 | Samuel Kirkham - English language - 1839 - 242 pages
...? — What does Orthography teach ? ETYMOLOGY AXD SYNTAX. LECTURE II. OF NOUNS AND VERBS. ETYMOLOGY treats of the different sorts of words, their various modifications, and their derivation. SYNTAX treats of the agreement and government of words, and of their proper arrangement in a sentence.... | |
 | Roscoe Goddard Greene - English language - 1839 - 142 pages
...rather not. Said I. He is one of my acquaintances. I intended to reward him. ETYMOLOGY ETYMOLOGY ' treats of the different sorts of words, their various modifications, and their derivations. Etymology is compounded of two Greek words, which signify origin and vurd. It means literally... | |
 | Lindley MURRAY - 1841 - 144 pages
...word in English of greater simplicity ; as, manful, goodness, contentment, Yorkshire. ETYMOLOGY. The second part of Grammar is Etymology, which treats...sorts of words, their various modifications, and their derivations. There are in English nine sorts of words, or, as they are commonly called, PARTS OP SPEECH... | |
 | William Joseph Simmonite - 1843 - 114 pages
...What is a derivative word ? 12. What is a simple word? 13. What is a compound word ? ETYMOLOGY. 1. The SECOND part of Grammar is Etymology, which treats of the different sorts of words, their inflection or various changes, and their derivations. 2. There are in English nine parts of speech... | |
 | James Brown (Grammarian) - English language - 1845 - 658 pages
...treats of the different parts of speech, and their classes, and their modifications." G. BROWN. 4. "The second part of grammar is Etymology, which treats of the different sorts of words, or parts of speech, and their variations." JOHN COMLY. 5. " Etymology teaches how to form all the words... | |
 | Jean-Pons-Victor Lecoutz de Levizac - French language - 1846 - 584 pages
...arguments are insoluble, f. ccs in. pL PART I. OF WORDS CONSIDERED IN THEIR NATURE AND INFLECTIONS. There are in French nine sorts of words, or parts of speech, namely : 1. Substantive, or Noun, 2. Article, 3. Adjective, 4. Pronoun, 5. Verb. 6. Adverb 7. Preposition,... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Allen Fisk - 1846 - 180 pages
...penknife, teacup, looking-glass, fyc. which may be reduced to other words of greater simplicity. ETYMOLOGY treats of the different sorts of words, their various modifications, and their derivation. Words are divided into nine sorts, commonly called Paris of Speech, viz. 1. ARTICLE, 6. CONJUNCTION,... | |
 | Peter Bullions - Latin language - 1846 - 354 pages
...Jlnastrophe., inverts the order of words ; as diire circvm, for circumdare. PART SECOND. ETYMOLOGY. ETYMOLOGY treats of the different sorts of words, their various modifications, and their derivations. § 4. OF WORDS. WORDS are certain articulate sounds used by common consent as signs of... | |
 | Peter Bullions - English language - 1846 - 252 pages
...to render them nearly useless. They are therefore omitted. PART SECOND. § 3. ETYMOLOGY. ETYMOLOGY treats of the different sorts of words, their various modifications, and their de rivations. WORDS are certain articulate sounds used by common consent as signs of our ideas. 1.... | |
 | James Brown (of Philadelphia.) - English language - 1847 - 314 pages
...singular,) (and) (the plural.)— third.)—C. Farnum's English Grammar. C. Farnum's Grammar. 6. [Etymology treats] (of the different sorts) (of words,) (their various modifications,) (and) (their derivations.)—P. Bullion's Grammar. 7. [But they understood not what things] (they were) (which he... | |
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THE second part of Grammar is Etymology; which treats of the different sorts of words, their various modifications, and their derivation. 
