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 21–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... tive Adverb 128 Complex Adverbs 131 Compound Adverbs 131 " Farther " for " fur- ther " 131 • PREPOSITIONS 133 " Set in , " " Were look- Complete Sentences 152 Abbreviations Complete Expressions . 153 Numbers of Paragraphs 154 THE COMMA ...
... tive Adverb 128 Complex Adverbs 131 Compound Adverbs 131 " Farther " for " fur- ther " 131 • PREPOSITIONS 133 " Set in , " " Were look- Complete Sentences 152 Abbreviations Complete Expressions . 153 Numbers of Paragraphs 154 THE COMMA ...
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... tive rather than re pre sent a tive ; ap a thy rather than a path y ; pred i cate rather than pre di cate ; ther- mom e ter rather than ther mo me ter ; as cribe rather than a scribe . 4. In dividing words we should give to every ...
... tive rather than re pre sent a tive ; ap a thy rather than a path y ; pred i cate rather than pre di cate ; ther- mom e ter rather than ther mo me ter ; as cribe rather than a scribe . 4. In dividing words we should give to every ...
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... tive rather than literal , the apostrophe is retained , as in Job's - tears , wolf's - bane , hound's - tongue , -names of plants . When the compound term is used as an adjective the possessive sign is also retained ; as , " A bird's ...
... tive rather than literal , the apostrophe is retained , as in Job's - tears , wolf's - bane , hound's - tongue , -names of plants . When the compound term is used as an adjective the possessive sign is also retained ; as , " A bird's ...
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... tive form . The subject of a verb in the infinitive mode takes the objective form . We may say , " I believe that he is hon- est , " or " I believe him to be honest . " Violations of the Correct Usage of the Nominative Case . He has ...
... tive form . The subject of a verb in the infinitive mode takes the objective form . We may say , " I believe that he is hon- est , " or " I believe him to be honest . " Violations of the Correct Usage of the Nominative Case . He has ...
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... is in the objec- tive case . Thus , " I took him to be the judge . " Some writers have agreed that the sentence " It is me " is correct , because it is common . ENGLISH GRAMMAR . 67 Abstract Nouns 48 SAME CASE AFTER A VERB.
... is in the objec- tive case . Thus , " I took him to be the judge . " Some writers have agreed that the sentence " It is me " is correct , because it is common . ENGLISH GRAMMAR . 67 Abstract Nouns 48 SAME CASE AFTER A VERB.
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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