Manual of German composition

H. S Beresford-Webb

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Waterloo Pall London.Place, Mall,MANUAL
. OF
s
GERMAN COMPOSITION
PASSAGES FOR TRANSLATION
BY
H. S. BERESFORD-WEBB
LATE ASSISTANT MASTER AT WELLINGTON COLLEGE
'
AUTHOR OF A PRACTICAL GERMAN ETC.GRAMMAR,'
RIVINGTONS
WATERLOO LONDONPLACE,
MDCCCLXXXVII' '
A KEY Translation into the thisPassages for
Work be 5s.had,may pricePREFACE
IT has inbeen aim the introductorymy following
to the Eules of the Grammar,remarks, firstly, supplement
in some to these Eules moreor, instances, fullyexplain
kindthan falls within the of a work of that ; and,scope
to andhints for thesecondly, give putting together
of in addition to some miscel-up sentences,building
inlaneous remarks which have themselvessuggested
the two I havecomparing languages together. spared
neither nor in numerous examples,pains space giving
from the best German as Senecaauthors, for,chiefly
"
est iter breve et efficaxremarks, Longum per praecepta,
per exempla."
In thatthe for Translation I have assumedPassages
thosewho use this book have an of the
average knowledge
Eules of and a fair idea of theprincipal Syntax, general
Inconstruction and of a German sentence.arrangement
the Notes I have translations ofgiven merely phrases,
who has not aand turns such as no oneexpressions,
idiomatical of theadvanced languagevery knowledge
wouldwould be able to make out for and whichhimself,
most not be found in an Dictionary.probably ordinaryiv Preface.
Words are which a
frequently given Dictionary might
but as there is no I havesupply, complete Vocabulary,
to the awished relieve student to certain extent of the
wearisome labour of too as itup words,looking many
often the thread of his and is to marinterrupts ideas, apt
his Each of the I havecomposition. following passages
translated into and have beenGerman,carefully they
Herr H.at Th. Professorrevised, Dittel,my request, by
of German at the IndianKoyal Engineering College,
Hill.
Cooper's
From these Translations the Notes have been con-
I this ofand take Herrstructed, opportunity thanking
Dittel for his task in such ahaving performed thoroughly
and conscientious manner.
painstaking
H. S. B.-W.
1887.August,CONTENTS
PAGE
1I. THE ORDER OF WORDS,
2-4. Position ofGeneral 1.Eemarks, Inversion,
of 8.5-7 Place,Subject, ; Object, Unemphatic
9. 10. Break in a Sen-Sentences,Compound
13.11. Abnormaltence, Arrangement, 12,
H
II. THE NEGATIVES,
of 15. Not 16,Position a, etc.,m$t, 14,
13III. ELLIPSIS,
of 18 of In-of 17 ;Auxiliary, ; Subject,Ellipsis
19 of 20 ofe3, ; Participle,finitive, ; Present^
in21 with Perfect 22. Ellipsis; Participle,
26. Mis-23-25 after a; Conjunction,English,
27.cellaneous,
18.......IV. THE SUBJUNCTIVE,
of 29.General 28. Doubt,Remarks, Subjunctive
30. Wishes andwith Subjunctive,Conjunctions
31. In Sentences. 32.Commands, Principal
22V. INDIRECT NARRATION,
35. Ex-34. inserted or not,Explanation, 33, >af
Indirect Narration36. 37-43.Tense,ample,
etc. 44.Question,upon Nouns, ,dependent
46.45. Imperative,vi Contents,
VI. THE i- . . 28PARTICIPLES,
47. 48.Preliminary, Participial enlargement,
German Present when 49. Per-Participle, used,
fect 50. Attributive 51.Participle, Construction,
a Co-ordinate 52. GeneralSentence,Expressed by
53.Eemarks,
VII. VERBS USED S3IMPERSONALLY,
Verb thus made use 56.54. When 55,Any used, of,
VIII. SUBSTANTIVE 35SENTENCES,
Their taken Infinitive near its57.place by e3, kept
Relative 58. In to a Eelative,Object, apposition
60.59,
IX. ADJECTIVE ....... 37SENTENCES,
61. Contracted 63.Form, 62, Ellip-Explanation,
Construc-sis of 64. AttributiveEnglish Relative,
65.tion,
.X. TEMPORAL 1 . . 39SENTENCES,
66. 67.Conjunctions, Expressed by Participles,
Simul-No sooner As soon 68. 69.than, as, Till,
taneous 70.Time,
41XI. CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES,
asGeneral 72. Such Predicate, 73.Remarks, 71,
After aAs 74. Um 75.to, omitted, Negative,
after Doubt 78.76 U, 77.; expressed,
44XII. FINAL SENTENCES,
Contracted 80.79.Conjunction, Form,
45XIII. .......CONCESSIVE SENTENCES,
82.81. inConjunctions, )0$ Principal Sentence,
83. 85. 86.However, 84, Mood,Elliptical,
Even 87.
if,