The Grammar of English Grammars
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So let great authors have their due, that Time, who is the author of authors, be not deprived of his due, which is, farther and farther to discover truth. —LORD BACON.
The present performance is, so far as the end could be reached, the fulfillment of a design, formed about twenty-seven years ago, of one day presenting to the world, if I might, something like a complete grammar of the English language;—not a mere work of criticism, nor yet a work too tame, indecisive, and uncritical; for, in books of either of these sorts, our libraries already abound;—not a mere philosophical investigation of what is general or universal in grammar, nor yet a minute detail of what forms only a part of our own philology; for either of these plans falls very far short of such a purpose;—not a mere grammatical compend, abstract, or compilation, sorting with other works already before the public; for, in the production of school grammars, the author had early performed his part; and, of small treatises on this subject, we have long had a superabundance rather than a lack.
After about fifteen years devoted chiefly to grammatical studies and exercises, during most of which time I had been alternately instructing youth in four different languages, thinking it practicable to effect some improvement upon the manuals which explain our own, I prepared and published, for the use of schools, a duodecimo volume of about three hundred pages; which, upon the presumption that its principles were conformable to the best usage, and well established thereby, I entitled, The Institutes of English Grammar. Of this work, which, it is believed, has been gradually gaining in reputation and demand ever since its first publication, there is no occasion to say more here, than that it was the result of diligent study, and that it is, essentially, the nucleus, or the groundwork, of the present volume.
Goold Brown
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PREFACE
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
A DIGESTED CATALOGUE OF ENGLISH GRAMMARS AND GRAMMARIANS,
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
THE GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH GRAMMARS.
OBSERVATIONS.
PART I.
CHAPTER I.—OF LETTERS.
OBSERVATIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
II. CLASSES OF THE LETTERS.
OBSERVATIONS.
III. POWERS OF THE LETTERS.
OBSERVATIONS.
IV. FORMS OF THE LETTERS.
OBSERVATIONS.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER RULE II.—OF FIRST WORDS.
UNDER RULE IV.—OF PROPER NAMES.
UNDER RULE V.—OF TITLES.
UNDER RULE VI.—OF ONE CAPITAL.
UNDER RULE VIII.—OF COMPOUNDS.
UNDER RULE IX.—OF APPOSITION.
UNDER RULE XI.—OF DERIVATIVES.
UNDER RULE XII.—OF I AND O.
UNDER RULE XIII.—OF POETRY.
UNDER RULE XIV.—OF EXAMPLES.
UNDER RULE XV.—OF CHIEF WORDS.
UNDER RULE XVI.—OF NEEDLESS CAPITALS.
LESSON II.—MIXED.
LESSON III.—MIXED.
CHAPTER II.—OF SYLLABLES.
SYLLABICATION.
RULE I.—CONSONANTS.
OBSERVATIONS.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
LESSON II.—MIXED.
LESSON III.—MIXED.
CHAPTER III.—OF WORDS.
RULE II.—SIMPLES.
RULE III.—THE SENSE.
RULE IV.—ELLIPSES.
RULE V.—THE HYPHEN.
RULE VI.—NO HYPHEN.
OBSERVATIONS.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER RULE II.—OF SIMPLES.
UNDER RULE III.—THE SENSE.
UNDER RULE IV.—OF ELLIPSES.
UNDER RULE V.—THE HYPHEN.
UNDER RULE VI.—NO HYPHEN.
PROMISCUOUS ERRORS IN THE FIGURE OF WORDS.
LESSON II.—MIXED.
LESSON III.—MIXED.
CHAPTER IV.—OF SPELLING.
RULE II.—OTHER FINALS.
RULE III.—DOUBLING.
RULE V.—FINAL CK.
RULE VI.—RETAINING.
RULE VII.—RETAINING.
RULE VIII.—FINAL LL.
RULE IX.—FINAL E.
RULE X.—FINAL E.
RULE XIII.—IZE AND ISE.
RULE XIV.—COMPOUNDS.
RULE XV.—USAGE.
OBSERVATIONS.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER RULE II.—OF OTHER FINALS.
UNDER RULE III.—OF DOUBLING.
UNDER RULE IV.—NO DOUBLING.
UNDER RULE V.—OF FINAL CK.
UNDER RULE VI.—OF RETAINING.
UNDER RULE VII.—OF RETAINING.
UNDER RULE VIII.—OF FINAL LL.
UNDER RULE IX.—OF FINAL E.
UNDER RULE X.—OF FINAL E.
UNDER RULE XI.—OF FINAL Y.
UNDER RULE XII.—OF FINAL Y.
UNDER RULE XIII.—OF IZE AND ISE.
UNDER RULE XIV.—OF COMPOUNDS.
UNDER RULE XV.—OF USAGE.
PROMISCUOUS ERRORS IN SPELLING.
LESSON II.—MIXED.
LESSON III.—MIXED.
CHAPTER V.—QUESTIONS.
ORDER OF REHEARSAL, AND METHOD OF EXAMINATION.
CHAPTER VI.—FOR WRITING.
EXERCISE III.—FIGURE OF WORDS.
EXERCISE IV.—SPELLING.
EXERCISE V.—MIXED ERRORS.
EXERCISE VI.—MIXED ERRORS.
EXERCISE VII.—MIXED ERRORS.
EXERCISE IX.—MIXED ERRORS.
EXERCISE X.—MIXED ERRORS.
EXERCISE XI.—MIXED ERRORS.
EXERCISE XII.—MIXED ERRORS.
PART II.
CHAPTER I.—PARTS OF SPEECH.
OBSERVATIONS.
EXAMPLES FOR PARSING.
PRAXIS I—ETYMOLOGICAL.
EXAMPLE PARSED.
LESSON I.—PARSING.
LESSON II.—PARSING.
LESSON III.—PARSING.
CHAPTER II.—ARTICLES.
CLASSES.
MODIFICATIONS.[133]
OBSERVATIONS.
EXAMPLES FOR PARSING.
EXAMPLE PARSED.
LESSON I.—PARSING.
LESSON II.—PARSING.
LESSON III.—PARSING.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
LESSON II.—INSERT ARTICLES.
LESSON III.—OMIT ARTICLES.
LESSON IV.—CHANGE ARTICLES.
LESSON V.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
CHAPTER III.—NOUNS.
OBSERVATIONS.
CLASSES.
MODIFICATIONS.
PERSONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
NUMBERS.
OBSERVATIONS.
GENDERS.
OBSERVATIONS.
CASES.
OBSERVATIONS.
THE DECLENSION OF NOUNS.
EXAMPLES FOR PARSING.
EXAMPLE PARSED.
LESSON I.—PARSING.
LESSON II.—PARSING.
LESSON III.—PARSING.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
LESSON II.—CASES.
LESSON III.—MIXED.
CHAPTER IV.—ADJECTIVES.
OBSERVATIONS.
CLASSES.
OBSERVATIONS.
MODIFICATIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
REGULAR COMPARISON.
COMPARISON BY ADVERBS.
OBSERVATIONS.
IRREGULAR COMPARISON.
OBSERVATIONS.
EXAMPLES FOR PARSING.
EXAMPLE PARSED.
LESSON I.—PARSING.
LESSON II.—PARSING.
LESSON III.—PARSING.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
LESSON II.—MIXED.
LESSON III.—MIXED.
CHAPTER V.—PRONOUNS.
OBSERVATIONS.
CLASSES.
OBSERVATIONS.
MODIFICATIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
THE DECLENSION OF PRONOUNS.
III. RELATIVES AND INTERROGATIVES.
IV. COMPOUND RELATIVES.
OBSERVATIONS.
EXAMPLES FOR PARSING.
EXAMPLE PARSED.
LESSON I.—PARSING.
LESSON II.—PARSING.
LESSON III.—PARSING.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
LESSON II.—DECLENSIONS.
