an english grammar - w. m. baskervill and j. w. sewell

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;etween and amon%.

Two things.

) num er of things.

Two groups or oneand a group.

>. (t the first stro6e of the pic6ax it is ten to one ut what you are ta6enup for a trespass.; * 8! .

D. There are few persons of distinction ut what can ho&d conversation in both &an%ua%es.-8,:T .

4. 8ho 6nows ut what there mi%ht be !n%&ish amon% those sunC browned ha&fCna6ed masses of pantin% wretchesJ< , G- !" .

#. o &itt&e wound of the 6ind ever came to him ut what he disc&osed itat once.T O O7! .

+. They are not so distant from the camp of -a&adin ut what they mi%ht be in a moment surprised.- )OTT .

PREPOSITIONS.

(s to the p&acin% of a preposition after its ob0ect in certain cases' see -ec. D?#.

,n the primary meanin% of e!"ee# and $%' there is a sharpdistinction' as a&ready seen in -ec. D1D2 but in Modern !n%&ishthe difference is not so mar6ed.

Be!"ee# is used most often with two thin%s on&y' but sti&& it is fre3uent&y used inspea6in% of severa& ob0ects' some re&ation or connection between two at a time bein%imp&ied.

A%' is used in the same way as amid thou%h not with exact&y the same meanin%I'severa& ob0ects bein% spo6en of in the a%%re%ate' no separation or division by twos

bein% imp&ied.!xamp&es of the distinctive use of the two words=

The contentions that arise etween the parson and the s3uire. ( $$,-O .

8e rec6oned the improvements of the art of war among the triumphs ofscience.! M! -O .

!xamp&es of the &ooser use of etween =

atura& ob0ects affect us by the &aws of that connectionwhich 7rovidence has estab&ished etween certain motionsof bodies.; *

Hence the differences etween men in natura& endowment areinsi%nificant in comparison with their common wea&th.! M! -O .

They maintain a %ood correspondence etween those wea&thy societies ofmen that are divided from one another by seas and oceans.( $$,-O .

oo6in% up at its deepCpointed porches and the dar6 p&aces etween their pi&&ars where there were statues once. *-?F of >41The 7ro0ect Gutenber% e;oo6 of (n !n%&ish Grammar' by 8.M. ;as6ervi&& @ A....

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*ist % .=#ords with particular prepositions .

*ist %% .=#ordsta+ing different

prepositions fordifferent meanings.

( counci& of war is %oin% on beside the watch fire' etweenthe three adventurers and the faithfu& "eo.< , G- !" .

The %reat distinction etween teachers sacred or &iterary' etween poets&i6e Herbert and poets &i6e 7ope' etween phi&osophers &i6e -pino a'


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List III .: Wordstaking anyone of

several prepositions for the samemeaning .

" Die of."

" Die from."

" Die with."

Change with (a person).Change to (become).Confer with (talk with).Confer on (upon ) (give to).Confide in (trust in).Confide to (intrust to).Correspond with (write to).Correspond to (a thing).Differ from (note below).Differ with (note below).Disappointed in (a thing obtained).Disappointed of (a thing not obtained).Reconcile to (note below).Reconcile with (note below).A taste of (food).A taste for (art etc.).

"Correspond with" is sometimes used of things as meaning to be in keeping with .

"Differ from " is used in speaking of unlikeness between things or persons! "differ from " and "differ with" are both used in speaking of persons disagreeing as toopinions.

"Reconcile to" is used with the meaning of resigned to as " he e#ile becamereconciled to his fate!" also of persons in the sense of making friends with as " heking is reconciled to his minister." "Reconcile with" is used with the meaning of maketo agree with as " he statement must be reconciled with his previous conduct."

LIST III.

Die by die for die from dieof diewith .$#pect of e#pect from .%art from partwith .

&llustrations of "die of " "die from " etc.:'

he author died of a fit of apople# .' *+,$-- .

%eople do not die of trifling little colds.'A + $/

0ifteen officers died of fever in a da .'1 ACA -A2 .

&t would take me long to die of hunger.'3. $ -&* .

