An Elementary English Grammar: For the Use of Schools

a x x accented syllable addition Adjectives preceded Adverbs Anglo-Saxon blank verse called cloth lettered combination compound consonant copula dative denotes Derivation by means English language exhibited expressed father Fcap female Formula x a Gothic languages governed Grammar guage Hence horse Illustrations John walks Lardner's Latin language Latin word lines London male masculine measures metre mood mortal Moso-Gothic mute nature nominative noun object Old Frisian Old High German Old Norse Old Saxon original British original word Past Participles past tense phrases plural forms plural number possessive predicate present English preterite Professor pronoun proposition respect rhyme ridden Saxon second person singular sense sentence shews simple single singular number small 8vo speak spelling spelt spoken stanza Substantives preceded superlative syllable Syntax th in thin thine thing third thou tion tive verb substantive verse vowel walk weak weak verbs whilst words ending write