How to Speak and Write Correctly by Joseph Devlin
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_the_, the definite article particularizing the noun man. _old_, an adjective, positive degree, qualifying the noun man. _man_, a common noun, 3rd person singular, masculine gender, objective case governed by the transitive verb _see_. _coming_, the present or imperfect participle of the verb "to come" referring to the noun man. _but_, a conjunction. _alas_, an interjection, expressing pity or sorrow. _he_, a personal pronoun, 3rd person singular, masculine gender, nominative case, subject of verb has walked. _has walked_, a regular, intransitive verb, indicative mood, perfect tense, 3rd person singular to agree with its nominative or subject _he_. _with_, a preposition, governing the noun difficulty. _much_, an adjective, positive degree, qualifying the noun difficulty. _difficulty_, a common noun, 3rd person singular, neuter gender, objective case governed by the preposition _with_. N.B.--_Much_ is generally an adverb. As an adjective it is thus compared: |
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