 | William Render - German language - 1804 - 400 pages
...Menscken. Gen. r/e/ guter Mense/ien, of many good men ; fo^ vicler gute" Mcnschen, &c. III. OF PRONOUNS. A pronoun is a word used, instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word. These consist of five kinds ; as, 1. Personal and reciprocal Pronouns,. 2. Possessives. 3. Demonstratives.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...brother's books, a book ;" or, " Of my brother's books, one ;" and so of the rest. CHAPTER IV. Of PRONOUNS. A PRONOUN is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word : as, " The man is happy ; he is benevolent; he is useful." There are three kinds of pronouns, viz.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 526 pages
...bad thing : or of any particular substantive : as, a sweet apple, a pleasant prospect, a lively boy. 4. A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word : as, " The man is happy j he is benevolent ; lie is useful." 5. A Verb is a word which signifies to... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 114 pages
...good tiring, a bad thing: or of any particular substantive ; as, a sweet o/iple, a pleasant prospect. 4. A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word ; as, The man is happy ; he is benevolent ; he is usein!. 5. A Verb is a -word which signifies to TIE,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...badthing : or of any particular substantive ; as, a. sweet apple, •A pleasant prospect, a. lively boy. 4. A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word : as, " The man is happy ; he is benevolent ; he is useful." 5. A Verb is a word which signifies to... | |
 | John Ash - 1810 - 136 pages
...comparison: good, better y best; bad, xorse, Korsl, &c. * From ad, to, and jacio, to put. 'PRONOUN.* 24. A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word : as, " the man is merry, he laughs, he sings." 25. The following pronouns (it only cxcepted) have... | |
 | Charles Peirce - Textbooks - 1811 - 266 pages
...person, place or thing : as John, London, Goodness. c From pro for, and nomen, a noun, from its being used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of, the same word. rfFrom ad to, xa&jacb, to put ; and signifies the quality of any person, place or thing ; as a good... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 792 pages
...good tiling, a bad thing: or of any particular substantive; as, a sveet apple, a pleasant prospect. 4. A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word ; as, the man is happy, he is benevolent, he is useful. 5. A Verb is a word which signifies to be,... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 798 pages
...superlative degree increases the positive to the highest degree ; as, best, wisest, greatest. PRONOUN. A PRONOUN is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word; as, the man is happy, he is benevolent, he is useful. There are three kinds of pronouns, viz. the personal,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1817 - 356 pages
...other acquirement. "•— See the THIRD edition of the OCTAVO GRAMMAR. CHAPTER V. RONOUNS* A PRONOTJN is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word: as, " The man is happy ; he is benevolent ; he is useful." There are three kinds of pronouns, viz.... | |
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A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word ; as, the man is happy, he is benevolent, he is useful. 
