An Abridgment of L. Murray's English Grammar: With Alterations and Improvements. Designed for the Use of the Younger Class of LearnersJ. Loring, 1825 - 72 pages |
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ACTIVE VOICE adjective adverb alſo becauſe cauſe comma compariſon COMPOUND PERFECT confonant conjugated Conjunctions conſiſts couldſt DEFECTIVE VERBS diftinguiſhed Engliſh eſteem expreſſes expreſſions fame fimple ſentences fome fuch gender houſe Imperf IMPERFECT TENSE increaſe Indicative Mode infinitive mode inſtances Iſt itſelf juſt laſt mayſt or canſt modes and tenſes moſt nominative caſe noun or pronoun objective caſe obſerved paffion paſſion PASSIVE VOICE paſt pauſe Perf perfect participle perſon PLUPERFECT TENSE PLURAL plural number Poffeffive Cafe poſitive Potential Mode prepoſition PRESENT TENSE REGULAR VERBS relative pronoun repreſents reſpect RULE ſame ſay SECOND FUTURE TENSE ſecond perſon ſemicolon ſenſe ſeparated ſhall shalt or wilt ſhe ſhined ſhort ſhould ſhould have loved ſhouldſt ſhow ſignifying ſimple SINGULAR ſome ſometimes ſpeech ſpoken ſtand ſtudy ſtyle ſubject Subjunctive ſubjunctive mode ſubſtantive ſuch ſuperlative ſyllable tence tenſe theſe thing thoſe Thou hadſt Thou mayſt Thou mightſt Tranſitive uſed verb vowel whoſe wife
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