A companion to the Higher English grammar

Alexander Bain

1874

Inhalt

• INTRODUCTION: 1
• DEFINITION OF THE ADJECTIVE: 8
• The Finite verb alone concerned in the definition: 10
• DEFINITION OF THE CONJUNCTION: 17
• CLASSIFICATION OF NOUNS: 20
• One is more important: 28
• Abstract Nouns often take the character of Common nounsa: 30
• THE PRONOUN: 36
• It is to be reserved mostly for prospective reference: 43
• Regrettable weakness of English in demonstrative pronouns 99: 52
• Scriblerus Milton St Matthew: 63
• Special case of obverse couples 311: 66
• 3 ཊུ: 75
• THE ADJECTIVE: 86
• Usage explained by ellipsis of known particulars: 92
• THE PREPOSITIONAL ADJECTIVE PHRASE: 98
• Danger of pushing the formal scheme too far: 99
• Construction of the Numerals special licenses: 105
• Formerlatter most used frequently overdone: 111
• Other reference adjectives enumerated: 113
• Cases corresponding to the classical Middle Voice: 119
• of precedes object: 125
• Verb influence at the root of the qualification: 128
• Peculiar action of these imitated by Adverbs of Quality: 134
• Indiscriminate use cases Of might often be dropped: 140
• Inadequate to strong alternative contrasts or else: 145
• Cases for distinct names for gender enumerated 99: 151
• Formal plurals with collective meaning 99: 157
• CONJUGATION OF THE VERB: 163
• Certain condensed transformations explained: 169
• Latin and Greek constructions illustrative: 176
• Shall represents external influence on the subject: 182
• Past resolution of all subjects as to their own actions: 188
• no new principle: 195
• Uninflected Peculiar mode of expressing past time: 198
• Narrowed class with more class marks: 199
• DERIVATION: 205
• Familiar Saxon names needlessly ousted by classical names: 211
• The language of the Bible might be still more simple: 217
• extended examples: 229
• Where the superior importance lies: 243
• Very numerous Limits of the discussion: 256
• 93: 257
• Mainly supplementary and as regards the influence of Suffixes: 271
• Knowledge of the Derivative process detects malformations: 277
• Nouns of Multitude how construed: 283
• Emphatic singularity demands singular forms: 286
• It attenuated and enfeebled by extended use: 293
• Inversion of complement easy Ambiguities: 299
• The three first or the first three?: 305
• Relative and Antecedent should be kept close: 312
• similar case of first: 318
• Important adverbial adjuncts firsta powerful inversion: 324
• 98: 7
• The Verb is the Predicate word it asserts or denies 10: 10

Beliebte Passagen

Seite 336 - They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. 40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

Seite 279 - The breezy call of incense-breathing Morn, The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed, The cock's shrill clarion, or the echoing horn, No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed...

Seite 180 - The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

Seite 189 - Who but must laugh if such a man there be ? Who would not weep if Atticus were he?

Seite 71 - That they are not a pipe for fortune's finger To sound what stop she please. Give me that man That is not passion's slave, and I will wear him In my heart's core, ay, in my heart of heart, As I do thee.

Seite 85 - But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death ; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Seite 153 - Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him for ever.

Seite 84 - The rabble's rage, and tyrant's angry steel; Thou transitory flower, alike undone By proud contempt, or...

Seite 274 - This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips ; but their heart is far from me.

Seite 44 - Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.

Bibliografische Informationen

• Titel: A companion to the Higher English grammar
• Autor/in: Alexander Bain
• Veröffentlicht: 1874
• Original von: Oxford University
• Digitalisiert: 8. Aug. 2006