 | 1906 - 636 pages
...definitions for ourselves. ' A verbal is similar to a verb.' " " Now, Henry, what is a verbal ? " " It is a word derived from a verb and partaking of the nature of an adjective or a noun." " You mean similar. Where do you get your ' derived ' and ' adjective ' and... | |
 | Walter Crady - 1906 - 274 pages
...participle? Ans. The indefinite article Is: "a" or "an." The definite article is "the," A participle is a word derived from a verb and partaking of the nature of both a verb and an adjective. Ans. (1) Mine, thine, ours, yours, theirs. (2) I, thou, he, she, it,... | |
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A participle is a word derived from a verb and partaking of the nature of a verb and of an adjective or a noun, or, in some instances, of an adverb. 