| Joseph Bosworth - 1826 - 104 pages
...pilmja^S men anpealbep :• Men desire power. foie polbon habban hhpn :• They might have fame. 4. A compound sentence consists of two or more simple sentences connected by relatives or conjunctions; as, pilnija'S men anpealbej- DG hie polbon habban hlij-an:• Men desire... | |
| Luiz Francisco Midosi - 1832 - 340 pages
...simple and compound. A simple sentence contains only one object; as, A vida é curta, Life is short. A compound sentence consists of two or more simple sentences, connected by relatives or conjunctions ; as, Cezar homem extraordinario, eo mais ousado do seu seculo, acabou ás... | |
| Richard Hiley - 1836 - 176 pages
...compound. A simple sentence has only one Subject, and one Personal* Verb; as " I study my lessons." A compound sentence consists of two or more simple sentences, connected by Conjunctions or Relatives; as " Industry procures competence, and frugality preserves it." The principal... | |
| Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff - 1850 - 612 pages
...— A simple sentence consists of a verb and its nominative ; ladmire, is a simple sentence. You da so well, is another. A compound sentence consists...omitted, as: 1. I believe you know it, (that omitted.) 2. I know the person you call, (whom left out.) 3. I read the book he has written, (which.) 4. He learns... | |
| Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff - 1860 - 624 pages
...sentence consists of a verb and its nominative; ladmire, is a simple sentence. You do so vieil, ia another. A compound sentence consists of two or more...and writes eloquently. In English, the conjunction tint, and the relative pronouns whom, which, that, are usually omitted, as: 1. I believe you know it,... | |
| William Nicholson (of Halifax.) - 1864 - 296 pages
...asks a qnestion ; as, " Does he write f 4. An Imperative Sentence commands ; as, "Do this work." 5. A Compound Sentence consists of two or more Simple Sentences connected by Kelatives or Conjunctions; as, "Richard plays, but Henry is diligent." "His benevolence is great;"... | |
| Edward Clarke Lowe - 1866 - 172 pages
...the subject. A Proposition or Sentence consists of subject and predicate ; this is a simple sentence. A Compound Sentence consists of two or more simple sentences connected by a conjunction. A Complex Sentence consists of a simple sentence, together with one or more sentences dependent upon... | |
| Popular encyclopedia - 1885 - 498 pages
...sentence may accordingly be defined as a principal sentence with one or more subordinate sentences. A compound sentence consists of two or more simple sentences connected by conjunctions, as ' The sun rises in the east and sets iu the west.' It differs from the complex sentence... | |
| Charles Morris - 1921 - 518 pages
...subordinate sentences, as ' The man, v>ha it truly patriotic, will risk hie life for his country.' A compound sentence consists of two or more simple sentences connected by conjunctions, as ' The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.' It differs from the complex sentence... | |
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