . the past tense of the infinitive mood . the present participle . the past participle . compound participle . the indicative mood . B imp . denotes the imperative mood . 1. s . Abbreviations.
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... compound of the present tense . compound of the præter - imperfect tense . compound of the future tense . compound of the conditional tense . a personal pronoun . a relative pronoun . a compound relative pronoun . a reflective pronoun ...
... compound of the present tense . compound of the præter - imperfect tense . compound of the future tense . compound of the conditional tense . a personal pronoun . a relative pronoun . a compound relative pronoun . a reflective pronoun ...
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... compound words , cannot take the plural s in the middle of them : as , handsful ; but at the end : as , handfuls . If it is intended to express hands in the plural , the word must become uncompounded , and the phrase must be written ...
... compound words , cannot take the plural s in the middle of them : as , handsful ; but at the end : as , handfuls . If it is intended to express hands in the plural , the word must become uncompounded , and the phrase must be written ...
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... called , because they denote the different times of the action expressed in the verb . There are eight tenses in the indicative mood ; four simple , and four compound . The four SIMPLE TENSES are , as follows ; p 22 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... called , because they denote the different times of the action expressed in the verb . There are eight tenses in the indicative mood ; four simple , and four compound . The four SIMPLE TENSES are , as follows ; p 22 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... COMPOUND TENSES are , as follows ; c . p . t . The COMPOUND OF THE PRESENT TENSE denotes that an action is finished , but in a por- tion of time of which the present moment forms c . p . t . a part : as , I have written a letter this ...
... COMPOUND TENSES are , as follows ; c . p . t . The COMPOUND OF THE PRESENT TENSE denotes that an action is finished , but in a por- tion of time of which the present moment forms c . p . t . a part : as , I have written a letter this ...
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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 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.
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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.
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