Abridgement of Murray's English Grammar: With an Appendix, Containing Exercises in Orthography, in Parsing, in Syntax, and in Punctuation : Designed for the Younger Classes of LearnersRussell Hubbard, 1809 - 107 pàgines |
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... words and phrases should , without requiring much attention and explanation , be intelligible to young persons ; but it will scarcely be controverted , that it is better to lead them forward , and improve their language , by proper ...
... words and phrases should , without requiring much attention and explanation , be intelligible to young persons ; but it will scarcely be controverted , that it is better to lead them forward , and improve their language , by proper ...
Pàgina 5
... words are properly chosen , and the construction and arrange- This was one object which the Com- piler had in view , when he composed the Grammar of which this is an epitome ; and he hopes that he has not altogether failed in his ...
... words are properly chosen , and the construction and arrange- This was one object which the Com- piler had in view , when he composed the Grammar of which this is an epitome ; and he hopes that he has not altogether failed in his ...
Pàgina 7
... words . A letter is the first principie , or least part , of a word . The letters of the English language , called the English Alphabet , are twenty - six in number , The following is a list of the Roman and Italic ENGLISH GRAMMAR. ...
... words . A letter is the first principie , or least part , of a word . The letters of the English language , called the English Alphabet , are twenty - six in number , The following is a list of the Roman and Italic ENGLISH GRAMMAR. ...
Pàgina 8
... without the help of a vowel : as , b , d , f , l ; which require vowels to express them fully . Thevowels are , a , e , i , o , u , and some times w , and y . Wand y are consonants when they begin a word or ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... without the help of a vowel : as , b , d , f , l ; which require vowels to express them fully . Thevowels are , a , e , i , o , u , and some times w , and y . Wand y are consonants when they begin a word or ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
Pàgina 9
... word or syllable ; but in every other . situation they are vowels . els . Consonants are divided into mutes and semi ... WORDS . Words are articulate sounds , used , by ORTHOGRAPHY .
... word or syllable ; but in every other . situation they are vowels . els . Consonants are divided into mutes and semi ... WORDS . Words are articulate sounds , used , by ORTHOGRAPHY .
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Abriogment of Murrays English Grammer: With an Appendix Containing Exercises ... Lindley Murray Visualització completa - 1813 |
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according to RULE active verb Adjective Pronouns Adverb agree antece Colon Comma common substantive Compound Perfect Conjugate the following conjunction copulative couldst DEFECTIVE VERBS derived diphthong EXERCISES IN ORTHOGRAPHY Exercises in Parsing express following verbs gender governed happy heart honour IMPERATIVE MOOD Imperfect Tense indicative mood INFINITIVE MOOD Interjections Irregular Verbs larger Grammar learner letter live loved marked mayst or canst mind MURRAY'S ENGLISH GRAMMAR neuter nominative objective omitted passions peace Perf.or Pass perfect participle personal pronoun Pluperfect Tense plural number possessive POTENTIAL MOOD preposition Present Tense proper reward RULE XI Rules of Syntax says Second Future Tense SECT Semicolon sentence shalt or wilt shouldst singular number speech subjunctive mood syllable temper tence Tense represents thee thing third person singular Thou art Thou hast Thou mayst Thou mightst tion tive vice virtue virtuous voice vowel wise word Write the following
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Pàgina 51 - The only point where human bliss stands still, And tastes the good without the fall to ill ; Where only merit...
Pàgina 80 - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen ; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Pàgina 80 - If nothing more than purpose in thy power, Thy purpose firm is equal to the deed. Who does the best his circumstance allows, Does well, acts nobly; angels could no more.
Pàgina 79 - 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.
Pàgina 82 - The spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great original proclaim : Th' unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator's power display, And publishes to every land The work of an Almighty hand.
Pàgina 41 - A phrase is two or more words rightly put together, making sometimes part of a sentence, and sometimes a whole sentence. The principal parts of a simple sentence are, the subject, the attribute, and the object. The subject is the thing chiefly spoken of; the attribute is the thing or action affirmed or denied of it ; and the object is the thing affected by such action. The nominative denotes the subject, and usually goes before the verb or attribute ; and the word or phrase, denoting the object,...
Pàgina 6 - AN Article is a word prefixed to substantives, to point them out, and to show how far their signification extends ; as, a garden, an eagle, the woman.
Pàgina 80 - Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.
Pàgina 4 - A word of one syllable is termed a monosyllable ; a word of two syllables, a dissyllable ; a word of three syllables, a trisyllable ; and a word of four or more syllables, a polysyllable. A primitive word is that which cannot be reduced to any simpler word in the language ; as, man, good, content.
Pàgina 6 - A or an is styled the indefinite article : it is used in a vague sense, to point out one single thing of the kind, in other respects indeterminate : as, " Give me a book;" .