An English Grammar

accent action Adverbial adjunct adverbial clause adverbs affirmation Anglo-Saxon antecedent applied attributes auxiliary Cæsar called circumstance co-ordinating collective nouns common comparison compound conjugation conjunction connection considered consonant construction copula dative demonstrative dependent clause derived distinction ellipsis employed English language equivalent example expressed fact feminine French gender gerund grammar hence idiom imperative mood implies incomplete predication indefinite indicate infinitive inflection instances interrogative intransitive language Latin masculine meaning mode mood nature noun clause object old English original passive passive voice PAST TENSE peculiar perfect participle person phrase plural possessive prefixes preposition pronominal proper names properly qualify reference relative pronouns Saxon Scotticism seen sense sentence Shakspeare signify singular sometimes speak speaker speech spoken subjunctive Subjunctive Mood subordinate suffix supposed syllable things thou tion tive transitive verbs usage Verb of incomplete vowel vowel sounds whence words write