+he died of hard work privation and ill treatment.' R/$ .

+he saw her husband at last literall die from hunger. ' -,$R .

4e died at last without disease simpl from old age. ' ATHEN !" #

/o one died from want at -ongfeld.' $ HA"%E&' ( ) *!&NAL #+he would have been read to die with shame.'3. $ -&* .

& am positivel d ing with hunger.'+ C* .

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" Die for." ( in behalfof ).

" Die for." ( be+auseof ).

" Die b ." (material+ause, instrument ).

" E-pe+t of."

" E-pe+t from."

" .art with."

" .art from."

& thought the two 1iss 0lamboroughs would have died with laughing. '3 *-D+1& 4 .

& wish that the happiest here ma not die with env .'% *%$ .

ake thought and die for C@sar.'+ 4A $+%$AR$ .

*ne of them said he would die for her.'3 *-D+1& 4 .

&t is a man of Bualit who dies for her.'A DD&+*/ .

,ho as Cervantes informs us died for love of the fair1arcella.'0 &$-D&/3 .

+ome officers had died for want of a morsel of bread. '1 ACA -A2 .

&f & meet with an of em the shall dieby this hand. ' 4AC $RA2 .

4e must purge himself to the satisfaction of a vigilant

tribunal or die by fire.'1 ACA -A2 .4e died by suicide before he completed his eighteenth ear.'+ 4A, .

&llustrations of "e#pect of " "e#pect from/ "'

,hat do & e#pect of Dublin ' . !N$H #

hat is more than & e#pected of ou.'+ C* .

*f Doctor %. nothing better was to be e#pected.'% *$ .

/ot knowing what might be e#pected of men in general.'3. $-&* .

+he will e#pect more attention from ou as m friend. ', A-%*-$ .

here was a certain grace and decorum hardl to be e#pected from a man. '1 ACA -A2 .

& have long e#pected something remarkable from ou.'3. $ -&* .

"%art with" is used with both persons and things but "part from " is less often found inspeaking of things.

&llustrations of "part with " "part from :"'

4e was fond of ever bod that he was used to and hated to part with them.'A + $/ .

Cleveland was sorr to part with him.' -,$R .

& can partwith m children for their good.'D &C $/+ .

& partwith all that grew so near m heart.', A--$R .

o part from ou would be miser .'1 ARR2A .

& have 8ust seen her 8ust parted from her.' -,$R .

urke parted from him with deep emotion.'1 ACA -A2 .

4is precious bag which he would b no means part from .'3. $-&* .

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0ind in you kind of you .

*f.

&n.

,ith words impl ing behavior or disposition either of or in isused indifferentl as shown in the following Buotations:'

&t was a little bad of ou.' R*--*%$ .

4ow cruel of meE'C *--&/+ .

4e did not think it handsome of ou.' -,$R .

ut this is idle of ou.' $//2+*/ .

Fer natural in 1r. 4ampden.'C AR-2-$ .

&t will be an thing but shrewd in ou.'D &C $/+ .

hat is ver unreasonable in a person so oung.' $AC*/+0&$-D .

& am wasting our whole morning'too bad in me.' -,$R .

Miscellaneous Examples for Correction.

6. Can ou imagine &ndians or a semi?civiliGed people engaged on a work like thecanal connecting the 1editerranean and the Red seas

5. &n the friction between an emplo er and workman it is commonl said that his profits are high.

H. /one of them are in an wise willing to give his life for the life of his chief.

7. hat which can be done with perfect convenience and without loss is notalwa s the thing that most needs to be done or which we are most imperativelreBuired to do.

. o such as thee the fathers owe their fame.

I. ,e tread upon the ancient granite that first divided the waters into a northernand southern ocean.

J. hou tread st with seraphims the vast ab ss.

K. $ustace had slipped off his long cloak thrown it over Am as s head and ranup the alle .

6;. his narrative tedious perhaps but which the stor renders necessar ma

serve to e#plain the state of intelligence betwi#t the lovers.66. o the shame and eternal infam of whomsoever shall turn back from the

plow on which he hath laid his handE

65. he noise of vast cataracts raging storms thunder or artiller awake a greatand awful sensation in the mind.

