+Figures of Speech+
basis of
definition
illustrations of
names of
uses of
First two, etc.
+Force+ (see +Energy+)
For to
+Gender+
defined
distinguished from sex
of names of animals
of what importance
of pronouns, errors in
used in personification
+Gender Forms+
+Genders+, the three defined
Had better, rather, sooner Hand in hand, construction of Have written, history of He or one after the indefinite one +Humor+, in style +Hyphen+, use of
+Idea+ distinguished from object If for even if, although for whether omission of variety of uses +Imagery+, discussion of +Imperative Sentence+ definition of order of words in In and Into distinguished In case that, construction of +Independent Clauses+ definition of joined without conjunction punctuated +Independent Expressions+, punctuated +Indirect+, or +Dative+, Object +Inference+, expressed by an independent clause +Infinitive+ (the), and assumed subject after for definition of double nature of old dative of use of present perfect after past indicative why called infinitive +Infinitive Phrase+ after a preposition as adjective as adjective modifier as adverb modifier as attribute complement as explanatory modifier as object complement as objective complement as subject cleft or split does not with the noun form a clause expansion into clauses independent In order that, construction of +Interjections+ +Interrogation Point+, use of +Interrogative Pronouns+ declension definition list +Interrogative Sentences+ definition of order of words in +Intransitive Verbs+, definition +Introductory Words+ +Invitations+, form of +Irregular Verbs+ definition of inflections of list of persistence of It for a clause idiomatic use of use for animals and children vague It is me, him, etc. Just as, construction of +Language+ definition of made up of words natural word Last two, etc. Lay and lie Less, the final s of, and lesser Lest equaling that not various uses of with noun clause +Letters+, the alphabet +Letters+ body of conclusion of heading of illustration of introduction of parts of superscription of +Letter-Writing+ +Loose Sentence+ Many a, explanation of +Manner+, adverbs of +Masculine Gender+ distinguished +Masculine Pronoun+, use of May +Metaphor+ definition of exercises in use of Methinks +Metonymy+ definition of exercises in use of Mine, thine, of mine, etc +Mode+ is what +Modes+ +classes+, imperative indicative potential subjunctive definitions of imperative, no 2d and 3d persons indicative, uses of potential omitted subjunctive +Modifications+, definition +Modified Complement+ +Modifiers+, definition different rank explanatory, punctuation Must Myself, explanatory
+N+, Saxon ne, the negative particle
+Narrative Style+
+Natural Language+
Need, without s form
+Negation+ by adverbs
+Negatives+, double
No and yes, sentence-words
No body (or one) else's
+Nominative Forms+, eight
+Noun+ a, definition of
+Nouns+
abstract
as adjective modifiers
as adverb modifiers
cases of
classes of
collective
common and proper
declension
gender of
number, kinds of
person of
roots of
scheme for general review
+Noun Clauses+
as attribute complement
as explanatory modifier
as object complement
as principal term of prepositional phrase
as subject
connectives of
contraction of
definition of
position of
punctuation of
+Noun Modifier+
explanatory (appositive)
explanatory of a sentence
possessive
+Number+
definition of
kinds of
of noun agreeing with adjective
of nouns determined
of verbs shows what
0 and oh distinguished +Object+ and +Object Complement+ distinguished +Object+, indirect +Object+, indirect, made subject +Object Complement+ becoming subject compound definition of retained after verb in passive +Objective Forms+, seven +Objective Complement+ an infinitive phrase a participle becoming an attribute complement definition of extended beyond its factitive sense Of in place of possessive sign not always indicating possession Of mine, etc On condition that One another syntax of with two or more Only, position of syntax of +Order+ (words and phrases) transposed usual Other, misuse of Ought +Paragraph+ (the) composition of definition of topics and subtopics of unity of +Paragraphing+, exercises in +Parallel Construction+ +Parenthesis+, marks of +Parenthetical Classes+, punctuation +Parsing+ definition of first step in models for written +Participles+ adjectival as adjective modifiers as attribute complements as mere adjectives as mere nouns as objective complements as prepositions as principal word in a phrase definition of expansion of forms of in independent phrases misuse of modified by a and the modified by a possessive nounal, called gerunds, infinitives, verbal nouns place of punctuation of used in slurring +Passive Voice+, idiomatic constructions +Period+, use of +Periodic Sentence+ +Person+ forms of a noun or