Helps in the Use of Good English: A Hand-book for All who Desire to Speak Or Write Correct English, Գիրք 1Raub & Company, 1897 - 260 էջ |
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Արդյունքներ 25–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... the proper correc- tions indicated , either in marks of parenthesis where a word has been improperly omitted or in brackets where the wrong word has been used by the author quoted . A list of synonyms most frequently used , and a 3.
... the proper correc- tions indicated , either in marks of parenthesis where a word has been improperly omitted or in brackets where the wrong word has been used by the author quoted . A list of synonyms most frequently used , and a 3.
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... indicate that the absence of a capital is correct when a name or a title precedes the de ; but Hood writes " Wolfgang von Dilke ; " even Von Raumer . " 29 66 One Capital Letter . - Goold Brown , in his " Gram- mar of Grammars , " gives ...
... indicate that the absence of a capital is correct when a name or a title precedes the de ; but Hood writes " Wolfgang von Dilke ; " even Von Raumer . " 29 66 One Capital Letter . - Goold Brown , in his " Gram- mar of Grammars , " gives ...
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... indicated by a collective noun are considered separately , the gender must correspond to the sex of the individuals ; as , " The jury could not agree in their ( masculine ) opinions . " CASE . Case is that property of nouns or pronouns ...
... indicated by a collective noun are considered separately , the gender must correspond to the sex of the individuals ; as , " The jury could not agree in their ( masculine ) opinions . " CASE . Case is that property of nouns or pronouns ...
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... indicate an omis- sion . Though some writers place the possessive after the first of two nouns in apposition , as " We bought the goods at Smith's , the grocer , " the best usage does not sanction the practice . The sign should be put ...
... indicate an omis- sion . Though some writers place the possessive after the first of two nouns in apposition , as " We bought the goods at Smith's , the grocer , " the best usage does not sanction the practice . The sign should be put ...
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... indicates the sex is given to the word ; as , actress , count- ess , duchess , and the like . In the case of actress the reason for using the forms actor and actress is probably because the parts played by the two sexes are different ...
... indicates the sex is given to the word ; as , actress , count- ess , duchess , and the like . In the case of actress the reason for using the forms actor and actress is probably because the parts played by the two sexes are different ...
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Helps in the Use of Good English: A Hand-book for All who Desire to ..., Գիրք 1 Albert Newton Raub Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1897 |
Helps in the Use of Good English: A Hand-book for All who Desire to ..., Գիրք 1 Albert Newton Raub Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1897 |
Helps in the Use of Good English: A Hand-book for All who Desire to ..., Գիրք 1 Albert Newton Raub Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1897 |
Common terms and phrases
abbreviations action antecedent apostrophe applied apposition beautiful begin with capital capital letter collective noun comma complex compound conjunctive adverb connected consonant dash Dear Sir denotes dependent clause ellipsis English Errors exclamation point expression frequently friends future perfect tense gender give grammar hyphen implies incorrect incorrectly indicate infinitive interrogation point intransitive John Horne Tooke lady language limit a noun means modify never nominative noun or pronoun object omitted one's participle person phrase placed plural plural form possessive sign preceded preposition present principle pronominal adjectives proper name properly question quotation marks reference relative pronoun represent require rule salutation semicolon sense separated singular form singular number sion sometimes sound speak stanza Street syllable SYNONYMS teacher tence tense term thing thought tion tive transitive verb usually verb agrees Violations vowel Westminster Review words ending write written