6H. he materials and ornaments ought neither to be white nor green nor ellownor blue nor of a pale red.

67. his does not prove that an idea of use and beaut are the same thing or thatthe are an wa dependent on each other.

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& would wish me onl he.

6>. ut ever man ma know and most of us do know what is a 8ust and un8ustact.

6I. 2ou have seen Cassio and she together.

6J. ,e shall shortl see which is the fittest ob8ect of scorn ou or me.

6K. Richard glared round him with an e e that seemed to seek an enem andfrom which the angr nobles shrunk appalled.

5;. &t comes to whomsoever will put off what is foreign and proud.

56. he difference between the 8ust and un8ust procedure does not lie in thenumber of men hired but in the price paid to them.

55. he effect of proportion and fitness so far at least as the proceed from amere consideration of the work itself produce approbation the acBuiescence ofthe understanding.

5H. ,hen the glass or liBuor are transparent the light is sometimes softened in the passage.

57. 0or there nor ew nor c press spread their gloom.

5. /either of them are remarkable for precision.

5I. +Buares triangles and other angular figures are neither beautiful to the sightnor feeling.

5J. here is not one in a thousand of these human souls that cares to think where

this estate is or how beautiful it is or what kind of life the are to lead in it.5K. Dr den and Rowe s manner are Buite out of fashion.

H;. ,e were onl permitted to stop for refreshment once.

H6. he sight of the manner in which the meals were served were enough to turnour stomach.

H5. he mood and savage state of mind of the sullen and ambitious man areadmirabl drawn.

HH. +urel none of our readers are so unfortunate as not to know some man orwoman who carr this atmosphere of peace and good?will about with them. (+ec.766.)

H7. 0rida whom he thinks would be better than a dog and almost as good as a pon .

H. hese kind of books fill up the long tapestr of histor with little bits of detailwhich give human interest to it.

HI. & never remember the heather so rich and abundant.

HJ. hese are scattered along the coast for several hundred miles in conditions oflife that seem forbidding enough but which are accepted without complaint bthe inhabitants themselves.


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HK. etween each was an interval where la a musket.

7;. 4e had four children and it was confidentl e#pected that the would receivea fortune of at least L5;; ;;; between them.

0** /* $+:

1ore for convenience than for absolute accurac the stages of our languagehave been roughl divided into three:'

(6) *ld $nglish (with Anglo?+a#on) down to the twelfth centur .

(5) 1iddle $nglish from about the twelfth centur to the si#teenth centur .

(H) 1odern $nglish from about 6;.

Ad8ective pronouns demonstrative K;.distinguished from ad8ectives JK.distributive K6.numeral K5.

Ad8ectives adverbs used as 66>.as complements 5HK.comparison of 6;I.definition of KJ.demonstrative 6;5.from nouns used as nouns 5I.function of KI.how to parse 66< 66>.in predicate 5HK.not compared 6;K.of Bualit KK.of Buantit 6;6.ordinal 6;H.

plural of 6;>. pronominal 6;7.

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syntax of, 303.

Adverbial clauses, 262.

Adverbial objective, 48, 242.

Adverbs, between to and infinitive, 323.classes of, 185 , 18 .definition of, 184.distin!uis"ed fro# adjectives, 1$0."ow to %arse, 1$1.

%osition of, in sentence, 325.sa#e for# as adjectives, 1$0.syntax of, 325.used as adjectives, 116.used as nouns, 2 .w"at t"ey #odify, 183.

Adversative conjunction, 1$4. After , uses of, 114 , 1$5 , 20 .

Against , uses of, 20 .

A!ree#ent, &inds of, 2 5.of adjective wit" noun, 303.of %ersonal %ronoun wit" antecedent, 28 .of relative %ronoun wit" antecedent, 2$1.of verb wit" subject, 148 , 316.

All , syntax of, 302.

Alms , 42.

Alternative conjunctions, 1$4 , 328.

