English Grammar,: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners, : with an Appendix, Containing Rules and Observations, for Assisting the More Advanced Students to Write with Perspicuity and Accuracy. ; [Three Lines from Blair]H. and E. Phinney, at their bookstore, printing-office and bindery., 1816 - 287 |
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Strona 29
... separated ; as , de - throne , e - stroy . But when the vowel of the preceding syllable is ronounced short , one of the consonants always belongs to hat syllable ; as , dis - tract , dis - prove , dis - train . 4. When three or four ...
... separated ; as , de - throne , e - stroy . But when the vowel of the preceding syllable is ronounced short , one of the consonants always belongs to hat syllable ; as , dis - tract , dis - prove , dis - train . 4. When three or four ...
Strona 159
... separated from the relative which it governs : as , " Whom wilt thou give it to ? " in- stead of " To whom wilt thou give it ? " He is an author whom I am much delighted with ; " " The world is too po- lite to shock authors with a truth ...
... separated from the relative which it governs : as , " Whom wilt thou give it to ? " in- stead of " To whom wilt thou give it ? " He is an author whom I am much delighted with ; " " The world is too po- lite to shock authors with a truth ...
Strona 199
... separation . Many sentences are miserably man- d , and the force of the emphasis totally lost , by the divis s being made in the wrong place . To avoid this , every , while he is speaking or reading , should be very careful provide a ...
... separation . Many sentences are miserably man- d , and the force of the emphasis totally lost , by the divis s being made in the wrong place . To avoid this , every , while he is speaking or reading , should be very careful provide a ...
Strona 217
... separated by commas : as , " Plain , est truth wants no artificial covering ; " " David was a e , wise , and pious man ; " " A woman , gentle , sensible , educated and religious ; " " The most innocent pleas- are the sweetest , the most ...
... separated by commas : as , " Plain , est truth wants no artificial covering ; " " David was a e , wise , and pious man ; " " A woman , gentle , sensible , educated and religious ; " " The most innocent pleas- are the sweetest , the most ...
Strona 218
... separated by commas from t tence as " His father dying , he succee " At length , their ministry performed , they left the world in peace ; " " To con much in the fault . " RULE XI . Nouns in apposition , that i other nouns in the same ...
... separated by commas from t tence as " His father dying , he succee " At length , their ministry performed , they left the world in peace ; " " To con much in the fault . " RULE XI . Nouns in apposition , that i other nouns in the same ...
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accent according to Rule active verb adjective admit adverb agreeable appear auxiliary better cæsura circumstances comma compound conjugation conjunction connected connexion consonant copulative denote derived dipthong distinct ellipsis English language examples express figure following sentence frequently Future Tense genitive give governed Grammar grammarians happy hath ideas imperative mood Imperfect Tense improperly indicative mood infinitive mood irregular verb kind king learner Lord loved manner means metaphor mind nature nominative noun object observations occasions participle passive pause perfect person singular personal pronoun Perspicuity phrase Pluperfect Tense plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense principal proper properly propriety relative pronoun render respect sense sentiments short signified simple singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood syllable Syntax tence termination thing third person tion tive Trochee verb active verb neuter verse virtue voice vowel wise words writing
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