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, 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 LearnersWilliam Wood & Company, 1862 - 343 pages |
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adjective adjuncts adverb adverbial phrase agree antecedent apposition auxiliary called classes comma compound conjugated conjunction connected consonant construction denotes dependent clause derived diphthong ellipsis employed English EXAMPLE ANALYZED EXERCISE express FALSE SYNTAX finite verb FORMULE.-Not proper gender governed grammar grammarians honour imperative imperative mood Imperfect Tense improper diphthong indicative mood infinitive mood interjections interrogative language learned learner LESSON letters loved masculine meaning modifications Murray neuter never nominative Note noun or pronoun object OBSERVATIONS ON RULE parsing passion passive perfect participle personal pronouns Pluperfect Tense Plur plural number Poss possessive potential mood Praxis preceded predicate prefixed preposition Present Tense preterit principal reading relation relative pronoun require second person singular sentence simple Sing singular number sometimes sound speech subjunctive subjunctive mood syllable SYNTAX UNDER RULE thee things third person thou tion triphthong virtue vowel wise words write
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