 a word which shows the relation of a Noun or Pronoun to some other word in the sentence," and many other writers give substantially the same definition.  English Review Grammar - Page 1by Walter Kay Smart - 1925 - 261 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Allen Hayden Weld - 1852 - 244 pages
...neuter gender denotes things which are neither male nor female. See 208, 209, 210. 84. Case denotes the relation of a noun or pronoun to some other word in a sentence. See 217, 218, 219. 85. There are three principal cases ; Nominative, Possessive, and Objective.... | |
 | Samuel Stillman Greene - 1856 - 200 pages
...rises very early. The prospect is extremely beautiful. LESSON X-LVIII. PREPOSITIONS. A preposition is a word used to show the relation of a noun or pronoun to some other word ; as, " He sailed ujgn the ocean in a ship." REM. — The preposition always shows a relation between.two... | |
 | Allen Hayden Weld - 1849 - 236 pages
...neuter gender denotes things which are neither male nor female. See 208, 209, 210. 84. Case denotes the relation of a noun or pronoun to some other word in a sentence. See 217, 218, 219. 85. There are three principal cases ; Nominative, Possessive, and Objective.... | |
 | Samuel Stillman Greene - 1858 - 266 pages
...according to Rule IX. PREPOSITIONS. NOTE. — For an oral exercise, see Introduction. A preposition is a word used to show the relation of a noun or pronoun to some other word ; as, " The ship was seen from the citadel." " He sailed upon the ocean in a ship o/war." REM. 1. —... | |
 | Samuel Stillman Greene - 1860 - 276 pages
...From wandering on a foreign strand ? — Scott. PREPOSITIONS. 139. Definition. 1. A. preposition is a word used to show the relation of a noun or pronoun to some other word j as, " The ship was seen from, the citadel." " He sailed upon the ocean in a ship o/war." 2. The preposition... | |
 | L. T. Covell - 1861 - 252 pages
...country. He walks with a staff by moonlight. MODEL OF PARSING. He lives in Paris. In is a preposition, a word used to show the relation of a noun or pronoun to some other word : it shows the relation between Paris and lives, according to Rule 15. Prepositions show the relation... | |
 | Samuel Stillman Greene - 1862 - 266 pages
...IX. PREPOSITIONS. NOTE. — For an oral exercise, see Introduction. A preposition is a word used io show the relation of a noun or pronoun to some other word ; as, " The ship was seen trom the citadel." " He sailed upon the ocean in a ship o/war." EEM. 1. —... | |
 | Samuel Stillman Greene - 1868 - 202 pages
...rises very early. The prospect is extremely beautiful. LESSON XLVIII. PREPOSITIONS. A preposition is a word used to show the relation of a noun or pronoun to some other Yjord ; as, " He sailed upon the ocean in a ship." RKM. — The preposition always shows a relation... | |
 | Edwin Abbott Abbott - 1874 - 154 pages
...like to use it ? My answer is that, in an elementary book, to define a word by saying that it " shows the relation of a Noun or Pronoun to some other word in the sentence " seems to me of little use even for clever children, and of great harm for dull ones. I confess further,... | |
 | William Swinton - 1879 - 172 pages
...conjugating other verbs. case, Lat. casus, from cadere, to fall, to happen : a grammatical form denoting the relation of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence. clause, Lat. claudere, clausum, to shut : a dependent proposition introduced by a connective. compar'ison,... | |
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