The Verbalist: A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those who Would Speak and Write with ProprietyD. Appleton, 1902 - 337 sayfa |
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... adjective that qualifies a distinct thing . " He has a black and white horse . " If two horses is meant , it is clear that it should be , " He has a black and a white one . " " The creed supposes the coexistence of a benevolent and [ a ] ...
... adjective that qualifies a distinct thing . " He has a black and white horse . " If two horses is meant , it is clear that it should be , " He has a black and a white one . " " The creed supposes the coexistence of a benevolent and [ a ] ...
Sayfa 2
... adjective or as a noun . Such expressions as " the above statement " or " it seems from the above " are not sanctioned by careful writers . It is better to say , foregoing or preceding statement , or paragraph . " Such ex- pressions as ...
... adjective or as a noun . Such expressions as " the above statement " or " it seems from the above " are not sanctioned by careful writers . It is better to say , foregoing or preceding statement , or paragraph . " Such ex- pressions as ...
Sayfa 3
... Adjectives . Adjectives are often properly used where the tyro in grammar would expect to find an adverb ; as , " drink deep , " " this looks strange , " " he looks bad , " " he stood erect . " as , Adjectives sometimes properly qualify ...
... Adjectives . Adjectives are often properly used where the tyro in grammar would expect to find an adverb ; as , " drink deep , " " this looks strange , " " he looks bad , " " he stood erect . " as , Adjectives sometimes properly qualify ...
Sayfa 4
... adjectives different , other , etc. , are often so placed as to render the construction awkward ; as , “ That is a much better statement of the case than yours , " instead of " That statement of the case is much better than yours ...
... adjectives different , other , etc. , are often so placed as to render the construction awkward ; as , “ That is a much better statement of the case than yours , " instead of " That statement of the case is much better than yours ...
Sayfa 9
... Quackenbos should have written , " By man only . " Alone is always an adjective , and not , like only , some- times an adverb . It means , apart from others 2 THE VERBALIST . 9 to without mentioning directly. Allude is now very rarely ...
... Quackenbos should have written , " By man only . " Alone is always an adjective , and not , like only , some- times an adverb . It means , apart from others 2 THE VERBALIST . 9 to without mentioning directly. Allude is now very rarely ...
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