Brown's Grammar Improved: The Institutes of English Grammar, Methodically Arranged; with Forms of Parsing and Correcting, Examples for Parsing, Questions for Examination, False Syntax for Correction, Exercises for Writing, Observations for the Advanced Student, Five Methods of Analysis, and a Key to the Oral Exercises: to which are Added Four Appendixes. Designed for the Use of Schools, Academies, and Private LearnersS.S. & W. Wood, 1860 - 335 pages |
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according to Rule active-transitive verb adjective adjuncts adverb agree anapestic antecedent apposition auxiliary classes clause comma common noun compound conjugated conjunction connected consonant construction Cowper defective verb denotes derived diphthong ellipsis employed examples EXERCISE express FALSE SYNTAX figure finite verb FORMULE.-Not proper governed grammarians hast honour imperative mood Imperfect Tense indicative mood infinitive mood inserted interjection Johnson language learner LESSON letters loved meaning Murray neuter gender never nominative Note noun or pronoun object OBSERVATIONS ON RULE parsing passive perfect participle personal pronoun phrase Pluperfect Tense plural number possessive potential mood Praxis preceded prefixed preposition Present Tense preterit put absolute reading relation require Saxon says second person singular semivowels sense sentence signifies simple singular number sometimes sound speech style subjunctive subjunctive mood syllable SYNTAX UNDER RULE term thee third person thou art tion triphthong uttered virtue vowel wise words write Овѕ