LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR

I. The Nature of Language

II. Grammar and Usage

SUMMARY OF GENERAL PRINCIPLES

THE SENTENCE

THE PARTS OF SPEECH

I. NOUNS

II. PRONOUNS

III. ADJECTIVES

IV. VERBS

V. ADVERBS

VI. PREPOSITIONS

VII. CONJUNCTIONS

VIII. INTERJECTIONS

THE SAME WORD AS DIFFERENT PARTS OF SPEECH

INFINITIVES AND PARTICIPLES

SIMPLE AND COMPLETE SUBJECT AND PREDICATE

SUBSTITUTES FOR PARTS OF SPEECH

PHRASES

CLAUSES—COMPOUND AND COMPLEX SENTENCES

SUMMARY OF DEFINITIONS

The Sentence

Subject and Predicate

The Parts of Speech

Substitutes for the Parts of Speech

CHAPTER I INFLECTION

CHAPTER II NOUNS

CLASSIFICATION—COMMON NOUNS AND PROPER NOUNS

INFLECTION OF NOUNS

CHAPTER III PRONOUNS

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

THE SELF-PRONOUNS (COMPOUND PERSONAL PRONOUNS)

ADJECTIVE PRONOUNS

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS

CHAPTER IV ADJECTIVES

CLASSIFICATION OF ADJECTIVES

THE ARTICLES

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

CHAPTER V ADVERBS

RELATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE ADVERBS

COMPARISON OF ADVERBS

USE OF THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

NUMERALS—ADJECTIVES, NOUNS, AND ADVERBS

CHAPTER VI VERBS

CLASSIFICATION OF VERBS

INFLECTION OF VERBS

TENSE OF VERBS

VOICE—ACTIVE AND PASSIVE

PROGRESSIVE VERB-PHRASES

EMPHATIC VERB-PHRASES

MOOD OF VERBS

POTENTIAL VERB-PHRASES

SPECIAL RULES FOR SHOULD AND WOULD

THE INFINITIVE

PARTICIPLES

VERBAL NOUNS IN -ING (PARTICIPIAL NOUNS)

CHAPTER VII PREPOSITIONS

CHAPTER VIII CONJUNCTIONS

CHAPTER IX INTERJECTIONS

CHAPTER X CLAUSES AS PARTS OF SPEECH

I. ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

II. ADVERBIAL CLAUSES

III. NOUN (OR SUBSTANTIVE) CLAUSES

CHAPTER XI THE MEANINGS OF SUBORDINATE CLAUSES

I. CLAUSES OF PLACE AND TIME

II. CAUSAL CLAUSES

III. CONCESSIVE CLAUSES

IV–V. CLAUSES OF PURPOSE AND OF RESULT

VI. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

VII. CLAUSES OF COMPARISON

VIII. INDIRECT DISCOURSE

IX. INDIRECT QUESTIONS

CHAPTER I THE STRUCTURE OF SENTENCES

SIMPLE SENTENCES

COMPOUND SENTENCES

COMPLEX SENTENCES

COMPOUND AND COMPLEX CLAUSES

COMPOUND COMPLEX SENTENCES

CHAPTER II ANALYSIS OF SENTENCES

SIMPLE SENTENCES

COMPOUND SENTENCES

COMPLEX SENTENCES

COMPOUND COMPLEX SENTENCES

CHAPTER III MODIFIERS

MODIFIERS OF THE SUBJECT

MODIFIERS OF THE PREDICATE

CHAPTER IV COMPLEMENTS

1. THE DIRECT OBJECT

2. THE PREDICATE OBJECTIVE

3. THE PREDICATE NOMINATIVE

4. THE PREDICATE ADJECTIVE

CHAPTER V MODIFIERS OF COMPLEMENTS AND OF MODIFIERS

COMPLEMENTS MODIFIED

MODIFIERS OF OTHER MODIFIERS

CHAPTER VI INDEPENDENT ELEMENTS

CHAPTER VII COMBINATIONS OF CLAUSES

SIMPLE SENTENCES

COMPOUND AND COMPLEX SENTENCES

COMPOUND COMPLEX SENTENCES

VARIETIES OF THE COMPLEX SENTENCE

SPECIAL COMPLICATIONS

CHAPTER VIII ELLIPTICAL SENTENCES

EXERCISE 1 (§§ 1–5, pp. 1–3)

EXERCISE 2 (§§ 6–25, pp. 3–11)

EXERCISE 3 (§§ 26–33, pp. 11–13)