LESSON III.—MIXED.
CHAPTER VI.—VERBS.
CLASSES.
OBSERVATIONS.
MODIFICATIONS.
MOODS.
OBSERVATIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
PERSONS AND NUMBERS.
OBSERVATIONS.
THE CONJUGATION OF VERBS.
OBSERVATIONS.
TO BE.
TO HAVE.
SHALL AND WILL.
MAY.
CAN.
MUST.
INFINITIVE MOOD.[260]
PRESENT TENSE.
PERFECT TENSE.
PRESENT TENSE.
IMPERFECT TENSE.
PERFECT TENSE.
IMPERFECT TENSE.
POTENTIAL MOOD.
PRESENT TENSE.
IMPERFECT TENSE.
PERFECT TENSE.
PLUPERFECT TENSE.
SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD.
PRESENT TENSE.
IMPERFECT TENSE.
IMPERATIVE MOOD.
PRESENT TENSE.
PRESENT TENSE.
IMPERFECT TENSE.
PERFECT TENSE.
PLUPERFECT TENSE.
POTENTIAL MOOD.
PRESENT TENSE.
IMPERFECT TENSE.
PERFECT TENSE.
PLUPERFECT TENSE.
SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD.
PRESENT TENSE.
IMPERFECT TENSE.
IMPERATIVE MOOD.
PRESENT TENSE.
THIRD EXAMPLE.
PRESENT TENSE.
IMPERFECT TENSE.
PERFECT TENSE.
PLUPERFECT TENSE.
POTENTIAL MOOD.
PRESENT TENSE.
IMPERFECT TENSE.
PERFECT TENSE.
PLUPERFECT TENSE.
SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD.
PRESENT TENSE.
IMPERFECT TENSE.
IMPERATIVE MOOD.
PRESENT TENSE.
OBSERVATIONS.
PRESENT TENSE.
IMPERFECT TENSE.
PERFECT TENSE.
PLUPERFECT TENSE.
POTENTIAL MOOD.
PRESENT TENSE.
IMPERFECT TENSE.
PERFECT TENSE.
PLUPERFECT TENSE.
SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD.
PRESENT TENSE.
IMPERFECT TENSE.
IMPERATIVE MOOD.
OBSERVATIONS.
III. FORM OF PASSIVE VERBS.
POTENTIAL MOOD.
PLUPERFECT TENSE.
SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD.
PRESENT TENSE.
IMPERFECT TENSE.
IMPERATIVE MOOD.
PRESENT TENSE.
OBSERVATIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
IRREGULAR VERBS.
OBSERVATIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
EXAMPLES FOR PARSING.
EXAMPLE PARSED.
LESSON I.—PARSING.
LESSON II.—PARSING.
LESSON III.—PARSING.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
LESSON II.—MIXED.
LESSON III.—MIXED.
CHAPTER VII.—PARTICIPLES.
OBSERVATIONS.
CLASSES.
OBSERVATIONS.
EXAMPLES FOR PARSING.
EXAMPLE PARSED.
LESSON I.—PARSING.
LESSON II.—PARSING.
LESSON III.—PARSING.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
LESSON II.—REGULARS.
LESSON III.—MIXED.
CHAPTER VIII.—ADVERBS.
OBSERVATIONS.
CLASSES.
OBSERVATIONS.
MODIFICATIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
EXAMPLES FOR PARSING.
EXAMPLE PARSED.
LESSON I.—PARSING.
LESSON II.—PARSING.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
CHAPTER IX.—CONJUNCTIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
CLASSES.
LIST OF THE CONJUNCTIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
EXAMPLES FOR PARSING.
EXAMPLE PARSED.
LESSON I.—PARSING.
LESSON II.—PARSING.
LESSON III.—PARSING.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
CHAPTER X.—PREPOSITIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
LIST OF THE PREPOSITIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
EXAMPLES FOR PARSING.
EXAMPLE PARSED.
LESSON I.—PARSING.
LESSON II.—PARSING.
LESSON III.—PARSING.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
CHAPTER XI—INTERJECTIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
LIST OF THE INTERJECTIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
EXAMPLES FOR PARSING.
EXAMPLE PARSED.
LESSON I.—PARSING.
LESSON II.—PARSING.
LESSON III.—PARSING.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
CHAPTER XII.—QUESTIONS.
ORDER OF REHEARSAL, AND METHOD OF EXAMINATION.
LESSON II.—PARSING.
LESSON XXII.—VERBS.
LESSON XXXII.—INTERJECTIONS.
CHAPTER XIII.—FOR WRITING.
EXERCISE I.—ARTICLES.
EXERCISE II.—NOUNS.
EXERCISE III.—ADJECTIVES.
EXERCISE IV.—PRONOUNS.
EXERCISE V.—VERBS.
EXERCISE VI.—VERBS.
EXERCISE VII.—PARTICIPLES.
PART III.
SYNTAX.
CHAPTER I.—SENTENCES.
THE RULES OF SYNTAX.
RULE I.—ARTICLES.
RULE II.—NOMINATIVES.
RULE IV.—POSSESSIVES.
RULE V.—OBJECTIVES.
RULE IX.—ADJECTIVES.
RULE X.—PRONOUNS.
RULE XII.—PRONOUNS.
RULE XIII.—PRONOUNS.
RULE XIV.—FINITE VERBS.
RULE XV.—FINITE VERBS.
RULE XVI.—FINITE VERBS.
RULE XVII.—FINITE VERBS.
RULE XX.—PARTICIPLES.
RULE XXI.—ADVERBS.
RULE XXII.—CONJUNCTIONS.
RULE XXIII.—PREPOSITIONS.
RULE XXIV.—INTERJECTIONS.
THE ANALYZING OF SENTENCES.
EXAMPLE PARSED.
LESSON I.—ARTICLES.
LESSON II.—NOUNS.
LESSON III.—ADJECTIVES.
LESSON IV.—PRONOUNS.
LESSON V.—VERBS.
LESSON VI.—PARTICIPLES.
LESSON VII.—ADVERBS.
LESSON VIII.—CONJUNCTIONS.
LESSON IX.—PREPOSITIONS.
CHAPTER II.—ARTICLES.
RULE I.—ARTICLES.
EXCEPTION FIRST.
OBSERVATIONS ON RULE I.
NOTES TO RULE I.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION. FALSE SYNTAX UNDER RULE I.
EXAMPLES UNDER NOTE I.—AN OR A.
UNDER NOTE II.—AN OR A WITH PLURALS.
UNDER NOTE III.—NOUNS CONNECTED.
UNDER NOTE IV.—ADJECTIVES CONNECTED.
UNDER NOTE V.—ADJECTIVES CONNECTED.
UNDER NOTE VI.—ARTICLES OR PLURALS.
UNDER NOTE VII.—CORRESPONDENT TERMS.
UNDER NOTE VIII.—CORRESPONDENCE PECULIAR.
UNDER NOTE IX.—A SERIES OF TERMS.
UNDER NOTE X.—SPECIES AND GENUS.
UNDER NOTE XI.—ARTICLES NOT REQUISITE.
UNDER NOTE XII.—TITLES AND NAMES.
UNDER NOTE XIII.—COMPARISONS AND ALTERNATIVES.
UNDER NOTE XIV.—ANTECEDENTS TO WHO OR WHICH.
UNDER NOTE XV.—PARTICIPIAL NOUNS.
UNDER NOTE XVII.—VARIOUS ERRORS.
CHAPTER III.—CASES, OR NOUNS.
RULE II.—NOMINATIVES.
OBSERVATIONS ON RULE II.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
RULE III.—APPOSITION.
OBSERVATIONS ON RULE III.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
RULE IV.—POSSESSIVES.
OBSERVATIONS ON RULE IV.
NOTES TO RULE IV.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION. FALSE SYNTAX UNDER RULE IV.
