 In English the adjective is not varied on account of gender, number, or case. Thus we say, "A careless boy ; careless girls."* The only variation which it admits, is that of the degrees of comparison. There are three degrees of comparison; the positive,...  New grammar of French grammars - Page 20by Alain Auguste Victor de Fivas - 1840Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...case. Thus we say,, " A careless boy ; careless girls." The only variation which it admits, is that cf the degrees of comparison. There are commonly reckoned...the POSITIVE, the COMPARATIVE, and the SUPERLATIVE. Grammarians have generally enumerated these three degrees of coroparison ; but the first of them has... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...not varied on account of gender, number, or case. Thus we say, " A careless boy ; careless girls." There are commonly reckoned three degrees of comparison...the POSITIVE, the COMPARATIVE, and the SUPERLATIVE. Grammarians have generally enumerated these three degrees of comparison; hut the first of them has... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1807 - 290 pages
...case. Thus we say, " A careless boy ; careless girls." The only variation which it admits, is that of the degrees of comparison. There are commonly reckoned...the POSITIVE, the COMPARATIVE, and the SUPERLATIVE. Grammarians have generally enumerated these three degrees of comparison ; but the first of them has... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...case. Thus we say, " A careless boy ; eareless girls." The only variation which it admits, is that of the degrees of comparison. There are commonly reckoned...the POSITIVE, the COMPARATIVE, and the SUPERLATIVE. Grammarians have generally enumerated these three degrees of comparison ; but the first of them has... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 114 pages
...case. Thus we say, " A careJess boy ; careless girls." The only variation \vhich it admits, is that of the degrees of comparison. There are commonly reckoned three degrees of comparison; the positive, comparative, ani! superlative. The positive Hjtfe expresses the quality of an cl> ject, without any... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1810 - 352 pages
...case. Thus we say, " A careless boy ; careless girls." The only variation which it admits, is that of the degrees of comparison. There are commonly reckoned three degrees of compari son ; the POSITIVE, the COMFARATIVE, and the SUPERLATIVE. Grammarians have generally,refl«merated... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 792 pages
...number, or case. Thus we say, u careless boy, carelens girls. The only variation which it admits is that of the degrees of comparison* There are commonly reckoned three degrees of comparison ; the positive., comparative, and superlative. The positive state expresses the quality of an object, without any increase... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1818 - 320 pages
...case. Thus we say, " A careless boy ; careless girls." The only variation which it admits, is that of the degrees of comparison. There are commonly reckoned three degrees of comparison ; the POSITIYE, the COMPARATIYE, and th( SUPERLATIYE. _ Grammarians have generally enumerated these three... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1818 - 158 pages
...adjective is not varied on account of gendert number, or case. The only variation it admits, is that of the degrees of comparison. There are commonly reckoned three degrees of comparison, viz. the Positive, iho Comparative, and the Super lativc. The Positive state expresses thr: quality... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1823 - 94 pages
...case. Thus we say, *' A careless boy ; careless girls." The only variation which it admits, is that of the degrees of comparison. There are commonly reckoned three degrees of comparison i the positive, comparative and superlative. The positive state expresses the quality of an ob.fect,... | |
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