| CHAPTER |
| I.— | Sentences—Parts of Speech—Elements of Sentence—Phrases and Clauses |
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| II.— | Nouns | |
| Common and Proper
Inflection Defined
Number
The Formation of Plurals
Compound Nouns
Case
The Formation of the Possessive Case
Gender |
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| 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 |
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| IV.— | Adjectives and Adverbs | |
| Comparison
Confusion of Adjectives and Adverbs
Improper Forms of Adjectives
Errors in Comparison
Singular and Plural Adjectives
Placing of Adverbs and Adjectives
Double Negatives
The Articles |
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| 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 |
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| VI.— | Connectives: Relative Pronouns, Relative Adverbs, Conjunctions, and Prepositions | |
| Independent and Dependent Clauses
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 |
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| VII.— | Sentences | |
| Loose
Periodic
Balanced
Sentence Length
The Essential Qualities of a Sentence
Unity
Coherence
Emphasis
Euphony |
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| VIII.— | Capitalization and Punctuation | |
| Rules for Capitalization
Rules for Punctuation |
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| IX.— | The Paragraph | |
| Length
Paragraphing of Speech
Indentation of the Paragraph
Essential Qualities of the Paragraph
Unity
Coherence
Emphasis |
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| X.— | Letter-Writing | |
| Heading
Inside Address
Salutation
Body of the Letter
Close
Miscellaneous Directions
Outside Address
Correctly Written Letters
Notes in the Third Person |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
