Elements of Composition and Rhetoric: With Copious Exercises in Both Criticism and ConstructionAmerican Book Company, 1889 - 416 Seiten |
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... Adverbs ; as , " The house fell suddenly . " ( 3 ) Nouns used as complements ; as , " He is considered a good man ... adverb modifier ; as , " They walked beyond us . " Without its preposition the noun may be used adverbi- ally and ...
... Adverbs ; as , " The house fell suddenly . " ( 3 ) Nouns used as complements ; as , " He is considered a good man ... adverb modifier ; as , " They walked beyond us . " Without its preposition the noun may be used adverbi- ally and ...
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... adverb modifier ; as , " Aim to speak well . ' ( 5 ) An explanatory modifier ; as , " This law , to love , is recognized by Christians . ( 6 ) An independent phrase ; as , " To speak plainly , your habits are your worst enemies . " ( 7 ) ...
... adverb modifier ; as , " Aim to speak well . ' ( 5 ) An explanatory modifier ; as , " This law , to love , is recognized by Christians . ( 6 ) An independent phrase ; as , " To speak plainly , your habits are your worst enemies . " ( 7 ) ...
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... adverbs , or nouns , we shall use the word " clause " with special reference to those dependent , or subordinate ... adverb , as " where , " " when , " " why " ; thus , He prayed for those whose love had been his shield . " Whose ...
... adverbs , or nouns , we shall use the word " clause " with special reference to those dependent , or subordinate ... adverb , as " where , " " when , " " why " ; thus , He prayed for those whose love had been his shield . " Whose ...
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... adverb " where , " and modify- ing the noun " garden . " This was a time when brave hearts trembled . " When brave hearts trembled " is an adjective clause , introduced by the conjunctive adverb " when , " and modi- fying the noun ...
... adverb " where , " and modify- ing the noun " garden . " This was a time when brave hearts trembled . " When brave hearts trembled " is an adjective clause , introduced by the conjunctive adverb " when , " and modi- fying the noun ...
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... mark beyond which I jumped . 2. An adverbial clause is a clause equivalent to an ad- verb . It modifies a verb , an adjective , an adverb , or a participle , and denotes the various circumstances of place , 24 COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC .
... mark beyond which I jumped . 2. An adverbial clause is a clause equivalent to an ad- verb . It modifies a verb , an adjective , an adverb , or a participle , and denotes the various circumstances of place , 24 COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC .
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accented adjective clause adverb adverbial clause Anapestic beautiful birds called complex sentence composition compound sentence conjunction conjunctive adverb connected dependent clause DIRECTION discourse earth English examples EXERCISE expression eyes feeling feet figure flowers following sentences give hand hath heard heart heaven hence honor hope iambic pentameter idea Inchcape Inchcape Rock kind King language light live look Lord meaning metaphor Metonymy mind modifies nature never night noun o'er object paragraph participle person phrases poetry predicate principal pronoun proposition prose punctuation Rhetoric rhyme Richard Penderell RULE sail Saxon sense simile simple sentence snow sometimes soul sound speak speech statement stood style sublime subordinate conjunction sweet syllables Synecdoche T. B. ALDRICH tences tetrameter thee things thou thought tion trees Trimeter trochaic truth verb verse voice wind words writer