An English Grammar: Comprehending the Principles and Rules of the Language, Illustrated by Appropriate Exercises, and a Key to the Exercises, 1-2. kötetCollins & Company : Collins & Hannay : Samuel Wood & Sons : G. & C. & H. Carvill : White, Gallaher & White, 1829 |
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vi. oldal
... examples of propriety that can be given , the compiler has been induced to pay peculiar attention to this part of the subject ; and though the instances of false grammar , under the rules of Syntax , are numerous , it is hoped they will ...
... examples of propriety that can be given , the compiler has been induced to pay peculiar attention to this part of the subject ; and though the instances of false grammar , under the rules of Syntax , are numerous , it is hoped they will ...
32. oldal
... examples ; " The son of a king - the son of the king — a son of the king . " Each of these three phrases has an entirely different meaning , through the different appli- cation of the articles a and the . " Thou art a man ; " is a very ...
... examples ; " The son of a king - the son of the king — a son of the king . " Each of these three phrases has an entirely different meaning , through the different appli- cation of the articles a and the . " Thou art a man ; " is a very ...
33. oldal
... examples , the definite article is used , because the thing spoken of , being in the neighbourhood , is well known , and a matter of some consequence to the people who are acquainted with it . That we may perceive still more clearly ...
... examples , the definite article is used , because the thing spoken of , being in the neighbourhood , is well known , and a matter of some consequence to the people who are acquainted with it . That we may perceive still more clearly ...
55. oldal
... examples will probably assist the learner , to distin- guish the possessive pronouns from the genitive cases of their correspondent personal pronouns . The following sentences exemplify the possessive pronouns , " My lesson is finished ...
... examples will probably assist the learner , to distin- guish the possessive pronouns from the genitive cases of their correspondent personal pronouns . The following sentences exemplify the possessive pronouns , " My lesson is finished ...
64. oldal
... examples of the past par- ticiple being applied in an active sense . We may also ob- serve that the present participle is sometimes associated with the past and future tenses of the verb ; and the past participle connected with the ...
... examples of the past par- ticiple being applied in an active sense . We may also ob- serve that the present participle is sometimes associated with the past and future tenses of the verb ; and the past participle connected with the ...
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
accent according to RULE active verb admit adverb agreeable Amphibrach appears auxiliary beauty better cæsura Chap comma common substantive conjunction connexion consonant construction definite article denote diphthong distinct ellipsis English English language examples Exercises expression favour following sentence frequently gender give governed grammar grammarians happy heart honour ideas imperative mood imperfect tense improved indicative mood infinitive mood instances irregular verb kind king language learner Lord manner means mind nature never nominative noun object observations occasions participle passions pause perceive perfect personal pronoun perspicuity phrases pleasure PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive potential mood preceding preposition present tense principles proper properly propriety reason regard relative relative pronoun respect Rule of Syntax SECTION sense sentiments signifies singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood syllable tence thing thou tion Trochee truth verb active verb neuter virtue vowel wise words writing
Népszerű szakaszok
143. oldal - I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
18. oldal - ORDER is Heaven's first law ; and this confest, Some are, and must be, greater than the rest, More rich, more wise; but who infers from hence That such are happier, shocks all common sense.
247. oldal - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
266. oldal - Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees : Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
138. oldal - In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
355. oldal - Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
18. oldal - Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
137. oldal - We came to our journey's end, at last, with no small difficulty, after much fatigue, through deep roads, and bad weather.
337. oldal - Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.