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Now " who " instead of “ that ” would decide at once for persons ; “ which " for things . EXERCISE V. DIRECTION.- Point out and classify the adjective clauses in the following sentences , and tell what they modify .
Now " who " instead of “ that ” would decide at once for persons ; “ which " for things . EXERCISE V. DIRECTION.- Point out and classify the adjective clauses in the following sentences , and tell what they modify .
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Egypt , once the most powerful and civilized country in the world , and still the most important division of Africa ... Thus : “ A caliph , who once reigned in Bagdad , built a palace renowned for beauty and magnificence .
Egypt , once the most powerful and civilized country in the world , and still the most important division of Africa ... Thus : “ A caliph , who once reigned in Bagdad , built a palace renowned for beauty and magnificence .
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When the relation of the members is copulative , the conjunction may be absorbed in a relative pronoun or a conjunctive adverb ; as , James called for John , who [ = and he ] responded at once . They shouted at the dog , which [ = and ...
When the relation of the members is copulative , the conjunction may be absorbed in a relative pronoun or a conjunctive adverb ; as , James called for John , who [ = and he ] responded at once . They shouted at the dog , which [ = and ...
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A LITTLE bird went to and fro , Once in the nesting season , And sought for shelter high and low , Until , for some queer reason , She flew into a granary Where , on a nail suspended , The farmer's coat she chanced to see , And there ...
A LITTLE bird went to and fro , Once in the nesting season , And sought for shelter high and low , Until , for some queer reason , She flew into a granary Where , on a nail suspended , The farmer's coat she chanced to see , And there ...
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Once , as he sat beside a rock , For his caress the favorite came , The gentlest sheep of all the flock , Shapely of form , full - fleeced , and tame ; He stroked her head and called her name , While in his mind grew grand designs .
Once , as he sat beside a rock , For his caress the favorite came , The gentlest sheep of all the flock , Shapely of form , full - fleeced , and tame ; He stroked her head and called her name , While in his mind grew grand designs .
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| Titel | Elements of Composition and Rhetoric: With Copious Exercises in Both Criticism and Construction Harvey's language course, Thomas Wadleigh Harvey |
| Autor/in | Virginia Waddy |
| Verlag | American Book Company, 1889 |
| Original von | Harvard University |
| Digitalisiert | 16. Apr. 2008 |
| Länge | 416 Seiten |
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