Higher Lessons in English: A work on English grammar and composition

Chapter 29

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_0_ and _oh_ distinguished +Object+ and +Object Complement+ distinguished +Object+, indirect +Object+, indirect, made subject +Object Complement+ becoming subject compound definition of retained after verb in passive +Objective Forms+, seven +Objective Complement+ an infinitive phrase a participle becoming an attribute complement definition of extended beyond its factitive sense _Of_ in place of possessive sign not always indicating possession _Of mine_, etc _On condition that_ _One another_ syntax of with two or more _Only_, position of syntax of +Order+ (words and phrases) transposed usual _Other_, misuse of _Ought_ +Paragraph+ (the) composition of definition of topics and subtopics of unity of +Paragraphing+, exercises in +Parallel Construction+ +Parenthesis+, marks of +Parenthetical Classes+, punctuation +Parsing+ definition of first step in models for written +Participles+ adjectival as adjective modifiers as attribute complements as mere adjectives as mere nouns as objective complements as prepositions as principal word in a phrase definition of expansion of forms of in independent phrases misuse of modified by _a_ and _the_ modified by a possessive nounal, called _gerunds, infinitives, verbal nouns_ place of punctuation of used in slurring +Passive Voice+, idiomatic constructions +Period+, use of +Periodic Sentence+ +Person+ forms of a noun or pronoun of a verb why regarded in the grammar +Personification+, the figure +Persons+, the three defined +Perspicuity+ definition of exercises in +Phrases+ absolute adjective and adverb as prepositions complex and compound definition of infinitive interchange with clauses interchange with words participial position of prepositional punctuation of used independently verb +Place+, adverbs of +Plural Number+ +Plural+ ending, origin foreign forms of formed irregularly formed regularly form same as singular forms treated as singular no form for of compound words of letters, figures, etc. of proper names some originally singular some words always two forms with different meaning without singular of like meaning +Possessive Ending+ added to explanatory word ambiguity avoided by attached to the adjective confined to what error respecting errors in use of _of_ for of compound names origin of when omitted when pronounced _es_ +Predicate+ adjective defined a verb or contains one compound definition of modified noun defined of two or more words +Preposition+ a, defined +Prepositions+ becoming adverbs ending a sentence ending in _ing_ errors in use of list of two before a noun where sometimes found with verb before a noun +Pronoun+ a, defined +Pronouns+ agreement Nom. and Obj. forms +classes+ adjective interrogative personal relative declension of denote relations errors in use of need of number scheme for review vagueness of +Pronouns (Adjective)+ _a_ (day) _or two_ _all, both_, and _whole_ before _of_ _any body_ (or _one_) _else's_, etc. declension of definition of demonstrative distributive _each other_, with two or more _either, neither_, with two or more _either_ for _each_ _first two, last three_, etc., _he_, etc. after indefinite _one_ indefinite _none in both numbers_ _ones_, plural _other_ and _than_, words between _other two_, when one of three is taken partial list of _such_ or _so_ with adjectives +Pronouns (Interrogative)+ declension definition list +Pronouns (Personal)+ avoided when compound consistent use of declension definition _its_, history of misuse of _them_ for _those_ _my_ and _mine_, etc. order of _ours, yours_, etc., double possessives +Pronouns (Personal)+ (cont.) use of compound used needlessly _we_ hardly plural of _I_ _we_ instead of _I_ _ye_ has given way to _you_ +Pronouns (Relative)+ agreement of compound declension definition discriminated in use omitted when same with same antecedent _that_ in restrictive clauses _that_ instead of _who_ and _which_ _what_ misused for _that_ _who_ and _which_ restrictive and unrestrictive with omitted antecedents +Pun+, a +Punctuation Marks+ exercises in summary of rules for +Qualities of Style+ +Question+, direct and indirect +Quotation Marks+, use of +Quotations+ capitalization of definition of direct indirect punctuation of _Quoth_

+Regular Verbs+ definition increasing inflections of +Relative Clauses+, position +Result+, clauses of +Review Questions+ +Review+ of +Sentence+, scheme for

