The beginners' drill-book of English grammarRivingtons, 1878 - 113 pages |
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... INFLEXION . Chapter I. Use of Inflexion and Compounding II . Inflexion of the Noun . III . Inflexion of the Pronoun IV . Inflexion of the Verb V. Tables of Verbs • VI . Inflexion of the Adjective and Adverb PART III . 21 23 29 31 36 45 ...
... INFLEXION . Chapter I. Use of Inflexion and Compounding II . Inflexion of the Noun . III . Inflexion of the Pronoun IV . Inflexion of the Verb V. Tables of Verbs • VI . Inflexion of the Adjective and Adverb PART III . 21 23 29 31 36 45 ...
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... ? When ? Where ? and Why ? ( 7 ) Place , under the words they qualify , any other adjectives and adverbs there may be in the sentence . PART II . INFLEXION ( = THE CHANGES WHICH SOME Order of Proceeding in Analysing Simple Sentences.
... ? When ? Where ? and Why ? ( 7 ) Place , under the words they qualify , any other adjectives and adverbs there may be in the sentence . PART II . INFLEXION ( = THE CHANGES WHICH SOME Order of Proceeding in Analysing Simple Sentences.
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... Inflexion and Compounding . $ 29 . Five of the eight classes of words ( part I. chap . ii . ) —viz . , nouns , pronouns , verbs , adjectives , adverbs are subject to inflexion . § 30. Nouns and ... INFLEXION Use of Inflexion and Compounding.
... Inflexion and Compounding . $ 29 . Five of the eight classes of words ( part I. chap . ii . ) —viz . , nouns , pronouns , verbs , adjectives , adverbs are subject to inflexion . § 30. Nouns and ... INFLEXION Use of Inflexion and Compounding.
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... inflexion there is another in very great use in English , called com- pounding . e.g. mouse - trap , pitch - dark , back - bite . ( § 20. ) § 33. When one part of a ... Inflexion of the Noun . [ See 22 Use of Inflexion and Compounding .
... inflexion there is another in very great use in English , called com- pounding . e.g. mouse - trap , pitch - dark , back - bite . ( § 20. ) § 33. When one part of a ... Inflexion of the Noun . [ See 22 Use of Inflexion and Compounding .
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James Burton (schoolmaster.) CHAPTER II . Inflexion of the Noun . [ See $ 30 . " Nouns are inflected in Gender , Number , Person , Case . " ] §35 . Nouns are , with respect to gender : ( 1 ) ... Inflexion of the Noun . 23 Inflexion of the Noun.
James Burton (schoolmaster.) CHAPTER II . Inflexion of the Noun . [ See $ 30 . " Nouns are inflected in Gender , Number , Person , Case . " ] §35 . Nouns are , with respect to gender : ( 1 ) ... Inflexion of the Noun . 23 Inflexion of the Noun.
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adjectives adverbs Balliol College Birds Cæsar called Cambridge College compound conjunctions Copulative crow Crown 8vo doth English express False Syntax father flies flowers forms FRANCIS STORR gender Gerunds green grow hadst hast Head-Master heard horse IMPERATIVE MOOD IMPERFECT INDICATIVE MOOD Infinitive INFLEXION intransitive island lies nine king Largo Bay live Marlborough College Merchant Taylors morn night nominative noun or pronoun o'er OBJECT Oxford participle passive voice PAST TENSE person PREDICATE preposition PRESENT TENSE qualifying remain dunces river rose Rugby School Rule seen PERFECT seen Plu seen Plural seen Singular Shakspere ship simple sentences sing sleep Small 8vo snow sorrow sounds speak stand stood SUBJECT subjunctive mood sword Tell thee thou toiled transitive verbs tree VERB AND COMPLEMENT verb trans VERBAL NOUNS walk waves wilt wind words writing ОВЈЕСТ
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