 | Lindley Murray - 1809 - 330 pàgines
...•• - '•-' •'. ! CHAPTER V. ->,/ ' Of PXONOUXS. A PRONOUN is, a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word : as, " The man is happv ; he is benevolent ; he is useful." There are three kinds of pronouns, viz. the PERSONAL, the... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pàgines
...as, Singular. Plural. 1st Person, I, We, 2d Thou, Ye or You. 3d He, she, or it ; They. 1 OF VERBS. A VERB is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am, I rule, I am ruled. Verbs are of three kinds ; Active, Passive, and Neuter. They are also divided into regular, irregular,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 352 pàgines
...judicious writers on ft ram mar. CHAPTER VI. Of Venus, j SECT. i. Of the nature ef Verbs in general. A VERB is a word which signifies to BE, to DO, or to SUFFER ; as, " I am, I rule, I ana ruled." Verbs are of three kinds ; ACTIVE, PASSIVE, and KECTEK. They are also divided into REGULAR,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 322 pàgines
...writers on Grammar. CHAPTER VI. OF VERBS. SECTION 1. Of the nature of Verbs in general. A VERB isa word which signifies to BE, to DO, or to SUFFER ; as, ' I am, I rule, I am ruled.' Verbs are of three kinds ; ACTIVE, PASSIVE, and NEUTER. They arealso dividedinto REGULAR, IRREGULAR,... | |
 | John Ash - 1810 - 136 pàgines
...Korsl, &c. * From ad, to, and jacio, to put. 'PRONOUN.* 24. A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word : as, " the man is merry, he laughs, he sings." 25. The following pronouns (it only cxcepted) have three cases, nominative,... | |
 | John Dougall - 1810 - 734 pàgines
...words irregular in ihis respect, are those which express the very same ideas with the foregoing. VERB. A VERB is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to sufier. There are three kinds of Verbs ; Active, Passive, and Neuter Verbs. A Verb Active expresses... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1811 - 322 pàgines
...judicious writers on Grammar. CHAPTER VI. Of Verbs. SECT. 1. Of the nature of Verbs in general. L\ VERB is a word which signifies to BE, to DO, or to SUFFER,* as, "I am, I rule, I am ruled." ^ "fVerbs are of three kinds ; ACTIVE, PASSIVE, and NEUTER. They are also divided into REGULAB, IRKEGULAR,... | |
 | John Millard - 1813 - 704 pàgines
...which expresses the highest degree of the quality, by adding st or est to the positive ; as hardest. 5. A VERB is a word which signifies, to be, to do, or to suffer. There are active, passive, and neuter verbs. A verb ni'lii't: expresses an action, and implies an agent,... | |
 | Encyclopaedias, John Millard - 1813 - 712 pàgines
...which expresses the highest degree of the quality, by adding st or est to the positive ; as hardest. 5. A VERB is a word which signifies, to be, to do, or fo suffer. There are active, passive, arid neuter verbs. A verb active expresses an action, and implies... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 792 pàgines
...highest degree ; as, best, zcisest, greatest. PRONOUN. A PRONOUN is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word;...the man is happy, he is benevolent, he is useful. There are three kinds of pronouns, viz. the personal, the relative, and the adjective pronouns. Personal... | |
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A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled. 