Among, between , 20 , 331.

An . 'ee A.

Anacolut"on wit" which , 2$5.

Analysis, definition of, 231.of co#%lex sentences, 264.of co#%ound sentences, 2 1.of si#%le sentences, 252.

And who , and which , 2$6.

Antecedent, a!ree#ent of %ronoun and. 'ee Agreement .definition of, 4.of it , 6 .of %ersonal %ronouns, 4, 28 .

of which , $.

Any, as adjective, 101.as %ronoun, $0.

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syntax of, 300.

A%ostro%"e in %ossessive, 51.

A%%osition, words in, 4 , 4$, 6 , 240.

Are , derivation of, 150.

Arran!e#ent in syntax, 2 5.

Articles, definite, 120.definition of, 120."ow to %arse, 12 .indefinite, 124.syntax of, 30$.

As, after same , 2$4.uses of, 84, 225.

As if , as though , 1$8.

At , uses of, 208.

Auxiliary verbs, 148.

Bad , co#%arison of, 110.

Be, conju!ation of, 14$.uses of, 150.

Better , best , 110 , 111.

Between. 'ee Among .

Brethren , 3$.

Bridegroom , 3 .

But , uses of, 84, 224.wit" no#inative of %ronoun, 283.

But what , 330.

By, uses of, 210.

Can , could , 161.

ase, definition of, 46.

ase, double %ossessive, of nouns, 54.of %ronouns, 64.

for#s, nu#ber of, in 7ld and odern n!lis", 46.no#inative, of nouns, 4 .of %ronouns, 62, 2 $.

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of %ronouns, 66, 2 $. %ossessive, of nouns, 4$, 2 8.

of %ronouns, 63.syntax of, 2 8.

ause, clauses of, 262.conjunctions of, 1$4 , 1$5.

Cherub , %lurals of, 45.

Children , 3$.

lause, adjective, 260.adverb, 262.definition of, 25 .&inds of, 25 .noun, 258.

Cleave , for#s of, 158.Clomb , 15 .

Cloths , clothes , 43.

ollective nouns, 18.syntax of, and verb, 312 , 315.

ollo uial n!lis", 12.

o##on nouns, 18.

derived fro# #aterial, 24.derived fro# %ro%er, 23.

o#%arative and su%erlative, double, 113 , 30 .syntax of, 30 .

o#%arison, defective, 111.definition of, 108.de!rees of, 108.irre!ular, 110.of adjectives, 10 .of adverbs, 18$.syntax of, 305.

o#%le#ent of %redicate, 23$.

o#%le#entary infinitive, 248.

o#%lex sentence, analysis of, 264.definition of, 25 .

o#%ound nouns, %lural of, 43. %ossessive of, 53.

o#%ound %redicate and subject, 244.

o#%ound sentence, 268.




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analysis of, 2 1.

oncessive clause, in analysis, 263.wit" subjunctive, 143.

oncord. 'ee Agreement .

onditional clause, in analysis, 263.wit" subjunctive, 138.

onditional conjunctions, 1$6.

onditional sentences, 13$.

onju!ation, definition of, 14$.of be , 14$.of ot"er verbs, 151.

onjunctions, and ot"er %arts of s%eec", sa#e words, 1$5 , 20 .co9rdinate, 1$4.correlative, 1$4.definition of, 1$3."ow to %arse, 1$$.subordinate, 1$5.syntax of, 328.

onjunctive adverbs, 188.

onjunctive %ronoun. 'ee Relative pronoun .

ontracted sentences, analysis of, 255.

o9rdinate clauses, 26$.

o9rdinate conjunctions. 'ee Conjunctions .

o9rdinatin! vs. restrictive use of relative %ronouns, 28$.

o%ulative conjunction, 1$4.

Could. 'ee Can .

ative case, in 7ld n!lis", re%laced by objective, 66.

eclarative sentence, 231.

eclension of interro!ative %ronouns, 3.

eclension, of nouns, 51.of %ersonal %ronouns, 60.of relative %ronouns, 80.

efective verbs, 160.

efinite article. 'ee Articles .

