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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... , and 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.
... , and 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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... omitted on taking an additional syllable ; as , due , duly ; awe , auful ; true , truly ; argue , argument ; blue , bluish ; but we write blueness , trueness , eyeless . While the rule for the changing of the final y 38 GOOD ENGLISH .
... omitted on taking an additional syllable ; as , due , duly ; awe , auful ; true , truly ; argue , argument ; blue , bluish ; but we write blueness , trueness , eyeless . While the rule for the changing of the final y 38 GOOD ENGLISH .
Էջ 40
... omitted letter or letters . Thus , we have don't for do not , doesn't for does not , isn't for is not , won't for woll not , the old form of will not , I'll for I will , sha'n't for shall not , ma'am for madam , ' tis and it's for it is ...
... omitted letter or letters . Thus , we have don't for do not , doesn't for does not , isn't for is not , won't for woll not , the old form of will not , I'll for I will , sha'n't for shall not , ma'am for madam , ' tis and it's for it is ...
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... omitted letter , as in + es , 6es . Plurals of Proper Nouns . - Proper nouns form their plurals regularly , by the addition of s or es ; as , Cæsar , the twelve Cæsars ; Mary , the two Marys ; Carolina , the Carolinas ; Dervish ...
... omitted letter , as in + es , 6es . Plurals of Proper Nouns . - Proper nouns form their plurals regularly , by the addition of s or es ; as , Cæsar , the twelve Cæsars ; Mary , the two Marys ; Carolina , the Carolinas ; Dervish ...
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... omitted , especially if the next word begins with the sound of s or z ; as , " For conscience ' sake ; " " James ' slate . " In general , the regular possessive sign should be an- nexed unless the combination forms a disagreeable sound ...
... omitted , especially if the next word begins with the sound of s or z ; as , " For conscience ' sake ; " " James ' slate . " In general , the regular possessive sign should be an- nexed unless the combination forms a disagreeable sound ...
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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