UNDER NOTE II.—POSSESSIVES CONNECTED.
UNDER NOTE III.—CHOICE OF FORMS.
UNDER NOTE IV.—NOUNS WITH POSSESSIVES PLURAL.
UNDER NOTE Y.—POSSESSIVES WITH PARTICIPLES.
RULE V.—OBJECTIVES.
OBSERVATIONS ON RULE V.
NOTES TO RULE V.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION. FALSE SYNTAX UNDER RULE V.
UNDER NOTE I.—OF VERBS TRANSITIVE.
UNDER NOTE II.—OF VERBS INTRANSITIVE.
UNDER NOTE III.—OF VERBS MISAPPLIED.
UNDER NOTE IV.—OF PASSIVE VERBS.
UNDER NOTE VI.—OF PERFECT PARTICIPLES.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER NOTE II.—OF FALSE IDENTIFICATION.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
CHAPTER IV.—ADJECTIVES.
RULE IX.—ADJECTIVES.
EXCEPTION FIRST.
OBSERVATIONS ON RULE IX.
NOTES TO RULE IX.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER NOTE II.—OF FIXED NUMBERS.
UNDER NOTE III.—OF RECIPROCALS.
UNDER NOTE IV.—OF COMPARATIVES.
UNDER NOTE V.—OF SUPERLATIVES.
UNDER NOTE VII.—EXTRA COMPARISONS.
UNDER NOTE VIII.—ADJECTIVES CONNECTED.
UNDER NOTE IX.—ADJECTIVES SUPERADDED.
UNDER NOTE X.—ADJECTIVES FOR ADVERBS.
UNDER NOTE XI.—THEM FOR THOSE.
UNDER NOTE XII.—THIS AND THAT.
UNDER NOTE XIII.—EITHER AND NEITHER.
UNDER NOTE XIV.—WHOLE, LESS, MORE, AND MOST.
UNDER NOTE XV.—PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES.
UNDER NOTE XVI.—FIGURE OF ADJECTIVES.
CHAPTER V.—PRONOUNS.
RULE X.—PRONOUNS.
EXCEPTION FIRST.
OBSERVATIONS ON RULE X.
NOTES TO RULE X.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER NOTE I.—PRONOUNS WRONG OR NEEDLESS.
UNDER NOTE II.—CHANGE OF NUMBER.
UNDER NOTE III.—WHO AND WHICH.
UNDER NOTE IV.—NOUNS OF MULTITUDE.
UNDER NOTE V.—CONFUSION OF SENSES.
UNDER NOTE VI.—THE RELATIVE THAT.
UNDER NOTE VII.—RELATIVE CLAUSES CONNECTED.
UNDER NOTE VIII.—THE RELATIVE AND PREPOSITION.
UNDER NOTE IX.—ADVERBS FOR RELATIVES.
UNDER NOTE X.—REPEAT THE NOUN.
UNDER NOTE XI.—PLACE OF THE RELATIVE.
UNDER NOTE XII.—WHAT FOR THAT.
UNDER NOTE XIII.—ADJECTIVES FOR ANTECEDENTS.
UNDER NOTE XIV.—SENTENCES FOR ANTECEDENTS.
UNDER NOTE XV.—REPEAT THE PRONOUN.
UNDER NOTE XVI.—CHANGE THE ANTECEDENT.
RULE XI.—PRONOUNS.
OBSERVATIONS ON RULE XI.
NOTES TO RULE XI.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER NOTE I.—THE IDEA OF UNITY.
UNDER NOTE II.—UNIFORMITY OF NUMBER.
RULE XII.—PRONOUNS.
EXCEPTION FIRST.
OBSERVATIONS ON RULE XII.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
RULE XIII.—PRONOUNS.
OBSERVATIONS ON RULE XIII.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
CHAPTER VI.—VERBS.
RULE XIV.—FINITE VERBS.
NOTES TO RULE XIV.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER THE RULE ITSELF.—VERB BEFORE THE NOMINATIVE.
UNDER NOTE I.—THE RELATIVE AND VERB.
UNDER NOTE II.—NOMINATIVE WITH ADJUNCTS.
UNDER NOTE III.—COMPOSITE OR CONVERTED SUBJECTS.
UNDER NOTE IV.—EACH, ONE, EITHER, AND NEITHER.
UNDER NOTE V.—VERB BETWEEN TWO NOMINATIVES.
UNDER NOTE VI.—CHANGE THE NOMINATIVE.
UNDER NOTE VII.—ADAPT FORM TO STYLE.
UNDER NOTE VIII.—EXPRESS THE NOMINATIVE.
UNDER NOTE IX.—APPLICATION OF MOODS.
UNDER NOTE X.—FALSE SUBJUNCTIVES.
RULE XV.—FINITE VERBS.
OBSERVATIONS ON RULE XV.
NOTE TO RULE XV.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER THE NOTE.—THE IDEA OF UNITY.
RULE XVI.—FINITE VERBS.
EXCEPTION FIRST.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER THE RULE ITSELF.—THE VERB BEFORE JOINT NOMINATIVES.
UNDER NOTE I.—CHANGE THE CONNECTIVE.
UNDER NOTE II.—AFFIRMATION WITH NEGATION.
UNDER NOTE III.—AS WELL AS, BUT, OR SAVE.
UNDER NOTE IV.—EACH, EVERY, OR NO.
UNDER NOTE VI.—ELLIPTICAL CONSTRUCTIONS.
UNDER NOTE VII.—DISTINCT SUBJECT PHRASES.
RULE XVII.—FINITE VERBS.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER THE RULE ITSELF.—NOMINATIVES CONNECTED BY NOR.
UNDER NOTE I.—NOMINATIVES THAT DISAGREE.
UNDER NOTE II.—COMPLETE THE CONCORD.
UNDER NOTE III.—PLACE OF THE FIRST PERSON.
UNDER NOTE IV.—DISTINCT SUBJECT PHRASES.
UNDER NOTE V.—MAKE THE VERBS AGREE.
UNDER NOTE VI.—USE SEPARATE NOMINATIVES.
UNDER NOTE VII.—MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT STYLES.
UNDER NOTE IX.—IMPROPER ELLIPSES.
UNDER NOTE X.—DO, USED AS A SUBSTITUTE.
UNDER NOTE XI.—PRETERITS AND PARTICIPLES.
UNDER NOTE XIII.—WORDS THAT EXPRESS TIME.
UNDER NOTE XV.—PERMANENT PROPOSITIONS.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION. FALSE SYNTAX UNDER RULE XVIII.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
CHAPTER VII—PARTICIPLES.
RULE XX.—PARTICIPLES.
EXCEPTION FIRST.
OBSERVATIONS ON RULE XX.
NOTES TO RULE XX.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER NOTE II.—ARTICLES REQUIRE OF.
UNDER NOTE II.—ADJECTIVES REQUIRE OF.
UNDER NOTE II.—POSSESSIVES REQUIRE OF.
UNDER NOTE III.—CHANGE THE EXPRESSION.
UNDER NOTE IV.—DISPOSAL OF ADVERBS.
UNDER NOTE V.—PARTICIPLES WITH ADJECTIVES.
UNDER NOTE VI.—COMPOUND VERBAL NOUNS.
UNDER NOTE IX.—VERBS OF PREVENTING.
UNDER NOTE X.—THE LEADING WORD IN SENSE.
UNDER NOTE XI.—REFERENCE OF PARTICIPLES.
UNDER NOTE XII.—OF PARTICIPLES AND NOUNS.
UNDER NOTE XIII.—PERFECT PARTICIPLES.
CHAPTER VIII.—ADVERBS.
RULE XXI.—ADVERBS.
EXCEPTION FIRST.
OBSERVATIONS ON RULE XXI.
