The Rudiments of English Grammar and CompositionRivingtons, 1882 - 204 sider |
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Side 5
... three Verbs , and one Adjective . We see from these examples that a Noun is a word that can be the Subject of a statement or the Object of a Transitive Verb . 14. Can a Noun stand as the Predicate of a NAMING WORDS . 5 Naming Words Nouns.
... three Verbs , and one Adjective . We see from these examples that a Noun is a word that can be the Subject of a statement or the Object of a Transitive Verb . 14. Can a Noun stand as the Predicate of a NAMING WORDS . 5 Naming Words Nouns.
Side 6
... stands as Subject or Object in a sentence ; thus- Man ( Subject ) is mortal . God made man ( Object ) . Men ( Subject ) are mortal . God made men ( Object ) . It is , however , found convenient to give distinguishing names to mark the ...
... stands as Subject or Object in a sentence ; thus- Man ( Subject ) is mortal . God made man ( Object ) . Men ( Subject ) are mortal . God made men ( Object ) . It is , however , found convenient to give distinguishing names to mark the ...
Side 15
... stands first ; as— An errand boy . A glass door . A silver watch . An apple dumpling . An oak chest . A school feast . A prize pig . A cream cheese . The POSITION OF THE ATTRIBUTIVE ADJECTIVE IN THE SENTENCE . 40. LIMITING WORDS . 15.
... stands first ; as— An errand boy . A glass door . A silver watch . An apple dumpling . An oak chest . A school feast . A prize pig . A cream cheese . The POSITION OF THE ATTRIBUTIVE ADJECTIVE IN THE SENTENCE . 40. LIMITING WORDS . 15.
Side 16
... stands before the Noun : - White rabbits have pink eyes . She wore a green wreath . But in poetry the Adjective often follows the Noun : - A lute she held , and on her head was seen A wreath of roses red and myrtles green . - Dryden ...
... stands before the Noun : - White rabbits have pink eyes . She wore a green wreath . But in poetry the Adjective often follows the Noun : - A lute she held , and on her head was seen A wreath of roses red and myrtles green . - Dryden ...
Side 17
... stands before words commencing with conso- nant sounds ; as- A bear , A lion , A nut , A wood , A yard . 2. A stands before vowels to which a sound like that of w ory is given ; as- Such a one , A unit , A university . This rule is not ...
... stands before words commencing with conso- nant sounds ; as- A bear , A lion , A nut , A wood , A yard . 2. A stands before vowels to which a sound like that of w ory is given ; as- Such a one , A unit , A university . This rule is not ...
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action Adjectival sentences Adjective Adverbial expression Adverbial sentences Adverbs Auxiliary Verbs Brutus Caesar called co-ordinate sentences Complex sentence Compound connected Copula Dative denote dependent sentence doth emphasis ending example fear Gent give Greek word meaning hast hath hear IMPERATIVE MOOD Indefinite INDICATIVE MOOD inflexions Intransitive jests at scars king knew Latin limits the Noun lord Macaulay Merch Mids names never Nominative NOTE Noun-sentence Object Old English older writers omitted Passive Voice Past Indicative PAST PARTICIPLE Past tense person or thing Personal Pronouns plural Possessive preceded Predicate PREFIX Prepositional Infinitive Prepositional phrase Present principal sentence Relative Pronoun scheme of analysis second person second sentence sentence introduced Shrew simple sentences Simple Statement Simple Tenses sometimes speak speaker stands stem Subject SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD Subordinate Conjunction subordinate sentence thee third person singular thou art tive Transitive Verb vowel Weak Verbs words that limit
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