The Grammar of English Grammars eBook

Goold Brown
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 4,149 pages of information about The Grammar of English Grammars.

The Grammar of English Grammars eBook

Goold Brown
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 4,149 pages of information about The Grammar of English Grammars.

According to, as to, resolved. Accordingly, whether may be said for the questionable according

Accusative before infin., in Lat. and Gr., of what reckoned the subject
    —­whether the construc. can in general be imitated in Eng.
    —­who adopt the Lat. doctrine of
    —­what our nearest approach to the Lat. construc. of

Active, in reference to verbs, in what sense may be used

Active-transitive verb, defined
    —­Act.-trans. verbs gov. obj. case
    —­place of agent and object in respect to
    —­Act.-trans. verb, or part., has some noun or pron. for its object
    —­with two words in appos. ("Proclaim THEE KING,”)
    —­with do., neither in appos. nor connected by conjunc., ("I paid HIM
      the MONEY,”)
    —­with redund. me, thee, you
    —­should not be used without an object
    —­should not assume a governm. incompatible with its signif.

Active-intransitive verb, defined
    —­Act.-intrans. verb, with prep. and its object, put in the pass.
      form
    —­in pass. form with neut. signif. ("I AM COME,”)
    —­should not be used transitively

Addison, undeservedly criticised by BLAIR, for his frequent use of that, as a relative

Addition, enumeration, of numbers, by what number of the verb to be expressed

Address, ordinary fashion of, in Eng., the plur. numb.
    —­has introduced the anomal. compound yourself
    —­Address, direct, nom. absol. by
    —­terms of, your Majesty, your Highness, &c., in what construc. used
    —­general usage of, in Fr.; in Span., Portug., or Germ.

ADJECTIVES, Etymol. of
    —­Classes of, named and defined
    —­Modifications of
    —­Comparison of, reg.; by adverbs; irreg.
    —­Adjectives in able and ible, (see Able, Ible.)
    —­Adjectives, number of, in Eng.
    —­how have been otherwise called
    —­how distinguished from nouns
    —­other parts of speech may become
    —­MURR., on nouns assuming the nature of
    —­whether nouns plur. can assume the character of
    —­Adjectives that cannot be compared
    —­that are compared by means of adverbs
    —­(See Comparison, Comparative Deg., and Superlative Deg.)
    —­Adjectives requiring the article the
    —­denoting place or situation, comparison of
    —­become adverbs
    —­use of, for adv., improper
    —­with prep., ellipt., equivalent to adv.
    —­poet., for nouns
    —­do., for adverbs
    —­Adjectives, Synt. of
    —­do., in what consists
    —­to what relate
    —­substituted ellipt. for their abstr. nouns
    —­relate to nouns or pronouns understood

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