NOTES TO RULE XXI.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER NOTE II.—ADVERBS FOR ADJECTIVES.
UNDER NOTE V.—THE ADVERB HOW.
UNDER NOTE VI.—WHEN, WHILE, OR WHERE.
UNDER NOTE VII.—THE ADVERB NO FOR NOT.
UNDER NOTE VIII.—OF DOUBLE NEGATIVES.
UNDER NOTE IX.—EVER AND NEVER.
UNDER NOTE X.—OF THE FORM OF ADVERBS.
CHAPTER IX.—CONJUNCTIONS.
RULE XXII.—CONJUNCTIONS.
EXCEPTION FIRST.
OBSERVATIONS ON RULE XXII.
NOTES TO RULE XXII.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER NOTE II.—HETEROGENEOUS TERMS.
UNDER NOTE III.—IMPORT OF CONJUNCTIONS.
UNDER NOTE IV.—OF THE CONJUNCTION THAN.
UNDER NOTE V.—RELATIVES EXCLUDE CONJUNCTIONS.
UNDER NOTE VI.—OF THE WORD THAT.
UNDER NOTE VII.—OF THE CORRESPONDENTS.
UNDER NOTE VIII.—IMPROPER ELLIPSES.
CHAPTER X.—PREPOSITIONS.
RULE XXIII.—PREPOSITIONS.
EXCEPTION FIRST.
OBSERVATIONS ON RULE XXIII.
NOTES TO RULE XXIII.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER NOTE II.—TWO OBJECTS OR MORE.
UNDER NOTE III.—OMISSION OF PREPOSITIONS.
UNDER NOTE IV.—OF NEEDLESS PREPOSITIONS.
UNDER NOTE V.—THE PLACING OF THE WORDS.
CHAPTER XI—INTERJECTIONS.
RULE XXIV.—INTERJECTIONS.
OBSERVATIONS ON RULE XXIV.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
LESSON I.—ANY PARTS OF SPEECH.
LESSON II.—ANY PARTS OF SPEECH.
LESSON III.—ANY PARTS OF SPEECH.
EXAMPLES FOR PARSING.
LESSON I.—PROSE.
LESSON II.—PROSE.
LESSON III.—PROSE.
LESSON IV.—PROSE.
LESSON V.—VERSE.
LESSON VI.—VERSE.
CHAPTER XII.—GENERAL REVIEW.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
LESSON I.—ARTICLES.
LESSON II.—NOUNS, OR CASES.
LESSON III.—ADJECTIVES
LESSON IV.—PRONOUNS.
LESSON V.—VERBS.
LESSON VI.—VERBS.
LESSON VII.—PARTICIPLES.
LESSON VIII.—ADVERBS.
LESSON IX.—CONJUNCTIONS.
LESSON X.—PREPOSITIONS.
LESSON XI.—PROMISCUOUS.
LESSON XII.—TWO ERRORS.
LESSON XIII.—TWO ERRORS.
LESSON XIV.—TWO ERRORS.
LESSON XV.—THREE ERRORS.
LESSON XVI—THREE ERRORS.
LESSON XVII.—MANY ERRORS.
LESSON XVIII—MANY ERRORS.
CHAPTER XIII.—GENERAL RULE.
GENERAL RULE OF SYNTAX.
CRITICAL NOTES TO THE GENERAL RULE.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE SYNTAX.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
LESSON I.—ARTICLES.
LESSON III.—ADJECTIVES.
LESSON IV.—PRONOUNS.
LESSON V.—VERBS.
LESSON VI.—PARTICIPLES.
LESSON VII.—ADVERBS.
LESSON VIII.—CONJUNCTIONS.
LESSON IX.—PREPOSITIONS.
LESSON X.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
LESSON XI.—BAD PHRASES.
LESSON XII.—TWO ERRORS.[448]
LESSON XIII.—TWO ERRORS.
LESSON XIV.—THREE ERRORS.
LESSON XV.—MANY ERRORS.
LESSON XVI.—MANY ERRORS.
FALSE SYNTAX UNDER THE CRITICAL NOTES.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE II.—OF DOUBTFUL REFERENCE.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE III.—OF DEFINITIONS.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE IV.—OF COMPARISONS.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE V.—OF FALSITIES.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE VI.—OF ABSURDITIES.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE VII.—OF SELF-CONTRADICTION.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE VIII.—OF SENSELESS JUMBLING.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE IX.—OF WORDS NEEDLESS.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE X.—OF IMPROPER OMISSIONS.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE XI.—OF LITERARY BLUNDERS.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE XII.—OF PERVERSIONS.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE XIII.—OF AWKWARDNESS.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE XIV.—OF IGNORANCE.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE XV.—OF SILLINESS AND TRUISMS.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE XVI.—OF THE INCORRIGIBLE.
PROMISCUOUS EXAMPLES OF FALSE SYNTAX.
LESSON II.—VARIOUS RULES.
LESSON III.—VARIOUS RULES.
LESSON IV.—VARIOUS RULES.
LESSON V.—VARIOUS RULES.
CHAPTER XIV.—QUESTIONS.
ORDER OF REHEARSAL, AND METHOD OF EXAMINATION.
PART THIRD, SYNTAX.
LESSON II.—THE RULES.
LESSON III.—THE RULES.
LESSON IV.—THE RULES.
LESSON V.—THE ANALYZING OF SENTENCES.
LESSON VI.—OF PARSING.
LESSON VII.—THE RULES.
LESSON VIII.—THE NOTES.
LESSON IX.—THE EXCEPTIONS.
LESSON X.—THE EXCEPTIONS.
LESSON XI.—THE OBSERVATIONS.
LESSON XII.—THE OBSERVATIONS.
LESSON XIII.—ARTICLES.
LESSON XIV.—NOUNS, OR CASES.
LESSON XV.—NOUNS, OR CASES.
LESSON XVI.—NOUNS, OR CASES.
LESSON XVII.—NOUNS, OR CASES.
LESSON XVIII.—NOUNS, OR CASES.
LESSON XIX.—ADJECTIVES.
LESSON XX.—PRONOUNS.
LESSON XXI.—PRONOUNS.
LESSON XXII.—VERBS.
LESSON XXIII.—VERBS.
LESSON XXIV.—VERBS.
LESSON XXV.—VERBS.
LESSON XXVI.—VERBS.
LESSON XXVII.—PARTICIPLES.
LESSON XXVIII.—PARTICIPLES.
LESSON XXIX.—ADVERBS.
LESSON XXX.—CONJUNCTIONS.
LESSON XXXI.—PREPOSITIONS.
LESSON XXXII.—INTERJECTIONS.
LESSON XXXIII.—GENERAL RULE.
CHAPTER XV.—FOR WRITING.
EXERCISE I.—ARTICLES.
EXERCISE II.—NOUNS, OR CASES.
EXERCISE III.—ADJECTIVES.
EXERCISE IV.—PRONOUNS.
EXERCISE V.—VERBS.
EXERCISE VI.—PARTICIPLES.
EXERCISE VII.—ADVERBS.
EXERCISE VIII.—CONJUNCTIONS.
EXERCISE IX.—PREPOSITIONS.
EXERCISE X.—PROMISCUOUS.
EXERCISE XI.—PROMISCUOUS.
EXERCISE XII.—TWO ERRORS.
EXERCISE XIII.—TWO ERRORS.
EXERCISE XIV.—THREE ERRORS.
EXERCISE XV.—MANY ERRORS.
EXERCISE XVI.—MANY ERRORS.
EXERCISE XVII.—MANY ERRORS.
EXERCISE XVIII.—PROMISCUOUS.
PART IV.
OBSERVATIONS.
CHAPTER I—PUNCTUATION.
OBSERVATIONS.
SECTION I.—THE COMMA.
RULE II.—SIMPLE MEMBERS.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER THE EXCEPTION CONCERNING SIMPLE SENTENCES.