pronoun of a verb why regarded in the grammar +Personification+, the figure +Persons+, the three defined +Perspicuity+ definition of exercises in +Phrases+ absolute adjective and adverb as prepositions complex and compound definition of infinitive interchange with clauses interchange with words participial position of prepositional punctuation of used independently verb +Place+, adverbs of +Plural Number+ +Plural+ ending, origin foreign forms of formed irregularly formed regularly form same as singular forms treated as singular no form for of compound words of letters, figures, etc. of proper names some originally singular some words always two forms with different meaning without singular of like meaning +Possessive Ending+ added to explanatory word ambiguity avoided by attached to the adjective confined to what error respecting errors in use of of for of compound names origin of when omitted when pronounced es +Predicate+ adjective defined a verb or contains one compound definition of modified noun defined of two or more words +Preposition+ a, defined +Prepositions+ becoming adverbs ending a sentence ending in ing errors in use of list of two before a noun where sometimes found with verb before a noun +Pronoun+ a, defined +Pronouns+ agreement Nom. and Obj. forms +classes+ adjective interrogative personal relative declension of denote relations errors in use of need of number scheme for review vagueness of +Pronouns (Adjective)+ a (day) or two all, both, and whole before of any body (or one) else's, etc. declension of definition of demonstrative distributive each other, with two or more either, neither, with two or more either for each first two, last three, etc., he, etc. after indefinite one indefinite none in both numbers ones, plural other and than, words between other two, when one of three is taken partial list of such or so with adjectives +Pronouns (Interrogative)+ declension definition list +Pronouns (Personal)+ avoided when compound consistent use of declension definition its, history of misuse of them for those my and mine, etc. order of ours, yours, etc., double possessives +Pronouns (Personal)+ (cont.) use of compound used needlessly we hardly plural of I we instead of I ye has given way to you +Pronouns (Relative)+ agreement of compound declension definition discriminated in use omitted when same with same antecedent that in restrictive clauses that instead of who and which what misused for that who and which restrictive and unrestrictive with omitted antecedents +Pun+, a +Punctuation Marks+ exercises in summary of rules for +Qualities of Style+ +Question+, direct and indirect +Quotation Marks+, use of +Quotations+ capitalization of definition of direct indirect punctuation of Quoth
+Regular Verbs+ definition increasing inflections of +Relative Clauses+, position +Result+, clauses of +Review Questions+ +Review+ of +Sentence+, scheme for
+Satire+
+Semicolon+, rules for
+Sentence+ (the)
balanced
contracted
defined
expanded
loose
period
+Sentences+ (classed)
+form+
complex
compound
simple
+meaning+
declarative
exclamatory
imperative
interrogative
Set and sit
Shall and will
Should and would
+Simile+, definition and exercises in
+Simple Sentences+
definition of
treatment of
Since, various uses of
+Singular Number+
So … as, construction of
Some body (or one) else's
+Sounds+ and +Letters+
+Speech+
figures of
mechanism of
+Spelling+, rules for
+Style+
argumentative
definition of
descriptive
illustrations
narrative
qualities of
+Subject+
assumed, what
assumed, changed to prevent ambiguity
compound
defined
determined how
+Subject+ (cont.), modified, or logical
+Subjunctive Mode+
definition of
disappearing
uses of
+Subordinate Conjunctions+
+Subordinate Connectives+
+Synecdoche+
+Synopsis+ is what
+Syntax+, rules for
+Tense+
defined
future, how used
future perfect, how used
past, how used
past perfect, how used
present, how used
present perfect, how used
+Tenses+
defined
emphatic form of
errors in use of
conjunctive adverb
Than
errors in use of
followed by adjective
replaced by but, etc.
use after comparatives
with me after it
Than whom
That and this, adjectives, plurals
That and this (Adj. Pro.)
declension
reference
That (Conj.)
with cause clause
with noun clause
with purpose clause
That, Conj. Adv., degree clause
That (Rel. Pr.)
distinguished from who and which
for who and which
generally restrictive
preposition follows
The, uses of
The … the
construction of
explanation of
+Themes+
framework of
how to write them
subjects for
The one, the other
This
+Thought+, how expressed
Three times four is twelve
To with infinitive
construction of
expressing relation
extension of
no part of
not expressed
position of
without relation
+Transitive Verbs+
definition of
conjugated passively
+Unity+ of paragraphs Unless (= if not) +Usage+