+Satire+ +Semicolon+, rules for +Sentence+ (the) balanced contracted defined expanded loose period +Sentences+ (classed) +form+ complex compound simple +meaning+ declarative exclamatory imperative interrogative _Set_ and _sit_ _Shall_ and _will_ _Should_ and _would_ +Simile+, definition and exercises in +Simple Sentences+ definition of treatment of _Since_, various uses of +Singular Number+ _So ... as_, construction of _Some body_ (or _one_) _else's_ +Sounds+ and +Letters+ +Speech+ figures of mechanism of +Spelling+, rules for +Style+ argumentative definition of descriptive illustrations narrative qualities of +Subject+ assumed, what assumed, changed to prevent ambiguity compound defined determined how +Subject+ (_cont_.), modified, or logical +Subjunctive Mode+ definition of disappearing uses of +Subordinate Conjunctions+ +Subordinate Connectives+ +Synecdoche+ +Synopsis+ is what +Syntax+, rules for

+Tense+ defined future, how used future perfect, how used past, how used past perfect, how used present, how used present perfect, how used +Tenses+ defined emphatic form of errors in use of conjunctive adverb _Than_ errors in use of followed by adjective replaced by _but_, etc. use after comparatives with _me_ after it _Than whom_ _That_ and _this_, adjectives, plurals _That_ and _this_ (Adj. Pro.) declension reference _That_ (Conj.) with cause clause with noun clause with purpose clause _That_, Conj. Adv., degree clause _That_ (Rel. Pr.) distinguished from _who_ and _which_ for _who_ and _which_ generally restrictive preposition follows _The_, uses of _The ... the_ construction of explanation of +Themes+ framework of how to write them subjects for _The one, the other_ _This_ +Thought+, how expressed _Three times_ four _is_ twelve _To_ with infinitive construction of expressing relation extension of no part of not expressed position of without relation +Transitive Verbs+ definition of conjugated passively

+Unity+ of paragraphs _Unless_ (= _if not_) +Usage+

+Variety+ how secured illustrations of want of +Verb+ a, defined +Verb+ _Be_ an auxiliary conjugation of derivation of +Verb-Phrases+ +Verbs+ (classes) +form+ irregular regular +meaning+ intransitive transitive +Verbs+ a modern passive progressive form analysis of compound tense forms as nouns auxiliary changing their voice conjugated in progressive form conjugated interrogatively conjugated negatively conjugation of +Verbs+ (_cont._) defective forms not asserting improper forms used indicative and potential with subjunctive meaning inflections of +intransitive+ definition of made transitive +irregular+ definition of list of persistence of principal parts of mode, defined model for written parsing number forms number of defined passive form compound periphrastic forms resolved, person forms person of potential auxiliaries principal parts redundant +regular+ definition of increasing scheme for gen. review Strong (or Old), Weak (or New) subjunctive form fading tense the _e_ and the _d_ of past tense, the _e_ and the _d_ of past participle +transitive+, definition of conjugated passively voice +Verbs+ (agreement of) attracted errors in with and in what with collective noun with subjects connected by _and_ with subjects connected by _or_ or _nor_ with subjects emphatically distinguished with subjects naming same thing with subjects one affirmative and one negative with subjects following with subjects preceded by _each_, _every_, etc. with subjects varying in person +Vocal Consonants+ +Voice+, the voices defined +Voices+ changed +Vowels+ _What_ equal to _that_ or _whom_ in origin misuse for _that_ various uses of without antecedent

_When_ conjunctive adverb connecting various clauses in adjective clauses interrogative adverb _Where_ conjunctive adverb connecting various clauses in adjective clauses interrogative adverb _Whether_ repeated with more than two _Whether or no_ _Which_ an adjective an interrogative pronoun a relative pronoun clause as antecedent composition of declension _Which_ and _Who_ in restrictive clauses in unrestrictive clauses _that_ used for _While_, connecting various clauses _Will_ and _would_ +Words+ great number of in Eng. spoken words what transposed order of use of determining the class of usual order of written words what +Words+ and +Phrases+ (_cont_.) connected, each making good sense with context independent independent nearly in pairs, punctuation interchangeable made prominent modifying sentences _Worth_, a verb

_Ye_ _Yes_ and _No_ _You_, verb form with