The Mother Tongue, Book 2Ginn & Company, 1901 - 331 pages |
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adjective modifiers adjective phrase adverbial phrases adverbs Analyze apple appositive assert belongs Cæsar called CHAPTER Compare complete predicate complete subject complex sentence compound subject conjunctions connected construction copula courage denotes describe direct object ending English Examine the following EXAMPLES exclamatory EXERCISES express action fire following sentences gender genitive grammar groups of words Hence horse imperative sentences indicate indirect infinitive inflection interrogative sentences intransitive italicized words John king language letter main clause meaning mention noun or pronoun nouns and pronouns of-phrase passive voice past participle person or thing personal pronouns Pick plural number predicate adjective predicate nominative preposition present tense preterite tense question refer relative pronoun rule sense sentences containing simple predicate simple subject singular number soldier speech stand strong verbs struck subordinate clause substantive tell tences thou thought tive transitive verb verb-forms verb-phrases verbal noun vocative walk weak verbs Write
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