High School English, Book 4Macmillan, 1936 - English language |
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... ADJECTIVE An adjective is a word used to modify the meaning of a noun or pronoun . KINDS Adjectives are of two kinds : descriptive and limiting . A descriptive or qualifying adjective denotes kind or quality . It may be either common or ...
... ADJECTIVE An adjective is a word used to modify the meaning of a noun or pronoun . KINDS Adjectives are of two kinds : descriptive and limiting . A descriptive or qualifying adjective denotes kind or quality . It may be either common or ...
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... adjective may modify a noun or pronoun indirectly or appositively . Example : The dentist , careful as he was , hurt me . 3. An adjective may complete the meaning of the verb as predicate adjective . Example : The girls were eager to ...
... adjective may modify a noun or pronoun indirectly or appositively . Example : The dentist , careful as he was , hurt me . 3. An adjective may complete the meaning of the verb as predicate adjective . Example : The girls were eager to ...
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... adjective few gracious young generous 2. An adjective used as objective complement 3. A proper adjective 4. An adjective modifying a pronoun 5. A common noun used as an adjective 6. An adjective used appositively 7. An adjective used as ...
... adjective few gracious young generous 2. An adjective used as objective complement 3. A proper adjective 4. An adjective modifying a pronoun 5. A common noun used as an adjective 6. An adjective used appositively 7. An adjective used as ...
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adjective adverb ALEXANDER WILLIAM KINGLAKE American argument Arthur Guiterman asked beauty called carpels Centertown Chev clauses club confuse Correct debate definite EDGAR ALLAN POE Edgar Lee Masters English essay Examples exposition expression FANNIE HURST father feel form of discourse formal Gerald give hand high school interest John kind learned letter look Louis Untermeyer loved Macmillan Company Mary ment modify mother narration narrative Nathaniel Hawthorne never NOTE noun object outline participle permission person phrase picture Plan and write plural poem poet poetry point of view PRACTICE preposition present pronoun question Refers rhythm Robert Louis Stevenson SARA TEASDALE sense sentence singular speak speaker speech story talk tell tense things thou thought tion toast vote William Rose Benét wish word wrong