| José J. Villarino - 1828 - 520 Seiten
...Venezuela Venezuelian, venezolano Zealand, Celanda Zealand, celandes CHAPTER XI. Of Pronouns. A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word : they are divided into personal, personales; possessive, posesivos; relative, relativos; and demonstrative,... | |
| John March Putnam - 1828 - 200 Seiten
...adverbs more and most, placed before the adjective, have the same effect. Of Pronouns. 28. A proroun is a word used instead of a noun to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word 29. There are three kinds of pronouns, viz. personal, relative, and adjective pronouns. 30 There are... | |
| William Fletcher - 1829 - 158 Seiten
...thanks to you for your explanation. CHAPTER V. PRONOUNS. A PRONOUN (from pro, for, and nomen, a name,) is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too...as, the man is happy, he is benevolent, he is useful : now, were there no pronoun to supply the place of man, the sentence would read thus : the man is... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1829 - 120 Seiten
...worse, worst ; little, less, least ; much or many, more, most ;" and a few others. PRONOUNS. A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too...the same word ; as, " The man is happy ;" " he is be%eThe persons of pronouns are three in each of the numbers, viz. • . . /, is the first person \... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1829 - 766 Seiten
...or of any particular substantive: 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: as, k- The man is happy ; he is benevolent ; he is useful." 5. A Verb is a word which signifies to BE,... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 814 Seiten
...participles, are nouns formed into adjectives. SECT. VII. — OF PRONOUNS. ' A pronoun,' we are told, ' is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word.' The name implies as much ; and grammarians have thus asserted, perhaps, ever since grammarians existed... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1830 - 128 Seiten
...added to a substantive, to express its quality; as an industrious man, a virtuous woman. 4. A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too...The man is happy; he is benevolent; he is useful." 5. A Verb is a word which signifies to BE, to DO, or to SUFFER; as, " I am, I rule, I am ruled." A... | |
| M. Dunne - 1831 - 154 Seiten
...moins, less. le moins, the least We also say plus mauvais, plus petit, plus mal. OF PRONOUNS. A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word. DECLENSION OF PERSONAL PRONOUNS. FIRST PERSON. SINGULAR. PLURAL. mfmf N. Je, moi, I. nous, we. G. de... | |
| J. M. Putnam - 1831 - 174 Seiten
...adverbs more and most, placed before the adjective, have the same effect. OF PRONOUNS. 28. A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word. 29. There are three kinds of pronouns, viz. personal, relative, and adjective pronouns. 30. There are... | |
| Warren Colburn - 1831 - 120 Seiten
...used instead of a ; as, " a good man," " an upright man," " an bonest man." THE PRONOUN. A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word. A few sentences read to the scholar, supplying the noun in place of the pronoun, will illustrate the... | |
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