Common noun, defined,
—when admits of no art.,
—with def. art. sometimes becomes proper,
—by personif. often do.
—Common nouns include the classes, collective, abstract, and
verbal.
—Common nouns, their nature and numerical distribution, as
distinguished from proper.
Comparative degree, defined.
—Compar. degree, why BROWN presents a new definit. of, in place of
his former one,
—true nature of
—whether always required in a comparison of two objects
—with what construc. proper in exclusive comparisons, canon of BROWN
—Comparatives, certain, not construed with the conjunc. than
—double, how to be considered and treated
—Comparative terminations, to what adjectives not to be applied
—Compar. degree in Gr. and in Lat., construc. of
—poet. connected to the positive
Comparison, defined
—Comparison, degrees of, named and defined
—what adjectives admit not of
—CHURCH. on the different, (and BROWN on CHURCH.)
—character of BROWN'S definitions of; do. of those of MURR. et al.,
exhibited
—MURR. definitions of, criticised
—relative nature of
—Comparison, regular
—to what adjectives applicable
—when preferable to the comparison by adverbs
—Comparison, HARR. on the degrees of; the positive a degree
—(in oppos. to HARR. et al.)
—Comparison of equality, what; sometimes involves solec.,
("Nothing SO uncertain AS,")
—Comparison of equality and of ineq., canon on
—Comparison, adaptation of the terms of, to the deg. to be expressed
—belongs chiefly to comm. adjectives
—Comparis., irregular
—Comparis., whether to be mentioned in parsing adverbs
—inclusive, and exclusive
—Comparisons, extra, their impropriety
—Crit. N. on, See also Comparative Degree, and Superlative Degree.
Comparison or contrast of things, the resemblance or opposition how rendered more striking
Complex prepositions, how may be formed
Composite orders of verse, what uniformity of construc. they require —Composite verse —description of; why requires rhythm —kinds of, unlimited; which preferable —liable to doubtful scansion
Composition, the frequent practice of, necessary, in order to acquire a good style, Composition of language, two kinds of
Compound or progressive form of verb, how made
—exemplified in the verb READ, conjugated, what verbs do not admit of;
what it implies
—verbs of, having a pass. signif.
Compound word, defined, Compounds, permanent, consolidated; temporary,
formed by hyphen
—Comp. words, not to be needlessly broken
—two or more, not to be split
—when to be written with hyphen; when without it
—Compounding of words, unsettled usage respecting; manner of, in
Lat. and Gr.; arbitrary practice of, in Eng., its effect
—does not necessarily preclude their separate use
—propriety of, sometimes difficult to decide
—Compounds, orthog. of
—Compounding the words of a reg. phrase, its impropriety
—Compound adjectives, see Adjectives, Compound.
Concord, (see Agreement.)
—Concords and governments, examples of false ones from the
grammarians
—in Lat., diversely enumerated by the Lat. grammarians