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The Etymology and Syntax of the English Language Explained and Illustrated

Note 129 — Chapter I · OF CONCORD. (continued 2)

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The omission of the auxiliary in such examples tends much to produce ambiguity: for, as the adverb, when placed between the noun and the attributive, may qualify either the former or the latter, perspicuity requires the insertion of the auxiliary.

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