Page ix CONTENTS
Reading edition
CHAPTER
I.— Sentences—Parts of Speech—Elements of Sentence—Phrases and Clauses
II.— Nouns
Common and Proper Inflection Defined Number The Formation of Plurals Compound Nouns Case The Formation of the Possessive Case Gender
III.— Pronouns
Agreement with Antecedents Person Gender Rules Governing Gender Number Compound Antecedents Relative Interrogative Case Forms Rules Governing Use of Cases Compound Personal Compound Relative Adjective Miscellaneous Cautions
IV.— Adjectives and Adverbs
Comparison Confusion of Adjectives and Adverbs Page x Improper Forms of Adjectives Errors in Comparison Singular and Plural Adjectives Placing of Adverbs and Adjectives Double Negatives The Articles
V.— Verbs
Principal Parts Name-form Past Tense Past Participle Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Active and Passive Voice Mode Forms of the Subjunctive Use of Indicative and Subjunctive Agreement of Verb with its Subject Rules Governing Agreement of the Verb Miscellaneous Cautions Use of Shall and Will Use of Should and Would Use of May and Might, Can and Could Participles and Gerunds Misuses of Participles and Gerunds Infinitives Sequence of Infinitive Tenses Split Infinitives Agreement of Verb in Clauses Omission of Verb or Parts of Verb Model Conjugations To Be To See
VI.— Connectives: Relative Pronouns, Relative Adverbs, Conjunctions, and Prepositions
Independent and Dependent Clauses Page xi Case and Number of Relative and Interrogative Pronouns Conjunctive or Relative Adverbs Conjunctions Placing of Correlatives Prepositions
Questions for the Review of Grammar
A General Exercise on Grammar
VII.— Sentences
Loose Periodic Balanced Sentence Length The Essential Qualities of a Sentence Unity Coherence Emphasis Euphony
VIII.— Capitalization and Punctuation
Rules for Capitalization Rules for Punctuation
IX.— The Paragraph
Length Paragraphing of Speech Indentation of the Paragraph Essential Qualities of the Paragraph Unity Coherence Emphasis
X.— Letter-Writing
Heading Inside Address Salutation Body of the Letter Page xii Close Miscellaneous Directions Outside Address Correctly Written Letters Notes in the Third Person
XI.— The Whole Composition
Statement of Subject The Outline The Beginning Essential Qualities of the Whole Composition Unity Coherence The Ending Illustrative Examples Lincoln's Gettysburgx Speech Selection from Cranford List of Books for Reading
XII.— Words—Spelling—Pronunciation
Words Good Use Offenses Against Good Use Solecisms Barbarisms Improprieties Idioms Choice of Words How to Improve One's Vocabulary Spelling Pronunciation
Glossary of Miscellaneous Errors
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