UNDER RULE II.—OF SIMPLE MEMBERS.
UNDER THE EXCEPTIONS CONCERNING SIMPLE MEMBERS.
UNDER RULE III.—OF MORE THAN TWO WORDS.
UNDER RULE IV.—OF ONLY TWO WORDS.
UNDER EXCEPTION I.—TWO WORDS WITH ADJUNCTS.
UNDER EXCEPTION II.—TWO TERMS CONTRASTED.
UNDER RULE V.—OF WORDS IN PAIRS.
UNDER RULE VI.—OF WORDS ABSOLUTE.
UNDER RULE VIII.—OF ADJECTIVES.
UNDER THE EXCEPTION CONCERNING ADJECTIVES.
UNDER RULE IX.—OF FINITE VERBS.
UNDER RULE X.—OF INFINITIVES.
UNDER RULE XI.—OF PARTICIPLES.
UNDER THE EXCEPTION CONCERNING PARTICIPLES.
UNDER RULE XII.—OF ADVERBS.
UNDER RULE XIII.—OF CONJUNCTIONS.
UNDER RULE XIV.—OF PREPOSITIONS.
UNDER RULE XV.—OF INTERJECTIONS.
UNDER RULE XVI.—OF WORDS REPEATED.
UNDER RULE XVII.—OF DEPENDENT QUOTATIONS.
SECTION II.—THE SEMICOLON.
RULE I.—COMPLEX MEMBERS.
RULE II.—SIMPLE MEMBERS.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER RULE II.—OF SIMPLE MEMBERS.
MIXED EXAMPLES OF ERROR.
SECTION III.—THE COLON.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
MIXED EXAMPLES OF ERROR.
SECTION IV.—THE PERIOD.
OBSERVATIONS.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER RULE III.—OF ABBREVIATIONS.
MIXED EXAMPLES OF ERROR.
SECTION V.—THE DASH.
RULE III.—FAULTY DASHES.
OBSERVATIONS.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
SECTION VI.—THE EROTEME.
OBSERVATIONS.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
MIXED EXAMPLES OF ERROR.
SECTION VII—THE ECPHONEME.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER RULE II.—OF INVOCATIONS.
MIXED EXAMPLES OF ERROR.
SECTION VIII.—THE CURVES.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
UNDER RULE I.—OF THE PARENTHESIS.
UNDER RULE II.—OF INCLUDED POINTS.
MIXED EXAMPLES OF ERROR.
SECTION IX.—THE OTHER MARKS.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
LESSON II.—UNDER VARIOUS RULES.
LESSON III.—UNDER VARIOUS RULES.
CHAPTER II—UTTERANCE.
SECTION I.—OF ARTICULATION.
ARTICLE I.—OF THE DEFINITION.
ARTICLE II—OF GOOD ARTICULATION.
SECTION II.—OF PRONUNCIATION.
OBSERVATIONS.
SECTION III.—OF ELOCUTION.
CHAPTER III.—FIGURES.
SECTION I.—FIGURES OF ORTHOGRAPHY.
EXPLANATIONS.
SECTION II.—FIGURES OF ETYMOLOGY.
EXPLANATIONS.
SECTION III.—FIGURES OF SYNTAX.
EXAMPLES OF ELLIPSIS SUPPLIED.
OBSERVATIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
SECTION IV.—FIGURES OF RHETORIC.
EXPLANATIONS.
CHAPTER IV.—VERSIFICATION.
SECTION I.—OF VERSE.
DEFINITIONS AND PRINCIPLES.
OBSERVATIONS.
SECTION II.—OF ACCENT AND QUANTITY.
OBSERVATIONS.
SECTION III.—OF POETIC FEET.
OBSERVATIONS.
SECTION IV.—THE KINDS OF VERSE.
OBSERVATIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
I.
OBSERVATIONS.
OBSERVATIONS.
ORDER III.—ANAPESTIC VERSE.
OBSERVATIONS.
I.
V.
OBSERVATIONS.
ORDER IV.—DACTYLIC VERSE.
OBSERVATIONS.
ORDER V.—COMPOSITE VERSE.
OBSERVATIONS.
SECTION V.—ORAL EXERCISES.
IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION.
CHAPTER V.—QUESTIONS.
ORDER OF REHEARSAL, AND METHOD OF EXAMINATION.
LESSON I.—OF PUNCTUATION.
LESSON II.—OF THE COMMA.
LESSON III.—OF THE COMMA.
LESSON IV.—OF THE SEMICOLON.
LESSON V.—OF THE COLON.
LESSON VI.—OF THE PERIOD.
LESSON VII.—OF THE DASH.
LESSON VIII.—OF THE EROTEME.
LESSON IX—OF THE ECPHONEME.
LESSON X.—OF THE CURVES.
LESSON XI.—OF THE OTHER MARKS.
LESSON XII.—OF UTTERANCE.
LESSON XIII.—OF PRONUNCIATION.
LESSON XIV.—OF ELOCUTION.
LESSON XV.—OF ELOCUTION.
LESSON XVI.—OF FIGURES.
LESSON XVII.—OF FIGURES.
LESSON XVIII.—OF VERSIFICATION.
LESSON XIX.—OF VERSIFICATION.
LESSON XX.—OF VERSIFICATION.
LESSON XXI.—OF VERSIFICATION.
CHAPTER VI.—FOR WRITING.
EXERCISES IN PROSODY.
EXERCISE I.—PUNCTUATION.
EXAMPLES UNDER RULE I.—OF SIMPLE SENTENCES.
UNDER RULE II.—OF SIMPLE MEMBERS.
UNDER RULE III.—OF MORE THAN TWO WORDS.
UNDER RULE IV.—OF TWO TERMS CONNECTED.
UNDER RULE V.—OF WORDS IN PAIRS.
EXERCISE II.—PUNCTUATION.
EXAMPLES UNDER RULE VI.—OF WORDS PUT ABSOLUTE.
UNDER RULE VII.—OF WORDS IN APPOSITION.
UNDER RULE VIII.—OF ADJECTIVES.
UNDER RULE IX.—OF FINITE VERBS.
EXERCISE III.—PUNCTUATION.
EXAMPLES UNDER RULE X.—OF INFINITIVES.
UNDER RULE XI.—OF PARTICIPLES.
UNDER RULE XII.—OF ADVERBS.
UNDER RULE XIII.—OF CONJUNCTIONS.
UNDER RULE XIV.—OF PREPOSITIONS.
UNDER RULE XV.—OF INTERJECTIONS.
UNDER RULE XVI.—OF WORDS REPEATED.
UNDER RULE XVII.—OF DEPENDENT QUOTATIONS.
EXERCISE IV.—PUNCTUATION.
EXAMPLES UNDER RULE I.—OF COMPOUND MEMBERS.
UNDER RULE II.—OF SIMPLE MEMBERS.
UNDER RULE III.—OF APPOSITION.
UNDER RULE I.—OF ADDITIONAL REMARKS.
UNDER RULE II.—OF GREATER PAUSES.
UNDER RULE III.—OF INDEPENDENT QUOTATIONS.
UNDER RULE I.—OF DISTINCT SENTENCES.
UNDER RULE II.—OF ALLIED SENTENCES.
UNDER RULE III.—OF ABBREVIATIONS.
EXERCISE V.—PUNCTUATION.
EXAMPLES UNDER RULE I.—OF ABRUPT PAUSES.
UNDER RULE II.—OF EMPHATIC PAUSES.
UNDER RULE I.—OF QUESTIONS DIRECT.
UNDER RULE II.—OF QUESTIONS UNITED.
UNDER RULE III.—OF QUESTIONS INDIRECT.
UNDER RULE I.—OF INTERJECTIONS.
UNDER RULE II.—OF INVOCATIONS.
