e _Enlargement_.

_Mood_, definition of, 135.
imperative, 144.
indicative, 136, 137.
subjunctive, 137-144.

_-Most_, in superlatives, 113, 114, 189.

_Much_, comparison of, 110, 112, 189.

_Must_, 161.

_Near_, _nearer_, _nigh_, etc., 110, 112.

Negative, double, 326.

_Neither_, adjective, 102.
syntax of, 287.
conjunction, 194.
syntax of, 328.
pronoun, 90, 92.
syntax of, 300.

Neuter nouns, definition of, 30.
or gender nouns, according to use, 30.
two kinds of, 32.

_News_, 41.

_No_ in analysis, 246.

Nominative. See _Case_.

_None_, syntax of, 301.

_Nor_, 194, 328.

_Not a_, etc. 126.

Noun clause, 258.

Nouns, 17.
abstract, 20.
become half abstract, 25, 124.
become proper, 25.
formation of, 21.
case of, 46.
collective, 19.
common, 18.
definition of, 17.
descriptive, 26.
gender of, 29.
how to parse, 56.
kinds of, 17
material, 19.
become class nouns, 24, 125.
neuter, used as gender nouns, 30.
number in, 38.
once singular, now plural, 42.
other words used as, 27.
plural, how formed, 38-41.
of abstract, 41
of compound, etc. 43.
of foreign, 45.
of letters and figures, 46.
of material, 41.
of proper, 41.
same as singular, 39.
two forms of, 42
with titles, 44.
proper, 18.
become common, 23.
syntax of, 278.
use of possessive form of, 278, 285.
with definite article, 121.
with different meaning in plural, 42.
with indefinite article, 124.

Nouns, with no singular, 42.
with one plural, two meanings, 43.
with plural form, singular meaning, 41.
with singular or plural construction, plural form, 41.

_Now_ as conjunction, 195, 196.

_Number_, definition of, etc., in nouns.
See _Nouns_.
in adjectives, 106.
in pronouns, personal, 60.
in verbs, 148.

Numeral adjectives, definite, 101.
distributive, 102.
indefinite, 101.

Numeral pronouns, 92.

Object, adverbial, 48.
definition of, 48.
direct and indirect, 48.
in analysis, 235.
of preposition. See _Preposition_.
modifiers of, 240.
retained with passive verb, 242.

Objective case, adverbial, dative, 48, 242.
in spoken English, 281.
instead of nominative, 279.
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