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 AccuracyJ.B. & L. Baldwin, 1831 - 312 pages |
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accent according to RULE action active verb adjective adjective pronoun admit adverb agreeably appear auxiliary better cęsura comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected consonant construction denote derived diphthong distinct distinguished ellipsis English language examples express following instances following sentence frequently future tense gender genitive governed grammarians imperative mood Imperfect Tense improperly indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative irregular verb king learner Lord loved manner means nature nominative noun objective observations Octavo Grammar participle passive pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuous phrase Pluperfect Pluperfect Tense plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense principal verb proper properly propriety relative pronoun respect sense sentiments short signifies simple singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood superlative syllable tence termination thing third person singular tion tive tongue Trochee variations verb active verb neuter virtue voice vowel wise words wouldst writing