UNDER RULE III.—OF EXCLAMATORY QUESTIONS.
UNDER RULE I.—OF THE PARENTHESIS.
UNDER RULE II.—OF INCLUDED POINTS.
EXERCISE VI.—PUNCTUATION.
EXERCISE VII.—PUNCTUATION.
EXERCISE VIII.—SCANNING.
EXERCISE IX.—SCANNING.
THE END OF PART FOURTH.
KEY TO THE IMPROPRIETIES FOR CORRECTION, CONTAINED IN THE GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH GRAMMARS, AND DESIGNED FOR ORAL EXERCISES UNDER ALL THE RULES AND NOTES OF THE WORK.
UNDER RULE II.—OF FIRST WORDS.
UNDER RULE IV.—OF PROPER NAMES.
UNDER RULE V.—OF TITLES.
UNDER RULE VI.—OF ONE CAPITAL.
UNDER RULE VII.—OF TWO CAPITALS.
UNDER RULE VIII.—OF COMPOUNDS.
UNDER RULE IX.—OF APPOSITION.
UNDER RULE XI.—OF DERIVATIVES.
UNDER RULE XII.—OF I AND O.
UNDER RULE XIII.—OF POETRY.
UNDER RULE XIV.—OF EXAMPLES.
UNDER RULE XV.—OF CHIEF WORDS.
UNDER RULE XVI.—OF NEEDLESS CAPITALS.
PROMISCUOUS CORRECTIONS RESPECTING CAPITALS.
LESSON II.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
LESSON III.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
CHAPTER II.—OF SYLLABLES.
LESSON II.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
LESSON III.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
CHAPTER III.—OF WORDS.
RULE II.—SIMPLES.
RULE III.—THE SENSE.
RULE IV.—ELLIPSES.
RULE V.—THE HYPHEN.
RULE VI.—NO HYPHEN.
PROMISCUOUS CORRECTIONS IN THE FIGURE OF WORDS.
LESSON II.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
LESSON III.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
CHAPTER IV.—OF SPELLING.
RULE II.—OTHER FINALS.
RULE III.—DOUBLING.
RULE IV—NO DOUBLING.
RULE V.—FINAL CK.
RULE VI.—RETAINING.
RULE VII.—RETAINING.
RULE VIII.—FINAL LL.
RULE IX.—FINAL E.
RULE X.—FINAL E.
RULE XI.—FINAL Y.
RULE XII.—FINAL Y.
RULE XIII.—IZE AND ISE.
RULE XIV.—COMPOUNDS.
RULE XV.—USAGE.
PROMISCUOUS CORRECTIONS OF FALSE SPELLING.
LESSON II.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
LESSON III.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
THE KEY.—PART II.—ETYMOLOGY.
CHAPTER I.—PARTS OF SPEECH.
CHAPTER II.—ARTICLES.
LESSON II.—ARTICLES INSERTED.
LESSON III.—ARTICLES OMITTED.
LESSON IV.—ARTICLES CHANGED.
LESSON V.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
CHAPTER III.—NOUNS.
LESSON II.—CASES.
LESSON III.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
CHAPTER IV.—ADJECTIVES.
LESSON II.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
LESSON III.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
CHAPTER V.—PRONOUNS.
LESSON II.—DECLENSIONS.
LESSON III.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
CHAPTER VI.—VERBS.
LESSON II.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
LESSON III—MIXED EXAMPLES.
CHAPTER VII.—PARTICIPLES.
LESSON II.—REGULARS.
LESSON III.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
CHAPTER VIII.—ADVERBS.
CHAPTER IX.—CONJUNCTIONS.
CHAPTER X.—PREPOSITIONS.
THE KEY.—PART III.—SYNTAX.
CHAPTER I.—SENTENCES.
CHAPTER II.—ARTICLES.
UNDER NOTE II.—AN OR A WITH PLURALS.
UNDER NOTE III.—NOUNS CONNECTED.
UNDER NOTE IV.—ADJECTIVES CONNECTED.
UNDER NOTE V.—ADJECTIVES CONNECTED.
UNDER NOTE VI.—ARTICLES OR PLURALS.
UNDER NOTE VII.—CORRESPONDENT TERMS.
UNDER NOTE VIII.—CORRESPONDENCE PECULIAR.
UNDER NOTE IX.—A SERIES OF TERMS.
UNDER NOTE X.—SPECIES AND GENUS.
UNDER NOTE XI.—ARTICLES NOT REQUISITE.
UNDER NOTE XII.—TITLES AND NAMES.
UNDER NOTE XIII.—COMPARISONS AND ALTERNATIVES.
UNDER NOTE XIV.—ANTECEDENTS TO WHO OR WHICH.
UNDER NOTE XV.—PARTICIPIAL NOUNS.
UNDER NOTE XVI.—PARTICIPLES, NOT NOUNS.
UNDER NOTE XVII.—VARIOUS ERRORS.
CHAPTER III.—CASES, OR NOUNS.
CORRECTIONS UNDER RULE III; OF APPOSITION.
CORRECTIONS UNDER RULE IV; OF POSSESSIVES.
UNDER NOTE II.—POSSESSIVES CONNECTED.
UNDER NOTE III.—CHOICE OF FORMS.
UNDER NOTE IV.—NOUNS WITH POSSESSIVES PLURAL.
UNDER NOTE V.—POSSESSIVES WITH PARTICIPLES.
CORRECTIONS UNDER RULE V; OF OBJECTIVES.
UNDER NOTE I.—OF VERBS TRANSITIVE.
UNDER NOTE II.—OF VERBS INTRANSITIVE.
UNDER NOTE III.—OF VERBS MISAPPLIED.
UNDER NOTE IV.—OF PASSIVE VERBS.
UNDER NOTE V.—OF PASSIVE VERBS TRANSITIVE.
UNDER NOTE VI.—OF PERFECT PARTICIPLES.
UNDER NOTE VII.—OF CONSTRUCTIONS AMBIGUOUS.
UNDER NOTE VIII.—OF YE AND YOU IN SCRIPTURE.
CORRECTIONS UNDER RULE VI; OF SAME CASES.
UNDER NOTE I.—OF THE CASE DOUBTFUL.
UNDER NOTE II.—OF FALSE IDENTIFICATION.
CORRECTIONS UNDER RULE VII; OF OBJECTIVES.
CORRECTIONS UNDER RULE VIII; NOM. ABSOLUTE.
CHAPTER IV.—ADJECTIVES.
UNDER NOTE II.—OF FIXED NUMBERS.
UNDER NOTE III.—OF RECIPROCALS.
UNDER NOTE IV.—OF COMPARATIVES.
UNDER NOTE V.—OF SUPERLATIVES.
UNDER NOTE VI.—OF INCLUSIVE TERMS.
UNDER NOTE VII.—EXTRA COMPARISONS.
UNDER NOTE VIII.—ADJECTIVES CONNECTED.
UNDER NOTE IX.—ADJECTIVES SUPERADDED.
UNDER NOTE X.—ADJECTIVES FOR ADVERBS.
UNDER NOTE XI.—THEM FOR THOSE.
UNDER NOTE XII.—THIS AND THAT.
UNDER NOTE XIII.—EITHER AND NEITHER.
UNDER NOTE XIV.—WHOLE, LESS, MORE, AND MOST.
UNDER NOTE XV.—PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES.
UNDER NOTE XVI.—FIGURE OF ADJECTIVES.
CHAPTER V.—PRONOUNS.
UNDER NOTE I.—PRONOUNS WRONG—OR NEEDLESS.
UNDER NOTE II.—CHANGE OF NUMBER.
UNDER NOTE III.—WHO AND WHICH.
UNDER NOTE IV.—NOUNS OF MULTITUDE.
UNDER NOTE V.—CONFUSION OF SENSES.
UNDER NOTE VI.—THE RELATIVE THAT.
