Grammar—The science that treats of the principles that govern the correct use of language in either spoken or written form; the science of the sentence and its elements.
Heterogeneous Sentences—Sentences containing unrelated ideas or dealing with a variety of separate things.
Hypothesis—A supposition, or imaginary state of things assumed as a basis for reasoning.
Hypothetical Clause—A clause containing a supposition.
Metaphor—A figure of speech in which one thing is likened to another by speaking of it as if it were that other, or calling it that other.
Noun Clause—A clause used as a noun.
Object (of a Verb)—The thing acted on.
Participial Construction—A participle and its modifiers used as the subject or object of a verb.
Phrase—An expression, consisting usually of but a few words, denoting a single idea, or forming a separate part of a sentence.
Predicate (of a Sentence)—That which is said of the subject. See subject.