Outlines of English grammar for the use of junior classes

Charles Peter Mason

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• English language
• Grammar

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C^PC MASON, B.A., F.C.P.,
FELLOW OF UNIVERSITY LONDON.COLLEGE,
Sixth Edition. Second Canadian Edition.Enylish
- - - 6O cents.PRICE,
TORONTO:
ADAM MILLEE & 11 WELLINGTON ST. WEST.CO.,
1879.inEntered to Act of Tarliament of the Office oftheaccording Canada,
MILLER in 1879.Minister of ADAM & theAgriculture, by Co., yearEDITION.THE SIXTHTOPREFACE
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find that what he he knowsknows, well and he will; afterwards
attack the more difficult as are toconstructions, they presented
him in with interest andmy confidence.larger grammars,
The Exercises in this edition have been andgreatly amplified,
inremodelled theentirely upon plan adopted my recently pub-
lished "Shorter Grammar." This is one of the mostEnglish
of the work. learners cannot masterimportant parts Young
discussions to them in a book.wordy presented They require
and accurate definitions and withinclear, short, rules, brought
their the oral and illustrationscomprehension by explanation
of an and followed abundantteacher,intelligent up by practice,
Inembodied in exercises. withcarefully graduated dealing
these also the work of as far as bebeginners should, possible,
-viva voce. I have endeavoured to make thesegone through
asexercises as and learnersvaried, useful, lively possible. Young
hate stilted sentences. enter much better intoTheyprosy,
the of an if the of it isgrammar illustration, subject-matter
andfamiliar to their lives and ansomething daily thoughts;
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P.C. MASON.
DUKESELL,
CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, STREATHAM,
January, 1879.CONTENTS.TABLE OF
the text.The numbers to the paragraphs ofrefer
Historical Outline. .... I.... 3DefinitionsPreliminary
. 4 *7The Alphabet
18
.The Orthographical SystemEnglish
ETYMOLOGY.
2021of Words -DefinitionsClassification
Inflexion
. .Nouns Common and 23 31Proper
NounsGender of 33~39
. 1....Number and Plural 4 5Singular
Case Nominative, Possessive, 5261Objective
and in Chaucer ...Declensions in 62, 63Anglo-Saxon
. . .Classification of 6475Adjectives. Adjectives
Inflexion of ?6Adjectives
and in Chaucer .of in 77, 78 Anglo-Saxon
86of 79~AdjectivesComparison
-Articles 87-92
of Pronouns . . .Pronouns. Classification 93~95
Personal Pronouns 96100
IO1Ancient Forms
102 106Pronouns....Demonstrative
Ancient Forms . 104107Vlll TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The Relative Pronoun that 108 no
The and Relative Pronouns .Interrogative . . in 121
Inflexion of Who Ancient Forms 1 1 1
Indefinite Pronouns 122 126
Distributive
127 131
Reflective and Possessive Pronouns . 132 134
Verbs Transitive and Intransitive . .
. . . 135139
Verbs ........Auxiliary 140
Active Voice and Passive Voice
141 143
Moods
144 152
Gerunds and 1Participles 153 57
Tenses .... 158166
Number and Person 168167,
of Verbs and Weak . . .Conjugation Strong 169 176
Verbal Inflexions in and in Chaucer . .Anglo-Saxon 178180
&c. ....Shall, Will, May, Must, Can, 181-192
The Verbs andHave, Be, Do 193198
Ancient Forms......... 195 197
of a Verb at full 200Conjugation length
Adverbs 201 216
Prepositions 217220
221226Conjunctions
Interjections 227
COMPOSITION . 228-266AND DERIVATION OF WORDS
SYNTAX.
Sentence 268 280PredicateSubject
Relations of Words to one another .... 281293
and PredicateSubject 294312
3i3-3i5Object
SentencesComplex 316 347
-of the Rules of . . . .Summary 348 370Syntax
ANALYSIS OF SENTENCES 37i~4i3
\\oof .APPENDIX Constituents English page
120EXERCISES page