UNDER NOTE VII.—RELATIVE CLAUSES CONNECTED.
UNDER NOTE VIII.—THE RELATIVE AND PREPOSITION.
UNDER NOTE X.—REPEAT THE NOUN.
UNDER NOTE XI.—PLACE OF THE RELATIVE.
UNDER NOTE XII.—WHAT FOR THAT.
UNDER NOTE XIII.—ADJECTIVES FOR ANTECEDENTS.
UNDER NOTE XIV.—SENTENCES FOR ANTECEDENTS.
UNDER NOTE XV.—REPEAT THE PRONOUN.
UNDER NOTE XVI.—CHANGE THE ANTECEDENT.
CORRECTIONS UNDER RULE XI; OF PRONOUNS.
UNDER NOTE I.—THE IDEA OF UNITY.
UNDER NOTE II.—UNIFORMITY OF NUMBER.
CORRECTIONS UNDER RULE XII; OF PRONOUNS.
CORRECTIONS UNDER RULE XIII; OF PRONOUNS.
CHAPTER VI.—VERBS.
UNDER THE RULE ITSELF.—VERB BEFORE THE NOMINATIVE.
UNDER NOTE I.—THE RELATIVE AND VERB.
UNDER NOTE II.—NOMINATIVE WITH ADJUNCTS.
UNDER NOTE III.—COMPOSITE OR CONVERTED SUBJECTS.
UNDER NOTE IV.—EACH, ONE, EITHER, AND NEITHER.
UNDER NOTE V.—VERB BETWEEN TWO NOMINATIVES.
UNDER NOTE VI.—CHANGE OF THE NOMINATIVE.
UNDER NOTE VII.—FORMS ADAPTED TO DIFFERENT STYLES.
UNDER NOTE VIII.—EXPRESS THE NOMINATIVE.
UNDER NOTE IX.—APPLICATION OF MOODS.
UNDER NOTE X.—FALSE SUBJUNCTIVES.
CORRECTIONS UNDER RULE XV AND ITS NOTE.
UNDER THE NOTE.—THE IDEA OF UNITY.
CORRECTIONS UNDER RULE XVI AND ITS NOTES.
UNDER THE RULE ITSELF.—THE VERB BEFORE JOINT NOMINATIVES.
UNDER NOTE I.—CHANGE THE CONNECTIVE.
UNDER NOTE II.—AFFIRMATION WITH NEGATION.
UNDER NOTE III.—AS WELL AS, BUT, OR SAVE.
UNDER NOTE IV.—EACH, EVERY, OR NO.
UNDER NOTE VI.—ELLIPTICAL CONSTRUCTIONS.
UNDER NOTE VII.—DISTINCT SUBJECT PHRASES.
CORRECTIONS UNDER RULE XVII AND ITS NOTES.
UNDER THE RULE ITSELF.—NOMINATIVES CONNECTED BY NOR.
UNDER NOTE I.—NOMINATIVES THAT DISAGREE.
UNDER NOTE II.—COMPLETE THE CONCORD.
UNDER NOTE III.—PLACE OF THE FIRST PERSON.
UNDER NOTE IV.—DISTINCT SUBJECT PHRASES.
UNDER NOTE V.—MAKE THE VERBS AGREE.
UNDER NOTE VI.—USE SEPARATE NOMINATIVES.
UNDER NOTE VII.—MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT STYLES.
UNDER NOTE VIII.—CONFUSION OF MOODS.
UNDER NOTE IX.—IMPROPER ELLIPSES.
UNDER NOTE X.—DO, USED AS A SUBSTITUTE.
UNDER NOTE XI.—PRETERITS AND PARTICIPLES.
UNDER NOTE XII.—OF VERBS CONFOUNDED.
UNDER NOTE XIII.—WORDS THAT EXPRESS TIME.
UNDER NOTE XV.—PERMANENT PROPOSITIONS.
CORRECTIONS UNDER RULE XVIII; INFINITIVES.
CORRECTIONS UNDER RULE XIX.—OF INFINITIVES.
CHAPTER VII.—PARTICIPLES.
UNDER NOTE II.—ARTICLES REQUIRE OF.
UNDER NOTE II.—ADJECTIVES REQUIRE OF.
UNDER NOTE II.—POSSESSIVES REQUIRE OF.
UNDER NOTE III.—CHANGE THE EXPRESSION.
UNDER NOTE IV.—DISPOSAL OF ADVERBS.
UNDER NOTE V.—OF PARTICIPLES WITH ADJECTIVES.
UNDER NOTE VI.—OF COMPOUND VERBAL NOUNS.
UNDER NOTE IX.—VERBS OF PREVENTING.
UNDER NOTE X.—THE LEADING WORD IN SENSE.
UNDER NOTE XI.—REFERENCE OF PARTICIPLES.
UNDER NOTE XII.—OF PARTICIPLES AND NOUNS.
UNDER NOTE XIII.—PERFECT PARTICIPLES.
CHAPTER VIII.—ADVERBS.
UNDER NOTE II.—ADVERBS FOR ADJECTIVES.
UNDER NOTE V.—THE ADVERB HOW.
UNDER NOTE VI.—WHEN, WHILE, OR WHERE.
UNDER NOTE VII.—THE ADVERB NO FOR NOT.
UNDER NOTE VIII.—OF DOUBLE NEGATIVES.
UNDER NOTE IX.—EVER AND NEVER.
UNDER NOTE X.—OF THE FORM OF ADVERBS.
CHAPTER IX.—CONJUNCTIONS.
UNDER NOTE II.—OF HETEROGENEOUS TERMS.
UNDER NOTE III.—IMPORT OF CONJUNCTIONS.
UNDER NOTE IV.—THE CONJUNCTION THAN.
UNDER NOTE V.—RELATIVES EXCLUDE CONJUNCTIONS.
UNDER NOTE VI.—OF THE WORD THAT.
UNDER NOTE VII.—OF THE CORRESPONDENTS.
UNDER NOTE VIII.—IMPROPER ELLIPSES.
CHAPTER X.—PREPOSITIONS.
UNDER NOTE II.—TWO OBJECTS OR MORE.
UNDER NOTE III.—OMISSION OF PREPOSITIONS.
UNDER NOTE IV.—OF NEEDLESS PREPOSITIONS.
UNDER NOTE V.—THE PLACING OF THE WORDS.
CHAPTER XI.—PROMISCUOUS EXERCISES.
LESSON I.—ANY PARTS OF SPEECH.
LESSON II.—ANY PARTS OF SPEECH.
LESSON III.—ANY PARTS OF SPEECH.
CHAPTER XII.—GENERAL REVIEW.
LESSON I.—ARTICLES.
LESSON II.—NOUNS, OR CASES.
LESSON III.—ADJECTIVES.
LESSON IV.—PRONOUNS.
LESSON V.—VERBS.
LESSON VI.—VERBS.
LESSON VII.—PARTICIPLES.
LESSON VIII.—ADVERBS.
LESSON IX.—CONJUNCTIONS.
LESSON X.—PREPOSITIONS.
LESSON XI.—PROMISCUOUS.
LESSON XII.—TWO ERRORS.
LESSON XIII.—TWO ERRORS
LESSON XIV.—TWO ERRORS.
LESSON XV.—THREE ERRORS.
LESSON XVI.—THREE ERRORS.
LESSON XVII.—MANY ERRORS.
LESSON XVIII.—MANY ERRORS.
CHAPTER XIII—GENERAL RULE.
LESSON I.—ARTICLES.
LESSON II.—NOUNS.
LESSON III.—ADJECTIVES.
LESSON IV.—PRONOUNS.
LESSON V.—VERBS.
LESSON VI.—PARTICIPLES.
LESSON VII.—ADVERBS.
LESSON VIII.—CONJUNCTIONS.
