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, 1911 - 337 sayfa |
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Sayfa 12
... pronoun repeated to the great detriment of the sen- tence , thus : " Mr. Reno owns a mule which [ that ] is now forty - five years old , and which has not worn a collar for twenty - two years . " The second relative only encumbers the ...
... pronoun repeated to the great detriment of the sen- tence , thus : " Mr. Reno owns a mule which [ that ] is now forty - five years old , and which has not worn a collar for twenty - two years . " The second relative only encumbers the ...
Sayfa 43
... ener- getic than the other form , and that they lead to no ambiguity , it may be doubted whether grammarians have not exceeded their province in condemning them . " • Cobbett , in writing of the pronouns , says THE VERBALIST . 43.
... ener- getic than the other form , and that they lead to no ambiguity , it may be doubted whether grammarians have not exceeded their province in condemning them . " • Cobbett , in writing of the pronouns , says THE VERBALIST . 43.
Sayfa 44
... pronouns , says : " When the relatives are placed in the sentence at a distance from their antecedents or verbs or prepositions , the ear gives us no assistance . Who , of all the men in the world , do you think I saw to - day ? ' ' Who ...
... pronouns , says : " When the relatives are placed in the sentence at a distance from their antecedents or verbs or prepositions , the ear gives us no assistance . Who , of all the men in the world , do you think I saw to - day ? ' ' Who ...
Sayfa 45
... pronouns ) preceding verbal , or participial , nouns , as they are called by some grammarians - infinitives in ing , as they are called by oth- ers in the possessive case ? " I am surprised at John's ( or his , your , etc. ) refusing to ...
... pronouns ) preceding verbal , or participial , nouns , as they are called by some grammarians - infinitives in ing , as they are called by oth- ers in the possessive case ? " I am surprised at John's ( or his , your , etc. ) refusing to ...
Sayfa 100
... pronouns one can not be too sparing . " In this treaty the emperor allies to Charles the Bold's revenge . instantly seized , " etc. infamously gave his The latter [ Charles ] " In case of disagreement between the President and any ...
... pronouns one can not be too sparing . " In this treaty the emperor allies to Charles the Bold's revenge . instantly seized , " etc. infamously gave his The latter [ Charles ] " In case of disagreement between the President and any ...
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adjective adverb American appears authority better built called careful writers clause Cobbett comma common correct diction Dictionary doubt ellipsis employed England English English language erly error euphonious example expression following sentence frequently gentleman give grammar grammarians Grant White hear idiomatic imperfect tense improperly incorrect intended John kind lady language Latin less live locution look matter means Metonymy mind mood N. Y. Sun never nice noun object old English one's opinion participle passive persons phrase plural preposition present pronoun proper word qualify rarely reference reflexive pronouns relative relative pronouns rhetoric Richard Grant White rule Sally Brown say properly sense simply solecism Sometimes misused speak speakers speech Story subjunctive subjunctive mood superfluous synonym taste tence term thing thou thought tion truth usage verb vulgarism Webster's Dictionary woman word is sometimes York