Plain English

by Marian Wharton

• Abbreviations, [486]-[489]
• Absolute Construction, [399]
• Adjectives
• Defined, [36]
• Classification of, [242]-[245]
• Qualifying, [246]
• Limiting, [246]
• Descriptive, [248]
• Numeral, [249]-[250]
• Demonstrative, [251]
• How to discover, [247]
• Interrogative, [255]
• Indefinite, [256]-[257]
• Used as pronouns, [258]-[259]
• Used as nouns, [261]
• Comparison of, [264]-[271]
• Participles used as, [272]-[274]
• Participle phrases used as, [275]
• Adverbs
• Defined, [41], [282]
• Use of, [279]-[281]
• How to tell, [283]
• Classes of, [284]
• Interrogative, [285]
• Of mode, [286], [397]
• Phrase Adverbs, [287]
• To Distinguish from Adj, [288]-[289]
• Derivation of, [290]
• Nouns used as, [291]
• Comparison of, [292]-[294]
• Position of, [295]
• With Infinitive, [296]
• Common errors in use of, [297]-[298]
• Articles
• A and An, use of, [252]-[253]
• The, use of, [254]
• Capital Letters
• Need of, [464]
• Uses of, [22], [60], [465]
• Rules for, [466]-[484]
• Clauses
• Defined, [406]
• Noun, [361]-[366], [371], [445]
• Adjective, [367]-[372], [446]
• With Conjunctions, [376]
• Introduced by as, [378]
• Adverb, [447]
• Dependent, kinds of, [444]-[447]
• Conjunctions
• Defined, [52], [331]
• Uses of, [328]
• Classes of, [329]-[330]
• Co-ordinate, [332]-[334]
• Uses of, [336]-[345]
• Correlatives, [346]
• Subordinate, defined, [349]
• Use of, [347]
• Classes of, [350]-[359]
• Phrase Conjunctions, [360]
• Connective Words
• Classes of, [379]
• Uses of, [380]-[385]
• Contractions, [485]
• Dictionary, Use of, [4]
• Exclamatory Words, [390]-[391]
• Explanatory Words, [398]
• Good English, defined, [2]
• Grammar, English, defined, [10]
• Independent Expressions, [393]
• Infinitives
• Use of, [151]-[167]
• To, omitted, [153]-[155]
• Forms of, [156]
• Passive, [156]-[157]
• Interjections
• Defined, [57], [388]
• Classes of, [389]
• Introductory Words, [394]-[396]
• Language
• Defined, [8]
• Natural, [5]
• Spoken, [6]
• Written, [7]
• Nouns
• Defined, [26]
• Classification of, [59]
• Proper, defined, [60]
• Common, defined, [60]
• Collective, defined, [61]
• Abstract, [62]-[66]
• Concrete, [63]
• Number, defined, [68]
• Number, Singular, [68]
• Number, Plural, [68]
• Formation of Plural, [69]-[84]
• Formation of Possessive, [89]-[90], [92]
• Compound, [91]
• Gender, defined, [85]
• Formation of Feminine, [86]
• Neuter, [87]
• Common, [88]
• Object
• Direct, [100], [408]-[410], [427]-[430]
• Indirect, [408]-[410]
• Participle
• Defined, [116]
• Active form, [114]
• Present form, [114], [148]
• Passive form, [115], [148]
• Past form, [115]
• Past irregular forms, [124]
• Used as nouns, [148]
• Used as adjective, [272]-[274]
• Phrase, [149]-[150]
• Phrase used as adjective, [275]
• Parts of Speech, [24]
• Phrases
• Verb, [29], [413]
• Adverbs, [287]
• Prepositional, [300]-[305], [317]-[321]
• Prepositions, [308]
• Conjunctions, [360]
• Predicate
• Defined, [17]
• Complete, [406], [425]
• Simple, [406]
• Simple Enlarged, [463]
• Complement, [411]-[412]
• Modifiers of, [461]
• Prepositions
• Defined, [47], [305]
• Use of, [309]-[312]
• Object of, [304], [313]
• List of, [306]
• How to Distinguish from Adverbs, [307]
• Phrase prepositions, [308]
• Place of, [314]-[316]
• Common errors in use of, [322]
• With verbs, [327]
• Choice of, [323]-[326]
• Prepositional Phrases, [300]-[305]
• Use of, [317]-[321]
• Pronouns
• Defined, [43], [202]
• Antecedent of, [203]
• Personal, [204]
• Compound personal, [205]-[208]
• Number forms of, [209]
• Object forms of, [214]-[215]
• Possessive forms of, [211]-[213]
• Gender forms of, [216]
• With verb "be", [217]-[218]
• Agreement of, [219]-[225]
• Personification, [226]
• Interrogative, [228]-[231]
• Relative, [232]-[236]
• What, [234], [236]-[240]
• Who, [234], [235], [240]
• Which, [234]-[236], [240]
• That, [234]-[236]
• Omitted, [239]
• Punctuation
• Need of, [490]-[493]
• Marks of, [494]
• The Comma, [495]-[496]
• Rules for use of, [497]-[506]
• The Semi-colon, [407]-[511]
• The Colon, [512]-[515]
• The Period, [22], [516]-[521]
• The Interrogation Point, [22], [523]-[524]
• The Exclamation Point, [22], [525]-[526]
• The Dash, [527]-[536]
• The Parenthesis, [537]-[543]
• The Bracket, [544]-[547]
• The Quotation Marks, [548]-[555]
• The Apostrophe, [556]-[559]
• The Hyphen, [560]-[567]
• The Caret, [568]
• Marks of Ellipsis, [570]
• Marks of Reference, [571]
• Responsives, [392]
• Sentence
• Defined, [15]
• Essentials of, [18]
• Use of, [19]
• Assertive, [20]
• Interrogative, [20]
• Imperative, [20]
• Exclamatory, 21
• Elements, order of, [436]-[438]
• Analysis of, [456]-[457]
• Simple, defined, [404]-[406]
• Modifiers of, [434]-[435]
• Essentials of, [459]
• Analysis of, [402]-[405]
• Complex, [406], [443], [451]
• Analysis of, [448]
• Compound, defined, [406], [452]
• Kinds of, [453]-[455]
• Building of, [400]
• Classification of, [401]
• Summary of, [458]
• Subject of, [416]-[420]
• Subject
• Defined, [16]
• Complete, [406]
• Simple, [406]
• Simple, enlarged, [462]
• Place of, [421]-[424]
• Thought, Complete, [12]-[14]
• Verb
• Defined, [29]
• Complete, [95], [103], [131], [158]
• Incomplete, [95], [103], [131], [426]
• Classified, [99], [103]
• Complement of, [95], [102]
• Transitive, defined, [100], [103]
• Object of, [100], [141]
• Copulative, [102]-[103], [431]-[433]
• Time forms
• Present, [104], [108], [111]
• Past, [104], [109], [111]
• Future, [118]-[120]
• Pres. Perf., [121]-[123], [145]
• Past Perf., [126]
• Future Perf., [128]
• Regular, [110]
• Irregular, [110]
• Progressive Form, [133]
• Present, [134], [146]
• Past, [135], [146]
• Future, [136], [146]
• Pres. Perf., [138], [146]
• Past Perf., [139], [146]
• Fut. Perf., [140], [146]
• Active, [142]
• Passive, [141]-[146]
• Helping, [168]-[184]
• Be, [186]
• Lay, lie, set, sit, raise, rise, [191]-[193]
• S-form, [106], [194]-[196]
• Phrase, [29], [413]-[414]
• Words
• Defined, [8]
• Mastery of, [10]
• Use of, [23]

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