A Grammar Containing the Etymology and Syntax of the English Language: For Advanced Grammar Grades, and for High Schools, Academies, Etc |
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active voice adjective element adjunct adverb adverbial element adverbial phrase ANALYSIS Anglo-Saxon antecedent apposition attributive auxiliary called clause common noun comparative complement complex sentence conjugation connected construction Define denote ellipsis English Grammar EXERCISE expressed feminine following sentences apply gerund grammatical form grammatical predicate grammatical subject Hence imperative mood indicative mood indirect object infinitive inflection interjection interrogative intransitive irregular language Latin learning limiting adjectives logical predicate loved masculine gender meaning Model for Parsing modifying the noun noun or pronoun Parse etymologically passive verb passive voice past participle past tense Perfect Tense person and number personal pronoun possessive POTENTIAL MOOD predicate verb preposition principal pronominal adjective proper noun qualifying adjective regular verb relative pronoun second person sentence containing sentences apply Rule simple sentence singular number SPECIAL RULE speech subjunctive mood subordinate conjunction substantive suffix superlative thing third person Thou tive transitive verb verbal violations of Rule walk
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