An English Grammar Book-I : Free

An English Grammar in-depth book for HIGH SCHOOL, ACADEMY, AND COLLEGE CLASSES.

An English Grammar Book is written in very lucid manner by W.M. BASKERVILL PROFESSOR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE IN VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY NASHVILLE, TENN. AND J.W. SEWELL OF THE FOGG HIGH SCHOOL, NASHVILLE, TENN.

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The following sections are covered in three divisions:—

Part I. The Parts of Speech, and Inflections.

Part II. Analysis of Sentences.

Part III. The Uses of Words, or Syntax.

The leading object of this book to be both as scholarly and as practical as possible. In it there is an attempt to present grammatical facts as simply, and to lead the student to assimilate them as thoroughly, as possible, and at the same time to do away with confusing difficulties as far as may be.

To attain these ends it is necessary to keep ever in the foreground the real basis of grammar; that is, good literature. Abundant quotations from standard authors have been given to show the student that he is dealing with the facts of the language, and not with the theories of grammarians.

Following books and articles were used by authers

Meiklejohn's "English Language," Longmans' "School Grammar," West's "English Grammar," Bain's "Higher English Grammar" and "Composition Grammar," Sweet's "Primer of Spoken English" and "New English Grammar," etc., Hodgson's "Errors in the Use of English," Morris's "Elementary Lessons in Historical English Grammar," Lounsbury's "English Language," Champney's "History of English," Emerson's "History of the English Language," Kellner's "Historical Outlines of English Syntax," Earle's "English Prose," and Matzner's "Englische Grammatik." Allen's "Subjunctive Mood in English," Battler's articles on "Prepositions" in the "Anglia," and many other valuable papers, have also been helpful and suggestive.

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INTRODUCTION

PART I. THE PARTS OF SPEECH.

NOUNS.

PRONOUNS.

ADJECTIVES.

ARTICLES.

VERBS AND VERBALS..

Verbs.

Verbals.

How To Parse Verbs And Verbals.

ADVERBS.

CONJUNCTIONS.

PREPOSITIONS..

WORDS THAT NEED WATCHING.

INTERJECTIONS.

PART II. ANALYSIS OF SENTENCES.

CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO FORM.

CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO NUMBER OF STATEMENTS.

Simple Sentences.

Contracted Sentences.

Complex Sentences.

Compound Sentences.

PART III. SYNTAX

INTRODUCTORY.

NOUNS.

PRONOUNS.

ADJECTIVES.

ARTICLES.

VERBS.

INDIRECT DISCOURSE.

VERBALS.

INFINITIVES.

ADVERBS.

CONJUNCTIONS.

PREPOSITIONS