| Thomas Marshall - 1854 - 288 páginas
..., as soon as they gamble , greedy , impatient , boisterous . 'and as if mad. PRONOUNS. A pronoun is used instead of a noun to avoid the too frequent repetition of it, or in asking questions; as, Willem is een goede jongen, hij gehoorzaamt zijne ouders, William is... | |
| Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1855 - 580 páginas
...The tine of a fork, fee. , a fork. PRP-NOM'I-NAL, a. Relating tn a pronoun. PRO' NO Ox, «. (Gram.) A word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word. PRp-NOOltCE', fa To speak ; to articulate; to declare : — to utter rhetorically. — rn To speak.... | |
| Goold Brown - 1858 - 1096 páginas
...relative, seems to bo introduced to savo the too frequent repetition of who and which." — Ib., p. 23. " A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun to avoid the too frequent repetition of the samo word." — L. Murray's Gram., i, p. 28. " That is often used as a relative, to prevent the too... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - 1858 - 454 páginas
...correct. Some adjectives form their degrees of comparison irregularly; as good, better, best. 2975. "A Pronoun is a word used instead of a Noun to avoid its too frequent repetition. Pronouns may be divided into personal, relative, and demonstrative; and... | |
| Maurice D. Kavanagh - 1859 - 204 páginas
...garden.' An Adjective is a word which qualifies or refers to a noun ; as, ' &fine eagle ;' ' a good boy.' A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun to avoid...the too frequent repetition of the same word ; as, ' Jrl~ was tired, and he rested himself.' The pronoun he supplies the place of John. A Verb is a word... | |
| James Hutchinson (M.A.) - 1859 - 156 páginas
...sweet-smellingf flower. A heaven-born mind. Tender-looking charity. An ivy-mantled tower PKONOUNS. 1. A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word ; thus, instead of saying William is a good boy, William ia industrious, William is respected, we say... | |
| Auguste Beljame - 1859 - 168 páginas
...Obs. — Notice the peculiar construction of the above sentences. CHAPTER IV. OF THE PRONOUN. 144. The pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word. 145. A pronoun completely differs from an adjective. An adjective always accompanies a substantive,... | |
| Martin Doyle - 1859 - 104 páginas
...use. If you are asked, suppose, what is the use of a pronoun, you should be able to answer, that it is used instead of a noun to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word. You can see on thinking for a moment, that this is a very important thing. Take this sentence — "... | |
| John Tourrier - 1859 - 376 páginas
...What do le plus, la plus, les plus, &c., relate to ? 125. FOURTH PART OF SPEECH. THE PRONOUN. 126. — A PRONOUN is a word used instead of a noun to avoid its too frequent repetition. Pro means instead of, for. Many pronouns are subject to the same changes... | |
| William Jordan Unwin - 1862 - 126 páginas
...b. Ordinal adjectives express the place in a series which anything occupies : First, second, third. PRONOUN. § 24. A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun: The Icing is obeyed for he rules justly. § 25. Pronouns mny be divided into three classes : Personal,... | |
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