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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... Give me the apple ; meaning , a particular apple . AN is called the Indefinite article , because it does not define the particular thing meant : as , Give me an apple ; meaning , any apple . An suppresses its final letter before a ...
... Give me the apple ; meaning , a particular apple . AN is called the Indefinite article , because it does not define the particular thing meant : as , Give me an apple ; meaning , any apple . An suppresses its final letter before a ...
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... gives rise to an error , in writing , by the substitution of an apostrophe for the plural , whereas , an apostrophe can never be used but as a sign of the genitive case . 2. The termination o sometimes takes es : as , Woes . 3. The ...
... gives rise to an error , in writing , by the substitution of an apostrophe for the plural , whereas , an apostrophe can never be used but as a sign of the genitive case . 2. The termination o sometimes takes es : as , Woes . 3. The ...
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... Give me two glassesful of water , and one of wine , in a tumbler . 2. Take three tablespoonsful of this mixture in half a pint of water . 3. Moses took five handsful of ashes , and sprinkled them on the altar . 4. He swallowed three ...
... Give me two glassesful of water , and one of wine , in a tumbler . 2. Take three tablespoonsful of this mixture in half a pint of water . 3. Moses took five handsful of ashes , and sprinkled them on the altar . 4. He swallowed three ...
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... Give me a pen , that p . t . I may write the letter now , or to - morrow . p . i . t . The PRÆTER - IMPERFECT TENSE denotes an action either past , present , or future : as , You p . i . t . gave me a pen , that I might write the letter ...
... Give me a pen , that p . t . I may write the letter now , or to - morrow . p . i . t . The PRÆTER - IMPERFECT TENSE denotes an action either past , present , or future : as , You p . i . t . gave me a pen , that I might write the letter ...
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... Give gave given Go went gone Grave graved graved or graven Grow grew grown Hew hewed hewn Hide hid hidden Know knew known Lade laded laded or laden Lie lay lain Load loaded loaded or loaden Mow mowed mowed or mown Ride rode rode or ...
... Give gave given Go went gone Grave graved graved or graven Grow grew grown Hew hewed hewn Hide hid hidden Know knew known Lade laded laded or laden Lie lay lain Load loaded loaded or loaden Mow mowed mowed or mown Ride rode rode or ...
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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...