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An English Grammar: Comprehending the Principles and Rules of the Language : Illustrated by Appropriate Exercises, and a Key to the Exercises, Volume 1

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Wilson, 1809 - English language

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PART I	26

Of syllables and the rules	53

PART II	60

Of the articles	66

Of substantives	72

Of adjectives	85

Of verbs	103

11	162

Of the syntax of conjunctions	285

Of the syntax of interjections 314	299

Directions respecting the ellipsis	303

Directions for parsing	315

PART IV	329

Of versification	354

OF PUNCTUATION	374

Of the semicolon	386

CHAP 8	169

CHAP 10	182

Number and variety of words c	196

Of the syntax of the article	209

Of the syntax of the pronoun	216

Of the syntax of the adjective 226	226

Of the syntax of the verb	251

Of the syntax of the participle	269

Of two negatives	277

Of the apostrophe caret c	395

PART I	409

Of precision	420

Of the clearness of a sentence	427

Of the unity of a sentence	434

Of the strength of a sentence	441

Of figures of speech	468

ADDRESS TO YOUNG STUDENTS	498

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accent according to RULE action active verb adjective pronoun admit adverb agreeable appears auxiliary auxiliary verbs better cæsura circumstances comma common substantive compound conjugated conjunction connected connexion consonant construction denote derived diphthong distinct ellipsis emphasis English language examples figure following sentence frequently future tense genitive give governed grammar grammarians happy ideas imperative mood imperfect tense improperly indicative mood infinitive mood interrogative irregular verb king latter learner Lord loved manner meaning mind names nature nominative noun object observations occasions participle pause perfect personal pronoun perspicuous phrases pleasure PLUPERFECT TENSE plural number possessive Potential Mood preceding preposition present tense principal proper properly propriety relative relative pronoun render respect sense sentiments short signifies singular number sometimes sound speak speech subjunctive mood syllable tence termination thing third person singular thou tion tive Trochee verb active verb neuter verse virtue voice vowel words writers

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Title	An English Grammar: Comprehending the Principles and Rules of the Language : Illustrated by Appropriate Exercises, and a Key to the Exercises, Volume 1 An English Grammar: Comprehending the Principles and Rules of the Language : Illustrated by Appropriate Exercises, and a Key to the Exercises, Lindley Murray
Author	Lindley Murray
Edition	2
Publisher	Wilson, 1809
Original from	Columbia University
Digitized	Mar 12, 2009

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