43 Including clauses of manner and degree ([§§ 428–429]).[↑]
44 By “if-clause” is meant the protasis, whatever the conjunction.[↑]
45 Clauses introduced by as are often called clauses of manner.[↑]
46 Such sentences are elliptical in origin. Thus, “The man acts as if he were crazy” is equivalent to “The man acts as [he would act] if he were crazy.” But it is not necessary to supply the ellipsis in analyzing.[↑]
47 In analyzing, the direct quotation may be regarded as the object of the verb of saying, etc. (or the subject, if that verb is passive); and if it forms a complete sentence, this may be analyzed as if it stood by itself. It is not proper to regard the direct quotation as a subordinate clause.[↑]
48 See [pp. 102–105], 127–132.[↑]
49 Instead of compound complex, the term complex compound is often used. The terms are synonymous, both meaning “compound in general structure, but complex in one or more members.”[↑]
50 Or parse the nominatives according to the models in [§ 112].[↑]
51 For exercises in the use of the comparative and the superlative, see [pp. 249–250], [252].[↑]
52 The omission of a form from the list, then, does not necessarily indicate that it is wrong or even objectionable. There is considerable diversity of usage with regard to the strong verbs, and to state the facts at length would take much space. An attempt to include archaic, poetical, and rare forms in the same list with the usual modern forms is sure to mislead the pupil. Hence the list here presented is confined to forms about whose correctness there can be no difference of opinion. Archaic and poetical tense-forms are treated later ([pp. 297–299]).[↑]