EXERCISE 4 (§§ 34–39, pp. 13–15)

EXERCISE 5 (§§ 40–42, p. 16)

EXERCISE 6 (§§ 43–51, pp. 16–21)

EXERCISE 7 (§§ 54–64, pp. 27–30)

EXERCISE 8 (§§ 66–84, pp. 31–39)

EXERCISE 9 (§§ 71–84, pp. 34–39)

EXERCISE 10 (§ 88, pp. 41–42)

EXERCISE 11 (§§ 89–96, pp. 43–47)

EXERCISE 12 (§§ 97–110, pp. 47–53)

EXERCISE 13 (§§ 97–110, pp. 47–53)

EXERCISE 14 (§§ 54–112, pp. 27–54)

EXERCISE 15 (§§ 115–129, pp. 55–62)

EXERCISE 16 (§§ 131–142, pp. 62–65)

EXERCISE 17 (§§ 143–156, pp. 66–71)

EXERCISE 18 (§§ 157–162, pp. 71–73)

EXERCISE 19 (§§ 163–168, pp. 73–74)

EXERCISE 20 (§§ 163–168, pp. 73–74)

EXERCISE 21 (§§ 113–168, pp. 55–74)

EXERCISE 22 (§§ 169–188, pp. 75–82)

EXERCISE 23 (§§ 181–187, pp. 79–82)

EXERCISE 24 (§§ 189–198, pp. 83–87)

EXERCISE 25 (§§ 194–196, p. 86)

EXERCISE 26 (§§ 197–203, pp. 87–89)

EXERCISE 27 (§§ 204–208, pp. 89–90)

EXERCISE 28 (§§ 209–215, pp. 91–93)

EXERCISE 29 (§§ 217–225, pp. 94–99)

EXERCISE 30 (§§ 226–232, pp. 100–102)

EXERCISE 31 (§§ 233–241, pp. 102–105)

EXERCISE 32 (§§ 242–245, pp. 106–107)

EXERCISE 33 (§§ 246–254, pp. 107–112)

EXERCISE 34 (§§ 255–261, pp. 113–114)

EXERCISE 35 (§§ 262–286, pp. 115–123)

EXERCISE 36 (§§ 272–286, pp. 118–123)

EXERCISE 37 (§§ 287–295, pp. 124–127)

EXERCISE 38 (§§ 289–291, pp. 125–126)

EXERCISE 39 (§§ 297–308, pp. 127–132)

EXERCISE 40 (§§ 309–323, pp. 132–137)

EXERCISE 41 (§§ 324–328, pp. 137–139)

EXERCISE 42 (§§ 329–343, pp. 140–143)

EXERCISE 43 (§§ 344–346, p. 144)

EXERCISE 44 (§§ 347–353, pp. 145–147)

EXERCISE 45 (§§ 354–371, pp. 148–154)

EXERCISE 46 (§§ 372–375, pp. 155–156)

EXERCISE 47 (§§ 376–392, pp. 157–162)

EXERCISE 48 (§§ 395–402, pp. 163–165)

EXERCISE 49 (§§ 403–410, pp. 166–167)

EXERCISE 50 (§§ 411–427, pp. 167–172)

EXERCISE 51 (§§ 428–429, p. 173)

EXERCISE 52 (§§ 430–436, pp. 173–176)

EXERCISE 53 (§ 436, p. 176)

EXERCISE 54 (§§ 438–439, pp. 177–178)

EXERCISE 55 (§§ 440–445, pp. 179–181)

EXERCISE 56 (§ 447, p. 182)

EXERCISE 57 (§§ 448–453, pp. 183–186)

EXERCISE 58 (§§ 458–461, pp. 188–190)

EXERCISE 59 (§§ 462–473, pp. 191–196)

EXERCISE 60 (§§ 474–481, pp. 196–199)

EXERCISE 61 (§§ 482–493, pp. 200–204)

EXERCISE 62 (§§ 494–497, pp. 205–206)

EXERCISE 63 (§§ 498–500, pp. 207–208)

EXERCISE 64 (§§ 501–503, p. 209)

EXERCISE 65 (§§ 504–523, pp. 210–219)

EXERCISE 66 (§§ 524–526, pp. 220–223)

EXERCISE 67 (§§ 527–533, pp. 224–226)

EXERCISE 68 (§§ 448–526, pp. 183–223)

LISTS OF VERBS

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II

III

IV

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BE

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STRIKE

USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS

RULES OF PUNCTUATION68

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

RULES OF SYNTAX

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE