Essentials of English GrammarScholar's Facsimiles & Reprints, 1988 - 290 pages |
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Page 106
... condition in these words is not limited to a particular number or person , as in the ordinary verbal forms . One is the same with the root ( 87 ) of the verb , or the simplest verbal form ( the same with the imperative , and , except in ...
... condition in these words is not limited to a particular number or person , as in the ordinary verbal forms . One is the same with the root ( 87 ) of the verb , or the simplest verbal form ( the same with the imperative , and , except in ...
Page 120
... condition . Thus , I should go ( if I could get away ) ; he would give ( if he had the means ) . These , therefore , are called CONDITIONAL forms . Often , also , they are used in expressing the condition itself : thus , If he should ...
... condition . Thus , I should go ( if I could get away ) ; he would give ( if he had the means ) . These , therefore , are called CONDITIONAL forms . Often , also , they are used in expressing the condition itself : thus , If he should ...
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... condition resulting from previous action ; in active form it would be for we had invited them . And in like manner in other cases . According as the participle denotes actual enduring of action , or condition as the result of action ...
... condition resulting from previous action ; in active form it would be for we had invited them . And in like manner in other cases . According as the participle denotes actual enduring of action , or condition as the result of action ...
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LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR 115 pp 15 | 1 |
NOUNS 10848 pp 4665 | 46 |
PRONOUNS 14989 pp 6682 | 66 |
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action added addition adjective adverb already appositive assertion auxiliary belonging better bird called chapter character clause combination comes common complete compound condition conjugation conjunctions connection construction corresponding defined dependent derivative described direct English especially example Exercise expressed feeling followed gave give given gone grammar hand hence horse imperative implies infinitive inflection interrogative irregular joined kind language less limit living look loved manner meaning mode never noticed noun noun or pronoun object parsing participle passive past perfect person phrases plural pointed possessive predicate preposition present preterit pronoun qualifying regarded regular relation relative rules seen sense sentence separate signify simple singular sometimes sound speak speech stand statement taken tenses thing thou thought tive turned usually verb verb-phrases whole words