 This refers to the nearest person or thing, and that to the most distant : as, "• This man is more intelligent than that" This indicates the latter or last mentioned. ; that, the former or first mentioned : as, " Both wealth and poverty are temptations...  Ankghiʼerén Kʼeraganoutioun - Side 26av George W. Wood - 1847 - 264 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 sider
...than that." This indicates the latter or last mentioned ; that, the former or first mentioned : as, " Both wealth and poverty are temptations ; that tends to excite pride, this discontent." Perhaps the wattis former and latter may be properly ranked amongst the demonstrative pronouns, especially... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 348 sider
...than that." This indicates the latter or laft mentioned ; that, the former or firft mentioned : as, " Both wealth and poverty are temptations ; that, tends to excite pride, this, difcontcnt." Perhaps the words former and latter may be properly ranked amongft the demonftrative pronouns,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1809 - 330 sider
...than that" This indicates the latter or last mentioned. ; that, the former or first mentioned : as, " Both wealth and poverty are temptations ; that, tends to excite pride, this, discontent." Perhaps the words former and latter may be properly ranked amongst the demonstrative pronouns, especially... | |
 | Charles M. Ingersoll - 1825 - 298 sider
...than that." This indicates the latter, or last mentioned ; tkat the former, or first mentioned : as, " Both wealth and poverty are temptations ; that, tends to excite pride, this, discontent." ner as substantives : as, one, one's. This word has a general signification, meaning people at large... | |
 | Manasseh Robbins - 1826 - 78 sider
...sound immediately follows it. Ex. " An boy" - " an acorn hour." industrious " - " an *EXAMPLE, Sic. " Both wealth and poverty are temptations ; that tends to excite pride, this, discontent." That...is a pronominal adjective. It indicates the noun " wealth :" and is in the nominative case,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 328 sider
...that." This indicates the latter or last mentioned ; that, the former or first mentioned : as, " Botli wealth and poverty are temptations ; that, tends to excite pride,. this, discontent." Perhaps the words former and latter may be properly racked amongst the demonstrative pronouns, esperittilv... | |
 | John March Putnam - 1828 - 200 sider
...image. This indicates the latter or last mentioned thing ; that the former or first mentioned ; as, Both wealth and poverty are temptations ; that tends to excite pride, this, discontent. Perhaps the words former and latter may be properly ranked among the demonstrative pronouns ; especially... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1832 - 204 sider
...persons or things; as, this man is more intelligent than that, these goods are superior to those; hoth wealth and poverty are temptations, that tends to excite pride, this discontent. 4. The indefinite are those which express their suhjects in an indefinite or general manner. They are... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1834 - 366 sider
...than that." This indicates the latter or last mentioned ; that, the former or first mentioned : as, " Both wealth and poverty are temptations ; that, tends to excite pride, this, discontent." The words former and latter may, at the first view, appear to have the nature of demonstrative pronouns... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1834 - 202 sider
...persons or things, — that and those to the most distant ; as, " Tliese gloves are superior to those. " Both wealth and poverty are temptations ; that tends to excite pride, this discontent." 401. The INDEFINITE are those that refer to things in an indelinite or general manner. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS.... | |
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