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, An English
Grammar
For The Use Of
High School, Academy, And College Classes
By
William Malone Baskervill
James Witt Sewell
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1
,Contents
An English Grammar............................................................... 1
Contents .................................................................................... 2
PREFACE. .................................................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION......................................................................... 6
PART I. ........................................................................................ 12
THE PARTS OF SPEECH. .......................................................... 12
NOUNS..................................................................................... 12
PRONOUNS. ........................................................................... 65
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, PREFACE.
Of making many English grammars there is no end; nor should
there be till theoretical scholarship and actual practice are more
happily wedded. In this field much valuable work has already
been accomplished; but it has been done largely by workers
accustomed to take the scholar's point of view, and their writings
are addressed rather to trained minds than to immature learners.
To find an advanced grammar unencumbered with hard words,
abstruse thoughts, and difficult principles, is not altogether an
easy matter. These things enhance the difficulty which an
ordinary youth experiences in grasping and assimilating the facts
of grammar, and create a distaste for the study. It is therefore the
leading object of this book to be both as scholarly and as practical
as possible. In it there is an attempt to present grammatical facts
as simply, and to lead the student to assimilate them as
thoroughly, as possible, and at the same time to do away with
confusing difficulties as far as may be.
To attain these ends it is necessary to keep ever in the
foreground the real basis of grammar; that is, good literature.
Abundant quotations from standard authors have been given to
show the student that he is dealing with the facts of the language,
and not with the theories of grammarians. It is also suggested that
in preparing written exercises the student use English classics
instead of "making up" sentences. But it is not intended that the
use of literary masterpieces for grammatical purposes should
supplant or even interfere with their proper use and real value as
works of art. It will, however, doubtless be found helpful to
alternate the regular reading and æsthetic study of literature with
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, An English
Grammar
For The Use Of
High School, Academy, And College Classes
By
William Malone Baskervill
James Witt Sewell
This eBook is designed, edited and published by PDFBooksWorld and can be accessed & downloaded
for personal reading by registered members of PDFBooksWorld at http://www.pdfbooksworld.com.
Though the text, illustrations and images used in this book are out of copyright, this unique PDF formatted
edition is copyrighted. Readers of this book can share and link to pages of our website through blogs and
social networks, however the PDF files downloaded from our website shall not be stored or transmitted in
any form for commercial purpose.
Disclaimer: This edition is an electronic version of a public domain book, which was originally written many decades ago. Hence
contents found in this eBook may not be relevant to the contemporary scenarios. This book shall be read for informative and
educational purpose only. This eBook is provided ‘AS-IS’ with no other warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not
limited to warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose.
1
,Contents
An English Grammar............................................................... 1
Contents .................................................................................... 2
PREFACE. .................................................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION......................................................................... 6
PART I. ........................................................................................ 12
THE PARTS OF SPEECH. .......................................................... 12
NOUNS..................................................................................... 12
PRONOUNS. ........................................................................... 65
2
, PREFACE.
Of making many English grammars there is no end; nor should
there be till theoretical scholarship and actual practice are more
happily wedded. In this field much valuable work has already
been accomplished; but it has been done largely by workers
accustomed to take the scholar's point of view, and their writings
are addressed rather to trained minds than to immature learners.
To find an advanced grammar unencumbered with hard words,
abstruse thoughts, and difficult principles, is not altogether an
easy matter. These things enhance the difficulty which an
ordinary youth experiences in grasping and assimilating the facts
of grammar, and create a distaste for the study. It is therefore the
leading object of this book to be both as scholarly and as practical
as possible. In it there is an attempt to present grammatical facts
as simply, and to lead the student to assimilate them as
thoroughly, as possible, and at the same time to do away with
confusing difficulties as far as may be.
To attain these ends it is necessary to keep ever in the
foreground the real basis of grammar; that is, good literature.
Abundant quotations from standard authors have been given to
show the student that he is dealing with the facts of the language,
and not with the theories of grammarians. It is also suggested that
in preparing written exercises the student use English classics
instead of "making up" sentences. But it is not intended that the
use of literary masterpieces for grammatical purposes should
supplant or even interfere with their proper use and real value as
works of art. It will, however, doubtless be found helpful to
alternate the regular reading and æsthetic study of literature with
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