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  2. James Harris (grammarian) - Wikipedia

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    James Harris, FRS (24 July 1709 – 22 December 1780) was an English politician and grammarian. He was the author of Hermes, a philosophical inquiry concerning universal grammar (1751). Life

  3. English possessive - Wikipedia

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    the possessive of James is spelled James's and pronounced - / z ɪ z /, but, singularly, the possessive of Jesus is often spelled adding only an apostrophe (Jesus ') and is and was usually pronounced the same (/ˈdʒiːzəs/). Singular nouns ending in s also form a possessive regularly by adding ' s, as in Charles's / ˈ tʃ ɑːr l z ɪ z / or ...

  4. King James's School, Almondbury - Wikipedia

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    King James's Grammar School [2] was founded as chantry school in 1547 and received its name and a royal charter in 1608 thanks to the efforts of three men who travelled on horseback to London to get a royal charter from the king. They rode from Farnley Tyas, the nearby village, having been sent to London to get the charter by the local wealthy ...

  5. King James's School, Knaresborough - Wikipedia

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    The school was founded in 1616, as King James Grammar School with a charter from King James I. The school magazine The Chaloner is named after Dr Robert Chaloner who founded the school. It discusses school events and achievements for both school and its students and is published annually.

  6. James while John had had had had had had had had had had had ...

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    James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher" is an English sentence used to demonstrate lexical ambiguity and the necessity of punctuation, [1] which serves as a substitute for the intonation, [2] stress, and pauses found in speech. [3]

  7. English grammar - Wikipedia

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    English grammar is the set of structural rules of the English language. ... Sledd, James (1959). A short introduction to English grammar Chicago: Scott, Foresman.

  8. History of English grammars - Wikipedia

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    Maetzner, Eduard Adolf Ferdinand Maetzner; Grece, (Translator) Clair James (1874a), An English grammar: methodical, analytical, and historical. With a treatise on the orthography, prosody, inflections and syntax of the English tongue, and numerous authorities cited in order of historical development.

  9. James Greenwood (grammarian) - Wikipedia

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    James Greenwood (c. 1683 – 1737) was an ... At Watts's suggestion Greenwood afterwards published an abridgment under the title of The Royal English Grammar, ...