The English Language: Its Grammar, History, and Literature: With Chapters on Composition, Versification, Paraphrasing, and PunctuationBlackwood, 1886 - 388 pagina's |
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Pagina 16
... u . ( ii ) Kine is also a double plural of cow . The oldest plural was cŷ , and this still exists in Scotland in the form of kye . Then ne was added . 22. Third Mode . The plural is formed by changing 16 GRAMMAR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE .
... u . ( ii ) Kine is also a double plural of cow . The oldest plural was cŷ , and this still exists in Scotland in the form of kye . Then ne was added . 22. Third Mode . The plural is formed by changing 16 GRAMMAR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE .
Pagina 17
... Third Mode . The plural is formed by changing the vowel - sound of the word . The following are examples : - SINGULAR . Man Foot Goose PLURAL . Men . Feet . Geese . SINGULAR . Tooth Mouse Louse PLURAL . Teeth . Mice . Lice . ( i ) To ...
... Third Mode . The plural is formed by changing the vowel - sound of the word . The following are examples : - SINGULAR . Man Foot Goose PLURAL . Men . Feet . Geese . SINGULAR . Tooth Mouse Louse PLURAL . Teeth . Mice . Lice . ( i ) To ...
Pagina 23
... Third Person . 5. The First Personal Pronoun indicates the person speak- ing ; the Second Personal Pronoun , the person spoken to ; and the Third , the person spoken of . 6. The First Personal Pronoun has , of course , no distinc- tion ...
... Third Person . 5. The First Personal Pronoun indicates the person speak- ing ; the Second Personal Pronoun , the person spoken to ; and the Third , the person spoken of . 6. The First Personal Pronoun has , of course , no distinc- tion ...
Pagina 24
... Third Personal Pronoun requires distinctions of gender , because it is necessary to indicate the sex of the person we are talking of ; and it has them . SINGULAR . PLURAL . MASCULINE . FEMININE . NEUTER . ALL GENDERS . Nom . He She It ...
... Third Personal Pronoun requires distinctions of gender , because it is necessary to indicate the sex of the person we are talking of ; and it has them . SINGULAR . PLURAL . MASCULINE . FEMININE . NEUTER . ALL GENDERS . Nom . He She It ...
Pagina 30
... third , etc. 9. Some adjectives are used as nouns , and therefore take a plural form . Thus we have Romans , Christians , superiors , elders , ones , others , nobles , etc. Some take the form of the possessive case , as either's ...
... third , etc. 9. Some adjectives are used as nouns , and therefore take a plural form . Thus we have Romans , Christians , superiors , elders , ones , others , nobles , etc. Some take the form of the possessive case , as either's ...
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Pagina 346 - Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In ancient days by emperor and clown: Perhaps the self-same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home She stood in tears amid the alien corn; The same that oft-times hath Charm'd magic casements, opening on the foam Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn.
Pagina 315 - Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel, by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land (Such as of late o'er pale Britannia passed), Calm and serene he drives the furious blast; And, pleased the Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.