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efinite tenses, 148 , 152.

e!ree, adverbs of, 185.

e!rees. 'ee Comparison .

e#onstrative adjectives, 102.syntax of, 303.

e#onstrative %ronouns, $0.

e%endent clause. 'ee Subordinate clause .

escri%tive adjectives, $$.

escri%tive use of nouns, 26.

Dice , dies , 43.

Die by , for , from , of , with , 333.

irect discourse, 320.

irect object, vs. indirect, 48, 242.retained wit" %assive verb, 242.

istributive adjectives, 102.syntax of, 28 , 315.

istributive %ronouns, $1.

syntax of, 288 , 300.

ouble co#%arative. 'ee Comparative .

ouble %ossessive. 'ee Case .

Dra e , duc , 35.

Dran , drun , 158.

!ach , adjective, 102. %ronoun, $0, $2.syntax of, 28 .

!ach other , one another , $2, 2$$.

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Elder , older , 110 , 112.

Elements of the sentence, 234 , 257.

Ellipsis, a source of error in pronouns, 280.in complex sentence, 255.

'Em , origin of, 62.

Empress , 34.

-En , added to plural, 3 .feminine suffix, 32.

plural suffix, original, 38.

English, literar!, spo"en, #ulgar, 12. periods of, 33.

Enlargement of predicate, 241.of su$%ect, o$%ect, complement, 240.

-Es original of possessi#e ending, 51. plural suffix, 40.

-Ess , feminine suffix, 33.

Every , ad%ecti#e, 102.s!ntax of, 287.

Expect of , expect from , 334.

Expected to have gone , etc., 31 .

&actiti#e o$%ect, 48, 235.

Farther, further , 110 , 112 , 18 .

&eminine, 30.

Few, a few , 126.

First , 103 , 112.

First two , two first , etc., 308.

Fish , fishes , 43.

For , redundant, 'ith infiniti#e, used as a noun, 212 , 238.uses of, 211.

&oreign plurals, 45.

Former, the , ad%ecti#e, 102. pronoun, 1.

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From , uses of, 212.

Further. ee Farther .

&uture tense, 147 , 152.

&uture perfect, 148 , 152.

Gander , goose , 36.

Gender , common gender, 31.definition of, 30.distinguished from sex, 30.in English, as compared 'ith other languages, 2 .modes of mar"ing, in nouns, 32.of personal pronouns, 60.of relati#e pronouns, 80.

Genii , geniuses , 43.

*erund, distinguished from participle and #er$al noun, 177.forms of, 176.in s!ntax, possessi#e case 'ith, 285.

Girl , 35.

Got , 15 .

*o#ernment, definition of, "inds of, 275.

*rammar, $asis of, 12.definition of, 12.di#isions of, 13.opinions on, .

pro#ince of, 10.

9, an $efore, 120.

Had better , had rather , 175.

Hanged , hung , 15 .

He , she , it , 61.

His for its , 61.

Husband , 36.

, personal pronoun, 60.

:mperati#e mood, 144.of first person, 145.

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:mperfect participle, 173.

:ndefinite ad%ecti#e, 101.

:ndefinite article. ee !rticles .

:ndefinite pronoun, 3.

:ndefinite use of you , your , 67.

:ndependent clause, 257.

:ndependent elements, 245.

ndexes, indices , 43.

:ndicati#e mood, uses of, 136.

:ndirect discourse, 320.

:ndirect o$%ect. ee "irect ob#ect .

:ndirect ;uestions. ee $uestions .

:nfiniti#e, acti#e, 'ith passi#e meaning, 176.not a mood, 153.s!ntax of, 31 , 323.uses of, 248.

- ng 'ords, summar! of, 178.

:nter%ections, 227.

:nterrogati#e ad%ecti#es, 105.

:nterrogati#e ad#er$s, 188.

:nterrogati#e pronouns, 72.declension of, 73.in indirect ;uestions, 85.s!ntax of, 283.

:nterrogati#e sentence, 231 , 233.

:ntransiti#e #er$s, 131.made transiti#e, 131.

