A New Graded Method In English Grammar Letter Writing And Composition Classic Reprint

Author : Marion Durand Mugan
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN 13 : 9781230038612
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book A New Graded Method in English Grammar, Letter Writing and Composition; Complete in One Volume written by Marion Durand Mugan and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...between him and our author. 2. They enjoyed witnessing the various displays. 3. The proprietors favored running the machinery by steam. 4. Rachel has stopped studying music for the present. 5. I dislike attending public receptions. As adverbial modifiers--adverbs. "The storm having passed away, they resumed their journey." ( The 12. ) "The storm havingpassed, they resumed their journey," is asentence; declarative; simple. They is the subject; resumed is tho predicate, and is modified by journey, an objective clement, and by the participial phrase, the storm having passed, an adverbial element. Remark.--The participle is sometimes composed of two or more words. Havingpassed, in the diagram above, is an example of this kind. 1. The factory having closed, the men returned to their homes. 2. The war being ended, the soldiers were disbanded. 3. The weary wanderers rested, their journey having been completed. As adjective modifiers--Adjectives. "The city having been taken by storm, was given up to plunder." "The city having been taken by storm, was given up to plunder," it a sentence; declarative; simple. The subject, city, is modified by the participial phrase, having been taken by storm, an adjective element. 1. The burglar, captured in the act of stealing, was punished for the crime. 2. That famous old corporation, having been overwhelmed with indebtedness, was dissolved. 3. That street, having been paved with granite, is now a magnificent thoroughfare. "Being but dust, be humble and wise." II. 1. be j humble and wise. Ji. 23. i i "Being but dust, be humble and wise," is a sentence; Imperative; simple; Thou or you understood Is the subject; be is the copula; humble and wise are the...