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" The Positive State expresses the quality of an object, without any increase or diminution : as, good, wise, great. The Comparative Degree increases or lessens the positive in signification: as, wiser, greater, less wise. The Superlative Degree increases... "
Abridgment of Murray's English Grammar: With an Appendix, Containing ... - Page 20
by Lindley Murray - 1830
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English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners : with an ...

Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...ordinary size of men, and to different weather. The Positive State expresses the quality of an object, without any increase or diminution : as, good, wise,...positive, becomes the comparative, by adding r or er; and the superlative,. by adding st or est, to the end of it: as, wise, wiser, wisest; great, greater,...
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English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners : with an ...

Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...ordinary size of men, and to different weather. The Positive State expresses the quality of an object, without any increase or diminution : as, good, wise,...degree: as, wisest, greatest, least wise. The simple ward, or positive, becomes the comparative, by adding rorer; and the superlative, by adding st or est,...
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English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners : with an ...

Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...ordinary size of men, and to- different -weather. The Positive State expresses the quality of an object, without any increase or diminution : as, good, wise,...increases or lessens the positive in signification: as, \viser, greater, less wise. The Superlative Degree increases or lessens the positive to the highest...
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English Grammar, Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners: With an ...

Lindley Murray - English language - 1807 - 290 pages
...expresses the quality of an object, without any increase or diminution: as, good, wise, great. , ;; v • The Comparative Degree increases or lessens the positive...positive, becomes the comparative, by adding r or er ; and the superlative, by adding st or est, to the end of it : as, wise, wiser, wisest ; great,...
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English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners, with an ...

Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...ordinary size of men, and to different weather. The Positive State expresses the quality of an object, without any increase or diminution : as, good, wise,...least wise. The simple word, or positive, becomes the compar-^ ativet by adding r or er ; and the superlative, by adding st or eat, to the end of it : as...
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Abridgement of Murray's English Grammar: With an Appendix, Containing ...

Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 114 pages
...quality of an cl> ject, without any Sprease or diminution •> as, good, vise, great. The corapaiatrve degree increases or lessens the positive in signification ; as, wiser, greater, less vise. The superlative degree increases or lessens the •positive to the highest or lowest degree ;...
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English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners. With an ...

Lindley Murray - English language - 1810 - 352 pages
...ordinary size of men, and to different weather. The Positive State expresses the quality of an object, without any increase or diminution: as, good, wise,...lowest degree : as, wisest, greatest, least wise. I And the adverbs more and most, placed before the adjective, has the same effect : as, wise, more...
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English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners, with an ...

Lindley Murray - English language - 1810 - 322 pages
...ordinary bize of^men, and to different weather. The positive State expresses the quality of an object, without any increase or diminution : as, good, wise,...great. The Comparative Degree increases or lessens flis positive in signification ; as, wiser, greater, less wise. * The Superlative Degree increases...
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English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners. With an ...

Lindley Murray - English language - 1811 - 322 pages
...lessens the positive in signifieation : as, wiser, greater, less wise. The Superlative degree inereases or lessens the positive to the highest or lowest degree : as, wisest, greatest, leastwise. The simple word, or positive, becomes the comparative, by adding r or er ; and the superlative...
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The young woman's companion; or, Female instructor [by J.A. Stewart].

J A. Stewart - 1814 - 792 pages
...the positive., comparative, and superlative. The positive state expresses the quality of an object, without any increase or diminution ; as, good, wise, great. The comparative degree increases the positive in signification ; as, better, wiser, greater. The superlative degree increases the positive...
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