:rregularities in s!ntax, 276.

:rregularl! compared ad%ecti#es, 110.ad#er$s, 18 .

t , uses of, 67.

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ts, histor! of, 61.

%ind , these &ind , etc., 303.

%ine, dou$le plural, 3 .

%ing , ueen , 36.

(ady , lord , 36.

(ast , latest , 110 , 113.

(atter, the , ad%ecti#e, 102 , 113. pronoun, 1.

(ay , lie , 170.

(ess , lesser , 110.

(ie . ee (ay .

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)ighty as ad#er$, 187.

)ine , of mine , 64.

odifier, ad#er$, position of, 325.

odifiers. ee Enlargement .

)ood , definition of, 135.imperati#e, 144.indicati#e, 136 , 137.su$%uncti#e, 137 144.

-)ost , in superlati#es, 113 , 114 , 18 .

)uch , comparison of, 110 , 112 , 18 .

)ust , 161.

*ear , nearer , nigh , etc., 110 , 112.

=egati#e, dou$le, 326.

*either , ad%ecti#e, 102.s!ntax of, 287.

con%unction, 1 4.s!ntax of, 328.

pronoun, 0, 2.

s!ntax of, 300.

=euter nouns, definition of, 30.or gender nouns, according to use, 30.t'o "inds of, 32.

*ews , 41.

*o in anal!sis, 246.

=ominati#e. ee +ase .

*one , s!ntax of, 301.

*or , 1 4, 328.

*ot a , etc. 126.

=oun clause, 258.

=ouns, 17.a$stract, 20.

$ecome half a$stract, 25, 124.

$ecome proper, 25.formation of, 21.case of, 46.collecti#e, 1 .




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common, 18.definition of, 17.descriptive, 26.gender of, 29.how to parse, 56.kinds of, 17material, 19.

become class nouns, 2 , 125.neuter, used as gender nouns, !".number in, !8.once singular, now plural, 2.other words used as, 27.

plural, how formed, !8# 1.of abstract, 1of compound, etc. !.of foreign, 5.of letters and figures, 6.of material, 1.

of proper, 1.same as singular, !9.two forms of, 2with titles, .

proper, 18. become common, 2!.

s$nta% of, 278.use of possessive form of, 278 , 285.with definite article, 121.with different meaning in plural, 2.with indefinite article, 12 .

&ouns, with no singular, 2.with one plural, two meanings, !.with plural form, singular meaning, 1.with singular or plural construction, plural form, 1.

Now as con'unction, 195 , 196.

Number , definition of, etc., in nouns.(ee Nouns .

in ad'ectives, 1"6.in pronouns, personal, 6".in verbs, 1 8.

&umeral ad'ectives, definite, 1"1.distributive, 1"2.indefinite, 1"1.

&umeral pronouns, 92.

)b'ect, adverbial, 8.definition of, 8.direct and indirect, 8.

in anal$sis, 2!5.of preposition. (ee Preposition .modifiers of, 2 ".retained with passive verb, 2 2.

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)b'ective case, adverbial, dative, 8, 2 2.in spoken /nglish, 281.instead of nominative, 279.nominative instead of, 282.of nouns, 8.of pronouns, 66.s$nta% of, 279.

Of , uses of, 21!.

Older. (ee Elder .

)mission of relative pronoun, 87, 29!.

On , upon , uses of, 216.

One , definite numeral ad'ective, 1"1.

indefinite pronoun, 9 . possessive of, 9!

One another. (ee Each other .

One the :, the other, as ad'ective, 1"!.as pronoun, 91.

Only , as con'unction, 19 . position of, as adverb, !25

)rder, a part of s$nta%, 275.

inverted, in anal$sis, 2!! , 2!7.

)rdinal ad'ectives, treatment of, 1"!.

Other with comparatives, !"6.

Ought , 161.

Our , ours , 6 .

Ourself , 69.

Oxen , !8.

Pains , 1.

*arsing, models for, 56, 117.of ad'ectives, 115 , 116.of adverbs, 191.of articles, 127.of con'unctions, 199.of nouns, 56.

of prepositions, 219.of pronouns, 95.of relatives, 8".of verb phrases, 18".




