 | Lindley Murray - 1829 - 318 pages
...VI. OfVerbi. SECTION 1. Of the nature of Verbs in general. A VERB is a word which signifies to BE, tc DO, or to SUFFER ; as, " I am, I rule, I am ruled." Verbs are of three kinds ; ACTIVE, PASSIVE, and NEUTER. They are also divided into REGULAR, IRREGULAR... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 794 pages
...its grammatic character ? Lindley Murray must reply : ' a verb is a word which signifies to be, tn do, or to suffer, as, ' I am, I rule. I am ruled." Other grammatists have attempted greater accuracy of definition ; but their attempts have not been... | |
 | Roscoe Goddard Greene - 1830 - 124 pages
...called adverbs of degree. (See page 17.) OF PRONOUNS. A PRONOUN (3) is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word..."The man is happy; he is benevolent ; he is useful." [Pronoun comes from the Latin word, pro-nomen, compounded of pro, for, and nomen, a noun or name.]... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1830 - 128 pages
...Providence rewards the good, and punishes the bad." PRONOUNS. A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to ' avoid the too frequent repetition- of the same...is happy;" " he is benevolent;" " he is useful."* There are three kinds of pronouns, viz. the Personal, the Relative, and the Adjective Pronouns. PERSONAL... | |
 | J. M. Putnam - 1831 - 174 pages
...; ordinal, as, first, second, third, &c. ' OF PRONOUNS. A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word;...The man is happy; he is benevolent: he is useful. The particle pro, means for, or instead of. — The literal definition of pronoun, then, is a word... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1832 - 222 pages
...as, a sweet apple, a pleasant prospect, a lively boy. 4. A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word...Verb is a word which signifies to BE, to DO, or to SDFFEE ; as, I am ; I rule : I am ruled." A Verb may generally be distinguished, by its making sense... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1832 - 356 pages
...as a sweet apple, a pleasant prospect, a lively boy. 4. A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word...useful." 5. A Verb is a word which signifies to BE, ta DO, or to SUFFER : as, "lam; I rule; I am ruled."" A Verb may generally be distinguished, by its... | |
 | William Russell, William Channing Woodbridge, Fordyce Mitchell Hubbard - 1832 - 646 pages
...written thus : ' A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to prevent too frequent a repetition of it.' 5. ' A Verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer.' A. verb may generally be distinguished by its making sense with any of the personal pronouns, or the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1832 - 204 pages
...sense that the noun would, if used, is a pronoun. Pronoun means for a noun, or in place of a noun. 5. A VERB is a word which signifies, to BE, to DO, or to SUFFER, or to receive an action; as, I am, I rule, I am ruled. You may know a verh either hy its making sense... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1832 - 230 pages
...est veritas. Mors4 pro patria clara est. Great is truth. Death for our country is honorable. VERBS. A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer. Verbs are of three kinds, active, passive, and neuter. An active verb denotes an action which passes... | |
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A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled. 
