Grammar, Rhetoric and Composition |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 32
Page 106
... idea of the South than any other I have read . IMPROVED : The author gives a better idea of the South than any other I have read . ALSO PERMISSIBLE : The author gives the best idea of the South of any I have read . CARELESS : The cowboy ...
... idea of the South than any other I have read . IMPROVED : The author gives a better idea of the South than any other I have read . ALSO PERMISSIBLE : The author gives the best idea of the South of any I have read . CARELESS : The cowboy ...
Page 145
... idea being given , to find the word , or words , by which that idea may be most fitly and aptly expressed . For this purpose , the words and phrases of the language are here classed , not according to their sound or their orthography ...
... idea being given , to find the word , or words , by which that idea may be most fitly and aptly expressed . For this purpose , the words and phrases of the language are here classed , not according to their sound or their orthography ...
Page 265
... idea is a splendid one . ( Nor : I think your idea is just splendid . ) Kind and sort are singular nouns : Betty prefers this ( not these ) kind of silk stockings . Her father objects to this sort of idea . ( Nor : Her father objects to ...
... idea is a splendid one . ( Nor : I think your idea is just splendid . ) Kind and sort are singular nouns : Betty prefers this ( not these ) kind of silk stockings . Her father objects to this sort of idea . ( Nor : Her father objects to ...
Common terms and phrases
abbreviations adjective adverb antecedent apposition asked auxiliary verbs begin called capital Chapter colloquial comma complement complete composition compound sentence coordinating conjunction diagraming dictionary direct object driven emphasis English essay example expressions following sentences gender gerund give grammar hyphen idea IMPERATIVE MOOD important IMPROVED independent clause INDICATIVE MOOD infinitive interest italic type italics language letter look Mark indicating means modifiers MOOD noun or pronoun Oakhurst paragraph PAST PARTICIPLE PAST PERFECT past tense periodic sentence phrase plural Poker Flat predicate noun preposition PRESENT principal problem proper nouns prose punctuation question quotation marks reader reference relative pronouns requires rules semicolon simple sentence singular speak speech story style subjective complement SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD subordinate tence thing third person thought tion told topic sentence uncle usage usually words writing