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... . BY WILLIAM RUSHTON , M. A. PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND ENGLISH LITERATURA , QUEEN'S COLLEGE , CORK , • BODY THEC LUME LONDON : LONGMANS , GREEN , AND CO . 1869 . 302. f . 14 . RULES AND CAUTIONS IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOUNDED ON THE ANALYSIS.
... . BY WILLIAM RUSHTON , M. A. PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND ENGLISH LITERATURA , QUEEN'S COLLEGE , CORK , • BODY THEC LUME LONDON : LONGMANS , GREEN , AND CO . 1869 . 302. f . 14 . RULES AND CAUTIONS IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOUNDED ON THE ANALYSIS.
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... WILLIAM RUSHTON , M. A. PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND ENGLISH LITERATURE , QUEEN'S COLLEGE , CORK , DOMINA NUS LUME LONDON : LONGMANS , GREEN , AND CO . 1869 . 302. f . 14 . RULES AND CAUTIONS IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOUNDED ON THE ANALYSIS.
... WILLIAM RUSHTON , M. A. PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND ENGLISH LITERATURE , QUEEN'S COLLEGE , CORK , DOMINA NUS LUME LONDON : LONGMANS , GREEN , AND CO . 1869 . 302. f . 14 . RULES AND CAUTIONS IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOUNDED ON THE ANALYSIS.
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... rule , though one liable to many exceptions , Intransitives are capable of furnishing a complete sense ( or of making a complete predication ) ; while Transitives almost always require some word or words to complete the pre- dicate ...
... rule , though one liable to many exceptions , Intransitives are capable of furnishing a complete sense ( or of making a complete predication ) ; while Transitives almost always require some word or words to complete the pre- dicate ...
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... rule , furnish a complete meaning , inasmuch as it raises a new question , demanding an answer ; and the word or words which , after a Transitive verb , help to complete the predicate , are usually termed the object . 6 But as we ...
... rule , furnish a complete meaning , inasmuch as it raises a new question , demanding an answer ; and the word or words which , after a Transitive verb , help to complete the predicate , are usually termed the object . 6 But as we ...
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... rule be laid down to determine the appli- Ication of the terms . It frequently happens that the primary objective is used in speaking of things , and the secondary ob- jective in speaking of persons ; but not always , as may be seen ...
... rule be laid down to determine the appli- Ication of the terms . It frequently happens that the primary objective is used in speaking of things , and the secondary ob- jective in speaking of persons ; but not always , as may be seen ...
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Accessory Clause adjective Adjective-clause Adverbial phrase Analysis Anglo-Saxon auxiliary called Chaucer co-ordinate sentences commonly COMPOUND SENTENCES consider construction copula dative definite article denoting derived distinction employed English Grammar English Language example express gender genitive German Gerund grammarians Greek Hence Horne Tooke idiom imperative imperative mood indefinite INDICATIVE MOOD infinitive mood instances interrogative intransitive introduced John Stoddart Julius Cæsar Latin Latin language Lowth Mason meaning modern English neuter nominative noun Noun-clause observe older English omitted passage passive past tense perfect participle person plural Predicate-nominative prefix Present Tense Principal Clause qualifying the Objective qualifying the Predicate qualifying the Predicate-verb qualifying the Subject-nominative relative adverbs relative pronoun remarks rule Second Co-ordinate secondary objective sense signifies singular sometimes speak stand subjunctive subjunctive mood Subordinating tence term termination thee thing thou tion tive transitive verb Verbs ending word write
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