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A high school grammar; dealing with the science of the English language, the history of the parts of speech, the philosophy of the changes these have ... and present usage respecting forms in dispute
Alonzo Reed
Paperback. RareBooksClub.com 2012-05-10.
ISBN 9781231203958
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...compared in the old way. The O.E. superlative-8t is in most and least. The O.E. comparative s, unchanged to r, is the final letter of less; changed to r, it is the r in more. In this method of comparison, then, not the adjective, but the adverb modifying it, takes the O.E. endings-er and-est, with the vowel omitted. Exercises.--Trace the development of-er and-est. Give the comparison of irregular adjectives. Illustrate the two methods of comparison, and tell when the second is used. What can you say of-ther and of-m or-ma? CHAPTER XIV THE ADJECTIVE--Completed) The form of the adjective expressing simple quality or quantity is in the Positive1 Degree; the form expressing them in a greater measure or in a less is in the Comparative2 Degree; and the form expressing them in the greatest or in the least is in the Superlative2 Degree. Definitions Comparison is a modification of the adjective (and the adverb) to express the relative degree of the quality or quantity in the things compared. The Positive Degree expresses simple quality or quantity. The Comparative Degree expresses a greater or a less measure of the quality or quantity. The Superlative Degree expresses the greatest or the least measure of the quality or quantity. 1 Even the positive implies comparison. "This orange is sweet" means that it has more than the sweetness of ordinary oranges. 1 The comparative and the superlative express the measure relatively. "This orn-re is sweeter than that " and "This orange is the sweetest of all " do not mean that this one is very sweet, but that it is sweeter than the other, than the others. The measure may be increased or decreased by other adverbs than more and most, less and least. We may say, "very, rather, somewhat sweet"
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A high school grammar; dealing with the science of the English language, the history of the parts of speech, the philosophy of the changes these have ... and present usage respecting forms in dispute
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