LESSON IX.—PREPOSITIONS.
LESSON X.—MIXED EXAMPLES.
LESSON XI.—OF BAD PHRASES.
LESSON XII.—OF TWO ERRORS.
LESSON XIII.—OF TWO ERRORS.
LESSON XIV.—OF THREE ERRORS.
LESSON XV.—OF MANY ERRORS.
LESSON XVI.—OF MANY ERRORS.
CORRECTIONS UNDER THE CRITICAL NOTES.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE II.—OF DOUBTFUL REFERENCE.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE III.—OF DEFINITIONS.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE IV.—OF COMPARISONS.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE V.—OF FALSITIES.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE VI.—OF ABSURDITIES.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE VII.—OF SELF-CONTRADICTION.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE VIII.—OF SENSELESS JUMBLING.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE IX.—OF WORDS NEEDLESS.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE X.—OF IMPROPER OMISSIONS.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE XI.—OF LITERARY BLUNDERS.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE XII—OF PERVERSIONS.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE XIII.—OF AWKWARDNESS.
UNDER CRITICAL NOTE XIV.—OF IGNORANCE.
PROMISCUOUS CORRECTIONS OF FALSE SYNTAX.
LESSON II.—UNDER VARIOUS RULES.
LESSON III.—UNDER VARIOUS RULES.
LESSON IV.—UNDER VARIOUS RULES.
LESSON V.—UNDER VARIOUS RULES.
SECTION I.—THE COMMA.
UNDER THE EXCEPTION CONCERNING SIMPLE SENTENCES.
UNDER RULE II.—OF SIMPLE MEMBERS.
UNDER THE EXCEPTIONS CONCERNING SIMPLE MEMBERS.
UNDER RULE III.—OF MORE THAN TWO WORDS.
UNDER RULE IV.—OF ONLY TWO WORDS.
UNDER EXCEPTION I.—TWO WORDS WITH ADJUNCTS.
UNDER EXCEPTION II.—TWO TERMS CONTRASTED.
UNDER EXCEPTION III.—OF AN ALTERNATIVE OF WORDS.
UNDER EXCEPTION IV.—OF A SECOND COMMA.
UNDER RULE V.—OF WORDS IN PAIRS.
UNDER RULE VI.—OF WORDS ABSOLUTE.
UNDER RULE VII.—OF WORDS IN APPOSITION.
UNDER THE EXCEPTIONS CONCERNING APPOSITION.
UNDER RULE VIII.—OF ADJECTIVES.
UNDER THE EXCEPTION CONCERNING ADJECTIVES.
UNDER RULE IX.—OF FINITE VERBS.
UNDER RULE X.—OF INFINITIVES.
UNDER RULE XI.—OF PARTICIPLES.
UNDER THE EXCEPTION CONCERNING PARTICIPLES.
UNDER RULE XII.—OF ADVERBS.
UNDER RULE XIII.—OF CONJUNCTIONS.
UNDER RULE XIV.—OF PREPOSITIONS.
UNDER RULE XV.—OF INTERJECTIONS.
UNDER RULE XVI.—OF WORDS REPEATED.
UNDER RULE XVII.—OF DEPENDENT QUOTATIONS.
SECTION II.—THE SEMICOLON.
MIXED EXAMPLES CORRECTED.
SECTION III.—THE COLON.
UNDER RULE II.—OF GREATER PAUSES.
UNDER RULE III.—OF INDEPENDENT QUOTATIONS.
MIXED EXAMPLES CORRECTED.
SECTION IV.—THE PERIOD.
UNDER RULE II.—OF ALLIED SENTENCES.
UNDER RULE III.—OF ABBREVIATIONS.
MIXED EXAMPLES CORRECTED.
SECTION V.—THE DASH.
UNDER RULE II.—OF EMPHATIC PAUSES.
UNDER RULE III.—OF FAULTY DASHES.
MIXED EXAMPLES CORRECTED.
SECTION VI.—THE EROTEME.
UNDER RULE II.—OF QUESTIONS UNITED.
UNDER RULE III.—OF QUESTIONS INDIRECT.
MIXED EXAMPLES CORRECTED.
SECTION VII—THE ECPHONEME.
UNDER RULE II.—OF INVOCATIONS.
UNDER RULE III.—OF EXCLAMATORY QUESTIONS.
MIXED EXAMPLES CORRECTED.
SECTION VIII.—THE CURVES.
UNDER RULE II.—OF INCLUDED POINTS.
MIXED EXAMPLES CORRECTED.
SECTION IX.—ALL POINTS.
MIXED EXAMPLES CORRECTED.
GOOD ENGLISH RIGHTLY POINTED.
LESSON II—UNDER VARIOUS RULES.
LESSON III.—UNDER VARIOUS RULES.
CHAPTER II.—UTTERANCE.
CHAPTER III.—FIGURES.
CHAPTER IV.—VERSIFICATION.
LESSON II.—RHYTHM RESTORED.
END OF THE KEY.
APPENDIX I. TO PART FIRST, OR ORTHOGRAPHY. OF THE SOUNDS OF THE LETTERS.
OBSERVATIONS.
I. OF THE LETTER A.
OBSERVATIONS.
DIPHTHONGS BEGINNING WITH A.
TRIPHTHONGS BEGINNING WITH A.
II. OF THE LETTER B.
III. OF THE LETTER C.
IV. OF THE LETTER D.
V. OF THE LETTER E.
DIPHTHONGS BEGINNING WITH E.
TRIPHTHONGS BEGINNING WITH E.
VI. OF THE LETTER F.
VII. OF THE LETTER G.
VIII. OF THE LETTER H.
IX. OF THE LETTER I.
DIPHTHONGS BEGINNING WITH I.
TRIPHTHONGS BEGINNING WITH I.
X. OF THE LETTER J.
XI. OF THE LETTER K.
XII. OF THE LETTER L.
XIII. OF THE LETTER M.
XIV. OF THE LETTER N.
XV. OF THE LETTER O.
DIPHTHONGS BEGINNING WITH O.
TRIPHTHONGS BEGINNING WITH O.
XVI. OF THE LETTER P.
XVII. OF THE LETTER Q.
XVIII. OF THE LETTER R.
OBSERVATIONS.
XIX. OF THE LETTER S.
XX. OF THE LETTER T.
XXI. OF THE LETTER U.
DIPHTHONGS BEGINNING WITH U.
TRIPHTHONGS BEGINNING WITH U.
XXII. OF THE LETTER V.
XXIII. OF THE LETTER W.
XXIV. OF THE LETTER X.
XXV. OF THE LETTER Y.
XXVI. OF THE LETTER Z.
END OF THE FIRST APPENDIX.
APPENDIX II.
SECTION I.—DERIVATION OF THE ARTICLES.
OBSERVATIONS.
SECTION II.—DERIVATION OF NOUNS.
SECTION III.—DERIVATION OF ADJECTIVES.
SECTION IV.—DERIVATION OF THE PRONOUNS.
OBSERVATIONS.
SECTION V.—DERIVATION OF VERBS.
SECTION VI.—DERIVATION OF PARTICIPLES.
SECTION VII.—DERIVATION OF ADVERBS.
OBSERVATIONS.
SECTION VIII.—DERIVATION OF CONJUNCTIONS.
SECTION X.—DERIVATION OF INTERJECTIONS.
SECTION XI—EXPLANATION OF THE PREFIXES.
APPENDIX III TO PART THIRD, OR SYNTAX.
SECTION I.—OF PURITY.
SECTION II.—OF PROPRIETY.
SECTION III.—OF PRECISION.
APPENDIX IV.
POETICAL PECULIARITIES.
THE END OF APPENDIX FOURTH
INDEX TO THE GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH GRAMMARS.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
Q.
R.
S.
T.
U.
V.
W.
X.
Y.
Z.
THE END OF THE INDEX,
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