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of verbals, 181.of verbs, 179.some idioms not parsed, 56.what it is, 56.

Part from , part with , !!5.

*articipial ad'ective, 1"".

*articipial phrase, 2 7.

*articiple, definition of, 172.distinguished from other -ing words, 177.forms of, 17 .kinds of, 17!.s$nta% of, !22.uses of, 15" , 172.

*arts of speech, article included in, 119.words used as various, 27, 28.

*assive voice, 1! .

Peas , pease , !.

Pence , pennies , !.

*erson, agreement of verb and sub'ect in, !17.of nouns, 59.of pronouns, 59.

of verbs, 1 8.

*ersonal pronoun, absolute use of, 6!.agreement of, with antecedent, 287.as predicate nominative, 281.case of, 62.compound, or refle%ive, 69.

uses of, 7".definition of, 59.double possessive of, 6 .'em and them , 62.histor$ of, 61.ob'ective of, for nominative in spoken /nglish, 6! , 281.s$nta% of, 281.table of, 6".triple possessive of, 6 .uses of it , 67.

*ersonification, of abstract nouns, 25.of other nouns, !7.

*hrase, definition of, 2!6.kinds of, 2!6.

infinitive, 2 8. participial, 2 7. prepositional, 2 7.




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*lace, adverbs of, 185 , 188.con'unctions of, 195.

prepositions of, 2"6.

*lural, of ad'ectives, 1"6.s$nta% of, !"!.

of nouns. (ee Nouns .of pronouns, 6" , 61.

Politics , singular or plural, 1.

*ositive degree. (ee Comparison .

*ossessive, appositional, of nouns, 9.as antecedent of relative, 285.double, of nouns, 5 .double, of pronouns. (ee Personal pronoun .ob'ective and sub'ective, 5".

of compound nouns, 5!.of indefinite pronoun, !"!.omission of s in singular, 52.origin of 's , 51.s$nta% of, 278.with modified noun omitted, 5!.with two ob'ects, 278.

*redicate, complement of, 2!5.complete, 2 5.definition of, 2!2.logical vs. simple, 2 5.

modifiers of, 2 1.

*refi%es, gender shown b$, !2.

*repositions, certain, with certain words, !!2.classification of, 2"6.definition of, 2"!.followed b$ possessive case, 5 , 6 .

b$ nominative case, 28!.how to parse, 219.ob'ects of, 2"!.

position of, 2"2.relations e%pressed b$ certain, 2"8.same words as other parts of speech, 187 , 195 , 2"7.s$nta% of, !!1.uses of, 129 , 1!2 , 2"5.various, with same meaning, !!!.

*resent tense used as future, 1 7.

Pretty as adverb, 186.

*ronominal ad'ectives, interrogative, 1"5.

relative, 1" .what , e%clamator$, 1"5.

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ad'ective, 89.all , singular and plural, !"2.any , usuall$ plural, !"".each other , one another , 299.either , neither , with verbs, !"".none , usuall$ plural, !"1.

somebody else's , !"!.definition of, 58.how to parse, 95.indefinite, 9!.interrogative, 72.

who as ob'ective, 28!. personal, 59.

after than , as , 28".antecedents of, 287.nominative and ob'ective, forms of, 279.nominative form of, after but , 28 .ob'ective form of, for predicate nominative, 281.

ob'ective form of, in e%clamations, 282. possessive form of, as antecedent of relative, 285. possessive form of, with gerund, 286.

relative, 7 .agreement of, with antecedent, 291.anacoluthon with which , 295.and who , and which , 296.as , that , who , and which after same , 295.how to parse, 8".omission of, 87, 29!.restrictive and unrestrictive, 289.two relatives, same antecedent, 297.

s$nta% of, 279.usefulness of, 58.

*roper nouns. (ee Nouns .

*urpose, clauses of, 26!.con'unctions of, 195.

;ualit$, ad'ectives of, 99.

;uantit$, ad'ectives of, 1"1.

