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according action added adjective adverb agree antecedent called cause classes clause common compared compound conjunction connected consonant construction correction definite denotes depends derived divided employed English examples exceptions EXERCISE express figure gender give given governed grammar imperfect indicative indicative mood infinitive kind language learning less LESSON letters loved manner meaning mind mood nature neuter never nominative Note noun or pronoun object OBSERVATIONS parsing participle perfect plural possessive preceded prefixed preposition present principal pronoun proper reading reason reference regular relation relative represent require respect Rule says seen sense sentence separate simple singular singular number sometimes sound speak speech syllable SYNTAX taken Tense term thee thing third person thou thought understood usually verb virtue vowel wise words writing written
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Institutes of English Grammar |
| Author | Goold Brown |
| Publisher | S.S.& Wood, 1860 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2007 |
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