Items related to A French grammar, revised by A.E. Ragon
Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...qyand on croit Vetre, People are happy when they think themselves so. Hence on is used in vague expressions of reports. On dit, on suppose, on croit que, &c, It is said, supposed, thought that, fyc. 170. But the most usual, and generally the most On takes an V (Von), for the sake of euphony, alter the words et, si, ou, atalso que if the next word begin with Cot qu. On vous aime, et l'on vous fait du bien, People love you, and do good to you. Je crois que Ton commence (and not qu'on commence), / think they begin. It would, of course, be needless to add an V at the beginning of a sentence, or before a word already beginning with an I. On le lit not Ton le lit) They read it. + The adjective or (articiple following on should even agree with whatever Word on refers to; as, On souffre d'etre separee de ton mari, A woman grieves at being separated from her husband. correct, way of expressing on in English is to turn the active voice in French into the passive in English. On batit un grand nombre de vaisseaux, A great number of ships are being built. On repandit l'alarme, The alarm was spread. Exercise. In Italy people naturally2 seem1 fond of the fine arts. We are 168 aimer Happy when we think ourselves so. Vetre. It is said, in the paper, that we shall have war. They suppose that journal, Turkey will make peace with Russia. Yes, it is generally thought so. A beautiful play was acted last night. Orders icere sent from the 170 piece, f. jouer hier. Admiralty to lay an embargo on every foreign ship. The French lauguage is spoken in every court in Europe. English is spoken here. Can mathematics be learnt without a master? When you are 169 on the top of St. Paul's, you may see the whole of London. On au haut tout the top of that hill you may discover three or four...
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