;uestions, direct and indirect, adverbs in, 188. pronominal ad'ectives in, 1"5. pronouns in, 85.

indirect, sub'unctive in, 1 2.

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Reflexive use of personal pronoun, 68.

Relative pronoun, 74.but and as , 84.distinguished from interrogative, in indirect questions, 85.function of, 74.indefinite or compound, 83.omission of, 87, 2 3.restrictive use of, 28 .s!ntax of, 28 .use of, 74.

Result, clauses of, 263.con"unctions of, # 6.

Retained o$"ect, 242.

Riches , 42.

S , plural suffix, 4%.

'S , possessive ending, 5#.

Same as , that , who , which , 2 4.

Sat , sate , #5 .

Seeing , con"unction, # 5, # 6.

Self in reflexive pronoun, 6 .

&entences, anal!sis of complex, 26of compound, 27#.of elliptical, 255.of simple, 252.

complex in form, simple in effect, 25 .

&entences, definition of, 23#.'inds of, 23#.

&equence of tenses, 3# .

Set , sit , #7%.

&ex and gender, 2 .

Shall , should , will , would , #62.

Shear , forms of, #5 .

Shot , shots , 43.

&imple sentence. &ee Sentences .

&ingular num$er, 38.

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Sir , 36.

Somebody else's , etc., 3%3.

Sort , these sort , 3%3.

&pelling $ecoming phonetic in ver$s, #6 .

Spinster , 33.

&plit infinitive, 323.

&po'en -nglish, #2.

&ter, feminine suffix, use of, in /iddle -nglish, 32.in /odern -nglish, 33.

&u$"ect, complete, 245.

definition of, 233.grammatical vs. logical, 67, 245 , 258.modifiers of, 24%.things used as, 237 , 258.

&u$"unctive mood, definition of, #37.gradual disuse of, #44.uses of, in literar! -nglish, #38.

in spo'en -nglish, #44.

&u$ordinate clause, 257.ad"ective, 26%.

adver$, 262.definition of, 257.ho to distinguish, 27%.'inds of, 257.noun, 258.other names for, 257.

Such as adver$, #86.

Such a , #26.

&uffix -en . &ee -En .-s, -es , 38.

&uffixes, foreign, 33.

&uperlative degree, dou$le, 3%7.in meaning, not in form, #%7.not suggesting comparison, #% .of ad"ectives, #%8.of adver$s, #8 .s!ntax of, 3%6.

ith t o o$"ects, 3%6.

&!ntax, $asis of, 277.definition of, 275.in -nglish not same as in classical languages, 275.

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)ense, definition of, #47.

)enses, definite, meaning of, #48.in /odern -nglish, made up of auxiliaries, #47.num$er of, in 9ld -nglish, #47.sequence of, 3# .ta$le of, #52.

Than me , than whom , 28%.

That , omission of, hen su$"ect, 88.hen o$"ect, 87.

relative, restrictive, and co:rdinating, 28 , 2 %.that ... and which , 2 7.uses of, 222.

That , this , as ad"ectives, #%6.

as adver$s, #86.histor! of plural of, #%6.

The , as article, #2%.as adver$, #23 , #86.histor! of, ## .s!ntax of, 3% .

Their , they , 6#.

Then , ;the then 'ing,; etc., ##6.

There introductor!, # #.

These kind , s!ntax of. &ee Kind .

These , this , those . &ee That , histor! of.

Thou , thy, thee , uses of, 6#.

Time , adver$s of, #85 , #88.con"unctions of, # 5.

prepositions of, 2%7.

To , $efore infinitive, #75.in exclamations, #75.omitted ith certain ver$s, #75.uses of, as preposition, 2#7.

T'other , the tother , ## .

-Tri , feminine suffix, 33.

Try and , try to , 33%.

Two first , first two , etc., 3%8.

!nder , ad"ective, ##4.

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!pon , uses of. &ee "n .

!pper , ##4.

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Yon , yonder , 103.

You , singular and plural, 61.

Yours , of yours , 64.

Yourself , yourselves , 70.

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