The Verbalist: A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those who Would Speak and Write with ProprietyD. Appleton, 1881 - 220 sayfa |
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Sayfa 83
... passives of this form ; jeopardize ; jubilant ( sor'rejoicing ' ) ; juvenile ( for ' boy ' ) ; lady ( for ' wife ' ) ; last ( for ' latest ' ) ; lengthy ( for ' long ' ) ; leniency ( for ' lenity ' ) ; loafer ; loan or loaned ( for ...
... passives of this form ; jeopardize ; jubilant ( sor'rejoicing ' ) ; juvenile ( for ' boy ' ) ; lady ( for ' wife ' ) ; last ( for ' latest ' ) ; lengthy ( for ' long ' ) ; leniency ( for ' lenity ' ) ; loafer ; loan or loaned ( for ...
Sayfa 86
... passive form , in English , corre- sponding to the progressive form in the active voice , except where it is made by the participle ing , in a passive sense ; thus , ' The house is building ' ; ' The garments are making ' ; ' Wheat is ...
... passive form , in English , corre- sponding to the progressive form in the active voice , except where it is made by the participle ing , in a passive sense ; thus , ' The house is building ' ; ' The garments are making ' ; ' Wheat is ...
Sayfa 87
... passive . Now , let it be observed that the only verbs in which the present participle passive expresses a continued action are those mentioned above as the first class , in which the regular passive form expresses a continuance of the ...
... passive . Now , let it be observed that the only verbs in which the present participle passive expresses a continued action are those mentioned above as the first class , in which the regular passive form expresses a continuance of the ...
Sayfa 88
... passive sense in any verb . The follow- ing are a few examples from writers of the best reputation , which this novelty would condemn : ' While the ceremony was performing .'- Tom . Brown . ' The court was then holding .'- Sir G ...
... passive sense in any verb . The follow- ing are a few examples from writers of the best reputation , which this novelty would condemn : ' While the ceremony was performing .'- Tom . Brown . ' The court was then holding .'- Sir G ...
Sayfa 89
... passive form ( viz . , by the participle in ing in the passive sense ) .'— Arnold's ' English Grammar , ' p . 46. ' The pres- ent participle is often used passively ; as , " The ship is building . " The form of expression , is being ...
... passive form ( viz . , by the participle in ing in the passive sense ) .'— Arnold's ' English Grammar , ' p . 46. ' The pres- ent participle is often used passively ; as , " The ship is building . " The form of expression , is being ...
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