| Lindley Murray - 1828 - 128 σελίδες
...or by its making sense of itself; as, a book, the sun, an apple; temperance, industry, chastity, 3. An Adjective is a word added to a substantive, to...quality; as an industrious man, a virtuous woman. 4. A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word;... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 798 σελίδες
...explained : the four that follow have a better claim to attention. SECT. VI. — OF THE AI/JECTIVE OB ATTRIBUTIVE. The last term has both meaning and utility...Thus, in the expressions white paper — black ink — s/iarji knife, Ike., physical qualities are indicated ; but — candid temper — acute mind —... | |
| Alexander Adam - 1829 - 312 σελίδες
...and ura ; as, lvctiuT a lesson ; ainator, a lover ; Indus, grief; crcätura, a creature. ADJECTIVE. An Adjective is a word added to a substantive, to express its quality; as, durus, hard; mollis, soft.* Adjectives ill Latin are varied by gender, number, and case, to agree with... | |
| William Fletcher - 1829 - 158 σελίδες
...ambition peace ! CHAPTER IV. • ADJECTIVES. AN ADJECTIVE (from ad, to, and jacere, to throw or fix,) is a word added to a substantive, to express its quality ; as the word good added to " apple," gives the quality of the fruit. An adjective may be known by its taking... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1830 - 128 σελίδες
...or by its making sense of itself; as, a book, the sun, an apple; temperance, industry, chastity. 3. An Adjective is a word added to a substantive, to...quality; as an industrious man, a virtuous woman. 4. A Pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, to avoid the too frequent repetition of the same word;... | |
| Gabriel Surenne - 1831 - 466 σελίδες
...substantive ; if, on the contrary, it has no meaning but with être, then it is an adjective. 3. The ADJECTIVE is a word added to a substantive to express its quality ; as, un discourl élégant, an elegant speech. The way to find out an adjective, is by putting before it... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1832 - 222 σελίδες
...cases. CHAPTER IV, OF ADJECTIVES. SECTION 1. Of the nature of Mjectives, raid the degreesof comparison, AN Adjective is a word added to a substantive, to...as, "An industrious man ;" " A virtuous woman ;" " A beneiolrnl mind." , In English, thp adjective is not varied on account of gender, number, or case.... | |
| John Perrin - 1832 - 352 σελίδες
...nominative, expresses the subject of the verb, and is placed in French, as in English, before the verb. III. An ADJECTIVE is a word added to a Substantive to express its quality ; as a diligent scholar, un écolier diligent. In French, the adjective is declinable, and agrees in gender... | |
| Giuseppe Baretti - 1832 - 704 σελίδες
...frage, Üie. skin over the nostrils of a horse le nozze, wedding, marriage, i vanni, wings. ADJECTIVES An adjective is a word added to a substantive to express its quality, as un nomo industriólo, an industrious man, una veduta amena, a pleasant prospect. The placing of the... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1832 - 234 σελίδες
...nature of Adjectives, and the degrees of comparison. AN Adjective is a word added to a suhstantive, to express its quality : as, " An industrious man ;" " A virtuous woman ;" " A henevolent mind." la English, the adjective is not varied on account of gender, numher, or case. Thus... | |
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