The Institutes of English Grammar, Methodically Arranged: With Forms of Parsing and Correcting, Examples for Parsing, Questions of 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 Appendexes : Designed for the Use of Schools, Academies, and Private LearnersW. Wood & Company, 1872 - 343 pages |
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according adjective adjuncts adverb adverbial phrase agree antecedent apposition auxiliary called classes comma compound conjugated conjunction connected consonant construction denotes dependent clause derived diphthong ellipsis English grammar EXERCISE express FALSE SYNTAX finite verb FORMULE.-Not proper gender governed Gram grammarians honour imperative imperative mood Imperfect Tense improve indicative mood infinitive mood interjections interrogative language learner learning LESSON letters loved meaning modifications Murray Murray's neuter never nominative Note noun or pronoun object OBSERVATIONS ON RULE Orthography parsing passive perfect participle personal pronouns Pluperfect Tense Plur plural number Poss potential mood Praxis preceded predicate prefixed preposition Present Tense preterit principal pupil reading relation relative require semivowels sentence simple Sing singular number sometimes sound speech subjunctive subjunctive mood syllable SYNTAX UNDER RULE thee things third person thou tion triphthong uttered virtue vowel wise words write Овѕ Овя
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