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English grammar revolutionized and simplified

James F. Vaughn · 1883 · Scanned text · Free in the US

40,936 words · about 2 h 52 min to read

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Author
James F. Vaughn
Language
English
Published
1883
Length
40,936 words · about 2 h 52 min
Sections
4 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public domain in the United States

 

Contents (4)

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Front matter

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A New, Practical

ENGLISH

PART II. Preliminary Definitions 77

Sentences Classed as to Predicates 77

Elements, Classes 80

Sub j ects 80

Predicates 81

Attribute Complement 83

Object Complement 84

Predicative Complement 85

Assumed Attribute 86

Modifiers 88

Appositives, Ordinary 88

Attendants 90

Structure of Elements 91

Simple, Complex 91

Compound 92

Phrases 94

Sentences, Classes as to Structure 96

Declarative and Imperative Clauses as Elements 97

Assumptive Clauses as Elements 103

Indifferent Clauses as Elements 113

Structure of -Clause— Elements 120

Ellipsis 126

Abridgment, Substitution 127

PART III. Nominative Form 128

Possessive Form 134

Gender, Person, Number, 138

Nominative Form 141

Possessive Form 142

Object Form 144

Syntax of Conjunctions 175

Interjections 178

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