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... added to . An adjective is a word added to a noun , to express some quality or attributes of the noun ; as , tall men ; several men . Adjectives may generally be known by answering to the question , What sort of ? or , How many ? thus ...
... added to . An adjective is a word added to a noun , to express some quality or attributes of the noun ; as , tall men ; several men . Adjectives may generally be known by answering to the question , What sort of ? or , How many ? thus ...
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... added to a verb . An Adverb is a word added to verbs , adjectives , or other ad- verbs , to express some quality or circumstance respecting them ; as , " He is playing now , He lives yonder , Very well done . " 66 Adverbs are also ...
... added to a verb . An Adverb is a word added to verbs , adjectives , or other ad- verbs , to express some quality or circumstance respecting them ; as , " He is playing now , He lives yonder , Very well done . " 66 Adverbs are also ...
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... adding s to the Singular ; as , Slate , slates . When the singular ends in a hissing sound , in i or o , preceded by a consonant , the plural is formed by adding es ; as , Gas , gases ; Church , churches ; Alkali , alkilies ; No , noes ...
... adding s to the Singular ; as , Slate , slates . When the singular ends in a hissing sound , in i or o , preceded by a consonant , the plural is formed by adding es ; as , Gas , gases ; Church , churches ; Alkali , alkilies ; No , noes ...
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... adding an apos- trophe ( ) and the letters to the Nominative e ; as , Nom . man ; Pos . man's . When the plural ends in s , the apostrophe alone is added ; as , Kings ' thrones . The same rule holds in the possessive singular of some ...
... adding an apos- trophe ( ) and the letters to the Nominative e ; as , Nom . man ; Pos . man's . When the plural ends in s , the apostrophe alone is added ; as , Kings ' thrones . The same rule holds in the possessive singular of some ...
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... added to a noun , to show some quality or attribute of the noun ; as , fine house , tall men , several men ... adding " , or er ; * and The termination er ere , before . the Superlative , by adding st , est , to 22 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... added to a noun , to show some quality or attribute of the noun ; as , fine house , tall men , several men ... adding " , or er ; * and The termination er ere , before . the Superlative , by adding st , est , to 22 ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person accented adjectives Adverbs amphibrach anapaestic apostrophe Article beautiful brother Cæsar catalectic changed clause comma compound Conjunctions consisting Correct errors couldest dactyl defective verbs denotes derived dimeter EMPHATIC FORM English language EXERCISE express father gender give governed grammar grammarians hath Heaven hill hope horse iambi IMPERATIVE MOOD Indefinite INFINITIVE MOOD Interjection intransitive verbs James James's Jane John John's Julia Julius Cæsar king Lady Latin live lost loved mayest or canst means monometer nominative nouns objective Passive PAST PARTICIPLE Past Tense Perfect personal pronouns phrases Pluperfect Tense PLURAL possessive POTENTIAL MOOD preposition Present Tense PROGRESSIVE FORM pupils regarded RULE sentence signification SINGULAR NUMBER sisters slate sometimes speaking spondee Subjunctive SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD superlative syllable taught teaching tell thing Thou shalt tive trimeter trochæic trochees unaccented verb verse voice Vowels walk William wise word Write
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