A Short Introduction to English Grammar; With Critical Notes

📒 This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1794 Excerpt: ...belongs is placed first, and is in the Possessive Case; or else last, with the Preposition of besore it: as, "the poems os Milton. 7th Phrase: When another Substantive is added to express and explain the sormer more sully; as, "Paul the Apostle; "King George: » where they are both in the same case; and the latter is said to be put in Apposition to the sormer. 8th Phrase: When the quality os the Substantive is expressed by adding an Adjective to it: as, "a wise man; J "a black horse. Participles have the nature os Adjectives as, " a learned man; n "a loving sather, Jj 9th Phrase: An Adjective with a Verb in the Insinitive Mode sollowing it: as, "worthy to die; j "fit to be trusted. n 10th Phrase: When a circumstance is added to a Verb, or to an Adjective, by an Adverb: as, "You read well,; Jj "he is very prudent. » nth Phrase: When a circumstance is added to a Verb, or an Adjective, by a Substantive with a Preposition besore it: as, "I write sor you; "he reads with care;? "studious os praise; n ready sor mischies. 12th Phrase: "When the same Quality in disserent Subjects is compared: the Adjective in the Positive having aster it the Conjunction as, in the Comparative the Conjunction than, and in the Superlative the Preposition of: as, "white as snow, J "wiser than I;? i greatest os all. The Principal Parts os a Simple Sentence are the Agent, the Attribute, and the Object. The Agent is the thing chiefly spoken os; the Attribute is the thing or action affirmed or denied os it;.and the Object is the thing affected by such action. In English the Nominative Case, denoting the Agent, usually goes besore the Verb, or Attribution; and the Objective Case, denoting the Objec...