The Elements of English GrammarHoughton, Mifflin & Company, 1904 - 218 páginas |
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... 15. Hurrah ! the seaward breezes Sweep down the bay amain ! SIMPLE AND COMPOUND SENTENCES . 85. ( a ) Man is guided by reason . ( b ) Beasts are guided by instinct . ( c ) Man is guided by reason , and INTERJECTIONS 63.
... 15. Hurrah ! the seaward breezes Sweep down the bay amain ! SIMPLE AND COMPOUND SENTENCES . 85. ( a ) Man is guided by reason . ( b ) Beasts are guided by instinct . ( c ) Man is guided by reason , and INTERJECTIONS 63.
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... compound , declarative sentence ; compound , because and declar- ative , because . . ; The first independent statement is " Man is guided by reason , " and the second is " beasts ( are guided ) by instinct . ” Go on with the analysis ...
... compound , declarative sentence ; compound , because and declar- ative , because . . ; The first independent statement is " Man is guided by reason , " and the second is " beasts ( are guided ) by instinct . ” Go on with the analysis ...
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... compound . The word that connects the parts of any compound ele- ment is a conjunction . In the next exercise , find sentences in which several words form a compound element . Are there several conjunctions connecting all the parts of ...
... compound . The word that connects the parts of any compound ele- ment is a conjunction . In the next exercise , find sentences in which several words form a compound element . Are there several conjunctions connecting all the parts of ...
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... compound copula- attribute " come and go . " The sentence is , therefore , of the second type . 1. Tar , turpentine , and resin are mainly supplied by the pine for- ests of the South . 2. Raw silk is reeled and sent to the market in ...
... compound copula- attribute " come and go . " The sentence is , therefore , of the second type . 1. Tar , turpentine , and resin are mainly supplied by the pine for- ests of the South . 2. Raw silk is reeled and sent to the market in ...
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... COMPOUND . A COMPOUND SENTENCE IS ONE THAT CONTAINS TWO OR MORE INDEPENDENT STATEMENTS , OR PROPOSITIONS . A COMPLEX SENTENCE IS ONE THAT CONTAINS ONE INDEPEND- ENT PROPOSITION AND ONE OR MORE CLAUSES . Sometimes one of the independent ...
... COMPOUND . A COMPOUND SENTENCE IS ONE THAT CONTAINS TWO OR MORE INDEPENDENT STATEMENTS , OR PROPOSITIONS . A COMPLEX SENTENCE IS ONE THAT CONTAINS ONE INDEPEND- ENT PROPOSITION AND ONE OR MORE CLAUSES . Sometimes one of the independent ...
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action asserted active voice adjective adverbial modifier Analyze the following Analyze the sentences antecedent appositive attribute complement attribute is asserted attributive verb auxiliary auxiliary verbs bird called changed Classify complete predicate complete subject compound conjunctive adverbs conjunctive pronoun connect construction contrary to fact copula copula-attribute copulative or attributive copulative verb denote present element EXAMPLE EXERCISE expressed flower full verb FUTURE PERFECT TENSE gerund give group of words hidden idea incomplete verb indirect object infinitive inflected intransitive ject MODEL modifies the meaning names the receiver night noun clause noun or pronoun object complement omitted parse participle passive voice past tense personal pronoun possessive predicate attribute prepositional phrase Present Perfect PRESENT PERFECT TENSE present tense principal word progressive verb-phrases question Section sentences containing sing subject of thought subjunctive tell tence thee third person thou tion tive transitive verb word that asserts words modify Write
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Página 113 - O, it is excellent To have a giant's strength ; but it is tyrannous To use it like a giant.
Página 210 - In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean.
Página 123 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed.
Página 69 - THE snow had begun in the gloaming, And busily all the night Had been heaping field and highway With a silence deep and white. Every pine and fir and hemlock Wore ermine too dear for an earl, And the poorest twig on the elm-tree Was ridged inch deep with pearl.
Página 210 - A soft answer turneth away wrath : but grievous words stir up anger.
Página 117 - When Freedom, from her mountain height, Unfurled her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there; She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure, celestial white With streakings of the morning light; Then, from his mansion in the sun, She called her eagle bearer down, And gave into his mighty hand, The symbol of her chosen land.
Página 142 - Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, — an excellent thing in woman.
Página 91 - The Night is mother of the Day, The Winter of the Spring, And ever upon old Decay The greenest mosses cling. Behind the cloud the starlight lurks, Through showers the sunbeams fall ; For God, who loveth all his works, Has left his Hope with all ! 4th lit month, 1847.
Página 96 - IT wAS a summer evening; Old Kaspar's work was done. And he before his cottage door Was sitting in the sun; And by him sported on the green His little grandchild Wilhelmine. She saw her brother Peterkin Roll something large and round. Which he beside the rivulet In playing there had found; He came to ask what he had found. That was so large and smooth and round. Old Kaspar took it from the boy, Who stood expectant by; And then the old man shook his head, And...